I attended the Park Board Meeting. I was given a moment to speak; and expressed my disappointment with the "back room deal" for selection of Park Board Superintendent. I watched the Machine do what a machine does; coldly pass out favors to favored insiders. I heard Walt D. somehow swear, to the crowd there, that, 'I am not a crook' and never had a sneaky/peaky meeting with other Board Members to bypass the system. The room lit up with chortle and guffaw when he hit that note.
The Counsel for the Board; Brian Rice's contract, was re-upped. He, a man who offers SUBSTANTIAL partisan assistance to incumbent Board Members reelection efforts. To me he is just another mechanic; keeping the Machine well oiled and running nice, and smooth. I note, he was supported by a near majority of the Board. I was ready for the maneuvers of a machine, which I witnessed. What I was not prepared for was the LOOOONG Green Party Political Indoctrination Speech proffered to the captive audience of Board Members and citizens, alike, by Annie Young. No wonder some folks think she is in over her head as a Board Member. Why did she think it appropriate to teach us the four pillars of the Green Party, etc., at a Park Board Meeting? All I could think was "WELLSTONE, WELLSTONE, WELLSTONE!" For a moment I almost felt sorry for the Gang of Five, and almost understood why they had their meetings elsewhere, perhaps in a smoky back room. Next time Anniey, give me a heads up before you launch that scat, so I can take an acid blocker, and a Dramamine. The Fab Four have to fight a Machine; offering Green Party speeches is not going to move nothin'. I now know why I do not like Anniey's Salutation "Stand up-Keep fighting". The political arena is more complicated and subtle. As I have said before "Hand in the air, ain't enough nowadays." This outcome is proof, again. Keith Reitman NearNorth PS- Truth, my spellchecker offered "annoy" for Anniey, and I almost took it. REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
