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May 29, 2013
Andy Parrish goes on MSNBC to talk Bachmann, doesn't wear pants [PHOTO]
This afternoon, Andy Parrish, former chief of staff for Michele Bachmann's ill-fated presidential campaign, made a guest appearance on Andrea Mitchell's MSNBC show to talk about Bachmann's big announcement.Parrish's appearance was noteworthy for a few reasons. Though he recently produced an affidavi ... More >>
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May 22, 2013
Shut outs, snubs, and CSI
MNGOP might be full of spite, Minneapolis loses a bike title, and the FBI checks out Bachmann
Blogs
May 20, 2013
FBI reportedly investigating Michele Bachmann for potential criminal violations
The Iowa Senate has been scrutinizing alleged violations of state ethics rules that occurred during the course of Michele Bachmann's ill-fated presidential campaign. But that's child's play compared to an FBI probe.A SEPARATE SCANDAL: Bachmann's book tour to promote moribund autobiography has her in ... More >>
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May 2, 2013
John Gilmore sues Mpls for "baseless" arrest making him seem "prejudiced toward Muslims"
Conservative activist, blogger, and lawyer John Gilmore has sued the city of Minneapolis for $10 million over a "baseless" June 2011 arrest that made him seem "bigoted, intolerant and prejudiced toward Muslims... Muslim women in particular," the Downtown Journal, citing court filings, reports.THE BA ... More >>
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April 24, 2013
Surprise! Michele Bachmann's attorney blames media for Iowa ethics scandal
As scandal after scandal after scandal comes to light in connection with Michele Bachmann's ill-fated presidential run, we wondered how Michele would find a way to blame the series of self-created messes on Democrats.SEE ALSO: Michele Bachmann blames Dems for ethics allegations made by her own ex-st ... More >>
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April 22, 2013
Michele Bachmann reportedly knew about unethical payments to Iowa senator [UPDATE]
-- Update at bottom; original post from morning of April 19 --Yesterday, we told you about how Andy Parrish is prepared to throw his old boss under the bus and corroborate allegations that Michele Bachmann's presidential campaign made unethical payments to Iowa Sen. Ken Sorenson.SEE ALSO: Michele Ba ... More >>
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April 18, 2013
Andy Parrish to throw Bachmann under bus, corroborate allegations of unethical conduct
Andy Parrish served as Bachmann's congressional chief of staff, then moved on to work in the same role during her ill-fated presidential campaign. He played a significant role in engineering the shining achievement of that campaign -- Bachmann's August 2011 Ames straw poll victory.SEE ALSO: Jon Stew ... More >>
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April 15, 2013
Bob Davis, on Davis & Emmer show, says Newtown shooting victims can "go to hell" [AUDIO]
Bob Davis had some heinous things to say to victims of those impacted by gun violence during Friday's installment of AM 1130's Davis & Emmer show.SEE ALSO: Andy Parrish's response to Newtown school shooting: Arm teachers When the topic turned to how some of those affected by December's mass sch ... More >>
Blogs
March 29, 2013
Minnesota for Marriage again compares marriage equality advocates to Nazis
Desperate times call for desperate measures. And so, just as they did before last November's marriage amendment vote, Minnesota for Marriage is again comparing marriage equality advocates to Nazis.SEE ALSO: MN for Marriage's concession: "God has defined marriage as between one man and one woman" The ... More >>
Blogs
March 21, 2013
Even Bill O'Reilly criticized Michele Bachmann for outrageous CPAC remarks [VIDEO]
Michele Bachmann's no-good-very-bad week didn't improve any last night when she became the target of friendly fire from Fox News pundit Bill O'Reilly.THE BACKSTORY: Michele Bachmann's CPAC Obama blast rated "Four Pinocchios" by the Washington Post During a segment on his show last night, O'Reilly ch ... More >>
