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[bob ford <bobford79 AT yahoo.com>]

Marie; I'll wager anything reasonable you like that Al Franken has as little 
respect as he does integity.  He will take this as far as necessary.
He will be the Senator................bobford

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--- On Sat, 11/8/08, Marie McHarry <mmcharry AT gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Marie McHarry <mmcharry AT gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Homestead] Al Franken
> To: bobford79 AT yahoo.com, homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
> Date: Saturday, November 8, 2008, 3:31 PM
> The last I heard, Franken was behind by 238 votes (not
> points). That
> is something like a tenth of a percentage point, well
> within the
> margin for which an automatic recount is called for. The
> recount will
> be completed sometime in December. Perhaps we could just
> wait to see
> how that comes out and how Mr. Franken responds to it. Most
> politicians respect the results of a recount.
> 
> On Sat, Nov 8, 2008 at 4:22 PM, bob ford
> <bobford79 AT yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Bev.; to answer question #3.  Franken lost by secveral
> hundred points. Franken had the right under state law to ask
> for a recount -- and did.  If he loses the recount, he will
> say (has already done so)there were voting irregularities. 
> At that point it goes to the MN state supreme court. 
> Whatever the MN sc says can be appealed, which tosses to
> decision to the Dem.  U.S. Senate.  They decide and there is
> no appeal. ....bobford
> >