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BREAKING NEWS: KURT ZELLERS ELECTED HOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADER
By Ryan Flynn | June 23, 2009
According to multiple sources, Representative Kurt Zellers has been elected as the House Republican Leader.
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June 23rd, 2009 at 9:57 pm
How will Kurt get along with Norm?
June 23rd, 2009 at 10:27 pm
[...] I predicted yesterday, State Representative Kurt Zellers has been elected the next Leader of the House Republican Caucus. Zellers was probably the best choice for the House [...]
June 23rd, 2009 at 10:32 pm
Liberal danbrome, I’m pretty sure Norm isn’t gay so your infatuation is only setting you up for a big let down.
Is Kurt Zellars your State Rep? You must be proud! Just don’t develop a man crush on him.
June 23rd, 2009 at 11:03 pm
His campaign literature was appalling. But it worked, so what the hell.
I was referring to Kurt getting along with Governor Norm Coleman.
June 23rd, 2009 at 11:36 pm
danbrome, his literature “worked” for you – hmmm I’m just afraid to ask what you did with it to make it “work”.
June 23rd, 2009 at 11:57 pm
Liberal danbrome, was the literature as appalling as Assboy Madia’s – you know, how Madia lied about living in the Third District for 13 years. Or how Madia said he was “currently” and attorney, when the truth was he was an unemployed bum.
June 24th, 2009 at 12:23 am
Is one of your “sources” Wikipedia?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Zellers
How vain is this guy that his first official business is to update his profile on that website?
June 24th, 2009 at 12:45 am
Leroy, how do you know that Kurt updated it? Oh, that’s right, you don’t. And even you know that he most likely didn’t. But you aren’t going to let rationality get in the way now though are you? For all I know, you updated his profile… Maybe he is your man-crush ala Danbrome and Norm…
Rep. Zellers will be a solid leader. He will be able to recruit and raise money and he has a solid fiscal responsibility/common sense reform message and will be able to communicate it. He appeals to a broad section of GOPers and DFLers hate what he stands for but even they can’t help but like him a little bit anyways.
June 24th, 2009 at 1:39 am
I just wonder if dambrone’s “wife” is aware of his obsession with Norm Coleman.
June 24th, 2009 at 2:09 am
Leroy, you jackass, are you aware of Liberal danbromes obsession with Norm?
June 24th, 2009 at 7:37 am
Chile, you twat, no, I was unaware. Seems in reading the posts, his Norm infatuation is only matched by your infatuation with him.
Not that there is anything wrong with you having a secret crush on another guy.
June 24th, 2009 at 9:31 am
Leroy, if you click on “history” on that wikipedia entry, you will see that the only person who has done anything to Kurt Zellers’ page is Jeff Fecke.
Is he now on Zellers’ staff, or am I missing some other connection you are trying to draw?
June 24th, 2009 at 9:35 am
chile..
If a doctor is not working, does that mean he is not a doctor?
I didn’t think so.
June 24th, 2009 at 9:36 am
job10..
I say that Kurt’s literature “worked” since he was re-elected.
June 24th, 2009 at 9:41 am
In case you guys didn’t know… everything revolves around Former Senator Norm Coleman’s pathetic struggle to regain his seat.
For that, I am thankful.
June 24th, 2009 at 9:55 am
hey brone,
Next time you have to go to court, I hope everyone says that your “struggle” is equally pathetic. You are not a thinking person and I still don’t know why you troll around here.
June 24th, 2009 at 9:57 am
If fighting to ensure thousands of Minnesota voters are enfranchised then I proudly am pathetic.
Go step in front of a semi on 94.
June 24th, 2009 at 11:03 am
gop..
WOW, did I touch a nerve perhaps?
June 24th, 2009 at 11:07 am
chris..
I just think Minnesota deserves to have TWO Senators representing them instead of ONE.
Former Senator Norm Coleman’s desperation about his future is what is standing in the way.
Don’t forget, it was Former Senator Norm Coleman who suggested that Senator-Elect Al Franken “step back” on election night, long before additional ballots proved Franken to be the clear winner.
I used to think Norm had class, but he has proven that wrong in spades.
June 24th, 2009 at 11:32 am
Kurt Zellers is going to be an exceptional Minority Leader! Congratulations Kurt!
June 24th, 2009 at 11:37 am
brone,
Minnesota has election statues on the books for a reason. And those statutes provide for a recount and court challenge. Further, you’ve probably noticed that your dear-leader Al Franken has not been certified the winner of the election. I used to think you were an idiot, but you keep proving me right.
