Moderate Progressive Republican candidate for
Governor Bob Carney Jr. congratulates Tom Emmer for his Republican
endorsement; challenges Emmer to do "videotaped discussions"; will
launch "Tom and me" youtube video
series
-- 5/3/10
Moderate
Progressive Republican candidate for Governor Bob Carney Jr.
congratulates Speaker Kelliher for her DFL endorsement; Carney will
"show up" at the MN GOP Convention; will run in the August Republican
Primary
-- 4/25/10
Moderate Progressive Republican candidate for
Governor Bob Carney Jr. will call on ten other candidates for Governor
at today's student sponsored Hamline University candidate forum to sign an op-ed
article to
"encourage Legislators... to give serious consideration to an 'unallotment
reform' bill"
-- 4/15/10
Moderate Progressive Republican candidate for
Governor Bob Carney Jr. calls on candidates for Governor of all parties
to "encourage Legislators... to give serious consideration to an 'unallotment reform' bill" -- drafts
article to be published in state op-ed pages -- 4/7/10
Brief Update: The Senate "Jobs bill" does not
contain any provision affecting the Political Contribution Refund
-- 3/29/10
Moderate Progressive
Republican candidate for Governor Bob Carney Jr. files petition for
Supreme Court Accelerated Review of his "unallotment lawsuit"
challenging the Pawlenty
Administration's "elimination" of the Political
Contribution Refund Program -- Carney calls on Senator Bakk to not
interfere with the PCR Program while it is in the Courts -- 3/26/10
Moderate Progressive
Republican candidate for Governor Bob Carney Jr. supports the "Unallotment
Reform" bill now moving through the Legislature --
advocates three
amendments -- works to build bi-partisan support -- 3/23/10
Moderate Progressive Republican candidate for Governor Bob Carney Jr.
questions whether Unallotment is "unnecessary" -- publishes article
-- 3/18/10
Moderate Progressive
Republican candidate for Governor Bob Carney Jr. files appeal --
Carney v. State of Minnesota
challenges Governor Pawlenty's
unallotment and "elimination" of the Political Contribution Refund
-- 3/5/10
Moderate Progressive
Republican candidate for Governor Bob Carney Jr. tells Republican Senate
District Convention he is calling for Legislative hearings to prepare
for the possible impeachment of Governor Pawlenty for "corrupt conduct
in office"
-- 2/23/10
Moderate Progressive
Republican candidate for Governor Bob Carney Jr. is puzzled by
bi-partisan House vote for GAMC, House Republicans may have been misled
-- Carney asks: "Are DFLers trying to make it look like Governor
Pawlenty is the 'right brain' of
Republican legislators? Does the DFL
think the Senate is the ER"? -- Carney will refuse to pay $10 cost for
SD60 GOP Convention -- "It's a poll tax" -- 2/20/10
Moderate Progressive
Republican candidate for Governor Bob Carney Jr. calls for State
Constitutional Amendment to ban "Foreign Campaign Money"
-- Foreign as
in Texas, and Hollywood -- Carney: "This is a States' Rights issue"
-- 2/10/10
Moderate Progressive
Republican candidate for Governor Bob Carney Jr. proposes a "TAX
and VETO CAP"
Constitutional Amendment -- "'We the People' of Minnesota should
limit vetoes and control
taxing directly -- not the Big Money and Special Interest politicians" -- 1/27/10
Moderate Progressive Republican candidate for
Governor Bob Carney Jr. discloses information on his financial
situation: "under pressure, but far from 'under water'" -- 1/25/10
Republican candidate for Governor Carney: "Unallotment Monster" drags Minnesota
Supreme Court on to "a fast track and a slippery slope" -- Legislators,
attorneys and citizens must act now to
defend both the Political
Contribution Refund program and Constitutional Government -- 1/20/10
Moderate Progressive Republican candidate for
Governor Bob Carney Jr. will appeal "unallotment" lawsuit dismissal -- calls for expedited Supreme Court
review -- "if Brayton goes, I should go too" -- 1/18/10
Moderate Progressive Republican candidate for
Governor Bob Carney Jr. will announce next Monday his decision regarding
an appeal of his dismissed
"unallotment"
lawsuit -- Carney initiates a discussion of the "corrupt conduct in
office" grounds for Impeachment in Minnesota -- 1/15/10
Minneapolis
Moderate Progressive Republican candidate for Governor Bob Carney Jr.
