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By The Numbers: The MN GOP's Cooked Books, Part 8 - Open Bottle Edition!
In Part 1, we looked at how FEC Tony Sutton's (pictured, right) MN GOP couldn't (wouldn't?) accurately report to the FEC how much they owed a vendor they hired to ensure accurate FEC reports. In Part...
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MN Caucus Results Bode Poorly For Bigots And Haters
Whilst watching the tweets on #MNCaucus results, this one caught my eye:That, Ladies and Gents, is a Tweet from the Independence Party Of Minnesota, the Party that (for now) has Major Party...
View ArticleA Quick Commentary On MN GOP Spending
For more on the MN GOP fiscal scandal, click here: "By The Numbers: The MN GOP's Cooked Books, Part 8"For more on the Phil Young scandal, click here: "Part 6 - A Closer Look At Republican Mayor Phil...
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Why I'm Endorsing Brian Barnes for Congress
While I focus on covering the corruption and dirty politics of the Republican Party, I do keep an eye on what's happening in the Democratic Party. I just usually don't write about it. Today, I...
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Some Thoughts On GOPer Voting Fraud
Jodi Boyne is the Public Affairs Director for the Minnesota House GOP, and she sent that tweet out just a few hours ago. On a straight party-line vote, Republicans voted to place a State...
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By The Numbers: The MN GOP's Cooked Books, Part 9
"We've got to get our act together and stop spending money that we don't have." --Michele Bachmann, 12/18/11, on Meet The Press"Bachmann owes more than $1 million in presidential campaign debt"...
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By The Numbers: The MN GOP's Cooked Books, Part 10
In Part 1 of this continuing Cooked Books series, we looked at how FEC Tony Sutton's MN GOP couldn't (wouldn't?) accurately report to the FEC how much they owed a vendor they hired to ensure accurate...
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I'm Tossing My Hat Into The Ring! Or...
..."#RoadTrip2012"!!!OK, we all know that this Saturday, DFL CD3 Delegates (of which I'm one) are going to endorse a candidate to take on - and BEAT! - Erik Paulsen, R=Bachmann.But, that's not all...
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Erik Paulsen, R=Bachmann, Goes All-In On The Ryan Budget
The same day - this Saturday - DFL CD3 Delegates gather to endorse the person that's going to beat Erik Paulsen, R=Bachmann, CD3 GOPers are meeting to re-endorse Postage-Stamp Paulsen. So I took a...
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Brian Barnes Wins 1st Round Endorsement in MN-03
Yesterday at the Minnesota DFL Congressional District 3 Convention in Edina, Delegates selected Brian Barnes on the very first ballot. Going into the Convention, I had been predicting Barnes in two,...
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From The Archives: The "New! And Improved!!" Erik Paulsen
Last Saturday (April 14th), the CD 3 GOP had their Endorsing Convention - and to no surprise, they selected career politician Erik Paulsen, R=Bachmann for another term. I noted a tweet by Derek...
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What's So Funny About This Picture Of Erik Paulsen?
I got it off of a tweet by a GOPer; it was hanging at the GOP CD3 Convention last Saturday in Edina. Look real close, in the lower right-hand corner..."Spend Less!"Yeah, "right." I wonder what THAT...
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The Shortridge Memo, In Plain English
Ladies and Gentlemen, in Part 9 of the continuing Cooked Books Series we looked at a MN GOP Campaign Finance Report line item that looks mighty clear: when it comes to paying rent, these Republicans...
View ArticleThe Mn GOP's Cooked Books, Part 11 - The 2008 Rochester Convention
On June 3rd, 2007, Dan Browning and Pat Doyle broke a story that rocked Minnesota's political world and would have repercussions we're still feeling today; it dealt with the now-infamous "Tostenson...
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Postage Stamp Paulsen: Back In Action Again!
I spent most of yesterday watching Twitter traffic relating to the Deadbeat MnGOP's State Convention in St. Cloud, where there was plenty of bleating about "fiscal responsibility." Yeah, "right." One...
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And ANOTHER One, From Postage Stamp Paulsen
I walked out to the mailbox two weeks ago, and there it was - a big ol' (12 x 8 1/2 inch!), full color mailer marked "PUBLIC DOCUMENT -- OFFICIAL BUSINESS -- This mailing was prepared, published and...
