Re StPaul Chamber of Commerce $500 donation to Bachmann. --David Shove roseville
---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Sun, 04 Jul 2004 15:23:40 -0500 From: Eva Young <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: MPD: MFC Hate Amendment Lobbying Expenses/Bachmann Contributors Reported in the Duluth Tribune: http://www.duluthsuperior.com/mld/duluthsuperior/news/local/8999721.htm " The Minnesota Family Council put $71,370 into lobbying, most notably for a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage. Meanwhile I checked out Sen Michele Bachmann's contributors on the Minnesota Campaign Finance Board site. Minn Chiropractic Political Action 30111 2002-01-23 $500.00 $0.00 Minn Dental Public Affairs Committee 30018 2002-08-31 $300.00 $0.00 Minn Realtors Political Action Comm 70006 2002-01-03 $500.00 $0.00 Minn Wheat Political Action Committee 40494 2002-08-10 $200.00 $0.00 Saint Paul Area Chamber of Commerce 30556 2002-08-02 $500.00 $0.00 Why is the St Paul Chamber of Commerce donating to a hate monger like Michele Bachmann? Ditto for the Minn Realtors PAC. It seems that candidates like Bachmann do damage to our state's reputation and competitiveness. The Republican Party was smart enough to deny Arlon Lindner endorsement. It seems that it would be in the self interest of Chamber of Commerce Political Action Committees to avoid endorsing candidates that promote and encourage anti-gay bias by pushing thing like constitutional amendments to write anti-gay discrimination into the constitution. Sarah Janasek has an oped in today's Strib - that talks about the "Gay Index" and the Creative Class: From the oped: Last month in Poland at the Warsaw School of Economics, Gov. Tim Pawlenty told students that economic success depended on keeping and attracting the "creative class" -- those innovators and groundbreakers who think of the next big thing. They are drawn, Pawlenty said, to places with a good quality of life -- a sound environment, good schools, a flourishing arts community. Good for the governor for jumping on the creative class bandwagon. But perhaps someone should brief him on the part about the Gay Index. And why leading the effort to put a ban on gay marriage seems to only harm efforts to attract the creative class. Cites without gays and rock bands are losing the economic development race, in the words of Richard Florida, a Carnegie Mellon University professor who wrote the widely and critically acclaimed book, "The Rise of the Creative Class: And How It's Transforming Work, Leisure, Community and Everyday Life." http://www.startribune.com/stories/1519/4858710.html Well worth reading. St Paul's Randy Kelly mentions this book frequently. Eva Young Near North Minneapolis [EMAIL PROTECTED] Blog is up: http://lloydletta.blogspot.com Saying creationism deserves equal time with the theory of evolution in the classroom is like saying I deserve equal time with Pavarotti at the Sydney Opera House. MN-POLITICS-DISCUSS http://www.e-democracy.org/mn-politics/ is a CIVIL discussion of Minnesota public issues and politics. ----------------------- **** Don't like E-Democracy's rules? You have alternatives: http://www.e-democracy.org/mninteract **** ---------------------------- Messages (text-only, no attachments) are to be signed with your full real name, city and e-mail address. No member may post more than twice a day. Moderator/Discussion Rules Manager: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------- To unsubscribe to MN-Politics-Discuss send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To receive daily digest: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For the list to retain its value, and to show respect for your fellow list members, please keep a Minnesota focus on your posts. Thanks. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mn-politics-discuss/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ _____________________________________________ 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/
