How dare Rod Grams campaign September 23, 2006 According to today’s News Trib Story Jim Oberstar will debate Rod Grams three times but no more because Jim is offended: “Oberstar said in a… Continue Reading
Someone new September 22, 2006 With an all too short six weeks to catch the public’s attention the political climate is just perfect. A story a couple days ago in… Continue Reading
“Both Candidates” September 22, 2006 While I was in Denmark the Duluth News Tribune ran a story about the Eighth District Congressional Race in which their reporter wrote “both… Continue Reading
Business North September 18, 2006 I let Chris and Mel know that I wanted a day to get myself back in campaign mode before we got together again so… Continue Reading
More on das boot September 6, 2006 Democrats are calling on a Republican Congressman to reimburse Special Interests for his yacht freebie. They have nothing to say about whether Jim Oberstar… Continue Reading
The blog’s in good hands & Oberstar’s yacht September 6, 2006 After a loooooong day of travel to Copenhagen which began in tears as O’Shea (our cat) suddenly decided to die of renal failure half-an-hour… Continue Reading
A long way from home September 3, 2006 Its been strange to read so much about Jim Oberstar in the local papers lately. He’s been tromping around the district a lot in… Continue Reading
Bike paths for health August 27, 2006 In an otherwise good story in the Star Tribune today Jim Oberstar unintentionally revealed how out of touch he is. The column was about how… Continue Reading
Sheep and Wolves August 26, 2006 I explained the difference between Jim Oberstar and Rod Grams to an interviewer today: Rod Grams is a wolf dressed in sheep’s clothing and… Continue Reading
More fuel-efficient than Oberstar August 24, 2006 Today a member of a special interest organization lauded Jim Oberstar for driving a more fuel-efficient vehicle than Rod Grams in a letter to the… Continue Reading
The “Big Two” debate – Welty’s chopped liver – for now August 24, 2006 After meeting with my prospective Media Relation’s recruit I headed to Jitters in downtown Duluth to meet with Mel and Chris. We had lots… Continue Reading
Duluth Solutions – Noon to 1 today August 23, 2006 My campaign Manager, Chris Correia, is holding an online discussion with Duluth City Councilor, Don Ness, today at noon on his forum www.duluthsolutions.com. Its… Continue Reading
All the news that’s fit to print August 22, 2006 I’m a little past being a one-man campaign operation but I’m still in charge of generating my own news. I sent out a press… Continue Reading
Hot Button Rod August 21, 2006 While I was checking out the Project Vote Smart site I also looked at Rod Grams page. Rod hasn’t sent in his answers yet… Continue Reading
Terripac August 16, 2006 The Duluth Trib carried a story about Michael Schiavo, the husband of Terri Schiavo, and the PAC he set up at the suggestion of his friends…. Continue Reading
Oberstar’s spending advantage August 10, 2006 This Sourcewatch graph on campaign spending by Jim Oberstar and his opponents since I ran against him in 1992 shows that to all intents and… Continue Reading
Our Courts are dangerous August 10, 2006 Jim Oberstar’s buddy Tom DeLay made this comment on the Corner after the Supreme Court failed to help the GOP by taking DeLay’s name… Continue Reading
Lunch with my political homies August 8, 2006 I’ve been content to email Chris and Mel for the past couple weeks. When Mel told me that he would be at a local… Continue Reading
Self-fulfilling prophecy August 8, 2006 I just finished a long lunch with my campaign manager and my editor. We had a long discussion – more on that later- and… Continue Reading
Washington Post poll August 8, 2006 This is a poll which gladdens my heart. It shows that no congressional incumbent is safe from an an angry electorate: Of particular interest… Continue Reading
