Franken leads +225 (+21 of the "Nauen61" the Elections Contest Court has ordered into the "Ready to Count" pile at the the Secretary of State's office; and now +14 of the "Nauen61" have ALSO been ordered and added; all these voters have indicated they voted for Franken)= +260.
The Elections Contest Court (ECC) moved at light warp speed Thursday: They heard the last of Franken's witnesses, heard all of Nauen's witnesses, heard most of Coleman's REBUTTAL case, heard Franken's case rest and said they will hear CLOSING ARGUMENTS..... TODAY! Wednesday I figured about 6-7 days for this list....I'm DELIGHTED to be that wrong.
The Coleman Credit Card Database release story went galactic across the internet with a FP diary on Kos, Politico picking it, TPM, etc., and I.T. and data managers slack-jawed & aghast at the Coleman stupidity. (The comments are a blast!)
And WineRev has an encounter with the SomeWhat Mighty. Cue up Neil Diamond's "Brother Love's Travelin' Salvation Show" and come on past the Orange fold.....
"Hot August night and the leaves hangin' down....WHAT? August? Hot? NO. March.... Minnesota. (re-write, re-write...)
"Maaaaarch frozen night and the stars glintin' down and the snow on the ground gleamin' fresh....."
And it is evening, a plain frame structure with light golden shining through the windows, and you move quietly in the door and slip into a back pew. At a nearby microphone in the side aisle stands a be-spectacled young man, a Tri-Lamba frat ring on his finger, speaking in tongues, which sounds like:
Misconfigured the web server so it only served the page when requested by domain name, not IP.
Misconfigured the web server to allow anonymous directory browsing.
Misconfigured the web server root in such a way that the database was underneath it
A woman with an Omega Mu pin in her lapel rises beside him, her eyes closed and she rocks in ecstasy:
Dr. Adria Richards said she discovered the database by entering normcoleman.com, into OpenDNS’ cache-check tool, which gave her an IP address where the Web site lived.
Simply copying that address into a Firefox browser revealed the Web site directories for colemanforsenate.com.
Richards didn’t download the database herself, but she posted a screen capture of what she’d found online after she made the discovery. An IT consultant for 10 years, she published her findings on her blog to educate others about the risks of improperly managed websites, she said.
"All you needed was a Web browser," she said. "It’s like I walked over to Norm Coleman’s house and saw his door was open, took a photo of the open door and posted it on the Internet."
As attendants lead these two gently to their pew a man, lean and bony with a "JedL" nametag, stands and says with authority, "St. Paul writes, 'Let no one speak in tongues unless there is someone to interpret tongues.'" 197 Amens broke across the room, yea broke onto the Front Page of Orange Text:
ttp://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/3/...
And another stood up and said unto us all, "It has been given unto ME to interpret the utterances of "Coleman Credit Card Debacle."
And the crowd pressed upon this one pleading, "Say it to us and we will update thee, yea unto 6 times we will update thee." And the blogger "Eman" then said, "The interpretation is in the plain tongue of Britannia called English if thou wilt linketh unto me here:"
http://www.dailykos.com/...
And by 9:00pm Central Daylight time last night over 250 had so linked and been moved unto comment upon the dastardly deeds of the database of Normshame.
And behold a lawyer stood up to test the database of Normshame and said unto the people, "It is written in the law that should thou asketh for the card of credit, thou SHALT keep the numbers of said card hidden in the bosom of thy servers. If they be NOT hidden and left where thief may steal or moth consume, then the law is written thusly:
The 12 aspects of the PCI-DSS (with violations highlighted) are:
Build and Maintain a Secure Network
Requirement 1: Install and maintain a firewall configuration to protect cardholder data (VIOLATED)
Requirement 2: Do not use vendor-supplied defaults for system passwords and other security parameters (password? What password? VIOLATED)
Protect Cardholder Data
Requirement 3: Protect stored cardholder data (VIOLATED)
3.2.2 Do not store the card-verification code or value (three-digit or four-digit number printed on the front or back of a payment card) used to verify card-not-present transactions.
