Jason Goray asked: >Dyna, When did Samuels bash the unions? Dyna responded: When he ignored the reasonably priced local union printing shops and instead gave his printing job to a non union shop.
If union shop printing costs no more, why do Don Samuels' campaign and many republicans' take their business to non union shops. Plain and simple- to send a message. The message Don Samuels' is sending to working folks is simple- he doesn't respect us. Michelle states: Dyna's post about this issue is one example of what is wrong with the DFL today. When rules and expectations become more important than the community being served, then there is a problem. Don Samuels made a decision to give his business to a local, minority printer who happened to not be union. This does not mean he's union bashing and doesn't respect "working folks". This means he made a different decision than what the party expectations would have him do. He wanted to give his business to the people in his community. I think when an average voter looks at his literature and sees "printed by a local minority business", that will mean more than seeing the union bug. In fact, I don't think the average voter even knows what the union bug is or what it means. I sure didn't until I ran a campaign a few years ago. So we have to ask ourselves, who we are speaking to when we make our political decisions - the insiders who run the show or the outsiders who sometimes vote, but often don't because they think politics is an inside game. I see Don Samuel's decision to use a local, minority printer as a positive thing that reflects a much broader issue in politics today - the party vs. the people. At least one aspiring democrat recognizes that the people being represented should be more important than towing the party line. Michelle Mensing Armatage _______________________________________ 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
