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From The "Stupid Is As Stupid Does" Department.....

by: TwoPuttTommy

Thu Oct 01, 2009 at 09:29:18 AM CDT


...well, could be filed in the ol' republiCon "Do As We Say (Not As We Do)" Department, too...

Yesterday, over on Brodkorb's Blog, Michael's newest pseudonym "Contributor" tried - TRIED - to rip Tarryl Clark for the ghastly deed of "holding a fundraiser outside of the 6th District."  Now, this is funny for two reasons:  1) Michael's newest pseudonym "Contributor" - Luke Hellier - used to work for Bachmann, so he surely knows about the many fundraisers Bachmann MotorMouth Overdrive has held outside the 6th District, such as the infamous fundraiser D*ck (cheney)in' Cheney held for Michele on Lake Minnetonka, and 2) Brodkorb knows - KNOWS - that GOPer Eva Ng recently held a fundraiser outside of the district bounaries where she's running, 'cause not only did MudSlingerMike tweet about it, it's on the official Mn GOP website, where the ol' MudSlinger is the State Party Deputy Chair!!!

And Tony Sutton had to know about the fundraiser; it was held at FEC Tony's taco shop.

That, gentle readers, certainly qualifies as "stupid is as stupid does."

It's things like this, and more, why I say - often - "Hypocrisy, Thy Party Is GOP."

Let's look at a couple more examples:

 

TwoPuttTommy :: From The "Stupid Is As Stupid Does" Department.....
In 2007, Mn GOP Party Chair republiCon Ron wouldn't answer questions about his piss-poor "stewardship" of Party Finances, as documented in a June 2007 Strib story:

Party records show that money was withheld for employee retirement plans from September 2005 through May 2006, but Federal Election Commission (FEC) records reflect no deposits into the accounts during that period. In June 2006, the party made two makeup payments totaling $12,243 into the accounts.

The delay in depositing the money could have benefitted the party by giving it temporary access to the employees' funds.

Carey didn't explain why the retirement money wasn't deposited promptly.

"There seemed to be some gray areas as to what was the requirement," Carey said. Asked to explain the gray areas, he said, "I really would prefer not to get into the weeds on something like that." (StarTribune.com)

Hmmm...."gray areas"....hmmm...."don't want to get into the weeds"....

Where and what was republiCon Ron doing, during the summer of '08?  Ripping Al Franken over Franken's paperwork problems, and demanding - DEMANDING! - that Franken answer questions!!!

Oh, and it needs to be pointed out that during the whole shoddy and sorry MnGOP PaperGate saga, FEC Tony was involved, except during his stint as Deputy to State Auditor Pat Anderson.  And the shoddy and sorry saga apparently isn't over...why, less than two weeks ago, the Mn GOP had to fix MORE of their (cheney)-ups:

