Here's some serious shit in our midst:

[FiveGoodMen]

Torgerson takes on Ellison — and Islam — in 5th District

http://minnesotaindependent.com/51029/torgerson-ellison-5th-district

"Now, with all due respect, America, and its people, should be lauded for its goal of promoting to public office and other high ranks, people of color, African Americans, women, minorities, etc. However, quite frankly, in our zeal, we simply went too far with Keith Ellison. Keith Ellison simply is not a proper person to have in our federal government. … Keith Ellison has no business in our federal government."

[Lydia Leftcoast]

1. That will work about as well as Tammy Whats-Her-Name who

ran for the Independence Party with a campaign that boiled down to, "I'm not a Republican, and I'm also white and not a Muslim."

She didn't make a significant dent in Ellison's totals, although she did outpoll the Republican. (My cat could outpoll any Republican in District 5.)

[trotsky]

2. Ha ha ha

Torgerson said she won’t seek endorsement by a political party this time around. (Barb Davis White, who challenged Ellison last year as the Republican endorsee, will again attempt to unseat him next year.)

Yay! Split the teabagger and Republican votes (insignificant as they were to start) in the 5th and give Keith an even BIGGER margin of victory!

[annm4peace]

3. She is a sad, sad, sad person. She should be disbarred

It really made me sick to my stomach to read that. I also find it sad that they felt to interview someone like her.

We have to listen to the rantings of bigots and xenophobias every day.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

4. What a loon.

And what's with that gawdawful hair?

[Lydia Leftcoast]

8. I saw that hairstyle on some of my students in the late 1980s to early 1990s

She's frozen in time.

[glinda]

11. She looks like Bachmann with blond hair. What's up with all these women that look alike?

[Morning Dew]

5. This too:

On gay marriage, Torgerson states on her campaign website: “I would uphold laws instituting one (1) man one (1) woman marriage. Marriage was actually created by God, and God created it between a man and a woman. Thus, anything else is actually not marriage, even though some would try to call it that.”

That’s all she writes on the issue at her website; in person she adds only that she wants to be upfront with how she would vote.

I met her at the Northeast Farmer's market when she was running as an independent for the 59a house seat against Diane Loeffler. She seemed kind of goofy and a little strident. She wound up getting about 7% of the vote.

And yeah, what is with that hair style? It looks like a mail order Simon Le Bon wig.

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=&imgrefurl=http://www.fastfancydress.co.uk/Wigs/80s90sWigs/DuranDuranSimonLeBonWildwig.html&usg=__Y0ZjNZDZy7kqTFMFqsnHdswcwhE=&h=450&w=498&sz=61&hl=en&start=39&um=1&tbnid=iDMuYcn-kWX_yM:&tbnh=117&tbnw=130&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dsimon%2Ble%2Bbon%26ndsp%3D21%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26start%3D21%26um%3D1

[CatholicEdHead]

9. Strange, the Independence Party calls for an "Hands off" approach

on "marriage". They have no problem with two same-gender people getting married, as long as it is directly not thrown in your face. If it is presented as a normal, not unusual (which most are, a few push boundaries), it is a live and let live approach.

It is point 4 of their platform.

http://www.independenceminnesota.org/about-the-ip/platformprinciples/63-liberty

4. We believe that all law-abiding citizens are entitled to the full rights and protections of citizenship and that discrimination on the basis of race, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or religion are contrary to American values.


If she cannot get by with the middle-of-the-road party, she has no chance in the 5th CD running as an DFLer, as the DFL is even more inclusive.

http://dfl.org/vertical/Sites/%7BC04B0B6A-109E-4F2D-A1B2-C92EC337D546%7D/uploads/%7B1328833E-75DD-4459-B5AD-5C4900749C94%7D.PDF

• Allow same-gender couples to marry and to share fully and equally in the rights, responsibilities and commitment of civil marriage.
• In the absence of marriage equality, fully recognize civil unions for same-sex domestic partners and make available to them all the rights, privileges, and protections available to married couples.
• Oppose any amendment to the Minnesota Constitution that prohibits
or limits marriage, civil unions, and/or legal protections to same-sex couples.
• Repeal the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy of the U.S. military and open service of gay and lesbians in the armed forces.
• Support domestic partner benefits for all public employees in Minnesota.



That stance is so out of place in two of the three major parities in Minnesota.

[Morning Dew]

12. She wasn't the Independence Party candidate.

She just ran as an independent.

[dodger501]

6. Too bad she's not a lovable fuzzball like MB

http://www.minnpost.com/michaelbonafield/2009/12/09/14098/my_conversation_with_michele_bachmann_im_a_lovable_little_fuzz_ball

Seriously, Micheele, K. Kersten, etc.: Do you really truly believe we hate your right-wing asses just because you are conservative?

[qb]

7. I have no idea why the Repukes refuse to endorse her... she's certainly nutty enough.

:crazy:

[CatholicEdHead]

10. She even tip-toes around the Catholic vote

"He explained: “When I told her that a winning campaign would need to incorporate a platform of equality and inclusion she told me, to the effect, ‘Well I don’t support those ideas.’ When I pressed her further for a little more understanding of her position she told me that her views were ‘consistent with the Catholic Church.’ She used that answer quite often when discussing issues such as GLBT equality, a woman’s right to choose, etc.”

Torgerson told MnIndy she is a Christian but not a Catholic. She said she points out when her own views align with Catholic doctrine as a convenient way to communicate to voters her approach on some issues."

It sounds like she is part of that fundie base which does not consider Catholics to be Christians. :crazy: Even though she panders using the official Church stance (which most Catholics ignore, even more in CD 5).