Truth Surfer

KITTY wompas If this is correct , then taking a 'virginity pledge' is really worthless and puts teens more at risk for STD. So why are we still funding 'abstinence-only' programs? They don't work and it really is the responsibility of the family to provide morals...it's the responsibility of schools to actually use facts and educate... CATastropic They had me until Canada ...there's no way on this frozen tundra that Canada would even consider taking Minnesota...er...at least until our hockey improves.

A holiday gift to all of us . Just waiting on a couple of supreme court loose ends . Won't be long now until the Minnesota's Canvassing Board certifies Franken as the winner and Minnesota’s newest Junior Senator! Whoopee! Happy New Year! Ah so let me see, the guy who was forced to resign after it was revealed he also advised the liars know as the “ Swift Boat Veterans for Truth ’ is now advising Norm Coleman on the recount. Shameful! Hmm, enough said. I love the MNPUBLIUS for labeling as trash the Republican National Lawyers Association latest fundraising ‘urgent’ message but perhaps they would have gotten more by simply stating the truth…Norm needs more money to pay his attorney defending him on ethic charge s…why dirty it up with more lies? Lookie, R.T. Rybak gets mentioned at gawker …sort of…got to read to the very end…hahaha Who isn’t running for governor? No, not me! This time MN Senator John Marty …sigh, again. It's cold out there, dress warm and drink lots of cider!...

Minnesota’s hanging chad? Bu$h says ‘no debate ’ about his keeping US safe! wtf@! Yeah no debate, because we all know what a colossal screw-up he’s been….yeah no debate. Rick Warren will deliver the invocation at Obama’s inauguration…. hmmm …wonder if he will pray for wives to submit to their husbands ? While Obama is going to make compromises…my civil rights are not open for negotiations. Rick Warren is an inflated bigot who shouldn ’t have a speaker’s podium, let alone given a national one. ‘Evil can’t be negotiated with, it has to be stopped’….so why is Obama handing a anti-gay, anti-choice, pro-assassination idiot the microphone? I ate Chinese late last night and I have a headache…think I’ll listen to some music…later…

Ok the title is a bit far fetch...more like rantings from the mad surfer but you know when it gets to be below zero rantings keep ya warm-) Cash-in Norm This i s from Fox news! Ouch! Guess that house remodel is going to cost Norm more than just money. Well, we're here---> somewhere in the recount. Maybe but probably not quite over yet. One wonders when to start addressing Franken as Senator Franken ? Might be awhile more as the Coleman campaign is suing to to temporarily stop the process until an official counting procedure is in place, a complaint the Minnesota Supreme Court is entertaining today. Still one wonders if it will be worth it for Norm by the time grand jury convenes to review the illegal funneling of monies? I’m not surprised that Norm has money woes…It’s hard to live like a rock star on a public servant’s pay. What with weekend trips to Paris, expensive cigars, designer suits, house remodels...Now cash strapped Coleman has decided to use his campaign war chest to ...

It's all coming up Franken! Which is very good. Franken has consistanly demanded that every vote be counted. Seems almost a non-brainer that if you followed all the rules in voting and then an error occured by an election clerk...your vote should be counted during the recount. This is great news for all voters. Our votes do count. From the Franken campaign: "The state canvassing board has soundly rejected the Coleman campaign's attempt to disenfranchise 133 voters in Minneapolis whose ballots were lost during the recount, unanimously deciding to count those votes. In addition, they urged Minnesota's 87 counties to identify, open, and count absentee ballots that were wrongly rejected. This is a huge win for us, because our position has always been the simple principle that every lawful vote should be counted. But there are still a lot of steps left ahead in this process, and the Coleman campaign is likely to bring a whole lot of political and legal muscle to re-double t...