June 24th, 2009 at 12:17 pm
chris..
I’m curious about something.
Is President Obama YOUR President, and once sworn in will Senator Franken be YOUR Senator?
June 24th, 2009 at 12:26 pm
brone,
There’s a huge difference between people like me and imbeciles like you. I don’t question who the President of the United States IS. I question his policies and what they are doing to our country. Even Warren Buffet, the Oracle of Omaha and an Obama supporter, said today that the economy is in “shambles” and that cap and trade, which is being taken up this week in Congress, will hurt the economy and the poor.
And after the court decides the issues surrounding the Senate race, I will accept the outcome but that does not mean I will support the policies. For someone who claims to be a moderate, you follow far-left ideologue politicians as if they were religious figures.
If I really cared about what goes through your feeble mind, I could ask you whether you accepted George W. Bush as your President and Norm Coleman as your Senator. But I’m not going to stoop to schoolyard pissing contests.
June 24th, 2009 at 12:41 pm
chris..
I’m with you. The candidate who is declared the winner is my representative, President, or Senator. That goes for both W and Norm Coleman.
I’m glad to know you accept election results so graciously. Some here do not.
June 24th, 2009 at 12:45 pm
Do you consider Gerald Ford, Jim Ramstad, and Norm Coleman to be far-left idiologue politicians?
If not, then I suggest you turn your flame thrower down to low when you criticize me for the candidates I “follow”.
June 24th, 2009 at 12:49 pm
brome,
I do accept election results graciously even when I don’t like the result. Obama won fair and square. But that doesn’t mean I have to like his policies.
With respect to Franken, the last election is a lesson. And however the court rules does not mean that we have to accept what happened in the recount without any question. Just as there were reforms after Florida 2000, there should be changes to make our election process stronger, fairer and more consistent. For example, the court may not be able to find a remedy for handling the absentee ballots which were accpeted in metro counties and rejected in rural counties. If the court doesn’t have the tools to solve that problem this time, the legislature should most surely take up that issue before the next election.
The problem as I see it is that you are a Franken partisan who can’t look at what happened critically. I hate to put it like this, but if you were an Iranian I think you’d just accept Ahmadinejad’s election and be marching against the people demonstrating for their freedoms.
June 24th, 2009 at 12:53 pm
brone,
President Ford was more liberal than even Bill Clinton on a whole host of issues. You’ve already said that you haven’t supported Norm Coleman since 1998. And Jim Ramstad hadn’t had a credible opponent since 1994. Anyone who so fervently and undoubtedly follows someone like Al Franken is a far-left ideologue.
June 24th, 2009 at 1:23 pm
chris..
“I hate to put it like this, BUT if you were an Iranian I think you’d just accept Ahmadinejad’s election and be marching against the people demonstrating for their freedoms.”
Didn’t your English teacher ever explain that you can’t trust anything before a BUT in a sentence or statement?
You clearly don’t hate to put it like this. If you did, you would have never made your statement in the first place.
Your comparison between the Iranian people demonstrating for their freedoms and Former Senator Coleman is nothing short of absurd.
Norm only cares about Norm. Period.
June 24th, 2009 at 1:25 pm
chris..
So then Gerald Ford, Jim Ramstad, and Former Senator Coleman are all libtards too?
I would consider them all moderates like me. Am I missing something?
June 24th, 2009 at 1:27 pm
brone,
Norm only cares about Norm? And how is Al Franken any different? I did not compare Norm Coleman to the Iranian people. I compared you to the Mullahs who are telling everyone else to accept the results and move on. At least please be accurate.
June 24th, 2009 at 1:32 pm
brone,
I’ve never called you a libtard. I’m much more sophisticated in my insults than that.
Name three issues you have in common with Gerald Ford and then name three issues you have in common with Norm Coleman. Let’s really see if you’re a “moderate” or whether you’ll have to go to confession for telling another whopper.
June 24th, 2009 at 1:50 pm
Speaking of failed republicans, how about this Mark Sanford guy?
Yet another republican crumbles under the spotlight and admits that his private actions do not match his public persona.
June 24th, 2009 at 1:54 pm
Mr.,
At least Sanford didn’t have to pay for hookers like Elliot Spitzer.
June 24th, 2009 at 2:56 pm
At least Sanford didn’t ly to a federal grand jury.
June 24th, 2009 at 3:18 pm
The Party of Family Values comes thru again!
June 24th, 2009 at 3:18 pm
Sanford should resign from his position as Gov. The GOP must police its own and he should be gone.
