Archive for September, 2006
« Previous EntriesELLISON: FARRAKHAN IS A ROLE MODEL FOR BLACK YOUTH; HOWEVER, HE IS NOT AN ANTI-SEMITE
Saturday, September 30th, 2006Ellison wrote this on November 6, 1995: "Minister Farrakhan is a role model for Black youth; however, he is not an anti-Semite. He is a sincere, tireless and uncompromising advocate of the Black community and other oppressed people and around the world. Despite some of the most relentless negative propaganda anyone has ever faced, most [...]
POWER LINE: “KEITH ELLISON FOR DUMMIES”
Saturday, September 30th, 2006This article from Insight News was posted by Scott Johnson on Power Line. I encourage the dedicated readers of Minnesota Democrats Exposed to read Johnson's latest post on Ellison. The liberal blogosphere will have a very diffilcult time writing Ellison "was never a member of the Nation of Islam, and has never had anything to do with [...]
MDE ON THE RADIO: SHOWTIME!
Saturday, September 30th, 2006I'll be on the radio for a two-hour radio program from 3-5 p.m. with King Banaian of SCSU Scholars on AM 1280 The Patriot. Jess McIntosh, communications director of the Minnesota DFL and Mark Drake, communications director of the Minnesota GOP will be guests during the first hour. I encourage you to all to listen. Broadcasts [...]
HELL HAS FROZEN OVER: STAR TRIBUNE’S BLOG HOUSE ADMITS I’M A “NICE GUY”
Saturday, September 30th, 2006"Brodkorb is a nice guy." Source: Star Tribune, September 30, 2006
MDE EXCLUSIVE: PICTURE OF ELLISON DISTRIBUTING NATION OF ISLAM NEWSPAPER IN 1998 #2
Friday, September 29th, 2006I love when liberal bloggers have to admit when I am correct: "Was Keith carrying Final Call? Yep." Source: MN Publius If Ellison "was never a member of the Nation of Islam, and has never had anything to do with Louis Farrakhan" why is he walking around with Final Call, the newspaper of the Nation of Islam?
MDE EXCLUSIVE: PICTURE OF ELLISON DISTRIBUTING NATION OF ISLAM NEWSPAPER IN 1998
Friday, September 29th, 2006This was just published on MN Publius: "Keith was never a member of the Nation of Islam, and has never had anything to do with Louis Farrakhan. He wrote about Farrakhan in law school, and now has repeatedly said he no longer holds the beliefs expressed in that writing – it was many years ago." Source: [...]
ATTENTION DEDICATED READERS OF MINNESOTA DEMOCRATS EXPOSED
Friday, September 29th, 2006This weekend please be on the lookout for the strange "MIKE HATCH FOR MINNESOTA" lawn signs which have been sprouting up around the state without a disclaimer. These lawn signs are different than the standard "HATCH FOR GOVERNOR" lawn signs. If you see a "MIKE HATCH FOR MINNESOTA" lawn sign WITH A DISCLAIMER please send [...]
DFL PARTY CHAIRMAN: U.S. SENATE RACE “IS TIGHTENING UP”
Friday, September 29th, 2006Star Tribune reporter: Are you aware that the Kennedy campaign is pushing some recent polls that show the senate race apparently narrowing 8 or 9 points? Brian Melendez: I'm not aware that he’s pushing that but I think that's actually probably accurate. I think the race is tightening up. I didn’t know that he [...]
DFL CALLS REPUBLICANS “EVIL”
Friday, September 29th, 2006"There will be lots of Republicans here. Many of them will be wealthy. And so our job as good, honest, progressive Minnesotans should be to empty their pockets before they can use their profound wealth to do evil." Source: DFLers
A FRIDAY OBSERVATION ON THE U.S. SENATE RACE
Friday, September 29th, 2006Three polls show the margin between Kennedy and Klobuchar to be single digits. Now Klobuchar's lastest ad attacks Kennedy. This race is close. Very close. ### This is a reminder that I am a part-time consultant to Mark Kennedy’s U.S. Senate campaign. Minnesota Democrats Exposed is not created, endorsed, sponsored, or authorized by any political party, [...]
DFL SECRETARY OF STATE CANDIDATE ENDORSES GOP INCUMBENT MARY KIFFMEYER
Friday, September 29th, 2006This press release was sent out on Tuesday. Almost 76,000 DFLers voted for Franson in the DFL primary on September 12, 2006. ## MINNEAPOLIS–Dick Franson, who received nearly 30 percent of the votes in the DFL primary for secretary of state, today announced his endorsement of incumbent Secretary of State Mary Kiffmeyer, a Republican. "I like Mary Kiffmeyer and what [...]