And many did click upon the link and behold for themselves the words of the Minnesota Independent and the comments upon them, and read in the comments not just the 3 but the 12 Aspects for themselves:
http://minnesotaindependent.com/...
And then a curly haired man arose and said with great force, "Follow after me and I will show you links and background, yea even videos of the lies of Normshame and the truth of the words of Adria." And many shouted, "It is Noah. The Kunin speaks! Let us uptake links unto him for all his great words and moving videos." And they did:
http://the-uptake.groups.theuptake.o...
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Then many who came to this diary passed beyond the dark place of the database of Normshame and came unto a place of majesty. As they drew near they saw first a black turning cloud, a whirling dervish of great spinning, with clouds of thick smoke scattering broken easels in all directions. Some doleful persons with pads and recorders and cameras pressed (!) upon him hoping to hear not only olds, or spinz, but news. Alas and alack for the doleful "reportarii" who must wait upon the dervish ben-Ginz.
Coleman attorneys have suggested the judges need to loosen their standards, which they have said they are unwilling to do, or uncount some votes.
Attorney and Coleman trial spokesman Ben Ginsberg acknowledged, "The court has not shown a great deal of sympathy on these arguments." But he said the court still has to deal with the problem.
(Pioneer Press)
But entering into the majestic place where all is LAW, behold, on high sat three in black robes, 2 women and a man. And each held a wooden Hammer in hand and listened closely. And before the 3 were 2 tables at which sat 3 men each.
And the sojourners drew near and uptook(!) for themselves seats as near as they could to hear from the 3 in black, for they said little, but when they said at all, the 3 and the 3 at the tables did stand and bow and nod.
Now the table of 3 at the right hand of the 3 in black were "Frank in" their speech and did call unto witnesses and questioned them closely and in good order.
And behold a small group of Nauens entered, and spoke and witnessed. The 3 of Hammers heard the Nauens with great respect and showed them good courtesy and even called them "voters."
Catherine Brigham, who lives in a White Bear Lake senior living apartment, needed a little assistance walking to the witness stand. But she needed no help expressing her desire to have her vote counted.
"I felt really cheated. This was a really important election in my life ... and now I wasn't a part of it," said Brigham. "They told me two days after the election that my vote wasn't counted, and I'm not a very quiet person, so I started calling everyone up to the Secretary of State."
She registered at her White Bear Lake address — and got a registration postcard in the mail to prove it — but her vote was rejected because local officials decided she wasn't a registered voter.
(Pioneer Press)
And while the Nauens spoke the Frankens looked on pleased but the Coal men had dark looks and hard words for the Nauens. And the Nauens gave back hard words and would not be frightened by the Coal men. And when the Nauens were finished yea even in just the morning and no longer, the 3 of Hammers said unto them, "Your pleas we taketh under the advisement and we will DECLARE in days to come whether thou shalt join the other Nauens in the Pile of "Ready to Count."
And at 8 minutes past 2 in the after of noon Lille of Haug of the Frank men did stand and say they RESTED from their labors.
"I'm honored to say that contestee Al Franken rests his case," David Lillehaug, the attorney for Democrat Franken, said this afternoon in court.
And it was so, and those watching from afar uptook themselves in much rejoicing.
The 3 at the left hand of the 3 in black were black in their own way, black as Coal men they were. And these did offer cross words against the witnesses of the Frank men but did not prevail. And when the 3 with hammers said unto the Coal men, "A witness for the Franks is delayed in coming. Begin now thy butting and do it again so that it be Re-butted." And although they wailed that the time was too soon and too little they did indeed butt and butt again unto re-butting.
They called to witness a Gelbmann from the SoS (so is an "office" called in their tongue) and a Reichert (from a city of small, yea even mini, apples) and a Manskey (from a county of Ram's Ee, where Paul the St. doth reside). And their words to their own witnesses were small and few and not ordered and signified only dust.
