After a barage of tweets, press releases, radio ads, and blog posts Mayor Rybak responded to accusations about his inability to be a leader on crime for the City of Minneapolis. MPR has the full response.
I have focused like a laser on making Minneapolis a safe place to call [...]
Republican Party of Minnesota Calls on R.T. Rybak to Immediately Apologize for Smear Against Minneapolis Police Federation
St. Paul- Republican Party of Minnesota Chairman Tony Sutton and Deputy Chairman Michael Brodkorb today called on R.T. Rybak to apologize for Rybak for Governor Campaign Manager Tina Flint Smith’s outrageous statement that the [...]
The Minneapolis Police Federation released a radio ad criticizing RT Rybak for cutting the Minneapolis cops by 41. I have blogged extensively about Rybak’s terrible record on crime and this does not help the cause.
“Call Rybak today and tell him running for Governor doesn’t mean he can cut [...]
Comedy is defined by dictionary.com as the following:
any comic or humorous incident or series of incidentsComity is defined as:
mutual courtesy; civility
While they are pronounced the same they have two totally different meanings. In today’s Senate debate Minnesota Senator Al Franken again spat in the face of Senate comity to [...]
Earlier today, Steve Kelley sent an email out to supporters asking for money because MDE and the MNGOP were beating up on him. You can see the picture here. I broke this story on Twitter this morning. To get more news faster, follow me on twitter.
You can [...]
At many campaign stops around Minnesota, Governor Pawlenty will often tell a funny story about basketball legend Michael Jordan when he scored a career high 69 points in a single game. The essence of the message is teamwork. Pawlenty told the story again yesterday at a stop in New Hampshire. [...]
Yesterday, I posted a piece about how Collin Peterson routinely has fundraising checks sent to his campaign office in Washington DC. Which is strange considering it’s no where near Minnesota’s 7th District.
This all comes after Peterson challenged members of the media and the NRCC on how much everyone really [...]
Yesterday, Governor Tim Pawlenty made his first trip as a non-surrogate for Sen. John McCain to the first primary state New Hampshire. Check out the full coverage of his trip below:
Pawlenty told a high-powered group of Republican activists that he’s concerned about the national debt and [...]
A dedicated reader of MDE sent me this video from Friday night of Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher blaming the DFL for her campaign finance problems and claiming this event shows she is a true leader.
Check out the video below:
[...]Yesterday, Congressman Collin Peterson responded to our post and other media outlets about his possible retirement. Politics in Minnesota reported that in fact Peterson was hosting a fundraiser for his congressional committee that day at the Democratic National Committee Headquarters. Seems pretty standard.
However, I found it quite [...]
A dedicated reader of MDE has sent me a dossier that is being passed around on Rep. Kory Kath.
The document contains information on some irregular instances of per diem expenditures, as well as a vote analysis about Rep. Kath.
I have tried to contact Rep. Kath twice for comment and received [...]
Collin Peterson has responded to a post that MDE yesterday that highlighted several news stories about his potential retirement. Now Don Davis, from Forum Communications, has written a follow up story.
From Don Davis with Forum Communications:
Western Minnesotans should not believe rumors that U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson is not [...]
KELLIHER IS BIG CITY LIBERAL
Kelliher Voted For The “Dream Act” Which Provides In State Tuition To Illegal Immigrants. (SF1989, April 19, 2007)
Kelliher Called For Repeal Of State’s Concealed Carry Law. “Gov. Tim Pawlenty said Tuesday he supports changing Minnesota’s new handgun law — which goes into effect today — to [...]
KELLIHER’S TAX & SPEND RECORD
Kelliher Promises To Raise Taxes If Elected Governor. “Kelliher also offered some unusual candor. She acknowledged that, if elected, she would raise taxes to help erase a projected $4.4 billion to $7.2 billion shortfall in the state’s next two-year budget.” (Bill Salisbury, “House Speaker Margaret Anderson [...]
KELLIHER BROKE PROMISE OF FISCAL MODERATION
Kelliher: “Increasing Taxes Is Not The Top Priority.” “‘Minnesotans voted today really for the heart and soul of Minnesota, and what came out on top is education, health care and attacking those rising property taxes. I think what that means is that we will also [...]
KELLIHER HAS FAILED TO LEAD
Kelliher Failed To Pass A Credible Balanced Budget After Nearly Five Months. “Gov. Tim Pawlenty began Tuesday looking for $2.7 billion in budget cuts, a chore left undone by the DFL-led Legislature when it adjourned late Monday night. … Pawlenty pledged last week that there would [...]
