Archive for July, 2007
« Previous EntriesCOLEMAN CONTINUES TO LEAD BY COMFORTABLE MARGINS IN KSTP/SURVEY USA POLL
Tuesday, July 31st, 2007KSTP/Survey USA has released a new poll showing Senator Coleman with average lead over his DFL opponents of almost ten points. As I said last week on Air America, Coleman has been attacked for the last six-months by rogue out-of-state special interest groups, the Minnesota DFL, Al Franken, and Mike Ciresi. After after a series [...]
CIRESI ON FRANKEN: HE’S A SMART GUY, BUT I’VE GOTTEN THINGS DONE
Tuesday, July 31st, 2007"'I think Al Franken is a very intelligent and interesting guy who's on the right side of most issues. But I'm someone who has gotten things done in both the private and public sector. I've got a record of achievement,' he said." Source: Mike Ciresi, Mesabi Daily News, July 30, 2007 ### This post also [...]
MDE FROM THE ARCHIVES: FRANKEN ATTACKS REAGAN AS DRAFT DODGER
Monday, July 30th, 2007"Recently, I was reading Al Franken's best-seller, 'Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them,' a book dedicated to exposing some of the stretched truths, half-truths and flat-out whoppers that right-wing media people have told in their effort to promote a conservative political agenda. And right in the middle of it, what do you know, [...]
ATTACK FROM MN PUBLIUS ON GOP CANDIDATE IN HD 28B SPECIAL ELECTION DEAD WRONG
Monday, July 30th, 2007A recent post by Sean Broom on MN Publius made the claim that Steve Drazkowski failed to pay child support: "Could it be that Drazkowski has a checkered past where he failed to pay child support,…: Source: MN Publius, July 30, 2007 Below is a screen capture of MN Publius' false attack: The reality [...]
NRSC RELEASE NEW WEBSITE AND VIDEO ABOUT FRANKEN
Monday, July 30th, 2007The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) has released a new website called Frankly Franken. The website has a video about Franken's call to "cut off funding for the troops." ### This post also appears on Blogs for Norm!, an online community and blog covering the 2008 U.S. Senate campaign in Minnesota. The primary goal [...]
ATTACK MACHINE AGAINST COLEMAN DIDN’T TAKE A RESPECTFUL PAUSE
Monday, July 30th, 2007I made a personal decision to take the weekend off from posting on the U.S. Senate race, due to the death of Senator Coleman's father. While numerous liberal bloggers posted condolences for Senator Coleman and his family on their blogs, the attack machine against Coleman didn't take a respectful pause. 1. Al Franken goes on [...]
HOT TALK 1450 KNSI INTERVIEW
Monday, July 30th, 2007I will be on Hot Talk with Andy Barnett on 1450 KNSI in St. Cloud this morning from 7:40 – 8:00 a.m. to talk about Minnesota politics.
MDE ON THE RADIO: SHOWTIME!
Saturday, July 28th, 2007I'll be on the radio today for a two-hour program from 3-5 p.m. on AM 1280 The Patriot. Filling in for King Banaian of SCSU Scholars will be Drew Emmer who blogs at Wright County Republican. Before you listen to Drew and me, make sure you listen to the first four hours of the Northern [...]
MINNESOTA DFL USES GOP CANDIDATE’S FAMILY IN ATTACK MAILING
Friday, July 27th, 2007Please click the images for a larger version. This is the attack mailing paid for by the Minnesota DFL. I'll have more information on this issue later tonight on Minnesota Democrats Exposed. UPDATE: I just got off the phone with Steve Drazkowski's campaign manager. She said Drazkowski's daughter (the same [...]
BREAKING NEWS: ATTACK MAILING HITS IN HD 28B SPECIAL ELECTION
Friday, July 27th, 2007According to a dedicated reader of Minnesota Democrats Exposed, an attack mailing has hit against the GOP candidate in the special election in HD 28B. Based on information from my source, the mailing was sent out by either the Minnesota DFL or Linda Pfeilsticker's campaign. Please check back to Minnesota Democrats Exposed for more information [...]
