Saint Francis DFL Picnic: September 10th:
The St Francis DFL CU17 is planning a summer picnic on September 10th from noon until 3 PM in the Woodbury Park Gazebo, across from the Rum River Inn in St Francis.
At this time we are still in the planning phase and are working to get candidates and celebrity DFLers.
Please contact St Francis CU17 Chair Raymond Steinke for more information.
Rick Olseen:
My name is Rick Olseen and I am seeking your endorsement for the Senate District 17 seat currently held by Sean Nienow. I am running because I feel so strongly that it is no longer acceptable to put pledges to extreme special interest groups, partisan politics, and divisive issues ahead of the economic well-being of our state, the education of our kids, and the health of our citizens.
As Chisago County Commissioner representing District Two, I deal with issues affecting people’s lives such as plowing the roads, overseeing the jail, planning and zoning issues in the Townships, Health and Human services and other County Government services. As a member of the Highway and Ditches committee, I have worked hard on local road improvement projects for the area, but have received little to no assistance from our current Senator. As a North Branch School Board member for ten years, I understand the difficult challenges facing our schools, including the Federal “No Child Left Behind” Act, the Minnesota Graduation Standards, and Basic Skills Testing. I understand that Minnesota’s competitive advantage depends on an educated workforce. Yet funding for public education is a decreasing priority in Saint Paul.
I am running to make our area a better place to live. You and your families deserve it.
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Here's what a CNN Headline News anchor asked a Washington journalist
on Friday during an interview about the British terror arrests: "How does this factor into the Lieberman-Lamont contest in Connecticut? Might some argue, as some have, that Lamont is the al Qaeda candidate?" You would expect this kind of disgusting and inappropriate suggestion from someone more like Dick Cheney. In fact, it was Dick Cheney who said last week that electing people who question the Republican war in Iraq encourages "the al Qaeda types". The anchor later apologized to Lamont for misquoting Cheney -- but then went on to question Lamont about the same ridiculous accusation. He's not alone -- commentators and journalists have mindlessly repeated Cheney's remarks over and over again, reporting on it or inquiring about it over the past week as if it's a real question for debate. Journalists have a responsibility to do more than regurgitate the most desperate and most extreme talking points. When journalists allow these defamatory and un-American suggestions to infect their coverage of the news, we have to act swiftly to call on them to stop it. Democrats offer a new direction. We'll do a better job of fighting the war on terror by taking the target off the backs of American troops in Iraq; we'll get serious about capturing or killing Osama bin Laden; and we'll be ready for threats to our safety and security here at home, whether it's terrorism or hurricanes. We'll sit down with journalists and answer the tough questions about our nation's security any time -- but there's no excuse for resorting to repeating desperate Republican talking points. Write to your local newspaper and let them know where Democrats stand, and that we're not going to allow our party and our candidates to be smeared. http://www.democrats.org/speakout The American people have woken up. Everywhere people are saying, "Enough is enough" -- rejecting the extremist ideology and total incompetence of the Bush administration, and rejecting their desperate, scorched-earth political tactics. Democrats are energized and ready for change. We want this administration to get serious about protecting America, our troops and our citizens. It's deeply irresponsible for journalists to repeat these ridiculous smears. Democrats are going to do a better job at keeping America safe, and you can tell them so in your own letter: http://www.democrats.org/speakout Thank you, Tom Tom McMahon |
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Ritchie
Reader Special Edition
Kiffmeyer’s Bad Week Mary Kiffmeyer was sued twice last week. The first suit is from an Independence Party candidate for State House who is suing Kiffmeyer because a mistake she made may keep him off the ballot this fall. The second suit says that she improperly accepted Congressman Gil Gutknecht’s petition, which should have been ruled invalid. This second mistake may cause Gutknecht to be kicked of the ballot. Here’s the latest: “Legislative candidate blames secretary of state for ballot mistake” from Minnesota Public Radio “Gutknecht’s filing practice challenged” from the Mankato Free Press Help Us Have a Strong Showing We have to file our next Campaign Finance Report with the State of Minnesota on August 21st. It is essential that we have a strong showing on this report to show that Minnesotans stand behind Mark Ritchie for Secretary of State. We need YOUR help to reach our goal of raising an additional $15,000 this week! To donate, just go to www.markritchie06.net and click on “Contribute”. Now is the time! Your contribution of $50, $100, or $250 will help us clean up Minnesota’s elections and restore nonpartisanship to the Secretary of State’s office. All Minnesotans should remember that the State of Minnesota will refund your first contribution of up to $50, so you can donate $50 to us for free! Join Us for the Great Minnesota Get Together The Minnesota State Fair is coming next week with lots of mini donuts, pork chops on a stick, and too much ice cream for Mark. It is also our best chance to see huge crowds of people and tell them about Mark, give out literature, and register people to vote. We’ll be staffing the fair every day doing those things and more, and we need your help! If you can join us please let us know at mbreitenstein@dfl.org or call 612-414-6899. |
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