Coleman hits Franken on Iraq

Posted at 10:19 AM on December 3, 2007 by Tom Scheck (2 Comments)

Norm Coleman’s Senate campaign released a web video this morning ripping Democrat Al Franken on Iraq. It uses video and audio clips from Franken to suggest that Franken is on both sides of important issues related to Iraq. Also, get ready to hear this line over the next couple of months:

Al Franken? This time he’s not joking.

Coleman's web ad comes one day before former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich visits St. Paul for a Coleman fundraiser.

What do you think of the Coleman video? Does it work? Is it fair? Is the Senate race now on?

UPDATE:

This web ad is timely since MPR has a story about the flip-flop.

Comments (2)

Speaking of Iraq and the 2008 elections, Ashwin Madia, an Iraq vet running for the DFL endorsement in the 3rd congressional district, is now online at Minnesota Monitor's candidate's liveblog, Monday from 7 til 8 pm. Stop by and ask a question.

Posted by paul | December 3, 2007 7:09 PM

It's fair enough in that what any candidate says in front of different audiences reflects on their character.

The problem for Coleman is the whole glass houses thing. Last year he was comparing Bush and Iraq to Lincoln and the Civil War before the GOP State Convention. Eight months later, at an airport news conference (you may have been there, Tom) he was asked if he thought everything in Iraq was going all right, and his answer was, I'm quoting, "No! No, no, no, no, no! No, no, no. No!"

Posted by Chris | December 4, 2007 2:42 PM

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