MN. Gov Pawlenty's State of the State Address? Did anyone listen?

[glinda]

Business tax cuts, more control over education and teachers, allowing Counties to "opt out of mandates". Then he closed it with "God this and God that" and major Religious overtones. He is running for President I am sure of it. He also did exactly what the republican Chair meeting attendants did by co-opting "we are not Republicans or Democrats... we are Minnesotans!". Gag* Cough*Keel over** I really do not like him. He reminds me of a snake.

[StreetKnowledge]

1. Pawlenty's a Retard

No real surprise there, is it? That's why he making life so difficult for Franken, he's covering his ass as much as possible with the GOP bigshits.

[ogneopasno]

2. I object to your use of the term "retard." Cynical, yes; a craven opportunist, absolutely;

a "retard," no. There are lots of other words that describe him quite well without resorting to a word that's hurtful to some people.

[Diane R]

3. I agree. I think we've moved past using phrases like that.

[Occam Bandage]

7. You're right. "Fucktard" is much more sensitive. nt

[ogneopasno]

8. That was rude.

[Buzz Clik]

4. Gov. Mitch Daniels (R, Indiana) gave his SoS address this week. I didn't listen to him, ....

... and I live in Indiana. Why the hell would I bother with Pawlenty?

[glinda]

10. I was hoping some MN people would discuss this that listened.

[CatholicEdHead]

5. Here is the recorded speech

http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/01/15/midday2/

Recap:
http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/01/15/stateofstate/

[Sebass1271]

6. He reminds me of Bush.. trying to sound "bi-partisan"

and mentioning democrats as if he would work with them, at the same time screwing everyone.. Be very afraid of him.. he is a sheep.. MN should not re-elect him and vote this guy out of office before he goes to spread his damage and crazy vision to the rest of us, like Bush did.

MN should do the same that Virginias did to the "macaca" governor who was aspiring of runnign for president.. Dems cut him loose and he lost before he damaged the rest of us.

[glinda]

9. He is dangerous.

So much like Bush. He has that sort of laid back soft spoken salesman thing going on. Totally the type of person that unknowing people vote for. He also takes stuff from the Dems and claims it as his own. I think we Minnesotans should worry a lot about him. We need to do something to make sure he does not run successfully. He needs to be exposed at every turn.

[Odin2005]

11. Timmy the Tool is a disgrace to my state.

In the last depression our governor was a fire-breathing radical that wanted Capitalism "to go straight to Hell". Now we have this idiot.

[Generic Brad]

12. He is so divisive

And it irks me that so many of my fellow Minnesotans don't recognize his schtick. He's Bush with a mullet.