Klobuchar Campaign Gives Itself a Black Eye
That's the first conclusion I came to when I read about
this incident. Here's some details:
Furthermore, I'd remind people to what I said earlier about lobbyists: It isn't whether you accept campaign contributions; it's a matter of whether those campaign contributions affect your vote. Thus far, I've seen no evidence that these contributions have had even a minimal effect on Mark Kennedy's voting habits.
Posted Thursday, June 29, 2006 9:13 PM
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I wandered down to the U of M's Humphrey Institute today to document the wisdom Amy Klobuchar had on "A Minnesota Vision for Ethics Reform in Washington". The Former Vice President Walter Mondale was in attendance. I was not allowed to video tape, record, or take a single still picture at the event.
I went up and asked the person at the sign in table if I could get my devices authorized, and the Klobuchar staffer who was there said no.This is utterly laughable. At the same time that the Klobuchar campaign is shutting down free speech at a public event, they're complaining about a lack of openness in ethics in Washington. Forgive me if I don't find that funny. Here's the oddest statement from the libs:
What was funny was how the Dean of the Institute said that this was a "non-campaign environment", but there were so many campaign staffers there, that one Institute employee referred to them as the "Klobuchar entourage". (Actually he came up and asked me if I was part of the Klobuchar entourage. I said no. Man, I really need to have a conservative woman take me clothes shopping one of these days if I look that much like a liberal.)
"Where was Mark Kennedy when his own House leadership was making a mockery of ethics and accountability in Congress?" said Karl Frisch, spokesman for the Democratic Senate Campaign Committee.Karl, maybe he was looking into the DSCC's unauthorized accessing of Michael Steele's credit history by using 'unusual means' to get Mr. Steele's social security number. The DSCC's employees are last people who should be talking about ethics and accountability.
Furthermore, I'd remind people to what I said earlier about lobbyists: It isn't whether you accept campaign contributions; it's a matter of whether those campaign contributions affect your vote. Thus far, I've seen no evidence that these contributions have had even a minimal effect on Mark Kennedy's voting habits.
Posted Thursday, June 29, 2006 9:13 PM
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