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Rebecca Hoover

St. Paul, MN
Commenter for
3 years 48 weeks

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Posted on 07/06/10 at 04:42 pm in response to Emmer's minimum-wage fallout: Who makes $100,000 as a waiter or bartender?

Politicians these days are so, er, competent. Imagine, with competence of the type Emmer has displayed on the waitress/waiter wage issue, imagine how well he would do managing the budget for things like bridges and state safety. Emmer is supported by the madam of Minnesota bridges, Carol Molnau, who was also overflowing with competence.

I am sure that everyone here can see in advance what a fine state Minnesota would be of Emmer and his supporters took over the bureaucracy. Oh, sure...

Posted on 06/22/10 at 11:29 am in response to Emmer outlines another radical idea for limiting federal power

I have long wondered about Emmer's mental health and this crackpot idea proves my concerns are well-founded I'm afraid. Often when I watched Emmer ranting on the House floor, I wondered if he had some type of structural brain abnormality that caused his irrational behavior.

Of more concern to me are the Republicans who have lined up to support Emmer. They include Laura Brod, Carol Collapsing Bridge Molnau, Brian Sullivan, Rod Grams, etc. What cast of characters.

Posted on 06/17/10 at 11:24 am in response to Why don't women buy at Best Buy? The chain sets out to answer the question -- and it's paying off

Let's face it, Best Best has a terrible reputation for putting down those 40 and over and for age discrimination. Companies don't win loyal women customers by acting like jerks.

Posted on 06/09/10 at 02:14 pm in response to Minnesota lawmakers want BP's hide, but what can Congress do?

The get tough with BP talk from some of the Minnesota policians is a bunch of phony baloney. Let's face it, Amy Klobuchar protected the interests of big insurance and pharma with health care reform legislation that is a windfall for those companies. Next Amy helped big banks and financiers by voting against breaking up the companies that have gotten too big.

Let's face it, Amy Klobuchar is a corporatist and a phony. Her talk about getting tough with BP is nothing but a show.

Posted on 06/03/10 at 11:29 am in response to Tom Emmer's campaign manager is a non-traditional choice -- and a non-traditional Republican

I have to hand it to both Buesgens and Emmer -- they do seem to be honest. I have always wished, however, that both would spend more time with their mouths zippered because they go on and on and are extreme.

Honest compulsive talkers -- must make quite a team.

Posted on 05/05/10 at 12:02 pm in response to BULLETIN: Supreme Court overrules Pawlenty on unallotments

I was surprised by the 4 to 3 decision of the court. It sounds as if we have three justices who do not appreciate the constitutional separation of powers and the sneaky way Pawlenty tried to usurp constitutional separate of authority.

In any event, it is no monarchy or king for Minnesota. Pawlenty the despot cannot leave Minnesota too soon for me.

In my view, Pawlenty had a sadistic desire to cause suffering among those most in need -- those with disabilities and the mentally...

Posted on 05/05/10 at 12:10 pm in response to Searching for the homeless: Who are they?

Isn't it nice that Sen. Cruella Klobuchar is doing a lot about the widespread unemployment that is causing more and more homelessness? She puts on her a witch like black suit almost every day, and she heads out for a hard days work of photo ops each day. Senator Cruella does more photo ops than anyone. So don't let anyone say she just does not care about the suffering masses and those huddling in the cold. Those photo ops are a lot of work. Really, really they are.

Posted on 04/30/10 at 01:41 am in response to Annette Meeks says she's still surprised she said 'yes' to being Tom Emmer's running mate

Annette Meeks is the type of person we could do without in public service. She is a very poor role model for young people. Her values are readily apparent and she is not the type of person we should want in public service.

Posted on 04/15/10 at 09:00 pm in response to Klobuchar, colleagues ready to tackle airline tack-on fees

16 million kids in the USA face hunger.
240,000 in Minnesota are jobless.
400,000 in Minnesota have no health insurance.
Suicide rates among soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan are sky high.
Rates of homelessness increase.

Amy Klobuchar answers the call. Amy Klobuchar works really, really hard on reducing the cost of baggage fees. Really, really, really hard.

She fits in a spread at Elle magazine and travels around a lot, a really big whole bunch, making...

Posted on 03/30/10 at 11:48 pm in response to Bachmann and Franken embrace and smile -- now that's a headline!

Well, honestly, so Al Franken had his arm around Michele Bachmann. I can scoop that--Al Franken kissed me.

You know you are getting a little older when a man comes along and kisses you and his wife looks happy and says "nice to see you". And that's the way it happened.

That Al Franken is quite a hugger and a smoocher. These are important political facts that altogether too often go without notice by MinnPost.