Savage, if anything, is entertaining. For nearly every question he started with "I'm Harry Savage and I'm running for City Council" which I think the audience had long ago figured out.
Best moment for me came when Mr. Moore questioned that Mr. Savage's proposal of a "Giuliani style crackdown on crime" might not be the best idea because of the police brutality that has occurred in NY. Mr. Savage ended his reply to this assertion by stating "you can't make an omelet without breaking some eggs." This is probably not the best quote for a conservative Democrat to use (especially on the subject of brutality) given it was coined in the 1930s by a New York Times reporter to justify Stalin's systematic starvation of Ukrainians. Dave Harvey CARAG ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, September 02, 2005 9:17 AM Subject: Re: [Mpls] 10th Ward Candidates' Forum: Observations from a Neophyte > Pretty good synopsis. Savage provides some much needed comedy relief, > but a one note concert gets pretty boring after awhile. Moore seems > like a genuinely nice guy but clearly not ready for prime time. Gay > Noble talks about the need for better planning, which I agree, but > that's all she talks about, I wish we could hear something else from > her. You can tell Remington was an actor, he's a great speaker, > articulate and comforting. Too bad there doesn't seem to be a whole > lot of substance behind the well spoken platitudes. Both Persons and > Bernard seem like they would be the kind of Council Person who will get > things done for the Ward. They won't be flashy, but will definitely be > compentent. > > So it comes down to what you like from your councilperson. Want flash > and probably a mayoral run in the future, Remington's your guy. Want a > bomb-throwing (rhetorically speaking of course) uneffective, but > amusing council person - then run with the Harry Savage. Want someone > wants to talk about vision and process - you'll find a cohort in Gay > Noble. Want someone who will return phone calls, solve your > constituent problems, and not have to learn on the job, Either Bernard > or Persons will fit your need. > > Dean E. Carlson > Ward 10, East Harriet > > 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! 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 Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
