Minnesota Government Spending Plus

• Minnesota Government Spending 1960-2008
• Democrats EXPLODE the Deficit
• Unemployment “Changes” — WORSE Under Democrats

1) Gubernatorial Preference Poll. Let the rest of Minnesota know who our next governor should be with your straw poll vote! Every one that attends their precinct caucus can vote on who they think our endorsed candidate should be. Our delegates will make the final decision, but this is a great way to send a message and have your voice be heard.

2) Vote for Delegates. Delegate elections are very important! Delegates determine who our endorsed candidates will be and they decide what is and isn’t in our political platform. You may want to run yourself! Anyone can run to be a delegate or alternate, but be prepared to attend the conventions if elected as either a delegate or alternate. Whether you want to see different candidates or more of the same, delegates are the ones who choose our endorsed candidates, so delegate elections are very important!

3) Vote on Platform Resolutions. Resolutions that pass move on to the county or BPOU convention and then could move on to the district convention and the state convention. Resolutions that pass at the state convention become part of our platform and could eventually become a law. The resolution that you submit on February 2nd could become a law someday!

4) Send A Message To Your Neighbors. Attending your precinct caucus is a great way to let your neighbors know that you are actively concerned about the future of our country. Too many people that complain about our representatives and laws don’t attend their local precinct caucus and therefore have little or no impact. Send a positive message to your neighborhood by attending your precinct caucus!

5) Send A Message To The Press. The news media has noticed that the pendulum is swinging back towards conservatism and they will be paying very close attention to precinct cause attendance. Strong attendance shows up in the headlines and helps to win elections!

Click here to find out where your precinct caucus is.

I put my carry-on in the luggage compartment and sat down in my assigned seat. It was going to be a long flight. ‘I’m glad I have a good book to read. Perhaps I will get a short nap,’ I thought.

Just before take-off, a line of soldiers came down the aisle and filled all the vacant seats, totally surrounding me. I decided to start a conversation.

‘Where are you headed?’ I asked the soldier seated nearest to me.
‘Petawawa. We’ll be there for two weeks for special training, and then we’re being deployed to Afghanistan

After flying for about an hour, an announcement was made that sack lunches were available for five dollars. It would be several hours before we reached the east, and I quickly decided a lunch would help pass the time…

As I reached for my wallet, I overheard a soldier ask his buddy if he planned to buy lunch. ‘No, that seems like a lot of money for just a sack lunch. Probably wouldn’t be worth five bucks. I’ll wait till we get to base.’

His friend agreed.

I looked around at the other soldiers. None were buying lunch. I walked to the back of the plane and handed the flight attendant a fifty dollar bill. ‘Take a lunch to all those soldiers.’ She grabbed my arms and squeezed tightly. Her eyes wet with tears, she thanked me. ‘My son was a soldier in Iraq ; it’s almost like you are doing it for him.’

Picking up ten sacks, she headed up the aisle to where the soldiers were seated. She stopped at my seat and asked, ‘Which do you like best – beef or chicken?’
‘Chicken,’ I replied, wondering why she asked. She turned and went to the front of plane, returning a minute later with a dinner plate from first class.

‘This is your thanks..’

After we finished eating, I went again to the back of the plane, heading for the rest room.
A man stopped me. ‘I saw what you did. I want to be part of it… Here, take this.’ He handed me twenty-five dollars.

Soon after I returned to my seat, I saw the Flight Captain coming down the aisle, looking at the aisle numbers as he walked, I hoped he was not looking for me, but noticed he was looking at the numbers only on my side of the plane. When he got to my row he stopped, smiled, held out his hand and said, ‘I want to shake your hand.’ Quickly unfastening my seatbelt I stood and took the Captain’s hand. With a booming voice he said, ‘I was a soldier and I was a military pilot. Once, someone bought me a lunch. It was an act of kindness I never forgot.’ I was embarrassed when applause was heard from all of the passengers.

Later I walked to the front of the plane so I could stretch my legs. A man who was seated about six rows in front of me reached out his hand, wanting to shake mine. He left another twenty-five dollars in my palm.

When we landed I gathered my belongings and started to deplane. Waiting just inside the airplane door was a man who stopped me, put something in my shirt pocket, turned, and walked away without saying a word. Another twenty-five dollars!

Upon entering the terminal, I saw the soldiers gathering for their trip to the base.
I walked over to them and handed them seventy-five dollars. ‘It will take you some time to reach the base.. It will be about time for a sandwich.
God Bless You.’

Ten young men left that flight feeling the love and respect of their fellow travelers.

As I walked briskly to my car, I whispered a prayer for their safe return. These soldiers were giving their all for our country. I could only give them a couple of meals. It seemed so little….

A veteran is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to ‘The United States of America ‘ for an amount of ‘up to and including my life.’

That is Honor, and there are way too many people in this country who no longer understand it.’

May God give you the strength and courage to do the same sometime.

Let us pray….
‘Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as they protect us. Bless them and their families for the selfless acts they perform for us in our time of need. Amen..’

2009 Fire Muster Parade

We are recruiting volunteers to walk in this year’s Fire Muster Community Parade, September 12, from 1-2 pm. The parade is in Burnsville, Minnesota, and is a 1½ mile walk on 130th Street starting at Parkwood Drive and ending on Civic Center Parkway.  Our line-up spot is #25. Click here for parade route details.

Volunteers must be at parade spot #25 by 12:30 pm wearing a Dan Hall for Senate t-shirt. #25 is located on Parkwood Drive, one block north of 130th Street.  If you don’t have a t-shirt from last year, please stop by Dan Hall’s home to pick one up BEFORE NOON ON THE PARADE DAY, or you may stop any day prior to the parade. Dan’s home is in the middle of the route (12936 Portland Avenue, Burnsville MN 55337) and is  a convenient street for the volunteers to park. If you arrive at Dan’s home between noon and 12:30, you can choose to be shuttled to our parade line-up spot. (MAP) When the parade ends, all volunteers are invited to Dan Hall’s home for an ice-cream social in the back yard.

Parking, restrooms, and refreshments are available after 12:00 pm at Presbyterian Church of the Apostles, 701 E. 130th St., Burnsville (one block from the Hall’s home).

You MUST sign up on the form below, so we can get an idea of the t-shirt sizes needed. Sign up to be in the parade will continue until Saturday, Sept. 11, but we cannot guarantee a t-shirt unless you sign up by Labor Day, Sept 6. If you have questions, call Joy at 612-208-8804, (leave a message if reach answering machine) or email Joy at joyvhall@gmail.com.

Wear appropriate clothes, shoes, sunblock, etc. for the weather and for walking.

View a route map by clicking here.

See last years parade photos on Facebook by clicking here.

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