9/30/2004 12:48:00 PM|W|P|Minnesota Democrats Exposed|W|P|"Daly Ducks Duties Has a Dismal Record of Missed Votes and Absences Burnsville – The Kline for Congress Campaign is distributing a campaign flyer around the 2nd district that reveals Teresa Daly’s high level of absences from meetings and votes while serving on the Burnsville City Council. According to the Burnsville City Council minutes (Publicly available at www.ci.burnsville.mn.us/government/city.htm) during Teresa Daly’s first 18 months as a Councilwoman she missed 11 meetings which is more than the rest of her fellow Council members combined. Even worse, she missed 45 votes which is twice as many as the rest of the City Council members combined. “This shows a clear and consistent pattern over an 18 month period of Daly ducking her duties on the council,” said Steve Messick, Kline for Congress spokesman. According to the May 6th Burnsville Sun Current, Teresa Daly even missed a City Council meeting where a potential tie vote threatened to delay council business on an important water quality issue. She admits that she was attending a John Kerry fundraiser in Minneapolis at the time. 'Missing a vote to attend a political fundraiser is a dereliction of duty. If you are elected to represent constituents, the bare minimum is to show up and vote. Not voting denies constituents their voice. ' said Messick. According to the Congressional Record, this year Congressman Kline has a 100% voting record, attending 443 out of 443 Roll Call votes (as of 09/13/04). In 2003, Kline had a 99.4% attendance record making 673 of 677 Roll Call votes (http://clerk.house.gov). Kline missed the four votes due to travel delays returning from an overseas fact finding trip." What makes this hit on Daly so effective is that she had the nerve to issue a press release attacking John Kline for missing one congressional hearing: “It comes down to priorities,” said Second District Congressional candidate Teresa Daly. “John Kline would rather spend his time in Minnesota attending a political fundraiser and scheduling an appearance on a national news show than asking Secretary Rumsfeld the tough questions about the current situation in Iraq.” Source: www.dalyforcongress.com You're right Teresa; "it comes down to priorities" and Minnesotans are now starting to learn about your priorities. |W|P|109657465582619308|W|P|TERESA DALY IS EXPOSED AGAIN!|W|P|minnesotademocratsexposed@hotmail.com9/30/2004 07:59:00 AM|W|P|Minnesota Democrats Exposed|W|P|Stacie Paxton, spokeswoman for the Minnesota Kerry-Edwards campaign, is going to have a bad day responding to this story. "Minnesota Democrats calling for Kerry visit Cheney will be the third high-profile Republican to stop in Duluth in three months, while top Democrats haven't visited since July. It has been 89 days since Northland Democrats have heard, in person, from their party's presidential hopeful, John Kerry. Republicans have, on three occasions, offered high-profile figures -- including President Bush in July, first lady Laura Bush in August and Vice President Dick Cheney and his wife, Lynne, today. On the eve of the first of three nationally televised presidential debates, the Cheney stop is historic in that it is the first time a president, first lady and vice president have visited Duluth in a three-month stretch. It's a trend that has some Northland Democrats asking if voters -- in a region that has long offered overwhelming support to Democratic presidential candidates -- are being taken for granted. Or worse, are voters being neglected by a national campaign overconfident that Kerry's Northeastern Minnesota margins will be so great, they don't warrant time-consuming whistle-stops here? 'I'm very concerned,' said state Sen. Tom Bakk, DFL-Cook, on Tuesday. On multiple occasions, Bakk said, he has voiced his frustration to state and national campaign officials. 'I've sounded the warning alarm,' he said. At one point, Bakk said, he couldn't hold back, asking: 'What's wrong with you people? You can't take the Northland for granted.' What's more troubling, Bakk said, is the possibility the pattern is being repeated in other battleground states. 'I sounded the alarm that there are problems, but if they don't want to listen, if that's the strategy -- if they are treating other states the same way -- we're in trouble.' Minnesota Kerry/Edwards campaign officials strongly disagree with Bakk's assessment and say no parts of Minnesota are being taken for granted. 'We feel we are doing very well in that area,' said Stacie Paxton, a spokeswoman for the Minnesota Kerry/Edwards campaign. Paxton said the campaign is spending large amounts of money on advertising, has large staff in place here and is running 'the largest grass-roots presidential campaign' the region has seen. Others, including local Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party elected officials -- including state Rep. Tony Sertich of Chisholm and Duluth City Councilor Donny Ness, also a Kerry/Edwards campaign staffer -- agree with Paxton. Northland voters aren't as easily dazzled by star power, Ness said. 'People in Northeast Minnesota care deeply about their politics,' he said. 'People here aren't basing their votes on celebrity. They are basing their votes on issues that affect their lives directly.' Ness said Republicans have tried to woo Northland voters with movie stars, such as Charlton Heston, without success. 'It comes down not to how many times you show your face but what your policies are going to be for the country,' Sertich said. He predicts that Kerry, running mate John Edwards or both would soon visit the Northland. 'I feel pretty confident about that,' he said. Five weeks, the time left before Election Day, 'is an eternity in campaign time,' Sertich said. Even if the national campaign is wavering slightly here, a legion of union foot soldiers are carrying the Kerry/Edwards message door to door, said Alan Netland, president of Duluth's Central Labor Body. Netland said union organizers would, of course, love to see a campaign stop by Kerry or Edwards soon, but they would continue to court rank-and-file Democrats regardless. 'Unions, we are not taking anything for granted,' Netland said. 'We want to get Kerry back up here. Yeah, we want that. And I think it's pretty clear that Republicans are trying to cut into our numbers here.' Netland disagrees with Sertich and Ness on the value of an in-person visit. 'You can talk about the candidate all you want, but people up here want to see, touch, ask questions. You've got to be real,' he said. 'Unless you show up, we can't deliver the numbers like we know we traditionally can.' But Netland said that doesn't mean union leaders think the Kerry/Edwards campaign has abandoned the Northland. He also agrees there is still time for the campaign to strengthen and re-energize one of the party's largest bases before November. The visit of a president, first lady and vice president in three months may be historic, Netland said, but also historic is Bush's record on jobs, a key factor for Northland voters. 'People up here mostly vote on economics and, depending on the figure you look at, Bush has lost between 1 million and 1.5 million jobs during his term," Netland said. 'That hasn't happened since Hoover.'" Source: Duluth News-Tribune, September 30, 2004 Still think the DFL Party is unified? |W|P|109655653766872211|W|P|THE DAILY DFL DECEITS #16|W|P|minnesotademocratsexposed@hotmail.com2/02/2006 09:36:00 PM|W|P|Blogger A guy from West Duluth|W|P|Michael,

you may be interested in an update on one of the sources used in this article.

Alan Netland, president of the Duluth Central Labor Body and a social worker for St. Louis County, was found to have falsified his time sheets and client records. He was only suspended for 3 months without pay (not paying restitution to the county or criminal prosecution) and reinstated in a parallel position working with disabled adults.
Source: http://almostontherange.blogspot.com/2006/02/what-is-it-with-drug-abuse-and-our.html

Netland is also listed as a supporter on Mark Ritchie's website. http://www.thedatabank.com/dpg/214/support.asp

Do a google search on his name "alan netland" and you'll see he is a big time politico and a much quoted source in newspapers and rags like the people's weekly world and socialist action.

Erik Holmstrom9/29/2004 11:32:00 AM|W|P|Minnesota Democrats Exposed|W|P|Below is a recent post on DFL blog's. The DFL is trying to create election problems because they will not like the election results. "Sec of State 'runs out' of Voter Reg cards By davidkrew Posted on Wed Sep 29th, 2004 [From the diaries, yet another issue with Kiffmeyer and her office. --Luke] I drove to St. Paul on Monday to get Voter Registration Applications for my Senate District and I was told that they had run out but they were going to get more from the printer on Friday. It seems I should have taken the name of the woman behind the counter, because according to this StarTribune article, I was not the only one who was told this... lie." FACT: The Secretary of State's office did not run out of voter registration forms. Anyone who is actually trying to register people to vote and not trying to create a false media story can go to the Secretary of State's website 24 hours a day, seven days a week and print off all the forms they need or they can also stop by her office, and any city or county election office for voter registration forms. The only lying being done is by davidkrew. |W|P|109648247751126851|W|P|MORE LIES FROM THE DFL|W|P|minnesotademocratsexposed@hotmail.com9/29/2004 12:15:00 PM|W|P|Blogger Carson|W|P|Exactly what lying is being done by davidkrew???
Did you even read the Star Tribune story???

davidkrew said that he was told by someone in the SOS office that they were out of forms. If you bother to read the Star Trib story... you find that this is indeed true according to the SOS spokesman.

And I quote:
"But a spokesman for the secretary of state said voter registration forms have not run out. He chalked up reports that they had to bad information relayed to the groups by a worker at the election office counter.

"'Somebody at the counter screwed up, honestly, and told people we didn't have them available when, of course, we do,' said spokesman Kent Kaiser. 'Obviously, that person is in trouble.'"

davidkrew never says that the office ran out... he says that he was lied to. He was told they were out when, indeed, they weren't.

