Theater Night Update 8-6-08

Hello Everyone -

- Please make sure you check out the votesmart web link below....it has information on all your elected officials!
- Jason Lewis had a great radio show this past Monday (podcasts below).
- Candidate from district 67B needs our help.
- Anoka County Update on Abeler & Huizenger.

Sheila




Banthebanminnesota Website ( http://banthebanminnesota.com/default.aspx )
Pass this website link on to as many people as possible. Forward it to your friends, relatives, etc....
The more the merrier.....everyone should know where these candidates stand before voting this November!
Banthebanminnesota has a scorecard based on the smoking ban issue only. To find out more about your incumbent
House representative, visit the website http://www.votesmart.org/index.htm . This website has TONS of information for all
the states. On the left hand side of the Home page is "Basic Categories", from here you can access your rep's voting record,
rankings from Special Interest Groups, and who donated to their campaign finance. Follow the process by selecting your state,
then select state offices, and then select House of Representatives. Everything you wanted to know about
your rep is on this website. Under voting records, you can pick any issue from Abortion to Welfare and see how your rep voted.
This website is for all states and not just Minnesota....it is a GREAT resource to further vet your elected officials. All officials
can be researched using this website (i.e. governor, senators,etc...)

Jason Lewis Podcast
This is a great show on the smoking ban issue and nanny state.

The 4PM hour content covers the following:
- Jason being reprimanded by kids in a park for smoking a cigar.
- Rosemount City Council ready to pass a city-wide outdoor ban.
- Barack Obama supports a federal smoking ban.
In the first hour Jason talks about global warming, the nanny state and smoking bans. He discusses the government"s increase regulation of our lives.
LEWIS080408_4pm Nanny State.mp3


The 5PM hour content covers the following:
- Energy (Oil Crisis)
- Crime
- Funding of smoking bans
- Ban on hot dogs
- MN's Taking's Clause (May not regulate you out of business)
- Washington County (Watch out....Herst vs Week for commissioner)

In hour two Jason continues to talk about smoking bans and how the nanny state ruins communities.
LEWIS080408_5pm Nanny State II.mp3



Letter from David Carlson (candidate from district 67B)


Dear Friends and Fellow Patriots,

My name is David Carlson and I am the endorsed Republican candidate in District 67B, East Saint Paul. My opponent is quite arguably the most liberal in the entire State of Minnesota; the infamous Sheldon Johnson. Although my race is not on GOP radars as a “targeted race,” we are making remarkable strides in a blue-collar, labor, pro-American, traditionally DFL area. My background is that I have been a life-long East Sider, graduating from Saint Paul Johnson High School and serving four years in the Marine Corps infantry as a machine gunner, completing three combat tours in Al Anbar Province and participating in both the Battle of Fallujah and Battle of Ramadi. Currently I am finishing up my bachelors degree at the University of Minnesota. Prior to withdrawing from the Marine Corps Officer’s Program, I studied political science at the University of Minnesota-Duluth as well as studying foreign relations abroad at Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom.

Some of the main issues this election for the residents of my district are public safety; Sheldon voted against the “Sex Crimes Bill” which would lock up sexual predators for life upon being convicted of a second sexual crime, he was 1 of the 3 out of 134 to vote against the bill which sailed through the House. East Sider’s are predominately middle class, and many live on a budget with their families. Sheldon’s stellar record of never seeing a tax increase he didn’t like has not resonated well with the voters either. He also voted against exempting military pensions from income tax and is certainly not an advocate of protecting personal property rights. He doesn’t receive the endorsement of either the Saint Paul Police or Fire Departments which is uncommon for local Democrats. The principal obstacle for my campaign will be finding funding outside the district. I have been pursuing an aggressive fundraising campaign, and our finance team is coming together at the right time. I humbly ask for your financial backing this election season. Hopefully, we will have the necessary funds by mid-September so that when it gets down to the home stretch, we can compete in direct mail and advertising to ensure the East Side is up for grabs and possibly in solid Republican hands come this November.

My campaign is having a fundraiser on Wednesday, August 20th with the social hour beginning at 7:00 PM at the Forest Lake American Legion. House Minority Leader Marty Seifert (R- Marshall), Representative Bob Dettmer (R-Forest Lake) and Senator Ray Vandeveere will be attending and showing their support and solidarity with me, and my campaign. I hope as many of you can make it as possible. This election year is one of the most pivotal in the State Of Minnesota’s history and for the nation as a whole. In the State House, if Republican’s loose five seats, we lose power to stop a veto-override. The East Side race could prove to be one of the most pivotal in the state if we can continue to close the gap and gain momentum within the community. I look forward to meeting you and working together to take back the House of Representatives, and to stop the Democrats in a year where we cannot afford them in any sense of the word.

Please remember to pray for all of our troops in harm’s way. May God bless you and your families, and may God continue to watch over and protect the United States of America.

Sincerely,David Carlson
State Representative Candidate 67Bcarlsonforhouse.orgdavidcarlson@carlsonforhouse.org
(651-307-5388)
Citizens for David Carlson
PO Box 600175
Saint Paul, MN 55106



From the Anoka County Watch Dog

The Watchdog's email blew up last week with allegations that Rep. Jim Abeler lost his temper and vandalized the booth after he was denied a place to leave his literature. Since then, a whole lot of bad blood has developed between the Abeler camp and that of his primary challenger, Don Huizenga. In short, the contest has turned into a real donnybrook and should make for some interesting politics between now and September 9th. Can an old-fashioned pistol duel be far behind? We're powdering our wigs as we write.(To read entire article see www.freedomtoact.com . Abeler and Huizenger are running in district 48B)