WHY THIS LOYAL JEWISH DFLER CAN’T SUPPORT KEITH ELLISON
Friday, September 29th, 2006State Rep. Keith Ellison, candidate for Congress in Minnesota's Fifth Congressional District, has a history. Some argue that attacks on Ellison's history are mean-spirited, racist or right-wing trash. And yet, I believe that one's life choices speak to character and, perhaps, predict future choices. My own history demonstrates why these words are difficult to write [...]
DESPITE REPEATED DISTORTIONS BY STAR TRIBUNE, PAPER REFUSES TO PRINT FINE FOR CONGRESS REBUTTAL
Friday, September 29th, 2006Minneapolis, Wednesday, September 27, 2006 – After an onslaught of repeated demonstrable distortions by the Star Tribune regarding legitimate questions of Keith Ellison’s associations with groups that preach hate and division, the Fine for Congress Campaign submitted a rebuttal Op/Ed to the paper to correct the record. The paper is refusing to let the Fine [...]
HATCH’S STORY ON MYSTERIOUS CONTRIBUTIONS TO LAC QUI PARLE DFL BEGINS TO UNRAVEL
Friday, September 29th, 2006"Hatch, in an interview Thursday, said he may have urged at least one of the donors — Theodore Deikel, a prominent Twin Cities businessman and a longtime Hatch supporter — to donate to the Lac Qui Parle committee. 'I'm almost positive I didn't call the others,' he said. Previously, Hatch told the Pioneer Press he [...]
NEW POLL INFORMATION ON U.S. SENATE RACE: 51 KLOBUCHAR 43 KENNEDY
Friday, September 29th, 200651% Klobuchar (DFL) 43% Kennedy (R) 3% Undecided Click here to view the results from Survey USA. ### This is a reminder that I am a part-time consultant to Mark Kennedy’s U.S. Senate campaign. Minnesota Democrats Exposed is not created, endorsed, sponsored, or authorized by any political party, candidate, or candidate’s committee. It’s all me and [...]
PIONEER PRESS: STATE GOP QUESTIONS LARGE DFL DONATIONS
Friday, September 29th, 2006"The Minnesota Republican Party on Thursday asked the state Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board to investigate a mysterious cluster of large donations in 2003 to a county Democratic Party committee in western Minnesota. In a news conference conducted by conference call, state Republican Chairman Ron Carey said he suspected — but could not prove [...]
STAR TRIBUNE: GOP ASKS PROBE OF CONTRIBUTIONS TO COUNTY DFL UNIT
Friday, September 29th, 2006"The Minnesota Republican Party asked the state campaign ethics board Thursday to investigate whether a DFL Party unit violated the law by accepting contributions that might have benefited Attorney General Mike Hatch. Party chairman Ron Carey questioned why Twin Cities residents gave large donations to the Lac Qui Parle County DFL in western Minnesota in [...]
MN GOP CALLS ON HATCH TO COME CLEAN ON LAC QUI PARLE DONATIONS, FILES CAMPAIGN FINANCE COMPLAINT #3
Thursday, September 28th, 2006Nope, nothing looks suspicious here. Click here to view the complaint filed by the Republican Party of Minnesota.
MN GOP CALLS ON HATCH TO COME CLEAN ON LAC QUI PARLE DONATIONS, FILES CAMPAIGN FINANCE COMPLAINT #2
Thursday, September 28th, 2006## Yep – these signs look funny. It looks like somebody cut the disclaimer off the sign. ## "'Recently, we've found Mike Hatch for Governor signs that have clearly had the disclaimer chopped off. These signs are unique and different than the standard Hatch signs that bear a disclaimer with Hatch Volunteer Committee’s information. We've attached photos [...]
MN GOP CALLS ON HATCH TO COME CLEAN ON LAC QUI PARLE DONATIONS, FILES CAMPAIGN FINANCE COMPLAINT
Thursday, September 28th, 2006Republican Party of Minnesota Chairman Ron Carey today issued the following statement regarding yesterday's report in the Marshall Independent which raised serious questions about Mike Hatch, major DFL contributors and the Lac Qui Parle County DFL. "Yesterday's stunning report in the Marshall Independent raises serious questions about a series of extraordinary contributions which were made [...]
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