Please check your facts before posting! You seem to have completely misinterpreted the blogs posting.9/29/2004 01:45:00 PM|W|P|Blogger Minnesota Democrats Exposed|W|P|"I was not the only one who was told this... lie." Source: davidkrew

Was it really a "lie" if the person just made an honest mistake? The reality is that the Secretary of State's has voter registration forms. My post is completely accurate.9/29/2004 04:59:00 PM|W|P|Blogger Carson|W|P|You say that your site is based on fact, but you established no factual evidence that davidkrew has lied. All you have is someone saying that is was an "honest mistake." But even in your post... you say that of course the SOS office would have registration forms... AND they are available on their website. So WHY WERE THESE PEOPLE TOLD THEY WERE OUT???????

And please answer this humdinger: Why is it the DFL creating the election problem? They were not the ones who falsely claimed to be out of voter registration forms. Don't blame people for being angry about this. This is just another example of the incompetance in that department.

Your post is misleading and even YOU know it. That is why you left off any mention in your post of the office actually admitting that an employee did indeed "mistakenly" misinform people. I suggest you provide more details about what really happened in your post... or be exactly what you would claim davidkrew is... a LIAR.9/29/2004 05:02:00 PM|W|P|Blogger Carson|W|P|The writer of this blog is a crack addict!




Oh, wait... that might not be right...
but it was just an honest mistake. So I guess I didn't lie, right?9/29/2004 10:08:00 PM|W|P|Blogger The King|W|P|Grow up Jacob.9/30/2004 07:35:00 AM|W|P|Blogger Carson|W|P|If "grow up" is your argument refuting my points... who is the one being childish? If you disagree with me... illustrate why.9/30/2004 02:19:00 PM|W|P|Blogger The King|W|P|I wasn't refuting your points. I was merely commenting on your last post.9/29/2004 07:27:00 AM|W|P|Minnesota Democrats Exposed|W|P|In 2002, when former Vice-President Walter Mondale graciously replaced Senator Paul Wellstone on the ballot after he was tragically killed in a plane crash, he agreed to only one debate against then candidate Norm Coleman. "The former vice president agreed to participaie in one debate before Election Day..." Source: Pioneer Press, November 1, 2002. "He [Mondale] also said he'll agree to one debate, but not immediatly, and he hasn't decided when." Source: Associated Press, October 31, 2002 But now, Mondale thinks are "vital to help Americans make up their minds about voting." "Former Vice President Walter Mondale says the upcoming presidential debates are vital to help Americans make up their minds about voting. Mondale, a Democrat, lost the 1984 presidential election to Ronald Reagan. Mondale says candidates don't appear in as many unscripted events as they used to. He says when he was running for president, he held seven or eight news conferences a day. Mondale says there should be more debates, and more opportunities for unstructured events where the public is involved. The first of three presidential debates will be held Thursday at the University of Miami" Source: Associated Press, September 29, 2004 Disclaimer: I am very sensitive to the feelings of many Minnesotans, especially members of the DFL Party, regarding the tragic loss of Senator Wellstone on October 25, 2002. Senator Wellstone was a passionate advocate for Minnesota in the U.S. Senate and everyone in Minnesota politics, regardless of their political affiliation, should remember and respect Senator Wellstone's dedication to public service. |W|P|109646821680889509|W|P|THE DAILY DFL DECEITS #15|W|P|minnesotademocratsexposed@hotmail.com9/29/2004 07:44:00 AM|W|P|Blogger Carson|W|P|With so little time left, you cannot blame Mondale for wanting to be on the road campaigning. It is a far more effective way of meeting supporters and winning an election.

You really can't compare the current Presidential debate situation with that of Mondale/Coleman.9/28/2004 05:51:00 PM|W|P|Minnesota Democrats Exposed|W|P|DFLers sure like to cheat: "Southwest State student government president files ethics complaint MARSHALL, Minn. (AP) The student government president at Southwest Minnesota State University has filed an ethics complaint against a state House candidate. Michael Boulton alleges that D-F-L'er Pat Mellenthin (mel-en-TEEN') violated campaign finance laws. He says student fee money is being spent on her campaign. Boulton is former head of the College Republicans chapter at Southwest State. He says money to promote a fund-raiser for Mellenthin's campaign on campus tomorrow is coming from student fees via the campus Greens and Democrats. The event features humorist Garrison Keillor. Mellenthin is running against incumbent Republican Marty Seifert. She says she didn't ask the students to stage the event, wasn't involved in the planning, and didn't learn until later that the organizers intended to donate proceeds to her campaign. She says she's outraged at the charges and believes Seifert is behind them." Source: Associated Press, September 28, 2004 |W|P|109641999959274664|W|P|PREPARED AND PAID FOR BY THE STUDENTS AT SOUTHWEST STATE|W|P|minnesotademocratsexposed@hotmail.com9/28/2004 11:03:00 AM|W|P|Minnesota Democrats Exposed|W|P|"...Bush leads Kerry in a hypothetical ballot test, 51 percent to 45 percent among likely voters, in the new poll, with independent Ralph Nader at 1 percent. In the previous Post-ABC News poll, taken in the week after the Republican National Convention, Bush led Kerry 52 percent to 43 percent among likely voters. Among registered voters, the new poll shows Bush ahead 51 percent to 44 percent, virtually unchanged from a few weeks ago. Bush holds a double-digit lead among men (53 percent to 41 percent) and a narrow lead among women (49 percent to 46 percent). Four years ago, Al Gore carried the female vote by 11 percentage points, and Kerry advisers know he must do much better among women to win the election." Source: Washington Post, September 27, 2004 |W|P|109639469940559154|W|P|NEW POLL: BUSH 51% - KERRY 45%|W|P|minnesotademocratsexposed@hotmail.com9/28/2004 09:02:00 AM|W|P|Minnesota Democrats Exposed|W|P|Gary "Money Business" Hart's visit to Duluth yesterday may have caused more damage than good: "Can sunken Hart float Kerry's boat? Is everyone over at the Kerry camp operating with both oars in the water? Barely emerged from the Swift boat fiasco, the campaign has dispatched Gary Hart, the former U.S. senator and torpedoed 1988 presidential candidate, to speak in Duluth tomorrow about... port security? OK, the elder statesman has been thinking a lot about protecting the nation lately, and he was a member of a terrorism panel that recommended the creation of a national Homeland Security Department before Sept. 11. But the demise of his presidential campaign aboard the good ship 'Monkey Business' with Donna Rice on his lap suggests keeping harbors safe from intruders -- like photographers and reporters -- wasn't exactly his forte. Then again, you'd certainly have to say he's learned more than most people about dangerous waters since then. All hands on deck!" Source: Duluth News-Tribune ## "Gary Hart stumps for Kerry in Duluth POLITICS: The former senator says Kerry is the best choice to protect the United States. John Kerry would do more to improve national security and to end the war in Iraq, former U.S. Sen. Gary Hart said Monday during a short stump speech in support of the Kerry/Edwards campaign at Duluth's Seaway Port Authority. President Bush ignored warnings and rejected the recommendations of a bipartisan panel, which Hart served on, that predicted Americans would be attacked and killed by terrorists. The panel's report and warnings came eight months before the Sept. 11 attacks, Hart said. 'They ignored our report and our nation was attacked,' Hart said. The same panel also had recommended that a Department of Homeland Security be created, but the president didn't take that recommendation to heart until 18 months after the Sept. 11 attacks. The former Colorado senator further derided the president's plan for national security, saying the heavy deployment of National Guard troops in Iraq means they won't be here in the event of another terrorist attack on the United States. 'And we all agree we will be attacked again,' Hart said. 'There is no doubt about it." Using the Duluth-Superior port as a backdrop, Hart also said not enough had been done by the Bush administration to protect U.S. ports from terrorism. Only a small portion of the container ships entering U.S. ports are being inspected, he said. The president's foreign policy record is lacking, Hart said. Bush failed to garner support from America's 'traditional allies' in Iraq because they didn't reap the benefits of reconstruction contracts. 'How do you say, give us your troops and give us your money, but we are not going to have your companies help in the reconstruction,' Hart said. Randy Wanke, a spokesman for the Republican Party in Minnesota, said he was surprised the Democrats didn't have a higher-profile person to send to Duluth to talk on Sen. John Kerry's behalf. 'I can understand why the people of Duluth might be left feeling underwhelmed and scratching their heads about the Kerry campaign's decision to have failed presidential candidate Gary Hart speak at the Port Authority,' Wanke said in a prepared statement. 'The only thing harder to figure out than where Gary Hart has been hiding himself all these years since his failed bid for president is where John Kerry really stands on the war in Iraq.' Local Democrats, including state Reps. Tom Huntley and Mike Jaros, as well as Duluth City Councilor Donny Ness, joined Hart on Monday. Also speaking on Kerry's behalf was Erik Roadfeldt, a Duluth firefighter and secretary of firefighters union Local 101. Roadfeldt challenged the Bush administration's $262 million in cuts to the federal budget. The money was earmarked, in part, to put another 75,000 firefighters on duty nationwide, he said. Kerry would provide the federal resources to help keep communities safe, Roadfeldt said." Source: Duluth News-Tribune |W|P|109638757466154117|W|P|THE DAILY DFL DECEITS #14|W|P|minnesotademocratsexposed@hotmail.com9/27/2004 04:10:00 PM|W|P|Minnesota Democrats Exposed|W|P|BREAKING NEWS: KSTP is reporting that the University of Minnesota is in negotiations to bring Michael Moore to the campus for a speech on October 8. The visit may cost taxpayers $40,000. More details to follow. |W|P|109632691647940445|W|P|KSTP: MICHAEL MOORE'S APPEARENCE AT THE U OF M MAY COST $40,000 IN TAXPAYER MONEY |W|P|minnesotademocratsexposed@hotmail.com9/28/2004 09:37:00 AM|W|P|Blogger Carson|W|P|The University also brought David Horowitz to it's campus in February. A group of right-wing comedians performed at Coffman Union in March. I wonder how much those events cost taxpayers.

