Comments on: ROWLEY BLAMES LOSS ON HER LOOKS, VOWS NEVER TO RUN FOR OFFICE AGAIN

By: Frank

Frank — Sun, 10 Dec 2006 10:12:45 +0000

WTF???

Rowley got another letter published in the strib today ripping Kline?

Give it up, woman…please…

By: Zeebus

Zeebus — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 12:47:22 +0000

I agree with Rowley a little bit here…she probably could have bathed and brushed her hair a few times, and worn some clothing that didn’t look like she just pulled from the dirty clothes pile.

At least the Alice-the-Goon-Klobuchar wore clean duds.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 04:04:28 +0000

while i wouldn’t mind him waiting until 2012 or later, the other alternatives on either side so far… i dunno…

By: MrMustang

MrMustang — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 01:21:37 +0000

Jeff,

W did just that. He was Gov. of Texas for 5 years. That is certainly more than being a Senator for 2-4. A Governor runs a state and Texas is the country’s 2nd biggest. Obama is a Senator — 1 of 100. Whether you like W or not, he had already run a state and served as an executive.

I am not suggesting he might not be a good future candidate, just that he is way to green to turn the country over to with terrorism and nuclear Iran on the way. Yes, i said i, nuclear Iran. It’s too bad neither party will do anything about it either. We have 2 choices. One, let them have nukes – which unofrtunately is the plan for both Democrats and Republcians right now. Then we’ll let them give the nukes to terrorists to blow up on US soil. Nice plan. The GOP is as much to blame as the Dems on this.

Plan B is to invade and stop them. I know it is not a sexy option and is a difficult choice, but those are the 2 options. If you think Obama has the balls to do what is necessary you are sadly mistaken. But, I am sure, you would be against that anyway. You plan might include just giving them nuclear weapons so they like us.

By: Othelmo

Othelmo — Sun, 03 Dec 2006 22:01:54 +0000

‘I’m never going to run for a political office again.’

Actually, I wonder why Ugly Duckling Rowley ran for political office to begin with. Principled people are not deterred by setbacks or initial defeat. Did Rowley expect a cake walk of some kind? Having her picture on the cover of Time magazine seems to have gone up to her head. She expected to win based on name recognition, rather than hard work and sane positions on the issues.

By: TitanTrader

TitanTrader — Sun, 03 Dec 2006 21:29:04 +0000

Rowley, Wetterling, Wilde even Aklo. You’re all missing the point they have no bench. It’s pathetic yet Aklo won meaning MN is really pathetic.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Sat, 02 Dec 2006 23:30:27 +0000

MrMustang… refresh my memory, what did Dubya do before he was elected to be “sufficient” enough to be President? losing his Congress run? his “great” business ventures? his 5 years as the governor of Texas, in which they saw pollution rise to the highest levels in the US, due to his environmental laws that benefited power & oil companies? that bankrupted the Texas Treasury?

if that’s the kind of “experience” Obama needs, i think i’m ok with him not being “sufficient” enough…

By: MrMustang

MrMustang — Sat, 02 Dec 2006 22:38:11 +0000

Now let’s address Coleen Rowley. She lost for two main reasons. One Kline is a good Congressman who fits the district and two, Rolwey is a phony.

By: MrMustang

MrMustang — Sat, 02 Dec 2006 22:37:05 +0000

Hey Brian Hanna,

Thank you. Finally a Dem – Liberal who is realistic about the makeup of the 2nd Distirct. I agree it is a good GOP District.

Maybe you can also educate the biased media like the Strib, MPR, and Almanac who have been calling it a “swing district” for the 3 election cycles since its creation after the last redistricting.

As for looks, I believe ugliness won’t necessarily kill a campaign (and Klobuchar is a great example of this) but good looks also can help a person get over the hump. How else can you explain the media’s mutaul orgasm for Obama, who while i think is an up and comer, certainly has not done anything remotely sufficient yet to be getting the presidential accolades he is.

By: Mike Grimes

Mike Grimes — Sat, 02 Dec 2006 16:08:55 +0000

Wait so no Republican women are ugly? We can only come up with examples of Democrats?

By: kyle

kyle — Sat, 02 Dec 2006 14:07:34 +0000

While John F. Kennedy did prove that one could win with looks over substance, that was not Rowley’s problem. Colleen, like John Kerry, ran as something she was not… a hero. And behind that facade, voters saw a shallow, simple candidate that didn’t really share their values much less demonstrate competence to represent them.

By: Brian Hanna

Brian Hanna — Sat, 02 Dec 2006 07:22:21 +0000

No, she lost mostly because of the highly Republican makeup of that district.

I’m sorry to hear she won’t be running again. We need more good law-and-order Democrats running.

By: dare2sayit.com

dare2sayit.com — Sat, 02 Dec 2006 04:06:59 +0000

You forgot Hillary Rodham Clinton. She must have had some surgery over the years and gotten a little better, but still it proves Rowley’s statement is rediculous. She lost because she’s a liberal lunatic.

By: john

john — Sat, 02 Dec 2006 02:48:28 +0000

Betty Mccollum, Becky Lourey, Patty Murray from the state of Washington, maxine Waters, the new Speaker of the Minnesota house , Phyllis Kahn for crying out loud, the Dem. party is loaded with hard to look at women….no she lost because she is a radical lefty.

By: Kline

Kline — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 23:57:44 +0000

while Klobu is no MiBach, Rowley is pretty f’ugly. i’d switch teams to Kline before i’d touch that.

By: Master of None

Master of None — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 23:02:18 +0000

â€˜For politics, you do have to have a certain amount of prom queen appeal.â€™

Solid proof that this statement is 100% wrong….Amy Klobuchar

By: Victoria

Victoria — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 23:01:46 +0000

I can’t believe she said that. Has she not heard that politics is an ugly man’s hollywood…and it is so true. AKlo, Mark Kennedy, Ellison, Pogamiller, Kelliher, Ramstad are all not the most attractive bunch.

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 22:19:15 +0000

‘For politics, you do have to have a certain amount of prom queen appeal.’

Then how does Nancy Pelosi keep getting elected?

By: Mr. Bacharach

Mr. Bacharach — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 21:59:49 +0000

“I’m never going to run for a political office again”

Thank goodness. It’s the first smart thing she’s said all year.