Thursday, October 09, 2008

Norm Coleman and Suitgate!

Wow, this is just incredible. Two Putt Tommy has the scoop.

Apparently Cullen Sheehan doesn't want to talk to bloggers about the Senator's laundy list of problems, but has no problem putting his talking points out to righty bloggers. He loves to have it both ways...

The transcript from the event. It's pretty freakin amazing, Sheehan dodges the question 12 times, getting him a nomination into the American Dodgeball Assocation of America Hall of Fame.

REPORTER: On a different subject is there a reason that the Senator won’t say whether or not someone else bought some suits for him?

CULLEN SHEEHAN: Rachel, the Senator has reported every gift he has ever received.

REPORTER: That wasn’t my question, Cullen.

CULLEN SHEEHAN: The Senator has reported every gift he has ever received. We are not going to respond to unnamed sources on a blog.

REPORTER: So Senator Coleman’s friend has not bought these suits for him? Is that correct?

CULLEN SHEEHAN: The Senator has reported every gift he has ever received.

REPORTER: Why would say that? Why wouldn’t you give us an answer, “yes” or “no” on that?

CULLEN SHEEHAN: He’s recorded every gift he has ever received.

REPORTER: We haven’t asked whether he has recorded every gift he has ever received and I will take his word that he has recorded every gift he has received. Has he ever received a gift of suits?

CULLEN SHEEHAN: He’s reported every gift he has ever received.

REPORTER: If the answer is “no,” then why don’t you say “no”?

CULLEN SHEEHAN: He has reported every gift he has ever received, Rachel.

TwoPuttTommy: Cullen, who’s name is on Senator Coleman’s utility bill in DC?

CULLEN SHEEHAN: Is there any other questions from the Capitol press corps?

REPORTER: What about his, uh, Laurie, Mrs. Coleman’s job at Hays Company? Do you know what she did there?

CULLEN SHEEHAN: Again, they have disclosed everything they need to disclose on the Senate ethics forms.

REPORTER: So the Senator will only go according to the Senate ethics laws, rather, rules rather than answer questions?

CULLEN SHEEHAN: He has done everything that he is required to do, Rachel.

REPORTER: But that is not my question, Cullen.

CULLEN SHEEHAN: But that is my response.

REPORTER: Senator Coleman has talked a lot about campaign finance and transparency. He’ll repeat that: “transparency, transparency, that’s what you need to have.” If there are questions about whether he was a recipient of some very expensive suits and whether those were gifted to him in an appropriate way, why not just clear it all up? Because it is very unclear to us.

CULLEN SHEEHAN: He does that every year as a United States Senator on his Senate disclosure forms.

REPORTER: And will we find information about clothing on those forms?

CULLEN SHEEHAN: If it exceeds a gift limit, yes.

REPORTER: So is it possible that he received these suits and it was below gift limit?

CULLEN SHEEHAN: Uh, the Senator has reported every gift he has ever received.

REPORTER: It’s a little puzzling Cullen, why you won’t say whether or not he received these gifts and I understand that you don’t have respond to everything on blogs but you are getting questions from reporters and I don’t see why you aren’t answering that. Can you explain that a little to me?

CULLEN SHEEHAN: Yeah Rachel, we are not going to respond to unnamed sources on blogs. That is what we are going to do every day from now until election is over. The Senator has disclosed everything that he is required to disclose and recorded everything that he is required to report.

REPORTER: But Cullen if the Senator did nothing wrong here and that is what you are saying then just tell us that and the issue will go away.

CULLEN SHEEHAN: The Senator has reported every gift he’s ever received.

REPORTER: Did the Senator do anything wrong here?

CULLEN SHEEHAN: The Senator has done nothing wrong and reported every gift he’s ever received.

REPORTER: And you don’t know what Mrs. Coleman did for Hays Companies?

CULLEN SHEEHAN: And again whatever has been required to be disclosed about her income and what she does has been disclosed.

The video

3 comments:

eric zaetsch said...

All that may be true, but if the suit don't fit you gotta acquit.

Doug Sharp said...

Join the Empty Suits for Coleman Campaign:

Since Coleman needs help buying clothes Franken supporters will start bringing poor Norm old suits. Go buy an old suit at Good Will for 3 bucks, put a huge tag on it saying “Another Empty Suit For Coleman”, and take it to a Coleman rally or to one of his campaign offices.

We will get great press coverage when a couple hundred people showed up at a Coleman rally or office with suits on hangers. It’s great symbolism and will look great on TV.

Let's have fun while beating the biggest empty suit in MN! Please help spread the word!

Al Swearengen said...

I saw this and had to stop in for a peek at what you were up to. This is really great! Love what you've done w/ the place!

Peace - Al