Doggonit, Bob you are trying my patience!!! " think that most clean air advocates in Saint Paul will vote regardless of whether a Kelly recall is on the ballot Nov 3, so it would be nuetral for John Kerry. There will be some smokers who will come out just to support Kelly, and meanwhile vote for Bush. I can easily imagine bar-owners giving free drinks to smokers with "I Voted" stickers. I think it is better not to poke at them, and let them sit out the election on the barstool, sucking away with their buddies.
This could be a good idea for a special election in january, but not if it happens on Nov 3. Kelly may very well lose a St Paul vote, but the smokers who show up at the polls to support Kelly would add to the statewide support for Bush. Every vote counts. Lets not encourage non-voters to show up and vote for Bush." I have worked the Fair booth, schlepped signs, done lit drops and written a kajillion letters to the editor (some even published) and I resent being compared to a Limbaugh barstool jockey who would throw away her vote because Kelly vetoed the smoking ban. If you were across the table from me right now I would smack you upside the head and force you to listen to my 40 years' experience as a dedicated, marrow-deep, populist , civil rights champion, anti-war before you left grade school (pre-school?), SMOKING LIBERAL. Good grief. Gail O'Hare St. Paul _____________________________________________ 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/
