TINKLENBERG vs. MORTENSEN #3: MORTENSEN UNHINGED
According to my source in the 6th Congressional District, Scotty Mortensen just sent this email out.
I added the paragraph breaks to make his crazy tirade easier to read.
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To:XXXXXXXXXXXX
From: Scott Mortensen
Subject: Mortensen for Congress Someone has to say it.
Speaking strictly from my heart as a person who became so disgusted with what I saw from the politicians (whom supposedly represented my interests as a citizen), that ultimately caused me to seek public office myself (holding none of the usual crudentials- except being completely fed up), I cannot say that the Democratic Party has made much progress. Instead we are still very conventional, more of an impersonator of lock-step Republicanism, more accepting of anti-choice, and bigoted religious pandering even to the extent that we are now calling it "progressive?", all to make the party more palatable to a "centrist" "conservative" element?
We sacrifice our true feelings about this insane war and playing politics with people's lives to play politics? The progressive caucus won't endorse progressive candidates? But watch them all swarm when they smell some "big money" and "mainstream" appeal. Please. This is just more politics as usual, commandeered by party bosses who live for their moment in the sun to institute their elaborate schemes. You are not making progress as long as you refuse to take controversial stands in areas where the luminaries say "it can't be done".
As a middle aged white male, I can tell you deep racism, and discrimination is alive and well in Minnesota. I cannot tell you how many times I hear racist, and discriminatory remarks when white men feel they are only surrounded by white men.
The "progress" we have made is when people have been willing to take risks, to take
a stand, instead of continually gaging whether or not it will be palatable to a discriminatory,gun toting, bunch of religious fanatics, hell bent on warmongering, and are said to be so stupid they don't realize the no-new tax pledges are just smoke and mirrors, because they do pay, either way. What an insult to the intelligence of anybody who has an ounce of humanity in the 6th district. This asinine war is a scourge on our nation which will take decades and decades to live down. Unfortunately, war, racism, discrimination, and irresponsible fiscal policies have us mired in political hackery seemingly forever. I re-iterate, "Barbie and Ken" candidates waving gloriously, touting their grand achievements, which in reality amounts to a hill of beans, will do nothing but be fundraisers, to continue the insidious game of what has become of American politics today. (Just a sadistic game of "Let's Make a Deal").
It's a cruel joke played on the populace, that is becoming increasingly more desperate for true answers, every single day. Now, we may have a "special session" in the Minnesota State Legislature to fund more stadiums for billionaires, while we face gargantuan fiscal problems at a time when our nation is bogged down in a quagmire illegal war, and now have to undertake the rebuilding of the entire southern gulf coast, and these conventional thinkers will tell me I have no chance to win, so you shouldn't support me. Why? You are being hijacked friend. By more
big money schemes, with the usual religious overtones. The right finds my campaign so refreshing they actually enjoy taking pot shots at me, while Democrats are finding new ways everyday to appear "progressive" while remaining non-committal and floundering in doublespeeak and touting noble bills which have exactly no chance of going anywhere, unless we change the political landscape of Congress, yet they refuse to support the candidates who could make a difference? Why? To make you feel we are actually getting somewhere? POPPYCOCK!
As long as we refuse to march headlong into what is perceived as Minnesota's "red state" and support a candidate who would demand real change, demand equality for all, an end to war, and put forth real solutions, instead of endless cajoling and maneuvering, no progress is possible. The only reason we have to settle for small, incremental change, is because we refuse to be bold enough to demand real change. I am looking not only to upset the applecart, but blow the wheels clean off of it. And now some have been bold enough to join us in our anti-war demands, because it has become politically palatable to a degree. Cast off conventional politics! Demand a new approach. Be bold and strong, instead of weak and calculating. Forget about all their stinking money...
