This is a mighty defensive response. First of all, those who shouted, "love it or leave it, were shouting it as citizens of the US to other citizens of the US. who were criticizing this country's Vietnam War policy. Nice try, but no cigar.
If you are not a citizen of Minneapolis, you're in no position to determine its leadership or the make-up of its political structure. If you live in Edina and attempt to dictate to Minneapolis or any other city of which you are not a resident, you will be roundly ignored. Should you believe strongly enough that the City of Minneapolis is dominated by the DFL, perhaps it is, at least in part, because republicans and others of conservative persuasion first abandon their city, then promptly turn around and demand different leadership in a city they simply didn't care enough about to stick around and help change the leadership they so freely criticize. Take that for a sentence. Move back to your roots and run or forever hold your peace. Andy Driscoll Saint Paul -------- "The most consistent and ultimately damaging failure of political journalism in America has its roots in the clubby/cocktail personal relationships that inevitably develop between politicians and journalists. When professional antagonists become after-hours drinking buddies, they are not likely to turn each other in." --Hunter Thompson � Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail �� 1973 > From: dain lyngstad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2002 20:28:11 -0800 (PST) > To: Andy Driscoll <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [Mpls] Biernat - Another Viewpoint > > Is this response a DFL variation on the 60's > republican response "America love it or leave it"? I > was born and spent 35years in the Phillips > neighborhood and live now in Edina because, I found a > fixer upper with taxes 2/3's of my old Mpls. taxes. > When I lived in Phillips, from childhood on, I was > critized for growing up there and later living > there, now I find more often I'm critized for living in > Edina, where is the right place to live? I love Mpls I > just hate to see people who claim to care for the > little man actually steal(legally or illegally)from > them. > > Dain Lyngstad Phillips/edina--- > > Andy Driscoll <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Then I would urge naysayers to elect new ones. But >> it would be wise that one >> move into the city where one wishes to dislodge the >> DFL. You can hardly do >> so from an Edina residence. >> >> We live in a democracy, do we not? >> >> Move in and run, disgruntled ones. Move in and >> complain. Move in and >> un-elect them all. But it seems strange that an >> outsider - ex-patriot, >> perhaps? - would attempt to dictate to the residents >> of their city who their >> leadership should be. Re-enter and run. >> >> And it seems to me that most of the trillions in >> corruption are finding >> Republicans in the dock, not DFLers or Greens or >> Independents. >> >> Republicans. >> >> Andy Driscoll >> Saint Paul >> Can't vote there either, more's the pity. >> -------- >> "The most consistent and ultimately damaging failure >> of political journalism >> in America has its roots in the clubby/cocktail >> personal relationships that >> inevitably develop between politicians and >> journalists. When professional >> antagonists become after-hours drinking buddies, >> they are not likely to turn >> each other in." >> >> --Hunter Thompson � >> Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail �� >> 1973 >> >>> From: dain lyngstad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> >>> Like all the dfl'ers who have been or should be >> caught we hear this one, >>> although he broke the law with the power we gave >> him, was good and true. This >>> is what supporters of ronald regan said when so >> many of his boys were being >>> indited. Trueth is the dfl has hurt the city for >> years and the blind have let >>> them. We need new leadership and it does'nt exist >> in the dfl. >> >>> Dain Lyngstad Phillips/edina >> >> _______________________________________ >> >> Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic >> Discussion - Mn E-Democracy >> Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: > http://e-democracy.org/mpls > > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. > http://mailplus.yahoo.com > _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
