Richard W. Painter

@RWPUSA

Law Professor, University of Minnesota; former chief White House ethics lawyer 2005-07; Independent. Views expressed here are my own.

Mendota Heights MN
Joined November 2014

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  1. 34 minutes ago

    Rigging a $100k government job search and then blaming the Governor, saying he told you to do it, is not smart unless he told you to do it. quickly shut this scam down. Walz reprimands Iron Range agency over fast-tracked hiring of DFLer

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  2. 2 hours ago

    Anti-Semitism is an ancient plague on the human race. We ignored it in the first half of the 20th century. Now we ignore it again in the first half of the 21st. Deadly attack at San Diego-area synagogue underscores rise in anti-Jewish hate

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  3. 2 hours ago

    This cruelty toward children is against the laws of God and against the laws of man. It must stop. New York Archdiocese names 120 clergy accused of sex abuse - CNN

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  4. 3 hours ago

    A dangerous “caravan” or our fellow human beings? What would Jesus do? Help them? Or build a wall? Francis knows. Donald just wants his wall. Pope Francis donates $500,000 to migrants at US border - ABC News - via

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  5. 3 hours ago

    Angry about something? Blame the Jews. Then kill them. Repeat. That’s what angry people have been doing for 2000 years. Insanity. Synagogue shooting in California leaves at least 1 dead and 3 wounded

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  6. 8 hours ago

    Why do so many politicians want to kill them? Pathetic. Environmental groups plan Portland rally to protect endangered status of gray wolves

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  7. 8 hours ago
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  8. 9 hours ago

    Still my sympathies are with the turkey even if this is better than ’s idea of a “wolf opener” when the gray wolf is on the endangered species list.

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  9. 9 hours ago

    At least in Minnesota we don’t have to worry about the governor showing up for the opener wearing “tactical pants” and carrying an AR-15.

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  10. 9 hours ago

    A man is a grown man - even a state Senator- who is as excited about seeing a new fossil fuel pipeline destroy the environment as a five year old kid is about getting a new LEGO set. Politicians like this at the local level make possible the mess in Washington.

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  11. 10 hours ago

    Red Sparrow will be missing her NRA meetings for at least the next year. No collusion? BS. Trigger-happy Russian Maria Butina gets 18 months in prison as Trump rallies NRA

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  12. 11 hours ago

    Wayne and Oliver. Go ahead and settle your dispute the NRA way. You’re even more macho than these guys because you’ve got assault rifles and don’t worry as much about kids getting hurt. But soon there’ll be a new sheriff in town. Game’s over. via

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  13. 11 hours ago

    Big shoot out over at the NRA corral. Grab your guns, grab your ammo. Go at it guys. But when you’re finished we’re going to have sensible gun laws to protect the rest of us - and our kids. Enough! via

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  14. 12 hours ago

    So what is the NRA doing with all that money? When Oliver North recognizes an ethics problem it’s got to be bad - really bad. Wall Street Journal: NRA chief executive says he was pressured to resign by group's president

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  15. 12 hours ago

    Still trying to figure out the difference between and . Pretty much the same. Warren has much more detail in her platform. Bernie must have something that Warren doesn’t have. Whatever....

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  16. 12 hours ago

    This is yet another government contractor scam on taxpayers and on our military. Americans are sick of waste, fraud and abuse in government.

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  17. 12 hours ago

    Featherbedding — giving government jobs to unqualified friends — is common at the state level (Minnesota just had a hiring scandal) and even more common at the federal level under the most corrupt president in history. We need people like to stand up to him.

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    12 hours ago

    As for Wall Street banks are a lot happier with him as a regulator than as a borrower and a debtor. They ceded that business to foreign lenders two decades ago.

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  19. 12 hours ago

    As for Wall Street banks are a lot happier with him as a regulator than as a borrower and a debtor. They ceded that business to foreign lenders two decades ago.

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  20. 13 hours ago

    Doesn’t look like made this list. Wonder why? Look at her platform. These 2020 Candidates Are the Darlings of Wall Street. The Numbers Are Proof. - In These Times:

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