Fortunately, I doubt that Paul Zerby is too upset about Mr. Hoff of the MN Daily's articles. However, I am. Guess that is how it works when someone as fine as Paul gets treated with such disrespectul diatribes. I consider Paul a political friend and ally. I don't like seeing my friends maligned. Paul Zerby has heart, smarts and intergrity. He has stood by those of us who are working to end homelessness, he has worked hard for veterans and for affordable housing and a number of other postive efforts to make this city better. And he is an elder who deserves respect. He was not worried about whether he would lose in a campaign. He has the wisdom to know that there is more to life than politcs and the City Council. Also, he wears cool ties...I forgot to compliment him on the tie he was wearing at the City Council meeting I was at last week. anyway..I read two of the Daily article by Mr. Hoff. Mr. Hoff has threatened to join the Green Party (see below) and my guess would be that, with friends like Mr. Hoff, the Green Party does not need enemies. Being an offical senior in a few days myself, part of me wonders if Mr. Hoff has a good bit of agism fueling his malevolence...as his disgraceful accusations at Council Member Zerby smack more of irrational bias often found among people who have some sort of ism operating. I like and respect Cam Gordon so I am really displeased that Mr. Hoff thinks he is doing Cam any sort of favor by his diatribes against Paul. and making the comment "shut his big yap" referring to Paul? Now there is a way to make me want to listen to your point of view. Anyway, I have included some quotes from Mr. Hoff's articles below. As to the comment about Paul being a lame duck. He wan't too lame...he voted for the revision so shelters could choose to be open 24/7...and he had a big part in helping this happen. Margaret Hastings Kingfield "If he wanted to, Paul Zerby could advance these issues in the precious bit of time he has left in office as a hollowed out and embittered lame duck who probably wouldn’t have gotten the DFL endorsement if he had, in fact, run for his own seat. Many of these issues have been raised not only in this column, but some are supported by recent editorials in the Daily. These are the kinds of things students want, or at least few would oppose. In the weeks he has left, Paul Zerby could polish his scuffed historical reputation or, if that’s too difficult, Zerby could at least shut his big yap and avoid becoming the living, long remembered embodiment of why most student-voters overwhelmingly rejected the DFL and embraced the Green Party in Ward 2. " John Hoff "It was a close election, after all, and City Council member Paul “Party Pooper” Zerby is still in power along with a hellish host of apologists and explainers who assert Zerby isn’t anti-student at all. ... .....With “friends” like this in office, who needs enemies? The horrible historical memory of Paul Zerby, DFL, Ward 2, will probably be sufficient for the Green Party to win the next Ward 2 election as well, even if Cam Gordon is only able to advance modest progress in the next few years. In fact, maybe students in the neighboring wards will also become galvanized and begin to say, “ Out with blue, in with green.” John Hoff has mailed paperwork to join the Green Party and has been a Green Party member in the past. He welcomes comments at [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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.
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