Filings by REPUBLICAN PARTY OF MINNESOTA - C00001313
525 PARK STREET
SUITE 250
ST PAUL

The Following FEC Electronic Filings are Available:
Click on the form name to view it.
Form F3XA - 09/21/2009
FEC Filing #: FEC-433152
Period FROM 11/25/2008 through 12/31/2008
Report Type: YEAR-END
Filed 09/21/2009
Form F3XA - 09/21/2009
FEC Filing #: FEC-433149
Period FROM 10/16/2008 through 11/24/2008
Report Type: POST-GENERAL
Filed 09/21/2009
Form F3XA - 09/21/2009
FEC Filing #: FEC-433147
Period FROM 10/01/2008 through 10/15/2008
Report Type: PRE-GENERAL
Filed 09/21/2009
Form F3XA - 09/21/2009
FEC Filing #: FEC-433140
Period FROM 09/01/2008 through 09/30/2008
Report Type: OCT MONTHLY
Filed 09/21/2009
Form F3XA - 09/21/2009
FEC Filing #: FEC-433126
Period FROM 08/01/2008 through 08/31/2008
Report Type: SEP MONTHLY
Filed 09/21/2009
Form F3XA - 09/21/2009
FEC Filing #: FEC-433122
Period FROM 07/01/2008 through 07/31/2008
Report Type: AUG MONTHLY
Filed 09/21/2009
Form F3XA - 09/21/2009
FEC Filing #: FEC-433116
Period FROM 06/01/2008 through 06/30/2008
Report Type: JUL MONTHLY
Filed 09/21/2009
Form F3XA - 09/21/2009
FEC Filing #: FEC-433113
Period FROM 05/01/2008 through 05/31/2008
Report Type: JUN MONTHLY
Filed 09/21/2009
Form F3XA - 09/21/2009
FEC Filing #: FEC-433112
Period FROM 04/01/2008 through 04/30/2008
Report Type: MAY MONTHLY
Filed 09/21/2009
Form F3XA - 09/21/2009
FEC Filing #: FEC-433107
Period FROM 03/01/2008 through 03/31/2008
Report Type: APR MONTHLY
Filed 09/21/2009
Form F3XA - 09/21/2009
FEC Filing #: FEC-433104
Period FROM 02/01/2008 through 02/29/2008
Report Type: MAR MONTHLY
Filed 09/21/2009
Form F3XA - 09/21/2009
FEC Filing #: FEC-433101
Period FROM 01/01/2008 through 01/31/2008
Report Type: FEB MONTHLY
Filed 09/21/2009
Form F3XA - 09/21/2009
FEC Filing #: FEC-433099
Period FROM 12/01/2007 through 12/31/2007
Report Type: YEAR-END
Filed 09/21/2009
Form F3XA - 09/21/2009
FEC Filing #: FEC-433098
Period FROM 11/01/2007 through 11/30/2007
Report Type: DEC MONTHLY
Filed 09/21/2009
(Federal Election Commission)

Fourteen - FOURTEEN! - more "oops! We screwed up - AGAIN" amended reports??!?

Amending and re-amending and re-amending the re-amended is a long-standing pattern for Minnesota's GreedOverPrinciples party.  Amazing, when you consider GOPers like to consider themselves "The Party Of Fiscal Accountability"...

The last example I'll use today is GOPer Governor-Candidate Marty Seifert - as explained by Dusty Trice:

Marty Seifert Gets Hit With His Own Slime!

Last Wednesday Marty Seifert held a press conference where he attacked several of his opponents by saying they might be using taxpayer money and their elected positions to gain publicity.

"I don't know if they are doing that, but I want to throw it out there," Seifert said. (MinnPost)

Looks like Marty Seifert combed over one very important detail. It turns out in the MN House Seifert is the chief offender!

MPR News checked, and it turns out it was Marty Seifert who claimed more money for expenses over the last four months than any other House member running for governor. (MPR via Blue Man)

Seifert has expensed $6,081 in travel, lodging and other expenses to the taxpayers since early June!  (DustyTrice.com)

There's Pawlenty plenty more examples of GOP Hypocrisy, such as Republicans Believe In States Rights (Except When They Don't), and we'll be reviewing them often.

Why?

Because:

"Hypocrisy, Thy Party Is GOP"

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Who would ever hold a fundraiser outside of the District ? (0.00 / 0)
Gosh ... a fundraiser outside of the District !  
Is it open to the public or a private session ?  
Like the ones that Congresswoman Bachmann has held in Washington DC ?  Shouldn't the voters get to know who the luck five people who got to have   Dinner at the Capital Grille with her on May 6th ? But then again if I paid $2,000 to break bread with Miss November, I may not want anyone to know what may have been discussed.  Or how about her other "meals" on February 26, March 17, April 22, April 30, May 14, May 19, May 21, June 3, June 17 (lunch and dinner ... a busy gal that day), July 22 or July 29 ?  Plus remember she is available for "coffee" if your schedule does not match these dates.

And I suppose her trips to California and Colorado did not have any fundraising activites ...

OK, let's just shame Ms. Clark into never leaving the confines of the Sixth District ... that's fair.  I trust the MN-GOP will inform their candidates in the First, Fourth, Fifth, Seventh and Eight Districts that it is not permissible to solicit funds outside the district in which they want to represent.



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