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Arito Moerair

Twin Cities
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Posted on 05/09/12 at 11:24 am in response to Senate passes stadium bill, grabs user fees, $25 million more from Vikes

It's because most people, particularly the stadium supporters, are uneducated. The same principle applies to the climate change debate.

They disregard facts, data, and research, because they "just know" what happens. They "just know" there stadium will be an economic boon. They "just know" humans aren't responsible when it's 80 degrees on St Patrick's Day in Minnesota. Their heart tells them what's true.

Reality has a well-known liberal bias.

Posted on 04/26/12 at 11:38 am in response to Stadium bill maneuvering offers a refresher course in legislative politics

"I think the majority [of people] ..." Bakk said.

"I think the message most [legislators] are getting ..." Sviggum said.

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Do EITHER of these guys have ANY evidence to support these claims? Or is it just that they themselves want a stadium, so they're assuming and saying that everyone else does?

Alice Hausman is probably right.

Posted on 04/25/12 at 03:01 pm in response to Minnesota's election system after two recounts

"Those two experiences do suggest that ... Minnesota is very evenly divided politically in state races."

I disagree. Al Franken was a rather weak candidate. Coleman even said that a better candidate would have beaten Normie by a landslide. Obama won Minnesota 54-44; that does not suggest "evenly divided."

In the 2010 governor race, we had yet another very strong third-party vanity campaign, creating yet another very close outcome between the top two candidates.

Posted on 04/25/12 at 03:21 pm in response to Kurt Bills gains advantage for GOP Senate endorsement

Wait a second. A high school econ teacher running for office? Aren't his students being indoctrinated?

Posted on 04/24/12 at 11:48 am in response to Target should acquire Best Buy

Why would Target -- a fiercely competitive retailer battling Walmart AND the internet -- want to chain a giant albatross around its neck? They would not only be taking on a vast array of little-used brick-and-mortar real estate, but also a giant HQ and thousands of employees who would soon be made redundant. At least Target probably has a decent future, despite Wally-World and online shopping. They sell things that people NEED, as opposed to the BBY business model of selling things that...

Posted on 04/20/12 at 12:53 pm in response to Not so fast: Why a Vikings’ move wouldn’t be easy

In theory I'm sure the aforementioned LA Coliseum or the Rose Bowl would be willing to work with the Vikings. This is assuming they'll move, which they won't.

Posted on 04/20/12 at 03:30 pm in response to Not so fast: Why a Vikings’ move wouldn’t be easy

So what was Goodell saying at the Super Bowl -- that only an expansion team would go to LA? Was he lying?

Posted on 04/18/12 at 11:32 am in response to No 'next year' for the Vikings stadium effort?

So where are the Vikings going to play? The only stadium they have is the Metrodome. Are they going to play in a parking lot somewhere?

Posted on 04/18/12 at 12:42 pm in response to No 'next year' for the Vikings stadium effort?

By the same token, I don't think one can overestimate the degree to which Morrie Lanning is a scoundrel. He has shown that he's more than willing to spend tax dollars that are NOT generated by his own constituents.

Posted on 04/13/12 at 11:29 am in response to Did the Constitution's framers favor a health care mandate?

I suppose it's interesting trivia to know that they favored a form of a mandate, but in the context of healthcare in 2012, it's irrelevant. More importantly, it won't make a lick of difference to the hypocritical and committed ideologues on the supreme court.

I frankly don't give a flying fortress what the constitutional framers wanted. There is no way they could have seen what American society would be like 225 years into the future. The constitution is a good starting place, but...