Doing it Right If we’re having a recount…then let’s have a recount where all ballots are all counted…even absentee ballots that were improperly rejected by a broken process that includes election judges' clerical errors. Someone’s vote shouldn ’t be tossed because someone else made a clerical error. Do the right thing. See video here . One of these things is not like the other This is so unfair to single boots everywhere! Ah but I digress…Illinois Governor Rod Blagojewich and MN Senator Norm Coleman have more in common then you think…the latest being a FBI investigation . In both cases the wives seem to have bit parts. Hmm …one more reason to hope Franken in our next U.S. Senator. Pawlenty to scream about When Minnesota is facing a projected multi-million dollar budget shortfall , Governor Pawlenty tells us we need to cut services but remains firmly opposed to any tax increases. Yet the wealthy among us ( top 5% ) pay less in taxes than the rest of us including the poorest a...

Because every one of our votes should count...

Looking for some holiday music and ran across AJ Rafael…very talented songster writer…below is a couple of his videos…they are ‘home made’ funky but that just gives him more charm…It also fun to see how he’s morphed over time…but the same big heart shines through…Go to you tube and check them all out and subscribe to his vlog…I’m a hugh fan…besides I also have a uke that’s ‘really tight’ and been known to sing in the bathroom!

Realism + pragmatism + change = Obama’s appointments to date … All are inside the beltway folks with histories of being enablers. Not saying it’s bad especially compared to whom they are replacing but it’s not much of a change from business as usual..Is it? But maybe I’m too cynical and they won’t stick to the conventions of the past…maybe we’ve seen the end of the entropy….or maybe…old dogs can’t learn new tricks…just saying..and hoping st eve doesn’t come after me for having an opinion that differs with his! The recount is winding down…we don’t know the finally outcome waiting: challenges, missing ballots, and a ruling on absentee ballots that should be counted. Maybe a new Senator for the new year? I hope so! BAWHAHAHA found this entertaining post up on The Bluestem Prairie: News from Minnesota's Fighting First. I guess “there’s alittle REAL SLIM SHADY in all of us”…finally a new blog savior!..er. .maybe not …save me please!

The Taliban in Pakistan and Afghanistan true to it’s threat has stepped up violence in response to the recent US Troop increase. The US was hoping the Afghan tribes will become our allies against the Taliban and other extremist groups …but that hasn't happen and as Taliban supreme Mullah Maulvi Omar has been saying all along… No Afghan will lower himself to such an irrational and insensitive position to fight against his own brothers for the interests of the invaders and lose his life and faith for ... the pleasure of the invaders," The Pakistan pro-taliban militants have made a spectacular surge in recent months by gearing up their guerrilla-style war adopting hit-and-run tactics involving remote-controlled bomb explosions, long range rocket attacks, ambushes, and the use of cluster bombs: More than 150 vehicles carrying equipment bound for U.S.-led troops in Afghanistan are blown apart and burned at two terminals in Peshawar, Pakistan. A second attack burned 50 containers......

Win For eight long years Democrats have be screaming for their leaders to grow backbones, stand up, fight back…we’ll guess what? Minnesota's Al Franken is fighting back…asking that every single vote be counted…Finally a Democrat that isn ’t backing down, isn ’t willing to compromise or settle for anything short of the voter’s wishes… Al Franken ’s lead attorney Elias states “I have no doubt in my mind that Al Franken got more votes in this election than Norm Coleman, and the only question is whether or not Norm Coleman is going to continue to have his lawyers fight” to not have all the votes count. That’s what this is all about, making sure every vote counts. Finally, someone to stand up and represent us... Lose - I’m filing this one under mystical creatures like unicorns and fairies…as if he really believed ! A fairytale at best, better known as a crock of sh#$ at the end of the rainbow their time criminal acts while in power. - The revolution will not be uploaded in all locat...

First time I saw Odetta Holmes was in Golden Gate Park…then a few months later in Washington DC…While everyone wants to own the incredible talents of others…with me…I wanted to be Odetta. To be the soulful, powerful, heartfelt, beautiful, insightful, pragmatic songster that allowed us to peak into another world by way of song. Odetta's message was clear, 'be yourself', 'look for goodness', and 'share with others'… In the Washington Post interview, Odetta theorized that humans developed music and dance because of fear, "fear of God, fear that the sun would not come back, many things. I think it developed as a way of worship or to appease something. ... The world hasn't improved, and so there's always something to sing about." Amen sister...The angels must surely be celebrating that one of their own has come home to sing with the choir. I couldn't pick between these two so I posted both ‘House of the Rising Son’ and ‘Careless Love’.

