Archive for December, 2007
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Monday, December 31st, 2007Last year I was #1, but now I've moved down (or up) to #3 on the list from the Minnesota Network for Progressive Active Blog of the "Worst Political Persons in Minnesota."
GOP CANDIDATE RAISES ALMOST FOUR TIMES MORE MONEY FOR SD 25 SPECIAL ELECTION THAN DFL CANDIDATE; DFL CANDIDATE’S CAMPAIGN ALREADY IN DEBT
Monday, December 31st, 2007As I wrote last evening, it is worth noting that Republican-endorsed Ray Cox has raised nearly $40,000 (to be exact – $39,885) for the special election in SD 25 this Thursday. What is even more interesting is that the DFL-endorsed candidate, Kevin Dahle, raised a paltry $10,470. This amount includes a $2,000 contribution from the [...]
COX RAISES ALMOST $40,000 FOR SD 25 SPECIAL ELECTION, DFL CANDIDATE’S REPORT ISN’T AVAILABLE ON CFBOARD’S WEBSITE
Monday, December 31st, 2007It is worth noting that Republican-endorsed Ray Cox has raised nearly $40,000 (to be exact – $39,885) for the special election in SD 25 this Thursday. Meanwhile, DFL-endorsed Kevin Dahle may be embarrassed because his fundraising numbers haven't been posted on the campaign finance board's website. The talk at the Capitol is that the DFL [...]
NARN “THE FINAL WORD” TODAY FROM 3-5 P.M.
Saturday, December 29th, 2007I'll be on the radio today for a two-hour program from 3-5 p.m. with King Banaian of SCSU Scholars on AM 1280 The Patriot. 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 [...]
JANECEK ON MINN POST: “HERE’S HOPING…AL FRANKEN STOPS ALL THE PERSONAL ATTACKS”
Friday, December 28th, 2007"Franken is fond of frequently invoking the name of Wellstone, whom Franken regards as his mentor. Perhaps Franken should review Wellstone's record. Early in his Senate career, Wellstone made ad hominem attacks on Sen. Jesse Helms, a conservative Republican from North Carolina. But Wellstone recognized he'd crossed a line and apologized. The two became mutually [...]
TEAM FRANKEN LAUNCHES CHARM OFFENSIVE TO IMPROVE FRANKEN’S UNPRECEDENTED HIGH NEGATIVES FOR STATEWIDE CANDIDATE
Friday, December 28th, 2007I visited Team Franken's website today and I was surprised to see a snowman and a "classic" Christmas card from Al Franken on the front page. While I like the snowman and the card, this is a clearly a shameless attempt by Team Franken to improve Franken's unprecedented high-negatives for a statewide candidate in [...]
KTTC: “VOTE GETTER GETS GOT”
Friday, December 28th, 2007"WABASHA COUNTY, MN — A Winona Senior High School teacher says a DWI arrest will not prevent her from running for office in 2008. According to the Wabasha County Sheriff's office, Linda Pfeilsticker was charged with misdemeanor drunking driving when she was picked up in the ditch near her home early on the [...]
LTE: “PFEILSTICKER SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER”
Friday, December 28th, 2007"One would think that all of the efforts to eliminate drunken driving over these many years would have had more substantial effect. There’s MADD, started by the wife of one of my old B-52 squadron mates, SADD and a whole variety of other initiatives to stop this menace. Yet Linda Pfeilsticker, in her recent letter [...]
MORE DETAILS EMERGE ON PFEILSTICKER’S ARREST FOR DRUNK DRIVING
Thursday, December 27th, 2007"Pfeilsticker, 36, was driving on Minnesota Highway 60 at Skyline Drive on Dec. 9 when she drove off the road and into a ditch. She was returning from the 40th birthday party of a friend and had been drinking. The deputy who responded to the accident smelled alcohol on her breath and arrested her after [...]
MPR: “IS FRANKEN BUTTERING UP NELSON-PALLMEYER TO BUTTER HIS OWN BREAD?”
Thursday, December 27th, 2007"DFL U.S. Senate candidate Al Franken was on Midday yesterday. He didn't say anything too newsworthy but one thing struck me during the broadcast. Franken was happy to praise one of his DFL opponents, Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer. Franken may just be agreeing with Nelson-Pallmeyer on the issues but he may also be laying the groundwork for [...]
