Emmer campaign donated to controversial Christian punk-rock ministry

I’m equally curious about a campaign paying the $913 postage bill for an MCCL (Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life) mailer. Isn’t that collusion between a candidate and an organization making an “independent” political expenditure on the candidate’s behalf?

Dig a little deeper into Tom Emmer’s campaign reports and you’ll see that he’s a big fan of public subsidies for political campaigns–his own. Emmer, who is campaigning on cutting state government by 30%, has sucked up $22,072 in public subsidies for his House campaigns since 2004.

Typical Teabagger–squeals like a pig when he has to pay taxes but first with his snout in the trough when the government checks are being handed out.

This guy is nuttier then squirrel shit.. He is campaigning on a platform that’s right of Governor T-bags..(how you do that is beyond me)– The fact that Christian Skinheads are supportive of a Neo-Christio freak like Emmer and vice-verse doesn’t surprise me.. I just wish our politicians would follow the First Amendment and leave their religious beliefs and mental problems at the door before they go to work..

We’ll be watching for the same level of “investigative journalism” on the Dayton and MAK donations to groups associated with socialist front groups like ACORN, etc. My guess is that we’ll never see those because anti-American groups like this is okay with little Marxists like you.

@Average Joe: go ahead & investigate. The “socialist front group” ACORN no longer exists, and millions of people are missing their assistance in housing, food and clothing needs because of petty little idiots that try to frame them.

We’ll see who wins this fall. My bet is on the Anti-American Marxists.

I’m sure Tom Emmer didn’t know about the remarks made by Bradlee Dean – although the way this is written, it creates the false impression that he was on the air with Dean at the time he said it. I know Emmer would neither say nor condone remarks like that.

Yeah, Andy, your article does create a rather misleading impression that there was some sort of link between Emmer’s appearance and Deane’s unrelated statements about gays. And you know as well as I do that was your intention.

By the way, Andy, what were the circumstances of the “visit to Deane’s house”, if I may ask? Do you know? Who else attended? When was the visit?

Yes, there’s a followup.

I’m glad you can read my mind, Mitch. Perhaps program would have been a better word.

You can read both Emmer’s and Dean’s accounts of the meeting at Dean’s home: http://minnesotaindependent.com/58393/gop-linked-punk-rock-ministry-says-executing-gays-is-moral

Whether you agree with how I wrote the piece, I think it’s clear that Dean has gone beyond reasonable rhetoric on the issue of homosexuality.

Dan? Mitch? I wonder where you both stand on whether executing gays and lesbians is immoral?

It’s immoral.

Now, please explain why you’d expect a different answer?

Several levels up the ethical continuum from misrepresenting quotes and mangling context.

By the way, Andy – what was the date of the broadcast where Deane made the “lynching gays” statement? It must have been on WWTC (“Am1280 The Patriot”), as opposed to KKMS, since as you said it was the “same show where Emmer appeared”, right?

I haven’t misrepresented anyone’s quotes. If you follow the link I provided, you will read the answer to your question. I haven’t written that Dean made a “lynching gays” statement. Those are your words; don’t try to insinuate that they are mine.

I did not write, “same show where Emmer appeared.”

I wrote, “Emmer has appeared on Bradlee Dean’s radio show — the same show on which Dean said..”

If you are going to accuse me of mangling context, at least characterize my manglings correctly, Mitch.

I already said that program would probably be a better word than show. I meant to say Emmer appeared on Sons of Liberty the same program that Dean said his hateful remarks. The fact that show could mean “show” as in a long-running radio show and could also mean an individual episode is simply an oversight.

Let me clarify; lynching people goes beyond immoral; it’s evil.

Make sure you put that quote in big letters.

“I haven’t written that Dean made a “lyncing gays” statement. Those are your words”

Tomayto, tomahto. Islam lynches gays. I’m not trying to change what you said, since that isn’t really the issue.

But yes, your piece does mangle and omit some rather important facts. Since I’m a “glass is half full” kinda guy, I’ll assume it was inadvertent.

Post to come shortly.

Hey Mitch and Dan, you’re going to have more back problems than Bono the way you’re bending over backwards into contortions to defend Bradlee Dean’s kill-the-gays organization. Who’s next–NAMBLA? Doesn’t Berg broadcast to about six fans on the Patriot?

This article reads like a reporter in search of an issue. How about some relevant, important, newsworthy items?

Didn’t this website endorse Al Franken?

Gadzooks! It’s a hypocrite’s mosh pit (with sodomy)!

You might also note that “donation” was paying for seats at a teen outreach event, not a donation and not $150 over any legal limit.

If you’re going to mangle the facts, at least use the right ones.

Mitch says “…your article does create a rather misleading impression that there was some sort of link between Emmer’s appearance and Deane’s unrelated statements about gays.”

From the article: “Emmer is one of several Republican leaders involved with the ministry of Bradlee Dean” “The Minnesota House campaign of Rep. Tom Emmer donated to the ministry of You Can Run But You Cannot Hide Intl., Inc.” “In the last few months, Emmer has appeared on Bradlee Dean’s radio show”

Emmer’s campaign donated to this freak show?

