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Franken and Coleman hawk ‘Democra-cialis’ in MAD ad
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While Minnesota’s drawn-out 2008 Senate election didn’t top MAD Magazine ’s upcoming “MAD 20″ list of the “dumbest people, events and things” of 2009 , the issue does promise a cure for “electile dysfunction” — in the form of a fake ad for “Democra-cialis,” showing Al Franken and Norm Coleman ...1 day ago -
The convict and the call center: Former FLS Connect employee says shop has felons working there
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An Arizona man who spent 10 months working as a telephone solicitor for a Minnesota-based Republican fundraising firm claims that the company regularly hires convicted felons who have unrestricted access to political donors credit card numbers. Minnesota political consultant Jeff Larson -- a founding partner in the ...1 day ago -
Debate over Stupak amendment touches true third rail: knee surgery
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The furor over the Stupak amendment banning abortion in the House health bill was already highly charged. Now one conservative commentator has dared touch the third rail in the right-to-choose debate: optional knee surgery . In a Twitter message, Jonah Goldberg wrote: ?? Dems want a health system that says when ...2 days ago -
Conservative PAC wants to trump state’s right to ban robocalls
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Image: Kirsten Hartsoch So much for states’ rights: Iowa-based American Future Fund wants the Federal Elections Commission to rule against Minnesota’s long-standing ban on robocalls in order to include Minnesota in its national robocall campaigns, the Star Tribune reports . The group, which bills itself as a ...2 days ago -
Will Norm Coleman be next victim of guv-race ‘buzz’ kill?
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There’s the well-known Sports Illustrated curse that has seen athletes as mighty as Joe Mauer struggle soon after they appear on the magazine’s cover. Now for the bevy of Minnesota politicians hovering around the soon-to-be-open governor’s seat, a hex seems to descend once a “buzz” is detected. The first ...3 days ago -
AM.MN: Rice speech protested outside temple
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The president didn’t authorize it, so by definition the protest Sunday of a speech by former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice might have been torture. More than 100 people picketed Beth El Synagogue in St. Louis Park Sunday ( Norm Coleman was inside, Coleen Rowley outside). Signs like “Try Condi Rice ...3 days ago -
Buzz about a Norm Coleman run for governor is getting louder
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The buzz has gotten louder in recent weeks about a possible gubernatorial run in 2010 by former Republican U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman . People inside and outside the state Capitol are saying that Coleman’s political confidants are pressing him to run and alleging that the outcome of the contested race against Al ...6 days ago -
Pawlenty’s Freedom First PAC hits his home state second
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Gov. Pawlenty’s new Freedom First political action committee holds its first local fundraiser tonight at the Hilton Hotel in downtown Minneapolis. About 250 people — the same size crowd Pawlenty drew at the PAC’s considerably more affordable pretzel reception in Washington, D.C. last month – paid $1,000 ...1 week ago -
AM.MN: Obama ‘causing civil unrest’ so Voight aids Pawlenty, Bachmann
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Actor Jon Voight dances to Minnesota Republicans’ tune over the next two days, appearing tonight with Gov. Tim Pawlenty at the first local fundraising event for his new Freedom First PAC in Minneapolis and on Thursday with U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann in Washington, D.C., answering her call to storm the U.S. ...1 week ago -
Ellison: No fraud from same-day voter signups in Coleman-Franken recount
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In making the case for his federal same-day voter registration bill , U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison points to how much voter fraud was alleged in the “highly scrutinized” Norm Coleman-Al Franken U.S. Senate contest due to Minnesotans’ ability to register to vote on Election Day: none . That statistic is part of an ...1 week ago -
To The Christie Campaign: Remember Norm Coleman And Defend Your Victory
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Election Night 2004 saw Republican Dino Rossi emerge victorious in the Washington State gubernatorial election against Democrat Christine Gregoire. Yet when the time came to take the oath of office, Christine Gregoire stood at the podium with her right hand up. Four years later, Election Night 2008 and it was ...1 week ago -
Graphical-political complex grows with new guv-endorsement chart
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Politics in Minnesota has posted a lovely new infographic chart showing DFL candidates for governor and the endorsements they’ve earned. Click on the image below to see the full-sized version of PiM’s chart in all its glory: PiM is also home to a less visually stunning but still very handy chart ...1 week ago -
AM.MN: Suits scare Pawlenty, Minneapolis officials
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Lawsuit Day often comes before Halloween and Election Day (ask Norm Coleman ). Sure enough, Thursday saw a federal judge give President Obama a treat , confirming his U.S. citizenship in throwing out a “birther” suit. In Minnesota, six citizens filed suit ( pdf ) against Gov. Pawlenty and a trio of ...1 week ago -
Faceoff: Coleman steals Gretzky puck quote that T-Paw’s fond of
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Photo: governor.state.mn.us St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman caps off the long version of his new TV ad by quoting hockey great Wayne Gretzky’s advice to skate to where the puck will be. It’s a quote Gov. Pawlenty has been using for years, as Brian Bakst of the Associated Press notes. Indeed, it’s a ...2 weeks ago -
Coleman raises cash for GOP school board candidate
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Photo: MnIndy, Chris Steller Last year about this time Norm Coleman had his sights set on becoming the next chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee . The post would have required Coleman to spearhead candidate recruitment and fundraising efforts for the organization. But after a grueling electoral ...3 weeks ago -
Video: Norm Coleman elicits squeals of delight
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A new YouTube video suggests that former U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman still has what it takes to generate excitement in people — in particular among the younger generation that the Republican Party is so desperate to attract. The 23-second video, entitled “ Hilarious Encounters 3 ,” catches Coleman as he traverses ...3 weeks ago -
Norm Coleman: Pawlenty for President sounds good
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Norm Coleman went farther than other Republican eminences have in moving from praise to outright endorsement of Gov. Tim Pawlenty for higher office: “If that’s what he chooses to do … I think he’d make a great president .” Coleman offered the comment outside a Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) luncheon ...4 weeks ago -
Quist eyeing Walz challenge?
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Rep. Tim Walz and Allen Quist Allen Quist has been largely out of the political spotlight for roughly a decade. But according to a recent report on Bluestem Prairie , the conservative Republican is mulling a run at U.S. Rep. Tim Walz in the First Congressional District. Reached at his home in St. Peter, Quist ...4 weeks ago -
We’re #4
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The Daily Beast ranked American cities for smarts . Raleigh-Durham won. Not surprising as their leading industries sold crack tobacco to America for a hundred years and Congress still can’t figure out how to regulate flavoring additives. Minneapolis-St. Paul came in fourth, right behind San ...4 weeks ago -
Coleman is Pawlentys "main man" in the Jewish community
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Its a tricky tight rope of politics, but former Sen. Norm Coleman came to the rescue and assures us that Jews will have no problem liking Pawlenty.4 weeks ago