David:
I understand wholeheartedly.
The only thing I will say in my defense is that on
Thursday night past I was listening to Ted Koppel
interviewing a Customs Official talking about
smuggling and at the end of a rambling answer from the
official to a pointed question by Ted in which the
customs guy said about as much as our Mayor ever does,
Te replied good-naturedly, laughing his smirky way,
"that was a bullshit answer" and then that part of the
segment ended with Ted and the officials chuckling
together and practically hugging.
Well! I gosh darn fell off my chair. I was astounded.
Could not believe it. What has TV come to? I
immediately understood the concerns of the uptight
right who as my Father might say indelicately "They
wouldn't say **** if they had a mouthful." How coarse
can the medium become? And yet, how refreshing!
There was a movie back inthe late 60's titled PUTNEY
SWOPE about a minority owned ad agency and much more
and it was one of the funniest and most right on
movies that poked the eye in the prudish hypocrisy of
a society or culture that on one hand can be offended
by the word **** and on the other hang people from a
tree and stand and celebrate or tolerate from a
distance.
I will never use the dreaded expletive again. I
protest at the foolish hypocrisy of it and so much
more.
Tim Connolly
Ward 7
--- David Brauer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Oh, Tim - what have I ever done to you? It would
> break my heart to boot you
> off the forum...but if I don't warn you now (and the
> next one means
> booting), I open the door to all the nuttier,
> bitchier, stupider folks who
> will say "why didn't you boot Connolly?" when I try
> to law the law down on
> their silly dysfunctional,
> don't-care-about-the-city-only-care-about-the-fight
> asses.
>
> No, you are not one of them. You are a Good man with
> a Good heart and Great
> intentions. I don't want to muzzle you. Just do me
> the respect of
> substituting "junk" or even "garbage" for "shit"
> next time.
>
> Yours very sincerely,
> David
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of
> timothy connolly
> Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2001 9:35 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [Mpls] Re: the Queen and riverfront
>
> The riverfront deal was desperate. Sharon et al were
> dead set against St. Paul picking off another
> business
> so close to the elections and since the first deal
> for
> a space for Padilla with another contractor fell
> through people thought that might happen.
>
> I'm not saying it was good or bad. I thought
> mistakes
> were made long before. Ryan is desperate to turn
> dirt
> and throw up (pun intended) a building so padilla
> can
> occupy space by Jan. 1.
>
> I was only at the 6th ward sat. for an hour.
> Previous
> committment downtown and out at Hosmer.
>
> What I saw and heard was interesting. I came to the
> meeting with pretty much of an open mind though I
> know
> a few of the participants.
>
> Theperson who turned my crank in the speech part was
> Shada Nyobe-Hammond. When she said $9.02 translates
> into $16,000/yr or some figure and that is still
> below
> the poverty level.
>
> Talk about low expectations on the part of the
> present
> council and Mayor! And even then they shill for
> companies that pay less.
>
> The one thing I'll say in defense of Ryan is they
> are
> good paying jobs. Too bad they're building shit.
>
> Tim Connolly
> Ward 7
>
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