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Sunday, January 17th, 2010The following is a post by Politico.Com Glenn Thrush: Franken: Proud to be muzzled, by gosh Once upon a time there was a man named Al Franken, who fashioned himself into the most acerbic and effective critic of conservative media titans who now dominate, (Remember “Rush Limbaugh is a Big, Fat Idiot”?). Then he got [...]
BRUTAL KELLIHER CARTOON IN STAR TRIBUNE
Sunday, January 17th, 2010Steve Sack of the Star Tribune drew a brutal cartoon of Margaret Anderson Kelliher after this week’s campaign finance board ruling that fined the Speaker and the DFL.
LTE: PARRY WILL BE GREAT ADVOCATE
Friday, January 15th, 2010The following is a letter to the editor in the Faribault News about Mike Parry’s candidacy for Senate District 26. Parry will be great advocate To the editor: With the recent resignation of Sen. Dick Day of Senate District 26, voters will have the opportunity of electing a person who has the background and experience [...]
MDE EXCLUSIVE: JASON ENGBRECHT CAUGHT ON FILM BEING DISHONEST ABOUT HIS ATTENDANCE RECORD ON SCHOOL BOARD
Friday, January 15th, 2010This is a video clip of the SD 26 DFL senate candidate Jason Engbrecht caught on film being dishonest about his attendance record on the Faribault School Board. Last year, Mr. Engbrecht missed 40% of the special board meetings. Furthermore, he has missed 60% of all roll call votes that have occurred at meetings in [...]
RT RYBAK HAS HARRY REID MOMENT WITH COMMENT ABOUT MEXICAN-AMERICANS
Thursday, January 14th, 2010Earlier today Mayor RT Rybak was endorsed by the DFL Latino caucus. However, reports now are surfacing that Rybak has said some troubling things about Mexican-Americans in the past. The following is an excerpt from a news article from the Saint Paul Pioneer Press where Mayor RT Rybak says this about this about Mexican-Americans: “While [...]
FRANKEN SENDS FUNDRAISING LETTER FOR COAKLEY IN MASSACHUSETTS
Thursday, January 14th, 2010Sen. Al Franken has sent a fundraising letter to his supporters today to raise money for Democrat candidate Martha Coakley in the Massachusetts special election. This race has turned into a must win for the Democrats who are pouring millions of dollars into the state to protect the liberal legacy of the Northeast.
MDE EXCLUSIVE: VIDEO OF ENGBRECHT VOTING FOR PAYOFF FOR TEACHER WHO HAD “INAPPROPRIATE CONTACT” WITH STUDENTS; SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER UPSET AT VOTE
Thursday, January 14th, 2010Minnesota Democrats Exposed has obtained video of the final vote of the Faribault School Board for the payoff to the Faribault teacher accused of “inappropriate contact” with children. Please click here to read my previous post. Faribault School Board Suzanne Berger is clearly upset at the vote and says: “I only want to say one [...]
ENTENZA’S INTERIM CAMPAIGN MANAGER TAKES SWIPE AT LIBERAL BLOGGERS
Thursday, January 14th, 2010In the summer of 2008, recently appointed interim Entenza for Governor Campaign Manager Bob Hussey wrote a book review that thrashed liberal bloggers like Markos Moulitsis Zúniga, Jerome Anderson, and Matt Bai. You can read an excerpt from the review below: The bloggers seem even less interested in framing a cohesive argument, bringing an almost [...]
LETTER TO ENGBRECHT REQUESTING COMMENT
Thursday, January 14th, 2010I sent a letter to Jason Engbrecht requesting comment for the story about his vote on the school board. You can find the posting here. Please check back with MDE for more on this developing story.
UPDATED: CAMPAIGN FINANCE BOARD ORDERS KELLIHER & DFL TO PAY FINES
Wednesday, January 13th, 2010The campaign finance board has ordered Margaret Anderson Kelliher to pay a $9,000 fine and the DFL to pay another $15,000 after the MNGOP filed a complaint late last year. Background from the finding:
MDE EXCLUSIVE: ENGBRECHT VOTED FOR PAYOFF FOR TEACHER WHO HAD “INAPPROPRIATE CONTACT” WITH STUDENTS
Wednesday, January 13th, 2010In 2009 Jason Engbrecht, newly elected Faribault School Board Member and now the DFL-endorsed candidate for State Senate District 26, voted to buy out a teacher’s contract who had “inappropriate contact” with children. Background of incidents: On September 19, 2008 Jennifer Backer who is the principal of the Faribault Middle School informed Shelly Prieve that a [...]
