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Sunday, July 12th, 2009The heat was really applied to Jeff Fecke over at Blog of the Moderate Left over his decision to go public with his concerns about the gubernatorial candidacy of Matt Entenza. A clearly frustrated Fecke has gone up with a new post defending his decision to unload on Entenza. The bloggers behind Minnesota Democrats Exposed [...]
LIBERAL BLOGGER UNLOADS ON MATT ENTENZA; CLAIMES HE “SPIES ON POLITICAL ALLIES” AND WILL “LIE ABOUT IT”
Friday, July 10th, 2009Keeping up the tradition established by this blog’s founder, Michael Brodkorb, nothing warms our hearts more than DFL infighting. This edition of “DFL infighting” comes from Jeff Fecke at Blog of the Moderate Left who unloaded today on the Matt Entenza. “I can make a case for almost any Democrat in the race. Even John [...]
LTE IN RED WING REPUBLICAN EAGLE: “DFLERS ENGAGE IN PREDICTABLE SCARE TACTICS”
Friday, July 10th, 2009“I had to chuckle after reading Steve Murphy’s comments on Governor Pawlenty’s balancing of the state budget (R-E, July 3). Basically, the DFL-led Legislature challenged the governor to a game of chicken over who gets to spend the money you earn, you or the government. DFL Legislators lost. Now they want a “do over.†What [...]
CONGRESSWOMAN BACHMANN ON HANNITY
Thursday, July 9th, 2009Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann was on Hannity last night discussing TARP funds and the possibility of a new bailout. When asked about the possibility of a new bailout Bachmann said this; “It is entirely possible it could pass because remember Minnesota delivered the 60th Senator just yesterday with Al Franken taking the oath of office.  We can’t underscore that [...]
CHANGE WE CAN BELIEVE IN: OBAMA SPENDS $18 MILLION FOR “STIMULUS” WEBSITE
Thursday, July 9th, 2009“For those concerned about stimulus spending, the General Services Administration sends word tonight that $18 million in additional funds are being spent to redesign the Recovery.gov Web site. The contract calls for spending $9.5 million through January, and as much as $18 million through 2014, according to the GSA press release.” (Rick Klein, $18M Being [...]
ASSOCIATED PRESS: “ENTENZA FINED $500 FOR LOBBYIST DONATION IN MINN”
Wednesday, July 8th, 2009“ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Democrat Matt Entenza has been fined $500 for taking campaign cash from a lobbyist when the Minnesota Legislature was in session in February. The state Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board says Entenza’s gubernatorial campaign voluntarily reported last month that he took $500 from lobbyist Lee Anderson. A campaign official [...]
FRANKEN* CO-SPONSORS HIS FIRST BILL…TO TAKE AWAY YOUR RIGHT TO A SECRET BALLOT
Wednesday, July 8th, 2009Al Franken* was sworn in as Senator on Tuesday and wasted no time making life worse for the people of Minnesota. One of the first items of business that Franken* undertook after being sworn in as Senator, was to add his name as a co-sponsor to the “Employee Free Choice Act.” The title of this bill is very misleading because there is [...]
FRANKEN* MAKES SIXTY
Wednesday, July 8th, 2009Al Franken* would like the people of Minnesota to believe that he doesn’t care about being the 60th Democrat vote in the United States Senate. It appears as if Franken* and his Democratic politicial allies care a great deal. “Democrats were thrilled to finally seat Franken as senator from Minnesota after an eight-month legal and [...]
BREAKING NEWS: AN E-MAIL MESSAGE FROM LAURA BROD
Wednesday, July 8th, 2009Please read the e-mail after the page jump from Representative Laura Brod, as she has just announced a suspension of her yet-announced campaign for governor. We wish her a speedy recovery and we look forward to seeing her on the campaign trail very soon.
