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Aug 30th, 2010



Horner interview starts 30 sec. into the clip.

A Message from the Horner Campaign

Minnesota State Fair in full swing

Lots of people have been stopping by the booth on Nelson St. across from the DNR building to learn about Tom Horner’s plans for creating jobs, spurring economic development, improving health, and enhancing community vitality. Make sure to stop by and sign up to be a part of the campaign. Others just want a photo in between cheese curds. Tom is doing lots of interviews and plans more positive news about his campaign to bring common-sense leadership to the governor’s office as the State Fair progresses.

The week ahead

Tom will visit with voters at the fair. Watch for him Monday on KSTP-TV and FOX-9 KMSP. Tom will also be on WCCO radio with Chad Hartman on Monday just after 1:00 p.m. Then on Friday make sure to tune in for Minnesota Public Radio’s State Fair debate at 11:00 a.m.

Live with Esme Murphy Sunday morning

Tom discussed his proposal to balance the budget with Esme Murphy on WCCO-TV Sunday morning. Tom noted the endorsement of his tax reform plan by thinkers across the political spectrum, while emphasizing its provisions to protect lower-income Minnesotans from tax increases.

“Debate Central” collects all of the debates

TheUptake.org is archiving all the debates in the governor’s race. We’ve rounded many of the recent forums up in one handy post in our ‘On the Trail’ blog.

HornerTV: Independent buffaloes video

The latest video at HornerTV takes a break from the serious policy forums of late to humorously introduce Minnesotans to the Independence Party mascot that will be making the rounds on the campaign trail this fall. Bob and Betty are on the loose and invite everyone to join Tom at the State Fair.

Building community around Horner’s Corner

Write your local newspaper editor with your reasons for supporting for Tom, and copy us at campaign@horner2010.com. E-mail us your photo for our “Victory Wall.” Visit the State Fair booth on Nelson St. across from the DNR Building.

Leadership based on what’s right

You can help spread the word about Tom’s commitment to common-sense leadership — and help keep our ads up and running on television and radio with a contribution to Horner2010. Go to www.Horner2010.com and click the “Contribute” button, or write to us at 10760 Hwy 55, Plymouth, MN 55441.

And, as always, thank you for being with us in Horner’s Corner.

Sincerely,

Stephen Imholte
Campaign Manager

[Message dated Aug. 30, 2010]

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Tom Horner Rises in the Polls (June 8, 2010)

Tom Horner’s Statewide Swing (May 12, 2010)

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FROM THE ARCHIVES: One Year Ago — August 30, 2009

Iraq War Destabilizes Middle East

Image: Car bomb attack in Iraq
Iraqi policemen inspect the wreckage of a vehicle used in an attack in Shirqat that killed at least nine people and wounded 17 others, police said. (Photo credit: Sabah al-Bazee / Reuters)

One year ago today, I reported that bombs struck Baghdad and remote communities in northern Iraq as the visiting Iranian foreign minister warned that Iraq’s instability affected the entire region.

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FROM THE ARCHIVES: Two Years Ago — August 30, 2008

On the Campaign Trail: Day 47

Two years ago today, on the 47th day of my 2008 campaign against U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann in Minnesota’s 6th Congressional District, in line with my campaign focus on national security issues, I issued my statement opposing the war in Iraq.

ParaBn-patrol.jpg On Patrol - Parachute Batallion picture by Rifleman-AlIn the statement, I called the invasion of Iraq “a mistake,” which — more than just exacting a huge cost in American blood, treasure, and loss of international stature — created a complex set of new security challenges for the United States.

“Before the invasion,” I wrote, “we had in place a very successful containment policy against Iraqi aggression — preserving a delicate balance of power between Iran and Iraq in one of the world’s most volatile regions, the Middle East.”

I continued, “The removal of Saddam Hussein empowered Iran, with its nuclear ambitions, and placed Iraq under the control of Islamist Shiite leaders closely aligned with Iran — thereby creating an infinitely more serious threat to U.S. national security in the region than existed before the invasion.”

Finally, I noted that I was the only candidate in the 6th District congressional race with military experience, trained as an airborne soldier in counterinsurgency and anti-terrorist operations (photo, right) and with professional credentials as a military consultant on nuclear counterproliferation, threat assessment, deterrence, and psychological operations.





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