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John Edwards

Minneapolis, MN
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Posted on 05/22/13 at 11:16 am in response to Poll: Franken has big lead over 'opponents'

Nate Silver not withstanding, this is the same polling outfit that had Democratic candidate Elizabeth Colbert Busch leading Republican Mark Sanford by nine points in a South Carolina Congressional race Sanford won 54-45 percent a mere two weeks later. In other words, Public Policy Polling, well known for its Democratic bias, was only off 18 points in an election held May 7, 2013. Let's see: subtract 9 from Franken's 55 and add 9 to Bachman's 38. Hmm. Hello Sen. Bachman.

Posted on 05/22/13 at 02:37 pm in response to Poll: Franken has big lead over 'opponents'

Wikipedia: PPP is described as one of the "most accurate" polling companies[3][4] and as a "Democratic-leaning"[5] polling company because in its private client work, it conducts polls only for Democratic campaigns and progressive organizations.

Source: ^ 5 Silver, Nate (June 22, 2012). "Calculating ‘House Effects’ of Polling Firms". New York Times. Retrieved 18 August 2012.

Posted on 05/20/13 at 05:41 pm in response to Early poll shows close race between Bachmann and Graves

This is the same polling outfit that had Democratic candidate Elizabeth Colbert Busch leading Republican Mark Sanford by nine points in a South Carolina Congressional race Sanford won 54-45 percent a mere two weeks later. Results showing a presumed underdog Democrat is close or leading is a typical practice of left-wing polling organizations such as Public Policy Polling and the Minnesota Poll. The reason is that it is much easier for the candidate to attract volunteers and financial...

Posted on 05/14/13 at 11:36 am in response to Same-sex marriage: And today it'll be law

Many of the same people who support gay marriage (presumably not Bible thumpers) hypocritically oppose polygamy, a religious-based practice of the LDS Church.

From Wikipedia: In 1862, Congress issued the Morrill Anti-Bigamy Act which clarified that the practice of polygamy was illegal in all US territories. The LDS Church believed that their religiously-based practice of plural marriage was protected by the United States Constitution,[52] however, the unanimous 1878 Supreme Court...

Posted on 04/20/13 at 10:21 am in response to Testy times at the Capitol as angry Republicans walk out of committee meeting

I can't understand why they the Republicans just don't hide out in another state, denying a quorum just as the Senate Democrats did in Wisconsin two years ago to protect their friends in the public employee labor movement.

Posted on 04/09/13 at 01:20 pm in response to David Carr on alt-weeklies, phone apps and all things media

Interesting that Brian is concerned about being "fair minded." I wonder if he considers his regular snarky, asides about non-liberals in his Glean column "fair-minded." Does he call his targets, advise them they should have their cups on, and then ask for a response?

I love it that these two guys worked on a weekly that obviously paid part of their salaries from money made off almost every type of sexual activity you can identify advertised on the back pages. I am sure, however, both...

Posted on 04/02/13 at 11:07 am in response to N. Dakota's anti-abortion moves growing, drawing backlash

The passage of this law would be cheered nationally if Americans were hearing daily the gruesome testimony in the concurrent murder trial of Dr. Kermit Gosnell, the Philadelphia physician charged with murdering seven newborn children at his rancid abortion facility, where atrocities included snapping the necks of new-born fetuses.

The Big Three networks' morning and evening newscasts still haven't covered the week-old trial. Nor has there been a word in the print edition of the...

Posted on 03/29/13 at 12:22 pm in response to Same-sex marriage opponents link gays to Nazis — again

Politicususa, a self-proclaimed liberal website, used precisely the same, best-known Goebbels’ quote in a June 11, 2011 column by D. L. MacKenzie in attacking Congressman Dick Armey; Anthony Napolitano of Fox News, and Sarah Palin (who was also described as a renowned simpleton if likening her to a Nazi was not enough vitriol for the blog’s readers.) The Goebbels’ reference has been used countless times by people of all political beliefs. Because it was made against a gay organization...

Posted on 03/25/13 at 02:23 pm in response to Tubby Smith out as U of M basketball coach

Just wondering how many U of M women's hockey games Brian Lambert went to this season, since he inserted his personal opinion into the "high-quality journalism" MinnPost proudly proclaims it produces.

Posted on 03/23/13 at 11:26 am in response to Andy Kohut goes deep on impact of the GOP's 'staunch conservatism'

Liberal Andy Kohut made precisely the same case that now makes Eric and his fellow left wingers at MinnPost so excited in an Aug. 19, 2007 Washington Post article entitled "Permanent Republican Majority? Think Again." http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/17/AR200708.... In other...