On 12/29/02 11:53 AM, "dyna" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Jonathan Palmer says: >> >> Going to the convention you spoke of how the stink of the "machine" >> was already there and made an impassioned plea: >> >> "The Northside is not Nordeast. The Northside end of the 3rd Ward is >> challenged by unemployment and devastated by addiction. We have been >> red lined to near obscurity on >> the political and economic maps. When was the last time the >> Northside had a 3rd Ward Councilman? I don't even remember... >> >> So for all the dynasties, you've had your chance to govern. For all >> the hacks, the 3rd isn't going to switch any majorities on the >> council. >> >> please step aside... and select candidates that call the Northside >> half of the 3rd Ward home, against all odds. Select candidates that >> reflect our working class traditions and diversity. >> Select candidates that will shape Minneapolis future rather than >> wallow in it's past." >> -[Mpls] 3rd Ward- the Northside needs representation, November 25th > > Dyna responds: > > That was posturing, basically I was doing some bargaining. I > knew the chance of electing a Northside candidate in a low turnout > special election was zilch. So I used my vote and voice as bargaining > chips to get a candidate that would be supportive of the Northside. I > voted for Vanessa Freeman on the first ballot and Don Samuels on the > second. But on the 3rd ballot I and the Northside got a good deal > with Olin Moore, a candidate that his lived in and understands both > the Northeast and Northside.
I think Dyna's response to Jonathan Palmer's statement serves as a perfect example of why the DFL continues to fall by the wayside. More and more of us are growing tired of the cynical and jaded tactics of bargaining and posturing employed by the DFL rather than identifying the set of values or principles that you stand for and sticking with them. How many people do we remember said about Paul Wellstone that even though they disagreed with him, they respected how he stuck to his principles? How long will it take for the rest of the DFL to wake up to that novel concept? I'm looking forward to the primary results tomorrow simply because I'd like to see Dyna's statement that "the chance of electing a Northside candidate in a low turnout special election was zilch" be proven wrong. Mark Snyder Windom Park _______________________________________ 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
