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Hotdish Thursday – Has the Astroturf Been Laid?

By Robin Marty | 03.15.07 | 10:28 am

Only two days since Michele Bachmann’s press secretary sent a request for “Pro-Bachmann Letters to the Editor” from her House email account, and the St. Cloud Times is sporting a new “Pro-Bachmann Letter to the Editor:”  Could it…

Hotdish Monday – A Little Defrosting

By Robin Marty | 03.12.07 | 1:50 pm

As the ice begins to melt and the snow gets all gray-slushy, the Minnesota blog links start piling up.

Consider this post a little spring cleaning…

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Hotdish Wednesday – Blogs React to Libby

By Robin Marty | 03.07.07 | 10:27 am

The trial of Scooter Libby has finally been concluded, and Libby was charged on 4 of 5 counts.

The Minnesota blogosphere was among those watching the proceedings with great interest, and their reactions to the convictions follow.

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Hotdish – Valentine’s Day Edition

By Robin Marty | 02.14.07 | 9:35 am

It’s Valentine’s Day, Cupid is shooting his arrows, and love is in the air.

Sadly, Cupid seems to have missed Washington,  D.C. 

Hotdish Tuesday: The Senator Who Must Not Be Named

By Robin Marty | 02.06.07 | 10:45 am

For today’s hotdish, I wanted to get local conservative blogger reaction to Sen. Norm Coleman’s vote yesterday on the Iraq filibuster.

Strangely enough, reaction was very hard to find.

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Hotdish Monday: Where Are They Now?

By Robin Marty | 02.05.07 | 10:12 am

The Super Bowl is over, and Bears quarterback Rex Grossman is destined to vanish into obscurity while Peyton Manning is lauded as MVP.  But politics, like football, is a team sport.

We have Super Bowl aftermath and a quick look…

Hotdish Thursday — You Can Call Me Al

By Robin Marty | 02.01.07 | 9:50 am

The world’s worst-kept secret is mostly out of the bag — progressive comedian and talk-show host Al Franken is running for Senate in 2008.

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Hotdish Wednesday – Baby, It’s Cold Outside!

By Robin Marty | 01.31.07 | 11:29 am

Global warming is the hot topic of the week, with some damning information coming up in the Minnesota Legislature.  But with a blast of Arctic air coming through the Plains this week, conservative bloggers are saying “bring it on.”…

Sen. Norm Coldcocked

By Paul Schmelzer | 01.28.07 | 6:34 pm

The Washington Post‘s Mary Ann Akers explains the gash Sen. Norm Coleman is sporting on his forehead these days: as he tells it, he was dumpster-diving outside his St. Paul home while trying to retrieve an antique lamp he…

Hotdish Tuesday: Critics a-Pawlenty Nip at State Budget Proposal

By Robin Marty | 01.23.07 | 11:37 am

Yesterday Gov. Tim Pawlenty released the state budget.  Shortly thereafter, bloggers released the hounds…

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