Wizard Marks writes: >Lisa is playing to the worst stereotype of gay white males. >Her appeal is to the gentrifiers--and has been all along. Lisa McDonald appeals to many Gay Men in Central -- and many others, because she has been a lone voice talking about the problems with Developer Basim Sabri (you know, the person who was going to give Brian Herron a piece of the action, in return for Brian Herron managing to get the city to get eminent domain over Corrine Zala's and David Coral's properties.) The other part of this I find wierd is it assumes that whites are the only folks who are interested in gentrification. This reminds me of when Wizard wrote on this list that Rep. Neva Walker shouldn't work on the sodomy law because she is an African American Woman. Wizard later elaborated that "white legislators" and "glbt legislators" should be working on this issue. Now this seems racist to me -- assuming that a legislator should choose the issues they wish to work on based on their race. It also reminds me of how women legislators are often expected to work on "women's issues" like child care, health or education, rather than than get in on the budget or taxes. Recall that Wizard Marks was a major booster of Motel Central. She's also been a major appologist for Basim Sabri. She has called all opposition to Sabri "racist" which ofcourse gets people up in arms. At times she has said on this list and on the Central list that opposition to the Motel was racist. What is interesting about that, is there are many African Americans in the neighborhood who also opposed the idea for this Motel. >Every year for the last eight years, Lisa has tried to >remove some $50,000--a token really--of CDBG funds given to >Harriet Tubman Shelter for Battered Women. That sum came >about, not as Lisa and Steve Minn characterize it, "the >mayor's pet project," but because women had no place to flee >to except one tiny house in St. Paul and one in Phoenix >(c.1975). There is definitely a need for Battered Women's shelters -- however, Hennepin County is the appropriate funding vehicle -- not the city. The City needs to focus on basic city services: plowing the roads, picking up garbage, policing, etc. >When a female in public office is mean to other women >because she has, or thinks she has, the power to do so, she >is not leadership material. If she'll be mean to other >women, she'll be mean to men nd children as well. Add a >soupcon of racism, which is there, and you gots one mean >mamajama. The first time she did it, along with Minn, I had >to take her to task in public hearing on the budget. Yup, there it is again -- Wizard Marks calling someone a racist and mean, because they don't agree with Wizard. Yup, when you can't win an argument honestly, just call someone a racist (or a sexist or a homophobe). It seems like Wizard and the poster "MA" are on the same page with the racial demogogery. It's kind of like the people at the Lucille's forum who referred to African Americans who supported Jackie Cherryhomes as "house negroes". Are we going to play the Who is more oppressed game again? Dyna Slyter writes: << First, let me reassure Eva that I am quite aware that at least a handful of upmarket gay men are supporting Lisa. However, the rest of the GLBTI populace- lesbians, working class gay men, bi's, intersexed, trans, and "queer straights" are divided between RT and Sharon. I suspect most of this vote will break for Sharon based on her several years of support for the GLBTI community. >> Interesting... I'm not an "upmarket gay man" and I'm a lesbian and I'm supporting Lisa McDonald. I guess I just don't fit into that box. And I wonder how Deputy Mayor in St Paul, Susan Kimberly would fit into Dyna's depiction of the GLBT community. Regarding Kallenbach and contributions from Basim Sabri -- Sabri had given Dean Kallenbach some cash -- and Dean was uncomfortable putting it directly into his campaign account -- so he gave the cash to Rick Stafford, who deposited in a DFL account. Now why was the money too dirty for Kallenbach but not the DFL? Regarding the Wellstone "endorsement" of the Mayor that the SSB supporters are touting, I'd say David Lillihaug is a good source -- Lillihaug was supported by Wellstone over DFL endorsed Ember Reichgott in 98 -- Wellstone hasn't taken a position on this race. It doesn't make any sense for him to do so -- since he's running for US Senate -- and he can't afford to make half of the Minneapolis DFL unhappy (since the Minneapolis DFL seems pretty evenly split between RT supporters -- the Young Turks -- and SSB supporters -- the establishment DFLers and a smaller number of moderate independent DFLers who support Lisa McDonald). Predictions: SSB and Lisa McDonald for mayor SSB will pull through in the primary for various reasons. Even though she is not endorsed, the DFL machine is working on her behalf. Lisa McDonald will come in second. The fact that all other campaigns -- are now united in attacking Lisa McDonald suggests that she is the contender in this race. Rybak will come in a close third -- his strength is his dedicated volunteers, and Stenglein will come in last in the mid teens. 3rd Ward: Interesting race -- and up in the air. I'd say Shane Price and Valdis Rosenthal will come through the primary. 5th Ward: Jackie Cherryhomes and Natalie Johnson Lee..... Natalie's Green Party endorsement will work against her in this heavily mainstream DFL ward. Natalie has gotten good "earned media" so far. At this point, I think it unlikely she will be able to topple an incumbent Council President. 6th Ward: Barb Lickness and Dean Zimmerman Barb Lickness has a well organized and disciplined campaign, and her experience and contacts will pull her through. Dean Zimmerman has name recognition from previous campaigns for Park board. The 53 or so DFLers who voted for Dean Kallenbach at the endorsing convention will vote for him again. 8th Ward: Robert Lilligren and Sandra Miller Robert has built name recognition through an aggressive lawn sign and advertising in neighborhood press campaign. Aggressive door knocking and phone campaign will pay off. Sandra Miller has a history of vote getting from her School Board campaign. 10th Ward: Dan N. and Shirley Carlson Dan N seems to have the strongest campaign of the DFLers. He, Doug Kress and Mark Knapp split the liberal vote. Shirley Carlson comes through second because Republicans tend to vote in primaries. 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