Andy, all: the U.S. Senate race is not a Minneapolis issue. This thread is played out, at least for the purposes of this list. Please only send posts such as these to Minnesota Politics Discuss.
David Brauer List manager > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Andy > Driscoll > Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 8:06 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; MN Politics Discuss > Subject: [Mpls] Re: GOP Endorsing Greens > > Allow me, please. > > Coleman was urging a vote for the Green candidate to divide progressives and > keep them from moving to Mondale when they might have voted for either > Wellstone or Tricomo, but more likely the man leading Coleman by 9 points at > the time of the plane crash...Wellstone. > > Norm Coleman was hardly dispensing advice for the lovelorn here. He knew > that Wellstone's death could consolidate progressive votes to elect Mondale, > a respected public figure. Fortunately for Coleman, the despicable behavior > of the media, especially the conservatively owned and anchored broadcast > outlets, the Wellstone memorial rally - a purely predictable, if not always > prudent, expression of grief and resolve - combined with spin Sarah Janecek > and Vin Weber were able to put on Rick Kahn's outburst, spelled the > conspiracy that defeated DFLers all over the state. > > Garrison Keillor knew - as those of us in St. Paul have known intimately for > 20 years - that Coleman is utterly incapable of expressing a single sincere > syllable if it will aid his ambition. The fact that statewide voters got > sucked into his con game is testament to the devastation glib insincerity is > capable of inflicting. > > Andy Driscoll > Saint Paul > -------- > >> I think this is rather silly. If you didn't agree with Norman in the first > >> place, why the heck would you listen to his endorsement of Tricomo? > >> > > Mike > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Allow me to clear up your confusion. The republicrats operate on the > > assumption that people don't think for themselves. > > _______________________________________ > > 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 _______________________________________ 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
