SOMETHING FROM THE RUMOR MILL
I received the information below in an email from an unimpeachable source.
"R.T. Rybak was booed at the Humphrey Institute at the U of M today when he said in front of a crowd largely comprised of Brits, at the 'Symposium on International e-Democracy', that the Iraq War is based on lies being promulgated by the government in the media--something he claimed happened during the Viet Nam era and said he didn't think would be able to happen in the internet age."
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"I'm sure this will come as no surprise, but according to one of my real DFL insider friends, Patty Wetterling has all but announced that she'll be running for the 6th CD again because Klobuchar has proven to be much stronger than expected. Apparently Tinklenburg has agreed to get out of the 6th if Wetterling gets in, too."
"R.T. Rybak was booed at the Humphrey Institute at the U of M today when he said in front of a crowd largely comprised of Brits, at the 'Symposium on International e-Democracy', that the Iraq War is based on lies being promulgated by the government in the media--something he claimed happened during the Viet Nam era and said he didn't think would be able to happen in the internet age."
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"I'm sure this will come as no surprise, but according to one of my real DFL insider friends, Patty Wetterling has all but announced that she'll be running for the 6th CD again because Klobuchar has proven to be much stronger than expected. Apparently Tinklenburg has agreed to get out of the 6th if Wetterling gets in, too."
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As a DFLer, I hope that the second is true. That would mean we'd pick up a house and a senate seat.
On an unrelated note, doesn't Patty Wetterling look a lot like Mrs. Landingham from The West Wing?
So for yourself:
http://membres.lycos.fr/missheather/mrslandingham2.jpg
http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/2005/03/18_ap_wetterling/images/wetterling_large.jpg
Ok Micah, allow me to give you a crash course in civics.
There is no way in hell that the DFL can "pick up" a Senate seat, even in the unlikely event that Klobuchar won. You see, Mark Dayton is a Democrat and therefore, it is not possible to pick up a seat.
And there is no way that Patty Wetterling will ever be elected in the 6th.
Your source on RT Rybak was wrong. They were cheering. I was there. The closest thing to a boo was someone saying whahoo!!! The Brits know when truth is being spoken.
As a DFLer, I hope that the second is true. That would mean we'd pick up a house and a senate seat.
Kennedy v. Klobuchar - this is hardly a race. Kennedy's going to show this wannabe what politics is all about. She's got nothing to offer the outstate voter. She'll be viewed as nothing but a big city lawyer who got her job because of her name.
As for Wetterling, she's such a lightweight. A nice person but other than that, she's pretty much a one issue person (crime).
This whole thing about Rybak being booed is total B.S..
You can listen to his comments recorded at:
http://mentormate.com:8080/webcasting/client/client.jsp?schedule_id=81&room_id=7&from_browse=1
The audience reaction is at just after 4:00 minutes.
Steven Clift
Conference Co-Chair
http://dowire.org/localedem
I got the E-nazi's all bent out of shape by posting your rumor in their forum MDE.
I'm not sure what's pissed them off more; the possibility that someone might not enjoy a bit of Bush bashing or the possibility that anyone in the "E-Democracy community" isn't a foaming lefty.
Witness the outrage!
http://forums.e-democracy.org/stpaul/groups/stpaul-issues/messages/view_email?id=57278&show_thread=1
Kennedy's going to show this wannabe what politics is all about.
Yes, because almost losing a house seat in the most conservative district in Minnesota is definitely a sign of political strength.
First of all, it appears that most of the readers of MDE are infact DFLers.
Now I just contacted Patty Wetterling's campaign office, and they said that there was no such announcement and there will be no announcement of this kind.
Swiftee, the problem is you posted this without giving your source, which was the blog.
The link to the original Dayton post (supposedly a week prior to Dayton announcing dropping from the race) isn't at the link you gave to one of your top 10 posts. Can you post the link to the specific post? I'd be interested in reading it.
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