Archive for July, 2006
« Previous EntriesMORE SLOPPY AND IRRESPONSIBLE BLOGGING FROM MN PUBLIUS #2
Monday, July 31st, 2006Since the bloggers behind MN Publius didn't cite the statue Senator Ortman was breaking ("Illegal Idea", "actually illegal", "blatant violation of the law"), I'm left to assume they meant 211B.13. 211B.13 Bribery, treating, and solicitation. Subdivision 1. Bribery, advancing money, and treating prohibited. A person who willfully, directly or indirectly, advances, pays, gives, promises, [...]
MORE SLOPPY AND IRRESPONSIBLE BLOGGING FROM MN PUBLIUS
Monday, July 31st, 2006MN Publius is really digging at the bottom of the barrel to find something to post. They're so desperate to attack Republicans, they've decided to attack Senator Julianne Ortman for trying to highlight a "Minnesota Hero of the Week". If the attack on Senator Ortman wasn't enough, MN Publius edited the thoughtful ad promoting a Minnesota Hero of the Week [...]
MDE FROM THE ARCHIVES: HATCH VIOLATES STATE LAW WITH TAXPAPER-FUNDED BROCHURE
Monday, July 31st, 2006This article is from Star Tribune published on February 10, 1984. Hatch has a history of using taxpaper rources for questionable purposes. I want to thank the dedicated reader of Minnesota Democrats Exposed who sent me this artcle.
MARK RITCHIE AND EARTH FIRST! 1-3 #2
Monday, July 31st, 2006This comment was just left on Minnesota Democrats Exposed: I would feel better if Mark Ritchie would just address these issues directly (not here, not through others, but in a personal statement or letter). In particular, if he is the non-partisan, impartial guy he claims to be in his zeal to oversee our elections, it would [...]
MN GOP: SELF-IDENTIFIED “PROSECUTOR” KLOBUCHAR “RARELY INVOLVES HERSELF IN A PARTICULAR PROSECUTION”
Monday, July 31st, 2006"Amy Klobuchar likes to talk about being a prosecutor but a review of the record has now revealed that she 'rarely involves herself in a particular prosecution.' Combined with her 'hostile work environment,' penchant to take credit for the work of others and dedication 'to her own self-promotion,' Klobuchar's real prosecutorial record underscores her growing [...]
MARK RITCHIE AND EARTH FIRST! 1-3
Monday, July 31st, 2006Please read the posts about Mark Ritchie and Earth First!. I'll have more posts later this morning.
MARK RITCHIE AND EARTH FIRST! #3
Sunday, July 30th, 2006More information that connects Mark Ritchie to the radical eco-terrorist group Earth First!. ## Mark Ritchie signed on to a letter to stop "environmental and human rights abuses in the Niger Delta" along with a representative of Earth First!
MARK RITCHIE AND EARTH FIRST! #2
Sunday, July 30th, 2006More information that connects Mark Ritchie to the radical eco-terrorist group Earth First!. “The OCA is also after Starbucks to pledge never to use genetically modified coffee or other GM ingredients in its products and to more heavily promote organic coffee. ‘One hundred percent organic’ is OCA’s goal. The OCA is affiliated with the Institute [...]
MARK RITCHIE AND EARTH FIRST!
Sunday, July 30th, 2006In the last few days, I’ve posted information about the DFL-endorsed candidate for Secretary of State Mark Ritchie. Ritchie’s candidacy is being promoted on the Communist Party USA website, Ritchie’s writings have been published by newspaper with “a special relationship with the Communist Party USA”, and he is considered a “thought leader” of the WTO [...]
MIKE HATCH HAS DOUBLE-STANDARD ABOUT PROTECTING THE PRIVACY OF FAMILY MEMBERS #2
Sunday, July 30th, 2006I would take Mike Hatch's concerns about the privacy of his daughters more seriously if he didn't have a section of his website called "Hatch Family".
