Posts by Chris Steller
Bringing you Bachmann’s Tea Party Nation speech: rightwing media only
Press covering Michele Bachmann’s remarks at next month’s Tea Party Nation convention will apparently be limited to five news outlets running the gamut from right-leaning to far-right-falling-over. By contrast, Sarah Palin has opened her address to all media.
AM.MN: ‘Go ahead and laugh’ — Pawlenty’s doing his job, in Texas
“The governor is a very compassionate man, trying to do the best job he can. He’s doing his job,” insisted state Sen. Paul Koering at a hearing Wednesday into Tim Pawlenty’s health-care cuts to…
Campaign-finance board fines Kelliher, DFL
House Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher must pay a $9,000 penalty for getting donors to cover the cost of a DFL Party voter database, the Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board ruled today. It also ordered the DFL to pay…
Pawlenty OK to unallot donor refunds, says judge; foes vow new suit
Common Cause Minnesota is “looking at bringing forward a case to reinstate the Political Contribution Refund program” after a judge ruled the program wasn’t immune to unallotment by Gov. Pawlenty. A new suit would advance the separation-of-powers argument that…
AM.MN: Pat Anderson bolts from guv race to seek old state-auditor job
Former state auditor Pat Anderson, a top-tier candidate for governor, now wants her old job back. If Anderson overtakes the three Republicans already in the race, there could be an ’06 rematch: DFL incumbent auditor Rebecca Otto…
For PAC website re-do, Pawlenty taps firm that helped Ron Paul
Tim Pawlenty has tapped the firm that helped Ron Paul rake in cash to redesign his political action committee’s website.
Pawlenty pens feature for Day One of Tucker Carlson’s Daily Caller website
The Daily Caller, a news website that makes its debut today as a sort of right-wing Huffington Post, carries a feature by Gov. Tim Pawlenty on his balanced-budget amendment idea. Pawlenty is the only GOP presidential contender whose name…
AM.MN: Norm Coleman atop GOP ticket would be “spitting in the face” of Tea Party voters
A Norm Coleman run for governor would be an insult to the party’s Tea Party faction, according to a Republican of recent vintage who took the mic at a Saturday GOP fundraiser in St. Cloud. “If we put you…
