Democratic Visions

Minnesota’a smartest and best looking TV venue for progressives is hand made by Eden Prairie, Minnetonka and Edina volunteers through DFL Senate District 48.  The program is taped on location and at the Southwest Community TV access studio in Eden Prairie.

CABLE & LIVE STREAM TIMES

Comcast Channel 15 Sundays at 9 p.m. and Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. in Eden Prairie, Minnetonka, Edina, Richfield and Hopkins.

Bloomington Cable Access Television (BCAT) Channel 16 on Tuesdays at 2:00 p.m. & 10:00 p.m., Fridays at 9:30 p.m. , Saturdays at 7:30 a.m., 2:30 p.m.

Minneapolis MTN Channel 17 – Sundays at 7:30 p.m.  Dem Vis is also streamed live on Sundays at 7 p.m at this MTN Ch 17 link:  http://www.mtn.org/Video/tvguide/live.html

DEMOCRATIC VISIONS CHANNEL – YOUTUBE

Browse more than more than 125 segments including discussions, commentary and humor on a wide range of issues with DFL leaders, the guy and gal down the block and lefty commentators via this link:  https://www.youtube.com/user/DemocraticVisions

For a nearly complete list of segments scroll down the page.

May /June 2012

Laurie McKendry DFL Senate District 48 candidate.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1SAYSlRF-I

Melisa Franzen, DFK House District 49A candidate
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BinQ-fPuNNU

Ahmed Tharwat, The Egyptian elections
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOF1vHCEwvw

Divots for Democrats Promo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6_7PRSZGGQ

April / May 2012

House District 48A candidate Yvonne Selcer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7qdS9Z_AHw&list=UU-ztphfNHO0GzJSNvaIQ25A&index=1&feature=plcp

Nancy Nelson and Tim O’Brien review SW suburban DFL conventions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRD6KWBr22s&list=UU-ztphfNHO0GzJSNvaIQ25A&index=7&feature=plcp

Congressman Keith Ellison talks about being a Muslim in Congress
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfynXDO0Hmg&list=UU-ztphfNHO0GzJSNvaIQ25A&index=5&feature=plcp

Jeff Strate discusses a report on the American Legislative Exchange Council and the MN GOP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INquCwY_MdE&list=UU-ztphfNHO0GzJSNvaIQ25A&index=8&feature=plcp.

CABLE & LIVE STREAM TIMES

Comcast Channel 15 Sundays at 9 p.m. and Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. in Eden Prairie, Minnetonka, Edina, Richfield and Hopkins.

Bloomington Cable Access Television (BCAT) Channel 16 on Tuesdays at 2:00 p.m. & 10:00 p.m., Fridays at 9:30 p.m. , Saturdays at 7:30 a.m., 2:30 p.m.

Minneapolis MTN Channel 17 – Sundays at 7:30 p.m.  Dem Vis is also streamed live on Sundays at 7 p.m at this MTN Ch 17 link:  http://www.mtn.org/Video/tvguide/live.html

DEMOCRATIC VISIONS CHANNEL – YOUTUBE

Browse more than 125 segments including discussions, commentary and humor on a wide range of
issues via this link:
https://www.youtube.com/user/DemocraticVisions
or via the following direct to segment links.

MARCH/APRIL 2012, ON-LINE ONLY SEGMENTS

Jackie Stevenson Memoriam

Stevenson was a beloved, life long, DFL activist and feminist =
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PtQqvGS4DY

Brian Barnes Stump Speech: Prior to DFL CD 3 Endorsing Convention -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5lKozVwiZo&list=UU-ztphfNHO0GzJSNvaIQ25A&index=9&feature=plcp

Sharon Sund Stump Speech:  Prior to DFL CD Endorsing Convention -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fw56524NC-0&list=UU-ztphfNHO0GzJSNvaIQ25A&index=10&feature=plcp

Senator Ken Kelash Concession Speech -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1S8DjqpTSVc&list=UU-ztphfNHO0GzJSNvaIQ25A&index=2&feature=plcp