WCCO: HATCH’S CONDUCT MAY BE CAUSED BY THE HEAT
Saturday, July 29th, 2006"Mike Hatch Is Hot The Attorney General and Democratic candidate for governor filed a complaint against Minneapolis Star Tribune reporters accusing them of asking 'sleazy' personal questions. Hatch suggested a conspiracy at the famously liberal newspaper to elect a Republican governor. It must be the heat. Usually the Dog Days of Summer are down times [...]
DRAKE: FRANKEN’S PAC SUPPORT FROM HOLLYWOOD SHOWS “HOW OUT OF TOUCH HE IS WITH MINNESOTANS”
Saturday, July 29th, 2006"So far, the Midwest Values PAC has donated about $80,000 to three national Democratic Party organizations. It's also made the maximum $10,000 donations to Minnesota Democratic congressional candidates Coleen Rowley, Tim Walz and Patty Wetterling, and to Minnesota U.S. Senate candidate Amy Klobuchar. But Franken said the contributions were not made with the hope of [...]
STAR TRIBUNE: HATCH’S USE OF RESOURCES CHALLENGED
Saturday, July 29th, 2006"Controversy over the boundaries between government work and political activity cropped up Friday in the Minnesota gubernatorial contest. Independence Party Chairman Jim Moore questioned [see below posts] whether Attorney General Mike Hatch should have used his office's official stationery in filing a complaint this week against the Star Tribune with the Minnesota News Council. Moore [...]
INDEPENDENCE PARTY QUESTIONS HATCH’S USE OF OFFICE #2
Friday, July 28th, 2006Click here to view a press release issued from Hatch's official office just yesterday. Please note all the references to "judi and I" and remember this was issued from a taxpayer-funded office.
INDEPENDENCE PARTY QUESTIONS HATCH’S USE OF OFFICE
Friday, July 28th, 2006Polinaut has the complete release.
BLOGGERS ON “ALMANAC” TONIGHT
Friday, July 28th, 2006"It's a Bloggers World How have blogs changed Minnesota's political world? We [hear] from two bloggers who talk about their craft. Michael Brodkorb and Chuck Olsen are our guests." Source: TPT's Almanac
MARK RITCHIE CONSIDERED “THOUGHT LEADER” OF WTO PROTEST IN SEATTLE
Friday, July 28th, 2006Click here to read Paul Hawken report on the protests of the WTO in Seattle. He lists DFL-endorsed candidate for Secretary of State Mark Ritchie as a “thought leader” of the protest. This is a from an article Ritchie wrote about the Seattle WTO protest: “Seattle will be remembered for a lot of things, including the [...]
MN GOP: INDEPENDENT LEADER TIM WALZ SUPPORTS GAY MARRIAGE
Friday, July 28th, 2006"With his support of gay marriage, the myth of the moderate Tim Walz is destroyed. Walz may talk a lot about being an 'independent leader' but the true hard-left nature of his candidacy is bound to kill his chances with the common sense residents of the First Congressional District." – Ron Carey, Chairman of the [...]
MN GOP: THEY SAID IT: DFL 5TH CD CANDIDATE EMBER REICHGOTT JUNGE ON THE DFL PARTY’S “STRIDENT” TONE
Friday, July 28th, 2006"After legal pressure from the state DFL Party, former state Sen. Ember Reichgott Junge said she will make requested changes to her website, e-mails and billboards by Monday. …Reichgott Junge, who was a DFL state senator for 18 years, said she was surprised at the 'strident' tone of the letter from the party. 'A simple [...]
DFL-ENDORSED CANDIDATE MARK RICHTIE’S WRITINGS PUBLISHED BY NEWSPAPER WITH “A SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP WITH THE COMMUNIST PARTY USA”
Friday, July 28th, 2006DFL-endorsed candidate Mark Ritchie’s writings have been published by newspaper with “a special relationship with the Communist Party USA”: Ritchie’s “A new beginning for the WTO after Cancun” was published by the People’s Weekly Word. “The People’s Weekly World / Nuestro Mundo is a national, grassroots weekly newspaper and the direct descendant of the Daily Worker. Published [...]
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