That's the problem. Politicians are so concerned with raising money to play this insane game that everyday people will always lose in the end. Everyday people will always lose in the end, because our system has been bought and sold by the power barons, to support their interests-ie corporate interests. But they like my "everyday people" theme, as I see it popping up all over now. If you wonder why the almighty corporation always wins. it wins because you let it win. And now the Democratic party in Minnesota is being hijacked by anti-choice, discriminatory religious fanatics. So, don't be surprised if they won't stand up for people, they have other priorties. The same insidious "personal responsibility" arguments, the same "run government like a business" arguments, and the same merging of state and religion, so apparent in the opposition party, and it's always big money behind it all. Always calculating and gaging what is or is not politically palatable, regardless of if it's the right thing to do. I am the rogue Democrat, the rebel Democrat, and I refuse to stop speaking my mind, even to my own demise. That's what "progressive" is to me. Standing up for what I believe and not backing down. And to those of you who hope I step aside. Forget it. Scott
Everyday People Uniting for Chang e!
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I like this guy. He speaks his mind, instead of hiding like El Tinklenberg is doing. Mortensen reminds me of the late Senator Paul Wellstone.
I may stop posting the emails I receive about Mortensen from my DFL source in the 6th Congressional District.
But maybe I won't.
I added the paragraph breaks to make his crazy tirade easier to read.
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To:XXXXXXXXXXXX
From: Scott Mortensen
Subject: Mortensen for Congress Someone has to say it.
Speaking strictly from my heart as a person who became so disgusted with what I saw from the politicians (whom supposedly represented my interests as a citizen), that ultimately caused me to seek public office myself (holding none of the usual crudentials- except being completely fed up), I cannot say that the Democratic Party has made much progress. Instead we are still very conventional, more of an impersonator of lock-step Republicanism, more accepting of anti-choice, and bigoted religious pandering even to the extent that we are now calling it "progressive?", all to make the party more palatable to a "centrist" "conservative" element?
We sacrifice our true feelings about this insane war and playing politics with people's lives to play politics? The progressive caucus won't endorse progressive candidates? But watch them all swarm when they smell some "big money" and "mainstream" appeal. Please. This is just more politics as usual, commandeered by party bosses who live for their moment in the sun to institute their elaborate schemes. You are not making progress as long as you refuse to take controversial stands in areas where the luminaries say "it can't be done".
As a middle aged white male, I can tell you deep racism, and discrimination is alive and well in Minnesota. I cannot tell you how many times I hear racist, and discriminatory remarks when white men feel they are only surrounded by white men.
The "progress" we have made is when people have been willing to take risks, to take
a stand, instead of continually gaging whether or not it will be palatable to a discriminatory,gun toting, bunch of religious fanatics, hell bent on warmongering, and are said to be so stupid they don't realize the no-new tax pledges are just smoke and mirrors, because they do pay, either way. What an insult to the intelligence of anybody who has an ounce of humanity in the 6th district. This asinine war is a scourge on our nation which will take decades and decades to live down. Unfortunately, war, racism, discrimination, and irresponsible fiscal policies have us mired in political hackery seemingly forever. I re-iterate, "Barbie and Ken" candidates waving gloriously, touting their grand achievements, which in reality amounts to a hill of beans, will do nothing but be fundraisers, to continue the insidious game of what has become of American politics today. (Just a sadistic game of "Let's Make a Deal").
It's a cruel joke played on the populace, that is becoming increasingly more desperate for true answers, every single day. Now, we may have a "special session" in the Minnesota State Legislature to fund more stadiums for billionaires, while we face gargantuan fiscal problems at a time when our nation is bogged down in a quagmire illegal war, and now have to undertake the rebuilding of the entire southern gulf coast, and these conventional thinkers will tell me I have no chance to win, so you shouldn't support me. Why? You are being hijacked friend. By more
big money schemes, with the usual religious overtones. The right finds my campaign so refreshing they actually enjoy taking pot shots at me, while Democrats are finding new ways everyday to appear "progressive" while remaining non-committal and floundering in doublespeeak and touting noble bills which have exactly no chance of going anywhere, unless we change the political landscape of Congress, yet they refuse to support the candidates who could make a difference? Why? To make you feel we are actually getting somewhere? POPPYCOCK!
