In a message dated 2/5/03 5:15:29 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> Whenever I read or hear about a questionable incident involving the > Minneapolis Police I wonder what kind of a deal R.T. Rybak cut with the > Minneapolis Police Federation in order to secure their endorsement. Keith says; When a Machine DFL'er gets a Labor endorsement, and cash, and shoe leather, etc. nobody blinks. Nobody asks what was pawned, or assigned. Free plumbing, only recently, is deemed not acceptable barter between Machine DFL'ers and Labor. No questions asked, not a murmur, over anything less then an outright bribe, envelope style. Hey, it is the DFL, they are entitled to rule. Like a manifest destiny, they should get all the cake, and whipped cream. Back when I thought RT meant what he said (he was still a candidate), I was not concerned that he had gained a legitamit endorsement from a professional federation, the Police Federation. I was encouraged that candidate RT could gain from the mistreatment, and neglect by the DFL rulers, against the rank and file police officers. No contract for repeated long periods of time, and undermining of patrol officers in the trenches, must have caused many officers to wonder why they should support Sharon. I would have supported RT, after the primary, if I were a patrol officer, wouldn't you? Dyna Sluyter says Don Samuels is anti Union and Organized Labor. I checked it out. His garbage on Hillside is picked up by the confederation of independent haulers, not protected city employees. Shouldn't he stop filling that cart? Don, do not listen when your wife asks you to violate labors' rights; leave that bag alone. I think that was him coming out of Target/West Broadway with a pair of pants, and shirt made in Thailand; bad bad bad. And that economy pack of TP from the Dollar store at Hawthorn Crossings; well how dare you try to wipe out organized labor. Yea, the DFL got a lock, and a God given destiny in this city. And it is some folks religion you are violating, like a Taliban watchman, when you try to live your life and make honest choices. My advise to Don Samuels; GO Green. The DFL Machine fought you, and now claim a consolation prize victory off your tailbone. Keith Reitman This is a Great Country NearNorth 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
