Attention Minnesota: This Is Your DFL
By Mitch Berg
Wanna talk policy?
Or you wanna dump pennies on candidates?
Here is the attention-whoring, self-promoting face of the Minnesota DFL.
It’s “Robert Erickson”, and we’ve run into him before, of course:
He’s convinced himself that Minnesotans want open borders, and that making sure immigration is safe, available and legal is for squares.
And he interrupted yesterday’s town hall meeting to dump a bag of pennies on Tom Emmer.
So you wanna talk about immigration, DFL?
I think we’re more than ready for that discussion.
Make sure you send that oh-s0-special lad Robert to have that discussion with us, DFL.
Let’s talk!
July 15th, 2010 at 7:42 am
This arrogant egotist is more Emmer’s best friend for saving him from a self described catastrophe. He is no more the voice, or the face, of the DFL as the multitude of kooks on your side of the aisle that you conveniently dismiss. You want to set the standard for who represents a party, go ahead, but be careful how you do that.
Flash
July 15th, 2010 at 7:55 am
this little self promoting narcissist is likely a protege of Ed Felien a long time promoter of Maoist communism and political guerrilla theater in south Mpls.
for entertainment value read this:http://www.southsidepride.com/2010/06/articles/DFL.html
July 15th, 2010 at 7:56 am
Ha, ha, Tom Emmer will surely fulfill his destiny this year as the lurching, red-faced Chris Farley of the MN gubernatorial race. Mitch’s sputtering response only foreshadows the inevitable wingnut bloggers’ breathless description of the penny incident as TERRORISM and AN ACT OF VIOLENCE, followed by the rending of garments and sh*tting of pants. 7/14/10: NEVAR FORGIT!!!!
July 15th, 2010 at 7:56 am
self described catastrophe.
Er, Flash? Emmer didn’t describe it as a catastrophe. So it’s not “self-described”. Just saying.
He is no more the voice, or the face, of the DFL as the multitude of kooks on your side of the aisle that you conveniently dismiss.
What kooks?
Who’s thrown things at MAK or Rainman?
Mr. “Erickson” reflects the inner id of the mainstream DFL; they don’t want discussion; they want to throw things at big bad conservatives!
(Not every DFLer, but enough of them that I suspect this isn’t thelast such stunt we’ll see).
July 15th, 2010 at 8:02 am
I was there, Mitch, The GOP/Emmer supporters were describing it as a catastrophe.
As for thrown, nice try, nobody threw anything at anyone. A bag of pennies were dumped on the table in front of Emmer. Watch the video. But, at Shot in the Onion, facts don’t matter if they don’t serve the message.
Who’s rainman?!?
July 15th, 2010 at 8:26 am
Who’s rainman?!?
That would be the congenital idiot Mark Dayton. The true face of the DFL.
It’s also nice to see Tim in St. Paul has lost several more IQ points.
July 15th, 2010 at 8:46 am
The GOP/Emmer supporters were describing it as a catastrophe.
“Supporters”?
You said you heard one person saying it.
Accuracy counts!
And I repeat my question, adjusted for picayune pickiness; what Republican has broken up a DFL event with a self-serving protest?
July 15th, 2010 at 8:49 am
Tisp,
I may change your handle to “Dim”. It fits.
inevitable wingnut bloggers’ breathless description of the penny incident as TERRORISM
Er, read it again – or for the first time. I said it was self-serving and drama-queeny.
But it was you guys who took a few uppity protesters and a few angry phone calls and started yakking about inicient militia uprisings just a few months back (even as lefties were doing all the real hitting).
No, Dim – I’m perfectly fine letting you people be dramatic and screechy and impotent. Whether you guys take it to the next ugly level, as always, is up to y’all.
July 15th, 2010 at 9:06 am
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“Supporters”?
You said you heard one person saying it.
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After he said it, there was agreement amongst the group and then the conversation went something like “What are we going to do about this guy” and “What a mistake” and “I knew this would eventually happen” and “They got to get him out of here before it gets worse” And at least one was an elected as one of the comments was “Are you running for re-election” These were insiders, and it was clearly the consensus of the wall flowers who were hanging out in the periphery wearing Emmer wear.
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“”What Republican has broken up a DFL event with a self-serving protest?””
Michael ‘STB” Brodkorb, see Chicken suit LOL
July 15th, 2010 at 9:22 am
there was agreement amongst the group
OK.
So?
There is a perception among some MNGOP that it’s not been a good week.
Now it’s over. And we move on to immigration – and as noted in my following post, Minnesotans are a lot more lined up behind “secure borders” than they are “tip credits”.
As Foot correctly noted – it’s July. Not October. And Emmer hasn’t even spent dollar one on TV ads yet.
This campaign is only beginning. Any GOPers who were wringing their hands in fear yesterday need to sack the F up and get ready to rumble.
July 15th, 2010 at 9:35 am
There’s agreement among another group. Emmer is going to be the next governor of Minnesota.
