KSTP did a story on Rep. Mark Olson’s (R-Big Lake) crazy rant on the floor of the house:
Rep. Mark Olson, R-Big Lake, got a lot of attention last year when he was accused of assaulting his wife, now he’s gaining notoriety for his rant on mental health.
Rep. Olson’s diatribe came out of a debate on the house floor over K-12 funding when lawmakers discussed a provision regarding behavioral issues and the use of medication.
“Death, death, death, completed suicide, completed suicide, completed suicide, suicide, suicide, suicide death death, death,” Rep. Olson said.
You can find the full video of their report here and you can find the Mark Olson’s complete speech here.
This was a tabloid piece that could have been an informative story on Big Pharma funding NAMI and the TeenScreen program. Also, Rep. Greiling’s conflict of interest due to her own membership on both the Minnesota and National boards of NAMI.
It’s unfortunate that KSTP chose to stoop to this level of shoddy reporting. There really is a story here, it just has nothing to do with Mark Olson’s personal life.