MDE ON THE RADIO: AIR AMERICA MINNESOTA #2
Friday, July 27th, 2007Click here for the audio (scroll to halfway point) of my appearance on "Minnesota Matter" last evening with host Mark Heaney and producer Matt Martin (also of MN Publius). As promised, it was a very feisty debate.
THE POLITICO: “CONSERVATIVES LEARN TO SAY ‘AY CARUMBA!’”
Friday, July 27th, 2007"Nearly one-third of 'The Simpsons' adult audience describe themselves as conservative, according to the Simmons Research National Consumer Study conducted in fall 2006. Of respondents who had viewed the show in the last week, about 34 percent said they were '[a] conservative,' compared to about 42 percent of average American adults who'd describe themselves the [...]
LAWFIRM WHO MADE CONTRIBUTIONS TO HATCH WILL LIKELY MAKE MILLIONS FROM SETTLEMENT
Friday, July 27th, 2007"Attorney Samuel Heins had contributed to the DFL campaigns of Hatch and former State Auditor Judi Dutcher, another member of the Board of Investment at the time the Heins firm was appointed. That firm and other attorneys working on the case were awarded fees of 5.9 percent of the $2.5 billion settlement — $147 million [...]
CONDOLENCES TO THE COLEMAN FAMILY
Thursday, July 26th, 2007As many blogs have discussed, Senator Coleman's father passed away. I had the privilege of meeting Senator Coleman's father on more than one occasion. Coleman's father was a decorated veteran of World War II and he was always so very pleasant to staffers and volunteers. Tomorrow on Blogs for Norm!, I'll have information on where [...]
MDE ON THE RADIO: AIR AMERICA MINNESOTA
Thursday, July 26th, 2007I've been invited on "Minnesota Matters" this evening on Air America Minnesota. I'll be on from 6:30 to 7:00 p.m. with the host of "Minnesota Matters" Mark Heaney and producer Matt Martin (also of MN Publius) to talk about the 2008 U.S. Senate race and other happenings in Minnesota politics. I would [...]
ROCHESTER TV REPORTS ON PFEILSTICKER NO SHOW AT CANDIDATE FORUM
Thursday, July 26th, 2007Rochester TV station KTTC has a report on the 28B race and specifically the The Taxpayers League of Minnesota Forum. It is on the right hand side listed as the story "candidate forum". A dedicated reader of Minnesota Democrats Exposed sent me another picture from last evening's debate.
MDE FROM THE ARCHIVES: FRANKEN BLAMED LINDA TRIPP AND ANN COULTER FOR 9/11
Thursday, July 26th, 2007"For example: Franken weighed in following separate interviews with Sen. Joe Biden, D-Delaware, and terrorism expert Richard Clarke, both of whom talked about 'wagging the dog,' a reference to conservative accusations that Clinton diverted attention from the Monica Lewinsky scandal by launching attacks on terrorists. 'In an odd way, I blame Linda Tripp and [conservative [...]
PFEILSTICKER SKIPS CANDIDATE FORUM
Thursday, July 26th, 2007The Taxpayers League of Minnesota hosted a HD 28B candidate forum last evening. The DFL endorsed candidate, Linda Pfeilsticker, did not attend. Please note the empty chair behind Pfeilsticker's name card.
FRANKEN CONTINUES TO FLIP-FLOP ON SUPPORT FOR THE TROOPS
Thursday, July 26th, 2007"Pleased to hear that troops are returning home to Fergus Falls from Iraq, the government nevertheless needs to step up to the plate and show their appreciation, Senate hopeful Al Franken said." Source: Fergus Falls Daily Journal, July 25, 2007 Click here for the complete story. ### This is a video of two small clips [...]
RED WING NEWSPAPER: “PFEILSTICKER OVERCAME RECENT ALLEGATIONS OF AN ILLEGAL CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION” TO WIN PRIMARY
Thursday, July 26th, 2007"The Democrats' darling in District 28B ran away with a win over a Pine Island man who gave himself just two days to press the flesh with constituents. Linda Pfeilsticker overcame recent allegations of an illegal campaign contribution and challenger Wes Moreland in Tuesday’s special primary election." Source: Red Wing Republican Eagle, July 25, 2007
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