Michael Atherton writes
Not that I'm adverse to conspiracy theories (I have a number of my own,
including being the subject of a campaign contribution sting ;-) and not that
it
doesn't make me a little queasy defending the FBI, but has anyone considered
that if the FBI had rock solid evidence
Doug Mann responds: The FBI clearly stepped over the line.
The FBI's raid and press releases clearly serve political
ends.
And you evidence is?
And the FBI ha a long history of carrying out
investigations that serve political, and not legitimate law
enforcement aims, such as the
, but not likely.
-Brandon Lacy Campos
-Loring Park
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From: Michael Atherton [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: mpls@mnforum.org
Subject: RE: [Mpls] Zimmermann bribery allegations
In politics, nothing happens by chance. If something happens, then you can
bet that it was planned that way.
(Franklin Delano Roosevelt)
The one who derives advantage from a crime is the one most likely to have
committed it.
(Seneca)
My belief is that if a DFL or Republican candidate did
- Original Message -
From: wmmarks [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: George Janssen [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2005 2:01 PM
Subject: Re: [Mpls] Zimmermann bribery allegations a frame-up
(LettertoStar-Tribune)
George Janssen wrote:
Even the most politically naïve
My apologies to Lilligren and all you listers. I sent this note off list
and in a spirit of irony (maybe not irony. This is a day where the words
are hiding in the bushes.)
WMarks, Central
George Janssen wrote:
Even the most politically naïve amongst us should realize the
execution of a
Doug Mann wrote:
I suspect that all DFL candidates seeking reelection to the city council
have
taken money from business owners who apply for permits, zoning variances,
etc. You can't run a business without being subjected to regulations that
might
require action by the city council. The
I continue to be amazed by conspiracy theories that revolve around the
all powerful DFL.
(Of course, I am also amazed when I hear almost as many stories of the
party's demise.)
The DFL party has a substantial foothold in Minneapolis politics because
people vote for DFL candidates. That
Mark Anderson wrote:
I think the root problem is the power the council members have
over individual developers and building trade workers. The best
thing we could do is simply to deregulate these occupations, which would
eliminate the council members' temptations, as well as greatly
Or cap campaign spending and the limit carryovers from year to year.
Jason Stone
Diamond Lake
--- Anderson Turpin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I think the root problem is the power the council members have over
individual developers and building trade workers. The best thing we could
do is
On Sep 11, 2005, at 1:45 PM, George Janssen wrote:
Think about it fellow list members. What entity in the city of
Minneapolis is that powerful that they can suggest to the FBI
when to execute a search warrant and go public on the investigation
of a public servant or conversely, can
Thanks to white flight throughout the last half of the 20th Century,
isolation from core city issues has created more Republicans for the
suburbs. More Democrats, etc., for the city proper. More Democrats have been
willing to live in a racially integrated city (such as it is) than have
DB wrote:
Three words:
Brian. Herron. DFLer.
C'mon, folks, let's let this one play out. I think a lot of biases on all
sides are showing. There aren't enough facts to draw such severe
conclusions
yet.
Ohgood points. My head has not caught up with my heart yet. The
allegation against
Doug Mann wrote:
Dean Zimmermann is the target of a politically motivated
frame-up and smear campaign being carried out at taxpayers
expense. Consider: The timing of the sensational raid on
Dean Zimmermann's house to seize documents that are already
in the public domain (at a Hennepin
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