Dyna, Joe is spending time with friends at the moment. We just saw Gangs of New York and are discussing the implications. Unfortunately he is unable to jump to answer your veiled accusations and desperate attempts to find a diversion to the real issues of the campaign.
So I asked Joe how the literature portion of the Samuels campaign budget is constructed. He called up the stairs to me that there were five pieces mailed to a universe of about 3,000 at an average of .27/piece. No donations, no free labor; an additional 2 pieces doorknocked; on top of that were fundraising letters volunteer recruitment letters. I asked if the campaign had received any major in-kind donations or PAC funds. His answer: "No -- and as long as Don is running against the DFL, Republican and Green party endorsed candidates I don't really expect we will get any either." I also asked him why the print shop he used wasn't union and if they were huge and went to extreme lengths to keep their employees from forming a union. His answer? "No, it is a small family owned, minority owned business in the third ward doing extremely high tech digital graphics and printing. Everyone does everything in the shop and it is not conducive to the union job classifications." He noted that it never was a union shop and that the employees are paid comparable or higher then union wages. Then he went into the class implications of the movie. . . . but that is another story. So, nice try Dyna but let's get back to the issues. Michael S Guest Powderhorn PS: Don is on WCCO radio tonight. He is fantastic! _______________________________________ 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