And please don't forget that the University sells tickets to these events. Moore sold out the Sports Pavillion the last time he came to the UofM in 2003. How much would tickets cost if appears again? How many tickets would be sold? Where would the event be held? Until these questions are answered... give me a friggin break.9/28/2004 10:41:00 AM|W|P|Blogger Minnesota Democrats Exposed|W|P|You make a good point with Horowitz. But the problem with Michael Moore's visit is that he is orgainzing a voter registration drive against Bush. So if the U is paying for him to come, they are paying for a anti-Bush/pro-Kerry voter drive.

I doubt that the U wants to pay to bring in Michael Moore after the election.9/29/2004 07:47:00 AM|W|P|Blogger Carson|W|P|I don't quite see how this would be an anti-Bush voter drive. They can't make anyone vote for Kerry. They are just registering voters.

Unless Michael Moore is somehow preventing Bush supporters from registering to vote... your arguement doesn't hold water.9/27/2004 01:47:00 PM|W|P|Minnesota Democrats Exposed|W|P|Please note that you are to contact Robin Madsen at a city of St. Paul email account for information on a DFL fundraiser. "4th CD DFL's Bruce Vento Spaghetti Dinner 4-5 pm (cocktails and silent auction) 5-7 pm (dinner and program) $22 adults. $18 kids (12 & under) & seniors (60 & over). Sit with your Senate District colleagues -- tables for eight $176. All you can eat spaghetti! Fun old-fashioned get-together! Guest speakers! Election year excitement! Family & Friends! For more information, to RSVP, to donate silent auction items, or to help plan (we meet Sunday, September 5th at 6 pm at St. Paul Lexington Library, 1080 Lexington), contact Randy at schubring@hotmail.com (612-850-2823) or Robin at robin.madsen@ci.stpaul.mn.us (651-771-9932)." Source: www.dfl.org |W|P|109631940652515971|W|P|PREPARED AND PAID FOR BY THE TAXPAYERS OF ST. PAUL|W|P|minnesotademocratsexposed@hotmail.com9/27/2004 02:19:00 PM|W|P|Blogger The King|W|P|Someone needs to talk to her boss about using a work computer for personal matters.9/27/2004 02:23:00 PM|W|P|Blogger Minnesota Democrats Exposed|W|P|send her an email and let her know that.9/27/2004 02:36:00 PM|W|P|Blogger The King|W|P|I will send her an email tonight. Curious I wonder if this would be covered under City of Saint Paul, Minnesota Civil Service Rules section 16.B CAUSE FOR DISCHARGE, REDUCTION OR SUSPENSION number 15 which states:

“Direct or indirect solicitation or receipt of any assessment, subscription, or contribution for any political party or political purpose whatsoever;”

You can find this here. I'm not sure if this is exactly talking about this.9/27/2004 02:56:00 PM|W|P|Blogger Minnesota Democrats Exposed|W|P|This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.9/27/2004 02:57:00 PM|W|P|Blogger Minnesota Democrats Exposed|W|P|Damn you're good. I think it covers it.9/27/2004 03:11:00 PM|W|P|Blogger The King|W|P|I think I will email her tommorrow. I want to find a couple more email addresses to send it out to.9/27/2004 11:05:00 PM|W|P|Blogger lloydletta|W|P|Be careful what you wish for.... There are plenty in both parties who post on a variety of email lists..... Actually - it's interesting that this blog is anonymous. Is the blogger on the public trough?9/27/2004 11:44:00 PM|W|P|Blogger Minnesota Democrats Exposed|W|P|I have no responsibility to post my name. My posts are based on pure fact, not lies or gossip.

I am not a public employee.9/28/2004 06:26:00 PM|W|P|Blogger lloydletta|W|P|Are you on the Republican Party payroll? Or do you work in private industry? Gee - that must mean that your boss might want to know you are blogging during work hours......

You have less credibility being anonymous.

What do you think of Kiffmeyer's staff cooking with David Strom the complaint about City Pages Voter Registration Drive?

Should Kent Kaiser of Kiffmeyer's staff get fired for this - since it seems to be politicing on the taxpayer's dime?9/27/2004 12:57:00 PM|W|P|Minnesota Democrats Exposed|W|P|"...among registered voters Bush's lead widened to 13 percent with 54 percent supporting the president and 41 percent backing Kerry. It was up from the earlier poll in mid-September that had 52 percent of registered voters behind Bush and 44 percent in favor of Kerry." Source: CNN/USA TODAY/ GALLUP POLL, September 27, 2004. |W|P|109631523841746797|W|P|NEW POLL: BUSH 54% - KERRY 41%|W|P|minnesotademocratsexposed@hotmail.com9/27/2004 12:16:00 PM|W|P|Minnesota Democrats Exposed|W|P|Senator Mark Dayton's ex-brother-in-law, Senator Jay Rockefeller, likes to banter with DFL Congressman Jim Oberstar over the "raping" of the Iron Range. I would notify the DFL Feminist Caucus, but it would be a waste of time, since they endorsed a DFL legislator who wanted to "slap" around the state auditor. "Raping Minnesota September 27, 2004 By Mary Ann Akers Roll Call Staff Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) sure has a way with words. He was walking just outside the chamber on the second floor of the Senate wing the other day when his friend Rep. James Oberstar (D-Minn.) from the other body, who also had a reporter in tow, passed by. Oberstar was busy obliging the pesky reporter who accompanied him and failed to pay notice to his friend from West Virginia. But Rockefeller wasn’t about to let Oberstar off the hook without speaking. 'Jim, I can forgive you for not saying hello to me, because my grandfather raped your district,' Rockefeller hollered over his shoulder. What the devil was he talking about? Neither reporter involved knew. Both scratched their heads, figuring it must just be good ol’ Rockefeller dynasty humor. LOL, Senator. Turns out, Rockefeller was really referring to his great grandfather John D. Rockefeller, Sr. — history’s first billionaire and the founder of Standard Oil. And, yes, as he built the family’s oil and steel empire around the turn of the century, Rockefeller did 'rape' what is now Oberstar’s district of its iron ore. 'It’s been longstanding banter between Senator Rockefeller and Congressman Oberstar,' explains Oberstar’s spokeswoman Mary Kerr. Rockefeller has visited Oberstar’s district and vice versa. The two men are great friends, Kerr says. Rockefeller’s press secretary had the exact same talking points. 'It’s a longstanding joke between them,' Stuart Chapman told HOH. 'Senator Rockefeller and Congressman Oberstar are friends.'" Source: Roll Call, September 27, 2004 |W|P|109631330889266562|W|P|OBERSTAR HAS RUNNING JOKE WITH MARK DAYON'S EX-BROTHER-IN-LAW ABOUT THE "RAPING" OF THE IRON RANGE|W|P|minnesotademocratsexposed@hotmail.com9/27/2004 06:13:00 AM|W|P|Minnesota Democrats Exposed|W|P|Teresa Heinz Kerry, the wife of Democratic nominee John Kerry, is scheduled to attend a private fund-raiser for her husband's sinking presidential campaign today in Minneapolis at the Minneapolis Club. In a previous post, I exposed the DFL for complaing about private Bush campaign events in Minnesota. Well, this is another private event for the Kerry campaign in Minnesota. For the record, Kerry has had more private events in Minnesota than Bush. |W|P|109629085901670874|W|P|THE DAILY DFL DECEITS #13|W|P|minnesotademocratsexposed@hotmail.com9/27/2004 12:40:00 PM|W|P|Blogger Minnesota Democrats Exposed|W|P|http://minnesotademocratsexposed.blogspot.com/2004/08/hey-tarryl-wheres-my-invite.html

Please see the post above and add the following events:

Kerry Visits Anoka, 8/26/2004: Private event

Kerry Visits Rochester 9/8/2004: Private event9/26/2004 11:19:00 PM|W|P|Minnesota Democrats Exposed|W|P|"In Minnesota, the race for the White House remains tie. The latest Rasmussen Reports survey shows both Senator Kerry and President Bush earning 46% of the vote in this Battleground State." Source: Rasmussen Reports, September 26, 2004 |W|P|109626255659287329|W|P|NEW POLL: BUSH 46% - KERRY 46%|W|P|minnesotademocratsexposed@hotmail.com9/25/2004 07:21:00 AM|W|P|Minnesota Democrats Exposed|W|P|

This is a screen shot of a post on the Mankato Free Press' website.

More evidence of the DFL lie machine.

