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North Star Liberty: Do something
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Friday, October 24, 2014. Source: Wikimedia Commons, By Inqvisitor (Own work) CC-BY-SA-3.0. With about a week-and-a-half to go to Election Day, both parties are hoping to amp up voter enthusiasm and get out the vote. The Democrats are trotting out every prominent member of their party, except for the President, to stump for the DFL. Republicans are also working to increase voter turnout, always a challenge in a non-Presidential election year. Who attended their precinct caucus would just work one. Observ...
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North Star Liberty: The bigotry of Glee
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Monday, January 19, 2015. The bigotry of Glee. 8211; a person who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices; especially. One who regards or treats the members of a group with hatred and intolerance. 8212; Merriam-Webster.com. Accessed January 14, 2015. By definition, the writers of Glee,. A comedy that airs on the Fox television network, and many liberal progressives, are bigots. Quinn, president of the Celibacy Club whose Glenn Beck-watching parents get lampooned i...
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North Star Liberty: December 2014
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Monday, December 22, 2014. Merry Christmas, my friend. Dedicates this poem to all active duty, Reserve, and National Guard soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines, and Coast Guard who stand upon a wall and say, "Nothing's going to hurt you tonight, not on my watch." You protect our freedom so we don't have to. God bless you all this Christmas season, and always. By Marine Lance Corporal James M. Schmidt (1986). Twas the night before Christmas, he lived all alone,. And to see just who in this home did live.
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North Star Liberty: Vote what I say, not what I do
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Thursday, October 23, 2014. Vote what I say, not what I do. Source: Wikimedia Commons (John Snape) CC BY-SA 3.0. Republicans face an uphill battle in a state like Minnesota, where words matter more than deeds. As long as the majority of voters like what they hear,. That's who gets their vote. Results announced at the beginning of October revealed an interesting dichotomy among the voters questioned by the survey:. 52% of respondents disapprove. Affordable and resulted in less. Minnesotans elected a state...
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North Star Liberty: August 2014
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Friday, August 08, 2014. Grand old party in the park. The Republicans of Minnesota SD44. Republican-endorsed candidate for U.S. Senate Mike McFadden. Was relaxed and smiling after meeting voters at Farmfest. This week in Morgan, Minn. McFadden talked about his farm family roots. No doubt in spite of trying, the Republican-endorsed candidate for Minnesota Governor, SD44's own Jeff Johnson,. Failed to be in two places at once. So his top campaign surrogate, Johnson's wife Sondi,. The Republican-endorsed ca...
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North Star Liberty: September 2014
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Wednesday, September 24, 2014. Gov Dayton earns an F in EdPolicy 101. 8220;The stability of a republican form of government depending mainly upon the intelligence of the people, it is the duty of the legislature to establish a general and uniform system of public schools.”. 8212;Constitution of the State of Minnesota, Article XIII, Sec. 1. When the DFL puts the interests of the teachers' union above the needs of Minnesota's public school students, we get headlines like this, year after year:. By doubling...
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North Star Liberty: October 2014
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Friday, October 24, 2014. Source: Wikimedia Commons, By Inqvisitor (Own work) CC-BY-SA-3.0. With about a week-and-a-half to go to Election Day, both parties are hoping to amp up voter enthusiasm and get out the vote. The Democrats are trotting out every prominent member of their party, except for the President, to stump for the DFL. Republicans are also working to increase voter turnout, always a challenge in a non-Presidential election year. Who attended their precinct caucus would just work one. Republ...
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North Star Liberty: Majority rules
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Monday, November 03, 2014. As Scott, my old political mentor and impetus for this blog, always used to tell me, "It's all about the gavels." Put another way, "the majority rules.". The partisan split in the 134-seat Minnesota House of Representatives is currently 73 DFL to 61 Republican. This makes the DFL the "majority party" by twelve members. Because an even split would be 67 members each, the Republican Party is seven seats from gaining majority status in the upcoming election. When vetting candidate...
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North Star Liberty: Truth, justice, and the American way
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Thursday, September 11, 2014. Truth, justice, and the American way. Figures of Soviet soldiers at the base of a Soviet Army monument transformed into superheroes in Sofia, Bulgaria. 8220;Well, Doctor, what have we got, a Republic or a Monarchy? 8220;A Republic, if you can keep it.”. 8212;Benjamin Franklin (attributed). And its companion book by Dinesh D'Souza). This startling and oddly reassuring image showed up recently in a newsfeed from, of all places, the Moscow Times. I tweeted it almost right away.
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North Star Liberty: Lowering standards for teachers and academics will not close the achievement gap
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Tuesday, October 14, 2014. Lowering standards for teachers and academics will not close the achievement gap. Lowering standards for teachers and academics will not close the nation's widest achievement gap and give Minnesota and our kids a bright future. Put Minnesota's students first, not the teachers' union. Vote Jeff Johnson for Governor. For Representative in Minnesota House District 44B. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. Minnesotans Against Common Core. MN House GOP Caucus.
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