Demanding jobs, Minnesotans confront politicians at $10,000-a-ticket golf outing

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.workdayminnesota.org/index.php?news_6_4963

17 August 2011

WAYZATA - More than 200 Minnesotans gathered outside the Wayzata Country club Wednesday to demand attention from their member of Congress, who spent the day playing golf with donors for $10,000 a ticket.

Saying radical budget cuts to health care and education would kill thousands of jobs for already struggling Minnesotans, the crowd called on the representatives to focus on putting Minnesotans back to work before courting high-dollar donors.

The crowd, organized by the community coalition Minnesotans for a Fair Economy and other groups, had followed the politicians and high-dollar donors, who made a last-minute change of venue from the exclusive Spring Hill Golf Club, apparently to avoid facing Minnesotans angry over their job-killing policies.

They watched as a plane flew overhead bearing a banner reading, “Where’s our piece of the pie? JOBS NOW.” The group was joined by puppet versions of U.S. House Speaker John Boehner and Minnesota Republican Representatives Michele Bachmann, Chip Cravaack, Erik Paulsen and John Kline, who arrived in a limousine.



Outside the Wayzata Country Club, Minnesotans demanded action on jobs (above) as actors portraying U.S. Representatives John Kline, Michele Bachmann and Erik Paulson arrived in a limousine.

Photos courtesy of Minnesotans for a Fair Economy



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This article is adapted from a report provided by Minnesotans for a Fair Economy.

[raccoon]

1. Minnesotans...you rock. nt