I agree with Barb. This was simply a tactic to side step the central issue and instead divert the focus to a trivial matter that makes good chuckles within some cliques. Please stop this suburb vs. city divisive talk that does nothing but build walls between people. Perhaps I now see why suburban and rural representatives seem to dislike Minneapolis when our elected officials publicly speak this kind of language.
Terry Erickson Whittier ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barbara Lickness" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Dennis Plante" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 8:59 PM Subject: Re: [Mpls] Whither the well off man from the suburbs? > The real question is: Would we ask people living in > the wealthy neighborhoods around the Lakes who drive > Land Rovers if they need them? Would we even question > that they have them? Or are those questions only > pertinent to people who live in or visit poor > neighborhoods? > > If the special election was in the 13th ward and > someone went to Barret Lane's house to pick up > literature in a Land Rover, would it even have been > noticed let alone posted about on Mpls. Issues? I > don't think so. > > What's with the double standard? Are we saying that > because Don Samuels lives in a "poor" neighborhood > that he should surround himself and be supported by > only poor people? I hope not. It takes money to win an > election. Lots of it. I hope Don knows a lot of rich > people. I hope the guy who drove the Land Rover wrote > Don a big fat $300 check and I hope the guys wife, > grandma and auntie did too! > > Barb Lickness > Whittier > Southsider supporting Don Samuels. GO DON! > > > > ===== > "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, > it's the only thing that ever has." -- Margaret Mead > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. > http://mailplus.yahoo.com > 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 > 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
