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MN GOP PRESS RELEASE: “REPUBLICAN PARTY OF MINNESOTA CALLS ON AL FRANKEN TO IMMEDIATELY COME CLEAN ON BREAKING WORKERS’ COMP LAW”
By Michael B. Brodkorb | March 5, 2008
St. Paul- Republican Party of Minnesota Chairman Ron Carey today called on Al Franken to come clean about the $25,000 judgment rendered against him by the state of New York over his years-long failure to pay workers’ compensation insurance.
"Al Franken's story is full of holes. The truth is clear: Franken willfully violated the law by refusing to pay workers’ compensation to his employees and repeatedly failing to respond to a government agency. It is past time Franken stopped hiding behind his campaign spin doctors and answer some basic questions for Minnesotans about his own corporation," Republican Party of Minnesota Chairman Ron Carey said.
Chairman Carey called on Franken to answer the following:
1. According to New York state officials, Franken was repeatedly notified that he was in violation of state law regarding workers’ compensation beginning in April 2005, including notification by certified mail. Is Franken maintaining that neither he, his family, his attorneys nor other representatives were ever aware of this violation of the law?
2. These violations occurred when Franken was CEO of Alan Franken Incorporated, not as a candidate for Senate. Why will Franken not personally answer these charges by the state of New York?
3. After leaving Manhattan and beginning his radio in Minnesota in January 2006, did Franken have his mail from New York forwarded his to his home in Minneapolis and who received mail at his residence in New York?
4. Does Franken really think Minnesotans will believe his story that the Workers Compensation Board was incapable of reaching him to let him know about this violation of New York law?
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March 5th, 2008 at 1:23 PM
Michael, does Norm pay you per blog? or per word? either way you should make a killing. Who cares if its redundant as long as you get the big bucks right Mikey?
March 5th, 2008 at 1:27 PM
It’s all a “clerical error”. Yeah, that’s it, the secretary did it. It’s his fault (note, he wanted to be “inclusive” and had a male secretary, not that there’s anything wrong with that.).
And that mail forwarding thing? The post office screwed up. Yep, part of the same government he wants running your health care couldn’t forward simple mail.
And that thing about not being able to be found? That’s because my radio show was on Hot Air America and no one listens. Fugitives could do shows on that network and never be found.
March 5th, 2008 at 1:38 PM
Did Republican Party Chairman, Ron Carey’s, “come clean” community bath, soap opera include this:
3. After leaving Manhattan and beginning HIS RADIO in Minnesota.
March 5th, 2008 at 2:32 PM
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March 5th, 2008 at 4:09 PM
From those of us on the sidelines, this observation: Al Franken may just be the angriest, dirtiest, least likeable human being on the planet. His only saving grace is his fame. If libs believe him, they do so at their own peril. If Jesse Ventura was an embarrassment, Al Franken will be an outright blight in public office. A man with no shame, no remorse, no conscience may have good company in the US Senate, but not with my blessing.
March 5th, 2008 at 4:46 PM
Perhaps at one time or another, I was called some of those names (dirtiest, angriest, etc.) but that might have been just in North America. You’re writing about the whole planet.
March 6th, 2008 at 10:11 AM
[...] The Republican Party of Minnesota's press release asked a series of questions that Franken needs to answer. I'll have more on this story later today on Minnesota Democrats Exposed. [...]