The Patty Wetterling campaign just sent an email out this evening asking voters to remain vigilant for robocalls in Minnesota's 6th District. From the campaign:

"ALERT: REPORT SUSPICIOUS CALLS TO 763-323-1803

Dear Friends,

We are continuing to receive reports of suspicious robo-calls,  
falsely claiming to be from the Wetterling campaign.

If you receive one of these calls or notice other suspicious  
activity, we ask you to call the Wetterling campaign headquarters  
at 763-323-1803.

This is a very serious matter and your assistance is greatly  
appreciated.

Thank you.

With regards,

Corey Day
Wetterling Campaign Manager"

A dKos user and friend of mine -- notapipe -- reports that his Sixth District grandmother has been receiving robocalls. Follow the jump:

You may have heard that moderate Republicans are a dying breed. If so, then you heard wrong. Because they're not dying -- they're going to prison.

The latest in the Mark Foley kid sex scandal involves a couple of other Republican congressman. This time, not that they were covering up for Foley's behavior, but that Foley was presenting them with an award for "distinguished public service". You got that right -- Mark Foley as the standard-bearer of decent governance. Whatever.

And even though they've scrubbed this page of any mention of Mark Foley, clearly ashamed at the predator in their midst and the dishonor he brings, there Foley is, clear as day, awarding Rep. Bill Thomas an award for public service. Thank you, Google Cache!

"An ordinary Minnesotan with extraordinary courage," -- that's part of Patty Wetterling's powerful first television ad released today. Watch Patty Wetterling's ad, "Voice"

The black-and-white ad highlights Wetterling's public service for children and families. A voiceover describes her fight to bring back her abducted son Jacob, taking that fight to protect other families, and making a difference in Minnesota and Washington. It's a positive message that will resonate in the conservative-leaning Minnesota CD-6, and ought to resonate across Minnesota. I grew up in Minnesota and still live here -- let me tell you why we need Patty Wetterling in Congress.

The American people have spoken.

Bush sucks, Congress is worse

This poll was conducted Tuesday and Wednesday, the two days immediately following Hurricane Katrina.

FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. Aug. 30-31, 2005. N=900 registered voters nationwide. MoE ± 3. LV = likely voters
August 30-31 (July 26-27 in parentheses)
Approve - 45 (47)
Disapprove - 50 (44)
Unsure - 5 (9)

August 30-31 (July 12-13 in parentheses)
Favorable - 47 (45)
Unfavorable - 45 (45)
Can't Say - 8 (7)
Never Heard Of - 1 (--)

FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. Aug. 30-31, 2005. N=900 registered voters nationwide. MoE ± 3.
August 30-31 (March 29-30 in parentheses)
Approve - 28 (40)
Disapprove - 53 (36)
Unsure - 18 (24)

Copied from the New Orleans community on LiveJournal and cross-posted to the Post Offers of Inland Shelter Here by BenGoshi:

help if you are able
I have two friends who are stuck in traffic near Baton Rouge and need to find a place to stay immediately. They told me they can't find any hotel or shelter that can take them. They are nice and clean etc etc. If you have any leads or perhaps a windowless room for them from Baton Rouge towards Lafayette please call me. 407-484-4332.

Thanks. and Please.

Sheryl

...

Someone please help these people! Map below the cut.

The Star Tribune reports that Rep. Martin Olav Sabo (MN-5) will introduce Social Security legislation:

U.S. Rep. Martin Sabo announced today that he will introduce a bill in Congress that he says will guarantee Social Security solvency through 2080 by increasing the interest rate on Treasury bonds in the Social Security trust fund.

Here are the DC primary results, as of 8:45 EST (39% precincts reporting):

Candidate/Inc. Vote Tally/%

  Howard Dean                    4,392 / 41 
  Al Sharpton                      3,821 / 36 
  Carol Moseley Braun         1,262 / 12 
  Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich      821 / 8 
  Lyndon H. LaRouche Jr.     134 / 1 
  Florence Walker                63 / 1 
  Arthur H. Jackson Jr.         61 / 1 
  Vermin Supreme               33 / 0 
  Harry Braun III                 17 / 0 
  Jeanne Chebib                  10 / 0 
  Lucian Wojciechowski        6 / 0

I would like to recommend one thing to anyone who wants to keep Diebold information -- leaked memos, emails and investigative journalism -- free and accessible. Save the documents that Diebold is trying to suppress and add them to your file-sharing folders that you may be using for Kazaa or Morpheus related stuff. That way, anyone can just search for Diebold on the network and the memos will live on forever. Let Diebold memos become like dandelion seeds in the wind.