MPR’s Daily Current – whose Keri Miller is as reliable a PR flak as the DFL has – talked about the upcoming Governor’s race – with a panel of media libs:
After the Friday Roundtable taping wrapped up, Kerri threw one more question to our guests off the air: “Who is emerging as a GOP candidate to challenge Dayton?”
Patricia Lopez: “I don’t even know if that name is out there yet.”
Steve Perry: “The name I keep hearing in sort of an ‘if only’ vein from Republicans is Julie Rosen.”
Lopez: “She has not said ‘no’ and [I heard her give] what sure sounded like a stump speech. She just dropped by the office and I thought, ‘That sure sounded like a stump speech.’”
Brian Bakst: “She would be headed for a primary no matter what, though, because that stadium legislation that she co-sponsored would be a non-sale within the convention.”
Rosen’s generally good, with a few unfortunate traits, most notably her penchant for being among the first to work “across the aisle” – an inevitable last resort when you’re in the minority…
…which she was not, back in 2012, she led a small group of Republicans to ingratiate themselves with Helga Braid Nation without bothering to get any spending concessions from the Governor.
Of course, working with the DFL sans quid pro quo is one of the key criteria on getting the media to accept you…
…temporarily.
I direct you to Berg’s Eleventh Law (“The conservative liberals “respect” for their “conservative principles” will the the one that has the least chance of ever getting elected.”) and its various corollaries, especially the McCain Corollary (“If that respected conservative ever develops a chance of getting elected, that “respect” will turn to blind unreasoning hatred overnight”). You may be certain that if Keri Miller and Patricia Lopez are talking up Julie Rosen, that the Alliance for a Better Minnesota has a campaign in the pocket against her, all ready to go.
Perhaps “Julie Rosen: Stadiums for the 1%”.
Lopez – the editor of that notable bellwether for conservatives, the Strib – notes:
Lopez: “Think about how hard it would be for Dayton to run against a moderate, Republican woman. Yikes.”
I’m not saying Rosen might not be an excellent candidate. I’m willing to be persuaded. Seriously.
But the fact that a round table of de facto DFL apparatchiks – Steve Perry, for Stu’s sake – are mutedly humming her praises can’t be a good thing, right off the bat.
Lopez: “She has not said ‘no’ and [I heard her give] what sure sounded like a stump speech. She just dropped by the office and I thought, ‘That sure sounded like a stump speech.’”
Unless there was gun pointed at your child’s head, can you imagine “just dropping by” the Strib? Hell, even Lileks comes and goes through some secret passageway and only then it’s to make improvements to his abilty to file his Quirkyness (TM) from the confines of his home or the Childs (TM) various activities.
Back on topic – I love when the Democrat Dominated Media Culture concern trolls for Republicans. These “No Rant, No Slant” above it all media types act like they’re Dian Fossey in amongst the gorillas, observing the behavior and studying the scat of these odd creatures who look like ‘us’ but haven’t quite ‘evolved’ into using the opposable thumb for supporting more LGA to expand multi-cultural offerings and light rail.
If Rosen thinks having MPR or Pat Kessler singing her praises is a good thing, she’s probably not right person for the job.
It would be a good political strategy for the GOP to run a woman against Dayton.
I recall that as the 2004 elections were wrapping-up on TV, Keri Miller was still on one of the local network channels. She was broadcasting from the HQ of a defeated democrat (I forget which one) and tears were literally streaming down her face, which was clearly twisted in agony as she spoke between sobs.
I was shocked at the lack of professionalism she demonstrated. It was the last time I saw her on capitalist TV. I often wondered if her partisan display resulted in her being expelled from that channel or if it inspired MPR to seduce her to their team first.
Her personal bias is her business; we all have them. But her complete inability, or maybe willingness, to control it on-air was embarrassing, even by MSM standards. I hear she writes some pretty spicy murder-mystery novels now days.
Joe says:
“I hear she writes some pretty spicy murder-mystery novels now days.”
Can you name one?
I’m not one for litmus tests on conservatism, because we would all be calling each other RINO’s if we did. But the Vikings stadium isn’t just about shades of grey along the conservative/progressive scale, it is more like our 20 yard line vs their 20 yard line.
Especially in the light of the failure of the funding stream to produce anything close to what they predicted, any conservative who voted for the stadium has to aggressively justify that vote.
“If Rosen thinks having MPR or Pat Kessler singing her praises is a good thing, she’s probably not right person for the job.”
Ya think?
Thank goodness I opted for the spit take resistant keyboard and monitor…
Doug Grow/alter ego “Emery” wrote: “Can you name one?”
Thanks Doug Grow/alter ego “Emery”. If it was your goal to give someone a laugh today, well, Mission Accomplished!!
Oh and just to clarify – I’m laughing at you, not with you.
Swiftee wrote: “Ya think?”
I always note ‘subtlety’ among my skills and strengths at personal assessment time.
Emery, we’re all glad you acquired the mad computer skilz to comment on this website, the comedy gold is priceless.
How’s about you take it to the next level and learn to use Google?
Is this thing on? Or am I talking to Dead Air? Hello? Hello?
Emery: Dead Air (ISBN-13: 978-0878391882).
I guess spicy is in the eyes of the reader …
Emery on June 5, 2013 at 7:26 pm said: It would be a good political strategy for the GOP to run a woman against Dayton.
Given this state’s politics, I would be incredibly surprised if more than 1-2000 DFL voters decided to vote for a GOP woman rather than a DFL man.
Of course, maybe that was meant in the context of ‘good political strategy (for the DFL) for the GOP to run a woman…’
I wasn’t aware that she was an author. Thanks.
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