This is a post from Blog for Bush that proves beyond a reason of doubt that THERE IS NO PLAN FOR A DRAFT. But that doesn't stop the DFL lie machine from spreading the fear. (see picture above)

"Scaring College Students Written by guest blogger Betsy Newmark of Betsy's Page.

This is a copy of an e-mail that is being sent to college students. The daughter of one of my readers is attending the University of Arizona recieved this e-mail and so did many of her classmates. They are all worried about its contents:

Mandatory draft for boys and girls (ages18-26) starting June 15, 2005

There is pending legislation in the House and Senate, S89 and HR 163,to reinstate mandatory draft for boys and girls (ages18-26) starting June 15, 2005. This plan includes women in the draft, eliminates higher education as a shelter, and makes it difficult to cross into Canada.

The Bush administration is quietly trying to get these bills passed now, while the public's attention is on the elections. The Bush administration plans to begin mandatory draft in the spring of 2005, just after the 2004 presidential election.

The Congress has added $28 million to the 2004 selective service system budget to prepare for this military draft that could start as early as June 15, 2005.

Bush has ordered the Selective Service to report to him by March 31, 2005 on their readiness to implement the draft by June 2005

The pentagon has quietly begun a public campaign to fill all 10,350 draft board positions and 11,070 appeals board slots nationwide.

Please act on this:

Tell everyone you know - parents, aunts and uncles, grandparents, godparents, friends, teachers

Call and write to your U.S. Senator and your U.S. Representatives and ask them why they aren't telling their constituents about these bills

Of course, the implication is that Bush wants to draft college students to fight in Iraq. No wonder they're scared. I'm sure the next step will be to mobilize them to vote against Bush. I saw a spokeswoman for Rock the Vote yesterday on TV and she was going on about what a worry an approaching draft is for young voters.

What the e-mail doesn't mention is that the bill in the e-mail HR 163 was introduced by prominent Democrats like Charlie Rangel, Jim McDermott, John Conyers, and John Lewis. There aren't any Republicans involved in the bill. They are introducing the bill to make people think just what the e-mail is trying to make them think. They are also using the bill to drum up opposition to the war. They are in the minority. The bill will never, ever pass.

It's just a publicity gimmick and now they're using the bill to go anti-Bush.

If you look at the report from the Selective Service System and you will find that the SSS is setting up a prototype exercise of a lottery. And the reason they're doing that is because Congress passed a law requiring them to do so. That is the Government Performance and Resuults Act which was passed in 1993. I seem to remember that George Bush wasn't president then. And the Republicans didn't control the Congress in 1993.

So, according to a Democratically passed law signed by President Clinton, the Selective Service System is setting up a prototype lottery system for use in a national emergency.

But liberals aren't interested in facts; they just want to scare college students into voting against Bush. That is truly slimy."

|W|P|109612210973840703|W|P|THE DAILY DFL DECEITS #12|W|P|minnesotademocratsexposed@hotmail.com9/24/2004 06:32:00 PM|W|P|Minnesota Democrats Exposed|W|P|What a complete waste of time and energy. I hear their next project is trying to get the U.S. to convert to the Metric System. "Kelly recall proposal won't be on ballot A citizen group trying to recall St. Paul Mayor Randy Kelly has not gathered enough signatures to put the issue on the Nov. 2 ballot. A leader of Recall Randy said it has gathered about 8,000 of the nearly 12,000 signatures of registered voters needed to set the recall process in motion. Ramsey County Elections Manager Joe Mansky said Friday that it would take his staff about two weeks to verify the names on a petition of this size. He said absentee ballots will be mailed to overseas voters on Wednesday . "At this point, the ship has sailed for Nov. 2,' Mansky said. Dave Duddingston, one of the organizers of the petition drive, said the group will continue gathering signatures even though a mayoral election is scheduled for November 2005. The group contends that Kelly, a lifelong DFLer, has abused his nonpartisan position by supporting the reelection of President Bush. 'We think this is a matter that deserves immediate attention,' Duddingston said. 'We're not willing to wait around for a year to allow this to play out its natural course with the election.'" Source: Star Tribune, September 25, 2004 |W|P|109607633719587744|W|P|NOT CLOSE, BUT NO CIGAR|W|P|minnesotademocratsexposed@hotmail.com9/24/2004 12:12:00 PM|W|P|Minnesota Democrats Exposed|W|P|"President Bush solidified his advantage among men during the last month and holds his highest ratings since January on job performance, the economy and Iraq, according to an Associated Press poll. Bush has a 7-point lead over Sen. John Kerry - 52 percent to 45 percent among likely voters - in the AP survey less than six weeks before the Nov. 2 election. Independent Ralph Nader was backed by 1 percent. The president held the advantage despite increasing violence in Iraq and a week of attacks on his Iraq policy by an increasingly combative Kerry, the Democratic presidential nominee." Source: Associated Press, September 24, 2004 |W|P|109605331859347289|W|P|NEW AP POLL: BUSH 52% - KERRY 45%|W|P|minnesotademocratsexposed@hotmail.com9/24/2004 09:21:00 AM|W|P|Minnesota Democrats Exposed|W|P|Minnesota Republican Watch has a post fact checking Senator Dayton's boycott of Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi speech. In an attempt to help Minnesota Republican Watch, I have gathered the facts about Dayton's boycott of the speech: FACT: Senator Mark Dayton did not attend a joint session of congresss yesterday to listen to Allawi's speech nor did he watch it on TV. It's just that simple. |W|P|109604340454616211|W|P|THE FACTS: DAYTON MISSED THE SPEECH|W|P|minnesotademocratsexposed@hotmail.com9/24/2004 12:20:00 PM|W|P|Blogger Minnesota Democrats Exposed|W|P|You are correct. I am not afraid of liberals posting on my blog. They can't challenge my facts.9/26/2004 07:25:00 AM|W|P|Blogger Jerry|W|P|Sometimes small facts are as dangerous as small bits of knowledge based decisions.

How do you know that he did not have the speech recorded to review at a more opportune time?

Are you sure that such service is NOT available to the members of the Senate?

I would reasonably expect to learn that is the case.

So, is it really "just that simple?"9/24/2004 07:53:00 AM|W|P|Minnesota Democrats Exposed|W|P|Senator Mark "Top Gun" Dayton refused to even watch Iraqi prime minister's speech on TV as he press staff said he would: "Sen. Mark Dayton (D-MN) said he planned to boycott Allawi's visit to Congress today. In a 9/22 conference call with reporters, Dayton called Allawi's scheduled speech a 'production' choreographed by the Bush administration and said that Allawi 'ought to be over there running his country.' Dayton lamented that members of Congress wouldn't be able to ask questions of Allawi during his appearance. He said he would like Allawi to shed some light on the Iraqi government's responsibility for security in the country. Dayton spokesperson Chris Lisi said that Dayton would still watch Allawi's speech on TV." Source: The Hotline, September 23, 2004 But he was actually too busy to watch the speech: "And Senator Mark Dayton of Minnesota was one Democrat who skipped it, calling it a, quote,'staged production by the Bush administration.' Dayton also declined to watch it on TV. He said Allawi shouldn't be in Washington to begin with, but quote, 'ought to be over there in Iraq running his country.'" Source: "Fox News", September 23, 2004 Dayton must have been working on his volleyball game. (get it?) |W|P|109603835760261108|W|P|THE DAILY DFL DECEITS #11|W|P|minnesotademocratsexposed@hotmail.com9/24/2004 08:14:00 AM|W|P|Blogger The King|W|P|I really hope the Democrats don't wonder why this state is moving to the right. This is an absolute disgrace.9/24/2004 07:40:00 AM|W|P|Minnesota Democrats Exposed|W|P|A new CBS poll shows President Bush with a nine-point lead over John Kerry, 51% to 42%. |W|P|109603694631695748|W|P|NEW POLL AP: BUSH 51% - KERRY 42%|W|P|minnesotademocratsexposed@hotmail.com9/23/2004 06:32:00 PM|W|P|Minnesota Democrats Exposed|W|P|

DFL Representative David Dill is fined $6,400 for
violating Minnesota campaign finance laws.
DFL Representative Phyllis Kahn pleads guilty to stealing
Representatibe Lynne Osterman's campaign literature.

DFL Representative Tommy Rukavina pleads guilty to DWI.
The DFL sure has it's share of public officials that have been caught breaking the law this year. If you want to vote for the official DFL "lineup", just print a copy of this post for your reference on election day.
|W|P|109598955064494052|W|P|THE OFFICIAL 2004 DFL ELECTION "LINEUP"|W|P|minnesotademocratsexposed@hotmail.com9/28/2004 03:46:00 PM|W|P|Blogger MN Politics Guru|W|P|Ah, the politics of personal destruction. What would Republicans do without it?

