MN GOP UNVEILS NEW RADIO CAMPAIGN HIGHLIGHTING DFL OBSTRUCTIONISM, UNETHICAL BEHAVIOR
St. Paul- Republican Party of Minnesota Chairman Ron Carey today unveiled a new statewide radio ad campaign targeting DFL senators for blocking a vote on the marriage amendment and embracing Dean Johnson as their leader.
"With Becky Lourey having now likened those in support of a marriage amendment to Nazis, the DFL Senate grows more and more out of touch with mainstream Minnesotans every day. This new ad campaign shines a light on just how disconnected the DFL Senate has become from most Minnesotans," Republican Party of Minnesota Chairman Ron Carey said.
The new ad campaign highlights the DFL Senate's obstructionism and full embrace of Dean Johnson's unethical behavior.
"I don't think most Minnesotans think it is a 'radical' idea to support ethical and honest leadership. When well over 60 percent of the state supports a marriage amendment, smearing people as "extremists" who are like the Nazis is way over the line," Carey concluded.
The new radio ads will be running in senate districts from Austin to International Falls over the next week.
"With Becky Lourey having now likened those in support of a marriage amendment to Nazis, the DFL Senate grows more and more out of touch with mainstream Minnesotans every day. This new ad campaign shines a light on just how disconnected the DFL Senate has become from most Minnesotans," Republican Party of Minnesota Chairman Ron Carey said.
The new ad campaign highlights the DFL Senate's obstructionism and full embrace of Dean Johnson's unethical behavior.
"I don't think most Minnesotans think it is a 'radical' idea to support ethical and honest leadership. When well over 60 percent of the state supports a marriage amendment, smearing people as "extremists" who are like the Nazis is way over the line," Carey concluded.
The new radio ads will be running in senate districts from Austin to International Falls over the next week.
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Here's a short civics lesson.
The GOP is the minority party in the Minnesota Senate. The senators in the DFL majority, which grew by 2 seats in recent special elections, all have election certificates. They didn't just show up one day.
Senators from the minority party author a bill. A commitee chair from the majority party is agreeing to hear the bill.
Who is obstructing what?
Expecting that a bill follow the standard legislative process is not 'obstructionist'. You can disagree with the possible outcome, and be frustrated by the timing, but the argument is strained.
Here's a short civics lesson.
I missed the "hearing" part in the 2004 session. You can disagree on whether a bill should be heard or not, but you can't argue that the bill has been heard. It hasn't. That's obstuctionist in nature.
The Senate Judiciary committee did hear the amendment bill during the 2004 session, and it died.
Senator Betzold has said publicly that this year's version of the bill will get a hearing. Just because it isn't running on a Ron Carey-Chuck Darrell-Michele Bachmann timeline doesn't equate to obstructionism.
The bill will get a hearing, so give it a rest. It's not the only issue facing the legislature this year.
While the press was covering the Bachmann amendment, they don't cover all the oink... oink.... pork that most likely got included in the bonding bill.
I don't agree with the taxpayer's league on tax policy - but I do wish the press would scrutinize the bonding proposal more - there's good things in there - but there is also unnecessary pork. It's worth looking at campaign finance reports and lobbyist disclosure reports - and see if there are connections to the things snuck into this bill. (Where the stuff really gets snuck in is late in the session with the conference committee work).
Are we going to be funding our own bridges to nowhere to help the relection prospects of candidates in both parties?
Excellent civics lesson Mark - I hope that the Drama Queen paid attention.
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