Eric Mitchell writes: > Can we at the state DFL > do more? Sure, I'm open for more suggestions, but > understand this clearly, that there is no contrived > effort to segregate and disenfranchise, that's > irresponsible of you to throw out there without > reviewing the efforts of the Party in the last few > years. > > In other words, if you walked in to your precinct > caucuses last year, you were more than likely a > delegate to your Senate District Convention. You can't > get more grassroots and open than that. > > JK: I did not use the word "contrived" or imply such. As a > DFLer, your response saddens me; you just don't seem to "get it". The party needs >to do > better job of inclusion to communities of color regardless of your already great >efforts. > (Last years Statewide DFL ticket in November did not have a candidate of color until >you > reached "Sherif Lopez". Currently there are No visible DFL Citycouncil persons of >Color in > Minneapolis. Zero. Nada. No Latinos. No Black Dflers. There were more >African-American > DFLers on the City Council in the 70's.) I'm sure you've all been working hard down >at > headquarters but these are the facts.
In terms of your " grass-roots and open" comment, that sounds like something that Dubya might say. Outreach and opportunity is more than just having the doors open. Your defensiveness is revealing; your lack of historical context, frankly, is sobering. Feel free to contact me offline if you would like to continue these discussions. John Kremer Live in Whittier Work and Play Bottineau 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
