Allan Muller, Great statement. Thank you.
John
John
On Tue, Aug 14, 2018 at 5:22 PM, Alan Muller <<email obscured>> wrote:
> I voted for Painter. I don't know his motives or how much he can be
> "trusted" but the things he says on issues make sense.
>
> On the other hand, I *know* Smith does not represent my interests but
> seems like a bad example of a corporate/big money serving
> democrat. Not good on mining, not good on health care
> policy..... IMO, Dayton did the public and the DFL a great
> disservice by appointing her.
>
> am
>
> At 05:15 PM 8/14/2018 -0500, John Kolstad wrote:
> >David Tilsen,
> >
> > Sounds like you have no data on such an assertion about his money. Do
> >you have his expenditure reports? Do you have any facts? I fear you
> >are just trashing him for some undisclosed reason. I thought campaign
> >money was public information, or did you just not look?
> >
> > I have gone to listen to Painter several times. His issues are with
> >Bernie Sanders or maybe to the Left of Bernie. He sure as hell is to
> >the left of the DFL Leadership and our two current US Senators. Tina
> >Smith and her husband have $5 million of stock in a medical device
> >company. This tells me that Ms Smith has a conflict of interest since
> >one of the national policy issues in the coming few years is Medicare for
> >all. He is applying the same ethic principle to Ms Smith as he is
> >holding Trump to.
> >
> >Painter has strongly gone after the buying of elections by the wealthy and
> >corporations and makes the point that this money destroys democracy,
> >Amy and Tina just take the money. He has the strongest position of any
> >leading candidate against Sulfide Mining, the polluting of Native lands
> >and ricing areas, and worst danger of all, the poisoning of the Largest
> >Fresh Water body in the world. Plus it is being done by foreign
> >billionaires.
> >
> >I've know a number of fine people who thru the years were liberal,
> >sensible Republicans. Since the political spectrum has moved extremely
> to
> >the Right, those liberal Republicans would be to the Left of most of
> the
> >DFL establishment today.
> >
> >Finally, do you really think Tina Smith, Ms Vikings Stadium, Ms
> >Medical Device Company would be a good representative for Minnesota?
> >
> >I'm just pleased to see the Socialist Alternative Group getting
> >traction. We will need someone to give us someone to vote FOR in future
> >elections.
> >
> >John Kolstad/Seward
>
>
> Alan Muller
> N/A, Red Wing, MN
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