Blue man in a Red district

• Dean Mahlstedt announces in SD 18

  So far, a two way race for the GOP endorsement. I expect Scott Newman and one other candidate to announce soon.
  Cokato business owner Dean Mahlstedt is seeking the Republican Party endorsement in his run for Minnesota Senate.
  
  Mahlstedt is vying for Steve Dille’s seat as District 18 [...]
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  Posted: December 09, 2009, 9:10pm EST
  

• Randy Wilson announces in SD 18

  From the McLeod County Chronicle
  
  Wilson to run for Senate seat
  Last Friday afternoon, Glencoe Mayor Randy Wilson announced he will be running for the District 18 state Senate seat in the fall 2010 election.
  
  The seat is currently held by State Sen. Steve Dille, R-Dassel. Dille [...]
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  Posted: December 09, 2009, 9:15am EST
  

• Comcast backs health care reform

  Good story at Think Progress
  
  But on Thursday, Comcast, the nation’s largest cable provider, came out and endorsed the Senate health care legislation. CEO Brian Roberts sent a letter to President Obama saying that the “enactment of comprehensive health care reform legislation is, in my judgment, critical to [...]
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  Posted: December 05, 2009, 10:02am EST
  

• Is Michael Brodkorb still running the show at MDE?

  It would appear as such.
  
  Yesterday, a post appeared at 1:29 pm, about a South Dakota blog going after Matt Entenza.
  
  It was posted by "Luke Hellier".
  
  SOUTH DAKOTA POLITICAL BLOG PICKS UP ENTENZA STORY
  By Luke Hellier | December 4, 2009
  South Dakota War College, [...]
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  Posted: December 05, 2009, 8:15am EST
  

• Senator Thune: Stay in your lane buddy

  What's up with Senator John Thune?
  "I don’t know what his [Franken's] motivation was for taking us on, but I would hope that we won’t see a lot of Daily Kos-inspired amendments in the future coming from him," said South Dakota Sen. John Thune, No. 4 in the Senate Republican' [...]
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  Posted: December 04, 2009, 7:02am EST
  

• GOP wants Franken to defend them?

  30 Republican United States Senators vote against an amendment that would de-fund contractors who prevent their employees from suing if they are raped by co-workers, and they want Senator Franken to defend their vote?
  
  Really?
  
  Do I really think these 30 gutless Senators support rape? Of course [...]
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  Posted: December 03, 2009, 7:36am EST
  

• Palin and Bachmann to unite Tea Baggers

  And for $549...you can witness the carnage first hand. [...]
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  Posted: November 27, 2009, 3:45pm EST
  

• Navy SEALS: Let them do their job!

  I caught this story this morning and well...it ticks me off.
  Ahmed Hashim Abed, whom the military code-named "Objective Amber," told investigators he was punched by his captors — and he had the bloody lip to prove it.
  
  Now, instead of being lauded for bringing to justice a [...]
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  Posted: November 26, 2009, 9:27am EST
  

• R.T. Rybak for Governor Campaign Kickoff!

  Join R.T. Rybak as he officially kicks off his campaign for Governor of Minnesota!
  
  The campaign is up and running, and we are building a grassroots movement to get real change in Minnesota. I’m running for Governor to create jobs and get real results for the people of Minnesota [...]
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  Posted: November 26, 2009, 7:52am EST
  

• Perino: "We did not have a terrorist attack on our country during President Bush's term"

  And we're worried about re-education camps via Americorps and the University of Minnesota?
  
  Oh holy hell...
  
  ' [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 9:54pm EST
  

• A GOP 10 Commandments?

  
  Really? I'm not sure this will help the GOP at all.
  The resolution invokes Ronald Reagan, and noted that Mr. Reagan had said the Republican Party should be devoted to conservative principles but also be open to diverse views. President Reagan believed, the resolution' [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 7:12am EST
  

• 193% of Republicans can't be wrong

  
  Pawlenty get's no love... [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 7:08am EST
  

• Dille wil be missed

  An op-ed in the West Central News Tribune
  
  Sen. Steve Dille announced earlier this week that he would not seek re-election in 2010. The veteran Republican senator will serve during the 2010 Minnesota legislative session.
  
  Dille will be missed in the Legislature.
  
  A veterinarian and farmer [...]
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  Posted: November 21, 2009, 8:56am EST
  

• Extremist Allen Quist for Congress? Really?

  We all long for the story that writes itself. It truly is a writer's dream. In nearly 4 years on the Minnesota Blogosphere I hadn't really come across one...
  
  Until now!
  
  Allen Quist is running for Congress...against Congressman Tim Walz.
  
  The story broke a few weeks' [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 7:24am EST
  

• Fyi, I now only ...