Got up late this morning and the dog didn't quite make it... When I got the paper towels to clean it up...there it was... spelled out... F13 ....an omen...Franken by 13 votes...which I might add is better than Coleman by 13 votes for a number of reasons... Senator Coleman was clearly a Bush lap dog which is why after one term of office he couldn't even get a voters mandate to take into the next term. Imagine going to WA.DC after serving one term without a clear mandate...it's like saying sure I won but only by the margin of my relatives votes for me. Not much bragging rights there! In addition, the odds are in our favor...we (including Al Franken) represent 95% of the people. The ones that work for a living, raise their families, volunteer in their communities. Unlike Coleman whose one term record shows he represents 5% of the people ...the rich ones, the wealthy, the elitist, the corporate cronies. Plus Al will be able to devote his time to the issues facing Americans, w...

I see dubya is busy rescuing the economy for big business…Haven’t we seen enough trickle down to know it’s a disaster for 95% of all Americans? While the country moves closer to a depression, Bush keeps his buddies swimming in wealth. Who voted for the idiot and more importantly why is he still allowed to represent us? M ore bailouts ? Let’s see…we absorb potentially hundreds of billions of dollars in losses on toxic assets on its balance sheet and injecting fresh capital into the troubled financial giant. Meanwhile Citigroup continues to aggressively marketed their money to any Tom, Dick or Harriet that wants to pay 20% plus interest just for using their credit cards, or makes late fees look like a down payment on a house! Yeah by all means bail them out- after all, the rest of us can eat cake or maybe not now that the bills have come due. What part of socializing profiteers don’t we get? ‘ Old pirates, yes, they rob I ’

‘Shameful and humiliating’ is how the Iraqis view the U.S. Security Agreement. The agreement requires all foreign forces to withdraw from Iraqi cities and towns by the end of June 2009 and to withdraw completely from Iraq by the end of 2011. While most Americans see this as a positive step, most Iraqis are against signing any agreement that would seek to legitimize the U.S. occupation. The deal also gives U.S. forces immunity from being punished when they commit war crimes against Iraqis… Given that we have single handedly and systematically destroyed the cradle of civilization, reducing it to just another third world country, where more than 1 in Iraqis is either dead, a refugee or mained … ’ The horror, the horror ’ …it’s us.

The race to the bottom Fox News...always fair and balanced and lying . MNPublius gives us the background on their Minnesota-grown whopper. Funny how the 'news' is now anything a blog post. So much for independent verification and research. A house of cards collapsing Franken draws closer to becoming Minnesota's Junior Senator while Coleman moves closer to finding more time to spend on his legal woes. Fowl Play Alaska Governor Sarah Palin officially pardoned a turkey for Thanksgiving which in itself is a fairly traditional thing for politicos to do for attention...but to conduct a TV interview as another bird was clearly seen being slaughtered in the background...bad form... but ironic given the GOP's ability to say one thing while doing the opposite. Video here , not for the squeamish. Norm Coleman or no? Today's blog is brought to you by Minnesota's lizard people ... Wishful thinking First lady Laura Bush says history will vindicate her husband...yeah and Bush...

Minnesota's employment report for October stands at a net loss of 7,500 jobs . The expected fourth month in a row of employment declines, a trend that trackers say will push into early 2010 wasn't a surprised. “Before it's over, Minnesota is set lose the equivalent of all the jobs gained in the past three years.” There is little hope for optimism in Minnesota’s job market. The Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank has a better forecast – 30,000 job losses instead of 55,000 from third quarter 2008 to third quarter 2009, but they still see a double digit loss of jobs. While this outlook pours water on any chance to fire up the job market, Governor Pawlenty told The Times. "What Minnesota needs is a reform-minded leadership to show how conservative ideas can grow jobs, reform and improve education, make health care more affordable, and provide a more secure and clean energy future," Pawlenty is trusted by social conservatives, but his words don't match up with his a...