June 24th, 2009 at 3:25 pm
Mr. the list of failed demos is just as long as the list of failed repubs.
BTW – is the Federal corruption and bribery trial of Democrat Congressman William Jefferson over yet?
June 24th, 2009 at 3:26 pm
brome – any “original” thoughts?
June 24th, 2009 at 3:50 pm
Yeah.
The Party of Family Values has once again driven home the extent of their hypocrisy.
They fight for family values, but have none themselves. My Dad would have called that a bad example.
I know that Democrats behave badly too.
June 24th, 2009 at 3:54 pm
Democrats are into all sorts of sordid things, but they don’t pretend not to be. That will always be a problem for republicans. You can try to legislate morality, but it gets set back every time you fail to lead the life you preach.
June 24th, 2009 at 4:31 pm
Mr. I have no doubt you and danbrome are into all sorts of sordid things.
I would rather at least attempt to instill what you call ‘family values’ into my children as they grow rather than just ‘give up’ and leave all teaching to the schools as you would.
June 24th, 2009 at 4:35 pm
job10..
That is not fair.
You and I share the goal of raising our children to have a strong committed set of values. I don’t need you to question my motives or my behavior.
Stick it jerk.
June 24th, 2009 at 4:57 pm
danbrome, this is what Assboy put on his campaign lit: “Currently, an attorney specializing in business matters and intellectual property”.
http://theactivistnextdoor.blogspot.com/2008/09/is-you-is-or-is-you-aint-attorney_01.html
This was not true, in fact he allowed his license to practice law to lapse.
Asbboy Madia: Liar
June 24th, 2009 at 4:57 pm
danbrome – you said ‘They fight for family values, but have none themselves.’
Seems to me you started all this by saying I have no family values and then you call me a ‘jerk’ when I respond with my beliefs.
Hmmm kettle – black.
June 24th, 2009 at 5:26 pm
Liberal danbrome, Assboy Madia’s definiton of family values was same-sex marriage. He’s a fraud and you’re a fraud.
June 24th, 2009 at 5:59 pm
Leroy-the-jackass says: “Democrats are into all sorts of sordid things, but they don’t pretend not to be.”
No, Leroy, you jackass they just lie about it.
“I did not have sexual relations with that woman” – Billy Jeff Clinton
“The story is false. It’s completely untrue, ridiculous.” He said the story was “made-up.” – John Edwards
“I was not driving under the influence of liquor”. – Ted Kennedy
June 24th, 2009 at 8:30 pm
Whatever…
June 24th, 2009 at 10:12 pm
The Family Values Party wins the Gold Medal for utter hypocrisy. Today’s headlines only add to the pig pile…
June 24th, 2009 at 11:41 pm
So… if you promote doing the right thing(family values) and screw up it’s a bigger deal than those who screw up who don’t actively promote doing the right thing? I think LeRoy said “Democrats are into all sorts of sordid things, but they don’t pretend not to be.” which is false. I would assume you liberals would promote a good family life… right?? And I would assume you know that both liberal and conservative and all political stripes in between get into sexual scandals? You tend to add more weight to one side (the opposition)… and completely disregard your own side. I don’t get that.
I know, moral values… But are you saying that if somebody is a scumbag and kills somebody is any different than somebody who is an upright citizen who kills somebody are different situations based on the morals of the individuals involved? Doesn’t make any sense.
There are plenty of moral comparisons you can make with this kind of reasoning.
June 24th, 2009 at 11:45 pm
By the way, Kurt Zellers, great choice for minority leader!! With all the crap Obama is trying to pull and the House DFL not being able to restrain itself in any way, he is the perfect guy to lead the MN House GOP back. You don’t create jobs by growing government. You do so by giving incentives to the private sector. Kurt is great at making that argument. And, he does it in a way where even hateful liberals can’t help but liking him still.
June 24th, 2009 at 11:58 pm
Liberal danbrome, Is Roland Burris part of the family values party?
http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2009/06/records-burris-failed-to-disclose-stock-options.html
June 25th, 2009 at 12:46 am
Mr. and brone,
You mean hypocrisy like how Al Gore goes around and tells everyday Americans to ride a bike to work and get rid of their SUVs while consuming over 20 times the national average of electricity (over $30,000 per year!) in his home?
Or hypocrisy like how John Edwards goes around on poverty tours advocating the redistribution of wealth from the rich to the poor while living in the largest home in his county and one of the largest homes in his whole state — over 10,400 square feet?
Or hypocrisy like how Eliot Spitzer routinely prosecuted high profile people and major CEOs for soliciting prostitutes while soliciting prostitutes himself?
