Emmer meets with restaurant workers, gets pennies dumped in his face.

[Brickbat]

http://www.startribune.com/politics/state/98472959.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUycaEacyU

By BAIRD HELGESON and ERIC ROPER, Star Tribune staff writers

A trial lawyer by trade, GOP gubernatorial candidate Tom Emmer encountered one tough jury Wednesday: a packed room of servers who feared that he wants to cut their wages.

An hour later, he walked out after a bag of 2,000 pennies was dumped inches from his face by a man exclaiming, "I have a tip for you too, Emmer!" as cascading pennies bounced in every direction and the crowd at a Roseville restaurant erupted into chaos.

It had been a tense and rowdy standoff at the town hall meeting. Emmer called the session in an attempt to face his critics and bring to a close the political fallout that has dogged his campaign since he said over a week ago that he supported a so-called "tip credit," in which hospitality workers who earn tips are paid below the minimum wage. To bolster his case, he said the owner of the Eagle Street Grille in St. Paul had told him they had servers making more than $100,000 a year. The owner later said he never said that to Emmer.

When the news media reported Emmer's comment, his campaign said he never suggested lowering the minimum wage for servers. But he also doesn't support raising the minimum wage, the position supported by his Democratic challengers.

[myrna minx]

1. Amazing! K&R n/t

[Angry Dragon]

2. Another liar

They say the words but can never stand behind them, they always have to stand behind a spokesperson cleaning up the garbage that spews out of their mouth.

edit spelling

[Downtown Hound]

3. God if only this would happen everytime a Repuke says

one of their truly stupid things. They wouldn't have a prayer. Most of the time, they get away with saying stupid shit. Imagine what it would be like for them if they got called on it everytime?

[eilen]

4. Wow, this guy can never eat out again

without tampered food.

[mascarax]

5. Good for you, "Robert"!

Keep up the good work. I see Emmer won't meet with you...after saying he wanted to.
Just like his all his other lies.

note: Robert has posted on DU...his Tea Party speech is classic. You can watch at http://columbusgohome.com

[Generic Brad]

6. How is this a winning issue for the Republicans?

For the life of me, I cannot comprehend who exactly this proposal would be popular with outside of restaurant owners and cheap skates. That is not exactly a winning coalition.