Thanks for torturing yourself by listening and documenting this, Brent.
Margaret | Homepage | 02.28.08 - 4:09 pm | #

Why not? They haven't upped my taxes in at least an hour.
Joel | 02.28.08 - 4:16 pm | #

Smug bastard! I hate smug bastards!
maxx | Homepage | 02.28.08 - 5:49 pm | #

The guy is a loon. How does increasing taxes on clothes help people?

There are way too many out of touch morons in the legislature. The Republican party needs to clean house and start getting some good people in there.

I wonder how smug he'll be when the party endorses someone else and then supports them? That might take some wind out of his sails.
Tracy Eberly | Homepage | 02.28.08 - 6:07 pm | #

So would lynching the smug bastard!
maxx | Homepage | 02.28.08 - 6:17 pm | #

I really don't think he cares if he is voted out of office as a Republican. I'm sure he can switch to Independent or DFL and most likely pick up the endorsement.
Jeremy A | 02.28.08 - 7:27 pm | #

You made this up, right?
Mike | 02.28.08 - 7:49 pm | #

Sadly Mike, it is all 100% legit. I listened to the interview this morning and Erhardt was just this damn wacky. There were moments my jaw dropped to the floor over his comments. And then when he abruptly dismissed Baker and hung up on him, it was the final nail in his political coffin.
Jim W | Homepage | 02.28.08 - 8:11 pm | #

You can't make stuff like this up. This assclown thinks he's clever and so much smarter than the people he represents. He's one of the ruling elite. Far be it from us plebians to dare suggest otherwise.
maxx | Homepage | 02.28.08 - 9:25 pm | #

Mike - Erhardt IS that wacky...during the Thursday floor debate on the Transit bill he went off on a tangent that was sooooooo far out of left field, that all Speaker Kelliher could respond with was "okaaaayyyyyy - moving on...'

LL
The Lady Logician | Homepage | 02.28.08 - 9:50 pm | #

Apparently, Rep. Nutbag and his supporters want an ON AIR apology from Chris Baker.
Jim W | Homepage | 02.29.08 - 9:34 am | #

Say what?!?

For what do they think they deserve an apology?

I personally believe that it is Rep. Erhart (who sounded like he was 3-sheets to the wind yesterday) that owns Chris Baker an apology for his arrogant and flippant attitude while Chris was trying to be serious!

To do that transcript, I had to listen to it a few times (having to take breaks every now and then to let my blood pressure drop back to normal) and I personally feel that Chris was right.
Brent | 02.29.08 - 9:49 am | #

Baker has been talking about the demand for an apology this morning. He refused.
To drive his point home, he replayed the interview at about 8:20 this morning.

I think unwarranted arrogance sums up this jackass.
Sequel | Homepage | 02.29.08 - 10:08 am | #

Listen here kids right after the ten second ad:
http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135...dcast_on_K- TALK
Amendment X | Homepage | 02.29.08 - 3:52 pm | #