MDE INTERVIEW WITH MN GOP COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR MARK DRAKE – PART TWO
Wednesday, December 26th, 2007This is part two of my interview with Mark Drake, communications director for the Republican Party of Minnesota about the 2008 U.S. Senate race. Part one of my interview with Drake can been seen here. In this portion of the interview, Drake talks more about Al Franken and gives his opinion on the campaigns [...]
ROTHENBERG POLITICAL REPORTS MOCKS TINKLENBERG FOR BREAKING WORD ON RUN FOR CONGRESS
Wednesday, December 26th, 2007"Greatest Indecision by a Candidate/Non-CandidateNominees:• Rep. Tom Udall (D-N.M.)• Elwyn Tinklenberg (D-Minn.)• Steve Stivers (R-Ohio)• Bob Kerrey (D-Neb.)• Fred Thompson (R-Tenn.) The winner: Almost an impossible choice here. Some couldn’t make a decision at all. Some kept changing their minds. How do these folks ever buy furniture? But the award has to go to Tinklenberg, [...]
MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM MINNESOTA DEMOCRATS EXPOSED
Tuesday, December 25th, 2007I wish everyone a very merry Christmas. Check back later tomorrow for posts exposing Minnesota Democrats. UPDATE: I just saw Charlie Wilson's War. It was worth the price of admission and I encourage you to see the film.
MUST READ FROM CHECKS & BALANCES: “CLAIMING WELLSTONE’S LEGACY”
Monday, December 24th, 2007"It is clear that in the field of Democratic candidates set to challenge U.S. Senator Norm Coleman (R-MN) the spirit of Paul Wellstone remains. Each candidate in their own way invokes the remembrances of the late Senator and his tragic demise along with those of his wife Shelia, daughter Marcia, and the others who died [...]
MDE INTERVIEW WITH MN GOP COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR MARK DRAKE – PART ONE
Sunday, December 23rd, 2007This is part one of my interview with Mark Drake, communications director for the Republican Party of Minnesota about the 2008 U.S. Senate race. Drake talks about the status of the 2008 U.S. Senate race, provides his thoughts about Al Franken's work as a comedian, and discusses the YouTube video released this week of [...]
COMING SOON: MDE INTERVIEW WITH MN GOP COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR MARK DRAKE
Saturday, December 22nd, 2007As part of my goal to produce more video content for Minnesota Democrats Exposed, I interviewed Mark Drake, communications director for the Republican Party of Minnesota about the 2008 U.S. Senate race. Drake was very candid about his thoughts on Al Franken, Mike Ciresi and Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer. Please check back to Minnesota Democrats Exposed later [...]
MN GOP PRESS RELEASE ON FRANKEN APPEARANCE ON MPR’S “MIDDAY”: “SAY ANYTHING”
Friday, December 21st, 2007"Al Franken’s comments advocating a litmus test for Supreme Court nominees and his repeated denial of his support for the war in Iraq again demonstrate that he will say or do anything to get the DFL endorsement. Unfortunately for Franken, Minnesotans aren't going to trust a candidate who repeatedly deceives them." – Ron Carey, Republican [...]
FRANKEN ON “MIDDAY” ON MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO
Friday, December 21st, 2007Al Franken is on "Midday" on Minnesota Public Radio today from 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. Depending on the discussing, I may have a few posts about his appearance.
WINONA DAILY NEWS: “PFEILSTICKER CHARGED WITH DWI”
Friday, December 21st, 2007"Pfeilsticker said she was cited by the Wabasha County Sheriff’s Department in the early morning on Dec. 9. She said it was her first DWI. A police report was not immediately available Thursday afternoon. In August, Pfeilsticker, a Democrat, narrowly lost to Rep. Steve Drazkowski, R-Wabasha, in a special election for the 28B seat vacated [...]
SD 25 SPECIAL ELECTION UPDATE
Friday, December 21st, 2007Last evening, the three candidates (Republican Ray Cox, Democrat Kevin Dahle, and Independent Vance Norgaard) for the special Senate election to replace Tom Neuville participated in a debate at The Grand in Northfield. Several dedicated readers of Minnesota Democrats Exposed contacted me to let me know that Kevin Dahle made some interesting comments about [...]
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