KELLIHER EMBROILED IN CAMPAIGN FINANCE SCANDAL
Kelliher “Under Fire” Over Effort To Circumvent State Campaign Finance Laws
Star Tribune: Kelliher Is “Under Fire From Democrats And Republicans For A Deal With Her Party That May Trigger A State Campaign Finance Investigation.” “Margaret Anderson Kelliher, speaker of the Minnesota House and a leading [...]
An MDE Exclusive yesterday posted the sketchy relationship between State Rep. Katie Knuth and the Will Steger Foundation. In the article by the Pioneer Press Bill Salisbury stated that State Rep. Jeremy Kalin was also attending the Copenhagen Conference on his own dime.
Kalin, who is paying his [...]
Congressman Collin Peterson, a blue dog Democrat, from Minnesota’s 7th Congressional District seems to be contemplating a possible retirement.
Peterson spent more than he took in last quarter: raised 110K, spent nearly 130K. That’s a burn rate of 120% – a lot of that money was given away to the DCCC [...]
Several local media outlets have picked up on the story about Kelliher’s fundraising flap:
Star Tribune: Donations raise controversy for Kelliher, DFL
The DFL Party calls 7 donations to aid the gubernatorial candidate’s access to voter data “a blunder.”
Seven donors gave the DFL Party money that benefited House Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher [...]
MNGOP RELEASE:
St. Paul- Republican Party of Minnesota Chairman Tony Sutton issued the following statement this evening regarding shifting accounts of Speaker of House Margaret Anderson Kelliher’s actions directing donors to give to the DFL Party. On Friday, Kelliher claimed she had directed only three donors to give to the DFL [...]
UPDATES BELOW -
On Friday Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher stated in her public comments Finance (CFB) board that only 3 donors (at $500 each) had originally donated to the DFL. However, according from the DFL’s letter to the CFB today there were actually more donors on behalf of Kelliher [...]
Rep. Katie Knuth, State Representative from New Brighton is currently on a cushy trip to the Copenhagen Climate Conference.
According to the Pioneer Press, Knuth’s travel is being paid for by the Will Steger Foundation. The Steger Foundation is not registered as a lobbyist but is funded by groups [...]
Tom Scheck from MPR is reporting that he recieved a letter that former Senator Mark Dayton to Dr. Paul Wilson. The letter is below:
Dear Mr. Wilson:
I appreciate the information you have provided my Policy Director, Brian Klaas, regarding your department’s Tax Incidence Study and the calculations emanating from it. However, [...]
As reported on MDE earlier, several Washington reporters are being snubbed when looking for a comment from Senator Al Franken when he pushes them off onto press secretary Jess McIntosh.
The Washington Times is now reporting they experienced the same treatment:
Recently, while covering the ongoing health care debate in the [...]
The St. Paul Pioneer Press and Minnesota Public Radio reported that Kelliher, the speaker of the state House from Minneapolis, asked campaign donors to contribute to the DFL Party to help her buy the party’s voter list. Kelliher’s campaign had already exceeded its limit for donations in [...]
Bluestem Prairie is reporting that State Rep. Patti Fritz is not running as the DFL candidate for Senate. I am still hearing rumors from that area that State Rep. Kory Kath is considering a run. I should have more information on that tonight.
There are also a few Republicans [...]
Story in today’s Pioneer Press highlights how most DFL candidates for Governor have already committed to raising taxes on every Minnesotan. A hike in taxes is exactly what Minnesota doesn’t need. Even members of President Obama’s Economic team on the Sunday talk shows said that raising taxes in a [...]
In today’s Sunday Star Tribune staff reporter Eric Roper reported on how several democrats in the Minnesota Congressional Delegation are slow to back the President’s plan to add troops to Afghanistan. What is interesting is the placement of the story. The piece is featured on A4 next to another story [...]
The Star Tribune follows up on the story on Kelliher and campaign finance problems. In this follow up, the donors are interviewed and claim they were only doing what the campaign told them to do. Read the story below:
GOP complains after campaign contribution limits law apparently broken.
Here is the press release and complaint filed by the Republican Party of Minnesota against Margaret Anderson Kelliher, DFL Candidate for Governor:
St. Paul- Republican Party of Minnesota Chairman Tony Sutton and Deputy Chairman Michael Brodkorb today filed a formal complaint with the Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board regarding [...]
