September 29, 2009

ThreeSources Style Guide

We have a new addition to the gag (party - state) identifiers for elected officials. Henceforth, please use (D - ACORN) when identifying Senator Al Franken. Mickster:

Did ACORN chicanery elect Al Franken? That's the import of this tactfully phrased Minneapolis Star Tribune story. Franken won by 312 votes. ACORN claimed to have registered 48,000 new Minnesota voters. If just 1% were ineligible but cast ballots, or had ballots cast for them illegally, and survived the recount process ... that's 480 votes, almost certainly overwhelmingly cast for Franken. ... Maybe in pristine Minnesota even ACORN is clean. If so, the state would apparently be an outlier. ...

This of course is added to:

  • Susan Collins (RINO - ME)

  • Olympia Snowe (RINO - ME)

  • Arlen Specter (Whatever - PA)

  • Charles Grassley (R - C2H5OH)


Posted by John Kranz at September 29, 2009 10:56 AM

Slight correction:

Arlen Specter (Me, Myself and I - PA)

Posted by: Boulder Refugee at September 29, 2009 11:27 AM

I don't recall this being mentioned before, but isn't Minnesota the state (or more frighteningly "a state") where you can register at the polls on the day of the election, essentially registering in line? And all you need is someone to vouch for you.

Posted by: Perry Eidelbus at September 29, 2009 1:22 PM

Good job. br. Both are acceptable. I b'lieve some of our Keystone State friends might have some other, colorful, designations for Sen. Specter

Posted by: jk at September 29, 2009 1:37 PM

I'm a fan of James Taranto's..... Specter (R2D2)....

Posted by: AlexC at September 30, 2009 12:33 PM

That's a slur against Droids everywhere.

Posted by: Boulder Refugee at September 30, 2009 5:38 PM | What do you think? [5]