It's too bad Dick "Sexual misconduct/Whoops-I-have-my-gun-in-the-airport" Borrell isn't running for re-election this year, isn't it?9/23/2004 01:09:00 PM|W|P|Minnesota Democrats Exposed|W|P|Congresswoman Betty McCollum voted today to allow the courts the right to remove "under God" from the Pledge of Allegiance. McCollum's anti-pledge vote should be of no suprise to the residents of the 4th Congressional District, since in April of 2002, McCollum skipped the words "under God" while leading the full House of Representatives in reciting the Pledge of Alleginace. This is the transcript from the "Fox Special Report with Brit Hume" on April 24, 2002: "HUME: And now the most compelling two minutes in television, the latest from the "Wartime Grapevine." Remember Betty McCollum, the first year house Democrat from Minnesota who skipped the words "under God" while leading the House of Representatives in the pledge of allegiance last week? it went like this -- REP. BETTY MCCOLLUM (D), MINNESOTA: And to the republic for which it stands, one nation indivisible with liberty and justice for all. HUME: Her staff explained at the time that she had swallowed at that moment. Then they suggested she was distracted by directions coming from House floor staff. Now the Congresswoman says, in a guess column in "The St. Paul Pioneer Press," that she simply -- quote -- "paused as the words under God were spoken by the rest of the chamber. This wasn't an intentional omission of political, religious or revolutionary significance," she writes. "It was an innocent mistake." No word on how she came to make the mistake and nothing about swallowing or distracting instructions from staff." But according to the Pioneer Press, McCollum was asked if she had a problem with the phrase "under God": "It's not an issue," McCollum insisted. "I do say 'under God' when I recite the Pledge of Allegiance. I sang 'God Bless America' on September 11 on the House steps. I took an oath of office that said, 'So help me God.' For anyone to know all those things about me, and to misrepresent me, I find very sad." Source: Pioneer Press, August 16, 2002 Clearly the Pledge of Alligiance has too many words for Betty McCollum. |W|P|109597222957630075|W|P|BETTY MCCOLLUM VOTES TO ALLOW EDITING OF THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE|W|P|minnesotademocratsexposed@hotmail.com9/23/2004 05:53:00 PM|W|P|Blogger Minnesota Democrats Exposed|W|P|That fact you say "so?" is the problem.9/23/2004 07:17:00 PM|W|P|Blogger MN Politics Guru|W|P|With huge deficits, soldiers dying every day in Iraq, and not one single criminal conviction of a terrorist in the three years since 9/11, the possibility that a court may rule on "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance is definitely the MOST important issue facing the U.S. today.

Why do Republicans hate America?9/23/2004 07:48:00 PM|W|P|Blogger Minnesota Democrats Exposed|W|P|I appreciate and respect your desire to have a discusion about the issues. But please don't say that Republicans hate America. I certainly don't think that McCollum hates America.

You may disagree with my post, but the logic is sound. McCollum is the poster child for removing "under God" from the pledge of alligeance.9/23/2004 09:51:00 PM|W|P|Blogger The King|W|P|I'll be happy when I get my chance to vote against her.9/24/2004 08:22:00 PM|W|P|Blogger lloydletta|W|P|So will the Minnesota Republican Party be sending out this
mailer?Since when does this country stand for forced religion? The founding fathers came to this country to escape religious persecution.9/24/2004 09:05:00 PM|W|P|Blogger Minnesota Democrats Exposed|W|P|I just wish McCollum would be honest about her displeasure for the phrase "under God" rather than saying she was "swallowing" and couldn't say "under God"9/25/2004 09:57:00 AM|W|P|Blogger lloydletta|W|P|I'll agree with you on that. She should be defending the first amendment.

From the Wilmington NC Star Editorial:

Holy cow, what next?

Now the people of Arkansas and West Virginia know what the Republican National Committee thinks of them: that they're ignorant, stupid, prejudiced hayseeds who can be conned.

The GOP's national committee has acknowledged – without apology – that it sent mass mailings to those states warning that if "liberals" get elected, they might ban the Bible.

Perhaps the RNC is under the impression that people in West Virginia and Arkansas are incapable of reading the United States Constitution. Or perhaps that they are incapable of understanding the part that says, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press …"

That would seem to cover printing Bibles and reading them out loud.

An official with the Southern Baptist Convention said "some people" might argue that reading the Bible is "hate speech." But he conceded that accusing Democrats of wanting to ban the good book "is probably stretching it a bit far."

"Stretching it a bit far" is one way to put it. Another might be "bearing false witness against thy neighbor."

Possibly the next mailing from the Republican National Committee will warn that if "liberals" get elected, they will seize first-born sons and bus them to racially integrated government schools where they will be forced to marry other little boys, worship the devil, drink fluoridated water, burn the flag – and learn French. EY: McCollum could have said what this editorial said.

The "under god" was inserted into the Pledge during the 50s - it wasn't in the original pledge. Why does pledging allegiance to the flag - and what it stands for (which is more important), also require pledging to the christian god?

I'm also wondering what you think of the mailing described in this editorial.9/23/2004 09:30:00 AM|W|P|Minnesota Democrats Exposed|W|P|State lawmaker Kahn pleads guilty to stealing campaign literature MINNEAPOLIS (AP) _ State Rep. Phyllis Kahn pleaded guilty to theft on Thursday for stealing campaign literature. Hennepin County District Judge Stephen Aldrich ordered Kahn to pay $200 in prosecution costs but agreed to defer any additional sentence for a year and dismiss the misdemeanor case then as long as Kahn has no similar violations. Kahn did not appear in court on Thursday, but pleaded guilty through her attorney. Kahn, a DFLer and 32-year legislative veteran, had already apologized to Republican House member Lynne Osterman for taking her campaign brochures from some New Hope doorsteps in July. Kahn replaced them with pieces from Osterman's DFL opponent, Sandra Peterson. Anoka County officials declined to prosecute Kahn on a charge of campaign tampering, but New Hope city attorney Steve Sondrall brought the misdemeanor charge. He said the sentence was appropriate "because she was required to admit that she did something wrong. We're talking about a piece of campaign literature that has a value of what _ a couple of cents? As thefts go, I wouldn't describe this as a heinous theft.'' The Osterman-Peterson race will be among the more hard-fought contests this fall in the battle for control of the House. Democrats are targeting seats in first-ring suburbs in their effort to win back the majority. Republicans have controlled the chamber since 1999 and had an 81-53 edge during the 2004 session. Source: Associated Press, September 23, 2004 |W|P|109595745063362066|W|P|STATE LAWMAKER KAHN PLEADS GUILTY TO STEALING CAMPAIGN LITERATURE|W|P|minnesotademocratsexposed@hotmail.com9/23/2004 07:25:00 AM|W|P|Minnesota Democrats Exposed|W|P|Senator Mark Dayton's actions as Minnesota's senior U.S. Senator are an embarrassment. Dayton has proudly announced that he will boycott the Iraqi premier's speech today. According to the Star Tribune, "Dayton described the speech as 'a production' staged by the Bush administration" I guess we are to assume that Senator Dayton dressing up as a fighter pilot and allowing his picture to be taken as he sits in a jet like Tom Cruise in "Top Gun" is not "a production." (see picture below) To be fair to Senator Dayton, I do agree with one statement he as made: "I feel like I have failed in my assignment in Washington" Source: Duluth Budgeteer News, September 28, 2003 |W|P|109595092463347995|W|P|THE DAILY DFL DECEITS #10|W|P|minnesotademocratsexposed@hotmail.com9/22/2004 08:13:00 PM|W|P|Minnesota Democrats Exposed|W|P|

Senator Mark Dayton trying on his fighter pilot Halloween costume.

This is what I call true leadership.

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Dayton will boycott Iraqi premier's speech September 23, 2004 Sen. Mark Dayton, D-Minn., plans to boycott Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi's appearance before Congress today. Dayton described the speech as "a production" staged by the Bush administration and said that Allawi "ought to be over there running his country." Dayton made the remarks in a conference call with reporters Wednesday. Dayton said members of Congress should be able to question Allawi during his appearance but won't be allowed to do so. He said he would like to ask Allawi about the new Iraqi government's responsibility for policing and securing Iraq. Spokeswoman Chris Lisi said Dayton probably will watch the speech on television. Sen. Norm Coleman, R-Minn., who plans to attend Allawi's speech, said he was disappointed by Dayton's decision. "Even if one disagrees with American policy in Iraq, Prime Minister Allawi deserves to be accorded the respect of our attendance at his historic appearance before both houses of Congress," Coleman said. Source: Star Tribune, September 23, 2004

