Mr. Mork: 1) I am not Clarence Thomas. And, I am not using a pseudonym. 2) Dave Jennings is exceptionally well qualified in my opinion though not in yours, which means we have a disagreement, not a finding of fact. 3) Yes, the three young men lynched in Duluth were done a great injustice and it is one of the saddest days in Minnesota history - literally! 4) I am not adverse to using a little hyperbole to make a point - which makes me not a criminal but a typical poster/reader of this forum!
PS - If I were Clarence Thomas, I would vote a lot more with Justice Breyer and Justice Souter than Justice Thomas! Jim Bernstein Fulton -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jim Mork Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 6:05 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Mpls] Minneapolis Follies Jail Assault Having read what Michelle said about the assault victim, I'm wondering where Dennis got HIS information. Who could provide such fatally flawed information? I sure hope it isn't one of our major NEWSPAPERS. I know they are biased towards the establishment, but I didn't know they had ALSO lost their professionalism to this degree. Did the source quote some OFFICIAL source. Or was it some kind of backchannel source not worthy to be quoted? I'll have to go back and look at the story in the newspaper. Jennings "We were all witnesses to one of the saddest episodes of political lynching in Minneapolis history!" OMG, Clarence Thomas is on our list using a pseudonym! Jennings losing a post for which he is not QUALIFIED is a "lynching". Boy those boys in Duluth were done an injustice. We called it ONLY a lynching! I'm calling for a grand jury to look into a case of criminal hyperbole on this LIST. Propaganda Abstention Training I've long favored the idea that schools should require that kids learn the nature and practices of propaganda. One of the surest ways of failing in life is to become a pawn of the Madison Avenue brainwashing industry. Why DON'T schools try to teach this? Our economic establishment probably won't LET them. So we graduate one class after another of the people P.T. Barnum and H.L. Mencken knew were there to be conned. Bigger Cities Those are nice names. But will ANY of our suburbanites or Minneapolis residents move to ANY of them? I've got ten bucks saying it will NEVER happen. What, and give up the twisted amusement of telling Minneapolis how WRONG it is? By the way, I'm FROM Portland originally. But I wouldnt move there today. The place got infested with Californians after I left. And they have even MORE stringent limits on what you can do with land. Did you KNOW that? You don't like public regulation in Minneapolis. Go to Portland to find out what it is REALLY like. They, among ALL cities, don't buy the notion that once you own land, you're free to do whatever you want. In that sense, it is a silly choice in this context. NAACP Since Doug Mann is a life member of NAACP, I hope he gave his advice to the leaders FIRST. Immigrants I didn't SAY immigrants to Minneapolis brought ONLY problems. I just say it didn't really benefit Minneapolis on balance. No kidding? Heller:" Anyone could get immediate, lucrative employment by saying "I'm from Minneapolis." Minneapolitans were regarded as the most competent, the most honest, the most ethical, the most hardworking people in the Country." Really? OK, now I would LOVE to see this backed up. I think this argument has crossed a line into the Land of Silly. Not that Minnesotans weren't once that way. Most still are. But that they could go anywhere, announce where they are from, and get a job. I think correspondent Heller never GOT a job in the normal way, or she couldn't possibly allege this. ________________________________________ Jim Mork Cooper Neighborhood Crimes against Peace: namely, planning, preparation, initiation or waging of a war of aggression, or a war in violation of international treaties, agreements or assurances, or participation in a Common Plan or Conspiracy for the accomplishment of any of the foregoing; -- Nuremberg War Tribunal _________________________________________________________________ Page a contact's mobile phone with MSN Messenger 6.0. Download it now FREE! http://msnmessenger-download.com REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
