Amy Klobuchar
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Thursday, January 17th, 2008I received a tip today from a reader of Minnesota Democrats Exposed that State Senator Terri Bonoff's campaign is using pictures of Bonoff with U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar in mailings. I visited Bonoff's website and found a new picture of Bonoff with Klobuchar on the front page.
An endorsement from Klobuchar would be a huge boost [...]
STATE FAIR POLITICS BY THE REPUBLICAN PARTY OF MINNESOTA
Thursday, August 24th, 2006The Republican Party of Minnesota is handing out informative flyers about select DFL candidates for statewide office.
Click here to view a flyer about Mike Hatch and here for a flyer about Amy Klobuchar.
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MN GOP: EVER HEARD OF TOM RIDGE, AMY?
Thursday, August 17th, 2006"Amy Klobuchar’s failure to identify Secretary Tom Ridge as the nation’s first leader of the Department Homeland Security again demonstrates that she is not ready for prime time when it comes to national security.
"At this dangerous time in our nation's history Minnesotans need a senator who doesn't need on the job training and has [...]
KENNEDY CAMPAIGN: AMY KLOBUCHAR: FLYING (FILING) UNDER THE RADAR
Monday, July 10th, 2006St. Paul, Minnesota – U.S. Senate candidate Amy Klobuchar filed to run for office last Friday, the same day the entire Republican slate held a joint filing, but didn't inform the media.
"It is baffling that Amy Klobuchar didn’t inform the media when she filed last Friday," said Heidi Frederickson, press secretary for Mark Kennedy [...]
MN GOP: THEY SAID IT! ELLISON ON HIS ENDORSEMENTS FROM HATCH AND KLOBUCHAR
Thursday, July 6th, 2006Keith Ellison on His Endorsements From DFL Gubernatorial Candidate Mike Hatch and DFL Senate Candidate Amy Klobuchar:
Caller: "Keith, your candidacy has been pretty controversial so far, so I’m just wondering do you have the support of your top DFL endorsed candidates – you know, Mike Hatch for governor or Amy Klobuchar for senate?"
Keith Ellison: "Sure, [...]
MN GOP: CORPORATE LOBBYIST AMY KLOBUCHAR REFUSES TO DISCUSS CORPORATE LOBBYING CAREER
Friday, June 30th, 2006"Amy Klobuchar's stubborn refusal to be straight with Minnesotans about her career as a corporate lobbyist will make it difficult for voters to trust her. Klobuchar often talks about open government and denounces corporate lobbyists, but she refuses to discuss her lengthy history as a corporate lobbyist and her campaign prevents citizens from documenting public [...]
MN GOP: DFL DEFINITION OF “SCRUBBINGâ€: 72 REFERENCES
Tuesday, June 27th, 2006Republican Party of Minnesota Chairman Ron Carey today released the following statement regarding today’s false and inaccurate attack on Mark Kennedy over his alleged “scrubbing” of President Bush’s name from his website.
“With today’s false attack on Mark Kennedy, it’s clear the Klobuchar attack machine has once again fallen for the blogosphere’s misinformation hook, line and [...]
MN GOP: KLOBUCHAR SAYS SHE OPPOSES “POLITICIZING CRIME†BUT HAS REPEATEDLY POLITICIZED CRIME
Monday, June 26th, 2006"Amy Klobuchar's ridiculous claim that she opposes 'politicizing crime' is contradicted by her own lengthy record politicizing crime. Throughout her campaign for U.S. Senate, Klobuchar has repeatedly shown a willingness to use her role as Hennepin County Attorney to advance her political ambitions. Minnesotans are going to have a difficult time supporting a candidate who repeatedly [...]
MN GOP: KLOBUCHAR RAISES BIG MONEY WITH “WASHINGTON CELEBRITY†AT LAVISH WEEKEND FUNDRAISER
Friday, June 23rd, 2006"With her fundraiser this weekend with 'Washington celebrity' and 32-year Beltway insider Tom Harkin, Amy Klobuchar continues to undermine her own credibility. Klobuchar likes to criticize 'Washington celebrities' and talk about 'change,' but she loves when they help her raise the big money to fund her attack ads." – Ron Carey, Chairman of the Republican [...]
KENNEDY CAMPAIGN: KLOBUCHAR ON THE DEFENSIVE ON LOBBYING HYPOCRISY
Friday, June 23rd, 2006DC Democrats Criticize Kennedy in Attempt to Change the Subject
(St. Paul, Minnesota) – Amy Klobuchar’s friends in Washington, D.C., in a feverish attempt to change the subject from Amy Klobuchar’s lobbying hypocrisy, criticized Mark Kennedy on Thursday for, prepare yourself, raising money in Washington, D.C.
