Is Medtronic LYING about their ALEC membership?

In Minnesota - MinnPost is one of the more respected online news people.  Their stuff is really accurate - supported with facts and well written.

Found this today....

4/30/12 posting from MinnPost

Update regarding Medtronic: After publication of this post, a Medtronic spokeswoman informed MinnPost that Medtronic did not renew its ALEC membership in 2011 or 2012. Common Cause supplied us with an ALEC  document  listing three Medtronic people as members of ALEC's health and human services task force as of July of 2011 and a Medtronic job ad that lists working with ALEC, dated October 2011; Medtronic said those appear to be materials that didn't get updated, as it hasn't renewed since the 2010 membership year.

Did Medtronic knowingly LIE to MinnPost?
 
I think Medtronic LIED to MinnPost.

I think Medtronic is lying about their affiliation with the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC).

WHY?

Look at the links they note in the MinnPost paragraph above.

Literally -  look at them.

Ad for government affairs director evidently posted NOVEMBER 2011

Health and Human Service Task Force List - For the Annual Meeting 2011 – New Orleans

And if you go to the Common Cause webpage that has the task force documents that were submitted to the IRS as support for the request to revoke ALEC’s 501c3 status – you will find:

RE: 35-DAY MAILING—HHS TASK FORCE MEETING

The American Legislative Exchange Council will hold its 37th Annual Meeting from August 5-7 at the

Manchester Grand Hyatt in San Diego 2010

MEDTRONIC - Listed  as a Private Sector Member

RE: 35-DAY MAILING—HHS TASK FORCE MEETING AT ALEC’S 2010 STATES AND

NATION POLICY SUMMIT, WASHINGTON, D.C.  November 2010

MEDTRONIC - Listed  as a Private Sector Member

RE: UPDATED 35-DAY MAILING—HHS TASK FORCE MEETING AT ALEC’S 2011

SPRING TASK FORCE SUMMIT, CINCINNATI, OH.  April 2011

MEDTRONIC - Listed  as a Private Sector Member

RE: 35-DAY MAILING—HHS TASK FORCE MEETING AT ALEC’S 38TH ANNUAL

MEETING, NEW ORLEANS, LA.  August 2011

MEDTRONIC - Listed  as a Private Sector Member

Snottsdale – November 2011

– NO member list included with the 35 day notice therefore Medtronic gets a pass

Charlotte – May 2012

- NO member list included with the 35 day notice therefore Medtronic gets a pass

DID Medtronic LIE to MinnPost about their ALEC membership?
Personally

I think Medtronic is lying to MinnPost.

DID Medtronic LIE to Minnesota about their ALEC membership?
Personally

I think Medtronic is lying to the citizens of Minnesota.

WHY

Cause most ALEC members lie.

Becausetheycan

Becausetheythink

Everyone but them 

is STUPID.