Comments on: Republicans Endorse “Extremist” in 37B!

By: Swiftee

Swiftee — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:21:33 +0000

As a Republican who is very concerned with K-12 issues, I’d love to see some sensible changes. I also have trouble believing that my GOP representatives would oppose sensible changes.

What sensible changes the funding formula does Morgan stand for?

By: Ross

Ross — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 17:16:01 +0000

Swiftee-
Well in district 40A, whatever Democrats support the Republicans oppose, its just real clear partisanship. By saying Morgan has strong stances on education, I refer to his support for K-12 education, changing the funding formula so that it makes sense, and making college affordable. The GOP apparently views these things as hostile and tax-raising, aside from the fact that none of those measures raised taxes.

By: Swiftee

Swiftee — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 16:24:15 +0000

Eva, just what the hell *is* “fisting”? Is it something that falls under your friends’ definition of legal parity?

By: Swiftee

Swiftee — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 16:17:49 +0000

*crickets*

Yup, that’s what I thought.

By: Swiftee

Swiftee — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:06:15 +0000

“The GOP is targeting Rep. Morgan for his strong stances on Education and Transportation and we need your help!”

When a Democrat says “transportation” we know they are talking about light rail, and there is plenty of room for reasonable debate there.

But again, here we have a Democrat saying that the Republicans have “targeted” one of their candidates because he has a strong stance on “education”.

So I’ll just ask a straightforward question.

By making this statement are you suggesting that the GOP is against educating kids, or are you using the Democrat code word here to signal the troops that Morgan is a big union supporter?

By: Ross

Ross — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 07:17:21 +0000

The southern suburbs are ripe territory for the DFL to pick up seats. In 2006 we won several close races in Burnsville, Eagan, and Apple Valley and we can do it again. I sit on 40A Rep. Will Morgan’s (DFL-Burnsville) campaign committee and we are also running a campaign against a school board member, Todd Johnson. Johnson is an extremist of course and knows nothing about quality public education and rants about preserving marriage. Morgan, on the other hand, is a High School Science teacher (he was my chemistry teacher) and won in 2006 against my next door neighbor Rep. Duke Powell. The GOP is targeting Rep. Morgan for his strong stances on Education and Transportation and we need your help! Jeanne Thomas is the campaign manager and Chair of CD 2 DFL and would ask you all to donate to the campaign to maintain the DFL majority in the House. You can mail contributions to:

Volunteers for Morgan Committee
P.O. Box 1773
Burnsville, MN 55337

I wouldn’t be asking if we didn’t need help but, Will lost in 2004 by 400 votes, and won in 2006 by 1,000 votes. We need all DFL’ers help to keep the state on the right track. Thank you all for your hard work this campaign season, but there is more work to be done.

-Ross Dybvig
Will Morgan for State Rep.

By: Eva Young

Eva Young — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 23:21:51 +0000

Tom Swift - the bill Lindsay testified on - Lindner’s bill, the bill to remove protections from the human rights act when it applied to gays, wasn’t even heard by the Republican house. They would have wanted to hear that bill, if it was a popular bill. The referendums that pass are about gay marriage.

And yes, the Lindsay’s are as obscessed with “fisting” as Tom Swift is - see his posts on the St Paul Issues forum on the topic.

I’m wondering if anyone noted that Lindsay managed the campaign of someone running against an endorsed Republican candidate. That issue was used against her husband when he ran for national delegate in 2004.

By: lojasmo

lojasmo — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 21:47:09 +0000

‘Yeah, the sand is food crowd has done real well in state constitutional referendums.

You’ve really got your finger on the pulse of the country!’

Your referendums are equivalent to anecdotal evidence.

Multiple national polls show that a sizable majority supports legal parity for GLBT Americans.

Just because you hold a jaundiced word view doesn’t mean everybody does. Please keep your head firmly packed in the sand.

By: notme

notme — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 21:23:56 +0000

Good news for the Democrats. Whether Lindsay wins or not does not matter. The GOP will spend money on a seat that they…lets face it…should not even be looking at.

By: Swiftee

Swiftee — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 21:00:56 +0000

“Legal parity for GLBT persons”

Yeah, the sand is food crowd has done real well in state constitutional referendums.

You’ve really got your finger on the pulse of the country!