Norm Coleman met with Alaskan Senator Ted Stevens who was indicted and found guilty by a federal grand jury on seven counts of failing to report gifts received from VECO Corporation and its CEO Bill Allen on his Senate financial disclosure forms. Coleman went to Stevens Senate office for about ten minutes. The meeting was behind closed doors and afterwards Senator Coleman would not answer questions regarding the purpose of the meeting or it's outcome …but then again....it doesn't take a genius to recognize... Meeting with a Senator who was found guilty on seven counts including allegations now faced by Norm Coleman might be for pointers on what to do as there are allegations of Norm accepting illegally funneled money and accepting gifts without reporting them. But then again... perhaps the two just decided to take another Alaskan fishing trip paid for by the oil industry lobbyists? Whatever the meeting was about you can bet it reeks of Coleman’s CYA.

The Democrats have won the Alaska race ….they are posed to win an upset in Georgia with Democrat Jim Martin over Republican Saxby Chambliss. Then…if Al Frankin wins the Minnesota recount…wah la… 60 seats in the U.S. Senate! Enough seats to overpower any Republican filibusters…now that would be change. We won’t know the outcome for several weeks…but I’m betting the Senate! Sure it's just a dream for now...give it time...change is coming.

I loved this article (Queen Bee Palin Shows Up Party, The Splits) by Margaret Carlson . She was reporting on the Republican Governor's Association Meeting this week. Carlson managed to call out Palin while trying to commend the ‘shoulder-to-the-grindstone’ hardworking governors like our own MN Governor ‘bridges falling down’ Pawlenty who allowed our state to have double digit unemployment while off campaigning for McCain. The writer also noted that there wasn ’t a single person of color among the guests at their big state dinner even though Pawlenty said the party needs a "dramatic change to win over new voters”. My note: the five elected to the RGA leadership for the coming year were all white males (including Tim Pawlenty )…so much for change…expect more of the same from the dying order of elephants.

The Election Recount The election will be certified today triggering an automatic recount. State law requires a hand recount whenever the margin of victory in an election is less than one-half of 1 percent of ballots cast. Minnesota’s recount is set to begin this Thursday, though the outcome will not be official until late December at the earliest. The recount will seek to determine the intent of voters whose ballots were not counted when they were run through optical scanners, which record only filled-in circles. For example, ring around a candidate’s name or a check mark signals a preference but does not register on a machine. Each campaign will be allowed to challenge the intent and a board of five will determine the outcome of each challenge. Daily recount results will be posted on the SOS website at 8 PM. Because I said so Naturally Coleman will (sigh…again) announce he is the supreme ruler over all and (sigh…again) tells us that if the shoe was on the other foot, he wouldn ’t wa...

Minnesota has always been a 'hot dish' for politics...but that seems especially apt right now with the role Pawlenty has played in the McCain presidency and it's lost, Minnesota's close U.S. Senate race (including recount!), and Senator Norm Coleman's legal troubles. It is a hot, bubbly, messy dish...almost ready to be eaten or choked down (depending on your political leanings) but it's unique to Minnesotans who wouldn't have it any other way....have a great weekend. Hearing the Loon Call… The Governors had a hen party…er…negative nancy…er…post modeum where they assailed each other with their weakness. Our own Governor Tim Pawenty believes the GOP can rise again but only if they pick his number next go around… I could go on and on about this but really…others have blogged already on Timmy’s revelations …. Back to the elephant in the room So what Governor Tim Pawlenty is saying …well repeating...is a story that wasn’t based on facts…imagine that…Our Governor...

The Hill had an interesting tidbit on Norm Coleman… ’Coleman drops leadership bid’ . Minnesota's Senator Norm Coleman cited his need to focus on the recount for dropping out of consideration as chair in a senate committee. But is that really the reason? It’s easy to understand that Norm will be spending time and money defending himself legally against lawsuits and a likely investigation into charges money was illegally funneled to his family from his close associate Nasser Kazeminy. And of course the prospect of not being re-elected must loom heavy in his decision. After all, it's hard to chair a committee when you're not longer a member of the body! Coleman just might have another new designer suit he doesn’t have to pay for and who knows….it might turn out to be worth something!