|W|P|109590919623328149|W|P|IT'S NOT LIKE HE WILL BE MISSED|W|P|minnesotademocratsexposed@hotmail.com9/22/2004 06:16:00 PM|W|P|Minnesota Democrats Exposed|W|P| Feds probe ex-Rep. Jennings Former politician will be cleared, his attorney says Federal agents are investigating whether former state Rep. Loren Jennings participated in a fraud scheme that contributed to a bank failure and improperly steered grant money to a company that recycled utility poles. Several current and former state officials, as well as businessmen, told the Pioneer Press an investigator for the Internal Revenue Service questioned them about Jennings. Some also testified Tuesday before a federal grand jury in Minneapolis. Jennings, a Democrat-Farmer-Labor member from Harris, served in the state House of Representatives from 1985 until his defeat two years ago. He was chairman of the Regulated Industries and Energy Committee and a key player in two of the most controversial issues before the Legislature: expanded nuclear waste storage at Xcel Energy's Prairie Island nuclear power plant and a taxpayer-funded stadium for the Minnesota Twins. Jennings referred all questions to his attorney, Douglas Kelley, who said the former lawmaker is innocent and has cooperated fully with the investigation. "He is confident that when the legal process is complete and the facts are known, everyone will see he has done nothing wrong,'' Kelley said. Neither the U.S. attorney's office nor the IRS would confirm or deny that an investigation is under way. The probe involves Jennings' relationships with Northern Pole Inc. of Shafer and the Town and Country Bank of Almelund. Both firms were in Jennings' old legislative district and were headed by men whom his attorney described as friends. The connection between those two relationships is not clear. Northern Pole was the primary beneficiary of a change to the state's Conservation Improvement Program that Jennings guided through the Legislature in 1999. The change, which Jennings sponsored, added utility-pole recycling to the list of energy-saving activities that qualified for CIP grants. Under the program, utilities such as Xcel and Minnesota Power contribute part of their revenues to fund projects that are intended to save energy and reduce the need to build new power plants. The measure generated little discussion among his fellow lawmakers when Jennings brought it to them for their approval, according to a tape recording reviewed by the Pioneer Press of the committee session at which it was first introduced. But others following the legislation recalled recently that it fueled speculation about whether Jennings had a financial interest in Northern Pole. Kelley said Jennings and Northern Pole founder George Vitalis were close friends, but his client never was an owner, officer or employee of the company. He said Jennings' efforts were "not to help himself, but to help small businesses, especially those in his district.'' Shortly after the change took effect, Northern Pole applied to Minnesota Power in Duluth and Northern States Power Co., now Xcel, for a $500,000 grant to study how utility poles might be recycled, according to records filed with the state Commerce Department. Some were skeptical about the request, questioning how Northern Pole's plan would save energy and whether the money would be better spent on other projects. Gary Olson, president of Product Recovery Inc., argued in a letter to the state Commerce Department that the proposal was not innovative and would be a waste of money. Besides, Olson said, his own company already was making fence posts, mulch and other products out of utility poles. Commerce officials also objected to Northern Pole's proposal, saying it might be the only company picked to do the work and the plan provided no direct energy savings. But they said Jennings sent them a letter asking that it be approved anyway. Former Commerce commissioners Steve Minn and James Bernstein and another department staffer told the newspaper they each were interviewed by a federal agent as part of the investigation. They declined to elaborate on the nature of the questioning. Bernstein, however, told the Pioneer Press that Jennings raised the issue of the grant with him during a meeting on another matter in 1999. He said the lawmaker mentioned that the Commerce Department soon would be seeing a proposal for recycling utility poles and asked that staffers look on it favorably. "We made no promises, and he didn't ask for any,'' Bernstein said. "But when a legislator says that, you know they are asking that you approve it.'' Despite their reservations, commerce officials signed off on the project in March 2000, clearing the way for Northern Pole to get the grant. About a year later, Northern Pole submitted a report to Minnesota Power concluding that its research failed to find a method for recycling utility poles in new, energy-saving ways. A spokesman for the utility said that marked the end of the project. A Minnesota Power spokesman confirmed that his company was recently contacted by federal agents as part of the investigation. An Xcel spokesman declined to comment. Details of the federal investigation remain sketchy, but there are indications it has been going on for more than a year. Marge Alden, a Shafer businesswoman and Vitalis' longtime partner in several other ventures, said the Northern Pole founder was arrested by federal authorities last year in connection with the Town and Country bank failure. Alden said Vitalis told her agents were trying to prove a financial link between Jennings and Northern Pole. Alden said Vitalis agreed to cooperate with the investigation. She said the plan called for Vitalis to wear a wire and meet with Jennings to get him to make incriminating statements, which the agents would secretly record. Soon after, Alden said, Vitalis was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and died on Sept. 29, 2003. The meeting with Jennings never took place. Vitalis' daughter-in-law said Northern Pole no longer exists and an attorney for Vitalis did not return telephone calls seeking comment on the case. Jennings' relationship with the failed Town and Country Bank and its former chairman of the board John James is part of the federal investigation. James pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and money laundering in September 2003 for his role in the bank failure. According to court documents, James provided loans to a developer who was in financial trouble and couldn't repay the money. But rather than foreclose on the loans or refuse to lend him more, James continued to authorize loans to the developer totaling more than $2.5 million. To cover the bad loans and circumvent banking regulations that prohibit banks from making excessive loans to one individual, James convinced others to pose on paper as the borrowers for new loans that were actually going to the developer or back to the bank, court records alleged. Jennings was one of those who posed as a borrower for such loans, according to his attorney, Kelley. After the developer failed to repay the money and the bank failed, he said Jennings and others were left on the hook for loans granted in their names. Kelley said Jennings was responsible for loans totaling $450,000. He said Jennings repaid the bank loan with money he borrowed elsewhere and is still paying that back. "Loren was helping a friend and a constituent he trusted,'' Kelley said. "The facts of the loan were misrepresented by John James as they were to many others. '' An attorney for James declined to comment on the case or on Jennings' role in the bank failure. State and federal investigators noticed the improprieties in April 2000, and the Commerce Department ordered it closed a few months later for insolvency. The bank was then reopened under the ownership of S&C Banco of New Richmond, Wis. James is awaiting sentencing on the plea agreement, pending his cooperation in the continuing investigation into the bank's insolvency, according to court records." Source: Saint Paul Pioneer Press, September 22, 2004 |W|P|109590222306387580|W|P|FORMER DFL LEGISLATOR BEING INVESTIGATED FOR POSSIBLE FRAUD|W|P|minnesotademocratsexposed@hotmail.com9/22/2004 01:20:00 PM|W|P|Minnesota Democrats Exposed|W|P|http://www.dflers.org has a post called "Kerry hits a homerun on Iraq", which is refering to Kerry's speech on Monday where he unveiled his tenth position on Iraq. But according to a Kerry supporter who was in the audience during his speech, he may have struck-out instead. "Fifteen minutes into the speech I was thinking I need to get in there and do some heavy editing," says Catherine Wolcott, a supporter in the audience. "He just keeps repeating that stuff about the past and he needs to get to the future. "I'm, like, panicking," Wolcott adds. "I look at the poll numbers and think where are we and where is Bush? We got to get higher up." Source: Washington Post, September 22, 2004 |W|P|109588504766859622|W|P|KERRY AT THE PLATE|W|P|minnesotademocratsexposed@hotmail.com9/22/2004 07:57:00 AM|W|P|Minnesota Democrats Exposed|W|P|Yesterday I had a post about second congressional district candidate Teresa Daly's campaign manager being caught in a lie over a previous campaign contribution Daly made to then candidate John Kline. In the last week, Daly's campaign has tried to accuse Kline's campaign of using questionable campaign tactics. In an attempt to have some fun at Daly's expense, I copied a press release Daly issued on the tactics of John Kline's campaign and I replaced references to Kline's campaign with Daly's campaign. This little exercise shows how easily you can use Daly's words against her. ## [Daly] Starts Fall Campaign with Sleazy, Desperate Attacks Untruthful [campaign manager] Resembles Smear Efforts of Past Elections (ST. PAUL) – With less than seven weeks before Election Day, [Teresa Daly] has started the fall campaign with negative, smear attacks. In the last [week], [Teresa Daly] and [her] campaign has attacked Second Congressional District [Congressman John Kline's] character and [lied to the people of the Second Congressional District]. [Daly's campaign manager's tactics] resembles the same desperate, smear tactics [Bob Decheine] used in [Bill Luther's] 2002 bid for Congress against then [candidate John Kline]. In that case, [Decheine encouraged DFL activist Sam Garst to file under the "No New Taxes" Party in an attempt to draw votes away from Kline.] That [tactic] resulted in [Bill Luther losing to Kline]. |W|P|109586442434590992|W|P|THE "DALY" DFL DECEITS #9|W|P|minnesotademocratsexposed@hotmail.com9/21/2004 06:34:00 PM|W|P|Minnesota Democrats Exposed|W|P|

Al Franken's temper and rage is captured in this picture taken
at the Republican National Convention in New York.

