OTTO CHOOSES TO ATTACK ANDERSON, RATHER THAN REPORTING ERROR
Former DFL State Representative and State Auditor candidate Rebecca Otto sent out a ridiculous press release attacking current State Auditor Pat Anderson for not noticing a $11,875,193.00 error on a report available on the Department of Education's website.
In the release, Otto claims she "was going over education revenue when I noticed the error." Right, Becky.
Otto's attempts to connect Anderson to this error is downright silly and potentially dishonest.
The public document Otto found on the website is NOT the information sent to the Legislative Auditor or State Auditor. In fact, the MN Dept of Education is well known for its accuracy when the budget forecasts are released in November and December.
Otto even questioned the size of the mistake in her own press release by saying "I don't think people need to be alarmed."
Rather than informing the Department of Education about this error, Otto sent out a press release attacking Anderson. Only through Otto's attacks, did the Department of Education become aware of the mistake.
It certainly benefited Otto's cause to attack Anderson and the Department of Education, rather than reporting the problem directly.
Otto was so busy planning her attack on Anderson, she didn't stop to think if Anderson's office was even provided with the numbers.
In the release, Otto claims she "was going over education revenue when I noticed the error." Right, Becky.
Otto's attempts to connect Anderson to this error is downright silly and potentially dishonest.
The public document Otto found on the website is NOT the information sent to the Legislative Auditor or State Auditor. In fact, the MN Dept of Education is well known for its accuracy when the budget forecasts are released in November and December.
Otto even questioned the size of the mistake in her own press release by saying "I don't think people need to be alarmed."
Rather than informing the Department of Education about this error, Otto sent out a press release attacking Anderson. Only through Otto's attacks, did the Department of Education become aware of the mistake.
It certainly benefited Otto's cause to attack Anderson and the Department of Education, rather than reporting the problem directly.
Otto was so busy planning her attack on Anderson, she didn't stop to think if Anderson's office was even provided with the numbers.
2 Comments:
Great post
Rebecca Otta should do some research on exactly what the State Auditor does....
My first job out of college was as a staff auditor, when Arne Carlson held the post.
At the time, we audited county governments, the three largest city governments, and various pension funds. Several years have passed, but I don't believe that fact-checking information put out by other departments was in the scope of the auditor's job....
Otto grandstands in the media in the best tradition of Michele Bachmann.
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