New DFL Senate District  48 Convention Presentation: Junk Yard Democrats, right wing TV via Timid Video Theater -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-ggk2bWva4&list=UU-ztphfNHO0GzJSNvaIQ25A&index=3&feature=plcp

MARCH 2012 PROGRAM

Representative Linda Slocum:  Education, gun bills, non-profit organizaations and GOP constitutional amendments -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCsTrh61ri8&list=UU-ztphfNHO0GzJSNvaIQ25A&index=1&feature=plcp

Representative John Benson:  Bills that will reform the legislature & more -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_yWH8ytXGI&list=UU-ztphfNHO0GzJSNvaIQ25A&index=2&feature=plcp

2012 DFL Precinct Caucuses, Nancy Nelson, Tim O’Brien & others: 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_uadNwC46w&list=UU-ztphfNHO0GzJSNvaIQ25A&index=3&feature=plcp

Tommy Johnson Commentary:  Minnesota Republican Party spending -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvXG0LTZ5H0&list=UU-ztphfNHO0GzJSNvaIQ25A&index=5&feature=plcp

FEBRUARY 2012 PROGRAM

The DFL Comedy Academy:  Will a comic’s lair provide relief
from sanctimonious progressives -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-XhsENemts

Congressman Keith Ellison:  Part 1 of 4  The Congressional Progressive Caucus and CD 5 issues -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_H4KIb49SMI&list=UU-ztphfNHO0GzJSNvaIQ25A&index=1&feature=plcp

Keith Ellison: Part 2 of 4 -  Fighting “Citizens United” & ALEC
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aUjCzhxuWw&list=UU-ztphfNHO0GzJSNvaIQ25A&index=1&feature=plcp

Keith Ellison:  Part 3 of 4 -  Somali Money Transfer Crisis
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PuMTXUs9XU&list=UU-ztphfNHO0GzJSNvaIQ25A&index=3&feature=plcp

Keith Ellison: Part 4 of 4 -  Eden Prairie High School Young Democrats
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KYcnMnPQ8g&list=UU-ztphfNHO0GzJSNvaIQ25A&index=4&feature=plc

JANUARY 2012 PROGRAM

Eden Prairie Schools
Ahmed Jama, an Eden Prairie educational equity advocate shares his perspective on school attendance zone changes; Eden Prairie’s Somali community, and the new school school district board -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeF-R8SgWdE&feature=related

Dinner with Barack:  Casey Helbling talks about his remarkable dinner with President Obama -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=US2XqvSq0lk&list=UU-ztphfNHO0GzJSNvaIQ25A&index=1&feature=plcp

DFL Precinct Caucuses on February 7th, 2012: DFL State Party Chair Ken Martin and Executive Director Corey Day -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhr4c4BQyvA&feature=autoplay&list=UU-ztphfNHO0GzJSNvaIQ25A&lf=plcp&playnext=1

Extreme Make Over of the DFL State Headquarters:
State DFL Chair Ken Martin shows what’s new -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogsmD_EZ3qU&feature=related

NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2011 PROGRAM

Junk Yard Democrats Video:  “He Talks the Line” a new song about Eric Paulsen -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpX-ScIl1ZA

Ahmed Tharwat: The Arab Spring and Occupy Minnesota -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0AtHOMpdgg

Maureen Hackett: Oil Spill Dumps and Tar Sand Oil -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYspYv0rhHI

Joe Bodell:  Minnetonka City Council Candidate -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyTQPLCb3Vs

OCTOBER 2012 PROGRAM

Represtentative Paul Thissen:  DFL House minority leader on Republican constitutional amendment bills.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXrOZPBLb6o

DFL SD 42 Chair Laurie Pryor and host Tim O’Brien:  DFL social events - 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mDj6UyNyiA&feature=related

Met Council member Steve Elkins: Public transit, light rail tranisit and economic growth -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxUFXfkt1W4&feature=related

