Archive for July, 2008
« Previous EntriesTEAM FRANKEN’S EMBEDDED BLOGGER AT MN PUBLIUS JUMPS THE SHARKS; ATTACKS CREDIBILITY OF MINNPOST AUTHOR FOR ARTICLE CRITICAL OF TEAM FRANKEN
Thursday, July 31st, 2008Team Franken’s embedded blogger at MN Publius, Aaron Landry, left a comment on MinnPost attacking Blois Olson’s credibility because he wrote an article about the problems at Team Franken. Landry apparently missed that Blois will have post on MinnPost tomorrow about how Team Franken can turn things around. I’m sure the new east-coast staff at [...]
MUST READ FROM MINNPOST: “WHAT WENT WRONG FOR AL FRANKEN?”
Thursday, July 31st, 2008Blois Olson has joined the team at MinnPost and he’s starting out with a bang by writing an article about the problems at Team Franken. Blois’ article is a must read. ### “Buzz has been strong among DFL insiders for a while that something had to change in Al Franken’s U.S. Senate campaign. Now that [...]
MN GOP PRESS RELEASE: “REPRESENTATIVES DEAN & GAROFALO DECRY FRANKEN ATTACKS ON CATHOLICISM”
Thursday, July 31st, 2008I attended this press event. Representative Garofalo and Dean both had trouble repeating some of the statements Al Franken and his contributors like Bill Maher have made about the Catholic church. The material in this press release below from the MN GOP is very disturbing. I’ll have more pictures and comments later today on Minnesota [...]
MN GOP MEDIA ADVISORY: “REPRESENTATIVES MATT DEAN AND PAT GAROFALO TO DISCUSS AL FRANKEN’S ATTACKS ON CATHOLICISM”
Thursday, July 31st, 2008Who: Representatives Matt Dean and Pat Garofalo What: Representatives Matt Dean and Pat Garofalo will discuss Al Franken’s attacks on Catholicism When: 1:00 PM TODAY Where: Room 181, State Office Building
STATEMEMTS ABOUT FRANKEN IN BOWLING AD LABELED “TRUE” BY WCCO’S REALITY CHECK
Thursday, July 31st, 2008WCCO’s Reality Check has labeled the statements made about Al Franken in U.S. Senator Norm Coleman’s campaign TV ad featuring three bowlers as “true.” Representatives of Team Franken, including “Scooter” Barr and numerous liberal blogs had labeled the ad being dishonest. Specifically, Team Franken’s embedded blogger at MN Publius, Aaron Landry, claimed the ad contained [...]
PRESS RELEASE: LORD FARIS SENDS LETTER TO DFLERS CLAIMING FRANKEN COULD HURT ENTIRE DFL TICKET
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008I received this press release and letter earlier today from Priscilla Lord Faris’ campaign. Please read the letter Lord Faris sent to DFLers after the page break. ### In a letter to several hundred DFL officers, delegates and elected officials, Priscilla Lord Faris predicted that Al Franken’s campaign could hurt the entire DFL ticket. Lord [...]
SOURCES: TEAM FRANKEN SHOOTS CAMPAIGN AD FEATURING THREE FEMALE BOWLERS
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008According to a dedicatd reader of Minnesota Democrats Exposed, Team Franken recently shot a new campaign ad in a bowling alley with three female bowlers. Team Franken’s use of there female bowlers is likely in response to this ad from U.S. Senator Norm Coleman’s campaign. The ad above features three male bowlers talking about Franken’s [...]
MN PUBLIUS BLOGGER CALLOUSLY LABELS MOTHER OF CHILD WITH CANCER FEATURED IN COLEMAN CAMPAIGN AD AS “WEEPY”
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008Team Franken’s embedded blogger at MN Publius, Aaron Landry, has decided to attack a positive issue ad from U.S. Senator Norm Coleman’s campaign about his work to get additional funding for childhood cancer research. The ad described as “pretty powerful stuff” by WCCO, features Mrs. Kris Rech and her son Wyatt, who was diagnosed with [...]
NY OBSERVER: “AL FRANKEN IS STARTING TO LOOK LIKE OLLIE NORTH”
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008This is article from the New York Observer is an interesting read. While I don’t agree the dynamics with the incumbent are the same, Al Franken is certainly is as radioactive as Olliver North. From the article: “But Franken has attracted the same intense passion from his party’s left-wing base that North generated from conservatives. [...]
MORE BAD NEWS FOR TEAM FRANKEN: MINNESOTA’S U.S. SENATE RACE DOESN’T MAKE POLITICO’S POTENTIAL GOP LOSS LIST
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008In an article published last evening by the Politico about potenial GOP losses in the U.S. Senate, Minnesota’s U.S. Senate race between U.S. Senator Norm Coleman and Al Franken didn’t make the Politico’s top-ten list. This is more bad news for Team Franken.
