Shot In The Dark

Disclosures

Michael Brodkorb is Minnesota leftybloggers' favorite target - largely because he eats their, and their party's lunch so regularly they're starting to see their own ribs. And Mike is beset by Lilliputians:I'll fight a disclosure war with the liberal blogosphere...

Says Westover...

...about Mark Kennedy...:I really want to like this guy, especially given the DFL alternative. But he’s got to stop trying to have it both ways -- talking conservative while walking to the left. The proposed reforms in this release create...

Barry Hickethier

The bad news: Barry "Nordeaster" Hickethier is putting his excellent Water Cooler Wisdom blog on hiatus. The good news: He's doing it in order to run for the Minnesota House of Representatives in Northeast Minneapolis' District 59A. Barry's a very...

Meet The New Sullivan

Sue Jeffers has switched to the GOP to mount a primary challenge against Governor Pawlenty. Good. First Ringer at KvM makes a point very similar to the one I made on the NARN show a while ago:in the backdrop of...

Convention Liveblog

I'm here live at the MNGOP Convention with King Banaian and Long Suffering Jay Larson. Let's see what happens... We'll be on AM1570, "The Deuce". Send us an email at the address comments at the address 'Northernallianceradio' dot 'com'. UPDATE...

Convention Wisdom

When I started my radio "career" in 1979, I had a number of things I dreamed of doing one day. Covering an election live was one - and Ed, King and I got to do that in '04. Covering a...

Minnesota Tea Party

MN Tea Party. Join it....

Party People

Tony Garcia - who's made a stir by his criticism of Sixth District GOP House nominee Sen. Michele Bachmann - responds to his critics, and to me:Some of you let your partisanship overwhelm your ethical center and ignore the facts.Let's...

Viva La Grams

KvM on the other big news over the weekend; former Rep and Senator Rod Grams winning the endorsement in the Eighth to run against paleo-porker Jim Oberstar:the Senator’s selfless decision to challenge Oberstar means that the Republican party will have...

Six Redux

It was an interesting weekend. Either the world came to an end, or we're on the brink of something great. Big stuff, for a little GOP district convention. The Sixth District GOP endorsed Michele Bachmann to run for Congress in...

The Six

I live in the Fourth Congessional District. My congressional race is going to be pretty dull, most likely. Oh, I'll do my best to get Obi Sium - a very sharp guy, an Eritrean who has lived in the district...

The Sullivan Legacy

Remember 2002? Tim Pawlenty was facing off against Brian Sullivan in the run for the GOP nomination for Governor. Conservatives - and I'm one - thought that years in the legislature had sanded off any right-leaning edge that Pawlenty might...

Roots Are Showing

I went to my precinct caucus last night. If turnout is any indication, things might be finally picking up for Saint Paul Republicans. The last time I attended the caucuses, my precinct was represented by...me. And my son, who I...

Setting Priorities

I haven't had the opportunity to talk about last Sunday's appearance on Race to the Right, on KNSI AM1450 in Saint Cloud, with hosts Marty Andrade and Tony Garcia. I appeared as a guest, along with King and Andy Aplikowski...

Coverage

Matt Abe at North Star Liberty had the best wrapup of the MNGOP state convention that I've yet seen. Excerpt: Tim Pawlenty's speech: The centerpiece address was given by Governor Pawlenty, who continued the "I Am a Conservative" message delivered...

Last Chance

You'll havre one last chance to meet Cheri Pierson Yecke before she leaves for her new gig in Florida. It'll be tonight at the Barnes and Noble in Maple Freakin' Grove. She'll be signing copies of her book, "The War...

Exit Yecke

Cheri Pierson Yecke has left the GOP Sixth CD primary scramble to take a job in Jeb Bush's administration. In a press release released about half an hour ago (also received at King's), Yecke announces:Blaine—Cheri Pierson Yecke today announced that...

State Fair Challenge

If you're politically-inclined (or especially if you're not), and you're on your way to the Minnesota State Fair over the next week and a half, do me a favor, would you please? Stop by the various party booths - the...

Rhubarb?

Remember the "Bachmann in the Bushes" flap from last April? Where along-range photo allegedly showed Senator Bachmann "spying" on a gay rights rally in plain view of the crowd, with a big sergeant-at-arms type standing next to her? Over at...

Reeling?

First Ringer covered the state GOP Central Committee meeting on Saturday....

Our Evening With The Governor

I should mention that the NARN guys - John and Scott from Powerline, King from SCSU Scholars, Cap'n Ed, Warrior Monk from Spitbull, the Fraters' Saint, Elder, JB and Atomizer, as well as Bogus Doug, John from First Ring, Gary...

Bachmann: Tempest Vs. Teapot

On the same topic: First Ringer cuts through the hype with the good news and bad news for Michele Bachmann....

Open Letter to the Governor Pawlenty and the Powers That Be

Don't hold rallies at 8AM. Never. Make no mistake about it - we conservatives, the people who put you in office, will turn out in droves for our causes. You remember, as do I, the big taxpayer rallies during the...

Everybody Get In Line

I was digging through the archives the other day, and I found a 1955 issue of the City Pages (they haven't yet put their pre-web archives online - I had to trascribe the below by hand). It featured a cover...

WWLD?

I got a few comments about yesterday's post on the City Pages' hatchet job against Michele Bachmann....

Crowded House

Cherie Pierson Yecke joins the pack in running for the Sixth CD's nomination, joining Michelle Bachmann in the chase. This is going to be a fun campaign for all us pundits......

The Only Problem with Michelle Bachmann...

is that she doesn't live in the Fourth CD. She's announced she's running for the Sixth CD seat. I've met Bachmann. She's a sound, solid, very conservative candidate. Look for the left to throw the word "moderate" around like it's...

Digital Underground

I was reading Doug from Bogus Gold, one of my favorite "new" bloggers, is contributing to the excellent Dayton v. Kennedyt blog. Actually, BoGold and DvK are among a long list of local blogs that have started - or become...

GOP District 59

I spoke at a meeting for the District 59 GOP last night. District 59 covers much of northeast and southeast Minneapolis - deep in the heart of moonbat Minneapolis. My speech - on why the new media should matter to...

The Challenge

The PiPress' Craig Westover wrote a fascinating piece that touches on several topics close to my heart (and frequently found on this blog)....