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February 26, 2013
National Organization for Marriage vows to renew push for same-sex marriage ban
You've gotta give folks like Andy Parrish and Brian Brown credit -- they don't give up.SEE ALSO: Uptown 'Vote Yes' billboard is vandalized, MN for Marriage draws absurd conclusions [PHOTO]With a marriage equality bill that will likely be approved by the DFL-controlled legislature and signed by Gover ... More >>
Blogs
February 21, 2013
Anti-gay marriage group pleads for last-ditch support of "God's definition of marriage"
The past few days haven't been good ones for gay marriage opponents here in Minnesota.First came news that DFLers planned to introduce marriage equality bills before this week is through. Then came Republican Sen. Branden Petersen's unprecendented and perhaps unnecessary announcement that he's plann ... More >>
Blogs
January 31, 2013
Andy Parrish: "The Republican Party is an absolute disaster"
Last night, a few hundred MNGOPers gathered at the Blue Fox Bar and Grill for a "Where Do We Go From Here?" panel discussion about the future of their reeling party.SEE ALSO:-- Mary Franson wins recount in belated MNGOP election night success story-- MNGOP's Dan Severson on election results: "I'm no ... More >>
Blogs
January 28, 2013
Milwaukee Sheriff David Clarke says simply calling 911 won't do, asks residents to get guns [AUDIO]
Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke is raising eyebrows with a new radio spot in which he tells residents "simply calling 911 and waiting is no longer your best option" and asks them to "consider taking a certified safety course in handling a firearm so you can defend yourself until we get there." ... More >>
Blogs
January 17, 2013
Pine County Sheriff's refusal to enforce new gun regulations has at least one legislative supporter
When Andy Parrish says he has "no intention of abiding" by President Obama's new proposed gun control measure, it's one thing. But a county sheriff? That's another.SEE ALSO: MN secession petition: Glenn Beck to be first president of 'Dumbf*ckistan,' Faux Nooz reports Yesterday, Pine County Sheriff R ... More >>
Blogs
January 16, 2013
Andy Parrish says he has "no intention of abiding" by Obama's proposed gun restrictions
Just over a month after the Newtown school shooting, President Obama today revealed his ambitious gun control proposal.SEE ALSO: Michele Bachmann's favorite gun is the Bushmaster AR-15 used in Newtown [VIDEO] But a day before the president announced what some are calling the "most expansive gun-cont ... More >>
Blogs
January 16, 2013
Rybak in D.C. to support, lobby for Obama's proposals on gun reform
When Obama announced his gun law reform agenda this morning, R.T. Rybak was at the White House.The Minneapolis mayor, who co-hosted a Regional Gun Summit here just last week, is in D.C. for the day to lobby in support of the president's proposal.See Also:- Andy Parrish says he has "no intention of a ... More >>
Blogs
January 14, 2013
Michael Brodkorb dings Andy Parrish with LOL-worthy beastiality zinger
Andy Parrish must've had a slow Saturday -- he spent part of his evening trolling prominent DFLers on Twitter.SEE ALSO:-- Rep. Phyllis Kahn on Seward voting lines: "Someone at the city should be executed" -- Andy Parrish trolls Chris Kluwe on Twitter -- DFL cuts MNGOP Senate staffers' salaries; Bakk ... More >>
Blogs
January 10, 2013
Twin Cities are "a Midwestern gay mecca," says Advocate's 2013 ranking of gayest cities
In 2011, the Advocate's algorithm named Minneapolis the gayest city in the entire U.S.A. St. Paul was added to the mix last year, and the Twin Cities fell to seventh.SEE ALSO: Andy Parrish on marriage amendment defeat: 'We won 74 out of 87 counties' The Advocate just came out with its 2013 rank ... More >>
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January 7, 2013
Jim Fetzer, UMD professor emeritus, thinks U.S. government was behind Newtown shooting
