Thursday, November 09, 2006
Report from Minnesota post Election Night
Well, it's been crazy but I guess now it is over. Shitloads of dirty tricks were played in the lead up to it, and the worthless media went out of their way to make such chicanery appear to be spread equally between the two major parties. Somehow the will of the people overcame voter suppression drives and the questionably patriotic act of voting into a touchscreen; the gloating of the 'permenent majority' has ceased.
Here in Minnesota we did so - so.
Amy Klobuchar became our replacement for one term wanderer Mark Dayton, smashing the lame Mark Kennedy. Unfortunately for Mr. Kennedy, enough Minnesotans had wised up to the fact that he was not a dem, so his usual campaign ads where his surname is repeated like a hip-hop riff while bland, neutral statements about being a 'good guy' - they just wern't gonna cut it anymore. Glad to see my state represent'n when it came to the U.S. Senate.
In the House, Betty McCollum easily won here in my home district. My partner has sent Ms. McCollum a letter from time to time, and she always replies to her with a personal letter. Better than my luck sending mail to our republican senator Norm Coleman. I send him an email telling him that he's a fuckhead, and I get a form letter back directing me to send contributions to this address.
Also in the House, Minneapolis, Minnesota has elected the nations first muslim to the Congress. Keith Ellison is also the first non-white ever elected to federal office in my liberal home-state. I've heard Mr. Ellison speak a few times and he's got some good shit to say. He's one of those black politicians who makes me envious. How nice would it be for a young man to have someone of his own race who could speak so eloquently regarding the state of the world. He's also promised to make instant run-off voting a priority when he get's up there. Instant run off voting gets us all a helluva lot closer to being able to elect real people and end the tyranny of the entrenched wealth.
One the down side Minnesota still has Tim Pawlenty as governor. Even though he again only won thanks to a third party cantidate pulling votes (again, let's get some fucking instant run-off and cut that out) , our worthless mass media be talking about how this is his opportunity to showcase his bipartisanship and prep himself for the national stage. Trust me, this guy ain't Presidential material. I don't even think he has the slightest misconceptions about that, the whole 'might he be President someday' line of bullshit is just something to give the sycopatic press to talk about other than his actions as gov. This guy made a promise to a dozen of our wealthiest citizens not to ever raise their taxes, and has been pussyfoot'n around with 'fees' and shifting expenses to the local municipalities ever since. He also compared poetry to being a mime, so he can go fuck himself as far as I'm concerned.
Another let down over here was the loss of Colleen Rowly to John Kline. Again, not my district, so I'm not to down on why John Kline sucks, but Ms. Rowly was Time magazine's Woman of the Year. She was the career FBI agent who blew the whistle on the massive fuck ups that were preventing the disturbing fact that terrorists were over here learning how to fly planes (just not how to take off or land. . .) I'd think that even 'security moms' would want someone like that in the House. . . I think the district she was running in had a lot of wealthy suburbs, and suburbs do make people fucking dumb. . .
Let's see if the new majority party can be shamed into doing some worthwhile. Peace out.
Here in Minnesota we did so - so.
Amy Klobuchar became our replacement for one term wanderer Mark Dayton, smashing the lame Mark Kennedy. Unfortunately for Mr. Kennedy, enough Minnesotans had wised up to the fact that he was not a dem, so his usual campaign ads where his surname is repeated like a hip-hop riff while bland, neutral statements about being a 'good guy' - they just wern't gonna cut it anymore. Glad to see my state represent'n when it came to the U.S. Senate.
In the House, Betty McCollum easily won here in my home district. My partner has sent Ms. McCollum a letter from time to time, and she always replies to her with a personal letter. Better than my luck sending mail to our republican senator Norm Coleman. I send him an email telling him that he's a fuckhead, and I get a form letter back directing me to send contributions to this address.
Also in the House, Minneapolis, Minnesota has elected the nations first muslim to the Congress. Keith Ellison is also the first non-white ever elected to federal office in my liberal home-state. I've heard Mr. Ellison speak a few times and he's got some good shit to say. He's one of those black politicians who makes me envious. How nice would it be for a young man to have someone of his own race who could speak so eloquently regarding the state of the world. He's also promised to make instant run-off voting a priority when he get's up there. Instant run off voting gets us all a helluva lot closer to being able to elect real people and end the tyranny of the entrenched wealth.
One the down side Minnesota still has Tim Pawlenty as governor. Even though he again only won thanks to a third party cantidate pulling votes (again, let's get some fucking instant run-off and cut that out) , our worthless mass media be talking about how this is his opportunity to showcase his bipartisanship and prep himself for the national stage. Trust me, this guy ain't Presidential material. I don't even think he has the slightest misconceptions about that, the whole 'might he be President someday' line of bullshit is just something to give the sycopatic press to talk about other than his actions as gov. This guy made a promise to a dozen of our wealthiest citizens not to ever raise their taxes, and has been pussyfoot'n around with 'fees' and shifting expenses to the local municipalities ever since. He also compared poetry to being a mime, so he can go fuck himself as far as I'm concerned.
Another let down over here was the loss of Colleen Rowly to John Kline. Again, not my district, so I'm not to down on why John Kline sucks, but Ms. Rowly was Time magazine's Woman of the Year. She was the career FBI agent who blew the whistle on the massive fuck ups that were preventing the disturbing fact that terrorists were over here learning how to fly planes (just not how to take off or land. . .) I'd think that even 'security moms' would want someone like that in the House. . . I think the district she was running in had a lot of wealthy suburbs, and suburbs do make people fucking dumb. . .
Let's see if the new majority party can be shamed into doing some worthwhile. Peace out.
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will the melting of the ice caps slow in the next 2 years? i don't think so.
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: Sunday, November 12, 2006 9:28:00 AM
: Sunday, November 12, 2006 9:28:00 AM
I went with the blue ticket in Tennessee, but it didn't stem the tide of mental retardation that swept new Republicans into power.
I wasn't too broken up about it since Harold Ford and Bob Corker were essentially interchangeable.
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I wasn't too broken up about it since Harold Ford and Bob Corker were essentially interchangeable.
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