Election day for our next 5th Ward City Council representative is Tuesday Nov. 8th; NEXT WEEK!
Council Member Natalie Johnson-Lee is facing Council Member Don Samuels to represent most all of the Near Northside; from Glenwood Ave. to Lowry. It is vital to your interests that you act now to support the Reelection of Natalie Johnson-Lee. Here is why you need to help defeat Don Samuels: He has demonstrated a lack of understanding and compassion for the neighborhood stakeholders called "Landlord". In fact he has demonstrated open hostility, and menace, to us time and time again. His failure to bring us to the table for open and honest discourse has actually been a selfish and demagogic play to garner support from other neighborhood folks for his craven self interests. And it has hurt the neighborhoods by ignoring and maligning one large group of stakeholders; rental property owners. Just one example of his hateful, hostile acts toward landlords is what he touts as "Doomsday". I have not attended "Doomsday" but it involves bringing some landlords to his office once a year and threatening them. It is certainly not a team or consensus building activity. Otherwise, for most of his three years in office; he has ignored us and defamed us as a group that creates the problems in the neighborhoods. Again this is deadly to us and causes the neighborhoods to suffer from lack of outreach and team spirit. I know times are tough, I have been here on the Northside for 24 years in business and I have seen other HATERS such as Jackie Cherryhomes and Joe Biernat do dirty while they held power. And I have fought them. Jackie has held fundraisers for Don Samuels so I think you will agree that we must raise some funds for a more moderate Natalie Johnson-Lee. And we must do it now. Believe me: $300 is a small price for each of us to pay to defeat this man and help elect a really fair representative for all stakeholders: You need to support Natalie Johnson-Lee. If you do not help NOW and Natalie is defeated you will have much sorrow and further agony under the yoke of Don Samuels. Please call me at 612 386 8118, my cellphone, so that I can discuss this vital issue with you further. You may also stop by the Johnson-Lee Headquarters at 2400 Penn (the corner of Penn and West Broadway) to drop off your check for any amount and offer advice to the campaign. Call the headquarters at 612 529-5243 One wise man said "Do for self". I will add "Help elect Natalie Johnson-Lee and defeat the landlord hater Samuels; it is good for business and the neighborhood". Landlords must stick together or they will hang separately. Please call me right away; help me help you!! Sincerely, Keith Reitman 612 386 8118 NearNorth 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
