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Sunday, April 3rd, 2011Congressman Keith Ellison (MN-5) has long struggled to convince his constituents and the media that his ties to the Nation of Islam are not relevant. For that matter, he has struggled to make the case that his ties aren’t alive and well through his affiliations with people like Louis Farrakhan, leader of the Nation of [...]
DFL CHAIR CALLS FOR END OF NAZI REFERENCES-WILL HE ASK ELLISON TO DO THE SAME?
Wednesday, January 12th, 2011In a press release today, the DFL Party Chairman called for an end to “Nazi References” in the MN education reform debate. Here’s the release: ST. PAUL (January 12, 2011) – Last night, Republican Rep. Sondra Erickson, chair of the Education Reform Committee, called Education Minnesota’s proposal that candidates for alternative licenses have 90 days [...]
ELLISON VOTES (AGAIN) IN FAVOR OF BLOATED CONGRESSIONAL BUREAUCRACY
Thursday, January 6th, 2011Rep. Keith Ellison of Minnesota’s 5th congressional district voted “No” today to a measure passed by the House of Representatives to trim that body’s operating budget by 5%. The policy change came as voters soundly supported the idea of smaller government and more responsible role models in Congress in November by removing the sitting Democratic [...]
MDE TOP 10 POLITICAL ADS OF 2010 COUNTDOWN-#2
Thursday, December 30th, 2010As 2010 winds down and we reflect on the busy political season behind us, MDE would like to pay tribute to 10 of the best political ads of this election cycle. Thank you all for your nominations. The winners have been chosen, and the 2nd place winner is: # 2: “For the Kids” – by [...]
DEMOS WINS 10 BUCK FRIDAYS
Saturday, August 14th, 2010Joel Demos, Republican candidate for Congress in Minnesota’s 5th district won a nationwide online contest to earn the support of conservative donors. From Right Klik: Joel Demos is showing us how it’s done. Not one to shy away from an enormous challenge, Demos is taking on awell-financed liberal in one of the bluest districts in [...]
A BETTER AD THAN DALE PETERSON
Wednesday, August 4th, 2010Joel Demos, Republican running for Congress in Minnesota released this web ad today. If you remember Dale Peterson from Alabama for his innovative web ads, then this ad will surely please. Check it out:
FRANKEN’S GRAPHIC PLAYBOY COLUMN HITS FRONT PAGE OF DRUDGE REPORT
Friday, May 23rd, 2008“Sex writing by Al Franken cited in campaign…”
PRESS RELEASE: “AMERICAN FUTURE FUND POLITICAL ACTION LAUNCHES NEW FRANKEN WEB AD”
Monday, May 12th, 2008Des Moines, Iowa – American Future Fund (AFF) Political Action today launched the 30-second web ad, “Laugh Track,†exposing Al Franken’s fines for failure to pay workers comp, and highlighting the pattern of tax evasion he racked up in 17 states. AFF Political Action Spokesman Tim Albrecht said, “Al Franken thinks he is funny, but [...]
WCCO REALITY CHECK: “AL FRANKEN’S TAX ISSUE”
Thursday, May 1st, 2008“But that’s NOT THE WHOLE STORY. Franken said he overpaid taxes where he lived at the time — in Minnesota and New York, and he underpaid his taxes in the 17 other states where he earned money. ‘No one likes being called a liar,’ Franken said. ‘No one likes being called a tax cheat.’” Source: [...]
FROM THE PIONEER PRESS: FRANKEN ADMITS MISTAKE REGARDING WORKERS’ COMP
Tuesday, April 15th, 2008“Meanwhile, Franken said he expects that Republicans will continue to harp on the problem his company, Al Franken Inc., had in paying workers compensation insurance. Early last month, Franken discovered, through a Republican blog post in Minnesota, that the company he runs with his wife owed a $25,000 fine in New York State for failure [...]