Voters like Coleman over Franken

Humorist and liberal talk-radio host Al Franken's first satirical book was "I'm Good Enough, I'm Smart Enough, and Doggone It, People Like Me!" They may like you, Al, but Minnesotans are not yet ready to elect you to the U.S. Senate. A new poll shows that if Franken were to challenge U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman in 2008, the Republican incumbent would crush Franken like one of the bugs Franken used to flatten on "Saturday Night Live" during an infamous skit 30 years ago about the supposed indestructibility of cockroaches. Asked for whom they would vote in the 2008 Senate election, 57 percent of likely Minnesota voters picked Coleman, while 29 percent supported Franken, according to a Pioneer Press/Minnesota Public Radio poll conducted Sept. 11 through 14. The poll had margin of error of 4 percent. "I'm not panicked. I still have four years and 43 days," Franken said Monday. He's still considering challenging Coleman, he said, "but as my media adviser told me to say, one race at a time." This year, he's trying to help Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry. Coleman declined to comment, Tom Steward, the senator's communications director, said with a smile. The best-selling author, comedian and host of "The Al Franken Show" was born in New York City but grew up in Albert Lea, Minn., and St. Louis Park. Currently a New York resident, he has said he would move back to Minnesota if he decides to run. The poll "isn't completely frivolous," said Carleton College political science professor Steven Schier. It's a snapshot of what Minnesotans think of Coleman and his possible challenger. It's good news for Coleman or any other incumbent when more than 50 percent of voters favor re-electing him, Schier said. What does the poll say about Franken? "To know him is not to love him," he said. "Even though Franken is not faring well in this race, I still think he's doing better than Michael Moore," he added. The poll results were heart-warming to Sarah Janecek, a lobbyist and Republican co-editor of the newsletter "Politics in Minnesota," whom Franken criticized in his latest book, "Lies, and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them." "As one of Al Franken's lying liars, I couldn't be more delighted that the guy couldn't even crack 30 percent," Janecek said. Her Democratic co-editor, D.J. Leary, said that running a trial heat on the 2008 Senate race this early is legitimate, "as long as you include other possibilities like Rex, the Wonder Horse." Source: Pioneer Press, September 21, 2004 |W|P|109581608702910242|W|P|DOGGONE IT, PEOPLE DON'T LIKE YOU|W|P|minnesotademocratsexposed@hotmail.com9/21/2004 02:20:00 PM|W|P|Minnesota Democrats Exposed|W|P|Give this man a raise! ## Daly Campaign Caught in Lie Burnsville – In defending Teresa Daly’s flip flop on her support for John Kline’s race for Congress in 2002, Daly Campaign Manager Darin Broton has been caught in a lie. Broton was quoted by the Associated Press as saying that Daly wrote her check to the Kline Campaign prior to attending an event for Congressman Kline with Majority Leader Tom Delay. Broton then said that after the event Teresa Daly was “so turned off by their hateful rhetoric that she voted for Democrat Bill Luther instead.” Associated Press, Sep 21, 2004 Yet financial records released by the Kline Campaign show that Daly wrote her check to the campaign 16 days after the August 1st event she attended. In fact Daly wrote the check for another Kline Campaign fundraiser she attended. Teresa Daly has now admitted that even after she decided to vote for Bill Luther, she continued to attend events in support of Congressman Kline. This [is] further proof that Daly tried to advance her personal and political career by networking with GOP donors, even though she was supporting DFL candidates. “What does this say about her personal values and personal ethics that she would continue to attend fundraising events for Congressman Kline after supposedly deciding to vote for Kline’s opponent,” said Diana Bratlie, Kline for Congress Campaign Coordinator. ### If you would like to send Darin Broton a "thank you note" for the dumbest political play of week/month/year (you decide), please click here for the address. |W|P|109580276944667936|W|P|LIAR, LIAR, PANTS ON FIRE.|W|P|minnesotademocratsexposed@hotmail.com9/21/2004 11:55:00 AM|W|P|Minnesota Democrats Exposed|W|P|

In a previous post, I wrote about how the DFL was linking to the forged CBS documents. Now that CBS had admited the documents were forged, the DFL should immediately remove the links and stop spreading lies.

UPDATE: Almost 24 hours have passed since CBS apoligized for using these documents in their story about President Bush's military service, but the DFL still has them on their website.

|W|P|109573396758099679|W|P|DFL DOCUMENT WATCH: WHEN WILL THE DFL REMOVE THE FORGED CBS DOCUMENTS FROM THEIR WEBSITE?|W|P|minnesotademocratsexposed@hotmail.com9/21/2004 08:26:00 AM|W|P|Minnesota Democrats Exposed|W|P|CONGRESSMAN COLLIN PETERSON ON JOHN KERRY: "'He's not popular in my district,' Peterson said, flatly. 'He's against snowmobiles, against ethanol. He voted twice to get rid of the sugar program.' The district is Republican-leaning, Peterson said, and right-leaning on such things as guns, abortion and gay rights. 'I've got to have something. Something I can campaign on,'" Source: Grand Forks Herald, September 17,2004 |W|P|109578054003086968|W|P|WITH FRIENDS LIKE THIS, WHO NEEDS ENEMIES?|W|P|minnesotademocratsexposed@hotmail.com9/21/2004 07:32:00 AM|W|P|Minnesota Democrats Exposed|W|P|In a previous post, I wrote about the DFL's false claim of party unity. Again I offer more evidence. Please read this post from Democratic Underground: "Verdict on the Kerry campaign in MN? Paying for lawn signs. Waiting for lawn signs. Reinventing the wheel on the precinct and county level. Sending in kids from Brooklyn to run the campaign in rural MN. It seems to me there's a lot that the campaign should be doing, but I've gotten some resistance on the county level here and am feeling frustrated. It's not big stuff -- getting their shit together on the lawn signs, dispensing with the stupid P.U.C.K. crap, etc.I realize this is kind of a trolly post, so I apologize. How do you all feel about the campaign workings?" and "I know many people who were quite enthused during the primaries, but have been very disappointed with Kerry's positions on many issues, particularly the Iraq war. Many of those folks will still be voting for Kerry, but they are not as actively involved in Kerry's campaign as they were in the other candidates'. Also, many of them have focused on local races for state house or Congress. Or else they're doing voter registration for new voters. Kerry never had much of an organization on the ground in MN before the caucuses, so they've had to depend mostly on the existing DFL infrastructure, which has been in pretty sorry shape for the last four years." Again, still think the DFL is a unified party? |W|P|109577790112598528|W|P|THE DAILY DFL DECEITS #8|W|P|minnesotademocratsexposed@hotmail.com9/20/2004 06:19:00 PM|W|P|Minnesota Democrats Exposed|W|P|

Picture of the protest at the Star Tribune today.
It was a great protest at the Star Tribune's headquarters today. The protesters tried to invite Rob Daves to come down and talk with them about his polling methods, but they were told he was "out for the day."
|W|P|109572957419463553|W|P|PROTEST AT THE STAR TRIBUNE|W|P|minnesotademocratsexposed@hotmail.com9/20/2004 07:05:00 AM|W|P|Minnesota Democrats Exposed|W|P|

A group of concerned citizens will be gathering outside the Star Tribune's headquarters at 12:00 P.M. to 1:00 P.M. on Monday (Sept. 20) to protest their polling methods and their most recent poll which shows John Kerry with a nine-point lead over President Bush. UPDATE: Please contact Chris Tiedeman at (612) 834-1919 or by e-mail for press comments and protest details.

UPDATE: Chants for Today's Protest:

1-2-3-4 Send Rob Daves out the door!

5-6-7-8 His polls are in-acc-u-rate!

9-10-11-12 They belong up on the shelve!

Hey hey!

Ho ho!

MN Poll has got to go!

(repeatedly, with the largest possible crowd in unison)

What do we want? Immediate suspension of the Minnesota Poll!

When do we want it? Now, and until after the election is over! 3-4-5-6-7-8-9 Your poll is biased every time!

4-5-6-7-8-9-10 Let's start this all over again! Star Tribune like CBS Makes up lies! Confess! Confess!

Click here to view the Republican Party of Minnesota's analysis on the Star Tribune's polls.

|W|P|109562541465889758|W|P|UPDATE ON PROTEST AT THE STAR TRIBUNE|W|P|minnesotademocratsexposed@hotmail.com9/20/2004 05:15:00 AM|W|P|Minnesota Democrats Exposed|W|P|Minnesota Republican Watch is apparently asleep at the wheel. Earlier this month, they had a post which complained about the Senate District 42 Republicans claiming the CBS/60 Minutes documents are fake. "Senate District 42 Republicans are claiming that documents produced by CBS News/60 Minutes regarding President Bush's military service are fake." Source: Minnesoat Republican Watch But according to today's New York Times "CBS News would most likely make an announcement as early as today that it had been deceived about the documents' origins." I assume Minnesota Republican Watch will correcting their previous post. |W|P|109568712118615901|W|P|THE DAILY DFL DECEITS #7|W|P|minnesotademocratsexposed@hotmail.com9/19/2004 05:32:00 PM|W|P|Minnesota Democrats Exposed|W|P|"With just 44 days to go before voters cast their ballots, President George W. Bush continues to hold a slim lead over Senator John Kerry (46%-43%), according to a new Zogby America poll. The telephone poll of 1066 likely voters was conducted from Friday through Sunday (September 17-19, 2004). Overall results have a margin of sampling error of +/-3.1%." Source: Zogby |W|P|109564084946164889|W|P|NEW ZOGBY POLL: BUSH 46% - KERRY 43%|W|P|minnesotademocratsexposed@hotmail.com9/19/2004 08:21:00 AM|W|P|Minnesota Democrats Exposed|W|P|

Photo credit: Gigi B. Rudd

This picture was sent to me with the following message: "Another Bush/Cheney sign defaced by the “party of inclusion” and supporters of the 1st Amendment. This one is located on Northwest Blvd and 55th Ave N in Plymouth, MN. Things that make you say hmmm…A burley member of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades rips up a little girl’s sign, then this sign is defaced with paint…coincidence???" I couldn't agree more. Minnesota Democrats Exposed is offering a reward for information leading to the arrest of the indivuduals responsible for the vandalism to this sign. |W|P|109560728476882946|W|P|ANTI-BUSH VANDALS STRIKE AGAIN!|W|P|minnesotademocratsexposed@hotmail.com9/18/2004 12:31:00 PM|W|P|Minnesota Democrats Exposed|W|P|

This is a picture of Teresa Daly's website before yesterday's press conference where she complained about "sleaze tactics and dirty politics." Teresa Daly has since changed the front page of her website to hide "sleaze tactics and dirty politics" and the picture of "Dougie the Debate Duck."