Jim Fetzer is a retired UMD professor who has made a name for himself nationally by arguing on behalf of conspiracy theories for everything from the JFK shooting to the death of Paul Wellstone.SEE ALSO:-- Michele Bachmann's favorite gun is the Bushmaster AR-15 used in Newtown [VIDEO] -- Andy Parrish ... More >>
Blogs
December 28, 2012
Minnesota law already allows teachers to carry guns in classrooms
In the wake of the Newtown school shooting, Andy Parrish advocated for arming Minnesota teachers. Gun rights advocate Rep. Tony Cornish, R-Vernon Center, said days later he'd introduce legislation toward that end this session.SEE ALSO: Michele Bachmann's favorite gun is the Bushmaster AR-15 used in ... More >>
Blogs
December 24, 2012
Best Blotter stories of 2012 [PART I]
With 2012 in its waning days and the world apparently not at an end, it's time to sift through the nearly 2,000 City Pages Blotter posts published this year in order to take a look at the top stories.This top 10 list is based loosely on our traffic numbers, with added consideration given to stories ... More >>
Blogs
December 21, 2012
Owner of Trail's End gun shop in Fridley reports "feeding frenzy" for military-style weapons
In a speech delivered two days after the Newtown school shooting, President Obama signaled his support for unspecified gun control measures, possibly including a crackdown on military-style semi-automatic rifles like the one used by Adam Lanza.The message that stronger gun control could be on the wa ... More >>
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December 20, 2012
Theresa Navratil of Burnsville allegedly stabs man, says she wishes she was Newtown shooter
We're not sure what's worse -- the crime Theresa Navratil allegedly committed the night of December 15 or what she told police afterward.SEE ALSO:-- Michele Bachmann's favorite gun is the Bushmaster AR-15 used in Newtown [VIDEO] -- Andy Parrish's response to Newtown school shooting: Arm teachers Nav ... More >>
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December 18, 2012
Wisconsin has the craziest gun law in America, according to ProPublica
A ProPublica analysis published in the wake of the Newtown school shooting looks at the seven "craziest gun laws in America," with top honors going to a law enacted last year in Wisconsin.SEE ALSO: Andy Parrish's response to Newtown school shooting: Arm teachersThat law allows people to carry concea ... More >>
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December 17, 2012
Norm Coleman praises Obama gun control speech that didn't use the word "guns"
Last night, President Obama traveled to Newtown, Connecticut, and gave a speech at a memorial service for the victims of Friday's school shooting.SEE ALSO:-- Al Franken didn't want to talk gun control on Friday; Betty McCollum did -- Andy Parrish's response to Newtown school shooting: Arm teachers H ... More >>
Blogs
December 14, 2012
Andy Parrish's response to Newtown school shooting: Arm teachers [UPDATE]
In the wake of today's unspeakably horrible school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, many are calling for a tightening of gun laws.SEE ALSO:-- Rep. Chip Cravaack says guns in the audience would've prevented Aurora shootings [VIDEO]-- Allen Quist blames Accent Signage shooting on "deterioration of th ... More >>
Blogs
November 28, 2012
Damian Goddard wants to get 'smash mouth' on Chris Kluwe
Damian Goddard thinks it's time to get "smash mouth" on gay-marriage advocates like Chris Kluwe, which sounds pretty severe, presuming he's talking about the '90s band. Goddard, spokesman for National Organization for Marriage, released a Youtube attack on Kluwe last week, and it is...strange. In ... More >>
Blogs
November 12, 2012
MNGOP's Dan Severson on election results: "I'm not a Minnesotan for long"
In the wake of last Tuesday's DFL-on-MNGOP beatdown, responses from various Minnesota Republicans have spanned the gamut -- from soul-searching introspection to denial to anger and everything in between.SEE ALSO: Andy Parrish on marriage amendment defeat: 'We won 74 out of 87 counties' But in an ele ... More >>
Blogs
November 9, 2012
Andy Parrish on marriage amendment defeat: 'We won 74 out of 87 counties'