PIONEER PRESS: “TONY SUTTON: MINNESOTA GOP IS ALIVE AND RUNNING HARD AGAINST OVERREACHING DEMOCRATS”
Wednesday, July 8th, 2009“To paraphrase Mark Twain, reports of the Republican Party of Minnesota’s demise have been greatly exaggerated. While the chattering class now pronounces the GOP dead, it’s worth remembering that we’ve been buried prematurely by the “experts” before. Following Lyndon Johnson’s landslide victory over Barry Goldwater in 1964, the GOP was declared dead. Following the election [...]
NSRC RELEASES WEBVIDEO “60″
Tuesday, July 7th, 2009The National Republican Senatorial Committee has released a new web video featuring Al Franken*.
REPUBLICAN PARTY OF MINNESOTA STATEMENT ON FRANKEN SWEARING IN
Tuesday, July 7th, 2009Republican Party of Minnesota Chairman Tony Sutton today issued the following statement regarding in the swearing in of Al Franken. “Al Franken has the opportunity to erase the asterisk by his name by standing up for hard working Minnesotans against the liberal big spenders in Washington who are leaving future generations with crippling debt. At [...]
CHAIRMAN SUTTON: “WALZ VOTES FOR WHAT AMOUNTS TO AN ENERGY TAX”
Tuesday, July 7th, 2009“When Congressman Walz voted “yes†to levy the energy tax, he sent a blow to those who are already treading tough economic waters — farmers and working people. Hard-working Minnesotans will take the biggest hit, not only in individual tax increases but also in everyday consumption costs as businesses pass their increased costs onto consumers. [...]
FRANKEN’S 60TH VOTE AMNESIA
Tuesday, July 7th, 2009Franken now tries to downplay his role as the 60th Democrat vote but he campaigned on a platform promising to be the 60th vote. From the Pioneer Press: As they have before, Franken and Reid played down the significance of Franken’s being Mr. 60. “Moving America forward will still require the cooperation of my Senate [...]
STAR TRIBUNE: “STATE REP. TOM EMMER SAYS HE’S RUNNING FOR GOVERNOR”
Monday, July 6th, 2009“State Rep. Tom Emmer announced this morning that he is running for governor. The Delano Republican, one of the House’s most outspoken conservatives, said in a statement that Minnesota “can no longer tolerate career politicians with no experience beyond the walls of our Capitol or government bureaucracies.” Emmer, 48, is an attorney who was elected [...]
COMMENT REGISTRATION ACTIVATED
Sunday, July 5th, 2009As previously advertised, comment registration has now been activated on Minnesota Democrats Exposed. If you wish to leave a comment on a post, you must register with a valid e-mail address. All contact information provided during the registration process will remain confidential. If you have any complaints, please take it up with the managment.
UPDATE ON GOP GUBERNATORIAL RACE
Saturday, July 4th, 2009Minnesota Democrats Exposed has been keeping up on the jockeying among Republicans in the Gubernatorial race. I have written about the early stages of where the race was and some things have changed while some things have only been reinforced. More names that have been bantered about among GOP insiders: U.S. Senator Norm Coleman State [...]
FRANKEN DEEPLY UNPOPULAR NATIONALLY
Thursday, July 2nd, 2009“Senator-elect Al Franken won’t start his life in the nation’s most deliberative body with the love of the nation, according to a new poll. The Rasmussen poll of voters across the United States found that 44 percent of those surveyed had an unfavorable view of Minnesota’s newest Senator and 34 percent had a favorable view [...]
TECHNICAL CHANGES
Thursday, July 2nd, 2009Please bear with Minnesota Democrats Exposed as we will be revamping and making some technical changes this weekend. We will also be going to comment registration on Sunday night. I hope everyone has a fun and safe holiday weekend.
INSTEAD OF FOCUSING ON UNITY, FRANKEN PARTICIPATES IN PARTISAN HATE RALLY
Thursday, July 2nd, 2009Minnesotans should not be surprised, but Al Franken* (click here for info on Franken’s asterisk) participated in a partisan hate rally yesterday at the state capitol. Franken* should have been working to heal the wounds from his scorched earth campaign for the U.S. Senate. Please note the signs from yesterday’s hate rally honoring Franken*. Please [...]
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