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MN GOP PRESS RELEASE: “TEAM MADIA CAUGHT REMOVING PAULSEN LAWN SIGNS”
By Michael B. Brodkorb | September 26, 2008
St. Paul- Republican Party of Minnesota Chair Ron Carey today released the following statement regarding Ashwin Madia’s connection to an individual caught removing Paulsen for Congress signs on video.
“Thursday evening Team Madia was caught red-handed on video removing Paulsen for Congress lawn signs in Maple Grove. Amid consistent reports of underhanded campaign tactics despite Ashwin Madia’s promise to run a positive campaign, it is unacceptable that those associated with his campaign would stoop to taking down his opponent’s lawn signs. We expect campaigns to hold themselves to a higher standard in Minnesota and not participate in dishonest, petty and shameful actions.
“Ashwin Madia needs to answer the following questions:
- Who is the woman in the video?
- What is her role with the campaign?
- Why was she reportedly using the vehicle owned by your communications director?
- Have you or members of your campaign directed others to remove Paulsen for Congress signs?â€
Click Here To See The Video Of A Madia Volunteer Stealing Lawn Signs
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September 26th, 2008 at 12:49 pm
Buh bye, AshLOSE. Buh BYE!
September 26th, 2008 at 1:16 pm
So, to recap. A campaign volunteer notices a batch of illegal signs, removes them, and gives them back to the campaign which illegally placed them in the first place.
Little smoke. No fire.
September 26th, 2008 at 1:20 pm
Congratulations Michael. Your video is linked to Hot Air. You’re driving national / international attention to Madia’s sign stealing woman. He better come out with a statement denouncing her quickly.
September 26th, 2008 at 1:23 pm
Leroy,
The video is of a Madia campaign worker stealing signs and getting caught.
What is illegal is taking signs that are not your property. Doesn’t matter where they are – It is illegal for anyone, other than a city employee or the owner of the sign, to take those signs.
September 26th, 2008 at 1:29 pm
Madia: Redefining patriotism to include petty theft.
September 26th, 2008 at 1:32 pm
Madia’s staffers are stealing Paulsen yard signs because, when Madia was in Iraq, he could not run anywhere he wanted to steal yard signs.
September 26th, 2008 at 1:33 pm
Leroy Jenkins,
Apparently, you cannot understand that it is outside of the Madia’s campaigns authority to remove Paulsen’s lawn signs from anywhere but their own property.
We don’t even know if the sign was in a right of way; all we have is the Madia volunteer saying that it was. If it was, the city has the authority to remove signs from the right of way, not the Madia campaigns.
September 26th, 2008 at 1:36 pm
“You have to love the rationalization of this young woman for her thievery. The signs were on a public right-of-way? Then call the police to deal with it, or the city offices. Who gave her the authority to enforce public law? Did she get an Ashwin Madia Junior City Inspector Badge with that free bumper sticker?”
-Ed Morrissey
September 26th, 2008 at 1:51 pm
I’m wondering why Michael hasn’t seen fit to print the apology from the Madia campaign that came out on this subject? Could it possibly be that he is trying to rile things up rather than accept the possibility that Madia’s campaign investigated the situation, has reminded staff and volunteers about the rules about lawn signs and admitted that the volunteer made a mistake? Hmmmm…..
Since Michael hasn’t published it, I’ll copy it here below for everyone.
“It has come to our attention that a campaign volunteer removed two Paulsen lawn signs from public property. The volunteer happens to also be the spouse of one of our campaign staffers. Since learning of this, we have reminded all staff and volunteers of our standing policy to not touch Paulsen campaign lawn signs or any lawn signs regardless of where they are placed. In addition, they have been reminded that the proper course of action is to call the authorities if they believe that lawn signs may be placed on public property. We apologize to the Paulsen campaign for our volunteer’s mistake.”
Stuart Rosenberg
Campaign Manager
Ashwin Madia for Congress
Wow! A campaign admitting when someone does something wrong! How unique! I wonder when I’ll see an apology from the GOP for stealing my Obama lawn signs?
September 26th, 2008 at 1:58 pm
“when I’ll see an apology from the GOP for stealing my Obama lawn signs?”
