Lee Schneider wrote: > I have watched Mr. Atherton tirades for a while now. > And his comments that DFL wants the Greens out of > office is plain absurd!
ti-rade (tirad, ti-rad)n. A long angry or violent speech, usually of a censorious or denunciatory nature; a diatribe.[French, from Old French, act of firing, from tirer, to draw out, endure, probably back-formation from martirant, present participle of martirer, to torture (influenced by mar, to one's misfortune,, tiranz, executioner, tyrant), from martir, martyr, from Late Latin martyr. See MARTYR.] --------------------------------------------------------- Excerpted from American Heritage Talking Dictionary Copyright � 1997 The Learning Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. While I might agree that some of my posts, especially those on education, maybe angry or denunciatory, I don't believe that they are violent or censorious. Sometimes the truth is ugly and hurtful. If I were a Black parent with a child in the ninth grade who could not read would my posts be labeled as tirades or righteous indignation? I have been willing to discuss the ethics of calling for early elections, but no one, including you, seems to want to participate in that discussion. And, no one seems to be willing to discuss which party early elections would favor. If you would like to talk about something that is "plain absurd," why don't we discuss why the DFL controlled city council has never passed ordinances allowing for the recall of councilmembers? Or we might also discuss the fact that the individuals posting in support of early elections, you, Ms. Khan, Mr. Brauer, and Mr. Melendez are stanch DFL supporters. I believe that your party is more interested in holding on to power than in helping the people it professes to represent. Why is it that my overwhelmingly DFL neighborhood can set up a fund to move affordable housing elsewhere, rather than promote it in their own neighborhood? What are the ethics of that action? The answer to that question is one reason why a conservative would vote and support the Green party, and why the DFL is losing elections. Michael Atherton Prospect Park _______________________________________ 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
