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2005-10-10 Thread David Strand
Hmm... Didn't our current mayor work for a publication that sometimes had personal and phone service ads in it of a sexually explicit nature or for busniesses such as Augie's? I believe several other candidates in the cities, in fact nearly all of them I can think of, who have some background in t

Re: [Mpls] You called him a pornographer...show me the pornography...

2005-10-09 Thread Dennis Plante
Well, here's my two-cents. Yes, the term "pornographic" is very subject and for the most part, remains in the eyes of the beholder. Wheter or not the "trendsetter" is pornographic is not, nor should it be the sole context from which CM Samuels statements on the matter are viewed. Had the tab

RE: [Mpls] You called him a pornographer...show me the pornography...

2005-10-09 Thread Michael Atherton
Michael Thompson wrote: > The Trendsetter (or any other pornographic publication) isn't > bringing women down, nor is the cabal of publishers and the > "concentrated media ownership society." Men who allow > porn to negatively impact their interactions with women are > bringing ALL of us dow

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2005-10-09 Thread Michael Thompson
ip society." Men who allow porn to negatively impact their interactions with women are bringing ALL of us down. But they're the ones that hold the onus of change, not the publications they read. Mike Thompson Windom - Original Message ----- From: "Kayla Smith" <[EMA

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2005-10-09 Thread Kayla Smith
I have been following things closely and kept my mouth shut, but this is my area of expertise and I have devoted many years of study & debate to this sort of subject so I decided to chime in. Long before Don Samuels called The Trendsetter pornographic, many woman in my life have had this exact

[Mpls] You called him a pornographer...show me the pornography...

2005-10-09 Thread PennBroKeith
Dear Don Samuels: I attended a candidate debate for 5th Ward Council held at North high school. You and Natalie Johnson-Lee are the candidates that debated. Stunningly, during a candidate and policy debate, you called Travis Lee, NJL's husband, a "pornographer" and alluded to the "Trendsetter".