  Fyi, I now only post at this blog. I apologize for....well, cheating on BMIARD. [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 8:46am EST
  

• Senator Dille was forced out

  I had heard on numerous occasions that Senator Dille was being forced out...now the proof.
  "The far right wing has basically taken over the Republican Party in my district," Dille said. "They're not very tolerant of some of the votes I've taken over the years."
  
  Senate Minority Leader [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 7:22am EST
  

• Had a nice chat ...

  Had a nice chat with Senator Dille this morning...expect something soon. [...]
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  Posted: November 17, 2009, 8:43am EST
  

• Anyone read Army of Dude today?

  Alex has an amazingly powerful post up! [...]
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  Posted: November 17, 2009, 7:27am EST
  

• Dille will not seek relection in 2010

  You know how I feel about this...
  
  Go check it out here! [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 9:17pm EST
  

• North Star Liberal Launch

  This morning a new Minnesota Political Blog launched, one that I will proudly take an active role in.
  
  North Star Liberal
  
  Blueman readers have most likely read the contributors of North Star Liberal at other Minnesota political blogs. I believe each of us will continue to post [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 5:00am EST
  

• Another Tea Baggers get punked video!

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  Posted: November 15, 2009, 8:50am EST
  

• Tea Baggers Get Punked!

  Sally Jo at Bluestem Prairie has the scoop!
  
  DJ at I Don't Hate America has the video footage!
  
  ' [...]
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  Posted: November 15, 2009, 6:14am EST
  

• A good story on R.T. Rybak

  From the St Paul Legal Ledger
  The evolution of R.T. Rybak: From pajama-party protests to DFL gubernatorial contender
  
  By Britt Robson, Special to Capitol Report
  
  November 16, 2009
  
  When R.T. Rybak first ran for mayor of Minneapolis eight years ago, he was perhaps best known for [...]
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  Posted: November 14, 2009, 7:10am EST
  

• Free Advice for the NRSC...

  ...and Larry Jacobs.
  
  Don't vote against legislation protecting the rights of a rape victim.
  
  Just a thought.
  
  Senator Franken didn't propose this legislation to "be the poster boy for a hard hitting campaign against the Republican Party".
  
  He proposed it because it was the [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 6:59am EST
  

• RNC health care plan covers abortions?

  Wow...
  The Republican National Committee’s health insurance plan covers elective abortion – a procedure the party’s own platform calls “a fundamental assault on innocent human life.”
  Federal Election Commission Records show the RNC purchases its insurance from Cigna. Two sales agents for the company said that the RNC’s policy [...]
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  Posted: November 12, 2009, 8:35pm EST
  

• Bachmann lies about Capitol protest

  20,000-40,000 people?
  
  I've seen more people at a SCSU Hockey game...
  
  Spread via only "word of mouth"?
  
  Really?
  
  Ummmmm....I was there Congresswoman!
  
  Sorry Bluewife...I mean WE were there...
  
  A. When we spoke to Capitol Police, they estimated the crowd at 3-5,000. I politely asked' [...]
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  Posted: November 12, 2009, 8:03pm EST
  

• Lack of health care killed 2,266 Veterans last year

  This just pisses me off...
  The number of US veterans who died in 2008 because they lacked health insurance was 14 times higher than the US military death toll in Afghanistan that year, according to a new study.Veterans Day for me is a time to reflect.
  
  I reflect [...]
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  Posted: November 12, 2009, 8:28am EST
  

• Maureen Reed's Veterans Day Email

  No spin...
  Last week, an unspeakable tragedy occurred at the Fort Hood Military Base in Texas, when a gunman opened fire at his fellow servicemen and women. Never before has our nation faced such an action of this scale, and as the details unfold, my hope is that our energy, [...]
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  Posted: November 12, 2009, 7:18am EST
  

• Tarryl Clark's Veterans Day Email

  No spin here...just the facts.
  Veterans’ Day isn’t just another day on the calendar for me. It’s central to who I am, and why I’m in public life.
  
  I was born on the Naval Station at Norfolk, Virginia, while my father was serving in the United States Navy. [...]
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  Posted: November 12, 2009, 7:16am EST
  

• MDE blatantly lies about Clark campaign

  And the games start early.
  
  Luke Hellier posted
  As of yesterday, Mokros had been demoted to “campaign consultant” in some stories. In some stories?
  
  A quick Google news search of "tarryl clark campaign team mokros" fails to display a single story stating Andrea Mokros was demoted. Nothing.
  
  [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 9:08pm EST
  

• Did Bachmann Violate More Ethics Rules?

  MPP has a great story! [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 8:10pm EST
  

• MDE forgets Bachmann's Americorps Comments

  Luke Hellier seems to have forgotten that his favorite member of Congress didn't have very kind words to say about Americorps...
  