I can’t wait for the first debate with C.I. Dayton. I plan to count the “ums” and “ers” while Mark tries desparately to grasp at a cogent thought.
July 15th, 2010 at 9:40 am
This campaign is only beginning. Any GOPers who were wringing their hands in fear yesterday need to sack the F up and get ready to rumble.
Yep. The DFL has tipped its hand on its approach. They are going to go with the “Emmer is teh crazee” approach, which will be especially amusing as they send forth Brave Sir Mark with Faraway Eyes as their standard-bearer. Most voters will sense a little, shall we say, cognitive dissonance with this approach.
Emmer is smart enough to learn from yesterday’s, ahem, experience.
July 15th, 2010 at 10:23 am
And on a side note, Sarah Janacek was the ‘MC’, walking around with the microphone. She did an incredible job while ‘hearding cats’. She was a class act all the way and the consummate professional.
Flash
July 15th, 2010 at 10:32 am
What Kerm said.
Let’s accept Flash’s premise – that the Tip Credit kerfuffle was a ‘catastrophe”. OK – it happened in July, a solid month before the DFL even picks a candidate. Before a good chunk of Minnesota knows who Emmer even is.
The DFL is still officially trying to be rid of Entenza; MAK is sputtering badly, and yet again the endorsement is the kiss of death; and at the end of all that, you DFLers will have to get behind…Mark Dayton. Time Magazine’s “Worst Senator In America” for 2005. A weird, vaguely creepy little trust-fund baby whose only policy position so far is to squeeze more money from entrepreneurs and management (and veterans!).
And as Kerm said – if you’re a DFLer, you have got to be looking at the prospect of the flaky, distant, not-entirely-engaged Mark Dayton debating Tom Emmer – one of the sharpest debaters and best stump speakers in Minnesota politics – and thinking “OMFG”.
Which may be why the Dems are depending so much on media memes and hamsters like the ever-so-precious Mr. Erickson. Their actual candidates have no game, and they know it.
July 15th, 2010 at 10:36 am
Sarah’s great. The right person for the job yesterday.
July 15th, 2010 at 10:43 am
Brave Sir Mark with Faraway Eyes
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAaaaaaaaaa! Perfect!
Say Flash? Didn’t you grow up with a portrait of Brave Sir Mark on the mantle?
HAHahahahahaAAAAAA!
July 15th, 2010 at 10:57 am
Tom, only a presidential frame in the house. I recall Carter being on the den Wall, then Reagan. My kids will remember GW Bush, and now Obama. The presidential frame holds the official portrait of the individual holding the office, regardless of Party.
Listen, I’m not a Dayton fan, but Emmer certainly isn’t doing himself any favors, and certainly not courting me as a potential voter, even though we are probably inline on 60% of the issues. At this point I will not vote in the DFL primary, but will probably plug my nose and vote for the survivor of that race. Shock, I know.
July 15th, 2010 at 11:09 am
I hate little rich white kids from Macalester (wacko Macos).
July 15th, 2010 at 11:12 am
tip to you Democrats……as Mitch says above, you are peaking too soon on hammering Emmer on this issue. Other then the Star-Tribune running headlines through the Fall that say “Emmer continues to be haunted by the tip issue”, this will mostly be forgotten when we have non-stop campaign commericals on TV and radio as we get closer to the election.
July 15th, 2010 at 11:49 am
flash said:
“… but will probably plug my nose and vote for the survivor of that race. Shock, I know.”
Shock at a foregone conclusion? Why?
July 15th, 2010 at 12:12 pm
A weird, vaguely creepy little trust-fund baby
Mitch, you forgot alcoholic and bi-polar disorder. That’s gonna play real well in Owatonna and Grand Rapids.
July 15th, 2010 at 2:26 pm
flash said:
“He is no more the voice, or the face, of the DFL as the multitude of kooks on your side of the aisle that you conveniently dismiss.”
Then Tim in StP proves him wrong:
“inevitable wingnut bloggers’ breathless description of the penny incident as TERRORISM and AN ACT OF VIOLENCE, followed by the rending of garments and sh*tting of pants”
Yeah, only the levelest of heads over there, flash. *eyeroll*
July 15th, 2010 at 9:54 pm
I don’t think it was terrorism, possibly 4th or 5th degree assault or intimidation of a public official (if thats even a law). I would like to see that little fuck spend 30 days in a county jail so some inmates could pound some sense into him.
July 16th, 2010 at 8:07 am
How come Republicans never learn how good, clean campaigns are run?
Where’s the GOP operative working a “Joe-the-Plumber” scorched earth background investigation on Mr. Erickson?
Where are the GOP union members picketing his mother’s house?
Where is the GOP special-interest group threatening to boycott his employer unless they fire him or cough up a “contribution?”
July 17th, 2010 at 2:31 am
4th or 5th degree assault
Not much knowledge of the law, I see. Maybe littering would be appropriate.
I’m sick of “Robert Erickson” and his little stunts.