First, Mr. Sumner, pocket your obfuscations. Rep. Kahn has spent the better part of twenty years, and a good part of the past few weeks, door knocking in SD59. She's not just a neighbor, but a good friend, of most of the people in SE Minneapolis. Given that my relationship with her district dates back to '70 I'm very happy with the service she provides at the legislature.
Second, though Phyllis could have chosen a better method to do opposition research than lifting a flyer (and at this point there are no facts to suggest she was doing more) that's really all it was, opposition research. If the GOP candidate is so concerned about losing a flyer, then perhaps there are bigger problems for the GOP than you let on. Third, Mr. Schmitz, I lived, until recently, in a part of Northeast Minneapolis that did not have representation on the Council as a result of redistricting. I don't know what the Court's decision will be, and I'll be happy either way, but I'm glad that Phyllis raised the issue rather than letting the City Council take care of those decisions. Its separation of powers and it must be exercised in these instances. Perhaps you should stop by the Surdyks cheese shop later today. Fourth, Minnesota is a better place with Phyllis Kahn in St. Paul than without. As for the Northeast side, I plan on casting a vote for Diane Loeffler to fill Rep. Biernat's seat. I've only lived Northeast for a few short years, but in that time Diane has won my support over and over again by being active in the community and showing character and imagination in abundance. Lastly, Mr. list serve cop, now that the DFL, Greens and GOP have had an opportunity to lob grenades at each other, perhaps we should discuss a return to issue debate. I would appreciate an opinion. As for Mr. Sumner and Mr. Schmitz, I've lived a lot of places, met a lot of politicians. The vigor and character of the DFL is one of the things that attracted me back to Minnesota. Having lived in two GOP states, I can assure you that neither Gov. Pawlenty nor the mosquitoes brought me home. Jeremy Wieland Formerly Southeast, currently Northeast -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, July 24, 2004 1:50 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Mpls] Phyllis Kahn picking up lit Steve Sumner: Phyllis Kahn has demonstrated two things this week: The first is that she has taken her constituency for granted. She has been spending her summer campaigning in another part of the city, while being absent from local events in her home community. Second, Phyllis revealed a few major flaws in her character. The first has to do with her disrespect for the rule of law. The possibly more revealing is her disrespect of the voting population. Her desire to remove literature with an alternative voice can only mean that she felt that the voters could not be trusted to make a decision based on all of the facts. The Republican Party in Senate District 59B is confident that when the voters are given all of the facts, they will choose Amanda Hutchins to unseat Phyllis Kahn this fall. Peter: Good post, Steve. But keep in mind that Phyllis Kahn has been demonstrating her dis-respect for the democratic process for at least the past three years, most notably with her lawsuit to overturn the 2001 Mpls. City Council elections where two candidates from the Green Party defeated a powerful encumbant (former City Council President Jackie Cherryhomes) as well as an endorsed party faithful (Dean Kallenbach) from the DFL. As far as I know, local republicans have not challenged this egregious use of the courts (perhaps because their own party is guilty of mis-using the judicial system to steal a Presidential election. Becki Smith, from the Green Party, is also running against Representative Kahn. Given the Republican Party's current war against Minneapolis (and Saint Paul as well), voters in Kahn's district would do well to vote for Smith. As for the DFL Party, they could do themselves a big favor by asking Kahn to give up her seat. --------Peter Schmitz Downtown St. Paul ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the Internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the Web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! 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. 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