Andy Parrish, deputy campaign manager for Minnesota for Marriage -- the leading group pushing the defeated Minnesota marriage amendment -- is apparently having a hard time accepting that a majority of Minnesotans don't want to enshrine a same-sex marriage prohibition into the state constitution.SEE ... More >>
Blogs
November 2, 2012
Bob Koss, MNGOP Senate staffer, calls John Kriesel a "piece of shit" -- and gets fired [UPDATE]
Between Michael Brodkorb and Bob Koss, the MNGOP sure knows how to hire 'em, don't they?SEE ALSO:-- Rep. Mary Kiffmeyer says disabled Purple Heart recipient John Kriesel has "no courage"-- Michael Brodkorb says marriage amendment is cynical MNGOP get-out-the-vote ploy Last night, Koss, a MNGOP Sena ... More >>
Blogs
October 30, 2012
Andy Parrish says war hero Rep. John Kriesel is a 'pretend Republican,' "all about John K"
In May 2011, Rep. John Kriesel, R-Cottage Grove, gave an impassioned speech on the floor of the House of Representatives laying out why he's a Republican who proudly supports gay marriage.SEE ALSO:-- John Kriesel destroys Rep. Mary Kiffmeyer for "no courage" remark during radio appearance-- Chris Kl ... More >>
Blogs
October 29, 2012
Andy Parrish trolls Chris Kluwe on Twitter
Days after a Twitter war of words that culminated in him ducking Chris Kluwe's invitation to debate about the Minnesota marriage amendment, Minnesota for Marriage's Andy Parrish decided to troll the Vikings punter.SEE ALSO: Chris Kluwe and MN for Marriage's Andy Parrish engage in Twitter war of word ... More >>
Blogs
October 25, 2012
MN for Marriage doesn't fire Rev. Brad Brandon after repeated Vote No-Nazi comparisons [VIDEO]
In recent weeks, Rev. Brad Brandon, the director of church outreach for Minnesota for Marriage, has traveled the state giving a presentation where he compares same-sex marriage advocates to Nazis.SEE ALSO: Rev. Brad Brandon wants his GOP endorsements to be tax exempt Minnesotans United for All Famil ... More >>
Blogs
October 25, 2012
MN for Marriage decries event where crossdresser said 'Senjem' "sounds like a venereal disease" [UPDATE]
Yesterday, Minnesota for Marriage's Andy Parrish spent the better part of his afternoon promising to drop a "bombshell" on Minnesotans for All Families.SEE ALSO: MN for Marriage doesn't fire Rev. Brad Brandon after repeated Vote No-Nazi comparisons [VIDEO]It took a day, but we now know what he was t ... More >>
Blogs
October 24, 2012
Man with 'Vote No' car says he was left note telling him to "go to Hell you Stupid F****t"
Chris Plount, a full-time student at Inver Hills Community College, had his Prius wrapped in a 'Vote No' skin last weekend during an event at the Minneapolis Eagle. SEE ALSO:-- MN for Marriage still wants you to falsely believe Buffalo church vandal was pro-gay-- Uptown 'Vote Yes' billboard is vanda ... More >>
Blogs
October 24, 2012
Chris Kluwe battles government agent in new Vote No ad [AUDIO]
In a new radio ad, Vikings punter Chris Kluwe battles a government agent in a satirical skit riffing off his now-infamous "Lustful Cockmonster" letter published to Deadspin last month. SEE ALSO: Chris Kluwe sends debate challenge to 10 Minnesota Republicans Chris Kluwe and MN for Marriage's Andy P ... More >>
Blogs
October 16, 2012
Chris Kluwe sends debate challenge to 10 Minnesota Republicans
Chris Kluwe just can't find a sparring partner. A couple weeks ago, the Vikings punter tried to bait Rep. Mary Franson, R-Alexandria, into a debate over her opposition to gay marriage. When Franson didn't bite, Kluwe made a similar offer to ex-Viking Matt Birk, who recently came out against same-s ... More >>
Blogs
August 28, 2012
MN for Marriage seeks removal of fair vendor who said she spit in Vote Yes guy's lemonade
SEE ALSO:-- MN for Marriage, anti-gay marriage group, says it 'continues to stand strong against intolerance'-- MNGOP Sen. Dan Hall suggests gay marriage supporters are unpatriotic-- Michael Leisner called Alan Colmes' radio show shortly before his death [AUDIO]A young woman named Caiti Weber got he ... More >>
Blogs
August 13, 2012
MN for Marriage's Andy Parrish takes credit for Michele Bachmann's Iowa straw poll victory