ON-LINE ONLY VIDEO

Tribute to Dr. Melissa Krull, former Eden Prairie School Superintendent who over saw the closing of a local learning gap and educational equity in the 1st thought 6th grades.  (This is not a Democratic Visions segment) -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaddLt4mNMM&list=UU-ztphfNHO0GzJSNvaIQ25A&index=1&feature=plcp

SEPTEMBER 2011 PROGRAM

Jim Klobuchar on Senator Amy Klobuchar and the State of American Politics
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kg-C-aTH_14

L.K. Hanson’s cartoons and the Junkyard Democrats in the DFL Botanical Garden -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tJWQSWIss0&feature=related

Peggy Kvam: Minnetonka City Council Candidate -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joKk4uG-_20

James Hiller, Minnetonka City Council incumbent & candidate -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8DjBrcseUg

MID-SUMMER 2011 PROGRAM

Really Bad Republican Bills:  AM 950 Radio’s Nancy Nelson and Tim O’Brien on absurd right wing Republicans bills prior to the State Government shutdown -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tk0k-5zylBs

Attack of the GOP Zombies:  Timid Video Theater reveals what really happened when MN Governor Mark Dayton visited the Republican Caucus in May -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PLHshVG7UA&feature=related

The Junk Yard Democrats:  An encore of the boy’s first faux hit with Doug Lind, Norb Gernes and Tommy Johnson -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NIqtSF97BI

Seamus Dolan’s Obama Summer:   Normandale Community College student works for Obama’s re-election -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MO5gzxMnVgs&feature=related

Wood Lake Nature Center and Bill Carlson:   Beloved WCCO-TV broadcaster Bill Carlson has been honored for his long time support of Richfield’s green jewel.  Carlson’s wife, Nancy Nelson, tells the story -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-nnzfSdS1A

JUNE 2011 PROGRAM

A likely State government shut down and Minnesota’s legislature are the two central issues considered by the June 2011 edition of Democratic Visions.

Representative Melissa Hortman (Part 1 of 2):
with Rep John Benson and Rep Steve Simon -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AUbS7Nd17I

Representative Melissa Hortman (Part 2 of 2) -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MjiCEykgx4

Nancy Nelson Unplugged: Nancy & Tim O’Brien defend Governor Mark Dayton’s vetoes of toxic Republican bills -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RTdvaBW_Ec

Divots for Democrats:  Promo for the July 15, 2011 event -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQp2V0C7fng

MAY 2011 PROGRAM

Tim O’Brien and Minnesota Progressive Project bloggers Tommy Johnson and Joe Bodell:

Representative Steve Simon’s compelling testimony against anti-gay legislation -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoPnLQdgDx0

Dwaine Lindberg Memoriam/Tribute with U.S. Rep. Don Frasier and Edina City Council Member Joni Bennet -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBIL6TcbAUk&feature=related

DFL Hubert H. Humphrey Day Dinner June 11th event Promo -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtOnQRrsCSk&feature=related

APRIL 2011 PROGRAM

Sondra Samuels: Northside Achievment Zone; Dottie Titus: northside activist: Memoriam -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHtEhFQIoZI

The Junk Yard Democrats: “Who Let the Dogs Out” rock video -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NIqtSF97BI&feature=related

Ken Martin Unplugged:  The State DFL Party Chair on right wing legislation -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxjNi4pig9s&feature=related

MARCH 2011 PROGRAM

DFL State legislators Rep. John Benson and Senator Terri Bonoff: February 2011, Mtka Town Meeting -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwulA2F0OtE&list=UU-ztphfNHO0GzJSNvaIQ25A&index=4&feature=plcp

Representative Steve Simon: Jeff Strate hears Rep. Simon’s take on Governor Dayton’s first term and Republican initiatives such as photo IDs for voters, cuts to local government aid and the State budget -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_BeG0vO7t0&list=UU-ztphfNHO0GzJSNvaIQ25A&index=5&feature=plcp

