Opaque

The Minnesota DFL Regime.

They don’t talk with the press, unless they’ve been vetted as utterly innocuous (Esme Murphy, Jason DeRusha) or affirmatively friendly (Rochelle Olson).

No, the sum total of the regime’s “transparency” is this time of the summer, when you get video of them wandering about the State Fair in their “Just Plain Folks!” costumes, eating junk food on camera.

There are over 30 new foods at this year’s Minnesota State Fair!

I couldn’t think of anyone better to try a few new foods with than my buddy @andrewzimmern. pic.twitter.com/kvtwmDISRH
— Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan (@LtGovFlanagan) August 25, 2024

I mean, I suppose it’s easier than answering actual questions…

8 thoughts on “Opaque”

Like most foodies, Andrew Zimmern is a huge lefty and espouses all of the talking points, climate change, social justice, etc; every chance he gets. Of course, he’s another transplant from New York, so he’s really been indoctrinated.

I don’t get how, boss, you can describe someone who is a huge fan of State Fair food as a “foodie” :^) I get me some deep fried stuff on a stick, too, but it’s not a culinary thing.

The fun irony as well is you’ve got heart attack on a stick in 100 different ways, and the DFL is going to spend the rest of the year talking about nutrition and cardiac health….

I’m tired of modern politics. It’s all “gotcha” games and sophomoric quips. I’m supposed to base my vote on memes? On Jon Stewart? Lord, help us.

I want substance. I want candidates who can articulate their core beliefs. Not on specific policy positions – those change as events occur – but fundamentals that the candidate would rely on to form positions on specific policies.

For example: I believe there is a God. I believe God created the universe including human beings, and gave us life. Because life is a gift from God, it should not be taken lightly. I’m against abortion for convenience. I recognize that in a democratic republic, we must sometimes compromise to reach consensus. I’d be willing to support exceptions for rape, incest, and to save the life (not health) of the mother, if my opponents would agree to ban all other abortions. It’s not a perfect solution, but it’s better than we have now.

Since I believe human life comes from God, I believe humans have a right to defend life, using whatever tools may be required. I’m against most gun control laws because criminals won’t obey those laws anyway – that’s why they’re criminals – meaning the laws only leave honest people defenseless.

I believe problems are best solved at the lowest level of the organization capable of solving them. Solutions don’t need to universal – what works in Minneapolis may not be right for Memphis. The Constitution gives the federal government very specific, very limited areas of authority, leaving all other problem-solving to state governments or individual people. We should work on dismantling the areas of the federal government that don’t need to exist. We should work on empowering people and state governments to solve their own problems instead of looking to Washington.

Like that. A set of principles coming out of the mouths of candidates, not buried in a policy white paper or party platform that nobody will ever read.

Those are some of my principles, what I’m looking for in a candidate. What are yours?

It’s because he’s a Lefty that I laughed uproariously when the other Lefties went after him for Cultural Appropriation when he opened his St. Louis Park restaurant Lucky Cricket in 2018. Said restaurant apparently got “new management” in 2019 and then later closed “because of Covid.” The reviews of the food on the interwebs were also scathing, but that might have been woke virtue signaling as everyone piled on.
His Bio on his website is entertaining. Right at the top, in the same sentence calling Zimmern a multiple Emmy and James Beard Awards winner it says he’s a “Justice Advocate.”

My in-laws are public employee union members so they’re all-in for Democrats, in every election. But they won’t simply say that. They say they’d love to vote Republican if only the candidates weren’t so icky. If only they hadn’t put their dog in the roof. If only they hadn’t lied about National Guard service. If only . . . bullshit. They were never going to vote Republican, the “if only” line is a lie.

Never-Trumpers and RINOs tell a similar lie. They’d be glad to vote for the more conservative candidate if only he wasn’t doomed to lose at the polls, if only he wasn’t so controversial, if only he hadn’t said something stupid. But he did so they can’t support him, they have no choice, they’ll simply have to vote Democrat, for the good of the nation. Bullshit. They were never going to vote for the most conservative candidate. The “if only” line is a lie.

Why do they do that?