AND I AM THE ONE GETTING SUED #2
This is one of the most error ridden posts I have ever read on a blog. My corrects are in yellow.
The morons behind Dump John Kline should be embarrassed.
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"Over the past two years, John Kline's campaign paid $10,000 to Weber and Johnson, a political consulting firm run by the son of former Republican Congressman Vin Weber." Source: Dump John Kline
#1. Congressman John Kline did not pay $10,000 to Weber-Johnson PA (not Weber and Johnson).
#2. Congressman John Kline is not a client of Weber-Johnson.
#3. Joe Weber is the brother, not the son, of former Republican Congressman Vin Weber.
"See the Kline payment records here, here and here." Source: Dump John Kline
#4. John Kline did not pay $10,000 to Weber-Johnson PA (not Weber and Johnson).
#5. Congressman John Kline is not a client of Weber-Johnson.
"Is Kline behind the anonymous blogger's attacks on Coleen?" Source: Dump John Kline
#6. Congressman John Kline is not a client of Weber-Johnson.
#7. I am not paid to blog, nor am I anonymous.
"If not, is John Kline going to continue to do business with a firm that employs people who launch anonymous attacks?" Source: Dump John Kline
#8. Have you been living in a cave for the last month? I am not an anonymous blogger. If you are so concerned about anonymous attacks, why don't you put your name on your posts?
#9. Congressman John Kline is not a client of Weber-Johnson.
The morons behind Dump John Kline should be embarrassed.
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"Over the past two years, John Kline's campaign paid $10,000 to Weber and Johnson, a political consulting firm run by the son of former Republican Congressman Vin Weber." Source: Dump John Kline
#1. Congressman John Kline did not pay $10,000 to Weber-Johnson PA (not Weber and Johnson).
#2. Congressman John Kline is not a client of Weber-Johnson.
#3. Joe Weber is the brother, not the son, of former Republican Congressman Vin Weber.
"See the Kline payment records here, here and here." Source: Dump John Kline
#4. John Kline did not pay $10,000 to Weber-Johnson PA (not Weber and Johnson).
#5. Congressman John Kline is not a client of Weber-Johnson.
"Is Kline behind the anonymous blogger's attacks on Coleen?" Source: Dump John Kline
#6. Congressman John Kline is not a client of Weber-Johnson.
#7. I am not paid to blog, nor am I anonymous.
"If not, is John Kline going to continue to do business with a firm that employs people who launch anonymous attacks?" Source: Dump John Kline
#8. Have you been living in a cave for the last month? I am not an anonymous blogger. If you are so concerned about anonymous attacks, why don't you put your name on your posts?
#9. Congressman John Kline is not a client of Weber-Johnson.
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It does, however, appear that Kline is/was a client of Joe Weber.
"#5. I am not paid to blog."
Hmmm..... So you are saying that, over the past couple years (this is also referring to an earlier comment of yours about vacation) you have put in vacation time for all the time you spent working on your blog from work? Using work computers?
Somehow, given the clientele of Weber and Johnson, they probably do not care.
I know that sometime last year you were railing on people for using work computers and time for such activities.
Ha, too funny. MDE... Go visit http://www.weberjohnsonpa.com some time.
From the site:
Since 1996, Joe Weber, as President of Weber Company, and Greg Johnson have provided public affairs consulting services to the following prestigious clients, among others:
Bank of America
General Motors Corp.
United Nations Foundation
nstinet Group Inc.
Governor Tim Pawlenty
Congressman John Kline
Babcock and Brown, LLC
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing (3M)
US. West Communications
Lockheed Martin MS
Northwest Airlines Inc.
Coleman for Governor
Carlson for Governor
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America
Anderson Consulting (Accenture)
Edison Electric
Cornell Companies
Minnesota Republican Party
Arctic Power
Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers
Also a quote from John Kline...
“Joe has provided me creative solutions to complicated political problems since my first campaign in 1998. He has been relentless in pursuit of political objectives on my behalf. I trust his instincts and value his friendship."
—CONGRESSMAN JOHN KLINE
John Kline has never been a client of Weber Johnson. He was a client to Joe Weber before he started Weber Johnson and long before I started work here.
I would leave the blogging to people who can get tha facts straight.
Then why does Weber Johnson's website list John Kline as a client? There's a testimonial from Kline about Joe Weber on the Weber Johnson website.
Because John Kline was a client of Joe Weber's.
"Since 1996, Joe Weber, as President of Weber Company, and Greg Johnson have provided public affairs consulting services to the following prestigious clients, among others:"
I know how much you hate anonymous bloggers Eva, so I am sure you will be upset at Dump Kline.
Michael: I don't "hate anonymous bloggers". If the Dump John Kline bloggers are found to work for, or contract with Colleen Rowley, that's a problem - and should be exposed. If it's grass roots citizens annoyed with Kline, that's a different story. If those Kline bloggers are found to be contracting with, or working for the DFL, same story. It's up to the campaigns - both republican and democratic - to have policies about anonoblogging on the campaign's behalf.
My position has never been - oppose all anonoblogs. I happen to think anonoblogs have less credibility. I do think that your blog - plus working for the Republican Party of Minnesota was a conflict of interest.
I didn't like what you were doing, Michael, because you were going after volunteers (and you know as well as I know that volunteers from both parties do things like create fundraising invitations from work computers). It's wrong to do, but is an issue between the employer and employee. In fact, Jerry Plagge was sending tips to a strib reporter - and urging him to follow up on one of your many "breaking news" items on this or that DFLer who was using a work computer to create a word document. The funny thing about that - was Plagge was sending this from a work computer - and he ended up in that Star Tribune article about this - along with the point that Michele Bachmann's staff was campaigning using state equipment. That came from the Dump Bachmann blog.
The second Dump Kline blog is not anonymous - and the blogger says that he "occassionally" volunteers for the Rowley campaign. That's full disclosure.
This is same level of blogging that we have come to expect from you.
I did see what that said, hell I posted it to your blog, however, you try to connect similar dots all the time.
Like I've said in the past. If you throw enough mud, some of it might hit its target and stick.
Facts? Hee hee... When were facts really important in the political realm. Distortions and lies is what I usually see coming from all sides.
Since when did "using work computers" become an issue?
What I saw pointed out here, time after time, was people using government computers, on my damn dime, to push their own candidates.
Actually, no... He did focus mainly on those people using UofM computers (could have been a student in lab) but he did point out others like Fagre & Benson.
Look for yourself:
http://www.minnesotademocratsexposed.com/2005/08/mde-exclusive-does-anyone-in-dfl-own.html#comments
I just don't like being held to a higher standard. Besides, I am only commenting, not blogging.
I can say MDE can be right on the money, but he can also be way off the mark.
In any case, using a work computer is not an issue. I am sure that most who have one a work stray from work once in a while, unless the IT department has things locked down.
Brodkorb seemed to have missed when Michele Bachmann's campaign manager used government computers to promote her candidacy - that's much worse in my book than a volunteer doing this (though both are wrong).
When you are talking about University of MN computers, there are computer labs - and so if this is students doing this at computer labs, is that not ok? If not ok, how is the University supposed to enforce this?
My point is, this isn't a partisan activity - both democrats and republicans do this - and the outrage over this is selective.
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