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ASTRO TURFING? HUH?

2009-09-02T18:44:00Z

Do you remember a few weeks ago the mainstream media and Democrats saying that all the town hall protesters were not grass roots protesters but "astro-turfers".

Well, I was at Rep. Betty McCollum's town hall the other night and it was packed with pre made signs from the Obama campaign.

Well, here's another meeting put on by The Obama Campaign.

Let's sign up! Please, forward this on!

Fresch

TOP CARDIOLOGIST AND FAMILY DOCTOR
SPEAK ON HEALTH CARE FOR ALL

Thursday, September 17, 6:30 p.m. Social Hour, 7 p.m. Speakers, Q&A
Brookdale Library, 6125 Shingle Creek Parkway, Brooklyn Center, MN 55430

Dr. Morrison Hodges, Senior Researcher
MN Heart Institute, Abbott Northwestern Hospital
How to Provide Health care for All without Breaking the Bank

Dr. Morrison Hodges is Professor Emeritus at the University of
Minnesota School of Medicine and was formerly the Director of
Cardiology at Hennepin County Medical Center

Dr. Susan Hasti - Family Practice Physician
Board Chair, Minnesota Universal Health Care Coalition
The Minnesota Health Plan and How the Federal Bill Relates to It

Dr. Hasti will describe the MN Health Plan and explain amendments and possible scenarios for the US House and Senate plans and how they relate to the Minnesota Health Plan

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RSVP: http://tinyurl.com/kqvg2c

Rep. McCollum's Town Hall Meeting at Macalester College

2009-09-01T01:53:00Z

Yes, I was there with my big red sign that read "More debt? Print more money?". I got in, one of only 400. I would presume that more than a couple thousand were there by 6:00 PM, and the show didn't start till 7:00PM. And could you believe it? The place was packed with pre-made Obama signs that said "THANK YOU". I didn't see any pre-made signs from the insurance lobby, just simple homemade signs.

Well, they did a good job stacking the deck, but their cards weren't drawn. You received a perforated 2 piece raffle ticket, one to hold on to and one that went into a big wicker basket. If they drew your number, you got to speak. Well, if you stacked the deck, you'd think that you would get "your people" to speak. A majority of the people who got to speak were against the increase in government health care! It really baffled them! Hey, check out Sue Jeffiers , she was taking better notes than me and has an exact count. I 'm sure she will have some great insights on tonight.

If you go to Minnesota Majority they were filming tonight, so follow their website too for some great video.

One thing that did make me chuckle is that after a man expressed his concern about abortion in the proposed legislation, Rep. McCollum commented he had "valid talking points". Not opinion, not a closely held religious belief, but his concern was a "talking point".

Fresch

The Great Tele-Town Hall?

2009-08-24T00:28:00Z

Oh, Wednesday I was so exited. I received an e-mail from Senator Amy Klobuchar that she wanted ME to be part of her Tele Town Hall!

Dear :_____

As someone who has previously contacted our office to share your thoughts on issues important to you, I would like to take this opportunity to invite you to participate in a live statewide healthcare tele-town hall meeting this Sunday, August 23 rd , at 7:00 PM. Along with people like you from across the state, I will be joined by Dr. Denis Cortese, CEO of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, and Mary Wakefield, the highest ranking nurse in the federal government. The three of us will discuss the need for health care reform, including ways to make the American health care system more affordable and more stable, and I will answer as many questions as I can from citizens from around the state.

If you would like to participate in this important discussion, the only way to guarantee your involvement is to visit our website at http://klobuchar.senate.gov or click HERE and enter your contact information. Once you’re registered, you’ll get an automated reminder phone call on Friday evening and you’ll be called again on Sunday to be joined to the call. The phone number you provide will be kept private.

If you have any questions, you can call the office toll free at 1-888-224-9043.

I look forward to hearing from you on Sunday.

Sincerely,

Amy Klobuchar
United States Senator

I was really pumped! Maybe all those calls to her Minnesota and Washington offices paid off! I even received my follow up call on Saturday. I was really looking forward to Sunday night.

6:45, 6:50, 7:00, no call, maybe they are just busy, maybe it's running late. Then at 7:15 I received my recorded message from Amy saying she "missed me". How could she have "missed me", I was home since 5 or so. She explained I could listen to a recording of her town hall on her website. If my call was as 7:15, was it over yet? I guess when no one is dissenting, things go pretty fast.

I guess maybe I didn't call her office enough I'll start calling more.

Fresch

Don't look for Katie Couric to cover this news story.........

2009-05-28T15:25:00Z

Or, NPR, or the Star Tribune, or CBS, or NBC or you name it.

You might have to dig real deep to find this covered anywhere!

Here is some news regarding the mainstream media's girl they like to
hate Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin .

                The governor's office said it was the 13th ethics complaint
                 filed against the governor or her staff that has been resolved
                 with no finding of a violation of the state ethics law.

I'm not sure if I saw reports on the other 12 accusations that have been dismissed!

Fresh

Guns in National Parks? Obama to sign bill allowing it.

2009-05-20T18:17:00Z

Looks like legal, law abiding, permit to carry gun owners will be able to carry in our National Parks.

And President Obama is going to vote for this.

Remember, without the 2nd, you don't have the others.

Fresch

Another entitlement program? Why not!

2009-05-13T11:34:00Z

Pioneer Press was trying to make a case for releasing personal data on government employees but failed to come up with an important question.

What would happen if you were a government employee, say a union school teacher, and you happened to be active in the Republican Party? Oh, sure, not a problem if you were a Democrat, but what if you were one of those hated Republicans? What if this information was available to the general public? Or, just government employees, yes, good old civil servants doing what is "best" for Minnesota? Or, say, that government employee was active in Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life (MCCL), or maybe he/she has a handgun carry permit or some nice high powered and legal firearms?

It seems to me that just as much bad could come out of this possible legislation as good. And, as usual, I almost always disagree with my Representative, Michael Paymar of Highland Park, and I do again.

I will continue to read my newspapers and watch my newscasts and always say out loud "Why don't they ask these things?"

Fresch

Pork, Pork, Pork, Pork

2009-04-24T17:04:00Z

Not even sure what to say on this one. It kinda speaks for itself. I wonder why my neck is sore from shaking my head back and forth.

Pork, Pork, Pork, Pork

Think Happy Today!

2009-04-23T12:23:00Z

Everybody sing along! If you were living in Minnesota in the 1970's you know the song!

"Think happy today. Don't think about yesterday.
You are better off next year, than you are now.
Let Twin City Federal, show you how!"

Well, Twin City Federal is now TCF Bank, they are also my bank, and I am proud of it.

They are TARP Free!

What really gets me is why we haven't seen more media play on this. A small mention in the St. Paul Pioneer Press, nothing in the Star Tribune, nothing locally or nationally.

This is a big deal! No more Obama Administration and their watchful eye on the TCF executive board.

Back in the saddle

2009-04-23T12:20:00Z

Accountants have tax season, farmers have the harvest, and people in the construction business have the spring construction season. No, I'm not an accountant, not a farmer, but do sell in the commercial construction industry, so I've been busy.

Back to blogging.

PETA and the Pet Shop Boys

2009-04-10T16:21:00Z

Never been a big fan of the Pet Shop Boys. The band has been around since the mid to late 80's but not until now did PETA think that the band calling themselves was a bad idea. Well, now that Obama is President, America is a nicer place and PETA must be running out of things to get worked up about. The Pet Shop Boys have put the request letter on their website because even though they won't change their name, they do think it is something worth thinking about.

Still not a big fan of the Pet Shop Boys, or PETA.

Wells Fargo is doing well. Will their executives get paid well?

2009-04-09T22:29:00Z

Hey, looks like Wells Fargo is doing well! That's good to see, but...................

Will the Obama Administration step in and decide what bonuses the executives will get?

Wells Fargo was strong-armed into taking bailout money. Will the Obama Administration let them give it back?

Doing business with Cuba

2009-04-05T23:06:00Z

The Obama Administration is thinking about loosening economic sanctions with Cuba. Well, at first, this seems awful tempting to U.S. firms thinking that they could sell everything from construction materials, farm goods, to medical goods, and high tech equipment, but the question must be asked "how are they going to pay for it". Then, second, if they are going to sell us stuff, what are they going to sell? Cigars and sugar?

In a Washington Examiner opinion article Paul Mirengoff of PowerlineBlog.com discusses the political angles of getting all the Democrats on the same page for opening relations with Cuba. What needs to asked is some basic questions about the business end of it.

First, Cuba has no money. Imagine that, a socialist country with massive debt, kinda sounds familier doesn't it? They have no money to pay for all the stuff they are going to buy. So, we are going to borrow money to lend it to Cuba so they can buy our stuff? They haven't paid anyone else back, so why us? But then, nothing makes sense with money policy in the Obama Administration.

Second, are they going to sell us cigars? Didn't President Obama just tell us how bad smoking was and we needed to tax the heck out it for SCHIP? Or, they could sell us sugar! I bet the folks in western Minnesota growing sugar beets will love that! Or the sugar cane farmers in Louisiana will love that too! So, we subsidize the cost of producing our own sugar just to have Cuban imports undercut it! How about the corn farmers raising corn for ethanol, sugar works for ethanol too!

So, the opening of relations with Cuba sounds great to the political left who still think it has great things to offer but it is just another liberal looking for a handout.

