I was asked what labor group endorsed Valdis Rozentals, and I responded. The MN Labor Federation (which is how it has always been referred to in my presence) is a REAL LABOR UNION. How is that misleading?
Is it misleading because it has Republican membership? Are union members not legitimate if they're Republican? I'm not sure why I should retract a statement that contained no falsehood. I responded with the information that I had, and it is correct to the best of my knowledge. (I am not a member of the MN Labor Federation, nor was I involved in their endorsement process.) I am currently trying to find a member of the MN Labor Federation who is "online" so that they might be able to answer any questions that are raised about the specifics of this labor group. In the meantime, however, I am saddened by the assumption that my statements, and indeed all moderate-to-conservative ideas and individuals (at least according to Mr. Driscoll) are met with such knee-jerk cynicism. The Valdis Rozentals campaign has done a stellar job of bringing people together; an example of that can be seen simply by looking at the campaign staff, which is made up of Republicans, Independents and Democrats, to begin with. We have labor folks and we have business people. We have men and we have women. We have Latvian-Americans, Ukrainian-Americans, African-Americans, Mexican-Americans, and more! This race is about more than labels. It's about more than petty partisanship. This race is about the future of the third ward, and indeed Minneapolis as a whole. We need someone who can bring us together. BTW: the Friends for Valdis will be gathering this evening at Elsie's, which is located at 729 Marshall Ave. NE. The celebration begins at 8PM. For more information, call any of the numbers below. Connie Nompelis Ventura Village Friends for Valdis 612-623-4005 campaign hq 612-581-6101 connie cell [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Michael Atherton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Andy Driscoll wrote: > > >I've heard back from some Minneapolis residents and > > >political figures confirming my conclusion that > >right-wing groups use left-wing terms to deceive > >the public into believing that their radical right > >agenda is the feel-good policy perspective that > they > >know most people respond to when it is precisely > the > >opposite, and for this they should never be > forgiven. > > Well this confirms my conclusion that left-wing > groups > use right-wing terms to deceive the public into > believing > that their radical left agenda is the feel-good > policy > that they know most people respond to when it is > precisely the opposite, and for this they should > never > be forgiven. > > Rhetoric, is rhetoric, is rhetoric... > > I agree that Ms. Nompelis' post is misleading and > I would respect her more if she would retract it, > but honorable politics is lacking on both sides > of the spectrum not just one. > > Michael Atherton > Prospect 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 __________________________________________________ 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
