Norm Coleman touts lobbyist’s endorsement without telling you he’s a lobbyist

Sen. Norm Coleman’s campaign, highly paid Republican bloggers and their lapdogs in the mainstream media are trumpeting the news that former DFL state Sen. Doug Johnson of Cook has endorsed the Republican Coleman for U.S. Senate. What they aren’t telling you is that Johnson is a registered lobbyist for Excelsior Energy, which is trying to build a controversial $2.3 billion “clean coal” energy plant on the Iron Range that has earned Coleman’s enthusiastic support for tens of millions of dollars in federal grants and loan guarantees.

In its hand-wringing over McCain skit, GOP fails to note McCain campaign contributions from SNL producer Lorne Michaels

Norm Coleman’s campaign and his henchmen are bloviating overtime about Al Franken’s reported contribution to a Saturday Night Live skit last week mocking John McCain. The skit was conceived from some comments made by Franken in a phone conversation with his old friend and boss, SNL creator and Executive Producer Lorne Michaels.

Back home, Michele Bachmann gladly takes credit for projects she voted against

For the second time in as many weeks, Rep. Michele Bachmann has manufactured media events to tout her congressional support for local causes, when in fact, she has voted against funding for those causes.

RNC week in review: Michele Bachmann entertains guests on her top-secret schmooze cruise

Michele Bachmann took a break from her nonstop defense of Sarah Palin’s qualifications to be vice president to entertain a couple of dozen members of Congress and staff on a St. Croix River cruise Tuesday afternoon.
Bachmann’s entourage departed from…

Jam-balaya: Louisiana musicians unite to save the coastal wetlands at the best RNC party of the week

Louisiana guitarist Tab Benoit had a reason for a heightened sense of urgency in his plea to save his state’s coastal wetlands Monday night at First Avenue in Minneapolis. Earlier that day, Hurricane Gustav made landfall less than 20 miles…

Michele Bachmann’s big adventure: Rollin’ on the river in the rain

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Slideshow: Monday’s protest marches on the RNC

More than 40 annotated images from yesterday’s protests in downtown St. Paul on the first day of the Republican National Convention.

MnIndy report with slideshow: Veterans for Peace march

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Bachmann to be featured guest at reception honoring scandal-plagued Alaska governor Palin

Editor’s note: MnIndy published this piece on Monday, and we’re foregrounding it again now in light of Palin’s VP nod today.
Michele Bachmann will be a featured guest at the “The Life of the Party Party,” a reception…

Michele Bachmann’s secretive RNC congressional reception may be a cruise on the St. Croix

A secret reception for Congressional members being hosted by Congresswoman Michele Bachmann during the RNC may be on a cruise on the St. Croix River September 2.
The location of the secret reception was previously described by her campaign manager…