Minn. GOP to seek probe of Kelliher’s use of donations
By Rachel Stassen-Berger
The Minnesota Republican Party will file a formal complaint with the state campaign finance board against House Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher, asking the board to investigate Kelliher’s use of coordinated donations to purchase a DFL party database.
Kelliher, who [...]
Friday, December 11, 2009
Statement from Tom Emmer
“As Speaker of the House, Margaret Anderson Kelliher has a tremendous amount of power and influence over the next legislative session. The special interests know this and are looking for any [...]
Who: Republican Party of Minnesota Chairman Tony Sutton and Deputy Chairman Michael Brodkorb
What: Republican Party of Minnesota Chairman Tony Sutton and Deputy Chairman Michael Brodkorb will discuss the campaign finance scandal involving DFL gubernatorial candidate Margaret Anderson Kelliher
Where: Room 181 of the Minnesota State Office Building, St. Paul
When: 11:30 AM [...]
Speaker of the House Margaret Anderson Kelliher, who is also a candidate for DFL endorsement for Governor, has what seems to be a pretty solid list of DFL “activists” that would come out and caucus for her. Having many supporters to caucus for you is a crucial tactic in Minnesota [...]
In an earlier post, MDE linked to a story from MPR about internal strife over a DFL database file. This situation could also potentially turn into a campaign finance violation. MPR says Kelliher contacted the DFL to start raising money for her campaign for Governor:
Kelliher wasn’t available to comment [...]
By Tom Scheck, Minneasota Public Radio
St. Paul, Minn. — Some DFL opponents of House Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher in the race for governor are crying foul over a move that may have violated campaign finance laws, but officials with Kelliher’s campaign and the DFL Party say it was an honest [...]
DFL Blogger and failed Senate Candidate Hal Kimball has decided to take another shot at Senate District 18. In 2006, Hal received a mere 38% of the vote in (*And that’s after I rounded up) what was a banner year for the DFL.
Mayor Rybak is on the road kicking off his campaign for Governor and made a quick stop in Bemidji. The paper did a story about Rybak’s history with guns.
The key quote from Rybak comes early in the story:
“I have been the mayor of the largest city in the state who [...]
Mayor Rybak has hit the road and is getting ready to R.aise T.axes on Minnesotans.
My favorite line from the story from the Bemidji Pioneer is:
“I’m also an extremely tough fiscal manager. It’s your tax dollars that I’m using.”
Which seems odd to me considering Rybak championed a $500,000 pet project [...]
Brodkorb’s recipe: thick skin and a sharp tongue
by Betsy Sundquist
Published: December 9,2009
Time posted: 4:50 pm
Senate Republicans’ comm director remains a polarizing figure
The only people who don’t have an opinion about Michael Brodkorb are those who have never met him.
The man who serves as communication [...]
With Senator Dick Day’s retirement yesterday a seat will be open for special election in the next few months in the Owatonna area. The seat has been in Republican hands for years.
Any thoughts on this race? Any candidates thinking of running? I am hearing a few names, but nothing [...]
Liberals have contended that conservatives spent hundreds of thousands of dollars more than Madore and her allies on the race for State House in District 37A. However, the information below proves that to be incorrect and in fact liberal groups outspent conservative groups by over $45,000.
Democrats should end their sob [...]
From the House Caucus website:
ST. PAUL, December 8, 2009 – House Republican Minority Leader Kurt Zellers, R-Maple Grove, and 20 other House Republicans today sent a letter to US Senators Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken expressing the members’ opposition to the cap-and-trade bills making their way through Washington.
Excerpts:
Our agriculture [...]
Today, several liberal blogs are posting that former State Representative Shelly Madore is going to run for US Congress against Congressman John Kline. Here is a sample of some of the old MDE Posts on Madore:
WHAT DID REPRESENTATIVE MADORE MEAN?by Michael Brodkorb – October 24, 2008
A dedicated reader of Minnesota [...]
State Senator Dick Day Will Resign Senate
To Head New Effort to Bring Racino to Minnesota
Day will become president of Racino Now, a grass roots coalition of business leaders, horse racing fans and citizens who want to bring racino to Minnesota
St. Paul – Minnesota State Senator Dick Day (R-Owatonna) will resign [...]
Wellstone Action has spent the last several years since Sen. Wellstone’s tragic death training and motivating liberal activists across Minnesota. Recently, a conservative alternative American Majority has moved into Minnesota to train conservative activists. American Majority is a non-partisan non-profit organization located in St. Paul. The Minnesota office of [...]
