Scott Persons wrote: Apparently civility and respect did not make the list of Green values if they are endorsing STRIDE. The tactics employed by STRIDE thus far are embarrassing to witness, I'm all for an honest discussion of the impacts of this project but time and again the folks at STRIDE choose to focus on personalities and demonizing supporters of this project.
David Piehl writes: Actually, I'd like to know what Scott bases his opinion on - I know Scott contributed to the Excess Project for the last few months of it, but he missed a great deal during the 4 years+ that it was underway. Project organizers have done their best to marginalize and demonize anyone who opposes the project - I can quote specifics if you'd like - I can even quote "facts" that were given about opposition, including STRIDE by project promoters to people who reported these things back to STRIDE; these are reliable people, some are elected officials! Yes, there are a lot of dirty tactics being employed, but to blame on STRIDE is way off the mark. From my observation, STRIDE uses an amusing blend of satire and humor to get at some of the really rotten dynamics of the behind-the-scenes politics and deals that have been made in connection to the Excess Project. OK, that can tend to offend some of the thinner-skinned among us, but as the Robbie Williams song says "Some times you have to get the joke". Congratulations to the Greens for endorsing STRIDE (STRIDE is not a single issue organization, by the way)! Once again, the Greens are ignoring pressure from the big money interests, and doing what is right for the residents. What is very interesting, is that the DFL has remained largely silent on the issue, despite the fact that it goes against so much of what the DFL claims to stand for. Peter McLaughlin has championed this freeway expansion project. Other DFL leaders who originally supported the project, like Sharon Sayles Belton, withdrew their support when MNDoT turned it into an expansion project. David Piehl Central __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Web Hosting - establish your business online http://webhosting.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
