OK, I admit it – I often read AAA’s blog, Residual Forces. Andy can flat-out be a funny guy; just as often, he’s simply flat-out wrong. Like today. Here’s what Andy wrote, in response to last night’s radio show:
“I guess former conservative / former Republican / former Independence party Governor candidate Joe Repya was on a bankrupt radio station that used to siphon money away from Boys and Girls Clubs or something with a liberal stalkerazzi hack last night…”
Say, Andy? AM950 KTNF is doing fine. Never been bankrupt. Never took money away from Boys and Girls Clubs. But, hey – since when did facts ever get in the way of a good ol’ AAA rant??!?
Now, earlier today, I said this, about GOPer Sheila Kihne:
Now, first I’d like to say that I’ve met Sheila; and I find her to be a very bright, intelligent, and passionate individual devoted to her cause: “conservatism.”
Now, I’ve met AAA too; and I say the exact same about Andy that I said about Sheila – except for the “very bright” and “intelligent” part.
And what AAA wrote today, demonstrates just that.
(cross posted from MnProgressiveProject.com; comments welcome there)
“…a Republican staffer in the Capital…”
That’s part of a line in a blogpost Andy Aplikowski made, and promptly deleted on June 30th, 2009.
Here’s the whole line:
The subject of Andy’s blogpost was the smear campaign against Laura Brod; Andy made allegations that the smear was coming from within the MN GOP. Specifically, Andy wrote:
Marty Seifert has denied personal and/or staff involvement as documented by Brian Falldin here and Political Muse here.
It’s important to note in Marty Seifert’s written response to Brian Falldin, Marty Seifert wrote:
One person that could come clean – and probably very easily – is GOP State Deputy Chair Michael Brodkorb, owner of a blog where one of the smears appeared, on June 4th. This was discussed yesterday, here.
So far, GOP State Deputy Chair Michael Brodkorb hasn’t stepped forward to aide Rep. Seifert in locating the culprit by handing over easily located IP records. This makes me wonder if it is possible that Andy Aplikowski could be refering to GOP Senate Caucus Communications Director Michael Brodkorb when he says a “…Republican staffer in the Capital”?
More importantly, after making such serious allegations, why is Andy Aplikowski now aiding in the cover-up by not stepping forward to clear the air? Does his silence indicate that he simply made it all up or does he still have information that he isn’t sharing?
Stay tuned!
(crossposted from MnProgressiveProject)