THE KELLEY RECORD
Perennial Candidate, Extreme Liberal, Obstacle To Reform
KELLEY IS OBSTACLE TO EDUCATION REFORM
Kelley Considers Himself The “Education Candidate.” “As the education candidate, who better to run my campaign than someone who has been in the trenches in one of our great public schools?” (Steve Kelley, “A Letter [...]
THE KELLEY RECORD
Perennial Candidate, Extreme Liberal, Obstacle To Reform
KELLEY IS LONG TIME SUPPORTER OF TAXPAYER SUBSIDIZED STADIUMS
Pioneer Press: “A Legislative Expert On Technology And Telecommunications, He Was Probably Best Known Outside The Capitol For Sponsoring Stadium Bills For The Minnesota Twins And Vikings.” (Bill Salisbury, “Kelley lays out education plan,” [...]
THE KELLEY RECORD
Perennial Candidate, Extreme Liberal, Obstacle To Reform
KELLEY IS WASHINGTON GENERALS OF MINNESOTA POLITICS
After Failing In Three Previous Attempts At Higher Office, Perennial Candidate Steve Kelley Is Running For Governor Again. “With at least a dozen green neckties at the ready and his mind on a mission, [...]
Kent Kaiser wrote the following piece about what needs to be done on election reform in Minnesota. The Duluth News Tribune also followed up with their own opinion on the matter. The writing is on the wall. Secretary of State Mark Richie has failed at his job and must [...]
St. Paul- Republican Party of Minnesota Chairman Tony Sutton today issued the following statement regarding the gubernatorial candidacy of R.T. Rybak.
“R.T. Rybak puts the ‘R.T.’ in raise taxes. Whether he’s backing tax increases on property, gasoline or sales, Rybak is an extreme liberal [...]
St. Paul- At a Capitol rally today, Congresswoman Michele Bachmann, Senator Amy Koch, Representative Paul Kohls, Republican Party of Minnesota Chairman Tony Sutton, Deputy Chairman Michael Brodkorb and energized grassroots activists rallied [...]
Thursday night Minneapolis Mayor RT Rybak was at a Drinking Liberally event in Minneapolis. During his address to the crowd he told an attendee, “I like your shirt.” The shirt in question says F*CK COLEMAN. As in former United States Senator Norm Coleman. The video from the event is [...]
Rumors coming out of the Republican Party of Minnesota State Central Meeting in St. Cloud After speaking people close to the Republican Party of Minnesota I can now confirm that Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour will be the keynote at the annual Lincoln-Reagan Dinner in 2010. Gov. Barbour is also the chairman of the [...]
Judy Grundstrom, blogger at Just Judy Judy Judy, wrote a post today on her blog about MDE. The post began after we had a conversation on twitter where I asked her why Tarryl Clark (Judy hosted a fundraiser for Clark in Minneapolis on 12/3) liked to spend [...]
UPDATED: Apparently, Hal Kimball has a hard time reading my blog. If you actually read each word of what’s posted below you will know that the area that was pasted into the post was from SOUTH DAKOTA WAR COLLEGE. The “I” in the post below is the writer of [...]
According to Star Tribune’s HotDishPolitics, former State Rep. Matt Entenza made his second out of state fundraiser last night to drum up support in Washington, D.C.
One of the host members is Terry McAullife who also spent millions of dollars of his own money and was recently trounced in the [...]
Congresswoman Michele Bachmann to Speak at December 7th Capitol Rally in Support of Governor Pawlenty’s Spending Accountability Amendment
St. Paul- The Republican Party of Minnesota today announced that Congresswoman Michele Bachmann will appear at the Party’s December 7th rally at the Capitol Rotunda in support of Governor Tim Pawlenty’s Spending Accountability [...]
The CD6 DFL Battle is turning into a playground squabble across the district. This time it’s over Union endorsements. Doug Grow from MinnPost has the story:
Union Screening: Was She or Wasn’t She?
Javier Morillo, president of Local 26 of the Service Employees International Union, says that Dr. Maureen Reed’s campaign [...]
Taxin’ Tarryl Clark is holding another out of district event tonight. This evening, it will be held in Minneapolis which is squarely in the 5th District.
Obviously Tarryl Clark feels much more comfortable with big city liberals than the voters of the Sixth Congressional District.
