This is a reminder not to get personal when responding to differences of
opinion. It's fine to criticize someone's argument, but "impugning" someone
(and not their case), calling someone "shameful" and telling them how,
exactly to read their email is gratuitous and not appropriate for this list.
(If you must say this, email the person directly, but spare us from having
to swim in your bile.)
The point of the decorum rule is to encourage a free flow of ideas without
distracting personal backbiting, which has consumed many good email
discussion lists. Strong words about issues are ok, but personal attacks are
not. In issuing this reminder, I make no judgment about the merit of the
issue at stake.
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List manager, Mpls-issues
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
Behalf Of timothy connolly
Sent: Monday, November 20, 2000 3:52 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list
Subject: Re: new finance director
If you read my piece accurately ms berget you will see
that what i object to is the process and the lack of
transparency.
i believe i made clear that i do not know pat born and
that he in fact may be a fine and ethical person.
what i object to are smoke and mirrors. if you like
them. fine. keep voting the way you do and you'll get
exactly what you want and deserve.
frankly, i am insulted by a mayor, for instance, who
goes before the city council, an audience of political
appointees and city workers, and states how proud she
is of chief olson for finding $1 million dollars of
savings for the upcoming budget in the police
department only to find three days later that the
overall city police budget has increased by $4
million.
Do you think that out of a current $90 million budget
this police chief could have found a few dollars to
train his force on how to deal with people who unfor-
tunately suffer from mental disorders?
That's what I impugn Ms Berget. This city smells to
high hell of insider politics and corruption. it is
shameful beyond comprehension and worst of all are
apologists who support it.
your words roll off my back.
next time read the mail carefully before you come
charging at me.
tim connolly
ward 7
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I don't know about the rest of you, but I wince when
> I hear another character
> inuendo about a public figure before there are any
> facts to support such
> inuendo.
>
> I don't know if this is the same Pat Born who
> facilitated many bond sales for
> Mpls. Public Schools in recent years, but I hope it
> is. THAT Pat Born is an
> outstanding finance head and a man of good judgement
> and strong personal
> character. The City and its residents would be well
> served by THAT Pat Born.
>
> Were you talking about a different one?
>
> Ann Berget
> Kingfield 10-10
>
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