Archive for December, 2009
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Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009Previously, the Cook Political Report had the First Congressional District as Solid Democrat now rates the race as Likely Democrat. This is an important move as we get closer to the 2010 election. Tim Walz had been seen as surely to win re-election by national pundits, but now that is in question. We will continue [...]
FRANKEN’S NEWFOUND OUTRAGE OVER RAPE: WHERE’S THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA?
Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009If you remember during the 2008 election, it was revealed that Senator Franken* had previously written a skit for SNL that used rape as a joke. Here is the except below from the Associated Press Story: In the 1995 New York magazine profile of “Saturday Night Live,” Franken is described among a group of show [...]
FRANKEN DODGES QUESTION ON TROOP BUILD-UP
Tuesday, December 1st, 2009From Glenn Thrush’s blog in Politico: Al Franken has gone from stand-up comedian to silent movie star. Reporters who try to buttonhole freshman Franken (D-Minn.) in the Capitol hallway know the drill: Franken, presumably seeking to avoid political self-immolation through candor, gaffe or quip, scurries away and refers all questions to his press office. The [...]
MNGOP: THE RYBAK RECORD PART VI
Tuesday, December 1st, 2009EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND? As Reporter Covering Downtown Council, Rybak Proposed To Downtown Council They Create Position Which He Would Fill. “He began his career at the Minneapolis Tribune in 1979 and left the paper, then renamed the Minneapolis Star and Tribune, in controversy seven years later.  While covering development issues in the mid-1980s, Rybak proposed [...]
MNGOP: THE RYBAK RECORD PART V
Tuesday, December 1st, 2009RYBAK’S BROKEN PROMISES ON CAMPAIGN CASH 2001 Rybak Promised Not To Take PAC Money; Now Rybak Rakes In PAC Money. “Rybak version 2001 scorned contributions by political action committees. His 2009 campaign committee reported $9,000 in PAC contributions by Sept. 1, all but five at the maximum election-year level of $500.â€Â (Steve Brandt, “What a [...]
MNGOP: THE RYBAK RECORD PART IV
Tuesday, December 1st, 2009RYBAK SLAMMED BY CAMPAIGN FINANCE BOARD Rybak Ordered To Reimburse Mayoral Campaign $26,500 After Using Funds To Advance Gubernatorial Ambitions. “Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak was ordered Friday to reimburse his mayoral campaign for $26,500 in expenses for what campaign finance regulators said were activities to further his 2010 bid for governor.â€Â (“Rybak Punished Over Campaign [...]
MNGOP: THE RYBAK RECORD PART III
Tuesday, December 1st, 2009RYBAK IS WAY OUT OF THE MAINSTREAM Even Liberal Columnist Conceded Rybak Backed Plan To Confiscate Majority Of Handguns “Radical.†“Start with the headline: Bouza says he’d confiscate majority of handguns. In a year in which DFL politicians running for governor and the U.S. Senate have been almost free of interesting ideas, the notion of [...]
MNGOP: THE RYBAK RECORD PART II
Tuesday, December 1st, 2009RYBAK’S WASTEFUL & OUT OF CONTROL SPENDING Rybak Spent $500,000 On 10 Water Fountains. “During the Aquatennial festival that begins Friday, the city plans to unveil concepts for 10 artist-designed drinking fountains that Rybak championed at $50,000 each. Typical park fountains cost as little as $6,000.† (Steve Brandt, “Price tag on drinking fountains causes a [...]
MNGOP: THE RYBAK RECORD PART I
Tuesday, December 1st, 2009R.T. STANDS FOR RAISE TAXES Raise Property Taxes Candidate Rybak Promised To Hold The Line On Property Taxes. “To foster economic growth, Rybak said he would improve the city’s financial health, hold the line on property taxes, focus development on small business and industrial growth and send a clear message to downtown employers that the [...]
HOW THE MIGHTY HAVE FALLEN – ENTENZA DROPS 3 SPOTS IN MNPACT RANKINGS
Tuesday, December 1st, 2009Yesterday, Minnesota Network for Progressive Action released their rankings for the DFL candidates for Governor. Former Rep. Matt Entenza, who had previously been ranked #1 overall has fallen to #4. Excerpts are below and you can read the whole post here. by Dave Mindeman 4. Matt Entenza (formerly #1): As the union endorsements started to [...]
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