Heard At The Fair

"I think having your trackers follow Mark Dayton around is the most undemocratic thing I've ever heard of!!!"  (quickly walking away)  [Well, of course it's undemocratic to hold Democrats responsible for the things they say and do, but it's completely okay to criticize Republicans, even if you have to make stuff up.]

"Those DWI ads that Dayton has up are really doing a lot of damage.  When is the Emmer campaign going to respond?"  [I said that the Emmer campaign doesn't have the millions to throw at negative campaigning like Dayton does, but it almost doesn't deserve a response.  Emmer's two offenses were 20 and 30 years ago, while Mark Dayton's last of three alcohol rehabs was just two years ago.  Who lives in the big glass house?]

"So what are you guys going to do about this terrible unemployment?"  [This gentleman was in earnest, and was seeking an answer.  I told him that we had to get control of out-of-control government spending, because that was sucking up every last nickel that private enterprise might use to stay in business and keep their current employees, or to expand and create new jobs.  After that we have to cut taxes, for the same reason, and then we have to reassure businesses that these rules are going to remain stable, so that they can plan.]

"The AFL-CIO is over there handing out these cards showing how the rich aren't paying their fair share.  That's a pretty powerful argument; how are you guys going to answer it?"  [If the the unions' numbers are correct, which I wouldn't necessarily believe, then the solution is simple: lower taxes on everybody that's not rich!  I think Mr. Emmer would prefer to gain the votes of the 90% of the people who are not rich rather than Mr. Dayton's choice to lose the votes of the 10% who are.]

"Well, I'm a proud lesbian and we're ... some day ... [sound of Charlie Brown's teacher] whanh-whanh-whanh-whanh-whah"  [Oh, yeah, that in-your-face bluster must swing a lot of people to your side of the debate. Buh-bye.]

"Just think, if we had an HONEST Secretary of State, we might just swing this election."  [Yep. Make sure you get out the vote for Dan Severson.  "If it ain't close they can't cheat" -- Hugh Hewitt]