Michael Brodkorb thinks we’re hypocrites.
It is the height of hypocrisy for the Minnesota DFL and liberal bloggers to complain about the politicization of the 35-W bridge collapse, while ignoring the fact that the Minnesota DFL raised money off the tragedy.
Interesting. But Michael praised the Coleman friendly ad which uses footage of the 35W bridge collapse.
This is a great issue ad about Senator Coleman. The message is perfect and this ad is bad news for Team Franken.
But earlier, Michael decried the politicization of the bridge collapse tragedy:
I was hoping that Minnesota Democrats wouldn’t politicize this tragedy. Sadly, some have. I was disgusted by Elwyn Tinklenberg comments on KARE-11. Talk of blaming this tragedy on the failure to raise the gas-tax increase is disgusting.
Michael also “exposed” DFLers “politicizing” in posts here, here, here, here and here.
I thought Michael had made it pretty clear that he opposed the use of the 35W bridge collapse for political purposes. Alas, Michael once again favors political expediency over consistency, proving once more that he has different (read lower) standards for Republicans. Michael’s strained credibility took a big blow today.
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Brodkorb’s strained credibility takes a big blow every day.
Michael proves what I’ve always said about today’s GOPers - they’re consistently inconsistent.
A swing and a big miss by Zack. I made no specific comment which complimenting the ad for mentioning the 35-W bridge collapse. I thought the overall message of the ad was perfect. Coleman has a wonderful record of working across party lines to get things done.
I have no trouble with any member of Minnesota’s congressional delegation taking credit for putting partisanship aside and working together on the 35-W bridge collapse.
I wrote this back on August 5, 2007:
“In a sign of true bipartisan spirit, Minnesota’s entire membership in the U.S. House of Representatives worked together and led the charge to pass a $250 million 35-W bridge repair relief package. The 35-W bride repair relief package was sponsored by in the U.S House by Congressman Oberstar and co-sponsored by Walz, Kline, Ramstad, McCollum, Ellison, Bachmann, and Peterson. The legislative process worked and every Minnesotan should be proud of how Minnesota’s congressional delegation responded to this tragedy.
Senator Coleman and Senator Klobuchar worked in tandem to pass the bill in the U.S. Senate…”
Zack’s post misses the mark and MN Publius’ strained credibility took a big blow today.
I’ve been bitching about this for a couple years now: The more you guys (liberal and conservative bloggers alike) keep responding to MDE, the more and more relevant Michael Brodkorb becomes regardless how honest or ethical he is. Why don’t you respond to all the other hypocritical shit that shows up on hundreds of other frindge and wacko bloggers and media sources talking about the senate race?
Brodkorb wins every single time he’s brought up regardless if it’s an honest attack against him or not.
The only reason MDE is semi-C-list-popular is because he has a perceived importance and that has been delivered to him primarily by the liberal and conservative blogs, and then as a result, the media.
He’s good at what he does because and honesty and Minnesota aren’t in his priorities - control and influence over others is.
Michael, you can’t have it both ways - no matter how much you want to.
I challenge any Republican to say Republicans have not exploited horrible tragedies. I still have all the Bush and GOP flyers mailed out in the 2004 campaigns with pictures of the WTC ruins on them. Republicans are real CLASSY that way. GOP has regularly campaigned off the bodies of dead Americans.
Lots of hypocrisy on both blogs, but my favorite - and I mean, my absolute favorite - is the total silence at Publius in the face of anti-union activity by Lori Swanson at the AG’s office, as well as Swanson (and Hatch’s) very Paulose-like pattern of staff abuse and intimidation. If this blog had any credibility at all it would have condemned Swanson in the same terms that it ripped on Paulose. That’s hypocrisy for you.
Aaron,
You are 100% correct. Maybe we should all copy your post and paste it anytime this happens again… Putting in in annoying all-caps might help too, some people think that works for some reason.
Michael -
The sad thing about being out in the world is the fact that you have recorded statements. You know what these are, you’ve used them (other political statements) to your advantage for years, now its gonna bite you in the arse. Reality sucks
Aaron is completely right. We all already know that Mikey lies and spins all the time, its not news, and he doesn’t deserve attention for it.
