Archive for February, 2007
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Wednesday, February 28th, 2007As you can tell from the picture below, I'm not in Minnesota, but that doesn't mean I'm not walking on the beach looking for a scoop or good story. For example, I was walking to get some dinner and who do I see frolicking on the beach? A women who looks exactly, and I mean exactly, like [...]
LET FREEDOM RING BLOG: THE INDICTMENT AGAINST TONY SERTICH
Wednesday, February 28th, 2007Click here for a must read post from Gary at Let Freedom Ring.
BLOGGING BY THE BEACH
Wednesday, February 28th, 2007## What's the weather like in Minnesota? (j/k) This is the view from my hotel. No need to ask – I will be blogging while I'm out of the country. ##
MDE FROM THE ARCHIVES: FRANKEN SWEARS ON RADIO SHOW
Wednesday, February 28th, 2007"Al Franken must have gotten caught up in the heat of his talk with Jerry Williams yesterday on WRKO-AM because the comedian-turned-author let slip a very verboten word – if you must know, he uttered the S-word. But he quickly caught himself, apologized and then went on prattling about his new book, 'Rush Limbaugh Is [...]
LTE: FRANKEN DEFENDER PREPOSTEROUSLY CLAIMS FRANKEN NEVER “NASTY OR MEAN”
Wednesday, February 28th, 2007One of my pet peeves is when people criticize a movie or book without having seen it. Along these lines are the letters criticizing Al Franken. I'm willing to bet that none of the writers has seen his movie "God Spoke." In it, he doesn't criticize conservative ideals or beliefs, but rather the message bearers [...]
MDE AND “FREEDOM TO POOP” IN THE NEWS
Wednesday, February 28th, 2007"The measure would require retail stores to let medically needy people use their restrooms, even if the restrooms aren't intended for the public. It would waive civil liability for the stores, and employees who refuse to let such folks use their facilities could be charged with petty misdemeanors and up to a $100 fine. Mike [...]
HOUSE REPUBLICANS LEAD FIGHT FOR OPEN GOVERNMENT, FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY, AND PUBLIC INTEGRITY
Tuesday, February 27th, 2007I was sent this press release last evening. It is about yesterday's "seven-hour Floor battle" in the Minnesota House of Representatives. ### MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2007 - In a seven-hour Floor battle, House Republicans forced the DFL majority to take positions on a variety of amendments relating to open government, fiscal responsibility, and public integrity. The debate was [...]
MDE FROM ARCHIVES: TUCKER CARLSON SAID FRANKEN “TREATS HIS STAFF BADLY”
Tuesday, February 27th, 2007"Q: What did you think of Fox News Channel's suing Al Franken because of the title of his book? A [Tucker Carlson]: They abetted his book sales. My problem with Al Franken is not even political. I'm friends with people who know him. It's that he treats his staff so badly. We had him on [...]
DULUTH NEWS TRIBUNE: DFL LEGISLATOR ADMITS “HE WASN’T SERIOUS WHEN HE INTRODUCED BILL”
Tuesday, February 27th, 2007"Minnesota Rep. Tom Rukavina said he wasn’t serious when he introduced a bill aimed at helping a childhood friend who owns property on a lake north of Cotton.But a neighboring land owner and the chair of the St. Louis County Board of Adjustment said Rukavina never should have introduced the measure.The bill introduced by Rukavina [...]
MDE FROM THE ARCHIVES: FRANKEN DESCRIBES OWN BOOK AS “GRATUITOUSLY MEAN”
Tuesday, February 27th, 2007"Let's be perfectly Franken. No one, particularly the author, foresaw the runaway success of Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Fat Idiot and Other Observations. 'It's certainly more than I expected, and probably even more than I hoped for,' humorist Al Franken says. 'We had done no advertising at all, and just the smallest amount of [...]
