FIREWORKS AT THE MINNESOTA STATE FAIR! ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,We plan to visit the MN State Fair again this year. It sounds like one must stop should be the Republican State Fair Booth! The fireworks at the GOP booth continues. In recent years past, it has been Former Republican Senator Rudy Boschowitz, Former Republican Senator David Durenburger, Former Republican Governor Arnie Carlson, and former Former Republican Governor Elmer L. Anderson who were uninvited to their own Minnesota State Fair Booth or their own Republican State Convention. The Republican Party, as it is today, is a far cry from what it once was. They have become a wing of the Tea Party/FOX Party. In Minnesota history, 25 or our governors have been from the Republican Party compared to only 6 for the Democratic Party but the new Republican Party is such a right wing faction of what it used to be! You can bet your money that indicted U.S. Congresswoman, Michelle Bachman, is more than welcome in the Republican MN State Fair Booth! Fireworks at the Minnesota State Fair is something you won't want to miss!

THIS YEAR IN FAIR POLITICS: GOP vs. GOP
By Don Davis Today August 22nd, 2014
ST. PAUL — Political challengers proposed debating incumbents. Incumbents pared down the challengers’ lists. The governor sat motionless as two buckets of ice were dumped on him.

It was a typical opening day at the Great Minnesota (Political) Get-Together, except, that is, that the State Fair also featured Republican officials banning their endorsed Supreme Court candidate from the party’s fair booth.

Michelle MacDonald tried twice to get into the booth, between a radio station’s remote studio and the 99-year-old Ye Old Mill ride.

MacDonald had announced her plans to campaign at the fair booth each day of the fair, but two volunteer security guards greeted her and tried to keep her out of the booth. Elected party officials, including chairman Keith Downey, were not there.

While she eventually was allowed in twice, it was just to look briefly, not to campaign.

MacDonald said Downey told her of the decision by party officials Wednesday to ban her, but she said those officials have a duty to either support their endorsed candidates or resign from party leadership.

The ban came a month before MacDonald faces a trial on a drunken-driving charge and after being ticketed this month on a charge of violating her limited driver’s license.

Michael Brodkorb of politics.mn, a former GOP official, reported that one Republican Executive Council member said the panel would “fully support” MacDonald being arrested if she attempts to enter the Republican Party booth.

She was not arrested Thursday, although law enforcement officers were nearby.

MacDonald told Forum News Service that she plans to return to the booth each day.

Republicans meeting in Rochester, Minn., this spring overwhelmingly endorsed MacDonald to challenge Justice David Lillehaug, who Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton appointed to the high court.

Sen. Scott Newman of Hutchinson, who Republicans nominated for attorney general, announced Thursday that he will support Lillehaug instead of MacDonald.

Longtime politics-at-the-fair observers said they never have seen anything like the MacDonald incident.

More traditional fair politics were also plentiful, especially debates about debates. Fireworks are in the air!