LORD FARIS SAYS FRANKEN DOES NOT HAVE MINNESOTA VALUES
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008“Priscilla Lord Faris is competing on the democratic ticket. She said she entered the race because she doesn’t think Franken can beat incumbent Norm Coleman. Lord Faris said Franken is too controversial and does not have MInnesota values. ‘I’m the solution, I’m the Minnesota candidate,’ said Lord Faris. ‘If we stay on this path Mr. [...]
KSTP REPORTS ON MN GOP’S PRESS EVENT ABOUT FRANKEN’S CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE JOKES
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008“Sen. Norm Coleman’s campaign is focusing on DFL challenger Al Franken’s character. Franken’s campaign is trying to focus on issues it claims Minnesotans are most concerned about. ‘What kind of man writes this kind of filth and performs this kind of filth?’ questioned Republican Party Chairman Ron Carey. Republicans cranked up their Franken time machine [...]
LAWSUITS FILED BY DFL OVER TV ADS ABOUT EMPLOYEE FREE CHOICE ACT DISMISSED
Tuesday, July 29th, 2008The Office of Administrative Hearings has dismissed both complaints filed by the Minnesota DFL last week over television ads discussing the Employee Free Choice Act. Click here to read the dismissal of the complaint filed against the Coalition for a Democratic Workplace and here for dismissal of the complaint filed against Minnesotans for Employee Freedom. [...]
MN GOP PRESS RELEASE: “REPUBLICAN PARTY OF MINNESOTA HOLDS FRANKEN ACCOUNTABLE FOR JOKES ABOUT CHILD ABUSE”
Tuesday, July 29th, 2008St. Paul- At a Capitol press conference today, Republican Party of Minnesota Chair Ron Carey held DFL endorsed Senate candidate Al Franken accountable for a series of shocking and offensive jokes he made in 2000 regarding the deadly serious topic of child abuse. “For a year and half, Al Franken has asserted his career provided [...]
MN GOP MEDIA ADVISORY: “REPUBLICAN PARTY OF MINNESOTA TO DISCUSS NEW REVELATIONS ABOUT AL FRANKEN’S CAREER”
Tuesday, July 29th, 2008Who:Â Republican Party of Minnesota Chair Ron Carey What: Republican Party of Minnesota Chair Ron Carey to discuss comments Al Franken made regarding child abuse When: 1:30 PM TODAY Where: Room 125, State Capitol
TIME LAPSE VIDEO OF FIRST WEEK TRANSFORMATION AT XCEL ENERGY CENTER
Tuesday, July 29th, 2008This is a time lapse video of the first week of work at the Xcel Energy Center as crews prepare the floor for the 2008 Republican National Convention. As a delegate to the convention, I’ll have a few posts this week with news about Minnesota’s delegation.
LIES AND THE LYING LIARS WHO TELL THEM: TEAM FRANKEN/MN PUBLIUS GAS-TAX EDITION
Tuesday, July 29th, 2008Team Franken’s embedded blogger at MN Publius is fired up about the Republican response to Al Franken’s plan for reducing high gas prices. The reality is that facts are stubborn things and they show Franken’s documented support for increasing the gas-tax. 1. It is a statement of fact that Franken advocated for an increase in [...]
NATIONAL REVIEW: MCCAIN TO PICK PAWLENTY
Monday, July 28th, 2008While I have been privately hoping that Senator McCain picks Governor Tim Pawlenty to be his running mate, I have posted much about the subject on Minnesota Democrats Exposed. This recent story on National Review warranted a post: “A source tells me that Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty is John McCain’s choice, and that the announcement [...]
WCCO’S REALITY CHECK LABELS FRANKEN GAS-TAX AD “QUESTIONABLE”
Monday, July 28th, 2008Team Franken is in a tough position on the issue of gas prices as their candidate, Al Franken, strongly advocated raising the state gas-tax. Last year, Franken even said that Minnesotans wouldn’t notice a five to ten cent gas-tax increase. Today, Franken has the nerve to have a press event to complain about high gas [...]
USA TODAY: “GAINS FOR MCCAIN IN LATEST USA TODAY/GALLUP POLL”
Monday, July 28th, 2008“Republican presidential candidate John McCain moved from being behind by 6 points among ‘likely’ voters a month ago to a 4-point lead over Democrat Barack Obama among that group in the latest USA TODAY/Gallup Poll. McCain still trails slightly among the broader universe of ‘registered’ voters. By both measures, the race is tight.” Source: USA [...]
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