Mark Dayton Addresses the Minnesota DFL State Central Committee

This is Mark Dayton's speech to the Minnesota DFL State Central Committee on the day we officially endorsed Mark Dayton.

McGuire Responds (Le Sueur News-Herald)

McGuire responds to letter in last week's News-Herald

I am responding to a submission in your last issue by David Anderson of Lonsdale with a clarification regarding some of the information he provided in his letter.  

While it is true that I respectfully declined to submit the MCCL endorsement questionnaire, I would add that I also did the same with the NARAL endorsement questionnaire. 

For the benefit of your readers, I would like to describe the nature of these questionnaires.  In both cases, candidates are asked to answer a series of questions with only a “yes” or “no” response.  In fact, the questionnaire instructions specifically forbid candidates from offering any kind of explanation or reasoning in their response to questions involving extremely complex issues.  This format prevents them from offering any meaningful information about their stance on these issues.  In both cases, the organizations are using these questionnaires as nothing more than litmus tests.

Complex issues require more thoughtful and nuanced answers than a simple “yes” or “no” response.  Mr. Anderson may call this “smoke and mirrors,” but I believe that most people don’t see the world simply in black or white.  As a candidate who seeks to represent House District 25A – in all its diversity—I believe it would be a disservice to see just the black or the white, without consideration of the many shades of gray in between. 

I for one believe that there are too many polarizing influences in our current politics.  This is one of the reasons I have chosen to run for the State House of Representatives.  I do not come to this campaign, as some do, with a strong ideological agenda.  Instead, I promise two things:  to listen and to do my best to serve my constituents.      



Mick McGuire

Mayor of Montgomery

Candidate for House District 25A

Source:  Le Sueur News-Herald Thursday, August 19, 2010

Fifth Year Anniversary of Katrina

Today we remember the victims of Hurricane Katrina. We honor those that died and those who survived. You are in our thoughts.

DFL STRONG

at Webster Harvest Days Parade!

Today we had an AWESOME group of DFLers out to support State Rep. David Bly and State Senator Kevin Dahle in the Webster Harvest Days Parade. See the photos below of today's fun!

Thank you to all who volunteered! You all were GREAT!!

Our great volunteers standing with State Senator Kevin Dahle and State Rep. David Bly.

Waiting for the parade to begin.

The parade starts!

Alan and Charlie preps "Carla" (the car).

State Rep. David Bly gets the team ready.

Lonsdale Community Days Photos

Supporters walk with State Senator Kevin Dahle down mainstreet.

State Senator Kevin Dahle with a supporter.

"Carla" (the car), State Senator Kevin Dahle and DFLers wait for the parade to start.

Remembering the Dream

Lonsdale Community Days Parade

Come walk with fellow DFLers in the Lonsdale Community Days Parade. 

There will be two units available. One is the Rice County DFL's unit and the other one is State Representative David Bly's unit.
Information below.

When:  Saturday, August 14th
              Line up begins at 1:00pm
              Parade starts at 2:00pm

Where:  Line up is on Industrial Drive Southeast
               Industrial Drive is off of Highway 19 in Lonsdale
               (Map)

Rice County DFL's Unit

Parade Unit Number:  38
Confirmed candidates walking with the Rice County DFL Unit are:
State Senator Kevin Dahle
T-shirts and signs will be available for these candidates.

Volunteers Needed:

To walk with the Rice County DFL, Candidates and Supporters.
Please contact Rich Keiser by phone:  (507) 301-3346 to volunteer. You can also just show up.

State Representative David Bly's Unit

Parade Unit Number: 52
T-shirts and signs will be available for volunteers.

Volunteers Needed:

To walk with State Rep. Bly and Supporters.
Please contact David Bly by phone:  (507) 645-8328 or by e-mail:  david@davidbly.com to volunteer.You can also just show up.