Tim Bonham wrote: Michael Atherton had written:
> >Well damn, I guess that explains why they need to > >supplement their campaign funds with bribes, extortion, > >and other types of creative financing. > Is this a description of how Michael's campaign obtained > funds when he ran for School Board? No it's not, but in my opinion it is a description of the behavior of two DFL city council members who I believe have just completed or are still serving jail terms. > I'm glad the voters declined to elect him. The voters selected four DFL School Board candidates who have done nothing to improve educational quality in Minneapolis other than attempt to anoint a new superintendent in a backroom deal that turned into a public fiasco. Although my first post in this thread was satiric, I believe that all of the processes I identified have occurred in this city. The insinuation that I would use such processes is insulting, given the DFL's convictions (pun intended). The politics in this city turns my stomach. It's not so much the actions of city officials, unions, developers, police, etc., it's that the public is just so blas� about it. I wish we could be more like 'Mayberry.' See story in NYT: "A Tale of Sex, Money and Politics, in 'Mayberry'" http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F50A10F83B5D0C748EDDA10894DB404482 Michael Atherton Prospect Park 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. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ 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
