Al Franken Off and Running

[Tref]

This will be a race I look forward to following. I am going to have to add another section to my Google news page for Al Franken.

ROCHESTER, MINN ... Saturday morning, virtually everyone at the DFL state convention here thought it would take multiple ballots before either Al Franken or Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer would win endorsement for the U.S. Senate race. Many were even speculating that if it got to four ballots, Nelson-Pallmeyer could win.

But at 1:15 p.m., the first ballot was held. There wouldn't be a second.

Franken, who was supposed to be damaged goods, won 62 percent of the delegate support. And that was it.

He is the DFL's endorsed candidate for the U.S. Senate and, barring some increasingly unlikely primary challenge, will face the Republican's endorsed candidate, incumbent Norm Coleman, in November.

To read the article, click here.

Bill O'Reilly Shouts Down Al Franken

[JWBear]

O'Reilly is an ass.

[scaeagles]

So is Franken. And Franken is apparently a tax avoider as well. Over 100K owed in back taxes.

[Motorboat Cruiser]

Originally Posted by scaeagles

So is Franken. And Franken is apparently a tax avoider as well. Over 100K owed in back taxes.

Besides your claim being off by over 30%, there has been no evidence to suggest that he had intentionally avoided paying anything.

Senate candidate Al Franken, dogged by accusations that he failed to file tax returns in California, said Tuesday he will pay about $70,000 in back income taxes in 17 states dating to 2003.

Most of the income at issue was from speeches and other paid appearances by the comedian-turned candidate, who said he got bad advice from his accountant but takes responsibility for the errors.

The Minnesota Democrat told The Associated Press that he and his wife, Franni, "paid taxes on every cent of income we ever had." He said that during the years in question, he followed the accountant's advice and paid his entire income tax bill to the city and state where he lived at the time. He lived in New York City from 2003-05 and Minnesota in 2006.

"What happened is our accountant made a mistake, and all of these are repercussions of that same mistake," said Franken. "His mistake was not understanding the law, the obligation to pay these state taxes."

[scaeagles]

I had read recently of a 29K judgement against him in NY that came up just recently, putting it over 100K.

Amazing that as it has become a scandal during his campaign he will be paying right away and it was the fault of his accountant.

[wendybeth]

The great thing about having an accountant is that any mistakes they make they are responsible for. Given our crazy tax code, which Scaeagles is well known for having complete disdain towards, I think it is very wise to always have an accountant prepare your taxes. I would think it is very confusing to pay taxes all over the place like Mr. Franken does- most of us have a hard enough time dealing with our local and fed stuff. Much ado about nothing.

[Motorboat Cruiser]

Originally Posted by scaeagles

I had read recently of a 29K judgement against him in NY that came up just recently, putting it over 100K.

70 + 29 = well over a hundred? Gee, I hope you have an accountant.

[scaeagles]

Geez....what I had read specifically was 73K followed by an additional 29K for a total of 102K. Yikes.

Much ado about nothing...unless, of course, it was a republican.

[3894]

Al Franken is a god.

[wendybeth]

Everyone knows Republicans don't like to pay taxes, so when they don't it's hardly news. Hell, when they give their business buds tax breaks it's no big deal anymore.