Do you have any video tape? No? Then shut up.
September 26th, 2008 at 1:59 pm
Excuse me? I do have police reports. What cause for the rudeness?
September 26th, 2008 at 2:01 pm
I want the staffer to resign. Now. No delay. He obviously has instructed his wife to steal signs.
Cheryl, I thought you said it was probably teenage vandals who took your signs. How is it the GOP is responsible since we all know (wink wink) that all youth support Obama? They probably just wanted a sign for their room.
September 26th, 2008 at 2:03 pm
Leroy:
For her to perform a legal act which you claim she was doing she would have to take the signs to Paulsen campaign headquarters. Unless I’m blind she was about to throw the signs away.
September 26th, 2008 at 2:03 pm
CherylP, Police reports are not evidence. It is merely a report that anyone can make even if not true since it is possible for people to lie. A very common afliction among liberals.
September 26th, 2008 at 2:05 pm
“What cause for the rudeness?”
You accuse the GOP for stealing your yard signs without any proof and with your prior acknowledgment that it was probably local teens.
That’s the cause for rudeness. Clear?
September 26th, 2008 at 2:05 pm
Where is the Madia apology.
I check his website, nothing posted there or did one of the staffers steal that too?
September 26th, 2008 at 2:05 pm
Leroy:
My computer posted while I was trying to type.
WHAT SHE WAS DOING WAS ILLEGAL!
BESIDES WHAT SHRED OF PROOF HAVE YOU OFFERED OTHER THAN THE WOMAN’S WORD THAT THE SIGN WAS ILLEGALLY DISPLAYED?
YOU HAVE OFFERED NO PROOF!!!!
At least OJ presented evidence with his defense in his murder case!
Of course because you think Paulsen is evil that this is okay to do.
Walter Hanson
Minneapolis, MN
September 26th, 2008 at 2:07 pm
Pete, last cycle the police caught kids stealing lawn signs. Nowhere did I say that it had anything to do with this year. Reread those posts. I was discussing the history of this southwest district.
Police reports not evidence? Wow! I’m sure the police would probably disagree with you because they have a tendency to frown on persons making false claims and filing false reports. Something about laws….. 20+ year citizens do not just call up the police and file false police reports after hiding their own lawn signs and driving their own cars up into their yard to damage their lawns. At least not in my world. If they do in yours, I’m glad I don’t live there. My world is rather tidy…a little too red for my liking, but mostly pretty tidy.
September 26th, 2008 at 2:09 pm
Walter, get your arse back to work! I’m not paying you to blog!
September 26th, 2008 at 2:11 pm
CherylIP — do you have any evidence at all as to who stole your signs? Did you see anybody, did anybody else see anybody?
No? Then why would you make a false accusation?
September 26th, 2008 at 2:12 pm
Nice trap!
September 26th, 2008 at 2:13 pm
DJZ:
I’m off today! The fact that you assumed I was at work today shows you have the same silly assumptions that the people are making defending this lady who shouldn’t be defended!
Or are you saying it’s okay for her to go and steal lawn signs?
Walter Hanson
Minneapolis, MN
September 26th, 2008 at 2:14 pm
Aron:
Are you saying it’s okay for somebody to go and take lawnsigns?
Walter Hanson
Minneapolis, MN
September 26th, 2008 at 2:15 pm
CherylP. I had a blog conversation with you a while back where we both agreed that it was typically youths that were taking signs – this was after you had complained about your signs being stolen.
Like a said Cherylp, people of your ilk will lie and apparently steal. You can say all you want that the police would not like it but that does not prove you did not lie to them. A lie like that is very difficult to prove so it is fairly safe to do.
Besides, don’t you think the police have better things to do than do your political bidding? Do you report DFL signs placed in the right of way or just Republican? From your posts it is just Republican – so much for you doing a good deed and helping to provide for the public safety.
September 26th, 2008 at 2:22 pm
Pete, No need to report to the police DFL signs in the wrong places, I just drop the campaign a phone call or email.
