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Minnesota's Largest Newspaper Endorses Ilhan Omar Primary Challenger, Cites Omar's ‘Ethical Distractions'

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Posted by Frank G 2020-08-07 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 Like marrying her brother, filing false tax returns, paying her hubs (and herself)...and generally being an Islamic Tw*t

And, naturally, the DNC is good with it, as are (were) her constituents in Minnesota.

What a Grade A kurva.

Posted by Clem 2020-08-07 00:32|| 2020-08-07 00:32|| Front Page Top

#2 How do you say in Somali, you're poll numbers look like crap? /rhet question
Keep shoving that 'election donation' money to your new hubby's front organization.

Posted by Procopius2k 2020-08-07 07:21|| 2020-08-07 07:21|| Front Page Top

#3 Interesting. The Strib has been carrying her water for a while now.

Posted by Deacon Blues 2020-08-07 08:23|| 2020-08-07 08:23|| Front Page Top

#4 Somali colony, brought the very things they were fleeing from with them.

Posted by Marilyn Tojo7566 2020-08-07 08:48|| 2020-08-07 08:48|| Front Page Top

#5 Need to get the shotgun out, get me one of them flying pigs....

Posted by Mercutio 2020-08-07 09:54|| 2020-08-07 09:54|| Front Page Top

#6 Minnesota DFL hits Antone Melton-Meaux with campaign finance complaint

Minnesota DFL officials charged Tuesday that Antone Melton-Meaux, the top challenger to incumbent U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, skirted campaign finance laws by hiding some of his top political consultants in Tuesday’s nationally-watched Democratic primary.

Posted by Woodrow 2020-08-07 12:45|| 2020-08-07 12:45|| Front Page Top

#7 A Federal Election Commission complaint obtained by the Star Tribune alleges Melton-Meaux’s campaign violated federal election law by “conspiring to intentionally obscure” the identity of political consultants listed as limited liability corporations working on his challenge to Omar in a hotly contested race that has already seen each side raise more than $4 million.

DFL Files Campaign Finance Complaint Against Ilhan Omar’s Challenger Melton-Meaux

DFL Files Campaign Finance Complaint Against Ilhan Omar’s Challenger Melton-Meaux
August 7, 2020 Corinne Murdock

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Minnesota’s Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL) filed a complaint against Democratic challenger Antone Melton-Meaux, claiming that his campaign created LLCs to shield the identity of several consultants and donors. The DFL filed the complaint exactly one week before the upcoming primary on August 11.

The DFL’s complaint refers to the disclosure requirements outlined in the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, citing emails from Milton-Meaux’s campaign and a MinnPost article as their main evidence. Three LLCs are named as Respondents.

A press release by the DFL quotes Party Chairman Ken Martin disavowing Melton-Meaux’s candidacy.

Backed by Millions from Pro-Israel Interests, Antone Melton-Meaux Takes Aim at Ilhan Omar
A little-known union-busting attorney from Minnesota is raking in millions in campaign donations, mostly from out of state, in his attempt to unseat anti-war Rep. Ilhan Omar.

Much of his money comes from pro-Israel PACs. America PAC, for instance, has given around $382,000. Strongly conservative group NORPAC raised over $100,000 for Melton-Meaux in fundraisers in May and June, with AIPAC generating three times that amount for him. “Together, we have the privilege of accomplishing a dual objective. Supporting a deserving candidate, Antone Melton-Meaux, who has communicated a genuine desire to strengthen the U.S.-Israel relationship and bring honor to his country and party while at the same time replacing Ilhan Omar, a highly divisive member of Congress who has proven to be unfairly and repeatedly critical of Israel,” explained NORPAC.

I was wondering where he was getting all this campaign monies, Woodrow

Posted by Woodrow 2020-08-07 12:46|| 2020-08-07 12:46|| Front Page Top

#8 For all his talk of ending divisiveness, Melton-Meaux has certainly had a divisive career as a partner in Jackson Lewis, a law firm that specializes in union-busting. As the Huffington Post noted, in at least three cases, he represented large corporations that were fighting lawsuits from workers who claimed they were discriminated against or had their wages stolen by their employers. “It’s troubling to see somebody who’s running as a Democrat have that sort of record,” said Chris Shields, a spokesperson for the Minnesota AFL-CIO.

Posted by Woodrow 2020-08-07 12:52|| 2020-08-07 12:52|| Front Page Top

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