[ThePythonicCow]

They had to resurrect mondale out of his sarcophagus to run because they had no one else.

Not quite true. Rush or Sean, I forget which, was saying today that Alan Page, former NFL All-Pro tackle for the Vikings and currently a Justice on the Minnesota Supreme Court, wanted to run for the Senate. Not to make too fine a point of it, but apparently the Democrats figured a white person would do better in mostly caucasian Minnesota.

From http://minnesotapolitics.net/Judiciary/01SupremeCourt/Page.htm:

Alan Cedric Page



Associate Justice

Minnesota Supreme Court
Associate Justice
January 4th, 1993 - January 3rd, 2005

   Alan Page was born on August 7th, 1945 in Canton, Ohio.

[GWfan]

Mondale was chosen because of name recognition. Still, I didn't know about Page, thanks for the info.

[SwatTeam]

I think the democrats were afraid to put Alan Page up because they really don't want any powerful African-Americans regardless of what they say. After all his years in pro football and then becoming a state Supreme Court Justice, why he might be competition for her Heinous Hilary. They can't have that, don't ya know

[hoosierpearl]

Thanks for posting this. I read through his resume and Alan Page is a hard working man.

Rush said he was a law and order kind of judge. So why is he a Democrat?

[McLynnan]

apparently the Democrats figured a white person would do better in mostly caucasian Minnesota.

The Dems only want to preach inclusion, not actually practice it.

[ThePythonicCow]

More on Alan Page, from a Newsmax thread posted to FR: Dems' Mondale Pick Snubbed Qualified Black Candidate .