I just love the respect you give people….of my ilk. Yep. A nice, middle class (earning under $5m a year) mom with gray hair….driving an SUV…living in a nice house in the suburbs. You probably would sit next to me in church and never know that I am of that persuasion…
And as to what I think the police should do….I have been paying into their salary for almost 25 years around here. It’s the least they can do to keep things fair.
And, yes, usually it is kids stealing signs…at least in this area – all kinds of signs. The police pick them up and take them to the police station and pile them next to the dumpster. Each campaign can go round up their signs every so many days.
September 26th, 2008 at 2:22 pm
CherylP
Can you give a list of Republican lawmakers who have been caught taking lawnsigns.
Phylsis Khan is a democrat. There is a democrat suppodesly in a safe DFL district in Saint Paul that is stealing signs.
So where is the list?
And are you saying that it is okay for this woman to take the lawnsign?
Walter Hanson
Minneapolis, MN
September 26th, 2008 at 2:31 pm
CherylP said “No need to report to the police DFL signs in the wrong places, I just drop the campaign a phone call or email”
No need? If you “need” to call the police about Repulican sign, why don’t you “need” to call about DFL signs?
Couldn’t simply “drop the campaign a phone call or e-mail” to the Republicans as well?
September 26th, 2008 at 2:33 pm
Calling the DFL people does not mean they will pick them up. They probably just have a good chuckle that someone would actually think they care.
And look up the word “ilk” before complaining about it. Since you have a computer that should be easy – start with “ilk definition”. Then seek help for this complex you have about “respect”.
As I said, if you were concerned about public safety – or fairness – you would report DFL and Republican signs to the police. You are just a partisan doing what you can to surpress the speech of the side you disagree with while doing nothing about the bad deeds committed by your side.
Very typical.
September 26th, 2008 at 2:34 pm
I could….if they were receptive. Tried it last cycle and was met with a cold shoulder. In fact, insulted and told I didn’t know what I was talking about. Called the police and asked them to check the location. They removed the sign and called me to tell me so. Since then, just skip the insult part and go straight to the police.
September 26th, 2008 at 2:40 pm
Nice trap Michael. I can’t believe you made her steal the lawn signs and then lie about it!
September 26th, 2008 at 2:43 pm
I wonder if her name might be Abra Pollock.
September 26th, 2008 at 2:50 pm
CherlyP. I get it. When you see a Democrat commit a crime you call the DFL. When you see a Republican commit a crime you call the police.
Interesting.
September 26th, 2008 at 2:50 pm
gld:
Are you saying it was okay for her to go and take a lawnsign because she thought it was illegally displayed?
Walter Hanson
Minneapolis, MN
September 26th, 2008 at 2:53 pm
When the suburban police stop putting names in police reports?
Has the campaign staffer been fired yet?
Another deception. I just received a call from DFL solicitors. The caller ID said “Business Center with a 320 zip code.
September 26th, 2008 at 3:02 pm
If my spouse were caught RED-HANDED going to my business competitor’s property with the intent to destroy it and hence improving my company’s chances of success, I’D BE FIRED ON THE SPOT.
WHEN WILL THE MADIA CAMPAIGN FIRE THE STAFFER?
September 26th, 2008 at 3:06 pm
This is pretty dumb and it’s unfortunate MN politics has devolved to this. It was wrong For the volunteer to take the signs down regardless of where they were. It’s also dumb that paulsen’s people are in bushes video taping their signs instead of focusing on issues that matter. Madia apologized so it’s time to get over it. I am sure people won’t since republicans will seize on every attempt to switch attention away from actual issues.
September 26th, 2008 at 3:07 pm
PD, revealing dirty campaign tactics isn’t dumb.
September 26th, 2008 at 3:11 pm
“Madia apologized ”
where? on his website?
September 26th, 2008 at 3:13 pm
Plymouth:
I’ll give you credit for at least saying that the woman was wrong. But you can’t stretch it that Mike was lying in the bushes. He was at a parking lot of a Perkins with a another Paulsen employee when they caught the act. So this is a democrat only mistake!
Furthermore are you saying that if somebody is stealing your property (and technically those campaign signs are Paulsen campaign property) that you’re not suppose to act to protect your property. In other words I can come to your house and take anything I want and have nothing to fear.