Don't Look At The Elephant In The Room! Not content to let every vote count, the GOP tries a preemptive strike against Minnesota's Secretary of State Mark Ritchie. With the mandatory recount not even underway yet, the GOP is geared up to try and cast doubt on the legal process by smearing Ritchie..as if he is was from the same cloth as Katherine Harris or Ken Blackwell! GMAB... The local GOP need to stop screaming about the mandatory recount process being undemocratic and start figuring out the reality of the situation for Norm Coleman. Chances are Norm will be the big loser. The GOPs collective immature behavior makes Coleman look all that more pathetic. You can't sell Coleman as any kind of leader when trying to undermine Minnesota law and the processes in place for a recount. Even if by some unbelievable chance Norm wins, he's facing a grim future and legal costs . Ah well, maybe the judge will allow him the proceeds from a book while in jail. Speaking in Tongues No...

John at Powerline had a surge and it melted their internal circuit board...duh!? 1. There's a story alright but you're too busy creating fantasy and not listening... "...There may be another side to this story. But until someone goes on the record to state it, I think that Palin's comments should put to rest allegations that she was a "rogue" candidate or that she otherwise behaved inappropriately during the campaign." 2. Say what?! "...Obama should take a lesson from his example. Bush never gets sloppy when he is speaking publicly. He chooses his words with care and precision, which is why his style sometimes seems halting. In the eight years he has been President, it is remarkable how few gaffes or verbal blunders he has committed. If Obama doesn't raise his standards, he will exceed Bush's total before he is inaugurated."

A collection of short fiction… 50 Ways To Blame Eat Each Other …and finding nothing left after two terms of feasting on children, the cannibals turned on each other….bawhahaha The Elephant Rider He came riding in on a grey elephant with shining armor but we soon realized it was a hybrid trojan horsaphant, a cross over from Goldman-Sachs CEO to GOP front man with a mission to set corporate America free. Yes, Paulson has eliminated bank taxes …hmmm…can he do that with permission? Be sure to read the next thrilling book in this series! Don’t Feed The Animals You know once you start feeding the wild animals , they see you as food. Sarah’s New Shiney Shoes Charity starts at home…unless you read otherwise. The Holy Ones The World Church of Smack Down …can hardy wait to see how they celebrate holy days.

Today the count has gone down to 238 votes separating Coleman and Franken... While Franken wants every vote properly counted...Coleman wants to 'save taxpayer dollars' by not having a recount! Just the fact that Norm doesn't know Minnesota law where a recount is mandatory and not up to him or Franken, shows his lack suitability to office...er...well that and his Bushco supporting voting record and complete lack of ethics .... Wonder what the voters want?...Oh yeah, they want their vote to be counted in a process that is fair, accurate, and transparent...all very grownup words that probably are a little foreign to Norm's vocabulary . Franken is a scrappy fighter...just like Wellstone...It's a good characteristic to have in our representatives and one that will be more of an asset to Franken in the coming days than Coleman. Win or lose the ultimate winner of this will be a champion of a fair process where each vote should count. It's easy to see that Champion is ...

What a difference 3 months can make: $14.83 billion: Exxon Mobil’s third quarter profits, shattering “its own record for the biggest profit from operations by a U.S. corporation.” 10.9 billion US dollars: Royal Dutch Shell joining the profit bonanza Chevron profits hit new record of $7.89 billion 31 Oct 2008 Chevron Corp.'s earnings more than doubled in its third quarter

Minnesota Senator Norm Coleman seems to be farting one faux pas scandal after another these days…that is when he isn’t try to blame others for the smell left behind. Lets see… gifts of...Nieman Marcus suits, trips to the Bahamas, trips to Paris (btw he put down the value for a private Paris trip as $2,870…yeah that alone should be investigated!), fishing trips to Alaska, money from convicted buddy Ted Stevens, and now…Coleman’s wife on the dole. The Star Tribune published the first part of this developing story , but more is coming out from other sources: "The CEO of a major marine technology company is alleging that he was pressured by a friend and associate of Norm Coleman to secretly funnel tens of thousands of dollars to the Senator's family." Joe Bodell over at Minnesota Campaign Report: "While it's possible the DoC's website has out-of-date information, it might be worth asking Sen. Coleman what exactly the Hays Company paid Mrs. Coleman for, and if h...

