Comments on: Brodkorb Slams Olson http://mnpublius.com/2008/08/brodkorb-slams-olson/ Tracking Minnesota Politics Since 2005 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 20:30:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Bill McGaughey http://mnpublius.com/2008/08/brodkorb-slams-olson/#comment-21694 Bill McGaughey Sun, 17 Aug 2008 15:17:21 +0000 http://mnpublius.com/?p=2078#comment-21694 Forgiveness, said Jesus, gains entrance to Heaven. If Mark Olson's wife could forgive her husband for violently pushing her down to the ground, maybe the public could do the same. But now the Republicans want to play political football with this issue lest they offend women voters. Haven't they heard that feminists vote mainly for the DFL party? If Norm Coleman is dumb enough to get involved with the issue relating to Mark Olson's domestic-assault conviction, he could yet blow the Senate election. Marriages can be messy. People sometimes heat into heated arguments and sometimes blow it, using violence. Some quarreling couples reconcile; others don't. But, again, forgiveness is usually the healing balm. When the politicians get involved in such issues, their intent isn't to help anyone with their relationships but to polarize voters to win elections. Forgiveness, said Jesus, gains entrance to Heaven. If Mark Olson’s wife could forgive her husband for violently pushing her down to the ground, maybe the public could do the same.

But now the Republicans want to play political football with this issue lest they offend women voters. Haven’t they heard that feminists vote mainly for the DFL party? If Norm Coleman is dumb enough to get involved with the issue relating to Mark Olson’s domestic-assault conviction, he could yet blow the Senate election.

Marriages can be messy. People sometimes heat into heated arguments and sometimes blow it, using violence. Some quarreling couples reconcile; others don’t. But, again, forgiveness is usually the healing balm.

When the politicians get involved in such issues, their intent isn’t to help anyone with their relationships but to polarize voters to win elections.

]]> By: Dave Mindeman on the Mark Olson Backstory | MNpublius.com http://mnpublius.com/2008/08/brodkorb-slams-olson/#comment-21497 Dave Mindeman on the Mark Olson Backstory | MNpublius.com Thu, 14 Aug 2008 21:30:26 +0000 http://mnpublius.com/?p=2078#comment-21497 [...] Zack posted “Brodkorb Slams Olson,” illustrating a situation where Republican operative and consultant Michael Brodkorb decided [...] […] Zack posted “Brodkorb Slams Olson,” illustrating a situation where Republican operative and consultant Michael Brodkorb decided […]

]]> By: Residual Forces » Blog Archive » SD16 - The Olson Problem - Fix It http://mnpublius.com/2008/08/brodkorb-slams-olson/#comment-21469 Residual Forces » Blog Archive » SD16 - The Olson Problem - Fix It Thu, 14 Aug 2008 12:32:58 +0000 http://mnpublius.com/?p=2078#comment-21469 [...] Brodkorb unleashed on Olson, the Strib has an Editorial dinging the party, and the DFL Blog is giddy at the prospects of party wide attacks. AND IT HAS BEEN JUST ONE WEEK since Rep. Mark Olson was [...] […] Brodkorb unleashed on Olson, the Strib has an Editorial dinging the party, and the DFL Blog is giddy at the prospects of party wide attacks. AND IT HAS BEEN JUST ONE WEEK since Rep. Mark Olson was […]

]]> By: Ignatius Donnelly http://mnpublius.com/2008/08/brodkorb-slams-olson/#comment-21397 Ignatius Donnelly Wed, 13 Aug 2008 21:26:54 +0000 http://mnpublius.com/?p=2078#comment-21397 The poop is already on the hands of the GOP for endorsing this asshat, even if voters do the right thing and dump Olson in the primary. Olson is officially a member of the GOP fold with this endorsement, in the same catagory as all their endorsees - Norm Coleman, Michele Bachmann, John Kline and Eric "Gridlock" Paulsen. The party that endorses this criminal is going to complain about Al Franken telling some naughty jokes? C'mon. The poop is already on the hands of the GOP for endorsing this asshat, even if voters do the right thing and dump Olson in the primary. Olson is officially a member of the GOP fold with this endorsement, in the same catagory as all their endorsees - Norm Coleman, Michele Bachmann, John Kline and Eric “Gridlock” Paulsen.

