Here is a compilation video of MN Gov Tim Walz in 2020 saying he was critical of people who only believed rural (and red) areas of MN were “mostly rocks and cows” and then the leaked video of his 2017 public policy speech. Decide for yourself. Was Gov Tim Walz trying to refute the idea... Continue Reading →
Defund the attorney general?
Our readers may have mixed feelings with the latest movement to defund police departments, but are you aware that we have already defunded another critical executive branch office in the MN government? On June 3, 2020, Kirsten Swanson of KSTP referred to the assistance of AG Keith Ellison to the Hennepin County attorney Mike Freeman... Continue Reading →
“Are you afraid to have real black Republicans?” – Jackson doubles down
Raynard Jackson accused “radical liberal journalists” like Joy Reid, Don Lemon and Roland Martin of spreading lies and "putting more poison into the black community than any drug dealer” and said they are “killing more black folks than any white person with a sheet over their face." He asked, “Are you afraid to have real... Continue Reading →
Biden Fibs about School?
Biden: "You know, JFK said 'refused to postpone'. You know that one line in his speech we all had to learn when we were kids…” Kennedy actually said "we are unwilling to postpone” on September 12, 1962, during his address at Rice University regarding the nation’s space effort. Biden was born on November 20th, 1942,... Continue Reading →
Dr. Flaxman warns of bad approaches to pandemic modeling
Dr. Abraham Flaxman of IHME/University of Washington tells Stefan Gildemeister and Dr. Eva Enns of the University of MN modeling team what he has seen go right and wrong with modeling, including mis-use for a “cover your ass” approach to placing policies. Watch full Zoom meeting of these faculty members uploaded on 5/5/2020 to YouTube... Continue Reading →
Dualing attorney generals?
May 17, 2020 - MN Attorney General Keith Ellison released a statement regarding Shady’s Inc. owner Kris Schiffler early opening of his tavern in Albany, MN in defiance of Gov. Walz’s executive stay-at-home order. In part: “The Attorney General has the power to enforce Executive Order 20-56... In the enforcement action brought today, the Attorney... Continue Reading →
The Historical Difference One Tavern Can Make
What can a small tavern mean to American politics, past and present?
Walz: “mostly rocks and cows in the red area” of MN
2017 - Gov. Tim Walz (D) stating that it’s “mostly rocks and cows in the red area” of MN. The DFL “moving towards a more urban population left a lot of people in areas where they were wondering where was the person speaking for them.”
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