Comments on: MDE EXCLUSIVE: WEB PAGE LISTS FORMER U.S. SENATOR AND POTENTIAL 6TH DISTRICT CANDIDATE DEAN BARKLEY’S TURN-ONS AS “EROTICA”, “SKINNY DIPPING”, AND “PUBLIC DISPLAYS OF AFFECTION”

By: Truth v. The Machine » Archives » Don’t invite me to this party

Truth v. The Machine » Archives » Don’t invite me to this party — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 17:07:21 +0000

[...] On The Final WordÂ this past Saturday, King and Michael spent some time talking about Michael’s post on MDE about former rentaSenator Dean Barkley’s match.com page. (You can listen to the show here at Townhall’s NARN page. This discussion is in Hour 1.) [...]

By: Ivy

Ivy — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 19:25:51 +0000

Sorry to break it to you but this was a joke
played on Dean to help cheer him up from his divorce. His friends have a sharp sense of humor.
He has been working with Jesse and Kinky so having things like this happen are only a matter of time. The picture used is public info, why do you think it was used?

By: Veritas

Veritas — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 01:36:51 +0000

thanks KH i appreciate that..no loss though…since the lamo Sean was hired it is very boring

By: Kerosene Hat

Kerosene Hat — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 12:19:40 +0000

So doesn’t that imply that this site should be applauding Barkley’s willingness to go against the liberal agenda and show affection for a person of the opposite sex in public?

By: Chestnut

Chestnut — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 12:16:38 +0000

… on a more humorous note: this guy’s dream date would be taking a bold/assertive, long-haired brainiac dancing by candle light, followed up by watching some porn and skinny dipping in a thunderstorm.

By: Chestnut

Chestnut — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 12:13:18 +0000

Andrew,
PDA is viewed as hate speech in some quarters, particularly if it’s two heterosexuals kissing. According to some, heterosexuals making out constitutes an oppressive perpetuation of the exclusive male/female relationship acceptance. This sends homosexuals in to a spiral of self doubt constituting subtle violence against the minority protected class.

Yes, that’s all bullshit. But hey, “marriage” and “traditional family” are now considered hate speech (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,280832,00.html), so why not the everyday occurrence of a man kissing his wife.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 03:31:59 +0000

I love how public displays of affetion is highlighted. Since when is a little PDA something to blog about? I mean I can see if PDA meant a blowjob or something but I mean, PDA generally means kissing at the most.

When it comes to endorsement and all that stuff. Well, Im sure it would come out that the GOP threw someone into the DFL endorsement process and would probably hurt the GOP and their candidate IMMENSLY. We can do what they did in Vermont with the Senate race with Independent Bernie Sanders. He ran for the Democrat endorsement, got it, and then declined the endorsement and changed to Independent or something like that. I dont know 100% how it went but it was something like that. Not sure if that would work either in MN. But alas, the GOP would still be fucked if they ran someone in the DFL endorsement, surely it would backfire.

By: Kerosene Hat

Kerosene Hat — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 02:28:03 +0000

Veritas,

I do not in any way think MNpublius did right by you. I may disagree with you off and on but they showed their true colors with the ban. I called out the next liberal I saw who called Republicans Nazis and challenged them to do something. They didn’t ban him of course, only a slap on the wrist.

By: Veritas

Veritas — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 01:31:38 +0000

kerosene…I do NOT think that bigotry is ok at any time……. they are calling the ketle black over there at mnpublius

By: Eva Young

Eva Young — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 00:06:08 +0000

I read recently on a Christian news service that 50% of evangelical men, and 20% of evangelical women are addicted to porn. Barkley is hardly the only one. Tom Emmer seems especially obsessed by the topic on the MN house floor.

By: Joel Rosenberg

Joel Rosenberg — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 23:08:25 +0000

No, Jerry, there aren’t laws against dating. Look it up, and do remember that the Republican candidate for President is likely to have dated some, as well.

By: Jerry

Jerry — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 21:46:13 +0000

Well if this shows up in the back of the city pages we will all know who it is.

Discrete 56 year old US Senator type, seeking discrete 30 year old type for intergenerational touching and or intergenerational skinny dipping. Arenâ€™t their laws against this?

By: gopgal

gopgal — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 20:57:36 +0000

This is completely relevant and as Steph mentioned, he is using his time as a U.S. Senator to take home some funky chicks.

The people who are mad that this is up clearly just do not like the fact that this guy actually has a match.com profile that says these things!

By: otterscrubber

otterscrubber — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 20:56:28 +0000

I think if there is a single woman that frequents MDE and meets Barkley’s ctiteria, she should go out with this guy and give everybody the lowdown. Sort of like “Blind Date” meets “Almanac”.

By: Steph

Steph — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 20:49:20 +0000

I think the fact that he seems to be using his Senatorshipness to pick up dirty chicks makes this relevant. This is especially true now that he plans to run for Congress.

