Good Morning List, I find it interesting that anyone is being accused of using the race card. The race issue is a FACT in dealing with the police and the community, whether people want to classify it as rhetoric or not. Wasn't the Jordan melee considered racial to a large degree? Just because one calls a spade a spade, and is running for political office, there's all of a sudden a problem with the truth?
So what if Don Samuels is just now responding. I have read nothing from Olin Moore. As we all are aware, there was a lot to do for this unforeseen election, and everyone is running out of time. These two are just trying to GET elected. You have sitting council members who are not accessible. What experience does Olin have that would make him a spokesperson for white or black? I did not hear either candidate proclaim to be speaking for the whole of anyone. That fallacy sprang up through the community ranks, I am assuming. What magic touch does anyone have? People really need to get a grip and quit looking for a leader with magic powers to appear. It is not going to happen. People are only human, and can only do what they can. And, can someone tell me how you run a campaign that is not motivated by self-interest? As a candidate you want yourself to win. And there has been cow manure flung from both camps, most of it by individuals on this list on their behalf (possibly known and unknown to them). Now, wasn't R.T. endorsed by the Police Federation? Did he not want to fire the Chief when he got in office? Making a comparison to Brian Herron is ridiculous. Brian did what he could do, and people were okay with that. The fact that he happened to take money under the table was a personal problem of greed. It had absolutely nothing to do with me, nor you. Get over it. Move on. Clinton was a womanizer. So was JFK. Did that negate the good governance they did? We need to hold politicians to high standards because we entrust them with much responsibility, but at the same time, not relegate them to godly status. Maybe neither of them has got a superior plan to fight crime and deal with the community policing issue. That does not mean that they can't come up with one. Have we in the community found the definitive answer ourselves yet? No. IMHO if more time were being spent trying to find workable solutions to problems and communicating them to the sitting officials and candidates, and less on harassing them on inferior issues, the council may, in the end, reflect more judicial governing. It is the responsibility of the third ward residents to determine which candidate will be best able to listen, comprehend, govern responsibly, and bear the consequences of his actions under public scrutiny. It matters not whether he uses his ideas or those of others. What matters is that they are relevant to the matter at hand; they accomplish the necessary objectives, and are done fairly, legally and constitute the best interest of the people he is serving. That is, in the end, what is tangible and REAL. Pamela Taylor (On her soapbox in Tampa, who is helping coordinate a mayoral debate prior to the March 4th election.) P.S. GO BUCS!!!!!! TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Send all posts in plain-text format. 2. Cut as much of the post you're responding to as possible. ________________________________ 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
