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antony cliffton

minneapolis, MN
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Posted on 03/04/11 at 05:46 pm in response to Minnesota's search for a new identity: A conversation with Lars Leafblad

Nice piece 'The Line'.
Please make sure every article has an author, interviewer, etc.

The year end CEO salary survey the Strib posted early this year says it all. The top 7 of 10 or so salaries were at the 'nonprofit' health care mega-corps. As usual Marty is a pure tone rising up above the noise.

Wow, Tim P still putting the "Lame" into Lame Duck, just like his hero George W. Bush. Reminds me of the bad ol' days when he wanted his DWI laywer, Gonzales, and his dental assistant Harriet Miers appointed.... Wait one of them was.

Posted on 12/23/10 at 04:14 pm in response to What's Pawlenty's legacy? Some surprising answers

Let's not forget TPaw was also reelected on a fluke. His victory in 06' arguably could have been a gift from Judy Dutcher's E-85 brain fart the night before the election. TPaw's mandate was barely 20,000 votes if I remember correctly.

Once again the repubs are playing the long game just as they did in 2001. This mess will expire in an election year and the dems will have no choice but to let it go on indefinitely, which they'll have to do anyway after losing the House. The 2010 no income limit for 401k and IRA conversions to their Roth equivalent with a 2 year period to pay the tax was another genius forward looking plan to lock in all the profits from storming Wall Street and the windfall 10 year tax holiday the uber-...

Can't understand how the Repubs are suddenly for adding 450B to the deficit next year by extending the GWB tax cuts. They were an ill conceived political gift to the base and should have never been passed in the first place. The projections they were based on back then and the whole "trickle down" theory are complete nonsense proven by constant repetition with the help of the media. A tax cut is a tax increase for future generations and deficit spending plain and simple. Obama should be...

Posted on 12/21/09 at 01:07 pm in response to KQRS, 93X parent Citadel Broadcasting files bankruputcy

I imagine he was paid with a lot of stock the last 20 years which is all worthless. I bet this had something to do with his recent retirement flip flop.

Posted on 10/22/09 at 05:16 pm in response to Is Jay Leno killing KARE's 10 p.m. news ratings?

Wow, lots to talk about here.
I'm one of the 40% without cable.
100 channels of house flipping bachelorette reality swapping star dancing is something I can surely do without. Especially when basic cable went from $25 to $70 in the last 10 years.
Comcast is one of the many businesses handed a monopoly by the very laws enacted to prevent them. When they bought out Time Warner's cable business in this area the quality of cable and internet service cratered and the prices...

Posted on 10/16/09 at 05:49 pm in response to Is Jay Leno killing KARE's 10 p.m. news ratings?

Is the local FOX affiliate considered News or entertainment?

Posted on 10/21/09 at 03:23 pm in response to Clean-air advocates battle Oberstar over Great Lakes pollution proposal

Maybe Jim should also look into the offshore maintenance facilities all the airlines have switched to the last 5 years in their cost and job slashing spree. How about bringing that work back to the states? High paying skilled jobs for the taking when we need them most. NPR did a great series on this topic this week. Undocumented, out of spec repairs being done by El Salvadorians making $3.50 per hour.
Along with the under paid entry level pilots we have flying commuter planes in this...