Wikio - Jim Ramstad

Impeaching George Bush (Blanton's and Ashton's)

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:53:00 GMT

Out here on the prairie, we don't mince words and we know what to do with a varmint. My representative, Jim Ramstad (R-MN-3) is retiring from Congress this year, but he could do some good before he leaves if he listens to me. I just left word at his office that I want him to vote in favor of Dennis Kucinich's articles of impeachment. Didn't here about it? Dennis Kucinich introduced articles

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Help Steve Sarvi out, show some love (mnblue -)

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 22:27:12 GMT

We have four excellent chances of picking up congressional seats this year. Al Franken is definitely raising enough money to compete with Norm Coleman in the MN-SEN race. Ashwin Madia is getting a lot of national attention running for Jim Ramstad's seat in MN-03. Everybody knows that Michele Bachmann is bat-**** crazy and El Tinklenberg can run against that. But Sargeant Steve Sarvi is the...

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Mental Health America Honors Congressman Jim Ramstad For Career Leadership On Mental Health Parity (Medical News Today)

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 12:00:00 GMT

Mental Health America will honor Congressman Jim Ramstad (R-Minn.) with its Career Achievement Award for his invaluable contributions and untiring leadership in championing parity legislation to improve access to mental health and addiction treatment.

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D.C. depression briefing hails Jordan Burham (Philadelphia Inquirer)

Fri, 23 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT

WASHINGTON - Joe "Joey Pants" Pantoliano, who won an Emmy for his portrayal of Ralphie on The Sopranos, spoke at a congressional briefing on the stigma of mental illness yesterday. So did the actress Marcia Gay Harden. And Minnesota Rep. Jim Ramstad.

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Chairman of DCCC, Rep. Van Hollen, Visits MN to Back Madia (MNPublius.com)

Fri, 16 May 2008 21:59:38 GMT

I wasn't aware that Rep. Van Hollen (D-MD), Chairman of the DCCC, was coming to Minnesota today to meet with Ash Madia, but it certainly makes sense. As the D-trip and Dems across the country know, Jim Ramstad's retirement puts Democrats within striking difference in the 3rd for the first time in… well, ever. [...]

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Flight 93 Memorial Blogburst: Congressman Ramstad Comes Out In Opposition To The Flight 93 Memorial (Flopping Aces)

Thu, 01 May 2008 16:47:14 GMT

Congressman Jim Ramstad (R-MN) gave a House speech this month, supporting Mr. Burnett's opposition to the crescent design. The speech is entered in the Congressional Record here, along with supporting statements from Tom Burnett Sr. (father of murdered Flight 93 hero Tom Burnett Jr.). That makes two Congressmen now who have come out publicly against [...]

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Congressman Ramstad comes out in opposition to the Flight 93 memorial (Right Truth)

Thu, 01 May 2008 00:42:33 GMT

Congressman Ramstad comes out in opposition to the Flight 93 memorial (blogburst, thanks to Error Therapy: Congressman Jim Ramstad (R-MN) gave a House speech this month, supporting Mr. Burnett's opposition to the crescent design. The speech is entered in the...

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Erik Paulsen Endorsed By Third CD Republicans (Carver County GOP)

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 00:31:00 GMT

On Saturday, Third Congressional District Republicans endorsed Rep. Erik Paulsen to take on Democrat Ashwin Madia. Outgoing Congressman Jim Ramstad was a mentor to Paulsen. From WCCO: - Paulsen is a state representative who led House Republicans when they had a majority. He had no rivals at Saturday's endorsing convention in Bloomington. He is running against Democrat Ashwin Madia and

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Tennessean: panel best bet to end wasteful spending (A Bluestem Prairie)

Sat, 26 Apr 2008 10:27:50 GMT

In Bipartisan panel is best bet yet to end wasteful spending, the Tennessean 's editorial board argues in favor of legislation Congressman Walz is co-sponsoring: . . .[E]arlier this month, [Jim] Cooper joined fellow Reps. Ron Kind, D-Wis., Jim Ramstad,...

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“I’m More Conservative Than Ramstad” (MNPublius.com)

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 15:26:48 GMT

This weekend, Erik Paulsen went to pretty extreme lengths to tie himself to retiring Rep. Jim Ramstad. But if 3rd District voters are looking to send another Ramstad to Washington, they should not vote for Paulsen. Don’t take my word for it, look at what Paulsen himself said in an interview last week: “I’m [...]

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Erik Paulsen: He’s No Jim Ramstad (MNPublius.com)

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 14:17:13 GMT

Rep. Erik Paulsen was endorsed by the GOP today and already he’s trying to steal a strategy from Mark Kennedy’s bag of tricks: run away from your record toward the center. There’s little doubt that Paulsen will attempt to align himself with the popular Jim Ramstad as he attempts to replace him this fall, but there’s [...]

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PAULSEN: “JIM RAMSTAD IS A MENTOR OF MINE” (Minnesota Democrats Exposed ©)

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 00:22:02 GMT

“Ramstad endorsed Paulsen, a former Ramstad aide who ran unopposed, as a ‘leader who has the integrity, energy, vision, experience and character.’” Source: Star Tribune, April 19, 2008 Click here for the complete story. ### “Paulsen, 42, said he considers himself a fiscal conservative who can reprise Ramstad’s ability to connect with Democrats. ‘The district that I’ve represented...

