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Posts Tagged ‘Don Allen’

Minnesota Republicans can’t dismiss Congresswoman Michele Bachmann

Minnesota Republicans can’t dismiss Congresswoman Michele Bachmann

It’s okay to be outspoken. This would have helped many candidates in 2008, 2010, and 2012 to build a foundation. The Minnesota GOP has lost an element needed to be successful: The winning way.  by Donald Allen – Candidate for Chairman of the Minnesota GOP  St. Paul, MN - I had the rare opportunity to be a guest on The Late Night Debate [...]

Minnesota GOP chairman candidate Don Allen to appear on The Late Debate with Jack and Ben

Minnesota GOP chairman candidate Don Allen to appear on The Late Debate with Jack and Ben

Tune in tonight at 9 p.m. CST MN GOP chairman candidate Don Allen mixes it up with Jack and Ben tonight at 9 p.m. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRLog (Press Release) - Apr. 1, 2013 - MINNEAPOLIS -- Tune in tonight at 9 p.m. (CST) for The Late Debate with Jack and Ben on News/Talk AM 1130 (A FOX NEWS affiliate). Jack and Ben will be featuring the [...]

Republican Party of Minnesota must present a “New Deal” in 2013

Republican Party of Minnesota must present a “New Deal” in 2013

"Crisis or Opportunity? It's all in the numbers."(photo: The Wrong Stuff on Tumblr.) Keith Downey, Bonn Clayton and Bill Paulsen are also candidates for the new chairman of the Minnesota GOP. The challenge remains; the MN GOP has always, with the exception of Bonn Clayton, gone for the “Ken Doll” to lead the party into annihilation. If the [...]

Paulsen, Clayton questionable – Allen and Downey – the MN GOP Chair Contenders

Paulsen, Clayton questionable – Allen and Downey – the MN GOP Chair Contenders

Top: Don Allen. Bottom: Keith Downey. (photo by Aramis Wells) by Bartholomew Goteborg, Guest Editor for IBNN Related story: Candidates for state GOP chair agree the party’s a mess by Cyndy Brucato Eagan, MN - It was clear last night at the CD2 MN GOP Candidates Forum held in Eagan, Minnesota that only two of the candidates had somewhat [...]

KFAI-FM: Black History Month Programming – Tuesday, February 19th

KFAI-FM: Black History Month Programming – Tuesday, February 19th

KFAI-FM radio features the best in community programming for Black History Month. KFAI-FM radio has gone beyond the call of competent radio program to provide a unique, educated insight for all cultures in Minnesota. February is no different. Join Mr. Lennie Chism from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. with special guest Bobby Seale, co-founder of the Black [...]

Analyzing Support for Minnesota’s Republican Party: Lets avoid failure, not repeat it

Analyzing Support for Minnesota’s Republican Party: Lets avoid failure, not repeat it

"We shall overcome!" (photo: Don Allen for MN GOP Chairman) My name is Don Allen. I am running for the chairman of the Minnesota GOP (Join me on Facebook). In 2013, its not about a particular, stereotypical white man or women who is nothing more than a boiler plate party hack wearing a black suit -that's antiquated and died out. It's about a [...]

Activist, Blogger, Problem Solver Don Allen in the race for Chairman of the Minnesota GOP

Activist, Blogger, Problem Solver Don Allen in the race for Chairman of the Minnesota GOP

There will never be a "token negro" in the Republican Party when I get done. The party must revive itself back to party of winners." Media Alert: Join host Walter Hudson for an exclusive interview with candidate Don Allen on Liberty Tree Radio today at 5 p.m. (CST). To listen to the program live later today, click here. “You're not [...]

Minnesota’s Black Leaders hell bent on ignoring the obvious Struggles

Minnesota’s Black Leaders hell bent on ignoring the obvious Struggles

"You can be an uppity Negro, but can you help the community at the same time? So far, it seems you can't multitask." (Photo: Uppity Negro.com) After years of lies, the Black community has found Target Field and TCF Stadium did not have the appropriate women and minority hiring goals. This includes other project like the light rail Central [...]

Hey, we have to start somewhere…

Hey, we have to start somewhere…

The saying is, "It takes a village - not some village idiots!"

Mayor seeks review of youth violence prevention program – bad planning at best

Mayor seeks review of youth violence prevention program – bad planning at best

"Does Mayor Rybak think the citizens (especially Blacks) of Minneapolis are stupid? The repeat of events to address disparities with results remaining the same make us think you could be high." In 2010, IBNN NEWS covered what experts were shopping around as the North Minneapolis Youth Violence Report. The report missed the mark in real [...]

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