[Comment From Abbey]
This is Coleman's rebuttal case? Not much substance
11:20
[Comment From WaltAZ]
What is Friedberg offering?
11:20
[Comment From VA Aaron]
Your honor: Even before I begin giving you this evidence, I will admit that it is flawed: wow.
And while there was eating and drinking at the high sun of day some said hard words against the Coal men and uttered the egregious name of Sheehan and thought the Franken men had been too gentle with the men of Coal:
[Comment From Tomtech]
Franken should have pursued claim that Coleman Campaign Manager, Cullen Sheehan, was not qualified to vote in MN. Sheehan came to MN for a temp job but has maintained his Iowa(?) home. His intent to return to Iowa would make that his official residence. Having Sheehan declared unqualified to vote would force his removal as a party in this case and prevent deep pocketed Republicans from skirting campaign finance laws by paying the court costs and legal fees through gifts to Sheehan.
And one thought the Normshame should be sent to a far country, but others thought his words but a snark:
[Comment From JFS]
Don't know if its true or not but a deal is in the works for Norm to quit this challenge. No quid pro quo but Obama will then appoint him to be the US ambassador to Japan. Apparently Norm is wildly popular there as he evokes the memory of those Japanese WWII soldiers in the Philippines and other Pacific islands from the 1970s who refused to leave the mountains and surrender even though they knew the war was over.
And even after the last of the Frank witnesses arrived and did speak, and after the Lille of Haug did REST still the Coal men did Re-butt until at the end of the day.
And then the 3 with the Hammers DECLARED, first unto the Coal men, "Only one morning more shall ye butt and re-butt and no longer." And the morning is the one upon us now on Friday.
And then they declared unto BOTH the Coal men and the Frank men, "We shall hear from each of thee 1 hour on the Friday. Argue while ye may that hour for then the time will have passed and the arguments shall be called "CLOSING ARGUMENTS." And then both ye shall rest and we the 3 of the Hammers, called by some the ECC and by others the Election Contest Court, shall take unto ourselves thy case and all thy words and papers. We shall DECLARE which papers with seals shall be UNsealed and counted, some for the Coal men and some for the Frank men. And then WE shall declare who has the more of the Papers of Ball-ot."
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And now, "move on up the road/ to the outside of town/with the sound of that good gospel beat/ Sits a ragged tent, where there ain't no trees"
And if you enter your feet will stir the sawdust and a sweet pine-y aroma arises. As you take your seat on a bench people are clapping in time to the music, the choir is swaying and the organist struting her stuff across the stops and keys.
"the room is suddenly still/ and when you'd almost bet you could hear yourself sweat....he walks in"
"eyes black as coal and when he lifts his face every ear in the place is on.... him"
My friends, the time of trial is at an end. (Amen! Hallelujah!) No more shall we learn of pro hac vices (No more). Not again do I want to hear of motion in limine,(Lat. "at the threshold") for I don't want such a motion to come anywhere NEAR my threshold. (Thats right.) I have had it up to my threshold with motions and objections and sustainings and advisements. (Me too!)
As this re-telling began it began as a revival of hope, a revival of the hope of democracy, a hope of the people ruling themselves. And somebody had to write it down, and somebody had to write it up, and somebody had to write it 90 times and nine, and I am here to tell you for the 100th time I have written it again! (Right on! You go rev, write on!)
There have been times when I have been moved by the Recount (yes sir) times when I have been frustrated by the recount (yes sir) times when I have been left weeping by the recount (say it brother). But brothers and sisters it has been you who have sustained me, you who have encouraged me, you who have egged me on, you who have corrected me, you who have added your wisdom to my poor mite.
Indeed there has been a growing chorus unto me in e-mail and in comment that "the laborer deserves his wages" and again citing scripture "you shall not muzzle the ox that treads out the grain." Indeed some have said it is time to take up an offering for the WineRev and press it upon him with the accolade "well done good and faithful servant."
