Comments on: Secretary of State Ritchie in GOP crosshairs http://minnesotaindependent.com/39533/secretary-of-state-ritchie-in-gop-crosshairs News. Politics. Media. Wed, 30 Nov 2011 23:48:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Art Carney http://minnesotaindependent.com/39533/secretary-of-state-ritchie-in-gop-crosshairs/comment-page-1#comment-33866 Art Carney Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:22:39 +0000 http://minnesotaindependent.com/?p=39533#comment-33866 Michael Brodkorb gives new meaning to the word "tool." Michael Brodkorb gives new meaning to the word “tool.”

]]> By: Amuseinc http://minnesotaindependent.com/39533/secretary-of-state-ritchie-in-gop-crosshairs/comment-page-1#comment-33859 Amuseinc Fri, 17 Jul 2009 10:50:29 +0000 http://minnesotaindependent.com/?p=39533#comment-33859 As a famous Republican once said to a Minnesotan "There you go again..." The Minnesota Republican Party is shooting themselves in the foot with both barrels this time. First off Mark Ritchie came through the recount and court cases smelling like a rose. Every time he appeared on TV he was short and to the point with his only concern being not the final out come for any particular candidate but for the honesty of the process. Minnesotans noticed his clam and clear demeanor all across the state. Only the complete whackjobs like Broadkorb saw anything but a professional at work. Secondly, the Republican Party base may have enjoyed the long Coleman Failure tour but most Minnesotans did not like the waste of money, insults from national Republican leaders and dragging our traditionally clean government state through the mud. Keep reminding Minnesotans that it was the Republican Party that kept us from full representation in the Senate for months, with Rush Limbaugh and other Republican leaders taking daily potshots at us as voters and citizens as long as the Minnesota GOP wants. Independents were tired of the BS and DFLers just got more determined to blow these buffoons out of the political water. They say that the first thing to do when you find yourself in a hole is to quit digging. Apparently the Minnesota GOP has never heard that. As a famous Republican once said to a Minnesotan “There you go again…” The Minnesota Republican Party is shooting themselves in the foot with both barrels this time. First off Mark Ritchie came through the recount and court cases smelling like a rose. Every time he appeared on TV he was short and to the point with his only concern being not the final out come for any particular candidate but for the honesty of the process. Minnesotans noticed his clam and clear demeanor all across the state. Only the complete whackjobs like Broadkorb saw anything but a professional at work.

Secondly, the Republican Party base may have enjoyed the long Coleman Failure tour but most Minnesotans did not like the waste of money, insults from national Republican leaders and dragging our traditionally clean government state through the mud. Keep reminding Minnesotans that it was the Republican Party that kept us from full representation in the Senate for months, with Rush Limbaugh and other Republican leaders taking daily potshots at us as voters and citizens as long as the Minnesota GOP wants. Independents were tired of the BS and DFLers just got more determined to blow these buffoons out of the political water.

They say that the first thing to do when you find yourself in a hole is to quit digging. Apparently the Minnesota GOP has never heard that.

]]> By: Rick Mathews http://minnesotaindependent.com/39533/secretary-of-state-ritchie-in-gop-crosshairs/comment-page-1#comment-33855 Rick Mathews Fri, 17 Jul 2009 05:20:44 +0000 http://minnesotaindependent.com/?p=39533#comment-33855 Ritchie is the Minnesota IR scapegoat for Norm's failed election bid. They can't blame the voters or Norm's lousy campaign strategy..so the only remaining option is to demonize the Secretary of State. Ritchie is the Minnesota IR scapegoat for Norm’s failed election bid.

They can’t blame the voters or Norm’s lousy campaign strategy..so the only remaining option is to demonize the Secretary of State.

]]> By: Eric Ferguson http://minnesotaindependent.com/39533/secretary-of-state-ritchie-in-gop-crosshairs/comment-page-1#comment-33851 Eric Ferguson Fri, 17 Jul 2009 04:09:23 +0000 http://minnesotaindependent.com/?p=39533#comment-33851 A lot of Republicans don't know the difference between fact and opinion. That's not just hyperbole. I mean they literally can't tell the difference. Richard Viguerie said, "That's what journalism is. It's just all opinion. Just opinion." http://www.pbs.org/now/transcript/transcript351_full.html A lot of Republicans don’t know the difference between fact and opinion. That’s not just hyperbole. I mean they literally can’t tell the difference. Richard Viguerie said, “That’s what journalism is. It’s just all opinion. Just opinion.”

http://www.pbs.org/now/transcript/transcript351_full.html

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