will hold news events today to comment on and answer questions regarding
unallotment, including Judge Gearin's dismissal of his Political
Contribution Refund lawsuit -- 1/13/10
Minneapolis
Moderate Progressive Republican Bob Carney Jr. will hold a news
conference today to formally announce his candidacy for Governor --
1/11/10
Minneapolis
Moderate Progressive Republican Bob Carney Jr. will hold a news
conference Monday, January 11th, to formally announce candidacy for
Governor -- 1/8/10
Minneapolis
Moderate Progressive Republican Candidate for Governor urges Governor
Pawlenty to resolve the Unallotment impasse by signing an updated
version of the Legislature's final 2009 revenue bill -- 1/5/10
Minneapolis
Moderate Progressive Republican activist will run for Governor of
Minnesota -- will seek convention endorsement, but plans to seek primary
nomination in any case -- 12/31/09
News releases below were sent during my campaign for Mayor of
Minneapolis:
"Moderate
Progressive Republican" candidate for Minneapolis Mayor will hold a 4 PM
news conference at city hall today on Carney v State of Minnesota -- the
lawsuit challenging Governor Pawlenty's Political Contribution Refund
"elimination" is now
the first of two "unallotment" lawsuits -- If the
Governor and Legislature can't "work out" the unallotment disagreement,
Carney recommends the Legislature study the meaning of non-criminal
"corrupt conduct in office" in the Minnesota Constitution's impeachment
provisions 10/30/09
"Insurgent" Minneapolis Mayoral candidates
will hold a news conference at city hall at 4:00 Today -- Main topic:
the City's "severely under-resourced" audit function -- Candidates will
bring a chair for Mayor Rybak, and have invited him to participate in
the news
conference -- Mayor's "Upcoming Events" calendar on rtrybak.com remains
blank for October and November -- Carney will study the possibility of a
"sweeping challenge" to the legitimacy of this year's city election
10/29/09
"City of Minneapolis Internal Audit Function"
report to be presented to Board of Estimates and Taxation -- Mayoral
candidate Carney says report shows "woeful inadequacies in our City's
financial controls"
10/28/09
Minneapolis Mayoral candidates will return to city hall today to
demand an answer from Mayor Rybak to a Citizens' Petition for a Redress
of Grievances
they delivered to the Mayor at the Mayor's office last
Wednesday -- A second Citizens' Petition will be announced
10/27/09
Minneapolis Candidates "on the look-out" for Rybak; Mayor is
reported to be going to a 5 PM Fundraiser Monday at the Minneapolis Club
-- Candidates demand answers to a Citizens Petition they delivered at
the Mayor's office last Wednesday -- "RT and me" Episode Three is now
posted on youtube.com -- One or more Candidates will attend the BET
meeting Wednesday, to question a new report "auditing the internal
audit" controls for the City
10/26/09
Minneapolis Candidates will return to City
Hall Tuesday to demand Mayor Rybak answer
to a "Citizens' Petition for a Redress of Grievances" -- Star Tribune
editorial says: "One such exchange (Mayoral Forum) isn't enough" -- A
Second Citizens' Petition, challenging Governor Pawlenty's claims of
sweeping unallotment powers will be announced
10/25/09
Four Minneapolis Mayoral candidates, all on
the General Election ballot, delivered a Citizens' "petition... for a
redress of grievances" to Mayor Rybak, at the Mayor's office in City Hall -- the candidates demand that
Mayor Rybak participate in televised Mayoral Forums to answer to the
stated grievances -- FOX 9 covered and reported on the Candidates'
demand -- MPR's planned November 2nd Midday event, with only two invited
candidates, is challenged on Constitutional and fairness grounds --
Studio time is reserved at MTN (channel 17) for a televised Mayoral
Forum 10/22/09
Minneapolis candidates will go to City Hall Wednesday, October 21st, at
4 P.M. to demand that Mayor Rybak participate in televised Mayoral
Forums to answer a Citizens' "petition... for a redress of grievances"
-- Seven Mayoral candidates have demanded Mayor Rybak participate in a
Forum before the election -- IBNN Editor has broadcast time reserved at
MTN (channel 17) -- City Council candidates respond to Citizens'
petition 10/21/09
Minneapolis candidates will go to City Hall
Wednesday, October 21st, at 4 P.M. to demand that Mayor Rybak participate in televised Mayoral Forums to
answer a Citizens' "petition... for a redress of grievances" -- Update
on Political Contribution Refund lawsuit
10/20/09
Five Minneapolis Mayoral candidates demand
that Mayor Rybak participate in televised
Mayoral Forums to answer a Citizens' "petition... for a redress of
grievances" -- Candidates and citizens will "peaceably assemble"
Wednesday at City Hall -- the Petition will be delivered to Mayor Rybak,
or left at the office if he is not there
10/19/09
Rumors of a 2009 Minneapolis Mayoral election
persist – Mayor Rybak, facing unemployment, calls situation “worrysome”
and says: “These tough economic times have put every incumbent in
America at risk” – Rybak sends fundraising appeal to his friend,
Moderate Progressive Republican candidate for Mayor of Minneapolis Bob
Carney Jr. – “I'm not sure what he plans to do with the money, wasn't
$250,000+ enough?” Carney replies
10/16/09
Youtube video emerges showing Mayor Rybak talking about politics and
elections at city hall -- "RT and me" Episode Two is on-line at
youtube.com -- Carney will visit the Star Tribune to attempt to find out
more about how and why they cover, or don't cover, the Minneapolis
election 10/15/09
Rumors and doubts about a 2009 Minneapolis
Mayoral election continue -- Carney videotapes Rybak outside his office -- Mayor is silent in response to
this statement: "you can confirm there is a Mayoral election this year"
(but he does nod as if to indicate "yes") and says: "I'm happy to talk
about elections, but I can't use the city hall to do that" -- "RT and
me" Episode One" of a new documentary series is on-line at youtube.com
10/14/09
Minneapolis
City Council and suspected Mayoral candidates are being polled on this
question: "Do you demand that Mayor Rybak commit to 3 one-hour televised
forums broadcast
before the election with any other Mayoral candidates
who want to participate (moderator to be mutually agreed to)?" -- If Rybak can't be found, ward by ward sweeps may follow
10/12/09
Rumors
of a 2009 Minneapolis Mayoral election persist -- Moderate Progressive
Republican Candidate for Mayor (if there is an election) Bob Carney Jr.
