Emmer's latest gaffe involves servers in the hospitality industry. He came out saying he would propose that servers be paid the federally mandated minimum of $2.13/hour rather than the current state minimum wage of $6.15 (or $7.25 for bigger restaurant chains/restaurants that also operate across state lines).
He claimed that many servers make over $100,000/year and that that was a good reason to cut their pay.. as to help restaurants "prosper" and hire more people. Because we all know that the first thing a business owner does when his labor costs have been cut but he doesn't have any increased demand is to go out and randomly hire more people! 
Well, now he's had to retract that after it was pointed out that waiters and waitresses are one of the lowest paid professions in the state alongside food preparation.
So, now he's putting on a big charade: He's having a townhall meeting with servers from the hospitality industry next week. Sounds nice right?
Except it's at a restaurant owned by the state chair of the MN GOP and it's invite only. As seems to be the case with most Republican functions... we don't want the riff raff getting in and dirtying things up!
It always amazes me how Republican "spies" can show up at Democratic events and pretty much be welcomed and even included in the festivities.. but if a Democrat goes to a Republican event and is spotted.. you're immediately told to leave.
Such an inclusive big tent party!
Ah, candidates everywhere in both parties are avoiding events, where hecklers and others who may create a "problem," like the plague. Access control is now job one. Several commentators have noted this, in articles I think I read on Politico. Candidates know that they are just a cell phone video away from something being put up on Youtube that they don't want on Youtube.
So that is "my fair and balanced" thought for the day. Suck it up Snow!
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