As long as we refuse to march headlong into what is perceived as Minnesota's "red state" and support a candidate who would demand real change, demand equality for all, an end to war, and put forth real solutions, instead of endless cajoling and maneuvering, no progress is possible. The only reason we have to settle for small, incremental change, is because we refuse to be bold enough to demand real change. I am looking not only to upset the applecart, but blow the wheels clean off of it. And now some have been bold enough to join us in our anti-war demands, because it has become politically palatable to a degree. Cast off conventional politics! Demand a new approach. Be bold and strong, instead of weak and calculating. Forget about all their stinking money...
That's the problem. Politicians are so concerned with raising money to play this insane game that everyday people will always lose in the end. Everyday people will always lose in the end, because our system has been bought and sold by the power barons, to support their interests-ie corporate interests. But they like my "everyday people" theme, as I see it popping up all over now. If you wonder why the almighty corporation always wins. it wins because you let it win. And now the Democratic party in Minnesota is being hijacked by anti-choice, discriminatory religious fanatics. So, don't be surprised if they won't stand up for people, they have other priorties. The same insidious "personal responsibility" arguments, the same "run government like a business" arguments, and the same merging of state and religion, so apparent in the opposition party, and it's always big money behind it all. Always calculating and gaging what is or is not politically palatable, regardless of if it's the right thing to do. I am the rogue Democrat, the rebel Democrat, and I refuse to stop speaking my mind, even to my own demise. That's what "progressive" is to me. Standing up for what I believe and not backing down. And to those of you who hope I step aside. Forget it. Scott
Everyday People Uniting for Chang e!
##
I like this guy. He speaks his mind, instead of hiding like El Tinklenberg is doing. Mortensen reminds me of the late Senator Paul Wellstone.
I may stop posting the emails I receive about Mortensen from my DFL source in the 6th Congressional District.
But maybe I won't.
10 Comments:
Except that you misspelled "tirade."
damn you North Star Politics, damn you.
Using those italics for the whole email makes it hard to read. I'd suggest using the blockquote tag to separate quoted material from your comments.
It's easy enough to subscribe to the Mortensen for Congress yahoogroup. Your source isn't getting any "inside info" that's not publically available.
And now the Democratic party in Minnesota is being hijacked by anti-choice, discriminatory religious fanatics.
So what this guy is admitting to is being religious bigot, a christophobic, anti-Christian bigot who is intolerant of anyone holding beliefs different than his own.
Sounds like a fun guy, doesn't he?
I don't think that's what he's saying at all. If you were to honestly assess what Mortensen is saying, you'd see that he's bemoaning what he sees, whether it's true or not, and declaring that he's going to fight against it.
For being anti-war, he sounds very militant.
Lame. What about his post sounds militant, other than his vehement opposition to complacent complicity with what he sees as failed policies and leaders?
That's not militant, that's inspired.
He sounds like exactly the kind of DFL'er I want on the ballots next year. He's great for Republicans because moderate Democrats, and there are many, see him, Rowley and others like them as wackos they can't support.
I wouldn't be so sure, and not just from a left-leaning point of view. Turn it around for just a second - what's the worst that happens? He loses? GOP holds the seat. The best that happens is that his message starts to resonate with true conservatives who don't like the madness that is our federal leadership's spending policy, with true conservatives who don't like the fact that we've spent billions upon billions of dollars rebuilding a country we shouldn't have invaded in the first place. I wouldn't be at all surprised to see this guy put a scare into the GOP in the 6th.
"As a middle aged white male, I can tell you deep racism, and discrimination is alive and well in Minnesota. I cannot tell you how many times I hear racist, and discriminatory remarks when white men feel they are only surrounded by white men."
I believe this is a 100% accurate account of what Mortensen experiences among his Democrat peers.
In fact, I wouldn't be surprised in the least to find that many DFL get-togethers resemble KKK rally's sans the burning cross of course (that might insult the athiest community).
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