{Originally posted at my blog Senate Guru.}
Republican sore loser Norm Coleman’s endless and pointless appeals will not accomplish a victory for Coleman. But ol’ Normie can be proud that he has accomplished one thing: his name has become synonymous with “sore loser” to the point that “pulling a Norm Coleman” has entered the lexicon meaning “acting like a sore loser.” To wit:
Larry King: `I’m not a sore loser. I’m not gonna pull a Norm Coleman’
Here’s evidence that Minnesota’s post-election battle for U.S. Senate has permeated pop culture. Al Franken and Norm Coleman were cited this week by contestants in another competition that attracted millions of partisans: the race between movie actor Ashton Kutcher and news juggernaut CNN to be first to gain one million followers on Twitter, the social-media phenomenon. …
Here’s a video clip of Kutcher on “Larry King Live” tonight (King’s “Norm Coleman” comment comes at the 5:00 mark):
KING: I’m not a sore loser.
KUTCHER: No, you’re not.
KING: I’m not gonna pull a Norm Coleman and take this to the courts.
KUTCHER: You have been gracious, very gracious.
While Coleman sore-losers it up, Democracy for America and the Progressive Change Campaign Committee have introduced a new effort: NormDollar.com, “A Dollar a Day to Make Norm Go Away.” Very simply put, commit to contributing just one dollar per day for every day that sore loser Norm Coleman refuses to concede. (HT: MPP)
I don’t know if this effort was inspired by Open Left’s AdamGreen’s post laying out a very similar fundraising strategy a little over a week ago, but it is exactly the correct approach to take to provide Republican leadership in Washington with adequate disincentive from continuing to fund Coleman’s endless appeals. You also have the option of chipping in a bit of change directly to the Franken Recount Fund.