Wednesday, Aug 27, 2008

GOP Oldliners–Recapturing Their Party?

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Old-school Republicans have for the last decade or two been wringing their hands and gnashing teeth over the take-no-prisoners, make-no-liberal-friends radical right shift their party has taken as the state's and the nation's Constitutional compact with its citizens tanks and the proud legacy of Minnesota GOP luminaries like Governors Harold Stassen, Harold LeVander, Luther Youngdahl, Elmer L. Andersen, Al Quie and Arne Carlson and many other so-called moderate-to-progressive party members goes up in smoke. Who will bring it back? Who can bring it back to its glory as the education-minded, workforce-developing, fair-taxation party representing Minnesota's conservative wing? TTT'S ANDY DRISCOLL and former KFAI News Director ANN ALQUIST talk with a former state GOP party chair, a “big-tent” veteran GOP activist, and a think tank official about where the state's Republicans might go to recapture its former luster as a fiscal watchdog with a big heart. Our guests talk about "Big Tent" Republicans for a Real Majority and a fundraiser to bring home the wanderers - and a Sept 3rd Growth & Justice symposium on Minnesota's Progressive Republican Tradition. GUESTS: • CHUCK SLOCUM - former MN (Independent) Republican Party chair and public policy activist, owner of The Williston Group policy consultants. • DANE SMITH – President, Growth & Justice, former StarTribune Capitol reporter, author, "Mr. Wellstone Goes to Washington." • SALLY PILLSBURY, longtime Republican activist, wife of former State Senator George Pillsbury, and "Big Tent Celebration" organizer. Podcasts are available for all archived Truth to Tell shows.

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1 Comments:

Anonymous said...

sweet shows Andy! keep it up. by the way it would be nice if you had an email address posted so people can email you. I have a question. I particularly want to download the podcast for today's episode 9/10/08 and then the follow up on 9/17/08, but I don't see 9/10 posted here yet. I assume all episodes get the podcast posted here? Christopher, CONTEMPL8 T-SHIRTS, http://CONTEMPL8.NET

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