Comments on: Coleman’s Ties to Disgraced Lobbying Group Run Deep

By: Mark Drake May Have A Sense Of Humor at MNpublius.com

Mark Drake May Have A Sense Of Humor at MNpublius.com — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 18:57:39 +0000

[…] While Norm Coleman donated Larry Craig’s contributions, he has refused to donate the money contributed to him by DCI to the victims of the Myanmar cyclone, so would it be okay then if you got a Than Shwe bobblehead (complete with super oppressive […]

By: Mockingbird

Mockingbird — Thu, 29 May 2008 12:15:11 +0000

TwoPut Tommy - what say we go play Hazeltine?
I’m sure there’s room for us.
_________

The article also links to the %5,000 DEPOSIT
John Kline put down to golf at Hazeltine.

Didn’t he give up golf along with Bush?

What about Norm?
Will he be hitting all those “hottest tickets in town?”

Not ONLY can’t you maybe afford to leave town this summer, maybe you can’t have a vacarion at home either, with all that noecons moving in.

By: lojasmo

lojasmo — Thu, 29 May 2008 11:37:15 +0000

Charley-

You’re comparing ATK, Hamas, and the Nazi party to PACs in general?

Grasping at straws. Yoni C. stated that JNP is not a serious candidate because he doesn’t take money from PACs, not that he’s not serious because he doesn’t take money from DCI.

By: Juaquin Andujar

Juaquin Andujar — Thu, 29 May 2008 05:30:28 +0000

How about all the money Coleman took from James Jundt?

Methinks he has some explaining to do now that it has become clear that Jundt was found to have repeatedly attempted to defraud the government.

By: Charley

Charley — Thu, 29 May 2008 04:58:39 +0000

So, Yoni C, is it your feeling that taking money from FLS-DCI is what makes an politician serious? How would you feel about money from ATK? Or Hamas? Or say Al Queda? Or should a Democrat take money from Rush Limbaugh? Are you saying that Coleman became less “serious” by taking money from “wide stance” Craig? Or how about the KKK or the American Nazi Party?

Surely there must be some limits to the groups you would suggest a politician should accept contributions from and be obligated to.

I am willing to accept that we are all human, and that sometimes politicians are going to get in the position of returning money from some source that runs completely counter to their own values. It is easy to make a mistake that way. But surely you don’t really believe that politicians should be mere whores to the biggest and nastiest contributors around.

By: Yoni C.

Yoni C. — Thu, 29 May 2008 03:07:23 +0000

Charley,

another reason why JNP is an amateur politician with not shot at winning the endorsement, or being a serious opponent to Coleman.

Good guy though…..

By: Alan Finger

Alan Finger — Thu, 29 May 2008 01:22:50 +0000

The group did PR work for the Military Junta in Myanmar.

By: Monty Park

Monty Park — Thu, 29 May 2008 01:15:57 +0000

Wow! Senate-wise, Minnesota has been slowly dropping in competitiveness, but the race just heated up again.
For those of you making bets- hold on any decisions until August. Remember, the Macaca moment was in August and threw VA into play. ~mp~

By: Rook

Rook — Thu, 29 May 2008 01:09:10 +0000

You have to remember, times have changed. When Larry Craig became bad juju, Bush’s popularity ratings were not yet of such sucktitude as to render all money launde… I mean contribution campaigns null and void.

Now that The Cole has seen the Republican party electoral train wreck that is the 2008 election, he can’t afford to give up any monies. Which is just fine. It’s just one more talking point for the attack ads. MWAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

By: jh

jh — Thu, 29 May 2008 00:22:06 +0000

Why is this group “disgraced”?

By: Charley

Charley — Thu, 29 May 2008 00:19:27 +0000

You may not be aware that Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer doesn’t take any PAC money. From anybody.

By: Jon

Jon — Wed, 28 May 2008 22:41:00 +0000

Just shameful. How could you take money to help those monsters? Norm really is showing a lack of class not firing that lobbyist. What is Norm promising Burma and the military junta for those campaign dollars?

By: Yoni

Yoni — Wed, 28 May 2008 21:08:35 +0000

Would you consider this bad news for Team Coleman?