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MN-03: The media's silence over Madia's rise (mnblue -)

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 23:14:30 GMT

If you live the the western suburbs of Minneapolis, you might have been surprised to read a newspaper article or see a snippet on the evening news that Ashwin Madia won the DFL endorsement and will now face Erik Paulsen for the seat that Jim Ramstad is vacating. The reasons are straightforward -- Minnesota newspapers and TV stations are struggling to adapt to a new age and simply cannot adequately...

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AP and CQPolitics: Walz and Ramstad propose earmark reform (A Bluestem Prairie)

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:21:24 GMT

(Hat tip to Polinaut) Along with fellow Minnesotan Jim Ramstad, Walz has joined a bi-partisan group of Representatives advocating earmark reform. The AP story from the LaCrosse Tribune: U.S. Rep. Ron Kind, D-La Crosse, is one of several members of...

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MN-03: The rise of our Brave Captain (mnblue -)

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 22:36:56 GMT

Back in December, I interviewed all three candidates vying for the MN-03 DFL endorsement and hoping to replace the retiring Jim Ramstad. I was prepared to cut Edina Mayor Jim Hovland some slack because he had just abandoned the Republican Party for the DFL. I was surprised to find him remarkably progressive and very well positioned for the district. I was impressed with Terri Bonoff's endorsements...

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Madia Matters (The Hotline on Call)

Sun, 13 Apr 2008 03:06:39 GMT

A political neophyte defeated a highly-touted recruit in the MN-03 Dem convo this p.m., setting up a fall contest between an outsider Dem and an insider GOPer in the suburban Minneapolis CD of retiring Rep. Jim Ramstad (R). Iraq vet Ashwin Madia (D) won the nomination when state Sen. Terri Bonoff (D) withdrew after the eighth ballot. Madia entered the convo with the most delegates, and Bonoff...

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Sat, 12 Apr 2008 23:21:43 GMT

“Given his far-left views, Ashwin Madia is the last person who should fill the seat of a bipartisan problem solver and moderate like Jim Ramstad. No matter how hard he tries to his obscure his true views in the general election, Madia is too partisan and too liberal for the Third.” - Ron Carey, [...]

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MN-03: Ashwin Madia Wins DFL Nod [Swing State Project] (The Liberal Blog Network)

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 22:08:58 GMT

MN Publius and MN Campaign Report have the scoop: State Sen. Terri Bonoff is dropping out and endorsing Iraq War vet and attorney Ashwin Madia for the DFL nomination in the open seat race to replace retiring GOP Rep. Jim Ramstad. Though the writing had been on the wall for a while, Madia's out-of-nowhere performance against Bonoff (long perceived the front-runner), has definitely been a stunner....

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Iraq does not exist for Erik Paulsen (mnblue -)

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 13:40:11 GMT

This is so ... well ... true to form. Erik Paulsen, Republican candidate endorsed to replace Jim Ramstad, has no position on Iraq. His website is pretty much bereft of any content (as TwoPuttTommy has noted ) and this picture is worth a thousand words. Here is the link . I should be on vacation and actually I still am, but this was emailed to me and I couldn't resist! read more

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Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:15:02 GMT

"DFLers in the 3rd Congressional District this week received a flier questioning the DFL soul of Ashwin Madia, who day by day comes closer to winning the party's endorsement to run against Republican Erik Paulsen for the seat being vacated by Jim Ramstad. In the flier, it's noted that Madia was a supporter of John [...]

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Wikio - Jim Ramstad

Impeaching George Bush (Blanton's and Ashton's)

Help Steve Sarvi out, show some love (mnblue -)

Mental Health America Honors Congressman Jim Ramstad For Career Leadership On Mental Health Parity (Medical News Today)

D.C. depression briefing hails Jordan Burham (Philadelphia Inquirer)

Chairman of DCCC, Rep. Van Hollen, Visits MN to Back Madia (MNPublius.com)

Flight 93 Memorial Blogburst: Congressman Ramstad Comes Out In Opposition To The Flight 93 Memorial (Flopping Aces)

Congressman Ramstad comes out in opposition to the Flight 93 memorial (Right Truth)

Erik Paulsen Endorsed By Third CD Republicans (Carver County GOP)

Tennessean: panel best bet to end wasteful spending (A Bluestem Prairie)

“I’m More Conservative Than Ramstad” (MNPublius.com)

Erik Paulsen: He’s No Jim Ramstad (MNPublius.com)

PAULSEN: “JIM RAMSTAD IS A MENTOR OF MINE” (Minnesota Democrats Exposed ©)

MN-03: The media's silence over Madia's rise (mnblue -)

AP and CQPolitics: Walz and Ramstad propose earmark reform (A Bluestem Prairie)

MN-03: The rise of our Brave Captain (mnblue -)

Madia Matters (The Hotline on Call)

MN GOP PRESS RELEASE: “3RD CD DEMOCRATS ENDORSE FAR-LEFT MADIA” (Minnesota Democrats Exposed ©)

MN-03: Ashwin Madia Wins DFL Nod [Swing State Project] (The Liberal Blog Network)

Iraq does not exist for Erik Paulsen (mnblue -)

MADIA SPOKESMAN SAYS BONOFF HEADQUARTERS “MUST FEEL LIKE THE TITANIC” (Minnesota Democrats Exposed ©)