Pawlenty Mispeaks Bigtime

[SomeGuyInEagan]

"As he raises his national visibility with speeches, television appearances and other public statements, speculation grows that Gov. Tim Pawlenty will run for president in 2012. This is one of an occasional series of articles that examine Pawlenty's statements about his work in Minnesota and topics of national interest.

During a conference call dealing with election registration issues, Gov. Tim Pawlenty last week made several misstatements about the Al Franken-Norm Coleman recount that need correcting.
Indeed, when asked Monday by MinnPost about the governor's comments, his deputy chief of staff, Brian McClung, said that 'Governor Pawlenty had been provided some incorrect information regarding the numbers of absentee voters in 2006 and 2008.'"

Indeed he did ... by about 2900 percent. And that's not all.

Entire story at:

http://www.minnpost.com/stories/2009/10/06/12211/recount_data_redux_pawlenty_misspeaks_big_time

[MineralMan]

1. Thin Polenta will be misspeaking a lot.

He's trying to convince the wingers that he really, really is a neocon. They won't believe him, because he's not. He's just a run-of-the-mill GOOPer.

[CatholicEdHead]

4. Not even a run in a mill GOPer

those are being forced out or leaving pretty quickly. Those are of the type of Arne Carlson, who could be debated and find common ground on public policy with. Not with the new generation of GOPers and as it looks future generations who are getting inspired by Pawlenty. :crazy: :puke:

[qb]

2. I can't wait until he is out of the governor's mansion and chasing his windmills elsewhere.

[Minnesota Raindog]

3. He didn't "misspeak"--he lied

Let's call it for what it is.

[glinda]

5. Correct. He lies a lot.

[trotsky]

6. Absolutely correct. n/t

[minnesotapolitics]

7. Pawlenty.

Pawlenty has virtually no credibility on a national stage. I'm not surprised he's stumbled so early.