The attacks came one day after it was revealed that [...]
MN GOP: LOBBYING HYPOCRISY UNDERSCORES KLOBUCHAR’S GROWING CREDIBILITY PROBLEM
Thursday, June 22nd, 2006St. Paul- Republican Party of Minnesota Chairman Ron Carey today issued the following regarding Amy Klobuchar’s lobbying hypocrisy.
"With her twelve year career as a corporate lobbyist now firmly established, Amy Klobuchar's attempts to portray herself as a straight-talking candidate of change are destroyed.
"Amy Klobuchar has said she can't hide behind rhetoric, but she [...]
KLOBUCHAR’S LOBBYIST PAST LEADS TO CHARGES OF HYPOCRISY
Thursday, June 22nd, 2006"Minnesota Republican Party chairman Ron Carey called DFL U.S. Senate candidate Amy Klobuchar a hypocrite Wednesday for criticizing the influence of lobbyists, because she was one in the 1980s and '90s.
'Amy Klobuchar often rails against corporate lobbyists, but she forgets to mention that she lined her pockets for 12 years as a corporate lobbyist,' Carey [...]
LTE: STAR TRIBUNE’S DEFENSE OF DAYTON
Friday, June 16th, 2006Good for the gander
I read with interest your June 14 editorial explaining that Republican abuse of Sen. Mark Dayton was unseemly and rude, because he is retiring and Minnesotans just don't treat people that way.
President Bush will not be running for the presidency again. Please let us know on which day your new [...]
KENNEDY FOR U.S. SENATE: KLOBUCHAR DUCKS ANOTHER DEBATE
Monday, June 12th, 2006Klobuchar Ducks Another Senate Candidate Debate
Amy Klobuchar AGAIN Avoids Talking about Issues of Campaign
(St. Paul, Minnesota) – Immediately following her endorsement from the DFL in Rochester, Amy Klobuchar ducked another Senate candidate debate with Mark Kennedy and Ford Bell.
"Ms. Klobuchar and her party talked a big game over the weekend, pledging to address the [...]
MN GOP: AMY KLOBUCHAR KICKS OFF CAMPAIGN FOR U.S. SENATE BY DUCKING DEBATES AND HIDING FROM ISSUES
Monday, June 12th, 2006Today, as Republican United States Senate candidate Mark Kennedy and Democratic candidate Ford Bell debated the important issues of the day, DFL endorsed candidate Amy Klobuchar was conspicuously absent.
"Even fellow DFLer Ford Bell has said that Amy doesn’t stand for anything and that she has no plan," Republican Party of Minnesota Chairman Ron Carey [...]
KLOBUCHAR IS ON MPR
Monday, June 12th, 2006She is on "Midday" with Gary Eichten.
MDE REALITY CHECK: KLOBUCHAR DIDN’T EXPLAIN HER PLAN
Friday, June 9th, 2006"Today we're kicking off the DFL convention in Rochester. It's our chance to explain to all Minnesotans our plan to build a brighter future for this great state." Source: Amy Klobuchar for U.S. Senate email, June 9, 2006
Remember what Ford Bell said after Klobuchar's speech:
"Because again, Amy doesn't stand for anything. . . I mean she [...]
MEDIA ADVISORY: MN GOP REACTION TO KLOBUCHAR’S ACCEPTANCE SPEECH
Friday, June 9th, 2006This is what I call rapid response.
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Who: Ron Carey, Republican Party of Minnesota Chair
What: Chairman Carey will react to the DFL endorsement for U.S. Senate
Where: Outside the Mayo Civic Center, Rochester (near the Peace First Tent)
When: Immediately following Amy Klobuchar’s Acceptance Speech
DFLERS UPSET WITH KLOBUCHAR OVER HAYDEN NOMINATION
Tuesday, May 30th, 2006"This lady is stupid."
DID FORD BELL BREAK HIS PROMISE TO ABIDE BY THE DFL ENDORSEMENT?
Saturday, May 27th, 2006"'You made a promise. You said you would abide by the endorsement,' she [Amy Klobuchar] said." Source: Associated Press, May 26, 2005
While Klobuchar and her allies are claiming Bell is breaking his promise, the record says different.
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"For Klobuchar, the lopsided win cements her status as the clear front-runner for the Senate endorsement at the DFL convention. Bell [...]