By: Michael B. Brodkorb

Michael B. Brodkorb — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 20:30:06 +0000

Yes Mitch, I know…you don’t like the post. I already read the post up on your site.

By: Southern Minny Moderate

Southern Minny Moderate — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 20:28:15 +0000

MB–I think you’re getting taken for a rid eon this one.

By: MBerg

MBerg — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 20:14:44 +0000

I’m with Joel on this one, Michael.

And this bit here smells like “Hoax”…: “I have to re-invent myself once again. I am going to start my old law practice up because driving a metro mobility bus is not my dream job”. Not sure why, but it trips my BS detector.

By: Joel Rosenberg

Joel Rosenberg — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 19:31:14 +0000

Unsolicited — but heartfelt — advice: take this down, Michael. It doesn’t become you.

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» Blog Archive » Pina Coladas, Walks In The Rain, Yadda Yadda — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 19:22:33 +0000

[...] But I gotta confess – I don’t care what’s on Dean Barkley’s Match.com profile. [...]

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 19:17:32 +0000

What the DFL would be hoping for is a liberal in conservative’s clothing…like Barkley. But when the rubber meets the road, his liberal streak wins.

Again, if the DFL is dumb enough to endorse him, anyone can file for the DFL side and take away the lemming-DFL straight ticket vote.

By: Drew Emmer

Drew Emmer — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 19:13:13 +0000

Isn’t the 6th CD what you might consider conservative?

By: gopgal

gopgal — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 19:08:08 +0000

I am pretty sure that this would not sit well with the general electorate if he were to run for something again.

Someone wanting to be in public life (and has already been) is subjected to this kind of scrutiny, so don’t put it out there. People expect the best behavior and more from their elected representatives.

By: Jebua

Jebua — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 18:49:44 +0000

Barkley has no chance of receiving the DFL endorsement in the 6th. He is delusional if he thinks his Jesse loving, tobacco lobbying ways would even get him considered.

By: Surly

Surly — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 18:43:36 +0000

For someone who didn’t want to get divorced, it’s interesting where Deano is setting his sights.

A tall, thin, sexually liberated (and poorly educated) 30 year old Latina that he can take Uptown and go clubbing with.

Good luck with that, pudgy 56 year old unemployed white guy.

By: Kerosene Hat

Kerosene Hat — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 18:20:23 +0000

Even that might be too much for some Republicans. They might prefer that in the blank where the form asks for his sex that Barkley politely decline and say his dad promised to tell him about it once he got married.

By: otterscrubber

otterscrubber — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 18:06:01 +0000

Holy crap, Barkley is boring. Does he like Pina Coladas and getting caught in the rain too?

By: Kerosene Hat

Kerosene Hat — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 17:34:55 +0000

gopgal,

I can assure you that he same percentage of elected officials enjoy erotica as the general population and I have no idea what age has to do with it. My guess is that the higher testosterone levels in the type of men who desire power would make it even more common for them. The only difference is that Barkley admitted it.

By: gopgal

gopgal — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 17:25:34 +0000

What makes this newsworthy is the fact that a former U.S. Senator and congressional aspirant is interested in erotica, at age 56. That kind of behavior is unbecoming of a politician, sorry, but that’s the truth.

By: Kerosene Hat

Kerosene Hat — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 17:21:35 +0000

Which of these things is makes him unfit for office? The fact that he likes erotica, legal last time I checked, skinny dipping or is it maybe holding hands and even kissing in public. Maybe it is the part where he is honest about it which I know is a shocker in most political circles.

By: Michael B. Brodkorb

Michael B. Brodkorb — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 17:19:36 +0000

I am convinced this is a real page for Dean Barkley or I wouldn’t have posted it.

By: Careful Michael

Careful Michael — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 17:13:35 +0000

Michael –

Please tell me that you verified that this was actually posted by Barkely, and not some stunt posted by someone else. Did you call him to verify? Did you verify in some other way? This is really important, Michael. Make sure this is real.

By: Dave of the VRWC

Dave of the VRWC — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 17:12:27 +0000

Erotica is the PC term for porn. For example, one doesn’t have any porn in his house, but one does collect erotica.

It just sounds so much cleaner.

By: gopgal

gopgal — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 17:06:03 +0000

Wow, this man needs some serious help. Interesting that he is so open on his match.com profile.

I also did not know that he was thinking about challenging Bachmann, that definitely makes this even better.

Great find Michael!

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 17:04:40 +0000

What? Not a third shot for Pathetic Patty?

Even combining Pathetic Patty’s numbers with that Independence clown (who when to parades, riding a scooter and wearing a Abe Lincoln outfit)…they don’t beat Bachmann.

Frankly, even if the DFL does endorse Democrat Barkley (aka Senator Jesse Temper Tantrum)…all the GOP has to do is file a candidate under the DFL flag at filing time and 20% of the vote will go to that candidate. Lemmings like the DFL just look for the “DFL” and check the box, dooming Barkley.