JCRC RESPONSE TO DFL PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS
Wednesday, January 13th, 2010The following statement was posted on the website of the Jewish Community Relations Council following a post on MDE about the DFL Progressive Caucus voting to divest in Israeli bonds. JCRC Strongly Disapproves of Recent DFL Progressive Caucus Resolution Calling for Minnesota to Divest from Israel Bonds Minneapolis, MN – Steve Hunegs, Executive Director of [...]
STRIB: TURMOIL IN SENATOR FRANKEN’S OFFICE
Wednesday, January 13th, 2010In today’s Star Tribune. There is a story about increasing turmoil in Al Franken’s Senate office that even a one incident ended “with Capitol police ushering [a staff member] out of Franken’s office.” Read the story below. The resignation of an aide from Minnesota highlighted the new senator’s reliance on Washington veterans, and the delicate [...]
WASECA COUNTY NEWS ASKS ENGBRECHT FOR COMMENT ON MDE STORY
Wednesday, January 13th, 2010Last week, I posted a piece on how Jason Engbrecht has a spotty attendance record. Now, The Waseca County News published a story asking Engbrecht for comment. WCN: Although Engbrecht said his main reason for stopping in Tuesday was to give constituents an update on his campaign progress, he also took the time to refute [...]
LETTER TO LEGISLATIVE LEADERS
Tuesday, January 12th, 2010The below letter was sent to all the State Representatives and Senators who attended a recent trip to Israel. I am waiting for a response on whether or not they support the resolution passed by the DFL Progressive Caucus. Dear State Legislator, As you may or may not know, earlier this week the DFL Progressive [...]
TCJEWFOLK.COM RESPONDS TO DFL SCRUBBING
Tuesday, January 12th, 2010TCJewFolk.Com, the Twin Cities Hub for Hip Jewish Stuff, has picked up on the scrubbing of DFL Progressive Caucus Officer twitter Here’s what they had to say about the Progressive Caucus’ resolution: The resolution was introduced by local pro-Palestinian activist Elisabeth Geschiere, and accepted unanimously toward the end of the three-and-a-half-hour caucus meeting. [UPDATED: Having [...]
DFL CHAIR MELENDEZ RESPONDS TO MDE POST
Tuesday, January 12th, 2010Here is a response that DFL Chair Brian Melendez sent to local bloggers about a post on MDE. Melendez blames the length of the meeting and how many voters were present on their choice to pass the resolution. Read the entire text below: I am writing to address the false claim that “the DFL” has [...]
MNGOP: THE PAUL THISSEN RECORD PART 3
Tuesday, January 12th, 2010THISSEN OPPOSES GUN RIGHTS FOR LAW ABIDING CITIZENS Thissen Vote Against Personal Protection Act. (S.F. 842, April 23, 2003) Thissen Attacked Concealed Carry Law. “Thirteen congregations that say a new gun-permit law infringes on their religious freedom won a temporary reprieve Friday from detailed rules spelling out how they must deliver warnings that guns are [...]
MNGOP: THE PAUL THISSEN RECORD PART 2
Tuesday, January 12th, 2010THISSEN SUPPORTS GOVERNMENT RUN HEALTH CARE Thissen Is Supportive Of John Marty’s Far-Left Health Care Plan. “Of course, Marty is known more as a visionary liberal than as a pragmatic politician. But his bill has now acquired 71 co-sponsors in the Legislature and has been passed by two Senate committees. You’ll find more on the [...]
MNGOP: THE PAUL THISSEN RECORD PART 1
Tuesday, January 12th, 2010TAXIN’ THISSEN Thissen Voted To Raise State Gas Tax, Metro Wide Sales Tax And License Tab Fees. (H.F. 2800, February 25, 2008) “Minnesotans will see their first state gas tax increase in 20 years as part of an ambitious $6.6 billion transportation plan… The legislation would increase the state gas tax 5 1/2 cents by [...]
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