Congressional district two candidate and Iraq war veteran Steve Sarvi often refers to our presences in Iraq as headed full speed toward a cliff..."it's not enough to slow down, we actually have to set a new course". "Because sometimes the facts speak for themselves" The Star Tribune didn't bother to even interview challenger Steve Sarvi for thier endorsement of 'more of the same' Kline. How sad is that! But CD2 voters have a choice, off the cliff with more of the same (Kline) or a change in direction with Sarvi.

I was talking with some friends yesterday regarding 'undecided' voters...We were puzzled at how anyone could be 'undecided' at this stage. Well not exactly puzzled more like very skeptical that such a person could exist . Do they live in a separate reality that doesn't include everyday reality? Are they decided but too ' Minnesota nice' to let others know? Are they embarrassed with their candidate? What? Then I ran across David Sedaris piece 'Undecided' posted to the New Yorker (October 27). He makes one very big point about anyone who says-acts-pretends to be undecided right now. I look at these people and can't quite believe that they exist. Are they professional actors? I wonder. Or are they simply laymen who want a lot of attention? To put them in perspective, I think of being on an airplane. The flight attendant comes down the aisle with her food cart and, eventually, parks it beside my seat. "Can I interest you in the chicken?"...

I really loved the movie Juno...for all sorts of reason...and my youngest kid watched it about ten times in two weeks!...I guess apples fall close to the tree... We're going doorknocking now...enjoy.....'pipe dreams are worth fighting for'... Juno - Loose Lips - Kimya Dawson loose lips might sink ships but loose gooses take trips to san francisco, double dutch disco, tech tv hottie, do it for scotty do it for the living and do it for the dead do it for the monsters under your bed do it for the teenagers and do it for your mom broken hearts hurt but they make us strong and we won't stop until somebody calls the cops and even then we'll start again and just pretend that nothing ever happened we won't stop until somebody calls the cops and even then we'll start again and just pretend that nothing ever happened we're just dancing, we're just hugging, singing, screaming, kissing, tugging on the sleeve of how it used to be how's it gonna be? i'll d...

How you behave in private with family members is telling...and sometimes is spills over into your public life...which is okay if you treat them respectfully...Having been married for several decades (now widowed) I can tell you that early on you discuss hurtful words and learn that personal attacks aren't acceptable if you want a healthy mature relationship....but apparently McCain has a different standard...and so does that liberal media... A new book by Cliff Schechter has the inside scoop on John McCain. And if you want to know why John McCain was called "McNasty" in high school, read it. At one point, Cindy playfully twirled McCain's hair and said, "You're getting a little thin up there." McCain's face reddened, and he responded, "At least I don't plaster on the makeup like a trollop, you cunt." As reported on Drudge Report - McCain's excuse was it had been a long day. If elected president of the United States, McCain would have...

Bachman Poop Ironically her mad rantings gave new life to the Democratic challenger Ed Tinklenberg ...raising hundreds of thousands of dollars since her hardball appearance...now if we can only get a guest appearance for her mentor Rep. John Kline! Dog Poop At least 10 Chase banks have received threatening letters with harmless white powder.... Remember the old days when you could mail dog poop and everybody would have a good laugh. Note to wannabees...dog poop will get you at most a few years...but talcum powder will give you twenty... Palin Poop Looking at you I bet people are thinking they’re going to be interested in Jesus Christ through you because of the way you look: this red-headed Sasquatch for Jesus!” – Sarah Palin , June 8 2008 Load of Kline Poop When I watch this I was speechless....it's the exact opposite of what Kline is and stands for...which is so very Rovian ...and a load of poop! Notice how all the supporters don't cite one specific thing they support him fo...

