Pelosi coming to Minnesota

Posted at 12:57 PM on June 25, 2010 by Tom Scheck (2 Comments)
Filed under: Campaign 2010, Campaign 2010: U.S. House, U.S. House, U.S. Senate

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will be in Minnesota on Saturday to tour of the St. Paul Union Depot. She'll tour the area with DFL Reps. Betty McCollum, Keith Ellison and Jim Oberstar. The project was funded by $35 million in federal stimulus money.

A news release sent by McCollum's office says the Union Depot will service Amtrak, local and interstate buses (2012), and the Central Corridor (2014). This project will also accommodate future intercity, commuter, and high speed rail services to Chicago.

Comments (2)

Pelosi, McCollum, Oberstar and Ellison did not "tour the area" but stayed locked inside the depot protected by police, highway patrol and security guards.

I tried to attend and was told, "Invitation only" and was turned away at the door. It was clearly an election year photo op and press opportunity for Pelosi's favorite Minnesota liberals. It was absolutely not a public event.

Pelosi was sped away with a state highway patrol escort out of the tunnel underneath the depot.

As usual, and in predictable Betty McCollum fashion, she was not available to the public, or to address the concerns of us gathered outside. She refuses to debate Teresa Collett or any past opponent running against her and survives as a candidate by wearing the "D" after her name.

What is Betty afraid of? As the 4th Congressional District candidate, Teresa Collett once said, "Come out and play Betty." This is what the people want, to see and hear the candidates so they can have the ability to judge and decide for themselves.

Betty is afraid to debate. Why? Because she is not very good at it. Take 2008. Ed Matthews put her to shame at a League of Women Voters forum. This should have gone well for Betty but it didn't. However "non-partisan" they try to be, they generally come up short in their attempt. So does Betty as a debater.

So it's obvious why Betty does not debate. But in the end it's we the people, the voters, who come up getting short changed with her lack of participation in public debate.

Posted by Bill Jungbauer | June 26, 2010 1:28 PM

As to the stimulus money, how has any of it helped the majority of Minnesotans? The projects funded with stimulus money is providing jobs for the Democrats "boots on the ground" union workers who make up only 13% of Minnesota's work force. What about the other 87% of us? I'm unemployed and yearning to get back to work. The stimulus money has done nothing for me or anyone I know.

Also, Here is my view of what happened outside the Union Depot this morning,

Pelosi, McCollum, Oberstar and Ellison did not "tour the area" as was expected, but stayed locked inside the depot protected by police, highway patrol and security guards well away from those of us "hard core" activists who arrived to voice our opposition to their socialistic national policies.

I tried to attend and was told, "Invitation only" and was turned away at the door. It was clearly an election year photo op and press opportunity for Pelosi's favorite Minnesota liberals. It was absolutely not a public event.

Pelosi was sped away with a state highway patrol escort out of the tunnel underneath the depot.

As usual, and in predictable Betty McCollum fashion, she was not available to the public, or to address the concerns of us gathered outside. She refuses to debate Teresa Collett or any past opponent running against her and survives as a candidate by wearing the "D" after her name.

What is Betty afraid of? As the 4th Congressional District candidate, Teresa Collett once said, "Come out and play Betty." This is what the people want, to see and hear the candidates so they can have the ability to judge and decide for themselves.

Betty is afraid to debate. Why? Because she is not very good at it. Take 2008. Ed Matthews put her to shame at a League of Women Voters forum. The one and only time I can recall her at a debate. This should have gone well for Betty but it didn't. However "non-partisan" they try to be, the League of Women Voters generally come's up short in their attempt. So does Betty as a debater.

So it's obvious why Betty does not debate. But in the end it's we the people, the voters, who come up getting short changed with her lack of participation in public debate.

Posted by Bill Jungbauer | June 26, 2010 5:28 PM

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