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Politics The Old Fashioned Way In MN-03
Ask any political pro what's the most important thing in winning votes and they're more than likely to tell you it's conversations with voters.In CD-3, that's exactly what's happening. Today the Amy...
View Article"Spend Less" Paulsen Wastes Taxpayer Money, Part 1
Yesterday, career politician Erik Paulsen's Party (and remember, Paulsen was the only GOPer Freshman to be selected to a Party Leadership Position in 2009) voted for the 33rd time to repeal the...
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Paulsen Has FEC Problems? Part 1
While we're waiting on career politician Erik Paulsen to announce his latest grifter-esque (shucks and jives like "Opie"; votes like Bachmann) Q2 2012 PAC shakedown fundraising totals, it's important...
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The Mn GOP's Cooked Books, Part 14 - It Is No Surprise
In Part 1 of this continuing Cooked Books series, we looked at how FEC Tony Sutton's MN GOP couldn't (wouldn't?) accurately report to the FEC how much they owed a vendor they hired to ensure accurate...
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Erik Paulsen's Three Point Plan
For every problem ailing us, career politician Erik Paulsen (remember, Paulsen was selected to a Party Leadership Position in 2009) has a Three Point Plan: "less taxes, spend less, less regulations."...
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Erik Paulsen's "Pals"
First, I saw the tweet, to the right. And I thought: "Yeah, 'right.'" Like, all the dough career politician Erik Paulsen (remember, Paulsen was selected to a Party Leadership Position in 2009) has...
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The Mn GOP's Cooked Books, Part 15 - The Gauntlets
InPart 14 of this continuing Cooked Books series, we looked at the first 16 pages of the Minnesota Campaign Finance Board's "Findings and Order in the Matter of the Complaint of Common Cause Minnesota...
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Congressional Leader Erik Paulsen Slams Congressional Leadership
I saw it in the Sun Current, in a story titled "Congressman Erik Paulsen talks taxes." It's about another photo op Paulsen's pals at various Chambers of Commerce set up at a local company. One topic...
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Romney: Tax Returns For Me But Not For Thee!
Twice overlooked for the VEEP spot, Tim Pawlenty (who once infamously said"Children who are victims of failed personal responsibility are not my problem, nor are they the problem for our government.")...
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Today's GOP: Taking Care Of #1
Today is Primary Day in Minnesota, and the most interesting races are those where right wing conservatives are getting primaried by the even farther right wingers (GOPers Julianne Ortmann and Connie...
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MnGOP State Senate: "...we are in this together..."
One of the cardinal rules of dealing with reporters, is do not - DO NOT - tell 'em whoppers. Period. End of Story.Except, there's a breaking story about how that's EXACTLY what the GOP in the MN...
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Getting Ready for DNC 2012, or...
... #RoadTrip2012, Charlotte Edition!Two weeks from now, 1200 miles on the road with Brian Baker will be history and the ol' TwoPutter will be in Charlotte, meeting fellow delegates from Texas, New...
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Erik Paulsen's Party Leadership Problem
When Erik Paulsen first ran for Congress back in 2008, in his campaign announcement speech he said, and I quote: "Quite frankly, today, Congress as an institution, is broken and if elected I intend to...
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Covering (for) Willard Romney
At the local watering hole, a guy who's economy has been BushWhacked asked if the ol' TwoPutter was gonna cover Willard's #DineAndDashWithCash event at the Lafayette Club on Lake Minnetonka. These...
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Road Trip DNC - Ryan's Fake Lemons
Rolling down I-90 through Wisconsin on the way to the Democratic National Convention, the ol' BS Detector sarted pegging. No surprise; we were near Janesville. Wanting to see what the fuss was about,...
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Today's MnGOP: Fundraising Off Of 9-11
Absolutely shameless - that's today's Republican Party. It's bad enough that The Party Of Cooked Books is shameless enough (see the screenshots, below) to claim that they stand for "Fiscal...
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Today's Example Of The Media's Leftist Bias, Ernie Leidiger Edition
These days, republiCons are wailing and gnashing teeth over their belief that the media bends over backwards to push a liberal/leftist/socialist/french fry APPEASER narrative for the Democratic Party...
