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After failing to get GOP or IP backing, Tea Partier Barb Davis White files for DFL primary

By Andy Birkey | 06.02.10 | 11:28 am

In what appears to be a last-ditch effort, Barb Davis White, a Republican who lost to Rep. Keith Ellison by almost 50 points and who failed to get the endorsement of the Independence Party, filed as a DFLer on Tuesday.…

Gay marriage opponents rally at the Capitol

By Andy Birkey | 05.07.10 | 12:10 pm

Several dozen activists who oppose marriage rights for same-sex couples gathered under the Minnesota Capitol rotunda Thursday afternoon to advocate for a constitutional amendment defining marriage as the union of one man and one woman. Several politicians spoke, including congressional candidate Barb Davis White, who criticized Rep. Keith Ellison for being a Muslim who supports marriage equality for same-sex couples. A pastor claimed that homosexuals teach children to masturbate.

At ‘Kill the Bill’ rally, Bachmann compares Obama to Chavez

By Andy Birkey | 03.15.10 | 7:40 am

Before a crowd holding signs that read “Damn this federal government to hell” and “The citizens must declare war on their immoral, corrupt, Marxist government,” Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann addressed around 1,000 people Saturday at a “Kill the Bill” rally against Democrats’ health care reform measures at the State Capitol.

Sen. Moua: Same-sex marriage foes ‘fixated on sex-making’

By Andy Birkey | 03.05.10 | 3:43 pm

State Sen. Mee Moua said some who testified at a Mar. 2 hearing on gay marriage were so “fixated on the sex-making aspects” that they missed the spirit of the bill. But here’s another aspect of recent hearings on the topic that hasn’t been examined: Tuesday’s statement by Janet Boynes was nearly identical to one by Barb Davis White. One difference: Boynes didn’t repeat White’s claim that “Rosa Parks didn’t move to the front of the bus to support sodomy.”

Ellison picks up GOP challenger

By Andy Birkey | 02.25.10 | 8:35 am

joel-face-webJoel Demos is seeking the Republican endorsement to take on Rep. Keith Ellison. An assistant pastor at Christian Life Center, an apostolic church in Golden Valley, Demos earned a degree in Theology at Christian Life College in 2001.

White on same-sex marriage: Rosa Parks didn’t ‘move to the front of the bus to support sodomy’

By Andy Birkey | 02.23.10 | 9:05 am

For the first time in Minnesota history, a legislative committee contemplated the legalization of same-sex marriage in the state on Monday. And while gay and lesbian families shared moving testimony about the hardships their families face because they cannot marry, a duo of congressional candidates stole the show with controversial commentary on gays and lesbians.

Torgerson takes on Ellison — and Islam — in 5th District

By Chris Steller | 12.09.09 | 1:55 pm

Lynne Torgerson is for animal rights and alternative energy, against gay marriage and embryonic stem-cell research — and very wary of Islam’s influence in America.

Barb Davis White to challenge Ellison again

By Andy Birkey | 12.03.09 | 4:35 pm

Despite losing to Rep. Keith Ellison by a record margin last November, Barb Davis White is giving it another go. The evangelical minister announced her candidacy in September, but no media outlets have made mention of it. And her…

Why is a plane pulling a ‘Ron Paul Revolution’ banner over Minneapolis?

By Chris Steller | 11.22.08 | 3:27 pm

In the last couple weeks, I’ve tried to extract extra political meaning out of all sorts of stuff — Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s growing back his mullet (for a presidential run in 2012?), Al Franken’s traveling to D.C. (to…

In an ‘economy’ year, Republicans run on ‘abortion’

By Andy Birkey | 10.06.08 | 11:53 am

With the national economy in the tank and a seemingly never-ending war in Iraq, Republicans are looking to change the subject. But is abortion a winning issue in 2008? Some Minnesota Republicans seem to think so. The state Republican party, as well as two congressional candidates are using the abortion issue in campaigns.