MN Gov. Tim Pawlenty diverted veterans funding to faith-based office

[Emit]

Sen. Don Betzold, DFL-Fridley, told City Pages’ Matt Snyders on Thursday that Gov. Tim Pawlenty has diverted funds from the “Support Our Troops” license plate program to his Governor’s Office of Faith-Based Initiatives, an office that works to connect religious organizations with state funds.

Betzold says that $30,000 from the license plate program was supposed to go to the Department of Military Affairs and the Department of Veterans Affairs, but instead paid for a position at the faith-based office which is part of the Pawlenty’s office. The funds, writes Snyders, “by law, were supposed to go to the Department of Military Affairs and the Department of Veterans Affairs.”

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http://minnesotaindependent.com/56235/sen-betzold-pawlenty-diverted-veterans-funding-to-faith-based-office

[Odin2005]

1. IMPEACH!!!

[sakabatou]

2. Sounds illegal to me.

[Bluebear]

3. OUT of office.

[TommyO]

4. Gov Pawlenty, you have some 'splainin' to do.

[bullwinkle428]

5. Watch this get buried by the MSM.

:mad:

[glinda]

20. Media alert!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Big story! Maddow????????

[babylonsister]

6. Outrageous! I hope this isn't the last we hear of this.

:grr:

[Emit]

8. He's been courting the Religious Right since his name was being flung around

as a potential running mate for McCain. I wonder if this diverting of veterans' funding to faith-based office has anything to do with him continuing to suck up to the RR in preparation for a future Presidential run in 2012?

edit to fix word

[babylonsister]

9. I think he has that prez ambition, but moves like this won't help

once the general public gets a whiff of what he's done. He's pretty bone-headed on lots of issues.

[Emit]

29. In the reality based community, I agree. Stupid moves like this aren't gonna help him.

And you are so right, babylonsister ~ he is pretty bone-headed. Unfortunately, I think we all know too well (on edit, after 8 long years of Bushco), though, that being bone-headed doesn't preclude one from becoming POTUS. :D

[Brickbat]

7. Get him out of there. He's an embarassment.

[Bitwit1234]

10. I told you all he tried to steal money from the Iron Range Miners

because they had about 93M. They raised that money themselves. It is and will be used for the benefit of the miners and the people in the communities on the Iron Range. The members of the committee wanted to know how in the hell he thought he could just waltz right in and take private money away from this committee for his own private use. He won't get it, these guys are a tough bunch. But this is the kind of guy he is. And the people of Minnesota put their foot down and told him he can't use state funds for his stadium.

[upi402]

31. Thanks for calling this idiot out

Keep fighting the good fight. This crap needs a firewall, not compromise and appeasement.

[Blue Owl]

11. How many illegal funds did the faith-based initiatives receive?

Pawlenty of illegal funds...

[Emit]

12. lol.

cute DUzy

[K8-EEE]

26. good one! n/t

[K8-EEE]

27. good one! n/t

[cliffordu]

13. Hang. Him. Out. To Dry.

[tallahasseedem]

14. That's it...

the tax shelters for churches and faith-based initiatives need to done away with. This industry is becoming worse than the mob.

[Mari333]

16. yes, I havent seen this faith based crapola even dealt with yet

they are still getting taxpayers money right and left

another change that didnt happen.

[tallahasseedem]

17. I totally agree.

Competely frustrating.

[mod mom]

15. Let's hope this story spreads. Thanks for posting. Why does the GOP hate American troops?

[glinda]

19. No. Pawlenty hates the troops. He has a record of non-support. Like said earlier

he attempts to steal money often.
He also is very very dangerous because he has a super pompous attitude as if he makes all the rules and does what he wants. I hope the media covers this and I hope he gets booted out from here. He can take Bachmann with him too!

[Raschel]

23. Very serious charge. And you're right about the pompous attitude.

[quiet.american]

18. Kicking for visibility. nt

[Change Happens]

21. Impeach his ass, then imprison his ass for 84 years & 9 months!

[progressoid]

22. He's looking more and more like presidential material to me.

[thereismore]

24. The crazies will love him for this. nt

[bluethruandthru]

25. It's time to get rid of funding for "faith based initiatives"! n/t

[FiveGoodMen]

28. In fact, it was never time to start funding them in the first place

How Americans can fail to see the danger of churches running governments...:banghead:

[krabigirl]

30. wow...just wow