[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: "Jonathan you obviously didn't read the press release very carefully. The federation DID NOT endorse Peter McLaughlin. If they had the press release would have most certainly read "Minneapolis Police Federation endorses Peter McLaughlin". It said "Anyone but Rybak". That is quite different than the angry picture you painted about Peter. It tells me the federation thinks Farheen Hakeem, perenniel candidate Dick Fransen, Marcus Harcus, the gunshop guy or any of the other candidates are more preferable to them than R.T." JP: Really Barb???? That's what it says to you? Honestly? So what you're saying is that in a race where the perceived leaders, expected to come out of the Primary, are RT and Peter, and where a "vote for Peter" ad would be out of place without the endorsement and a campaign contribution, that you REALLY believe that the purpose is ANYONE but RT. You, who have been promoting Peter hard all this time look at Delmonico, who's message is so similar to Peter's it's hard to tell who's talking, and really think he'd give someone as original and open-minded as Farheen or radical and energetic as Marcus his support??? As long as you've been involved in politics, you're really going to stand by that?
Let's get real Barb, you know as well as I do that this is the same kind of swift boat tactic used during the 2004 election against Kerry. Support your candidate, tell everyone why you think he's the best, but let's be honest here. And I actually think it was you who didn't read because not only did I not say anything about endorsing Peter, you also didn't answer my question. So for your benefit and not to get lost in the back and forth, I'll post it again in here for you or any other McLaughlin supporter. Why do all of you keep accusing RT of cutting 150 cops when you know that it was the Federal and State cuts which caused the loss? I and a bunch of other people have asked it, so how about not avoiding the issue and responding? There are a lot of people who have had to work really hard to adapt to the cuts levied on us by the State and Federal government and not the least of which has been the Mayor and Council. They've worked hard to do more with less and while I believe strongly that we should all hold our public officials accountable, we must demand integrity in ourselves and not attack them for the things beyond their control. More importantly, we should be working together to solve the problems rather than trying to create fantasy causes that lead to wild goose chases. Let's focus on the real issues and hear from the serious candidates. Jonathan Palmer Victory P.S. I seem to remember a certain Chief of Police that Delmonico issued a "vote of no confidence" on....perhaps this is an prediction of a second term. 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
