Are we to assume from this post that you would be a
part of this forum and are therefore continuing your
candidacy for the city council, even though there is a
DFL endorsed candidate in this race? Just wondering.
Loki Anderson
Audubon Park
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> I think in order to be fair to Dean, it’s
> important to note as someone who
> has worked in the corporate world, and I’m sure
> that Barb would be able to
> attest to this, that it is very difficult to get
> time away from your job, and
> that they tend to be a lot less understanding about
> a candidate forum than a
> non-profit or government agency is in terms of time
> off.
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> That being said, I would think that any company that
> a person’s work for for
> 5, 10, or 15 years and knows they’re running for
> office would understand the
> need to be gone for a couple hours. Of course you
> need to give proper notice
> which Rick states that Dean didn’t have (3 days
> before the forum), however
> Matthea Little Smith sent out notice to the SD61
> group on March 12th and
> Jenny Heiser sent out notice to this list on March
> 14th, so those are two
> notices sent to groups that at least Rick is a part
> of, and if Dean isn’t I
> would recommend that he join them in order to keep
> informed. I would be
> surprised, however, that someone who served as
> assoc. chair of SD61 would
> not be on the email list.
>
> More to the point, though, Eva pointed out a fact:
> Dean was not at the
> candidate forum. I’m not quite sure how that
> translates into her showing her
> view or having dislike for Dean. It seems to me to
> be an observation.
> Further, I don’t know why anyone would then spin
> an addressing of this
> point into an attack on another candidate. Unless
> I’m woefully naïve about
> this list, I was under the impression this was for
> sharing views and
> information as well as some lively discussion. I
> would really rather see
> discussions like this and this race, be about the
> issues themselves not
> mudslinging and personal attacks. I think we lose a
> piece of ourselves and
> the spirit of democracy when we deviate from this.
>
>
> Why not call for a debate? Rick makes the point that
> the Insight Forum didn’t
> allow for enough time for a real discussion of the
> issues, well then I think
> we should have one. The Whittier Neighbors Forum
> allowed people to hear the
> candidates, but when everyone answers the same
> question it’s a lot easier to
> form and answer, and sometimes your thoughts are
> already said by 4 people
> ahead of you. (on a side note, if someone can remind
> me of the second of two
> forums that Rick reference Dean was at. I know we
> held the Whittier Forum,
> and then the Insight Forum, and the Property Rights
> committee meeting were
> the only other two that I recall which were held
> (and Dean wasn’t at either)
> so I’d like to know if there was another forum
> that I wasn’t invited to, or
> if my memory has started to go at this young age.)
>
> I think a debate would be a great opportunity for us
> to focus on the issues
> instead of mudslinging and get a real good
> understanding of the candidates
> and what they bring to the table.
>
> Jonathan Palmer
> Stevens Square
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> Leadership Does Matter!
> www.jonathanpalmer.org
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