Must not feed the Bachman troll I try not to feed the trolls , but when they are Rep. John Kline's protege Minnesotan Congresswomen Michele Bachmann’s comments from last Friday on “Hardball with Chris Matthews” …well frankly it’s embarrassing for all of us and her neocon insanity shouldn't be ignored. Who's wearing an orange jumpsuit tonight Now that a GOP operative has been arrested for voter fraud…I’m sure we’ll hear all about it…as compared to the ACORN faux scandal… Space Alway been into it... still am ... The End Is that a pig flying? Is the neighbor Bob cuddling with my killer burrito dog? Has the field rats come inside this fall to gnaw through our family resources…(ok it's weak but it is all there in my dreams)…and apparently Amy Goodman is having the same visions only with sea smurfs….coincidence? I don’t think so. Going South Growing up the euphemism 'things going south' , meant they were falling apart/failing...an understatement for our economy. ...

This guy will be President... Because even my republican mama is going to cast a vote for Obama..." Latino News

Yikes! Next they’ll be coming to take us away ! Minnesotans and the rest of the States are receiving a boat load of robo calls…they are meant to ‘swift boat’ Obama… Obama Voted To Let Babies Die Obama And 'Terrorist Bill Ayers' Dems Want Rights For Enemies 'Hollywood Above America' Yes sire Nice guy, that McPalin…ethical, honest, keeping his campaign on the high road…NOT. (hat tip to Blondesense ) My Campaign Message I'm the TruthSurfer and I approve of this guy as the next Senator from Minnesota! Follow up on Joe the Plumber… There’s an old Saturday Night Live (SNL) spoof with Steve Martin on how to make a million dollars and not pay taxes. “First... make a million dollars." Sounds a lot like Joe - how to make $250,000 and pay less taxes? First... make $250,0000- lol There is so many things wrong with this guy, the least of which is his lack of license and training. Joe the Plumber? I don't think so...more like Joe the JackAss!

There's more to Joe than even McCain probably knew. Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher, aka "Joe the Plumber" story is marred with mysteries that seem to be unraveling through the netroots with blogs like Daily KOS ---remember in the 'good ole days' when the media/press would do their jobs so we didn't have to do it for them? The media have a responsibility to get the story right especially as they fall over each other to get an interview with Joe. So far, there's little indications they've done anything other than parrot the republican's talking points. They found Joe to be a bright shiny object that they can't put down or ask the questions needed. What a pack of monkeys. But this is a rant for another time... Joe has a state income tax lien of $1,182.98. A representative at the court explained that Wurzelbacher had not paid $1,182.98 of personal income tax. The state filed a lien on January 26, 2007, and the payment remains outstanding. He appears to...

Minnesota's DFL (Democratic–Farmer–Labor) Party has a press release that offers Republicant John Kline the opportunity to answer some debate questions (below) in advance of this afternoon's 2 nd CD debate with challenger Steve Sarvi ... My personal favorite is question 2 because Kline just today released a TV ad about those evil earmarks that he will save us from but neglects to tell us they make up less than 1% of the federal budget...Rather like the captain of the Titanic complaining about the lack good dance music while the ship sinks...wrong priorities...wrong leadership! " DFL Party Offers Debate Questionnaire for Kline " St. Paul (October 13, 2008) — Today, in advance of this afternoon’s Second Congressional District debate, the Minnesota DFL Party released a questionnaire of potential questions for Representative John Kline. The Minnesota DFL Party released the following statement from Associate Communications Director Eric Fought: “This afternoon’s deba...

Hmm, discounts on rent, utilities, private travel...now designer suits...sounds like Senator Norm Coleman has turned into a 'kept man' to me... Coleman’s spokesperson is walking a fine line between speaking the truth and obviously not answering the question…"the Senator has reported every gift he has ever received” . I just want to know Norm... 'who's ya daddy ?'