DFL SD 42’s Associate Chair Laurie Pryor:  DFL Senate District 42 convention on April 9th.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FZzbjqTXdc&list=UU-ztphfNHO0GzJSNvaIQ25A&index=7&feature=plcp

Jeff Strate:  Strate presents a mocumentary produced by Heal the Bay in Santa Monica,California that traces the migration of the amazing plastic bag.  Strate reveals a similar migration in Minnesota –
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-dgINOn0K8&list=UU-ztphfNHO0GzJSNvaIQ25A&index=6&feature=plcp

FEBRUARY 2011 PROGRAM

Rep. Debra Hilstrom DFL Minority Deputy Lead:  The new legislative season -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2To_Fsdb90&list=UU-ztphfNHO0GzJSNvaIQ25A&index=8&feature=plcp

Nancy Nelson & Tim O’Brien on DFL set backs with the2010  mid-term elections:  A shorter version of this segment originally aired in December 2010  -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqAtqHyQ4ro&list=UU-ztphfNHO0GzJSNvaIQ25A&index=10&feature=plcp

Eric Pusey:  Minnesota Progressive Project “loves” Michele Bachmann -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8nlRImvB6g

DECEMBER/JANUARY 2010 PROGAM

Bill Sorem – A citizen Journalist with The Uptake covers events and demonstrations ignored by main stream TV news:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDAyd3HH028

Two Putt Tommy on the 2010- mid-terms:  Blogger Tommy Johnson talks about State and Eden Prairie elections -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArOfSmYE8q8&list=UU-ztphfNHO0GzJSNvaIQ25A&index=2&feature=plcp

NOVEMBER & OCTOBER 2010 PROGRAMS

Notable bloggers southwest suburban Joe Bodell and Steven Timmer discuss the 2010 mid-term elections -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CESpjUzA5Mw&list=UU-ztphfNHO0GzJSNvaIQ25A&index=4&feature=plcp

Republican Mischief:  Tommy Johnson exposes local right wingers  -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEtSXcE4U2Q&list=UU-ztphfNHO0GzJSNvaIQ25A&index=5&feature=plcp

 

2010 & 2009 DEMOCRATIC VISIONS GUESTS 

https://www.youtube.com/user/DemocraticVisions

Browse the Democratic Visions Channel doe program guests.  Some guests have made a number of appearances.  List is in reverse chronological order.

Nancy Nelson, AM 950 Radio
John Stuart, State of MN Public Defender
Ron Case, State Senate Candidate
John Benson, State Representative
Maria Ruud, State Representative
Mark Ritchie, MN Secretary of State
Jim Meffert, Congressional candidate
Tarryl Clark, Congressional candidate
Ray Daniels, MN House candidate
Audrey Britton, MN House candidate
Southwest Metro Transit commuter bus service
MN Senator John Marty, candidate for governor
Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman
State Auditor, Rebecca Otto
Representative Tom Rukavina, candidate for Governor
Jack Nelson Pallmyer, Peace activist and teacher
Minneapolis Mayor, RT Rybak, candidate for governor
Bill Davis, DFL State Central Committee
Maureen Hackett, Congressional candidate
Hennepin County Commissioner Jan Callison
Tom Casey, Clean energy advocate opposes nuclear energy
U.S. Senator Al Franken and Franni Franken
Matt Entenza, candidate for governor
Mark Dayton, candidate for governor
Willard Munger documentary project
Janet Robert, manager/owner AM950 Radio
Al Franken – rare video from SNL days
Steve Kelley, candidate for governor
Amber Greves, Minnetonka City Council Member
Scott Zemke, manager of a safety net and training agency in Hopkins
State Representative Paul Thissen
Heidi Morlock: Farmer defends Green Acres program
Ahmed Tharwat, commentary on Arab-Americans
Al Franken Beats Toxic Politics

Jeff Strate, producer
Tim O’Brien, host