Furthermore can you show proof that Madia has apologized. Has he punished the campaign officer who allowed this employee to use their car?
You say lets get to real issues. Okay so Madia and his organization not respecting law and order isn’t an issue?
Walter Hanson
Minneapolis, MN
September 26th, 2008 at 3:14 pm
Michael–
Will you deny, with out any preconditions, without any equivocating that you were in essence staking out these signs (which were placed in a public area) in the hopes that you’d find someone taking them?
It’s simple. “Yes, I was sitting in a Perkins parking lot waiting for someone to come remove these signs from public property.” or “No, I was not ’staking out’ these signs, and just so happened that at the precise moment I was in this parking lot with my ‘friend’ who just so happened to have a camera we witnessed these signs being taken down.”
Look, its so simple all you have to do is cut and paste one answer!
Sean
September 26th, 2008 at 3:16 pm
Also, the dinner you had at Perkins, ’cause it would have been real tacky had you just been sitting in the parking lot– did you pay for it, or on top of the thousands of dollars paid to you by the Paulsen campaign did you expense that off?
Sean
September 26th, 2008 at 3:17 pm
Walter – I’m not saying that at all.
All the goons on the left are suggesting it was some sort of entrapment which is absurd.
September 26th, 2008 at 3:20 pm
A Madia operative was caught stealing lawn signs and Shawn and his fellow rejects are trying to pretend she’s the victim, when in fact she’s just stupid and maybe unlucky that the state’s best blogger happened to catch her in the act.
September 26th, 2008 at 3:23 pm
Sean:
You can paste a Yes or No to this question. ARE YOU SAYING THAT SHE HAD A RIGHT TO TAKE THE SIGN? She said she was a lawyer which makes her an officer of the court. She doesn’t have the right to commit an illegal act to right an illegal act (and keep in mind it’s her word that the sign was illegally displayed).
Are you saying that because Mike was in the right place at the right time he doesn’t have the right to video tape a crime in progress? I guess than we should’ve never shown the Rodney King tap for example.
Are you saying that Republicans take lawn signs on a regular basis? To the best of my knowledge everytime a story like this takes place it’s a democrat taking a Republican lawnsign.
Are you saying that if you operate a business and you see somebody destroying your effort to advertise that you have to allow the person destroy your advertising?
To me Sean these question which you seem to overlook on your petty attacks of Mike (he’s an employee of Paulsen or to accuse him of setting a trap with no evidence) are more worthy of your writing skills.
Walter Hanson
Minneapolis, MN
September 26th, 2008 at 3:26 pm
Say, Michael?
When ya spring a trap like this, you’re supposed to do it on a Monday, to get full effect of the news cycle.
Today is Friday; no one will care by Monday what with Bushy McSame and Governor MooseMeat drawing their well-deserved nationwide derision….
McSame, last week:
- fundamentals are strong!
- umm, I guess they aren’t….
- fire Cox!
- Rick Smith recused himself!
- umm, well, as of last month he did….
McSame, this week:
- debates are off until deal is reached!
- Mississippi is beautiful on a Friday nite….
And then ya got Governor MooseMeat blowing her 3rd straight interview…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hELjmWfVBU
September 26th, 2008 at 3:28 pm
I’m sorry GLD. When I read your post number 30 I got the impression you were attacking Mike and defending the lady. I didn’t read the humor of your comment.
Furthermore in post number 43 you’re saying that she shouldn’t have taken the signs which is the point I’m trying to make with the people who are trying to defend her.
Walter Hanson
Minneapolis, MN
September 26th, 2008 at 3:29 pm
Tommy:
To divert you from your rant on Mccain are you saying it’s okay for this lady to take the lawn signs?
Walter Hanson
Minneapolis, MN
September 26th, 2008 at 3:31 pm
Is this the crap that it’s come too?
The Chairman of your party having a press conference over lawnsigns?
Call CNN, get this on Drudge… MDE you are lame.
September 26th, 2008 at 3:34 pm
So you actually eat at Perkins?
Are they a Republican contributor? Otherwise there is no excuse for their poor and overpriced food!
