This was already addressed at length by Megan Thomas,
Chair of the Stonewall DFL, Fred. She stated that only
endorsed candidates and/or those found acceptable will
be featured on their website, not wanting to give free
publicity to candidates not being supported by the
caucus.
Loki Anderson
Audubon Park
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--- Fredric Markus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Checking back with the Stonewall DFL website
> www.stonewalldfl.org this
> morning I discover that in Ward 6 there are now only
> two faces left in the
> Politburo portrait - curious, considering that there
> were four (marked by *)
> of the seven candidates
>
> Shada Buyobe-Hammond*
> Jim Graham
> Dean Kallenbach*
> Barb Lickness*
> Tamir Nolley
> Jonathan Palmer*
> Dean Zimmermann
>
> at the Whittier Neighbors candidate forum last
> evening who participated in
> the Stonewall DFL screening event.
>
> For the record, the 2001 Minneapolis Candidate
> Directory at
> www.e-democracy.org, also lists
>
> Brian Hanninen and Cam Gordon in Ward 2
> Joe Biernat in Ward 3
> Barb Johnson in Ward 4
> Walt Gutzmer, Robert Lilligren, and Sandra Miller in
> Ward 8
> Shirley Carlson and Dan Niziolek in Ward 10
> John Casserly and Willie Bridges in Ward 11
> Craig Larsen in Ward 12
>
> none of whom are referenced on the Stonewall website
> report.
>
> Consider the column headings on that Stonewall
> website report:
>
> Candidate name - Expressed Interest in Endorsement -
> Returned
> Questionnaire - Question & Answer Session - Received
> Acceptable Rating -
> Candidate Endorsed
>
> I know that Shada Buyobe-Hammond and Barb Lickness
> expressed interest in
> endorsement, returned the questionnaire, and
> participated in the Q&A session
> for Ward 6. I was there. I'm told Walt Gutzmer and
> Robert Lilligren screened
> in Ward 8.
>
> We are led to surmise that Joe Biernat, Barb
> Johnson, Jim Graham, Tamir
> Nolley, Dean Zimmermann, Sandra Miller, Shirley
> Carlson, Dan Niziolek, John
> Casserly, Willie Bridges, and Craig Larsen declined
> the opportunity to seek
> Stonewall DFL endorsement
>
> and by the absence of information in the Stonewall
> DFL website report, we
> are led to the conclusion that Shada Buyobe-Hammond,
> Barb Lickness, Walt
> Gutzmer and David Lilligren are also to be included
> in the list of
> candidates who declined the opportunity to seek
> Stonewall DFL endorsement.
>
> Well, this is still wrong, folks, and if these four
> - or more! - of the
> absent faces expressed interest in endorsement,
> returned the questionnaire,
> and/or participated in the Q&A session, one must
> wonder at the motive of
> Stonewall DFL in concealing this information. Not a
> reputable situation, in
> my opinion.
>
> Fred Markus, Horn Terrace, Ward Ten
>
>
>
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