So I get home last night and there is a message to call Ted Muller. Now I don't know Ted Muller from a bale of hay, nor him me I expect. I try the number. An answering machine says "this is the Lake Street Council, blah, blah, blah..." I'm intrigued. I call today, introduce myself. Of course he says "let me see why I was calling you" confirming he doesn't know me from a bale of hay. "Oh here it is", he says. "you're running for Mayor?" "Yes I am, thank you" I say, thinking to myself it's nice to be taken seriously. That's two invites now. "Well, we, the Lake Street Council and the Southside Rotary would like to invite you to a Mayoral debate on September 20th." Now I'm beginning to wonder if this is a joke. Is this some come-on. Where's the box of steaks, Mr Corporal? "September 20th?", I say. "That's after the primary. You would think it would make more sense to have it before?" "Well, we've had some problems getting people to schedule it in", Ted says. "Some problems? Who couldn't make it?", I ask. "Well the Mayor!" At this point I started laughing uproariously, feigning humor as I seethed seeing the hypocrisy of it all. "I guess she doesn't want anyone else to raise their name recognition", Ted says. Hey, who can blame her. Then Ted and I joke a bit and he says "well, whatever the outcome of the primary, I hope you'll come to the debate." "I will" I said, "and the first question I'll ask is why the firetruck is this debate tonight instead of in July or August, Madame Mayor." This just makes me want to see Her Gutless Stage Managed P.R. Primped Incompetent Honourable Self The Mayor go down in flames even more. Tim Connolly Candidate for Mayor Downtown Mpls. Resident __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - Minnesota E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