[...]by Geoff Michel in Politics In Minnesota Blog:
Reading all the horse race-coverage of the 2010 campaign for governor, it’s striking to see how all the DFL candidates continue to use the same old playbook, with the same old directions: “Raise [...]
The St. Cloud Times posted an opinion piece today online promoting a lift on the moratorium on nuclear energy in Minnesota. State Senator Tarryl Clark was in a very small minority of No votes last legislative session. Call Sen. Clark’s Office today and ask her if she plans on [...]
“Today’s budget announcement shows once again that Minnesota’s
government has a spending problem,” said Minnesota Senate Republican
Leader David Senjem (R-Rochester).
“Our current budget size and deficit is a result of insatiable
spending and expansion of government bureaucracy and programs. The
answer to solving the budget deficit is not to raise [...]
CONLON TO SEEK REPUBLICAN ENDORSEMENT FOR MINNESOTA STATE AUDITOR IN 2010
Former St. Paul School Board Member Tom Conlon announced today that he will seek the Republican Party endorsement for Minnesota State Auditor.
“In difficult economic times for families and taxpayers, as well as Minnesota’s local governments, accountability in how we [...]
Rep. Keith Downey Named to Co-Chair the House Small Business Caucus
ST. PAUL—State Representative Keith Downey (District 41A, Edina) has been named a co-chair of the bipartisan Minnesota House of Representatives Small Business Caucus. The group of legislators from around the state has convened to improve the state’s overall environment for small [...]
Senator Al Franken has a long history of having an explosive amount of anger. According to a report by Politico, Angry Al made a recent come back during a conversation with Senator Bob Corker.
Here’s the except from the story:
“In a chamber where relationship-building is seen as critical, some GOP [...]
St. Paul- On the same day the non-partisan Cook Political Report (subscription required) downgraded the reelection prospects of DFL Rep. Tim Walz, Republican Party of Minnesota Chairman Tony Sutton announced that the Party would begin running radio advertisements in the [...]
Previously, the Cook Political Report had the First Congressional District as Solid Democrat now rates the race as Likely Democrat. This is an important move as we get closer to the 2010 election. Tim Walz had been seen as surely to win re-election by national pundits, but now that [...]
If you remember during the 2008 election, it was revealed that Senator Franken* had previously written a skit for SNL that used rape as a joke.
Here is the except below from the Associated Press Story:
In the 1995 New York magazine profile of “Saturday Night Live,” Franken is described among [...]
From Glenn Thrush’s blog in Politico:
Al Franken has gone from stand-up comedian to silent movie star.
Reporters who try to buttonhole freshman Franken (D-Minn.) in the Capitol hallway know the drill: Franken, presumably seeking to avoid political self-immolation through candor, gaffe or quip, scurries away and refers all questions to his [...]
EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND?
As Reporter Covering Downtown Council, Rybak Proposed To Downtown Council They Create Position Which He Would Fill. “He began his career at the Minneapolis Tribune in 1979 and left the paper, then renamed the Minneapolis Star and Tribune, in controversy seven years later. While covering development issues in [...]
RYBAK’S BROKEN PROMISES ON CAMPAIGN CASH
2001 Rybak Promised Not To Take PAC Money; Now Rybak Rakes In PAC Money. “Rybak version 2001 scorned contributions by political action committees. His 2009 campaign committee reported $9,000 in PAC contributions by Sept. 1, all but five at the maximum election-year level of $500.” [...]
RYBAK SLAMMED BY CAMPAIGN FINANCE BOARD
Rybak Ordered To Reimburse Mayoral Campaign $26,500 After Using Funds To Advance Gubernatorial Ambitions. “Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak was ordered Friday to reimburse his mayoral campaign for $26,500 in expenses for what campaign finance regulators said were activities to further his 2010 bid for [...]
RYBAK IS WAY OUT OF THE MAINSTREAM
Even Liberal Columnist Conceded Rybak Backed Plan To Confiscate Majority Of Handguns “Radical.” “Start with the headline: Bouza says he’d confiscate majority of handguns. In a year in which DFL politicians running for governor and the U.S. Senate have been almost free of interesting [...]
RYBAK’S WASTEFUL & OUT OF CONTROL SPENDING
Rybak Spent $500,000 On 10 Water Fountains. “During the Aquatennial festival that begins Friday, the city plans to unveil concepts for 10 artist-designed drinking fountains that Rybak championed at $50,000 each. Typical park fountains cost as little as $6,000.” (Steve Brandt, “Price tag on [...]
