If you want to stay away from politics, you should stay away from all forms of organized public spaces, including farmers markets and public roads, libraries, post offices, medical centers, restaurants and bridges. How do you think any of these things would come to be without the vision and effort of competent people who choose to devote themselves to public service?
I think that the attitude that you profess, that politics has a "Stench", is a deadly one for our civilization, and you should be ashamed of such an attitude. While some politicians behave shamfully, there is no lack of similar shameful behavior among every form on human endeaver, from religion to business to education to labor. This is just the human condition. You always will have bad people, in every profession, from the priesthood to the oil business. I personally want to thank all the people who serve us, the public, by running for office, serving in office, and putting up with unfounded and unfair criticism like Tom Thompson expresses here. Bob Treumann, Como Park Tom & Elsa Thompson said: > Is no place off limits for the DNC/DFL? Can't we go anywhere without > having to hear politics? I don't care if it's the DNC/DFL or GOP. When I > go to the Farmers Market I want to shop amongst the fresh produce and not > amongst the stench of politics. Please leave politics out of some places > in our lives. > > If they actually do lease the property than they pay to be there. Whether > or not public dollars went into the project is of no relevance. Only the > terms of the lease the city signed. If you have a grievance it is not > with the Farmers Market it is with your city council, or whomever, signed > the lease that gave the lease rights to the Farmers Market. > > Tom Thompson > Como Park -- Bob Treumann, Saint Paul Please Note: Replies to this email address all go to the trash except where the subject line contains a recognized mailing list identifier, such as [TCMETRO],[StPaul], MP-N ... _____________________________________________ To Join: St. Paul Issues Forum Rules Discussion Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _____________________________________________ NEW ADDRESS FOR LIST: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, modify subscription, or get your password - visit: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/stpaul Archive Address: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/private/stpaul/
