Comments on: Team Coleman Shows Respect for Veterans

By: Jim

Jim — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 18:23:38 +0000

GOPgal is connected to the talking points alright. Having spent years following Franken in entertainment and on his political show, he’s pretty damn far from devisive, unless you consider calling out Bush and Co. on their mistakes…devisive??? He’s rather mainstream, and friendly to the rather conservative DLC lot, in my humble opinion. He calls it like it is, and isn’t affraid to make mistakes. Regardless of the partisan nature of the event, people should always show respect.

Yes, an image showing the vet in the background would have been perfect…but I trust the blogger’s word!

By: gopgal

gopgal — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 15:23:08 +0000

Hey Richard,

You need to wake up, unless you are that moronic. I clearly meant that Al Franken is the divisive and partisan senate candidate. Not this Mr. Meaders, quit trying to change the story.

I ask again, IF this rally was truly non-partisan and ONLY to honor veterans we will expect to see NO video or ads from it to promote the senate candidacy of Al Franken, right? You cannot have it both ways guys!

By: The Big E

The Big E — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 03:30:42 +0000

I remember those guys. They looked incredibly miserable. I went up and talked to them for a minute before the rally got going. They had their attache bags (man-purses) slung over their shoulders cross-wise. I asked if they were there to blog or something. No, they were just worried about their cars getting broken into. It was then I realized why they had their man-purses slung cross-wise — they were frightened of all the muggers in the ghetto. Republicans often get scared when they come into the ghettos of Mpls and St. Paul. I actually laughed when they said that.

I can tell you one this for sure, I’d be bored an miserable if I was at a Republican rally.

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 23:15:59 +0000

Leave the campaign workers/volunteers out of the debate…its bad enough we attack the candidates, but that is now part of the game.

But I always figured that the workers were left out of it. The Republicans started it last election, but we do not need to stoop to this level.

By: Richard

Richard — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 22:49:19 +0000

Forgive the two Coleman staffers for not standing up and cheering and applauding at a clearly partisan rally to benefit one of the most partisan and divisive senate candidates anyone can find.

The man walking onto stage when this picture was taken is Dr. Robert Meaders, a veteran, the founder of Operation Helmet (a group that provides helmet liners to troops) and a Republican.

I’m not sure if it’s accurate to state that Mr. Meaders is one of the most partisan and divisive Senate candidates anyone can find but bless him for trying to provide helmut liners to troops to help minimize severe brain trauma. The Coleman staffers were simply behaving like young asses. They would look awfully good in uniform, standing at some Green zone check point.

By: Randy

Randy — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 21:48:03 +0000

So it’s ok to show disrespect to someone who turns up at an arguably partisan event?

I’ll remember that when President Bush comes to St. Paul for the Republican Convention.

By: gopgal

gopgal — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 21:36:29 +0000

You guys are clearly delusional. Forgive the two Coleman staffers for not standing up and cheering and applauding at a clearly partisan rally to benefit one of the most partisan and divisive senate candidates anyone can find.

Matt, can you tell me that this rally was NOT partisan in the sense that it will NOT serve as a campaign ad or anything resembling partisan activity out of team Franken? I will be expecting your response before I see you throw anymore partisan bombs over this issue!

By: wtm

wtm — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 20:24:28 +0000

I didn’t see him. Where’s the veteran in the slew of pictures you posted?

By: Ron

Ron — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 19:40:46 +0000

The one in the brown jacket is Tom Erickson, who up until recently worked under McClung in Pawlenty’s Capitol communications office.