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Tony Dunlop

Minneapolis, MN
Commenter for
2 years 8 weeks

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Posted on 05/17/13 at 07:57 am in response to Bachmann, Tea Party rally against IRS disclosures

"Bachmann said: “... We aren’t interested in creating our own facts.” "

That's the funniest thing I've read all week!

Posted on 05/07/13 at 02:04 pm in response to Gay-marriage bill has votes to pass Minnesota House, sponsor Clark says

the DFL sould then prepare to return to minority status in at least one legislative body in 2014 if they do this. I'm pretty sure some rural DFLers will lose their seats over this, even if they vote "no." Apparently legislators who support this bill think this issue is worth returning to budget impasses, underfunded educational and social services, and public sector union-bashing - because that's what one of the predictable results will be.
Oh, and the rich and powerful, i.e. big...

Posted on 05/10/13 at 02:23 pm in response to Gay-marriage bill has votes to pass Minnesota House, sponsor Clark says

...but I don't want anyone who supported this bill to whine when the new Republican legislature won't fund child care or medical assistance two years from now. Apparently this is worth it. That's all I'm saying.

Posted on 05/10/13 at 01:48 pm in response to 'Belt and suspenders' for transit would be more like a noose

In a just society, the third and fifth columns in that chart would be the same.

And for another group of self-described conservatives' take on transportation issues:
http://www.theamericanconservative.com/cpt/
This site effectively debunks the myth that the current automobile-dominated transportation system is the result of some kind of free market or consumer...

Posted on 04/30/13 at 03:55 pm in response to Hostile reception greets Dayton at first metro-area ‘Meet with Mark’ session

That was my thought - he's got guts. Dayton in Shakopee would be the equivalent of Pawlenty coming to an open forum in the Seward neighborhood in Mpls. - which, of course, he never did. Of course his reception there would have been just as discourteous as Dayton's was, no doubt.

Posted on 03/29/13 at 07:20 pm in response to KQ's Tom Barnard melts down, seeks 'anger management'

When the Twinkies played at the Met (Stadium, that is) they never played any home games until 2 weeks into the season. Even so I still remember some season openers in the mid-30s. Someone at MLB scheduling really didn't think this through.

Posted on 03/08/13 at 12:11 pm in response to Political boomerang: GOP’s defeated amendment put same-sex marriage on fast track

"[The proposed law] doesn’t require churches to marry individuals if that marriage would violate the religious beliefs of a church."

None of its opponents claim that it does; this is a straw man. The real civil rights/freedom of conscience question is, will photographers, banquet-hall operators, and others who cater to wedding clients, who do not recognize the government's new definition of marriage, be forced out of business by discrimination lawsuits for following their consciences...

Posted on 03/08/13 at 03:42 pm in response to Political boomerang: GOP’s defeated amendment put same-sex marriage on fast track

Just stop claiming that changing the definition of marriage won't affect anyone else's life, that's all I'm saying. It will.

Posted on 03/09/13 at 10:42 am in response to Political boomerang: GOP’s defeated amendment put same-sex marriage on fast track

I replied to you, but the censors didn't let it through. It was not inflammatory in any way, so I don't know why. But anyway, never mind. Keep patting yourselves on the back.

Posted on 03/09/13 at 11:05 am in response to Political boomerang: GOP’s defeated amendment put same-sex marriage on fast track

Thank you for openly acknowledging that you want trouble for those who do not fall in line with your preferred orthodoxy. I wish others were so forthright about it.