R.T. STANDS FOR RAISE TAXES
Raise Property Taxes
Candidate Rybak Promised To Hold The Line On Property Taxes. “To foster economic growth, Rybak said he would improve the city’s financial health, hold the line on property taxes, focus development on small business and industrial growth and send a clear message to downtown [...]
Yesterday, Minnesota Network for Progressive Action released their rankings for the DFL candidates for Governor. Former Rep. Matt Entenza, who had previously been ranked #1 overall has fallen to #4. Excerpts are below and you can read the whole post here.
4. Matt Entenza (formerly #1): [...]
New Media Training for Republican Activists
The New Media Committee for the Republican party is planning upcoming training events to be held around the state. The first will be this Monday, and all YR’s are encouraged to attend.
Date: Monday, November 30th
Time: 7:00pm
On Monday, November 30th, the State Party will be [...]
Meggan Ellingboe who works in communications for SEIU has created a blog to promote job openings for political jobs in Minnesota. While she has a history in DFL politics, her goal for this site is to feature jobs on both sides of the aisle.
Currently, there are a few jobs posted [...]
Republican Party of Minnesota Announces December 7th Capitol Rally in Support of Governor Pawlenty’s Spending Accountability Amendment
St. Paul- Republican Party of Minnesota Chairman Tony Sutton and Deputy Chairman Michael Brodkorb today announced that the Party will hold a rally on December 7, 2009 in the Capitol Rotunda in support of [...]
Michael Brodkorb had a opinion article published in today’s MinnPost. Partial text is below.
“KSTP television recently ran a groundbreaking investigative report regarding the counting of absentee ballots in the 2008 election. It should give every Minnesotan pause.
Approximately 300,000 absentee ballots were cast in Minnesota last year. Accurate counting of [...]
Earlier today, Blois Olson had a piece published on MinnPost about the candidacy of Mayor RT Rybak for Governor. While the piece is mostly just promoting Rybak’s candidacy there was one glaring part that stuck out:
As Rybak prepares to create a statewide profile he will likely rely on two [...]
Today, several media outlets are reporting that the death of a census worker in Kentucky has been ruled a suicide.
A Kentucky census worker found hanging from a tree with the word “fed” written on his chest killed himself and staged his death to look like a murder, authorities [...]
From the newsletter:
It’s Finally Here!
This is to announce the long-awaited arrival of our new SD41 GOP website. You can take a look by typing in either sd41gop.org or sd41gop.com. When you get there, you’ll notice a completely new look and a lot of new material on our first [...]
Local doctor Maureen Hackett jumped head first into the CD3 DFL battle last week with an appearance on a local DFL Cable Access TV show and an interview with MPR’s Polinaut.
Listen to Hackett stumble through and avoid questions with MPR here.
Hackett: “I like to support good ideas…I like Ralph [...]
From the Winona Daily News:
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If you’re keeping track at home, be careful, this could get messy:
The Legislature is mad at the governor, and so, to try and fix things, they’re taking up the budget issue with the courts.
Now that [...]
Mark Ritchie gave the closing remarks at the MN Netroots gathering over the weekend. The Netroots Nation conference is sponsored by the extreme left wing in America by “online activists” such as Markos Moulitsas Zúniga.
From the Netroots Website:
This conference will be modeled after the Netroots Nation conference (formerly known [...]
On Saturday the local Rochester DFL held an activist training with the key note speaker as Mark Ritchie.
The same Mark Ritchie that said during the 2006 campaign that the Office of the Secretary of State must act in a “non-partisan” manner.
Check back for more on Ritchie tomorrow.
[...]
After Bloggergate, another Liberal Blogger tied to North Star Liberal has shut its doors.
Brian Falldin has deleted all of his site content. Here is the screen shot:
[...]Not only has North Star Liberal closed its doors, but DFL Blogger Political Muse, Eric Austin, has called it quits.
Here’s Eric’s Post:
I recently joined with five other bloggers who I count as friends in the hope that we could create a different kind of blog. A blog that was [...]
Yesterday MDE posted information about a scrubbed post by a new Liberal blog North Star Liberal. Now, today North Star Liberal has shut its doors.
Where did they go?
[...]Yesterday, at the newly created North Star Liberal Blog, on of their bloggers posted a racy commentary on the field of candidates for Governor. This commentary only included candidates on the DFL.
The worst offense was mocking the death of late Senator Paul Wellstone in their piece about Rep. Tom [...]
