Hello Guy, Your allegations seem over the top, would you please publicly state who these four Sierra Club members are that are so unhappy with the endorsment? I participated on the two committees and do not recall this oposition but rather committee members being very excited about endorsing R.T. Rybak again. Sierra Club enthusiastically endorses R.T. Rybak for Mayor because he will be the strongest advocate for clean air and water, greener government, vibrant neighborhoods and world-class parks.
Sierra Club endorsements follow a two-committee process. The Minneapolis Political Committee is comprised of member volunteers who were invited to participate last January through our newsletter and online activist network and by other volunteers. This committee prioritizes races, screens candidates and makes recommendations to our Chapter Executive Committee, the elected governing body for the Minnesota Sierra Club which has final authority over our endorsement decisions. Each committee requires a two-thirds vote for an endorsement to proceed. The Sierra Club is a non-partisan organization and our endorsment committee was open to all 20,000 members in Minnesota, including 4,400 in Minneapolis. I don't doubt that a few Sierra Club members might not agree with some of our endorsments, but you can find somone in every organization that has members that do not agree with the endorsments. I know city union members that do not agree with some of the endorsments made but that does not make the unions endorsment corrupt. The Sierra Club has one of the most open and transparent democratic endorsing processes. A member of the Sierra Club might not agree with one of our endorsments but that should not minimize the work of committed volunteers that spent many hours, and nights preparing, screening and debating endorsments. Criticizing the endorsments is very disrespectful to those committed volunteers. Ken Bradley Former Sierra Club State Chair Guy Gambill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hello Minneapolis, In response to this post: "Hello Minneapolis! Mayor RY Rybak was endorsed by the Sierra Club. Enough said." Except for one teeny problem: There were 4 very unhappy campers from the Sierra Club at Commissioner Mclaughlin's Forum. Like so many others, they claim that they were misled in their endorsement of RT... Where do you think I got the information for my postings? Oh, by the way, isn't RT's second vehicle a mini-van? Let's not forget to mention that...One other point of interest...Mclaughlin attended the many, many LRT community meetings...How many did RT attend? Oh, that's right, he showed up for the ribbon-cutting. Typical. Guy Gambill (Uptown) __________________________________ Yahoo! FareChase: Search multiple travel sites in one click. http://farechase.yahoo.com 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 --------------------------------- Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click. 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