September 26th, 2008 at 3:39 pm
Walter, no she shouldn’t have taken the signs, and as previously posted, the campaign has acknowledged that and apologized to Paulsen’s campaign.
Not surprisingly, the bootlickers will pay no attention to the apology, which only goes to show what shameless dicks republiCons are.
September 26th, 2008 at 3:40 pm
Vickie,
So you’re cool with theft?
Or is it only OK if you’re stealing from someone you don’t like?
September 26th, 2008 at 3:40 pm
Apology accepted. Thank you for acknowledging this was wrong. Lets move on now.
September 26th, 2008 at 3:41 pm
“and apologized to Paulsen’s campaign.”
Where is this apology posted?
September 26th, 2008 at 3:45 pm
While y’all are arguing over LAWN SIGNS, here’s the real story of the day:
The Washington Post moved the race up The Line, meaning that it thinks Paulsen’s chances of winning are decreasing:
17. Minnesota’s 3rd district (R): This suburban Twin Cities district is playing host to a great congressional race to replace retiring Rep. Jim Ramstad (R). The contest looks like a toss up but the DCCC is now up with a commercial casting state Sen. Erik Paulsen (R) as a career politician and Patriot Majority Midwest is also hammering Paulsen on TV. It could make the difference. (Previous ranking: 18)
September 26th, 2008 at 3:51 pm
So Minnvoter:
It’s nice to know you care where the race ranks, but are you saying it was okay for this lady to steal the lawnsign?
Walter Hanson
Minneapolis, MN
September 26th, 2008 at 3:54 pm
Tommy:
The madia campaign hasn’t responded to my email and there is nothing on his website. I guess this apology you’re talking about is in your imagination so what else is new?
Walter Hanson
Minneapolis, MN
September 26th, 2008 at 3:57 pm
I’ve never been one to put lawn signs up.
But I have to admit; it’d be great entertainment to turn my dogs loose on some scummy little Democrat running off with one.
Have to give that one some thought.
September 26th, 2008 at 3:59 pm
You didn’t get a copy, Jackof?
Go sit in a corner; I’ll see if I can get ‘em to send ya one…..
September 26th, 2008 at 4:02 pm
The apology is posted above – see post 9.
September 26th, 2008 at 4:04 pm
Tommy:
You’re so eager to link things to us. Why don’t you put the link up that shows this apology. Until you do that you’re lying about this apology, but what else is new about you?
Walter Hanson
Minneapolis, MN
September 26th, 2008 at 4:04 pm
Remember the 2002 Time Magazine Persons Of The Year cover with 3 women whistleblowers?
They were treated like saints by the media and the left.
But look how quickly the same people change their stripes if one of their own is caught as a common thief. They work on developing unbelievably ludicrous explanations for the culprit while castigating the messenger.
Hot Tip: I heard the exporters, suppliers, manufacturers, and distributors of tin foil have targeted Minnesota as a booming market.
September 26th, 2008 at 4:04 pm
Where is it offically posted by the Madia campaign?
How did you receive it?
Tommy — go eff yourself.
September 26th, 2008 at 4:05 pm
Walter, please read post 9.
September 26th, 2008 at 4:05 pm
Cherylp:
They didn’t put it on their campaign website. They’re trying to hide it so they don’t mean it.
That isn’t an apology!
Walter Hanson
Minneapolis, MN
September 26th, 2008 at 4:07 pm
What? Where on earth did someone die and nominate you to be the arbiter of what is and what is not an apology? An emailed apology is an apology. Michael has it already.
You’re just a bitter man.
September 26th, 2008 at 4:09 pm
CherylP:
I’ll ask you again since you apparently have ducked my question.
ARE YOU SAYING THAT IT WAS OKAY FOR THE LADY TO TAKE THE SIGNS?
Walter Hanson
Minneapolis, MN
September 26th, 2008 at 4:09 pm
Jackof, that’s what you’re the master of.
jbenson, if Michael and whoever it was that accosted the young lady had called the cops instead, you might have a legitimate complaint.
They didn’t; you don’t.
Here’s your argument: “We caught her doin’ something she shoulda called the cops for, but didn’t – JUST LIKE US!!!”