SEE ALSO:-- Michele Bachmann chief of staff Andy Parrish spotted at oil wrestling event with dwarf [PHOTOS]-- Minnesota for Marriage spokesman alleges liberal media bias... against a labor union-- MN for Marriage, anti-gay marriage group, says it 'continues to stand strong against intolerance'Andy P ... More >>
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July 25, 2012
Minnesota for Marriage spokesman alleges liberal media bias... against a labor union
SEE ALSO:-- MN Marriage amendment: Majority support one man-one woman definition, says new survey -- MN for Marriage, anti-gay marriage group, says it 'continues to stand strong against intolerance'Minnesota for Marriage -- the state's main anti-gay marriage group -- is headquartered out of the same ... More >>
Blogs
July 5, 2012
Gay activist glitters anti-gay protesters, who get pissed [VIDEO]
Supporters of the anti-gay marriage amendment turned out at General Mills recently to protest the company's stance against the marriage amendment, and were countered by at least one young activist who walked down the picket line throwing glitter on them.That didn't go over well with the conservative ... More >>
Blogs
June 28, 2012
Supreme Court upholds Obamacare: Top 10 Twin Cities tweets
This morning, in a 5-4 decision, the United States Supreme Court ruled that Obamacare's so-called individual mandate is constitutional. Perhaps the big surprise was that Chief Justice John Roberts unexpectedly sided with the court's liberals.You probably already know that, but the information may co ... More >>
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June 28, 2012
MN for Marriage previously endorsed Leviticus 'death to gays' passage it now says is "garbage"
Yesterday, we told you all about how a hacker hijacked Minnesota for Marriage's Facebook account and posted the following passage from Leviticus 20:13: "If a man has sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman, both of them have done what is detestable. They are to be put to death; their ... More >>
Blogs
June 27, 2012
Minnesota for Marriage quotes Bible passage saying gays "are to be put to death"
Minnesota for Marriage quoted a Bible passage saying gays "are to be put to death" in a Facebook post last night, then claimed it was "hacked." The anti-gay marriage folks' Facebook page was updated last night to quote Biblical passage Leviticus 20:13, which reads as follows: ‎"If a man has sexu ... More >>
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June 27, 2012
MN for Marriage, anti-gay marriage group, says it 'continues to stand strong against intolerance'
Sometimes, you really just can't make it up.Minnesota for Marriage is the state's leading anti-gay marriage group. Last night, someone posted the following passage from Leviticus 20:13 on the organization's Facebook page: "If a man has sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman, both of t ... More >>
Blogs
October 25, 2011
Michele Bachmann chief of staff Andy Parrish spotted at oil wrestling event with dwarf [PHOTOS]
Andy Parrish: Bachmann chief of staff, pro wrestling enthusiast.City Pages has obtained photographs that appear to show Michele Bachmann chief of staff Andy Parrish with a dwarf at an event that featured scantily-clad women wrestling in hot oil.The bizarre show was put on by indie promoters Rock ... More >>
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June 1, 2011
Bachmann aide Andy Parrish moves to Bachmann for President post
Bachmann's chief of staff has a new gig.Andy Parrish is one Michele Bachmann staffer who isn't jumping ship because his captain is crazy: ABC is reporting that he's leaving his position as her congressional chief of staff in order to take a position with Bachmann for President. That would be ... More >>
Blogs
January 5, 2011
Michele Bachmann wants to be president [UPDATES]
What could possibly go wrong?Congresswoman Michele Bachmann, the pride of Waterloo, wants to be president. ABC News is out with a story today saying that she's soon going to huddle with GOP powerbrokers in the state of her birth about a potential White House run. Not that she or her staff ... More >>
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