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Norm Coleman, Al Franken and CREW...oh my...

Al Frankens newest ad has really gotten the dander up of the Coleman campaign and from what I have read they have good reason to be upset. Here is why:

The ad says that a bi-partisan watchdog group has named Coleman the 4th most corrupt politician in Washington. The "bi-partisan" group is C.R.E.W. or Citizens for Responsibilty and Ethics in Washington. The term "bi-partisan" is used rather loosely.

The board members at CREW are as follows:

• Daniel Berger - Senior Partner, Berger and Montague - Donated $44,500 to Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee since July 3rd, 2007
• John Luongo - Lightspeed Venture Partners - Donated $2000 in May of 2007
• Melanie Sloan - Current Executive Director of CREW - Sloan has served under Charles Schumer and Joe Biden in the past.
• Louis M. Mayberg - President and Co-Founder of ProFund Advisors LLC. Has not done any recent contributing lately but check out his past contributions. Almost (D) including Biden for President in 1987: http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?st=DC&last=Mayberg&first=Louis. He is a big supporter of Joe Lieberman and even contributed $2000 on November 21, 2003 to George Bush: http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?st=MD&last=Mayberg&first=Louis. Also in this link is a contribution to the RNC for $2000 in 2006. He goes both ways...I wonder what he is after?
• Craig Kaplan - Rabinowitz, Boudin, Standard Krinsky and Lieberman. This one speaks for itself. Check out the link for all the contributions to (D)'s including more than $30,000 in July of 2008 to Obama: http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?st=NY&last=kaplan&first=craig
• Erwin Chermerinsky - Professor of Constitutional Law. More of the same. Contributes to (D)'s: http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?st=CA&last=chemerinsky&first=erwin

All six board members at CREW contribute regularly to the (D)'s. This is not bi-partisan in any way, shape or form.

Melanie Sloan (in an interview on the CREW website) states: "We have no ties to the Franken campaign," she said. "When Franken was on Air America, I did appear on his program as did other people." This is true. Many people did go on Frankens program. She was on there more than 50 times (Minnesota Democrats Exposed website).

Now, yes, MDE obviously has their own agenda and it is not pro Democrat. Why I mentioned this is because on MDE's site, they list out all 50 links to the radio shows Sloan and Frankin had together. When you click on them...the CREW website locks you out. Someone trying to hide something?

Check out the site listing all the radio appearances: http://www.minnesotademocratsexposed.com/2008/07/01/mn-gop-press-release-crew-a-partner-in-the-franken-campaign-front-group-board-member-contributes-to-franken-as-organization-attacks-senator-coleman/. These appearances are from October 2005 through February 2007. Almost once a week. The "I did appear on his program" statment seems a bit understated.

Read this blog that focuses on Sloan's response to Norm Colemans lawsuit: http://citizensforethics.org/node/35239

So...if "fourth most corrupt" is, as Sloan puts it, "isn't exactly accurate", then who here is lying?

Norm Coleman has filed a defamation suit at this time. I should say so. I just hope he sticks with the suit whether he wins or loses on Tuesday.

I Demand You Tell The Foo Fighters...

The next time I purchase a song from iTunes. I am purchasing the license in order to play this song aren't I? Does this sound ridiculous? Of course it is, but The Foo Fighters, Jackson Browne and Heart are all demanding that the McCain campaign stop playing their music. On the other side, Sam Moore is also asking the same from the Obama campaign. Ummmm....they legally paid for licensing for any number of songs to play. Shut...Up...

The Foo Fighters actually put out a statement that said "...To have it appropriated without our knowledge and used in a manner that perverts the original sentiment of the lyric just tarnishes the song." Are you kidding me?

So The FF wants to know every time a song is "appropriated"? Ok...I better see an article tomorrow morning with a similar statement mentioning my name. I am heading out to iTunes to buy "My Hero" today. I cannot wait to see my name on all the major news organizations! How exciting!

Look, it's ok to be anti-McCain but don't put out really stupid statements such as this. It just makes you look...well...like a rock band.

Link to the the news story is here.

Lawrence Welk Disturbed

Thanks to MVO for this one. It is as disturbing as she says...but dang funny. Enjoy:

Saturday Night Live Got Something Right For Once...