  Hellier's Bachmann fetish has reached record lows the past few days.
  
  Here is the direct quote that got Hellier testy.
  Clark also took aim at Bachmann's' [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 7:47pm EST
  

• Happy Veterans Day...

  To all my fellow Vets out there...
  
  "A veteran is someone who, at one point in their life, wrote a blank check to their country for an amount of 'up to and including my life.'" [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 7:01am EST
  

• Obama at Fort Hood

  

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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 6:59am EST
  

• Pawlenty Deer Hunting: Metaphor for 8 years of TPaw rule

  Startibune had a story today about Governor Pawlenty and his deer hunting trip.
  
  Pawlenty shot a deer!
  Pawlenty, who tends to come up empty-handed during the opener, shot a small buck while hunting north of Thief River Falls on Saturday morning.
  
  But it ran off into the [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 8:58pm EST
  

• What vote did Bachmann miss while getting her crazy on?

  I heard the rumor while on "The Hill" about Bachmann, Boehner, Pence, and King missing (ironically, Stupak too) a vote in the House.
  
  Imagine that, Congresswoman Bachmann missing a vote while getting her crazy on...what did she miss?
  
  HR 868
  
  BILL TITLE: Honoring and recognizing the [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 7:56pm EST
  

• State Senator Tarryl Clark announced her campaign ...

  State Senator Tarryl Clark announced her campaign team today...it's a pretty impressive team! More to follow when I get home...but I'm even more excited!
  
  (update)
  
  I can't cut and paste on my phone yet....so here are the details.
  
  Zach Rodvold is serving as Campaign Manager. Rodvold joins' [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 11:16am EST
  

• One observation from the ...

  One observation from the International Spy Museum...
  Spies stick lots of stuff up there rear ends...saw lots of "rectal stuff" there.
  My spying days are over [...]
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  Posted: November 08, 2009, 7:50am EST
  

• I've found myself wondering ...

  I've found myself wondering where these pro-life Democrats were for 8 years of hard core GOP rule? To hold up health care reform now, on this issue is BS' [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 7:05am EST
  

• We are pretty excited ...

  We are pretty excited to witness the health care debate today! Teabaggers are still floating around from office to office pushing Bachmanns lies. [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 6:37am EST
  

• Should 5000 ticked off ...

  Should 5000 ticked off and crazy folks keep 48 millon that need help from getting it? [...]
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  Posted: November 05, 2009, 1:13pm EST
  

• "lets thank Michele Bachmann ...

  "lets thank Michele Bachmann for her leadership"

  crazy meter is pegged.

  no amount of showers will rid me of the dirty feeling i have now

  [...]
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  Posted: November 05, 2009, 12:03pm EST
  

• Steve King says he ...

  Steve King says he can see Americans as far as the eye can see....um.....I see maybe 5000 here. Thats what the Capitol Police dude said... [...]
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  Posted: November 05, 2009, 11:59am EST
  

• This rally is absolutely ...

  This rally is absolutely nuts. Bachmann, Jon Voight, Cliff Claven and now Mike Pence. WHOLE LOT OF CRAZY HERE...wow! [...]
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  Posted: November 05, 2009, 11:40am EST
  

• At the capitol south ...

  At the capitol south metro stop...there's not enough hand sanitizer anywhere to clean this level of crazy up....' [...]
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  Posted: November 05, 2009, 11:18am EST
  

• Landed in DC! We now ...

  Landed in DC! We now have an hour to get our bags, get to the hotel, and to Bachmanns Capitol event! [...]
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  Posted: November 05, 2009, 9:50am EST
  

• We're boarding the plane to ...

  We're boarding the plane to Washington DC right now....making it just in time to witness Congresswoman embarrass our district again.

  We'll try to live blog.... [...]

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  Posted: November 05, 2009, 6:55am EST
  

• Former Governor Jesse Ventura will ...

  Former Governor Jesse Ventura will be on Larry King tonight at 8 pm...looking forward to hearing what the Governor has to say! [...]
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  Posted: November 03, 2009, 1:48pm EST
  

• McLeod County Chronicle: Defending my 2006 opponent

  Crazy talk right. A Democrat defending a Republican, specifically a Republican that soundly defeated me in 2006.
  
  But that's what I did in a LTE to the McLeod County Chronicle.
  
  Why?
  
  Senator Dille has served 22 years in the Minnesota House and the Senate. I don't' [...]
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  Posted: October 30, 2009, 7:22am EDT
  

• 1600th post: Tim Walz on Afghanistan

  From Hardball last night.
  
  

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  Posted: October 30, 2009, 7:05am EDT