At 05:45 PM 1/5/02 -0600, Alan Shilepsky wrote: >Eva Young wrote: >> ..... >> One rather interesting and ironic note. Robert's campaign was going to be >> getting phone bank support from labor -- but the union had it's own labor >> troubles and their workers were on strike. So no labor provided phonebank. >> The campaign managed without. >> >> Labor did do a lit drop for Robert -- but their "sample ballot" spelled his >> last name incorrectly. >> > >Hey, I remember that Lilligren lit drop. I have a copy of the >literature in hand right now. Was that a labor drop? That is, did >labor distribute it? I did too. Labor distributed this, and the Lilligren campaign picked up the extras on it. I believe Labor was distributing SSB literature, Hauser Literature and Lilligren literature. The campaign drop was the sample ballot -- which included Lilligren's name mispelled, Marie Hauser, and the mayor, plus Lilligren literature (no Hauser or SSB literature).
>I remember when I picked up my assignment at Karen's; I was chagrined to >see Robert's postcard piece stapled to a Mpls Central Labor Union >Council sample ballot, with Sharon's name and picture on top (She was >NOT my preferred Mayoral candidate). I gritted my teeth, played good >soldier, and spent a couple hours distributing the combined package. >Fortunately Robert won and Sharon didn't. (I was bugged too that the >piece supported Marie Hauser instead of Scott Vreeland.) I wasn't bugged about that point -- Marie Hauser lives in our neighborhood -- and I was impressed with her from personal interactions with her. I am disturbed about the account you gave of her statements during the DFL central committee meeting -- and I would like to hear Marie's response to that. >All said I am really happy to have helped a bit on Robert's campaign, >and am thrilled he is on City Council. I think he will be great and >will do us proud. And make important contributions to the City. I am too -- even though I will criticize Robert at times. I thought he ran an excellent campaign. >Some people don't understand humility. I know a guy in my >party who, after being censured and after I counseled humility in his >dealing with others, said that he had never been so humiliated in his >life. He didn't get it. I think it's hard for politicians sometimes. Once they become elected, many people get nice to them because they want something. Not many people are really honest and direct. Their colleagues (peers) are the ones who are most likely to be honest and direct. In many ways the City Council Dynamics in Minneapolis remind me of academic politics -- with the City Council Members acting very much like faculty members. Many politicians forget that they work for their constituents rather than the other way around. A little humility is often in order. (In other words, they shouldn't emulate Sir Lancelot in Camelot singing "C'est Moi") >A third idea I came up with on Wednesday when I was consoling Barret >Lane. It's this: "If it doesn't hurt then maybe it isn't really public >service." If you are doing it right then maybe it's got to hurt some, >and be a sacrifice, and not be all fun and glory. > >Though Paul Zerby is a good and honorable person, I really miss Cam >Gordon on the City Council. I wonder how he would have negotiated the >events of organizing the Council. To me Cam symbolizes reconcilliation >and fairness, and a rejection of political maneuvering and >self-aggrandisement. I wonder if he could have helped these people get >through it all, or would they have dragged him down. Shame on us if we >make politics too unpleasant for good (valued) people. I really wonder how Cam Gordon would have voted on Barrett Lane for Ways and Means Chair. David Brauer writes regarding the Strib editorial: What an exceptionally patronizing description of Zimmermann, Johnson Lee and Lilligren (and perhaps Schiff). Though I do fear the sideshow of the reparations issue, I can't wait to see several among this group exceed the Strib's low expectations. Robert Lilligren is as sharp as they come and Dean and Natalie have already beaten the Strib's anointed candidates straight-up. =========================================== The strib has been very hard on Robert Lilligren -- both in their recent editorial trying to pressure Robert on the 35W issue (and Robert is right on track on that issue) and also with this description of Robert. Robert is successful at bringing together people from a variety of political perspectives -- that is one of the greatest positives about him. My guess is part of the reason the Strib is hard on Robert is because he isn't sold on the idea of public subsidies for stadiums. The Strib's point about stripping Barrett Lane of Ways and Means Chair is well taken. This type of thing makes it harder for Minneapolis to lobby effectively with the state legislature -- especially the Republican house. Robert states that his reason for voting against Barrett Lane, is he thinks Lane is from a wealthier district, and doesn't understand the needs of an inner city ward such as the 8th ward. I don't know Barrett Lane or Barb Johnson, so really can't evaluate that theory much. Eva Eva Young 8th Ward/Central _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
