Jordan Kushner Wrote:
I actually saw a Roche commerical on television
yesterday between the
national and local news. The commercial showed Scott
Dibble speaking on
the HOuse Floor, allegedly supporting the stadium
funding, although
there was not enough of Dibble's speech broadcast to
really figure out
what he was saying.
Is anyone aware of a state legislative candidate
buying TV commercials,
and during such an expensive time? Does anyone know
if Roche is
spending his own money, or where the donations are
coming from? Is
there any concern about him trying to buy the
election?
Wow -- That's a spectacular waste of money. When
I ran for school board we floated the idea of bus
signs, but it was sidelined because with the money it
would have cost we could have done several more
targeted (and useful) mailings or phonings. This is
exponentially MORE wasteful.
I'm sure people in Isanti, MN (or for that matter
Northeast Minneapolis) appreciated the commercial and
will find it quite useful when they go to vote for
their candiates on the 10th.
As far as Roche's claims on Dibble's position, a
even basic knowledge of Minnesota politics would tell
you that if you're endorsed by Progressive Minnesota,
you're probably not going to be the type of candidate
who would support public financing for a stadium
(given that one of PM's GOALS is no public financing).
I guess you need to live in the district a little
longer than a few years to pick that up, though. You
know, if you're going to lie, you should at least do
it intelligently.
Patrick Peterson
Dinkytown
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