September 26th, 2008 at 4:11 pm
Tommy:
You might want to do your research. She drove off and Mike called the cops. The police said because she returned the signs when challenged they thought the matter was closed.
But you love typing lies so what else is new!
Walter Hanson
Minneapolis, MN
September 26th, 2008 at 4:12 pm
Walter,
If you will read the much earlier posts you’ll find that I never said it was okay for her to take the signs. I said that she should have called the police if she felt they were in the wrong place. I didn’t duck your question. I had already answered it.
September 26th, 2008 at 4:12 pm
Folks, I know it’s tempting to mock Tom “Cheeto boy” Johnson, but before you engage him take a moment to consider what and who he is.
A dim-witted, dumpy, irritating little punk that you would sweep away with the back of your hand in person.
He sits in front of a computer all day, posting assinine commentary on MDE. This is what passes for a social life for this pathetic waste of flesh.
By ignoring him, you are depriving him of his only form of entertainment; it’s the internet version of a bitch slap.
I suggest we all slap away until he crawls back under his rock.
September 26th, 2008 at 4:19 pm
As somebody who has both paid for and installed Erik Paulsen yard signs. I would like an official copy of Madia’s apology.
How do I get one?
If it’s not on his campaign website, then it must not exist. Right?
September 26th, 2008 at 4:20 pm
“You might want to do your research. She drove off and Mike called the cops. “
Walter, while you’re stealing time at work, getting these posts in, you’re ignoring the facts.
And the facts are that even though Michael and whoever it was had a video camera going for over 2 minutes, they waited until later to call the cops.
These amatuer slueths SHOULD have called the cops as soon as they noticed her taking the signs – but no, they were more interested in creating controversy than doing the right thing.
This is just a pathetic example of how desperate Team Paulsen is.
There have been two debates, and while both Dillon and Madia claim victory, it’s clear Paulsen was used as wipe.
If Instant Runoff Voting were in effect on November 4th, Paulsen would finish 3rd.
September 26th, 2008 at 4:21 pm
Jackof, call Team Paulsen. Maybe they’ll give you one. Or have Michael send it to ya; he’s got an “in” there….
September 26th, 2008 at 4:26 pm
MON, just copy and paste from post 9. Or, email Michael. He has it.
This is such a non-issue that it doesn’t belong on anyone’s website. If you choose to believe it doesn’t exist, so be it.
September 26th, 2008 at 4:29 pm
Neither Paulsen nor Michael owe me an apology.
It’s your boy candidate who should post this on his website.
Paulsen was the clear winner in both debates. Madia came off as a sniveling little punk, next to two adults.
September 26th, 2008 at 4:30 pm
CherylP
Two seperate issues:
Number one:
On which post did I miss where you spefically say that the lady shouldn’t have taken the sign. To the best of my knowledge rereading all of your posts on this and I don’t see the magic words that she shouldn’t have taken the signs. You did mention “You” would call the police all the time if it was a Republican sign while you will only email the “DFL” when they have a misplaced sign.
Two, I’m sorry, but an apology has to mean something. The campaign worker and their spouse is still welecome in campaign headquarters unless you prove otherwise. The campaign worker still has a job! The campaign didn’t put this apology which you got on their website. If this apology is real it would be posted on their website to let the public know. If you go to the Media website it’s like they are pretending this didn’t happen.
Explain to me how it’s an apology if you’re trying to pretend that it didn’t happen!
Walter Hanson
Minneapolis, MN
September 26th, 2008 at 4:31 pm
Cheryl,
Not to be disrespectful, but you tend to make stuff up, so I don’t have much faith in the accuracy of post 9 or any of your posts.
Hope that wasn’t too rude for you.
September 26th, 2008 at 4:31 pm
#67 Tommy – so video taping in public and asking some questions is now a violation of law?
I don’t think so. The 1st Amendment is still in force.
September 26th, 2008 at 4:33 pm
MON,
I haven’t made anything up. Period.
September 26th, 2008 at 4:34 pm
Jackof, Paulsen got spanked, and he told a huge whopper; he claimed he never voted for nor supported Intelligent Design.
