--- Tim Bonham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I, too, have to question the presence of the > Secretary of State's office at > Gay Pride. I don't remember seeing them there. > > They aren't listed as a vendor in the Pride Guide, > nor as a unit in the > Pride Parade. And Pride rules prohibit people who > are not vendors from > just showing up at the event and distributing > literature, signing up > people, etc. Did her office just ignore these > rules? > > There were many groups at the Pride Festival who DID > pay to rent a booth, > and were doing voter registration at their booths. > And I know people from > the DFL booth walked the Parade route with voter > registration cards. > > Typical of her partisan bias that she uses tax money > to be an "official > sponsor" of a right-wing fundamentalist christian > event, but skips out of > paying for a booth at a GLBT event. > Thanks Tim for the additional information. Kiffmeyer's office did initiate a request to speak at a Log Cabin Republicans meeting in 2002. But I don't recall her being at Pride.
Now if I recall correctly, it was Stonewall DFL not the DFL that had the booth at Pride - of is it now the DFL state party that sponsors the pride booths - if that is the DFL state party doing that - it's a major step forward with the DFL. Log Cabin Republicans of Minnesota had a booth that was coordinated with the Minneapolis Republican Committee - though not the state party. I hope Lavender Magazine follows up on this story.... If Kiffmeyer was at Pride, there are probably records in her office that would support that. It would have been nice if the Strib Reporter - Mark Brunswick - would have verified Kiffmeyer's presence at Pride. I'm not sure what point she was trying to make with the Leather Jacket comment..... And whether she was at Pride or not is beside the point when you are talking about the separation of church and state. Kiffmeyer clearly is tone deaf on that issue. So I'm not surprised the Star Tribune didn't ask her about her presence at Gay Pride - that presence was news to everyone - and I don't recall this getting covered in the gay press. Eva Young Near North Minneapolis http://lloydletta.blogspot.com http://www.outletradio.com/lloydletta ===== __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Address AutoComplete - You start. We finish. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail 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
