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Who’s going? Well for starters, the 1st and 7th CD GOP. Who’s not going to be there (according to Farmfest 2008’s webpage) - The MN DFL. Are they writing it off? I know Brian Melendez has no idea what “walking beans” or cutworm are all about, but this is just another example that the DFL only pay attention to the core cities and a few suburbs when they do outreach. Is the Speaker (proud product of the farm) planning to attend?
The poster above must have been unable to figure out how to use the online list of exhibitors. Fortunately for the database challenged Ioannes Magnumus, the RPM district exhibitors are listed under 1st and thus at the top of the first page when a reader goes to the Exhibitor List. I’m happy he was able to get there.
Less challenged readers who click on the “Complete List” in menu choices at the top of the page will be directed to this page:
http://www.farmshows.com/ffst/exhibitorlist.po?category=all
The DFL (found under the “Ds”) will be located at booth 3102. Al Franken is at 3103. Representatives Peterson and Walz will share Booth 414S.
On August 6th, 10:30 a.m., Senator Klobuchar will discuss “Beyond the New Farm Bill… What are the Next Big Policy Issues Facing Agriculture?” with the national presidents of the Farm Bureau and the Farmers Union.
Nice work, Ollie.
Loannes….you get beat down with factual information EVERY time you post. You really aren’t very good at all this stuff.
Who’s going?
That’s a good question. Farmfest has used different standards in different years to determine who sits up on the debate stage.
1998: Norm Coleman appeared at Farmfest to shake some hands, but declined to mount the debate stage, where the five DFL gubernatorial candidates were speaking. I’m not sure if Jesse Ventura was on the stage or not.
2000: The debate stage featured the four major DFL Senate candidates plus Ole Savior, plus IP candidates Jim Gibson and Leslie Davis. Rod Grams declined to appear.
2002: Farmfest declared that this year, they were only hosting the endorsed candidates of official major parties. The DFL, GOP, IP, and Green Party-endorsed candidates for Governor and Senate all turned up.
2006: Farmfest applied similar rules as 2002: endorsed candidates only, although they still included the Green Party, even though it was no longer a major party under MN election rules.
So, the question now is, do they apply the endorsed-only rule again? The endorsed IP candidate is Stephen Williams, so Dean Barkley and Jack Uldrich are gonna be complaining that they’re more serious candidates than Williams and should be included. But of course, with 18 candidates, if you loosen up the “endorsed candidates only” rule to include Barkley and Uldrich, where do you stop? These Farmfest debates have run between 1 hour and 1:30 hours. Dividing 90 minutes by 18 candidates, that’s five minutes per candidate. I can see it now:
Barclay and Uldrich are serious candidates HOW?
I didn’t say they were serious. I said they think they’re serious.
Maybe some folks just have more time than others to spend on the computer…
And Ollie, Sen. Amy (and any other Senator that supported the farm bill (as it passed) shouldn’t be explaining the farm bill, they should be making appologies for the bill. I pointed out that the DFL is acting like they’re throwing in the towel already, that the state DFL is ignoring the F. Now down in your neck of the woods your party is doing something about it, I just wish the folks on Plato in St. Paul would throw you a bone.
Now Ioajasmo, if you’re referring to my comments about Obama’s HQ, I wasn’t “schooled”, I was 100% right that the area is not as good as what could have been selected. Ask the volunteers if they like the selected area and you’ll see that Team Obama could have done better.
Actually, some folk actually think before they post. They also tend to vote DFL. Thanks for proving that once again.
So Anonymous is proposing that Coleman join Klobuchar on the 6th, since he (a Senate ag committee member) helped write the legislation and get it passed? Farm Bills are generally bipartisan affairs. John Kline voted for this one.
As for the rag and bone shop at the heart of his complaints, Anonymous seems to have a bone to pick — but who can tell?
DFL has had a booth at Farmfest for many years, anchored by Lori Sellner, chair of DFL CD1. The booth provides info on candidates running for offices like Senate and House in State Legislature. Many of the candidates appear in person at the booth to work one or more shifts, along with DFL Senate District chairs and County Chairs and other DFL activists.
DFL recognizes that Democratic-FARMER-Labor Party is its name, and the people it represents.
Been there, done that.
Farm Kid.
I suppose Ollie spent an entire minute figuring out the menu loannes. Some people do have “more” time to spend on the computer.
And as for the Obama office…you certainly did get served. Although you’re right about Team Obama’s ability to have chosen a ‘better’ location, the two legitimate reasons you gave (parking and local food) were easily shown to be bunk by a thirty second foray to the mapquest. Would you suggest, perhaps, the edina mall for Obama? Perhaps you should send them an e-mail.
Look, loannes. I know it’s easy to spout off an uninformed driveby post, but it makes a person seem less ignorant if they take a few seconds to research their claims, so as not to print blatant falsehoods. I understand it’s not how you guys roll, but….just saying.
“I always figure when they got nothing on you, they’ll make it personal” (Wm J. Clinton)
There’s nothing personal about misinformation.
IoannesMagnumus would like to make the reaction to his blooper about personalities, but the fact remains he posted material that was simply wrong, when the facts of the matter were readily available on Farmfest’s web site.
The DFL will be represented, as always, at Farmfest.
But we should be doing a better job out here. Having been chased out of Minneapolis by crime, I’m out here in Pope County at my DFL friend’s huge place. Noting that both the DFL and the Obama campaign are rather thin on the ground out here, I’ve volunteered myself to both and also offered our unused rooms to house staffers and our storefront as a campaign office. Haven’t heard a thing back other than “we’ll get back to you”.
Anonymous,
Are you aware that Norm Coleman supported the Farm Bill?
Amy Klobuchar did the same thing that Paul Wellstone did with the 2002 Farm Bill: work to include Minnesota interests on the Ag Committee, vote for amendments on the floor that would have improved the most egregious aspects, watch those amendments get voted down, and then vote for the final bill. In fact, Sen. Klobuchar authored the amendment that would have cut off farm aid to farmers making more than $750,000-a-year ($250,000-a-year for “part-time” farmers). The vote was 48-47. It didn’t pass because opponents filibustered.