“NONPARTISAN” SECRETARY OF STATE RITCHIE LAUNCHES PARTISAN ATTACK ON MDE DURING AIR AMERICA INTERVIEW #2
Tuesday, February 27th, 2007I again want to correct one item from Secretary of State Ritchie's attack on me during an interview last evening on Air America: I am not currently an employee of the Republican Party of Minnesota, nor have I been since July 2005. I was a part-time consultant to the Republican Party of Minnesota from October 30, [...]
“NONPARTISAN” SECRETARY OF STATE RITCHIE LAUNCHES PARTISAN ATTACK ON MDE DURING AIR AMERICA INTERVIEW
Monday, February 26th, 2007During an interview tonight on Air American, Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie launched a partisan attack on me, live on air.  When asked about a story that appeared in the Star Tribune on Sunday, Ritchie said [partial transcript]: “…some employee of the Republican Party, Michael Brodkorb, in particular, um…you know are constantly, almost on a daily basis, [...]
COMING SOON: “NONPARTISAN” SECRETARY OF STATE RITCHIE LAUNCHES PARTISAN ATTACK ON MDE DURING AIR AMERICA INTERVIEW
Monday, February 26th, 2007Check back in the next hour for more information on this developing story.
MDE EXCLUSIVE: DFL STATE CENTRAL DELEGATE WARNS OTHER DEMOCRATS NOT TO COMMUNICATE WITH MDE; WARNING SENT IN E-MAIL TO DFL STATE CENTRAL DELEGATES
Monday, February 26th, 2007The email below was fowarded to me by a dedicated reader of Minnesota Democrats Exposed who is also a Democrat. The email was sent out by a DFL State Central Committee Delegate and it is meant to warn other Democrats not to communicate with me or be a guest on my radio show. Why are they so [...]
MDE FROM THE ARCHIVES: STUART SMALLEY ON AL FRANKEN’S ANGER
Monday, February 26th, 2007"But, as Stuart Smalley might say, Al is successful, and that's OK. Stuart, in fact, took the phone from Al at one point during the interview and offered this analysis of Al's harsh treatment of Rush. 'I think Al's being a little judgmental,' Stuart said. 'But you know, he's angry, and it's OK. It's better [...]
MDE FROM THE ARCHIVES: AL FRANKEN: MY HOME? NEW YORK CITY
Monday, February 26th, 2007"D: All right, I'm going to throw out a word, and you just throw out the first word or phrase that pops into your head. AF: Okay. D: First one, New York City. AF: My home." Source: Cornell Daily via University Wire, May 2, 2002 ### New York City? How interesting…
MDE FROM THE ARCHIVES: ANGRY AL FRANKEN BRAWLS WITH HECKLERS
Monday, February 26th, 2007"Could Al Franken's life take an unfunny turn? The liberal comedian may have crossed the line after brawling with hecklers during a Howard Dean rally in New Hampshire. Though accounts of the fracas vary, the beefy comedian essentially bearhugged, then brought down an agitated Lyndon LaRouche supporter who screamed Mr. Dean was 'a liar from [...]
POGEMILLER SCOLDED BY ST. CLOUD TIMES
Monday, February 26th, 2007"Since becoming Opinion Page editor about seven years ago, every legislative session I've followed has had at least one (but usually many more) 'gag me' moments. Thanks to the Senate and especially Majority Leader Larry Pogemiller, that streak remains alive. My first 'gag me' moment of the 2007 session came this week in following how [...]
COMMENTARY: FRANKEN ANNOUNCEMENT SPEECH WAS “LACKING” SPECIFICS ON IRAQ
Monday, February 26th, 2007"In this respect, the speech was lacking as it contained one non-policy reference to Iraq and zero references to Iran. I hope this isn't a sign of things to come. We're not in 2002 anymore." Source: MN Daily, February 26, 2007
ANGRY AL FRANKEN’S TEMPER SHOWN ON 60 MINUTES
Sunday, February 25th, 2007During a segment on 60 Minutes this evening about Bill O'Reilly, footage of a confrontation between O'Reilly and Al Franken was shown. Franken's clearly has a problem with anger.
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