Comments on: Reaction to Franken’s tax problems

By: Stanton For US Senate Team

Stanton For US Senate Team — Fri, 23 May 2008 17:10:12 +0000

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By: Chancer

Chancer — Mon, 19 May 2008 18:36:03 +0000

I like Al Franken. He’s a funny guy. But like Seinfeld, I wouldn’t vote for him.

If he cannot keep track of his own tax liabilities, how can he be qualified to be a senator? Obviously, NOT.

Considering this guy for public office, is a no brainer. Franken should go back to comedy.

By: Kathy S

Kathy S — Fri, 16 May 2008 04:19:56 +0000

please no more joke candidates. The real test will be how long he hangs around in fly-over-land once he loses. I bet he will be back to the left coast in a NY minute.

By: Meangoose

Meangoose — Wed, 07 May 2008 15:26:17 +0000

I support Al, but in the interest of making the Coleman machine hush up about this trumped up non-scandal, I think he should step aside for Nelson-Pallmyer.

There’s a reason that if someone prepares your taxes, they’re required to sign the return as your tax preparer. There’s a reason that H&R Block guarantees they’ll pay your penalties and interest if they mess up your returns. When you pay someone (who is supposedly certified as competant) to do your taxes, they take on responsibility for the accuracy and competancy of their work. If they mess up, sure, you still owe the taxes. But the responsibility for the mess is theirs. That’s why you get a certified tax preparer and not just “anyone that can fill out a form” to do your taxes.

Stubbe is right about one thing…we have enough socialists in Washington. Problem is, contrary to his belief, the real socialists in Washington are the ones that want to take our income (and our children’s income, via deficit spending) and redistribute it to Haliburton with no-bid, no-accountability contracts in an endless war.

By: Les

Les — Tue, 06 May 2008 16:38:48 +0000

Amy O.

Lets make a deal.

You get rid of Pelosi, Fienstien, and Boxer and I’ll vote for Al (I didnt know about It) Franken. Better yet, why dont you take him for your own Senator??

Funny, he lived in New York all those years, and raises all his money in CA, but runs in MN.

Unitl you left coast idiots get it right, you can save your comments about our politicians.

By: Robert Grant

Robert Grant — Mon, 05 May 2008 13:15:22 +0000

He was most likely pre-occupied avoiding workers comp benefits to focus on paying taxes.

Wake up, people.

By: Morecamb

Morecamb — Sat, 03 May 2008 17:50:10 +0000

AL Franken is an honest guy and the tax filing slips are slips and he’s making atonement. But Al seems uncomfortable these days wearing the skin of a senatorial candidate. Look at the re-runs of this week’s edition of Almanac on public television. Compare Al on tape with Jack Nelson-Pallmyer in the KTCA-TV studio and you’ll probably come to the conclusion that Jack, not Al is the best bet for the DFL.

By: Amy O.

Amy O. — Sat, 03 May 2008 15:27:35 +0000

If you all don’t elect Al Franken over this then you deserve 6 more years of that snake Norm Coleman. How many of you know anything about Al Franken? How many of you ever listened to his radio show? He is a moral American, far more so than any Republican these days who seem so mired in scandal and greed and have bankrupted our great nation. He will get this financial situation straightened out, but don’t doubt for a minute how you all are being played by the right wing machine–just look at the comments here. Do what is right for your state. Do what is right for our country. Do what is right for our troops AND our vets–elect Al Franken. When November rolls around be informed, not by my comments, not by the right wing comments here, and ESPECIALLY not by the corporate media’s selective “news” coverage. Go to your town hall meetings and meet your candidates. Having watched both Norm Coleman and Al Franken speak it is so clear to me who is earnest, who wants to do good for this country (not for himself), who cares for our vets (and not just in election years) and who is interested in trying to stabilize our economy. Good Luck! I’ll be watching election night from California.

By: Harry G.

Harry G. — Fri, 02 May 2008 20:33:04 +0000

Is this the same Al Franken that says “Telling the truth is something I take seriously, I try to hold myself to an impossibly high standard”? The same Al that denied any connection to laundering funds for Air America from a NY boys and girls club, until his name was found on the paperwork? I just hope he doesn’t want to be appointed to a finance type committee.

By: Les

Les — Thu, 01 May 2008 18:10:09 +0000

I do beleive him when Franken says he did not intentionally avoid paying taxes where required. That isnt the problem.

He needs to realize he has spent a lot of time criticizing many people. While at the same time not using due dilligence in his own affairs.

If he cant run a small private enterprise without running afoul of state regulators, I certianly am not going to trust his judgement as a law maker, or beleive he has researched his position on an issue thoroughly. In other words, intentional or not, these thing will hurt him.