The fact that you Don't live in the 5th Ward explains your initial response. jh ----- Original Message ----- From: "Britt Robson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "jeanneharris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "Jerry Moore" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, July 08, 2005 10:40 AM Subject: Re: [Mpls] "...And Will My Right Honorable Friend Join Me..."
> The more debates, the merrier. Not living in the district, I think I'll pass > on the hosting. > > Britt Robson > Lyndale > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "jeanneharris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Britt Robson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: "Jerry Moore" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, July 08, 2005 10:54 AM > Subject: Re: [Mpls] "...And Will My Right Honorable Friend Join Me..." > > > > Will you host your home for a Debate between the candidates????Or > call > > for debates to be held at the Urban League, or North High School or the > Bean > > Scene,....... > > jh > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Britt Robson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "jeanneharris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]> > > Sent: Friday, July 08, 2005 9:53 AM > > Subject: Re: [Mpls] "...And Will My Right Honorable Friend Join Me..." > > > > > > > Councilmember Samuels did not "abandon his seat to challenge the only > > other > > > minority member on the council." If you really are consumed by the > > contest, > > > then you probably should have known that Councilmember Samuels had his > > seat > > > bumped out from beneath him by a redistricting process that somehow > > managed > > > to throw two incumbent Green Party councilmembers into districts where a > > > popular DFL incumbent also resides. For Councilmember Samuels not to > > > challenge Councilmember Johnson Lee, he would have to move out of his > home > > > into another neighborhood, or simply not run for a second term. Those > > > seemingly untenable options are also available to Councilmember Johnson > > Lee, > > > of course. > > > > > > Britt Robson > > > Lyndale > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "jeanneharris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Friday, July 08, 2005 10:16 AM > > > Subject: [Mpls] "...And Will My Right Honorable Friend Join Me..." > > > > > > > > > I would like to encourage All to watch "Making People Accountable" on > MTN > > > /Ch17 - Yes this is the program which was at the center of the > hullabaloo > > > which caused Don Samuels to declare that he felt his life had been > > > threatened. In the end, no charges were filed/ or dismissed; and one > > > Commentator- Al Flowers is back on and seems to have honed in and > appears > > to > > > be right on target. > > > I confess that as a resident of the 5th Ward, I am consumed with the > > contest > > > for the city council seat. I am simply unable to understand what would > > > motivate an incumbent to abandon his seat to challenge the only other > > > minority member on the council. I would hope and call for the > > > community-at-large to demand that Debates between the candidates take > > place, > > > in order that WE the people can make informed choices! For I too agree > > that > > > : > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>" The price of apathy toward public affairs is to be ruled by evil > men" > > > Plato > > > >>>" Everything secret degenerates,even the administration of justice; > > > nothing is safe that does not show how it can bear discussion and > > publicity" > > > Lord Acton > > > > > > > > > Jeanne Harris 5th Ward > > > > > > > > > jh > > > REMINDERS: > > > 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at > > http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. > > > If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. > > > > > > 2. Don't feed the troll! 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