Natalie Johnson Lee has indicated to Green Party members that the claims made by Bob Battle are not true. She has explicitly stated that she does not support Bachman's proposal to amend the constitution.
My guess is that this is an attempt to show to a relatively uninformed audience that there is widespread support for Bachmann's proposal in the African-American community. As we all know, the truth is often a victim in political struggles. It does not matter, in this case, whether or not there is support by a Minneapolis Councilperson because they will not be voting on it. It also, apparently, does not matter to those advocating legalizing another form of hatred whether or not their claim is true....only the impression counts. Battle does have an out in that he only says that Natalie supports biblical marriage. It does not explicitly claim support for Bachmann's proposal nor does it even explicitly state the negative argument that she does NOT support other forms of marriage. The statements may be factually correct but the intended inferences left to the reader are not. This is a pretty underhanded ploy by Battle. I'd be interested in hearing if the other people mentioned by Battle, Spike Moss and Rev. John Thomas, have the position on the Bachmann proposal Battler attributes to them. Darrell Gerber 5th Congressional District Green Party chair > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Eva Young > Sent: Sunday, December 19, 2004 10:14 AM > To: Mark Snyder; Minneapolis Issues Forum > Subject: Re: [Mpls] Bob Battle claims Natalie Johnson Lee > Supports"Biblical Marriage" > > At 10:03 AM 12/19/2004, Mark Snyder wrote: > >Let's see. > > > >You have Natalie Johnson Lee's own words and you have Bob Battle's > claims. > > > >I don't know what Bob Battle's deal is and I really don't care, but it > seems > >pretty straightforward to me that Natalie Johnson Lee would believe in > what > >she actually said... > > Many politicians are notorious for saying different things to different > audiences. I'd like to hear something from Natalie Johnson Lee on this > topic. I have emailed her requesting clarification. > > Bob Battle was profiled in the Strib recently and quoted saying this: > > "This society has to make a course correction. ... We've lost our moral > dignity, lost our sense of family and morality, and we're about to go down > the same path as the Roman Empire." > > My question stands on NJL. Battle's column was written a month ago. > NJL's > speech was 3 years ago. > > Eva Young > > > Eva Young > Near North > Minneapolis > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lloydletta.blogspot.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. > > 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 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
