How Revealing! The consultant/lobbyist is not even familiar enough with Urban Ventures to know who the executive director is!! Lobbyists can be such slick sales people - anything for a buck I guess. Again, this is consistent with the pattern of Urban Ventures "supporters" all having a direct financial interest in their success; not a very compelling argument for public funding.
What excuse did they offer for preaching Jesus to Jewish children (Jane Straus' children) at a neighborhood funded summer program that was not supposed to have religious content? The attack pattern is also revealing - tells me she's less interested in neighborhood input and more interested in economic imperialism. I think it's also revealing of their true nature to understand that when anyone has opposed Urban Ventures' projects at the city level, they try to intimidate that person by threatening their job. That's exactly what Ralph Bruins did after the neighborhood found out "prematurely" about the Motel that Urban Ventures was proposing jointly with Basim Sabri. Ralph called Mayor Belton to complain about "non-supportive" actions by one of her staff - isn't that a riot? Disseminating factual information about a project proposal is "non-supportive"?? They've also pulled the same stunt with private individuals. I really don't think Jesus told them to do it, either. Has anyone contacted Colin Powell? David Piehl Central --- Eva Young <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Just talked to Nancy Hilden (612-718-3503) again. > She was the lobbyist I > mentioned in yesterday's post. She is an employee > of Faegre and Benson, > and is lobbying at the legislature to get funding > for the Urban Ventures > project, the Colin Powell Youth Center. I called > her to tell her the > information she gave me regarding Mark Lundquist was > incorrect - that he > was not the Executive Director of the organization. > She also said "you > know, you are just a bit player, and I've been told > you have alot of > baggage in the neighborhood." I asked her what she > meant by that, but she > wouldn't elaborate. What is that called: when you > can't argue the issues, > attack the person. Ad Hominem wasn't it? > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax http://taxes.yahoo.com/ _______________________________________ 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