“‘Mr. Franken can’t show a single day in the last 30 years that he has done anything to help any Minnesotan solve any problems,” said Coleman, a first term senator who will begin a re-election campaign tour a week from today.”
[Source: Minnesota Democrats Exposed [MDE], Pioneer Press: “Sen. Coleman comes out Swinging At Franken” March 19, 2008]
Norm Coleman states “in the last 30 years.” That is 10,957 days!
Norm Coleman should be spotted a few days around the end of July 2006, when he more than likely helped at least one transplanted Minnesotan (NBC) from another state, and perhaps inquired about another (PMS).
It seems that NBC & PMS got themselves a citation in a pizza parking lot in St. Paul.
Even if Norm is spotted the seven (7) LEAP DAYS that come every four years during the month of February, that still leaves him with the “regular” 10,950 days (30 years x 365 days) in which he VERY UNCHARITABLY states that “Mr. Franken can’t demonstrate that he’s shown ANY help to ANY Minnesotan.”
[completely capitalized words in quotes are my emphasis]
Look before you Leap - might be helpful.
Check spelling on title, then delete this post.
stupid spell check. Thanks ep.
[I was looking on Legacy.com and checked on NBC. He died about nine months ago in mid-2007. I request that you delete the March 19th 8:01 p.m. post (and this post) as soon as possible. I’ll rewrite the original post.]
Contrary to popular opinion we don’t delete posts regularly at all. The point of your post (as unintelligible and I think offensive, it is) is taken. Sean
He’s just pointing out the hypocrisy of the GreedOverPrinciples party, in his own way.
“Sean” editorialized within the parenthesis that the post was “unintelligible” and “offensive.”
That was “Sean’s” editorial comment.
Minnesota Democrats Exposed (MDE) recently deleted a somewhat similar post; according to “Sean” [not Zack] MN Publius does not regularly delete.
I don’t think that Sean’s stance [wide stance?] is prudent, however, some are burros.
Zack, who, really besides Elwyn Tinklenberg, has been stepping on the fallen bridge to reach new heights?
Isn’t the criticism largely of this one individual?
There has been carping and sniping at Molnau, but the big career boost step was Elwyn’s. No one else is running for Congress, ostensibly for that reason - and allegedly without any such ambitions that way, until the bridge fell. If we take Elwyn Tinklenberg’s statements at face value, this is the stance he has assumed.
Since Michael B. has read earlier things, perhaps he may read this comment and put in a few lines of who, besides Elwyn Tinklenberg, he believes is unduly politicizing the bridge collapse, and whether he views Tinklenberg as just another face in his crosshairs or something special. Naming names and defining his measure of blame would help define his stance beyond carp, carp, carp, carp, ad nauseum; his major problem.
Eric,
Although I lack the moral and intellectual depravity to be Michael Brodkarb, I can point out other politicizations of the bridge collapse.
There have been other instances of politicization of the bridge collapse for personal gain or to protect the guilty. Republican Hennepin County Sheriff Stanek’s ostensible training video that inflated his role in the response is one obvious example. The NTSB’s pointing to the allegedly underdesigned gusset plates with no mention of the Pawlenty/Molenau administration’s decision to choose inspections over their consultant’s recommendation to reinforce the gusset plates for another.
Zack, Sean -
Why the Pollyanna routine? Honestly, it would be more hypocritical for Brodkerb to take their money and then not give them the product they want. Brodkerb regularly gets paid by the GOP. He’s a professional, operating by different rules than you guys, he’ll give the message he’s paid to give, and drawing attention to him only funnels people to a website that masquerades as independent which is in fact if not in law a paid outlet of the MN GOP.
You guys claim to be serious, but then turn around and act like little more than righteous college students. He’s a de facto paid operative, you all are independent bloggers. Take that win, and stop doing his work for him!
Michael,
you are just a frickin tool. no two ways about it man.
March 19, 2008, AP
Norm Coleman: “How do you expect to work with somebody when you have called EVERY Republican the most vile and negative thing that one can imagine?”
el presidente: Si, perhaps I should go home and rest.