Paulsen challenger asks "WTF?"

Neither of the Third District congressional candidates are known for being particularly edgy, so Hot Dish did a double take this morning when we received an e-mail from DFLer Jim Meffert's campaign.

July 30, 2010 at 6:18PM

Neither of the Third District congressional candidates are known for being particularly edgy, so Hot Dish did a double take this morning when we received an e-mail from DFLer Jim Meffert's campaign.

"NEW WEB AD - Pell grants: WTF?"

Whoa there, them's fightin' words. Well, maybe not. The video, which criticizes Paulsen's votes on Pell Grant funding, doesn't exactly delve into profanity: "So WTF? (where's the funding?)"

This is the fourth Web ad Meffert has released that consists primarily of text and ambient sound (top left, below).

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