MN-Sen: Full text of Coleman suit available

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Sunday November 02, 2008 · 5:43 PM PST

2008/11/02 · 17:43

Just a quick one - I didn't see this here yet so I thought I'd put it up. The full text of the suit implicating Minnesota senator Coleman, alleging bribes paid through his wife's employer, is now available online:

http://minnesotaindependent.com/...

A summary: A Texas oil services company, Deep Marine Technology (DMT), made three payments of $25,000 each to a Minnesota insurance company, Hays. The CEO of DMT, Paul McKim, has filed suit against the owner of DMT, Nasser Kazeminy, alleging that these payments were bribes, intended to be funnelled to Senator Coleman through his wife Laurie, who works for Hays.

My favorite excerpt is after the jump...

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Tuesday October 28, 2008 · 2:47 PM PDT

2008/10/28 · 14:47

I have very few Republican friends. Here in Brooklyn, a very blue part of a pretty blue state, they're few and far between. But my hometown of Amherst, NY leans Republican. And my parents, who still live there, are surrounded by, as Cole Porter would say, devotees of the G.O.P. Still, I was surprised when I was forwarded one of these Obama smear emails -- from my own mom!

Not to worry though. She had gotten it from her book club, a group of ladies of a certain age, and she sent it to me asking for a reply. (Secretly, I think she also wondered if the smears were true.) Here's what she said:

Hi,

Give me answers so I can argue this with my book club ladies.
Mom
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The email, and my response, after the jump...

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NY-26: Jon Powers comes around, endorses Kryzan

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Friday October 17, 2008 · 1:33 PM PDT

2008/10/17 · 13:33

Last week I wrote a diary criticizing Jon Powers for failing to endorse the woman who beat him in the Democratic primary for NY-26, Alice Kryzan. Perhaps I spoke too soon. Powers has now come out with a full-throated endorsement of Kryzan. His full email after the break:

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Friday October 10, 2008 · 8:18 AM PDT

2008/10/10 · 08:18

I was born and raised outside of Buffalo, NY, in the 26th Congressional District. Though I now live in Brooklyn, I followed the Democratic primary battle between Jon Powers, Alice Kryzan, and Jack Davis very closely. I supported Jon and was disappointed when he wasn't able to win the primary. I was glad, though, to see that closet-Republican and outright-wack-job Jack Davis lost also. The Democratic primary winner, Alice Kryzan, is a professional local Democrat with a record of capable performance in elected office. She might not be the best Dem we could get on national issues, but she's a heck of a lot better than Jack Davis, and she's a whole heck of a lot better than her opponent in the general election, Republican Chris Lee.

So how has Jon Powers let us down?

He hasn't endorsed Kryzan.

I got an email just now from his campaign. By all appearances it's the last email from his campaign, informing his supporters that he's withdrawing from the race (he was to have been on a ballot line with a third party). The full text of the email after the jump...

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Wednesday October 08, 2008 · 7:55 AM PDT

2008/10/08 · 07:55

The California Democratic Party came up with a brilliant way to "welcome" Sarah Palin to her rally in LA on Saturday. They rented a giant electronic billboard across the street from the rally, and posted questions for Palin submitted via text message! You gotta see this:

Great work, CA Dems. How about kicking them a few bucks?

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Wednesday September 10, 2008 · 8:38 PM PDT

2008/09/10 · 20:38

Obviously this campaign has entered a new phase, one characterized by baseless attacks like the "lipstick" thing, etc. These attacks are effective even if all they do is keep us Dems from talking about policy (where most Americans agree with us) or the mess the Republican party has made of the country. I agree wholeheartedly with the general sentiment here on Daily Kos that we need to get on the offensive rather than simply responding to attacks. That's true, but in order to do that, we need a more effective defense. How can we be more effective? Read on...

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Thursday July 17, 2008 · 9:07 AM PDT

2008/07/17 · 09:07

I think the (slightly belated) occasion of the passing of the vile, venal and despicable former Senator from North Carolina calls for a song. A raucous, celebratory, insulting, ding-dong-the-witch-is-dead kind of song. With a tuba. A song called:

The Senator Goes To Hell

Click play to hear the song -- full lyrics after the jump!

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MN-Sen: Full text of Coleman suit available

I got one of THOSE emails - from MY OWN MOM!

NY-26: Jon Powers comes around, endorses Kryzan

NY-26: Jon Powers let us down.

BRILLIANT: Palin gets high-tech heckled at CA rally! (Updated 3x)

WANTED: discipline on defense!

A fitting "tribute" to Jesse Helms...in song.