MN GOP PRESS RELEASE: “3RD CD DEMOCRATS ENDORSE FAR-LEFT MADIA”
Saturday, April 12th, 2008“Given his far-left views, Ashwin Madia is the last person who should fill the seat of a bipartisan problem solver and moderate like Jim Ramstad. No matter how hard he tries to his obscure his true views in the general election, Madia is too partisan and too liberal for the Third.” – Ron Carey, Republican [...]
NARN “THE FINAL WORD†TODAY FROM 3-5 P.M.
Saturday, April 12th, 2008I’ll be on the radio today for a two-hour program from 3-5 p.m. with King Banaian of SCSU Scholars on AM 1280 The Patriot. Before you listen to King and me, make sure you listen to the first four hours of the Northern Alliance Radio Network. From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. you can hear [...]
SHOCK: NEW DFL STAFFER’S BLOG LIKENED SENATOR CLINTON TO ADOLF HITLER
Thursday, April 10th, 2008As I discussed in numerous posts yesterday on Minnesota Democrats Exposed, a new staffer at the Minnesota DFL has been hired to work communications. The new staffer, Franken Benenati, confirmed last evening that he and his roommate owned and operated the blog, District of Contention. Benenati’s blog was quickly deleted after I published a post [...]
MYSTERIOUS BLOG POSTING MENTIONS NEW STAFF COMING FROM DC TO “RUN COMMUNICATIONS” AT TEAM FRANKEN
Wednesday, April 9th, 2008I came across this interesting post on the blog District of Contention: “It’s been a long time since either Nati or myself have posted up here and that’s because a) we’re lazy; b) we don’t care enough; c) lots of stuff is going on. For all of the above we apologize. Indeed lots is going [...]
MDE EXCLUSIVE: DFL SENATOR ASKS FOR “SUPPORT IN NEXT ELECTION” IN OFFICIAL E-MAIL
Tuesday, April 8th, 2008Late last week, I was sent a copy of an e-mail sent by Senator John Doll from his official e-mail account about a moratorium on nuclear power plants. Doll’s e-mail may likely violate numerous policies of the Minnesota Senate regarding the use of equipment for political campaigning. From: Sen.John Doll Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 [...]
ELLISON’S CLAIMS OF BEHAVIOR CHANGE MET WITH SKEPTICISM
Monday, September 11th, 2006"But uneasiness has persisted, particularly among area Jewish groups. 'The guy [Keith Ellison] is campaigning on 'I've changed, I've learned, I've changed my behavior,' says Dan Rosen, a Minneapolis lawyer who sits on JCRC's board. 'But it strikes me that what we're talking about is not a therapy session. It's the United States Congress.'" Source: Newsweek, [...]
CAIR’S CONGRESSMAN? PART 5
Monday, September 11th, 2006Power Line has the fifth installment of Joel Mowbray's investigative series on Minnesota's DFL-endorsed Fifth District congressional candidate Keith Ellison.
CAIR’S CONGRESSMAN? PART 4
Monday, September 11th, 2006Power Line has the fourth installment of Joel Mowbray's investigative series on Minnesota's DFL-endorsed Fifth District congressional candidate Keith Ellison.
WASHINGTON POST: MUSLIM CANDIDATE PLAYS DEFENSE
Monday, September 11th, 2006"MINNEAPOLIS — Keith Ellison is a Democrat running for an open House seat in a heavily Democratic district. But what once looked like a cakewalk has turned into a bruising campaign in which many facts are disputed but a central one is not: If he wins, he will be the first Muslim elected to Congress. [...]
OSTROW BEGINS BROADCAST TELEVISION ADS ON FIVE STATIONS CABLE TELEVISION ADS TO BEGIN TOMORROW
Sunday, August 20th, 2006This is a press release from Paul Ostrow's campaign. ## Minneapolis, MN. Yesterday Paul Ostrow, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Congress in Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District, began a series of television commercials on five Minneapolis-area broadcast stations. The ad is entitled 'Hilvie.' The spots shows a cell phone conversation between Ostrow and his spry eighty-four-year-old [...]
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