Walks like a link, smells like a link, walks like a link, and Berg’s a-quackin’.

Kevin,
It was Emmer’s campaign that contacted us about the $250 donation, stating (in the story above), “Tom’s house campaign committee did donate to the organization.” If it’s not a donation, take up the terminology with the campaign. Likewise, it was the campaign that contacted the Campaign Finance Board to indicate that the donation could be in excess of giving limits.

Must’ve struck a nerve for ol’ Mitch, Kevina and the rest of the frothy rightwing blogosphere. They’re gonna try to attack Andy Birkey’s integrity and put words in Birkey’s mouth that actually came from the campaign, and — oh yes — they’ll niggle about technicalities while ignoring the fact that Emmer’s long been cozying up with the “nice people” at You Can Run who applaud the killing of gays. Is Emmer free to associate with whomever he wants? Absolutely. But as a major-party-endorsed candidate, those affiliations are fair game for scrutiny. Just ask Barack Obama, whose familiarity with Rev. Wright was the focus of Berg’s racially tinged accusations not so long ago.

Punk rock has been dead since the 80′s. So is Emmer’s pal the spawn of Johnny Rotten and the Sex Pistols? His philosophy sounds kind of like the old time No Blacks, Dogs, or Irish.

Emmer, Bachmann, and this “music” group. First, is their music worth a hoot, or banal? I’d guess the latter.

Emmer and Bachmann are close, as with that photo of the Bachmanns, before Emmer’s endorsement by the GOP, with Marcus wearing the Emmer lapel badge.

Defeat both of that pair, Emmer and Bachmann, and improve Minnesota immensely.

*sigh* It’s always comforting to know that instead of allowing for dissenting opinion about homosexuality (a/k/a fact) as opposed to the Biblical view (a/k/a fiction), they are willing to execute people like me.

7-8 years until I graduate from medical school, 2 more years for residency and then I am so out of this country…

[...] Minnesota Independent reported that Emmer’s campaign gave the band $250 in 2008. Emmer has also shown public support for the band – he was a guest on its radio show, [...]

speaking as a fag, the old “it takes one to know one” i see this alleged “punk rocker’ as a terribly repressed fag, you know, like mitch mcconnell, that goober jeff sessions, david vitter, lindsey graham,rand paul, sarah palin, michelle bachmann. wait ,i’m sorry, those women are just clinically insane.

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“If any one of you is without sin, let him be the first to throw a stone at her.” – Jesus

You will find this in the Bible- you know, the book that you are using to persecute the very people who God loves. You will also find a group of people in the Bible called the Pharisees. You should look them up and see how Jesus felt about them.

For ALL have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. (Romans 3:23)

Jesus died for ALL, not just for judgemental hypocrites.

What a farce calling this web-site the “independent” when it’s very LEFT-WING. My vote is going to Tom Emmer and I’m not going to let your jaded propaganda deter my vote.

Thanks Sarah, it’s nice to know that there is at least one christian who actually follows Christ. I am fairly certain, I’m not expert on the bible, that Jesus said love was the greatest gift God gave us and that you can’t get to heaven with hate in your heart. It doesn’t matter if you agree with homosexuality or not, what matters is how you treat other people. The basis for most religions is to treat other people the way you want to be treated and to love everyone. Right-wing or left-wing doesn’t matter people are not treating each other the way they would want to be treated.

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[...] Look no farther than current Minnesota candidate for governor, Tom Emmer, who has given Bradlee Dean money in order to support his crusade against gays and lesbians. Or look to Rep. Michele Bachmann, who [...]

Mike–I’m sure people said the same thing in the 1970′s when certain white people had the NERVE to demand the right to marry non-white people (and vice versa). It seems NOW that is an “independent” objectively equal right, but you clearly don’t have progressive vision about sexual orientation.
What if someone told you that you were supposed to be attracted to men, and that your love for women was so horrible that you should be murdered?? Can you even BEGIN to walk in another man’s shoes (as Atticus Finch so sagely advised)??

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Well scubagirl…that would make plenty of logical sense if not for the issue of the reproductive system

now i dont support the active verbal attacking of homosexuals because i dont believe it to be effective in the slightest…Dean’s a crazy guy for sure, but in that statement above I believe i know what he’s trying to say: his diction just needs LOTS of work…

this site has blown the evidence out of the water with taglines and etc…that said there are some interesting things to read about

Tom and his pals definitely helped tarnish the good (level-headed, kind, etc) image of Minnesotans I used to hold …

[...] Bachmann are BFFs, with Bachmann welcoming Dean at campaign events. Dean and Emmer are so friendly, that Emmer wrote Dean’s ministry a fat $250 check last year. Emmer, meanwhile, is being backed for governor by Target, 3M, and Best Buy, three companies that [...]

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“What a farce calling this web-site the “independent” when it’s very LEFT-WING. My vote is going to Tom Emmer and I’m not going to let your jaded propaganda deter my vote.”

of course you’re not…*pats you on the head*