“I would lift my habit, Mother Superior.”

Mother Superior (shocked): “And what would you do next?”

Sister Maria: “I would tell him to drop his trousers.”

Mother Superior (even more shocked): “And what then?”

Sister Maria: “I would run away. I can run much faster with my habit up than he can with his trousers down.”

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We didn’t want to open the event up for anyone and every one running for ANY office. It was a 6th CD GOP event. And because of that, there were 8 or more rounds of questions on a variety of issues. Regarding, once again, the 6th CD. Period!

Glad you have decided to turn this into a personal attack on me. Intellectual bullying is great for free and open debate.

The more I think about it, the more I realize how big of an issue this really is. I’m surprised that more of the media hasn’t taken hold of this yet.

Minnesota needs to implement better ballot access laws. It just downed on me…..it is not just the THIRD-PARTY candidates that are having a hard time getting on the ballot, but the law doesn’t account for others who might be not allowed to complete WITHIN a party. Do you know that the US ballot access laws are stricter than any other country in the world (including Russia)?

Thanks for pointing out the MN law on caucuses and straw polls. I’m going to have to start getting people to write in to their congressmen / legislators on the issue of “fair access.” I anticiapate this will be a touchy issue, because as incumbants, congressmen / legislators won’t want to increase ballot access. It hurts their ability to be re-elected for a variety of reasons that are too long to get into here in the comment section of a blog posting.

It is for reasons like this that we need free speech in this country among the media (although I usually detest the media) - they are the only ones who keep our lawmakers in check on important decisions like this. This is a hotter issue than I first thought. I think we’ve stumbled upon something here that could be as well-known of an issue as “term limits” if enough people get on the bandwagon about it.

Did the GOP hold a straw poll? No. Were they required? No. Would it have been RIGHT to have done so? Yes.

You can play the legal vs right game. I don’t care. I’m not charging anyone did anything illegal. I am saying that the game plan is to prevent any opposition within GOP from being known.

Just so we are clear on what happened on the show. I asked very specific questions which were getting spin for answers. I don’t allow that. I had you on for one reason: to demonstrate that the Kennedy supporters are in fact doing what is necessary to win. Instead of letting the principles win they (and you included) are putting party over principles. I was not waiting for the “L-word”…I figure you already learned that mistake and were not willing to continue the “Legitimate Candidate” road any longer.

The real icing on the cake was when another caller was queued up ready to prove even further that the Kennedy campaign is about party-over-principle.

And the idea that this is all about our not allowing Kennedy to dictate our debate let us be clear that only an imbicile can think that. The ONLY reason this has come up is because you made the false claim that Kennedy was innocent of trying to shut out Shudlick. I gave you a first hand account of how Kennedy is actually an active participant. I know that he is afraid to answer anything that will show him to not be the more conservative candidate and that is why he will not come on. I actually am hoping for a no-show. I have so much more fun making fun of the candidates that skip out. As it is I am considering changing the date of the in-studio debate so the DFL and GOP are on different days. This will truly test Kennedy’s sense of right-vs-wrong. I have decided what I will do in Kennedy’s stead…and how we will explain his absence to the St Cloud listeners.

Here is the bottom line as of right now: Kennedy is an active participant in skipping the Kennedy-Shudlick-Uldrich race. This is not illegal…it is wrong. If this is not corrected quickly I will follow the advice of many…and take this issue to a larger forum. Principles can win. Lack of principles as a priority will make winning very difficult.

The GOP chair said something similiar in agreement to what you are saying…that “anyone opposed to Kennedy is not a loyal GOPer. ” Sorry, that’s wrong, any way you cut it. I have a lot of contacts, etc. through my job that Tony was not privy to….and have formed this opinion independently according to what they’ve said to me personally. Something is fishy here.

Oh…speaking of fish. Bait. Hook. It worked. Man….by the “and another thing” part of your post, I was laughing. I love getting MOBsters worked up on their blogs. But, usually I use a psedonym. I think I’ll go work up the Crossword Bebop guy now. Tee hee. See ya at trivia.

We were fair, as we should be. I just want to make this clear, since it seems that the impression that I am stifling people’s rights to hear from candidates.

Oh, and if you still think I am guilty of wrong doing as part of my official BPOU duties, I point out the 6th CD forum I hosted. Kennedy spoke only as a incumbent Congressman of the seat being fought for. When it came to campaigning for the Senate, both Shudlick and Kennedy had the exact same access to the attendees. So please stop saying I am trying to take away people’s rights to choose.

I think Shudlick should be allowed to appear at the state convention, and that there should be a vote for the endorsement. And oh gee, guess what, there will be.

2nd Do I as a Kennedy supporter not have the right support him? If not, then how can you have the right to oppose him?

3rd it is not in the rules to require a straw pole for Senate in caucuses!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! it is an option, not a requirement!!!!!!!! So by not doing one, they did not (NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!) actually break a rule or avoid the process. Tony needs to get it straight on this one. As much as you may dislike it, there was in fact no wrong doing. If you insist on placing blame for one not being done, blame the people actually responsible, BPOUs, CDs, and the state Party. Kennedy was in fact a bystander in this entire part of Tony’s argument and was not responsible for there not being a straw poll.

4th right is right? OK, you guys don’t like Kennedy, and in fact hate how his supporters are supporting him, but how is that breaking some rule? I like the guy, and I want him to get the endorsement and win. How is that taking your right away?

5th How has Shudlick been shut out from the official (this is the key, official process (as it is spelled out by the MNGOP Constitution). Debates, and private events do not count, since the GOP has no control over them. This again, Tony refused to allow me to explain today, because, again, the facts are on my side here. Shudlick, and any other candidate who is legally qualified for the office should and WILL get a chance to speak and run for the endorsement in June. It is up to the candidates to gather their supporters for that day. Just like the 6thCD candidates are running all over trying to win over everyone they can, that is their responsibility. The 6th CD in that case, is just there to make sure the endorsement is fair and equal. It is up to Shudlick to get the supporters, not Kennedy to make sure he doesn’t get their support first. I still can’t see how the process has been broken, since it really hasn’t started yet.

6th you still have a choice for your candidate. In June, at the state convention, you can vote for who ever you want, if you are a delegate. That is the process. PERIOD! The candidate is officially picked then, but they do have the right to work in the mean time, in case they do get the nod, so they could then hit the ground running against the DFL.

Tony refused to acknowledge it, but the show, the chamber debate, and all the fundraisers, are not part of the process.
At all of the official MNGOP events that I have been to, and I have been to a lot of them, if Kennedy was allowed to campaign, so was Shudlick. If Shudlick was not allowed to campaign, neither was Kennedy. Get the facts straight, the process has not been broken in this matter. Tony refused to let me make that point today, and I think it is because the facts are on my side.

I am sorry you think I am taking away your right to chose, but the more attacks I have gotten from people on your side, the more I think that they want to take away my right to support who I want. Check Tony’s post called silencing, in that, someone says that I should be thrown out of the MOB and possibly the GOP for saying what I do. Is that not silencing? I am sorry we disagree on this one, but I still don’t see how the process has been broken and I have somehow taken away your right. Plus what does the 6th District have to do with it?