announces semi-reality-based "R.T. and me" video series -- calls on the
Public to help try to find the Mayor -- Carney leads Rybak in
youtube.com campaign video views
10/9/09
Rumors
of a 2009 Minneapolis Mayoral election fueled by Televised live
Minneapolis "Mayoral Forum" -- to be re-broadcast Friday and Saturday of
this week -- Little evidence of a 2009 Mayoral election is found on www.rtrybak.com
-- Mayor's on-line events calendar for the month of October is blank
10/8/09
Republican
Activist and candidate for Mayor of Minneapolis calls on Minnesota
Legislative Advisory Commission to hold hearing on Pawlenty
Administration's recent legal claims of sweeping executive unallotment
powers -- PCR unallotment lawsuit judicial hearing scheduled for October
13th
10/5/09
10/5/09 supplemental document:
Open Letter to LAC
Moderate
Progressive Republican candidate for Mayor of Minneapolis Bob Carney Jr.
issues open invitation to web sites and blogs to embed his new "Sky-bi"
video -- the proposed "Sky-bi" is an elevated, all weather,
enclosed
bike, segway, scooter and electric wheelchair skyway system for downtown
Minneapolis and nearby neighborhoods -- PCR Lawsuit update 10/3/09
New
Minneapolis Transit Plan video is online -- Moderate Progressive
Republican candidate for Mayor of Minneapolis Bob Carney Jr. advocates
building a "Sky-bi" -- an all weather, enclosed bike, segway,
scooter and electric wheelchair skyway system for downtown Minneapolis
and nearby neighborhoods
9/30/09
Pawlenty administration responds to Republican
activist's lawsuit to stop the attempted unallotment of the Minnesota
Political Contribution Refund program with Motion to Dismiss -- claims
broad unallotment powers -- hearing scheduled for October 13th
9/24/09
Moderate Progressive Republican
candidate for Mayor of Minneapolis Bob Carney Jr. presents "Sky-Bi" plan
-- a new kind of Transportation Infrastructure -- to Hennepin County
Commissioners at Southwest Light Rail Public Hearing
9/18/09
"Moderate Progressive Republican" candidate for Mayor of
Minneapolis serves complaint on City of Minneapolis in ballot dispute
9/1/09 Supplement to
9/1/09 release:
"Moderate Progressive Republican" claims Star
Tribune article "seriously misstated my position" 9/2/09
Governor
Pawlenty reacts to lawsuit to stop his attempted unallotment of the
Minnesota Political Contribution Refund program -- Republican activist
responds to Governor's comments
7/25/09
Republican activist commences lawsuit to stop the Pawlenty
administration's unallotment of the Minnesota Political Contribution
Refund program 7/24/09
Studious, Principled Candidate sent to "Principles Office" -- City
of Minneapolis rejects filing of Republican activist for Mayor of
Minneapolis -- City claims candidate is not permitted to use the word
"Republican" to describe "political principle"
-- Candidate re-files
with stated political principle: "Moderate Progressive Censored"
-- second lawsuit planned -- Political Contribution Refund lawsuit
advances 7/23/09
City of
Minneapolis rejects filing of Republican activist for Mayor of
Minneapolis -- City claims candidate is not permitted to use the word
"Republican" to describe "political principle" -- BREAKING NEWS --
Follow up news releases will be sent 7/16/09
Republican
activist files for Mayor of Minneapolis as "Moderate Progressive
Republican" <more> 7/15/09
Confusion abounds -- Governor Pawlenty's proposed unallocation of sales
tax refunds appears illegal; at LAC meeting Democrats mimic republicans
-- "Republicans" mimic legislature -- only lawsuits seem certain 7/9/09
Republican activist and Minneapolis Republican Convention call on
Governor Pawlenty to not attempt to unallocate the Minnesota Political
Contribution Refund -- class action lawsuit seems certain--
7/1/09
Former Minnesota
House Speaker Sviggum defends Governor Pawlenty's announced plan to
unallocate the Minnesota Political Contribution Refund – 6/26/09
RepublicanContract.com asks Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty to either
not attempt to unallot Minnesota's Political Contribution Refund to
taxpayers, or face this consequence: a class action lawsuit -- 6/25/09