On Dec 21, 2003, at 10:56 AM, Eva Young wrote:
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The women on the Minneapolis City Council all expressed the concern about the message this sends to women employees in the City who want to advance.
Feminist identity politics.
Today's Strib says the minority communities are supportive of the McManus choice - though most of the supporters were members of the African American Community - Spike Moss and others.
Racial identity politics.
What's interesting is that it seems that there weren't any prominent members of the GLBT community supporting this particular choice.
Homosexual identity politics.
The puff pieces on McManus do suggest that he's been well received by the Black Community in Dayton Ohio. The Dayton police union didn't like him much.
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Will <someone> in Minneapolis hire a Police Chief based upon legitimate criteria - being a qualified police officer and supervisor - or doesn't anyone in consider that as valid criteria?
Neal Krasnoff Loring Park
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