Leroy, are you suggesting that the GreedOverPrinciples party will be exposed for what they are: hypocrites of the highest order?

ROFLMAO! I don’t know if there’s enough storage on MDE’s hard drives to list all the hypocritical actions of Dumbocrats! You and Leroy are two of the most hypocrital liberal apologists in the MN blogosphere.

Why should we be surprised that nothing disqualifies us anymore …not even our own conscience.

What message does this send to Heidi’s sons and all the other men that will be casting their votes? Are we to say we cannot find one conservative man to replace Mark in a district of 80,000 people? I suggest that the men at the convention were ashamed that their 2 House seats and 1 Senate seat have all women on the ballot. If Mark disqualified himself by his bad judgment, where are the rest of the men that are role models for our children in the community?

I understand Heidi and Mark Olson’s desire to keep his health insurance, pension and
apx. $40,000 a year. Money is a strong motivation. So strong that the Olson’s were willing to put their district through the shame and disgrace that their family felt. When leaders make egregious mistakes they do the honorable thing – resign. They resign to spare those they care about. Thanks for sharing Mark. There was no resignation because it is all about Mark and his lifetime job and pension. Where is the honor anymore?

It is still true – follow the money. Well, Mark could become a lobbyist.

There are 80,000 voters in your district, the majority of them probably Repubilcans. If you think that 80,000 people give a rat’s rear end about what a few party insiders think, you’re not following politics these days. People are sick and tired of parties — especially ones who tolerate this kind of nonsense. Mark Foley, Ted Stevens, Larry Craig, and now Mark Olson are a drag on our party not the lifeblood of it. It’s a shame you only seem to care about the delegates and the process instead of doing what’s right for your state and your country.

I am one of those who helped put on the endorsing convention, and Drew Emmer is not correct with some of his claims. Sen. Wergin never asked to speak to the convention (I verified this with another BPOU leader), and I’m not even sure that she was a delegate. We did not single out Sen. Wergin and shun her. We did not decide that Mark Olson was a politically correct candidate and push him over everybody at the convention. Mark did not ask a single person to be a delegate on his behalf to “save his political hide”. In fact, Mark WAS a delegate, and he chose to yield his seat and not vote for himself at the convention.

The Kiffmeyers, the Wergins, and the Kruegers were all pushing to endorse Alison Krueger. Since she still lost by a 2-to-1 margin, it was clearly the will of the convention to have Mark Olson as our candidate.

If the Republicans would listen to the truth instead of being swayed by the media who was out to stomp all over Olson, they would know that most of his situation has been twisted out of context, and they would be willing to get behind him and help him get elected.

It will be easy for Republicans to say whatever they want to about what Al Franken has WRITTEN AND DONE because the Republicans are overwhelmingly REJECTING Mark Olson for what he has DONE.

And it will be even easier to do so for Republicans who both reject Mark Olson and reject Al Franken. And EVEN EASIER when Republican voters reject Mark Olson in the Primary.

Al Franken’s history of hate-mongering, evading taxes, lying, leaving his employees unprotected, and making offensive jokes — all deeds which reflect on his lack of judgment — are and will continue to be fair game in encouraging voters to reject the HATE of the DFL.

It will be hard for republicans to find anything to say about what Al Franken has WRITTEN when they have overwhelmingly endorsed someone who has DONE what Mark Olson has DONE.

81 posts/ 24 hours = 3.375 posts per hour

“Whatever their reasons, the GOP delegates of District 16 have put their state party — and particularly the Norm Coleman reelection campaign — in an awkward spot. How can Republicans fault DFL Senate candidate Al Franken for writing jokes they deem antifemale when they have put their official arms around a candidate convicted of assaulting his wife?”

Jesus…that just about says it all…

From some smarmy dipshit that has $5,000 to ‘contribute’ to the Obamesiah Socialist Paradise…

Once again I say that it never ceases to amaze me that people in this country can be completely brain dead and still make a living…

But then again there is Paris Hilton…and that explains a lot…

There are 80,000 people in your Senate District. Out of the 80,000 people, 137 showed up to endorse and out of that 137, 97 were for Olson. In my opinion, the 97 people who voted for Olson were crazies because they supported a guy for ideology reasons instead of looking at his appalling personal conduct. The Republican endorsement process has become a question of who can “talk” the most conservative instead of who is the best candidate to win the election and “vote” conservative. The 97 people voting for Olson don’t care about whether he’s appealing to the other 80,000 people in the district.

And here it was I thought David J. Ziegler was the leach trial lawyer. Talk about giving nothing back!

That’s not what I said, and you know so you intellectually dishonest turd.

How could Olson pull off such a convincing defeat of Krueger? Instead of just calling him names and sliming him, tell me how he managed to get 97 (not just a few crazies) people to vote for him on the second ballot compared to Krueger’s 40 votes.
Why do you think Krueger faired so poorly?
I didn’t hear all of these endorsement purists complaining about Olson leading up to the endorsement because they all wrote him off.