"But sisters and brothers it is not done yet," I said.
"True," you answer, "but after 100 diaries such a day should be marked with a down payment of gratitude."
"But," I said, "is such a thing seemly?"
And you said, "Call upon him who rules the site. Do not fear him but go boldly to the Orange One and seek his wisdom and perhaps his blessing."
And so with much misgiving and trembling I did e-mail unto the Great Orange One these words:
Dear Markos,
I'm not sure how to put this but people have asked.....
Some of the folks on these boards have said they want me to put up a personal pay-pal link so they can send a freewill, tax-deductible (NOT true), LOVE-offering to the WineRev as a thank-you. Any rules about this? How about rules that apply to diary series that go for 100 installments? ......
So...... I'm asking. I don't want to break any rules. I don't want to get banned. (Nicholas Cage, "National Treasure": "You don't know how much I really, REALLY don't want to go to jail.") I also don't want to establish some sort of precedent so there are "beggar" diaries infesting the place.
What should I do.... or not do?
Shalom.
WineRev
Yes, my sisters and brothers, I have done it. Not only written to the Great Orange One, but unbelievably....... blockquoted myself. Who da thunk it?
And in swirl of Orange smoke and a bright, flashing glow at 9:43 am there appeared in my in-box the words in Orange:
I'm cool with it. This is a special circumstance and all.
Congrats! markos
And I fell upon my face and wept...... for I do not know how to do blockquote words of the ONE in Orange, only in grey,......and yet, he seemed not to mind.
(Choir begins a soft "Ooohing" in 4-part harmony and an Ella Fitzgerald scat on top from a feisty soprano. Planted staff members in plain clothes rise and move forward, elaborately digging into pocket and purse to "prime the pump". Organ begins playing "Just as I Am." WineRev puts his arm around kossack vets74 and says into the microphone,) "This is our treasurer vets74. Just a few hours ago he told me (small choking sound) that without your support at this link:
http://www.dailykos.com/...
there's a very real possibility this WineRev ministry series could go off the air before its time. But YOU can keep that from happening. YOU can keep ridiculous analogies, snarky slams on proto-fascists, and obscure sports and movie references coming into your computer every morning. YOU can cheer on ordinary Minnesotans of every political stripe from Colemaniks to Niemackls willing to serve on election boards and as poll workers, as recounters, as witnesses and challengers, of bloggers and LTE writers, even as witnesses in court for the sake of making democracy happen, for demonstrating THE PEOPLE RULE themselves.
And YOU can, if you really want to and you really can spare it in these hard days, send me something toward coffee for my Browns mug (sigh; lost a few right there), toward wine, toward a trip to Net Roots Nation in Pittsburgh this August.
One more thing. Martin Luther died on the way home from mediating a labor-management dispute (church activism at its BEST!) His dying words were about our relation to greater things (in his case God, in yours perhaps something else), "We are all beggars."
And it is also written in Talmud, "The poor also must practice charity." That way they will have acquired the habit when blessings come to them.
So this beggar will put 5% of whatever comes in toward animal rescue here in MN, because as Radar O'Reilly once said on MASH: "Dogs are people too!" and all God's critters need each other.
And I will put another 5% toward my Dad's constant charity: the Disabled American Veterans. Those "dogfaces" pushed their tanks past my dad to the Elbe River the day after he crossed it, making sure the Red Army would not overtake him that day, or ever. They also traded him C-rations for beer and wine (even then! Runs in the family), and when he would sketch their pictures (or their girl's picture) in the Red Cross canteen they would bring him donuts and coffee from the "soldiers only" table. He never forgot those who carried metal in their bodies and hurt in their hearts their remaining days.
Thank you.
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Soooo.... we'll let the Friday morning media go. Hope that will hold you until 9:00 at the UpTake for closing arguments (should be a GREAT show!) and Saturday's diary. Thats the latest from yust southeast of Lake Wobegon.
Shalom. Doffs (DOFFS!) hat to Kossack community.