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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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