Bullshit.
He also whined that that vote was taken out of context. Madia offered to yield his time for Paulsen to explain; like the little wuss Paulsen has always been, he pouted instead.
Most people noted that.
Bootlickers like you didn’t.
No surprise there!
September 26th, 2008 at 4:36 pm
Tommy:
I’m off today so you lied about me stealing time from work. Since that’s a lie the rest of the post is lie.
But we all know that Tommy Johnson is liar so that proves that Paulsen won the debates because he claimed the other guy won the debate.
Of course Tommy when you try to argue with lies you can’t prove a point.
Walter Hanson
Minneapolis, MN
September 26th, 2008 at 4:36 pm
jbenson, do try to keep up.
When noting the woman taking the signs, “The Amatuer Slueths” could have, SHOULD HAVE, called the cops and THEN start taping.
But they didn’t.
Why?
I’m surmising it was on purpose – rather than have a cop catch her, they’d rather catch it on tape, themselves.
September 26th, 2008 at 4:38 pm
Cheryl:
You responded to Master Of the None’s post #79. Why didn’t you respond to my request for the post number of where you said the lady shouldn’t have stolen the sign?
Um was it that you lied about saying that she shouldn’t have taken the sign. Of course when you lie that might explain your low standard for an apology!
Walter Hanson
Minneapolis, MN
September 26th, 2008 at 4:43 pm
Coffee break is over, Walter! Back to work!!!
September 26th, 2008 at 4:44 pm
I just updated the analysis of this situation
September 26th, 2008 at 4:55 pm
Aron:
Excuse me your update seems to have left out a few things.
* Are you saying that she has the right to take the sign?
* The lady said she was an attorney. That makes her an officer of the court and doesn’t give her the right to committ an illegal act to correct an illegal act.
* I’ve been given grief that Madia has apologized yet you didn’t mention that Madia has apologized. Is this confirmation that there has been no apology from Madia.
* Aron I noticed a slight description problem with your account. You describe the people who saw the woman as GOP and Paulsen employees. Yet you don’t admit that the woman when she was questioned said she was a volunteer for the Madia campaign (the campaign that benefits from the lawnsign being taken) and while you point out that Mike lifes in Eagan you don’t say that the woman is the spouse of a Madia employee.
So much for honest and accurate reporting.
Walter Hanson
Minneapolis, MN
September 26th, 2008 at 4:56 pm
I’ll get back to work on my next day of work Tommy!
Walter Hanson
Minneapolis, MN
September 26th, 2008 at 5:00 pm
Well, work hard when that happens, Walter.
September 26th, 2008 at 5:05 pm
Now we have the sign Gestapo lurking breathlessly in the bushes to see if anyone falls into the setup of removing an illegal sign. Gotcha!
I never know what is truly important in this race. Is it issues or or prepubescent gotchas?
September 26th, 2008 at 5:06 pm
Oh my God. A comment from Tommy with no lies or bad language. The universe might be ending!
Walter Hanson
September 26th, 2008 at 5:28 pm
Well, it was an unintentional (cheney)up, Walter.
Don’t worry; it don’t happen often…
September 26th, 2008 at 5:48 pm
And it doesn’t happen on the other side of the political camp? Please. I remember when the Young Republicans at the U of M deliberately placed their posters directly over all the Delta Lambda Phi rush signs across campus. They did not allow a single one of our signs to be posted. I was livid at the unfairness of the Republicans, especially on campus of all environments. I would never have done, nor did, such a thing to the Young Republicans regardless of how I felt about them politically. It shows that Republicans are capable of being as diabolical as Democrats, so this whole Democrats Exposed campaign should really be a bi-partisan effort. You need to expose all the Republicans that take down Democratic campaign signs as well. It happens. More than you are willing to acknowledge apparently. It’s not right on any side of the political sphere.
September 26th, 2008 at 6:08 pm
Madia clearly sees Paulsen as a threat. And when a Marine sees a threat, he issues the order to attack… lawn signs.
September 26th, 2008 at 6:11 pm
Come on she was just following orders – typical Dems play book -heck we have Swails’s (literately) signs all over the right-of way in Woodbury- Bunn’s to.
