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MDE ON THE RADIO: SHOWTIME!
By Michael Brodkorb | February 10, 2007
I'll be on the radio for a two-hour program from 3-5 p.m. with King Banaian of SCSU Scholars on AM 1280 The Patriot.
Congressman Patrick McHenry of North Carolina will be a guest at 3:30 p.m.. Congressman McHenry exposed the fishiness of the minimum wage proposal co-sponsored by Congressman Tim Walz.
Before you listen to King and me, make sure you listen to the first four hours of the Northern Alliance Radio Network. From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. you can hear Power Line's John Hinderaker and Chad and Brian from Fraters Libertas. Mitch Berg and Captain Ed are on the air from 1-3 pm.
I encourage you to all to listen. Broadcasts can be heard on AM 1280 The Patriot, which has an Internet stream for those outside the Twin Cities. Brave Democrats can join the conversation at 651-289-4488.
Finally, our producer Matt Reynolds and his wife, are adopting this beautiful child from Guatemala and want to raise some money. There will be a fundraiser later today here - I hope you'll consider attending and donating. Click here to RSVP.
UPDATE: Representative Brad Finstad will be a guest at 4:00 P.M. to talk about the "silly" bills taking up time at the Minnesota Legislature.
UPDATE #2: Jeff Sypeck, the author of "Becoming Charlemagne", was a guest at 4:30 p.m..
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February 10th, 2007 at 6:43 PM
Finstad introduced one of the silliest bills last session – the Stadium boondoggle bill – that has now unravelled seriously in Hennepin County.
Brad Finstad is a a hypocrite and a deadbeat – he wants to charge the Hennepin County credit card for something he wants – the Twins stadium.
February 10th, 2007 at 7:51 PM
There has been intense, extensive and bi-partisan debate on stadium bills for years Eva. Good hearted legislators from both sides of the isle have come to a variety of different conclusions on different stadium proposals for years.
I happen to agree that this particular deal should have required a vote of the residents, but the level of debate alone is a strong indication that you can hardly call that bill “silly.” It was a serious proposal that we can and do come to different conclusions on.
On the other hand, there are bills like those that Finstad and others have highlighted.
Last summer I slipped on my uncle’s lake patio and hurt my back. It wasn’t because the patio was dysfunctional, it was because I had shitty flip flops on, it was raining, and I was half in the bag.
Legislation could have been introduced to mandate bubble wrap on all lake patios and decks by commie twerps like Welti.
Or, dumb asses like me could be more careful.
None of us need the state of Minnesota to tell us that the beer we drink on the beach needs to be in a particular type of container. And the idea that grocery carts would be required to have seat belts is incredibly stupid.
Here is a law to think about:
If Jaros passes his bill into law mandating seatbelts on shopping carts, the cost of it must be born by him, personally.
Don’t diminish the profound silliness of these bills Eva by bringing up a serious bill that you don’t like.
February 10th, 2007 at 11:16 PM
Personally, I think the grocery cart seat belts is a good idea.
It helps keep kids from getting brain injuries.
It gives responsible parents another tool to use to keep their kids safe.
It gives irresponsible parents a very high hurdle to overcome in court when trying to sue grocery stores.
It costs the grocery stores a few hundred dollars to retrofit their carts, which they probably save on liability insurance. If not, they recoup the cost in one week by charging 10c more on Coke.
Some company gets the business to make the seat belts, which might be Minnesota or American made, giving people jobs.
Where, exactly, is the down side?
February 10th, 2007 at 11:18 PM
Now if the bill mandated aisle monitors to force parents to actually use the belts, with fines and jail time associated, now that would be going too far!
February 11th, 2007 at 1:12 AM
Finstad likes to raise taxes, and he’s a Republican, he’s the worst of the worst and he has the gall to talk about dumb legislation? He’s the author of the dumbest legislation in a long time. It’s bad enough he mandated the Twins stadium be put on land that doesn’t have room for a baseball stadium, or say maybe a river in the background that would justify such a patheticly inadaquat site, but he didn’t even make sure the land was aquired beforehand. Thats like crafting legislation requiring the Twins to keep Joe Mauer for the next 10 years and then assuming he would simply sign for market value.
February 11th, 2007 at 11:57 AM
The point is Brad Finstad was single minded in making sure that Hennepin County – and Hennepin County alone – bore the cost of the stadium – which was something he wanted for his constituents. If this stadium was truly a statewide asset, the entire state should be paying for it, rather than sticking it to Hennepin County.
Finstad and the Hennepin County Commissioners supporting this Keystone Kop circus deserve derision – as does the Strib for constantly promoting this boondoggle.
Finstad is not a legitimate spokesman for silly bills. He’s been the author of a fair number himself – and not just the Twins Stadium.
February 11th, 2007 at 4:02 PM
Responsible parents don’t need the state to legislate seat belts in grocery carts to keep their kids safe at the grocery store. They do it regardless of state law.
Irresponsible parents can’t be made responsible by state law, no amount of legislation can make irresponsible parents responsible. Grocery carts already have signs saying to keep your kid seated while in the cart. No responsible lawyer should take a lawsuit for a kid falling out of the cart when they weren’t seated.