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Brodkorb Fallout: "Consider The Source"
This is not a story about Amy Koch, Michael Brodkorb, and/or sex. Yes, it's a scandal, but not because it's scandalous/salacious - it's a scandal because four Republican State Senators called the...
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Minnesota GOP State Rep Kirk Stensrud Misuses City Logo
In early January of 2011, the GOP took control of both the House and Senate in the Minnesota Legislature. By the end of the month, the first of what would become many Republican scandals erupted. It...
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Conflict of Interest? David Hann, GOP Health Insurance Salesman
The tweet caught my eye: GOP State Senator David Hann, a health insurance salesman? I thought (and I'm sure many others did) that he still worked at a local company, where he had been for over two...
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GOP State Senator David Hann Endorsed For Re-Election - By His Boss
The endorsement came in the form of a Letter To The Editor in the local paper; published 18 October 2012.Now, that's a nice letter, talking about the great job ("huge contributions") Hann is doing -...
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Minnesota Senate Republicans Are Out Of Control
Well, and out of touch, too.That screen shot, to the "far right" (pun intended)? Those are tweets that were fired off last night by Bob Koss - who bills himself as, and this is a quote: "Free thinking...
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Minnesota State Senate Republicans Double Down On David Hann's Lack Of...
The scandal plagued Republican State Senator from Eden Prairie, David Hann, was elected by his fellow Senate Republicans to lead their Caucus as Minority Leader. No surprise there! Beginning in...
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About Those Twitter "Verified Accounts"
Regular Readers will probably remember yours truly, the ol' TwoPutter, had media credentials for the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte. And we had a LOT of fun covering Charlotte 2012,...
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A Quick Look At Chief Justice Gildea's Campaign Finance Reports
Last week, we discussed Verified Twitter Accounts - specifically, that Minnesota Supreme Court Justice G. Barry Anderson had one, and we were looking at his re-election Campaign Finance Reports. And...
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Who Is Election Energy, And Why It Matters
Last week, we discussed Verified Twitter Accounts - specifically, that Minnesota Supreme Court Justice G. Barry Anderson had one. On Monday, we looked at Chief Justice Lorie Gildea's expenses on her...
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#IOKIYAR, Or: David Hann In His Own Words
The image to the right is from Republican David Hann's campaign website (link here for full view). It seems in May 2010, Hann held a Press Conference announcing the beginnings of an ethics complaint...
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A Few Thoughts On "Bear Arms"
I carry a card in my wallet; it's a little larger than a business card. The front shows some Founding Father types gathered, discussing trophies mounted on the wall - "bear arms." Not a trophy buck;...
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Why They Need Loop-Hole Legal Machine Guns - In Their Own Words
The picture to the right is Rep Tony Cornish, R=NRA, taken by Jim Ragsdale, a Capitol Reporter for the StarTribune. Yes, Cornish in addition to his usual lapel cuffs, Cornish now has a sporting new...
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"semi-automatic"? Yeah, "right."
Look closely, to the picture to the right: "legal to own and use."What that stock does, is change a semi-automatic weapon into what I refer to as a "loop-hole legal machine gun."Now, I'm not going to...
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TPT Takes On The Gun Nuts, On Your Radio!
(photo courtesy of Jack Tomczak, via Twitter) Last Friday night (08 Feb 2013), yours truly, the ol' TwoPutter, was invited by Jack Tomczak & Ben Kruse to be on Late Debate to discuss guns with...
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The Mn GOP's Cooked Books, Part 17 - Deadbeats & Bankers
When we last left off in this continuing Cooked Books series, The Party Of Fiscal Irresponsibility had just turned down an offer to pay for a forensic audit of their books.Seriously.The "Offer" and...
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Minnesota Tea Party Republican Channels The Ghost Of Joe McCarthy
Sheila Kihne, Republican Candidate for State Representative (HD48B), had a blog. Two of them, actually. One is still up, it's called "The Activist Next Door". The other, picking up where the first...
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Political Opportunism: Sheila Kihne’s Race To The Right
Former U.S. Representative Steve LaTourette served 18 years (1995-2013) in Congress as a center-right Republican from Ohio. Yesterday, he had an op/ed in Politico, entitled "The Grifting Wing vs. The...
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