Tag Archives: Minnesota

Michele Bachmann’s opponent Tarryl Clark voted to put a 3/8 of a penny sales tax increase on the November ballot. And you know what that means? Crayon prices are going through the roof! And who uses crayons? CHILDREN! Why does Tarryl Clark hate children??!?!

After the suicides of three gay teens in just one year, a Minnesota school district has rebuffed offers from LGBT groups to help with anti-bullying education, citing a 2009 edict that “sexual orientation is not to be taught in the district.” This, despite charges that one of the teens killed himself last year after being harassed by two of his …

Jim the Bow-legged Election Guy is back.

“If you believe as I do that we ought to not base the laws of America over the laws of foreign countries, if you believe as I do that we need to have “Under God” in the Pledge, if you believe as I do that we need judges who understand their job is to interpret the law and protect the …

Michele Bachmann’s first TV ad of the campaign season introduces us to “Jim, the election guy,” who promises “I’ll be back later,” presumably in follow-up commercials. Maybe Crazy Eyes knows how grating her voice is.

Tom Emmer’s got seven kids and he uses them all to shill for his bid for Minnesota governor.

I looked at this yesterday and dismissed it as typical teabaggery. But today HuffPo reports this bit of assholery is actually the work of the Minnesota Republican Party.

MoveOn.org’s national ad buy for their anti-Target campaign has been rejected by MSNBC. MSNBC spokeswoman Alana Russo says the commercial submitted by the liberal group MoveOn.org violates its advertising policy by directly attacking an individual business. MoveOn announced plans earlier this week to spend $35,000 airing the ad on MSNBC nationally and on three networks in the Twin Cities. The …

MoveOn.org has launched a television campaign against Target. The campaign begins tomorrow on three networks in Minnesota and will air nationally on MSNBC.

(Tipped by JMG reader Aaron)

“I like to be close to the word of God, whereas whores need hide themselves from the Lord’s Holy Eyeball.”

Openly gay Minnesota state Sen. Paul Koering lost his GOP primary reelection bid yesterday in a campaign that got ugly and personal after Koering was seen dining with a young male porn star. The race between Gazelka, a former state representative, and Koering, R-Fort Ripley, was notable for its focus on Koering’s personal life, and for efforts by state Republicans …

And how he’s tied to the Christian rock band that calls for the execution of homosexuals.

From this clip’s description: Irate activists visited Target HQ to extend the boycott of Target Stores for the $150,000 contribution the corporation made to a group supporting Republican Tom Emmer. Emmer is seen as an enemy of LGBT people, immigrants and other groups. Randi Reitan, the woman seen on YouTube last week cutting up her Target charge card to protest …

Abe Sauer writes at The Awl: The truth is not that Target and its leadership have suddenly turned on their commitment to gay rights. It’s more that it never really existed to begin with. Further research shows that Target has funneled significant funding to the most socially conservative of Republicans and that it boasts a frightening culture of anti-gay candidate …

Target CEO Gregg Steinhafel has bowed to national outrage and issued an apology (just to his employees, so far) for funding an anti-gay Minnesota PAC to the tune of $150,000. Steinhafel’s letter says the company “will more closely scrutinize” political donations in the future. Minnesota Forward, the recipient of Target’s dough, funneled the money to anti-gay candidate for governor, Tom …

And since the GOP filibustered the Disclose Act last week, we may often never know which corporations are behind these kinds of campaigns. (Tipped by JMG reader Alan)

Via Towleroad, here’s a Minnesota mother of a gay son making what she says is her final shopping trip to her local Target “until they make this right.” It’s a lovely video.

Target CEO Gregg Steinhafel has sent a letter to all employees defending the company’s track record on LGBT issues. This comes after the revelation that the retail giant had donated $150K to a Minnesota group that funds the campaign of a candidate with ties to an anti-gay Christian rock band. The band and its leader openly call for the executions …