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Judge Hedlund is not anti-Muslim, or any such thing.  Don’t be misled by
stealth politics.  If you read that email, the first sentence (‘we speak the
same language’) has been taken out of context but the rest of the email shows
the conversation was about purchasing signs.  Judge Hedlund did what many of us
do (when Look said by phone that she had to accept his sign price via email) –
grabbed a prior email from Look and clicked send, even though she was not
responding to that particular chain.  Hedlund had never had a conversation with
Look about his ‘politics’ and hadn’t read any of his emails on the subject.
Plus, her copy of Look’s email had a blank screen.  It wasn’t until Hedlund was
called by the media that she scrolled down a long space and saw the anti-Muslim
text.  Someone had removed the blank space in the email and quickly forwarded
it to the media.  Who did that?  Could it be Andy Gildea, who’s name is in the
email chain?  Who got that email on the DFL and liberal email lists?  Andy
Gildea, who works for the GOP caucus in the House and is the husband of
Candidate Gildea?

Be careful Minnesota, don’t be distracted from the real issue:  Governor
Pawlenty appointed Lorie Gildea to fill a vacancy on the Supreme Court.  If she
survives, Pawlenty will have appointed 4 out of 7 Justices.  But Gildea can’t
keep the seat unless you vote her in.  Gildea is likely running scared with
Hedlund, a very experienced trial judge is running against her!   In another
“stealth” campaign, Candidate Gildea signed a pledge promising to disavow any
advertisement that announced her views on disputed issues.  Yet now, just a
week before the election, Gildea has been endorsed by Minnesota Citizens
Concerned for Life, and won’t disavow it.  This speaks volumes, and confirms
what I have always believed about Pawlenty’s agenda.  Don’t be gullible,
Minnesota.  Go to MPLSMIRROR.com and watch the video debate, and see for
yourself the kind of experience that 28 years on the trial bench gives Judge
Hedlund.  Vote for Hedlund, or if you don’t think you know enough about her,
vote against Gildea – Pawlenty’s choice.

Jill Clark, attorney, Golden Valley