September 26th, 2008 at 6:48 pm
Ole Said:
“And it doesn’t happen on the other side of the political camp? Please. I remember when the Young Republicans at the U of M deliberately placed their posters directly over all the Delta Lambda Phi rush signs across campus. They did not allow a single one of our signs to be posted. I was livid at the unfairness of the Republicans, especially on campus of all environments.â€
Very interesting post Ole. When did this happen? Just a hunch, but wasn’t Madia a republican back when he was MSA president at the U of M? Could Madia been responsible for the incident you are talking about??? Things are starting to come together and make sense.
September 26th, 2008 at 6:53 pm
Is it me or are the MNPublius guys a bunch of petulant, little dbags. I can’t believe anyone takes them seriously: but they must aspire to be like their hero Andrew Sullivan.
September 26th, 2008 at 6:53 pm
It was a poor choice on her part, and I believe the campaign has acknowledged that and apologized…what more do you want? If you’d like I can start publicizing all the illegal locations that Paulsen’s signs are on and it’s quite a few. There are also some Madia signs not placed correctly and we should both be cognizant of placing signs where they are appropriate…I have replaced a couple Madia signs to try and meet local set backs, but as almost every city has different ordinances it isn’t easy. Would you like to comment on the push polling being done against Madia….the campaign manager Rosenburg has made names available to anyone wanting to contact them for proof….I still haven’t seen any evidence from MDE about your false claims. Would you like us to call you or the police about your illegally placed signs?
September 26th, 2008 at 7:46 pm
Let me just make a comment here from a campaign I worked on in the past. I will not name the campaign because it would lead into a discussion of personalities. But the candidate was one of the most honorable men I have known in Minnesota political life. He won and lost (mostly won) by running clean, aboveboard, even cerebral campaigns.
When the chief campaigner found an opposing sign placed in an illicit manner, he would uproot it and leave it lying down where it was planted. This did not deny its rightful owner of possession of it, but sent a signal that placing signs on public property would not be fruitful.
Another thing this chief campaigner did was counter a particularly nefarious campaign tactic by the other side. They were in the habit of placing their signs on the property line between two residences, right before the election, leading both homeowners to assume that the other had authorized the sign and not leaving them much time to discuss it. The chief campaigner would knock on these doors or look them up in the street address phone book and ask if they had authorized the sign, and if neither had, if he could remove it. Then he would suggest they go out and vote for his candidate because the other side had placed signs on their property without permission. It was pretty effective, if time consuming.
Ole, I would ask the question, why would the campus Republicans want to quash the recruiting campaign by a particular fraternity? Covering the campus DFL signs, I can kind of understand, but why would the fine men of Tappa Haffa Keg or I Felta Thi or any other fraternity suspect the Republicans of targeting them. I tell you, few signs on the U of M campus lasted uncovered for very long. The worst offenders were the commercial services who just went out and staplegunned over anything, not caring whose posters they were.
September 26th, 2008 at 10:43 pm
Let us examine this. For weeks in this blog we have been subjected to screaming headlines such as: “LAWN SIGN VANDALS STRIKE AGAIN!” and accusatory commentary such as: “the theft of Paulsen lawn signs.” Then this blogger simply HAPPENED to be hungry and HAPPENED to be engaged in conversation in a Perkins restaurant near Ashwin Madia’s office with a friend that HAPPENED to be wearing wearing a reflective vest and this blogger HAPPENED to be carrying a video camera which he always carries when out and about (I know I always HAPPEN to carry at least one video camera with me at all times…doesn’t everyone?) It is Ugly Pants night in Maple Grove and we all know who is wearing them.
September 27th, 2008 at 8:10 am
cdeesend:
Are you saying it was okay for the woman to take the sign?
Why do you instead of condenmenging the act immediately think it was a trap and not being in the right place at the right time.
Walter Hanson
Minneapolis, MN
September 27th, 2008 at 12:37 pm
I think Madia should be disqualified from the election.
and every-time a drunk college kid steals a lawn sign in the future they should be jailed for minimum of 5 years.
The lady caught stealing the lawn-sign, should be sentenced to death.