The party that endorses this criminal is going to complain about Al Franken telling some naughty jokes? C’mon.

]]> By: dumb http://mnpublius.com/2008/08/brodkorb-slams-olson/#comment-21393 dumb Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:44:53 +0000 http://mnpublius.com/?p=2078#comment-21393 I want to thank MnPublius for posting this. We will use this as ammo to show why Olson must be defeated in a primary. I want to thank MnPublius for posting this. We will use this as ammo to show why Olson must be defeated in a primary.

]]> By: Alec http://mnpublius.com/2008/08/brodkorb-slams-olson/#comment-21389 Alec Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:16:07 +0000 http://mnpublius.com/?p=2078#comment-21389 It is the neoCon Republican way. Affirmative action for the rich, connected, yet completely incompetant. The worse the failure, the bigger the lie, and more heinous the crime, for some reason goes down as a mark of pride on their resume. Anyone see Sean Hannity go on and on about Edwards, before having on for the 87th time the serial adulturer Rudy Guiliani? It is just pathetic. Hammer Edwards all you want, but then don't go blow Rudy right after. It is typical neo-con practice. It is the neoCon Republican way. Affirmative action for the rich, connected, yet completely incompetant. The worse the failure, the bigger the lie, and more heinous the crime, for some reason goes down as a mark of pride on their resume.

Anyone see Sean Hannity go on and on about Edwards, before having on for the 87th time the serial adulturer Rudy Guiliani? It is just pathetic. Hammer Edwards all you want, but then don’t go blow Rudy right after. It is typical neo-con practice.

]]> By: lojasmo http://mnpublius.com/2008/08/brodkorb-slams-olson/#comment-21381 lojasmo Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:06:49 +0000 http://mnpublius.com/?p=2078#comment-21381 1) Unusually prescient for Broadcorp. Probably due to the possibility of the loss of yet another republican seat in the state senate. 2) Michael's a fool if he thinks that earlier publication of his opinion on his nothing blog would make ANY difference. 3) This is all par for the course for republicans. See Senator David Vitter and Senator Larry Craig. 1) Unusually prescient for Broadcorp. Probably due to the possibility of the loss of yet another republican seat in the state senate.

2) Michael’s a fool if he thinks that earlier publication of his opinion on his nothing blog would make ANY difference.

3) This is all par for the course for republicans. See Senator David Vitter and Senator Larry Craig.

]]> By: Anonymous http://mnpublius.com/2008/08/brodkorb-slams-olson/#comment-21379 Anonymous Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:52:35 +0000 http://mnpublius.com/?p=2078#comment-21379 Michael, you have all the credibility of a nun who wakes up one morning in a brothel and asks "My, Oh My, What is going on around here?" Michael, you have all the credibility of a nun who wakes up one morning in a brothel and asks “My, Oh My, What is going on around here?”

]]> By: amuseinc http://mnpublius.com/2008/08/brodkorb-slams-olson/#comment-21378 amuseinc Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:50:14 +0000 http://mnpublius.com/?p=2078#comment-21378 Weird, the party of McCaine, Gingrich, Henry Hyde... a long list of adulterers, have no problem with a man who beats his wife. The Party of Duke Cunningham, Jack Abramoff have no problem with Coleman's weird sweetheart housing deal... nor Vitner, nor Larry Craig, well the list gets kind of long. This Party has no problem elevating the political power of a wife-beater. Will wonders ever cease? Weird, the party of McCaine, Gingrich, Henry Hyde… a long list of adulterers, have no problem with a man who beats his wife. The Party of Duke Cunningham, Jack Abramoff have no problem with Coleman’s weird sweetheart housing deal… nor Vitner, nor Larry Craig, well the list gets kind of long. This Party has no problem elevating the political power of a wife-beater. Will wonders ever cease?

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