Or hypocrisy like Barney Frank blaming Bush for the mortgage meltdown while currently pressuring Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae to relax mortgage lending rules?
June 25th, 2009 at 12:55 am
Or how Charles Rangel proposed a new 48% tax bracket among other tax increases in his $3.5 trillion tax bill last year while failing to pay income taxes on the rental income he receives from his property in the Dominican Republic?
If you guys mean that kind of hypocrisy, I couldn’t agree with you more.
June 25th, 2009 at 12:20 pm
chile..
Burris is a Bozo, slimy, and an embarrassment.
June 25th, 2009 at 12:48 pm
chris..
Just curious. Do you really want me to outline the blatent hypocrisy on the conservatives side?
I hope not, because I do have a full time job and would find it hard to complete the documentation any time soon.
June 25th, 2009 at 1:08 pm
danbrome – how about 3 simple lines detailing your supposed ‘moderate’ positions? That shouldn’t take you more than 1 minute to write.
June 25th, 2009 at 2:33 pm
Liberal danbrome, glad to see we agree on Burris. Do you think the Senate Democrats will take any action on the fact that he lied to them before being seated?
BTW Liberal danbrome, between trolling on MDE and perusing gay websites, how do you find time for a fulltime job?
June 25th, 2009 at 3:09 pm
brone,
That’s because you never document anything you say.
June 25th, 2009 at 3:28 pm
Why would I ever visit gay websites? Am I missing something?
June 25th, 2009 at 3:28 pm
Burris should be out on his lying ass.
June 25th, 2009 at 5:43 pm
So should danbrome.
June 25th, 2009 at 6:49 pm
Liberal danbrome, you are missing something.
Those Internet sites you visit to look at naked men – those are gay websites.
June 26th, 2009 at 9:41 am
Wow is all I have to say. Do any of you guys count to ten before you post. Regardless of which side of any issue you fall on, this kind of banter isn’t helping ANYONE’S cause.
Really guys, Id love to participate, but only on a grown up basis.
Any takers?
JW
Maple Grove
June 26th, 2009 at 10:38 am
JW, liberal danbrome can’t count to ten.
June 26th, 2009 at 2:07 pm
Jw, Yes. What would you like to discuss? I am a fiscal coservative and moderate on most social issues.
I believe Marty Seifert is currently the best candidate for Governor mainly because he speaks truthfully and is a strong fiscal conservative. He already has a strong statewide support system that is ready to work with him.
My one concern is the direction the Republican party is headed. I was hoping for new people and new ideas to come out of state central but so far it is not lookin good. Lets hope that the elected leadership looks for help from the grassroots to determine the direction the party will go in 2010.
June 26th, 2009 at 3:57 pm
JW..
Welcome to MDE, an influential Republican Blog.
I am happy with the direction the Republican Party is heading.
June 27th, 2009 at 1:59 am
With Cap n Tax and Communist Healthcare… It will make it easier for all GOP candidates. I just hope the Obama regime don’t screw things up beyond repair before clear thinking adults can fix it.
Worst economy since Carter and we see the most massive tax increases ever. Go to your local college and buy an Econ 101 textbook. Democrats would get an F! You just don’t do this in this economic climate.
Democrats are more interested in power than governing or doing right by the people. They need more misery. Increase their plantation of zombies who walk in a trance to the voting booth and sometimes multiple ones every other 2nd Tues in November to make more laws that take away freedoms. Tell them how bad things are and how they need government to help them.
I don’t even think Democrats believe what they are selling. But they don’t care, it’s all just a game to them.
June 27th, 2009 at 3:15 pm
Liberal danbrome, the trolls of MDE really aren’t in a positon to welcome anyone to MDE, you pompous ass.
June 27th, 2009 at 3:29 pm
Right, economic “climate” – a play on words?
Man/woman made global warming is a farce. It’s been a new-tax plan in the making for more than a decade.
Now is the worst time for cap and tax, but never was there a good time. It’s a tax based on a false premise.
July 2nd, 2009 at 1:22 pm
Congratulations Kurt. To the others who have posted here, you guys should do a radio show. The joy you have brought into my workday is fantastic and I thank you!
July 2nd, 2009 at 1:23 pm
Congratulations Kurt. To the others who have posted here, you guys should do a radio show. The little “digs” here and there make perfect sense, and each of you have valid points. I like the sarcasm you both weave into your comments with an occasional inappropriate remark. I found this page by accident, but you have brought humor into my workday, which is fantastic and I thank you!