Smoke them if you got them

2009-04-01T10:59:00Z

I don't smoke cigarettes, I can't afford to. I do like an occasional cigar. Nothing beats a Rocky maduro in the back yard with a gin and tonic in an Adirondack chair listening to the final innings of a Twins game after a long hard day. But back to cigarettes.

For years, when I saw folks puffing away outside the entrances of buildings I always offered my opinion whether they wanted it or not. I would say "keep smoking, there's a DFL'er with a spending habit that's addicted to the tax revenue". I would get a scowl or even a F-bomb once in a while. Well, I've got a new line.

The Obama Administration just upped the taxes on cigarettes sixty cents a pack to help pay for the SCHIP Program, which, is supposed to go for paying for children's government health care. We can talk about the SCHIP program some other time, but the purpose of this new tax is, of course, the children.

So, seeing that paying taxes is now patriotic and it's for the children, why not tell smokers this. I usually don't bug the older folk, the world was different in their day but I love to remind the youth of today. They have been indoctrinated of how bad the evil tobacco companies are and how bad for their health it is but they still seem to take up smoking. So......

"Keep smoking, Obama wants socialized medicine", "keep smoking, Obama is counting on you", "oh, good, young taxpayers, keep smoking please" , oh, are the youth of today going to hear it from me.

Fresch

The right thing to do

2009-03-25T01:46:00Z

President Obama wants to take the charitable deduction away from the upper one percent of income earners on their tax returns. he says its "the right thing to do" . He says it's fairer to lower income people that make charitable contributions but get a smaller deduction.

Well, who do all major colleges get HUGE donations from to build new buildings? Start new endowments? Research projects?

Same goes to high schools, elementary schools, hospitals, medical research foundations, religious orders, fraternal organizations, youth sports leagues?

How about MPR, NPR, PBS, TPT, heck even Planned Parenthood?

You got it folks, rich people give lots and lots of money to all these organizations, and they expect the tax benefits!

Look for the Obama Administration to make some sort of "compromise" that will allow politically correct causes to get this money while certain groups will be left on in the cold.

Fresch

Three questions for Senator Klobuchar and your Representative.

2009-03-19T14:06:00Z

Call Senator Klobuchar's office and your Representative today and ask them.
1. Did you vote for the "stimulus bill"?
2. Did you know it contained the "Dodd Amendment"?
3. Did you read the bill before voting on it?

In case you have only been following the mainstream media, the "Dodd Amendment" makes all these AIG bonuses legal.

Senator Klobuchar

Toll Free: 1-888-224-9043

Fresch

Instant Run Off Voting? Who has the money for IRV?

2009-03-19T13:14:00Z

The State Supreme Court is going to fast track the appeal of the decision to allow instant run off voting(IRV) and bypass the Court of Appeals.

                The speed of the appeal is important because the city
                must decide in June whether to invoke a clause in the
                amendment that allows it to declare that it isn't ready to
                go ahead with the new method in 2009, reverting to the
                traditional winner-takes-all method.

Isn't ready?

Whether this appeal goes through or not, just a reminder Minneapolis, YOU HAVE NO MONEY!

New voting machines, training for employees, all the costs to implement the process costs money. Money you don't have!

Reductions in police and fire, plowing and street maintenance, and all you folks can think about is INSTANT RUNOFF VOTING!?

You get what you vote for. I don't feel sorry for the people of Minneapolis anymore.

Fresch

Happy to pay for a better St. Paul

2009-03-12T16:54:00Z

My mayor is cheating on me?

2009-03-10T11:21:00Z

It's gotta be tough to be Mayor Chris Coleman these days. The political right has never been fond of the man, and now, neither is the hard core left.

A new website My Mayor is Cheating on Me is bound to have the folks loyal to Mr. Coleman all up in a fuss!

First, being a DFL'er when there is no money to spend, either at the state or local level. Just think of having to run for office and not being able to promise more stuff so everyone will vote for you.

Second, being a DFL mayor and inviting those darn Republicans to town! Just think, Karl Rove was in our town!

Then, accommodating all the leftist "protesters" before the convention and then having the gall to stop them from damaging public and private property! Hey, that's my city you are damaging!

Mayor Coleman has tough times ahead.

Fresch

No pay for a special session!

2009-03-04T14:06:00Z

IT'S THAT SIMPLE!

NO PAY, NO PER DIEM, NOTHING!

THE GOVERNOR HAS OFFERED UP A BUDGET.

THE REPUBLICANS HAVE OFFERED UP COST SAVING IDEAS.

THE DFL HAS DONE NOTHING AND TIME IS RUNNING OUT.

IF THIS GOES INTO SPECIAL SESSION THEN NO PAY FOR YOU! NO PER DIEM!

YOU HAVE HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO DO YOUR WORK!