It is a very socially and fiscally conservative district and Olson has a very excellent conservative voting record. They also may have thought that Olson and his wife have reconciled (they are going through counseling) and that he has served his time and punishment (unlike Kahn, Rukavina, and Metzen). I really can’t say for sure what was going through their minds, but they are the ones who voted him in and we should repect their decision.
Perhaps the people complaining about Olson on this blog should have been working harder to prevent this outcome instead of just laughing at the notion that anyone would support him. Enough of the “wife-beater” mantra, get out and suppport Alison (even though she signed a form stating that she would not “actively” run in the primary).
Personally, I would be much happier with Krueger, but I will support whoever is elected in the primary.

“The local party unit has spoken…” What do you think this is, the Polit Bureau? This is America and I surely hope that Krueger runs in the primary and kicks his butt. The fact that a few crazies showed up and said we support somebody doesn’t make him more superior or more qualified to run for office. Alison has every right to run in the primary and I surely hope she does and wins.

http://DumpMarkOlson.blogspot.com.

When Michele Bachmann served in the State Senate, Mark Olson tended to be the house sponsor of her loony pieces of legislation. One of their stunts was riding on the light rail to try to prove that the passengers were not paying. They did see a number of people getting on the train without going to the pay kiosk. What they didn’t understand, is many who ride public transit have bulk passes.

http://www.roadkillbill.com/PRT-BachApril14.html

Here’s the question though: the mission of the state party is to elect endorsed Republicans. Are they going to be defending this endorsement – and if not, why not?

Does this mean you acknowledge that our party’s endorsement process is broken?

I think you’re being a little overconfident. A lot can happen between now and election day.

You make this too easy. Olson will drag at least one more seat down with his. It won’t matter in the Senate but, in the House, that’s one of five to the super majority needed to really put things back in order.

I have not read anything about their behaviors other than that they are supporting a scumbag for elected office.

At this point, until I get more information, I guess I’d have to go with “morons”.

Enough said. You are upset with individuals who get food, healthcare and shelter from the government (its actually about 12% of welfare recipients that are not in the workforce withing six years- not 40%.) and could care less about the companies that profit off of the American worker and consumer yet, find a way to give nothing back?

I’ll let your philosophy stand.

Hey Switcher, who said I’m an attorney? Who said I was that kind of an attorney? Is it hard to believe that a Democrat can make money off of corporate mergers, or regulatory consulting for major manufactures, or the kind that put scumbags who beat their wives in jail, Mr Electrician?

Not only did Olson convince 97 people to vote for him, he also has the backing of a few Minnesota House Reps (at least Hackbarth and Drazkowski).

So Swiftee, are all these people scumbags as well?

-Sidepoint- although I agree with Swiftee and Chestnut on an overwhelming amount of issues, I think they would be much better served if they did not use gutter language and call people disgusting names.

I have no problem paying taxes for services. I have every problem with the 40 percent of individuals who pay no taxes and who consume more than their share of services. And I have a major fucking problem with the 30 percent who pay no taxes, but who get tax refunds.

There’s no service being provided in that equation. Just theft.

“So no one steals from anyone, unless you count 66% of American Corporations that pay 0 in taxes or 68% of Foreign Corporations that operate here that pay 0 in federal taxes.”

No corporation anywhere pays any taxes on anything. Taxes are paid by the consumer in the form of higher prices. Even the Star and Sickle understands that.

“Its those damn poor Americans with help from the Democrats that’s stealing from us.”

Democrats don’t help anyone. They turn them into political dependents. Nothing more.

As far as I’m concerned, Olson needs all the friends he can get. Heck, I might even contribute to his campaign if you guys keep going on like this…. no, I’m cutting the check as soon as I get home from work. Furthermore, I’m going to help him doorknock his district just because people like you have hardened your hearts so much that you can’t see the good in people. I say give the guy a second chance. I don’t live in his district but I’ll make the trip up to Princeton or Mille Lacs to help him out. I wasn’t planning on it until now, but you’ve convinced me. Thanks.

If you are not Franken, and don’t work for Franken, you should apply right away…he needs guys like you.

And take that scumbag Olson with you on your way over there.

You’re missing the point. Some of us believe that after you pay the penalties for your misdeeds, then you have the right to redemption, including the right to seek (and have granted) the endorsement for public office.

Others don’t see it that way and believe that redemption is between you and your maker with no right to seek higher office.

It has nothing to do with Franken and his telling of dirty jokes.

I think there are some in the party who believe that if you do something wrong, you should be ostracized and expelled period, largely because the Dems don’t punish their people at all for wrongdoing.

My opinion, if you haven’t gathered it by now, is that kind of thinking is as extremist in one direction as the DFL lack of punishment is in the other. The only reason I’m defending Olson in this one is because he’s served out his sentence.

We don’t need to be as extreme on punishment as the DFL is on permissiveness. If someone served their sentence, that should be the end of it and we can move on with that person in the party, full blessings and all. (That’s why we have endorsement contests – whether we like the results or not)