Friday, April 08, 2022

Creepy and bizarre

Shortly after he appeared on my radio show on April 2018 to tout his candidacy in Minnesota's First Congressional District, Jim Hagedorn, who would be elected to his first term in Congress later that year, sent me a friend request on Facebook. I accepted, and we have been connected ever since. 


This past week, less than two months after Congressman Hagedorn passed away, I saw in my FB news feed that he had "updated his cover photo." 





It's a lovely photo of Jim and his wife Jennifer Carnahan from their wedding three years ago. I assumed it was Jennifer making the change. Kinda weird, but whatever. 


As the day wore on, independent journalist Michael Brodkorb noticed that someone (**koff** Jennifer **koff**) was actively tinkering with the deceased Congressman's personal Facebook account. 





So it appears that Carnahan was doing this more to enhance her campaign for the Congressional seat vacated due to her husband's death than to post poignant memories. 


If all that weren't creepy enough, Jenny then drafted a bizarre fundraising letter essentially co-opting the accomplishments of Hagedorn's Congressional tenure. 


 



At the end of the day, Carnahan's actions are making it very clear that she believes the voters in CD1 are incredibly naïve.  Here's hoping GOP voters remember this lunacy come primary day on May 24. 


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