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Ginny Martin

St. Paul, MN
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Posted on 09/05/12 at 01:42 pm in response to A cautious reaction to Democrats’ convention: They had a great night

I didn't intend to watch the convention until later, when Michelle Obama spoke, but got drawn into very quickly by the speeches by others--every one of the others, in fact. Cory Booker, Deval Patrick, Castro (an up and coming politician--hurray), the talk by NARAL director and the appearance of all those strong women legislators. And of course Michelle Obama. She and Barack fought for their professional lives, managing to get grants and loans and whatever was needed to get their educations...

Posted on 09/05/12 at 01:43 pm in response to A cautious reaction to Democrats’ convention: They had a great night

Just look at the joyous smile in this photo of Michelle Obama!

Posted on 09/05/12 at 01:47 pm in response to Rybak brings pro-Obama message to national stage

I think his comment has about as much accuracy as the spelling of Rybak's name.

Posted on 09/01/12 at 12:27 pm in response to Usually conservative Farm Bureau endorses Sen. Klobuchar for re-election

There's no contradiction here.

Posted on 09/01/12 at 12:30 pm in response to GOP leaves Tampa, sees 'signs of hope'

I did. I turned off the sound and watched but I was chilled for a few minutes by his smile. I don't know if it was a Dad, you should be proud of me, so much as Have I got a deal for you! He looked like the cat that ate the cheese.

Posted on 08/30/12 at 11:08 am in response to Pawlenty plays warm-up comedian, attack dog, blue-collar man, Romney surrogate

has always seemed to me to be at about the emotional i.q. level of a 6th or 7th graders. His speech confirms it. He was a bully, he used phrases that I thought only children used, he was arbitrary, he refused to meet with DFLers to try to work out issues, he never showed up at an economic conference with the DFLers, scorning them as . . I don't remember what he said now, but it was vicious and childish.
He should stick to his day job, whatever that is.

Posted on 08/29/12 at 12:18 pm in response to Chris Christie’s GOP convention speech: 20 truths make a lie

Nixon said the same thing about ending the Vietnam war, that he had a "secret plan" to end the war. Didn't.

Posted on 08/29/12 at 12:22 pm in response to Chris Christie’s GOP convention speech: 20 truths make a lie

I was unable and unwilling to watch the convention news. I did briefly, but it's easier for me to handle these things if I read them, instead of listening to a finger pointing bellowing politician tell me a lot of stuff I know is not true.
I didn't see any fact-checking from our local newspaper, but I'll watch for it from FactCheck and a couple other sites. (They do Democrats too, as does Eric Black: equal treatment.)

Posted on 08/29/12 at 12:51 pm in response to Republican platform draws attention, but not full support of Minnesota’s GOP candidates

Democrats should publicize these social issues, such as the republican (many of them) belief beginning of life when the guys sperm and egg meet and the result is a person with the same value as a walking around adult person. Most common sense Americans don't go along with that and all the consequences of this theology. Democrats should make it clear what that means. It will repel most voters.

Posted on 08/29/12 at 12:40 pm in response to Ron Paul delegates very upset by GOP rules change

Remember who won that 1968 contest? But Humphrey was beginning to back away from supporting the Vietnam war and was picking up steam. If the campaign had gone on a little longer, Humphrey would have won--and imagine what would have happened then.
Nixon promised that he had a "secret plan" to end the Vietnam war and apparently many voters believed he did have something up his sleeve. It turned out to be a blank paper.