Re: [Mpls] Nomination Process

2004-01-09 Thread Mark Snyder
On 1/8/04 12:13 AM, kevin stoll [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I will also say that the answer is not always found on the outside. The Fire Chief Rocco is a very great example of that. An internal candidate has seen the mistakes and progresses that have been made. They also have a sense of the

Re: [Mpls] Nomination Process

2004-01-09 Thread Joncgord
In a message dated 1/9/04 8:58:42 AM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: To summarize, it makes no sense to generalize about internal or external candidates, good or bad. Jon sez: Charlie Stenvig and Corky Finney were both internal candidates. Anyone want to limn the parallels

[Mpls] Nomination Process

2004-01-09 Thread Greg Abbott
On Jan 9, 2004, at 8:55 AM, Mark Snyder quoted Doug Grow's column, quoting Chief Finney: . . I never thought that Minneapolis would be able to find anyone with his credentials. He's got everything. He just happens to be white. For him not to have been selected simply because he's white would

[Mpls] Nomination Process

2004-01-08 Thread kevin stoll
Some haven’t written this is not an election. They are correct it is not an election, however it is a nomination process, much like the president has when appointing cabinet heads and judicial appointments. Part of the process includes input from various groups, which has been done in the