"Dougie the Debate Duck"

As I discussed yesterday, Teresa Daly had a press conference were she complained about "sleaze tactics and dirty politics."

Daly was responding to a mailing that highlighted a comment she made to former City Council member Deborah Moran. Moran signed an affidavit which claims Daly told Moran that "it doesn't pay enough," as her reason for not running for the state house or senate instead of Congress.

Daly is apparently concerned about "sleaze tactics and dirty politics" coming from her own campaign. That is why she has suddenly altered her negative website after her press conference.

Acting as if the press conference and the changing of her website were not enought, Daly has the nerve to post this quote on her website:

"When I entered the race for Congress in January, I was expecting a rigorous debate about the issues Minnesota’s families cared about," said Daly. "Instead, I have had the opportunity to witness the sleaze and dirty politics that Minnesotans hate."

Well Teresa, Minnesotans have had the opportunity to "witness the sleaze and dirty politics that Minnesotans hate" and it is coming from your own campaign.

|W|P|109553586899138795|W|P|THE "DALY" DFL DECEITS #6|W|P|minnesotademocratsexposed@hotmail.com9/19/2004 07:27:00 PM|W|P|Blogger lloydletta|W|P|Oh give me a break.... why not talk about the policy differences between Kline and Daly..... As far as the Duck the debates figure - that's kind of funny.... It's not viscious. Kind of like Kerry the flip flopper at the state fair.9/19/2004 07:39:00 PM|W|P|Blogger lloydletta|W|P|I checked Daly's page - and this picture is still up - just not on the front page.

http://www.dalyforcongress.com/index.php?topic=DalyHeadlines

What's sleazy about using humor to urge a candidate to a public debate? This is what the webpage says?

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Dougie, the Debate Duck, will be in a neighborhood near you. Congressman Kline has already ducked out of one debate and won't agree to several others in Burnsville, Savage, and Rosemount. At an event in Lakeville on Friday, September 10th, Kline said he has agreed to eight debates and they are on his website.

Too bad this isn't true since only four debates are on his calendar.

If John Kline will not talk about his record, help Teresa expose his voting record and past comments by donating today.

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Now if this isn't true, the Kline campaign should call her on it.9/17/2004 11:19:00 PM|W|P|Minnesota Democrats Exposed|W|P|

Map to Star Tribune's office (425 Portland Avenue) in Minneapols.
State GOP wants Star Tribune to suspend poll Star Tribune State Republican Party Chairman Ron Eibensteiner called Friday for the Star Tribune to suspend its Minnesota Poll until after the Nov. 2 election, saying the poll is "fatally flawed." The newspaper declined to do so. "Our polling methodology is public and well-established, and the paper will continue to poll, report our results and publish other polls," Star Tribune Editor Anders Gyllenhaal said. "We will not be taking direction from any political party on polling or news judgment." Last week, Eibensteiner called for the newspaper to fire its pollster for what he said was years of overrepresenting Democrats and underrepresenting Republicans in the Minnesota Poll. Days later, a new Minnesota Poll of likely voters showed Democratic presidential challenger Sen. John Kerry leading President Bush among likely voters, 50 percent to 41 percent. Since that poll was released, three others have shown a much smaller gap. A CNN-Gallup Poll on Minnesota released Monday shows the race as a tie here, while a Minnesota Public Radio-Pioneer Press poll produced by the Mason Dixon research firm shows Bush ahead by two percentage points, 46 to 44.The latest poll is that of Strategic Vision, a Republican-oriented national poll of likely voters that shows Kerry ahead in Minnesota by three percentage points, 48 to 45. Eibensteiner said Friday that the other polls "are one more piece of damning evidence showing that the Minnesota Poll is flawed and failing the voters of Minnesota." Gyllenhaal said the variation in polls "suggests how much volatility there is in this campaign." The controversy will be taken to the streets outside the Star Tribune's Minneapolis offices, according to a Web site called "Minnesota Democrats Exposed," which has announced a protest of the newspaper's polling methods. Republican officials alerted the newspaper to the planned demonstration by "concerned citizens" at noon Monday but said they are not involved in it. Last week Gyllenhaal defended the poll's methodology, calling it "one of the most respected and accurate polls in the country for more than half a century." He branded the party's demand that the newspaper fire its longtime pollster, Rob Daves, a personal attack that was "shameful and misdirected." Source: Star Tribune, September 18, 2004 |W|P|109548839573329238|W|P|THE STAR TRIBUNE REPORTS ABOUT PLANNED PROTEST AT THE STAR TRIBUNE|W|P|minnesotademocratsexposed@hotmail.com9/18/2004 08:57:00 AM|W|P|Blogger Minnesota Democrats Exposed|W|P|The one who needs to study is you. The Star Tribune's polls are flawed.9/17/2004 01:02:00 PM|W|P|Minnesota Democrats Exposed|W|P|Shot in the Dark has a great post on the face of the DFL. |W|P|109545142434691893|W|P|THE FACE OF THE DFL|W|P|minnesotademocratsexposed@hotmail.com9/19/2004 08:05:00 PM|W|P|Blogger lloydletta|W|P|This was a scam:

http://www.captainsquartersblog.com/mt/archives/002534.php

This father has a history of doing this - and the union "thug" looks alot like Parlock's sons.

Mitch Berg did a correction which linked to Captain Ed.9/17/2004 07:57:00 AM|W|P|Minnesota Democrats Exposed|W|P|DFL congressional candidate Teresa Daly is having a press conference at 11:00 A.M. to complain about the campaign tactics of Congressman John Kline. What makes this so funny is that Teresa Daly has become of the "Janet Robert" of the 2004 election. Janet Robert was Congressman Kennedy's 2002 opponent and she ran the most negative political campaign in Minnesota history. Daly has held the most press conferences attacking her opponent than any other candidate in Minnesota this year. If you visit Daly's website, you see a picture of someone in a duck costume called "Dougie the Debate Duck." The duck is apparently in reference to Kline's agreement to certain number of debates. Her website is filled with attacks against Congressman Kline. Teresa Daly should get out of the duck costume and clean up her own campaign before she complains about the tactics of Congressman John Kline. |W|P|109543393802948960|W|P|THE "DALY" DFL DECEITS #5|W|P|minnesotademocratsexposed@hotmail.com9/19/2004 07:43:00 PM|W|P|Blogger lloydletta|W|P|I found the duck funny.... But if Kline isn't ducking debates, then Daly should moveon to something else.9/16/2004 03:26:00 PM|W|P|Minnesota Democrats Exposed|W|P|A group of concerned citizens will be gathering outside the Star Tribune's headquarters at 12:00 P.M. to 1:00 P.M. on Monday (Sept. 20) to protest their polling methods and their most recent poll which shows John Kerry with a nine-point lead over President Bush. Click here to view the Republican Party of Minnesota's analysis on the Star Tribune's polls. |W|P|109537407584238890|W|P|PROTEST AT THE STAR TRIBUNE|W|P|minnesotademocratsexposed@hotmail.com9/17/2004 07:41:00 AM|W|P|Blogger Minnesota Democrats Exposed|W|P|This is the best burn I have ever received.9/17/2004 07:03:00 PM|W|P|Blogger MN Politics Guru|W|P|Can somebody explain why the Republicans are throwing a hissy fit over this instead of, say, registering voters or doing something else constructive to motivate their voters? Is it some pathological thing in Republicans that makes them want to control everything in the world, or are they just out of ideas?

Frankly, anybody who pays serious attention to polls is an idiot. The only one that matters happens on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. I hope Republicans spend most of their time whining between now and then, though, instead of actually making an argument that they deserve to win an election.9/16/2004 11:53:00 AM|W|P|Minnesota Democrats Exposed|W|P| The DFL is making my job too easy. In a previous post, I wrote about how the DFL and the Kerry campaign were complaining about scripted events organized by the Bush-Cheney '04 campaign. Over the past few weeks, the DFL has been accused of being a party with no postive agenda and focused on anti-Bush tactics rather than pro-Kerry activities. Examples: #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 I could have kept going, but I stopped at #5. Apparently the DFL has started to get the message, because in an email to supporters announcing protests of President Bush's visit to Minnesota today, they asked for only "postive, respectful signs" at the events. ## Email: Come join Kerry-Edwards supporters tomorrow to tell George W. Bush that he is taking America and Minnesota in the wrong direction. Please wear your Kerry-Edwards shirts and bring Kerry-Edwards signs and any other positive, respectful signs that you have made. St. Cloud What: Kerry-Edwards RallyWhen: 7:00 a.m.Where: Veterans Drive and 44th Avenue Blaine What: Kerry-Edwards RallyWhen: 9:00 a.m.Where: Blaine Soccer Complex, 105th Avenue and Radisson Rochester What: Kerry-Edwards RallyWhen: NoonWhere: Peace Plaza, 1st St & 1st Ave SW If you have any questions, please contact the Kerry-Edwards Victory 2004 Office at 651-647-5024. |W|P|109535743096106356|W|P|THE DAILY DFL DECEITS #4|W|P|minnesotademocratsexposed@hotmail.com