Archive for October, 2006
« Previous EntriesKERRY SWIFTBOATS ALL U.S. MILITARY, VETERANS #2
Tuesday, October 31st, 2006Kennedy vs. The Machine had the details on a welcoming party for Senator Kerry at the St. Paul Hotel.
WALZ REAFFIRMS SUPPORT FOR PARTIAL BIRTH ABORTION
Tuesday, October 31st, 2006"Walz clashes with his rival on these issues: for example, he opposes a ban on partial-birth abortion 'because we know when you start to criminalize it, that has nothing to do with reduction of abortions.'" Source: MSNBC
LATEST DCCC AD AGAINST BACHMANN EARNS A “D” FROM KSTP FACT CHECK #2
Tuesday, October 31st, 2006Click here to view the story from KSTP.
LAST MINUTE HALLOWEEN COSTUME COMPLIMENTS OF THE MN GOP
Tuesday, October 31st, 2006Click here for a Mike Hatch Halloween mask from the Republican Party of Minnesota.
LATEST DCCC AD AGAINST BACHMANN EARNS A “D” FROM KSTP FACT CHECK
Tuesday, October 31st, 2006I provide a link to the story once it is posted on KSTP's website. Just few days ago, City Pages wrote "[t]he ways in which Wetterling and her supporters have campaigned over the past six weeks stink to high heaven.
PAWLENTY CAMPAIGN: HATCH’S HALLOWEEN: ALL TRICK, NO TREAT
Tuesday, October 31st, 2006(St. Paul) – Mike Hatch’s willingness to sign a gas tax increase and his support for additional new government spending has boosted the tax burden he’d put on Minnesota families from $2,912 as calculated in September to $4,056 per family now. The Pawlenty campaign today released figures that show Hatch’s tax and spend plans would [...]
NRCC: DOES TIM WALZ AGREE WITH KERRY?
Tuesday, October 31st, 2006WASHINGTON – Exactly one week away from Election Day, and Democrat candidate Tim Walz is faced with numerous questions about his positions on the issues, who he supports for leadership positions and other issues of concern to voters. One question Walz must answer is does he agree with the recent slamming of our nation’s troops [...]
KERRY SWIFTBOATS ALL U.S. MILITARY, VETERANS
Tuesday, October 31st, 2006U.S. Senator John McCain and U.S. Senator John Kerry will both be in Mankato tomorrow. The fallout from Kerry's comments will start in Minnesota tomorrow morning. Every DFL candidate that campaigns with Kerry will be tied to his outrageous comments.
KERRY’S OUTRAGEOUS COMMENTS DRAWS CONDEMNATION
Tuesday, October 31st, 2006Congressman Mark Kennedy: "I am appalled by John Kerry's latest slur against our brave men and women in the military. His comments are grotesque." U.S. Senator John McCain: "Senator Kerry owes an apology to the many thousands of Americans serving in Iraq, who answered their country's call because they are patriots and not because of [...]
MN GOP: LIEUTENANT COLONEL (RETIRED) JOE REPYA STATEMENT ON TOMORROW’S VISIT TO MINNESOTA BY JOHN KERRY
Tuesday, October 31st, 2006St. Paul – Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Joe Repya today issued the following statement regarding John Kerry’s visit to Minnesota tomorrow on behalf of Tim Walz and the DFL Party. “The men and women serving in the uniform of our nation are not fodder for politicians to joke about. By insulting veterans and active members of [...]
NEW AD ATTACKS HATCH’S PROBLEMS
Tuesday, October 31st, 2006I pulled this video off my TiVO.
QUESTIONS ABOUT WALZ AWARD FROM NEBRASKA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE #3
Tuesday, October 31st, 2006According to Tim Walz’s website: “In 1993, [Tim] Walz was named the Outstanding Young Nebraskan by the Nebraska Chamber of Commerce for his service in the education, military, and small business communities.” Source: Tim Walz for Congress website But a representative of the Nebraska Chamber of Commerce informed me yesterday afternoon that they have no record [...]
PIONEER PRESS: ELLISON’S OLD BAGGAGE “CONTINUES TO WEIGH DOWN HIS CAMPAIGN”
Tuesday, October 31st, 2006"Democrat Keith Ellison is the favorite in a congressional race his party has won for four decades straight, but old baggage — including ties to the incendiary Nation of Islam — continues to weigh down his campaign. With Election Day a week away, Independence Party candidate Tammy Lee and Republican Alan Fine are chipping away [...]
QUESTIONS ABOUT WALZ AWARD FROM NEBRASKA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE #2
Tuesday, October 31st, 2006It is the Walz campaign that claimed Tim Walz was named “the Outstanding Young Nebraskan by the Nebraska Chamber of Commerce for his service in the education, military, and small business communities.” The Nebraska Chamber of Commerce said they have never given out this award. I’ll be contacting Walz’s campaign for comment, but I doubt [...]
MN GOP: WETTERLING’S LATEST ATTACK AD RECYCLES PREVIOUSLY DISCREDITED CHARGES
Tuesday, October 31st, 2006"Patty Wetterling's desperate new attack ad on crime recycles the same misleading charges the DCCC was earlier repudiated for running. Team Wetterling's campaign has been reckless, over the top, and incredibly deceptive. With the City Pages now even rebuking her, Wetterling should be ashamed of the nasty campaign she is running." - Mark Drake, Republican Party [...]
DULUTH NEWS TRIBUNE ENDORSES KIFFMEYER
Tuesday, October 31st, 2006Our View: Keep Kiffmeyer as Secretary of State With the embers of the Florida electoral debacle of 2000 still smoldering in 2004, all eyes focused on the nation’s neighborhood polling places. Few voters had the strength to endure another Katharine Harris-style election, and Republican secretaries of state across the country were particularly under the microscope. [...]
KENNEDY CAMPAIGN RELEASES NEW AD
Tuesday, October 31st, 2006### 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 always will be and I am very proud of Minnesota Democrats Exposed.
HATCH FUNDRAISING DISMAL
Monday, October 30th, 2006"Pawlenty's spending through Oct. 23 topped $3.2 million, with about two-thirds going to ads. He reported having $378,000 for the final two weeks, but he continues to hold fundraisers.Hatch is keeping up his fundraising as well, after spending $2.3 million since January. He had $106,000 for the stretch run. The campaign account of Independence Party [...]
HATCH MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL FLYER COMPLIMENTS OF THE MN GOP
Monday, October 30th, 2006## This flyer was passed out at tonight's Viking's game. ##
BREAKING NEWS: QUESTIONS ABOUT WALZ AWARD FROM NEBRASKA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Monday, October 30th, 2006According to Tim Walz's website: "In 1993, [Tim] Walz was named the Outstanding Young Nebraskan by the Nebraska Chamber of Commerce for his service in the education, military, and small business communities." Source: Tim Walz for Congress website But a representative of the Nebraska Chamber of Commerce informed me late this afternoon that they have [...]
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