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DFL’S UNPAID BILLS CATCHING UP TO THEM

Saturday, December 11th, 2010

The Minnesota DFL Party has unpaid bills that are causing problems for their local activists. Sources affiliated with the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center (DECC) report the DFL still owes them more than $10,000 in costs associated with their State Convention last April. The MN Progressive Project provides a deeper background of the story on their [...]

FOX 9: “GOP CHAIR SUMMONS DFL CHAIR TO DEBATE TRANSPORTATION BILL”

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

"ST. PAUL – In a confrontational and provoking letter addressed to DFL Chair Brian Melendez Wednesday, Republican Party of Minnesota Chairman Ron Carey called attention to the employment issue and extended an invitation to enter in a series of debates regarding the $6.6 billion transportation bill. In the letter, Carey calls attention to new numbers [...]

MN GOP PRESS RELEASE: “CHAIRMAN RON CAREY ISSUES OPEN LETTER TO DFL CHAIRMAN BRIAN MELENDEZ”

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

St. Paul- Republican Party of Minnesota Chairman Ron Carey today issued an open letter to DFL Chair Brian Melendez regarding Minnesota’s economy and the Democrats’ $6.6 billion dollar tax increase.  Chairman Carey also extended an invitation to Chair Melendez to debate the Democrat transportation bill and the state budget deficit in a series of eight [...]

CAREY VS. MELENDEZ SMACKDOWN OVER RITCHIE AT DFL PRESS CONFERENCE

Tuesday, January 8th, 2008

  I called DFL Party Brian Melendez's move to have a press conference celebrate the report from the Minnesota Legislative Auditor Jim Nobles that reported that Ritchie "did not fulfill his legal obligations" in answering Nobles' questions my "bonehead play of the day."  While I think it was still a "bonehead" move to have the [...]

BONEHEAD PLAY OF THE DAY: DFL PARTY TO HAVE PRESS CONFERENCE TO CELEBRATE REPORT THAT SAID RITCHIE “DID NOT FULFILL HIS LEGAL OBLIGATIONS”

Tuesday, January 8th, 2008

There are days when the Minnesota DFL makes exposing Minnesota Democrats so easy. DFL Party Chairman Brian Melendez is scheduled a press event for 1:00 P.M. today to celebrate the report from the Minnesota Legislative Auditor Jim Nobles that reported Ritchie "did not fulfill his legal obligations" in answering Nobles' questions. Ritchie receives a strong [...]

A DIVIDED DFL: BRIAN MELENDEZ VS. BECKY LOUREY & FORD BELL

Monday, June 12th, 2006

The DFL is a divided party: "'I think the fact of the matter is Mike Hatch is running against Tim Pawlenty. Whatever goes on in the primary, Mike Hatch is going to come through it and run against Tim Pawlenty. Amy Klobuchar is running against Mark Kennedy and whatever goes on in the primary Amy [...]

DAMN YOU CHAIRMAN MELENDEZ!

Friday, June 9th, 2006

DFL Party Chairman Brian Melendez visited "blogger row" and we talked for a few minutes.  Damn you Melendez for being a nice guy and courteous.  Damn you for answering my questions.  Why couldn't you be a jerk?  Damn you Chairman Melendez.

DFL CALLS MCCL “EXTREMIST”

Tuesday, May 9th, 2006

DFL Party Chair Brian Melendez's rhetoric is getting out of control. Melendez should remember that numerous members of the DFL House Caucus and Senate Caucus are Pro-life.

MN GOP: KLOBUCHAR ATTACK DOGS PUMP UP NEGATIVE ATTACKS

Wednesday, May 3rd, 2006

St. Paul – Republican Party of Minnesota Chairman Ron Carey today issued the following statement regarding the DFL’s most recent false attack on Mark Kennedy. "Given her many failures as Hennepin County Attorney, it's clear why Amy Klobuchar and her liberal allies are so committed to running a negative campaign against Mark Kennedy.  "Amy Klobuchar’s [...]

DFL WINES AND DINES DNC MEMBERS TO GET 2008 CONVENTION

Saturday, April 22nd, 2006

I think the Minneapolis has a very good chance of getting the 2008 DNC National Convention.  I’ll have to blog for 24 hours a day! ## April 22. 7:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. MINNESOTA DNC BREAKFAST _ Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak, the Greater Minneapolis Convention and Visitors Associations and Minnesota’s DNC members host a breakfast [...]