I agree with Jolene's post yesterday. I think the effort to recall Mayor Kelly is a poor use of time, effort and resources. I dislike Mayor Kelly as much as anybody, and will work strongly for one of his opponents next year, but right now there are far more important battles to be fought.
First, we must secure Minnesota for John Kerry. The reason the Shrub and little Dick keep coming here are because Minnesota IS A BATTLEGROUND STATE! Get out and lit drop for Kerry, work a phone bank, work on a mailing. Secondly, the DFL has a shot at winning back the State House. While our DFL reps are pretty secure in the City, a number of DFL campaigns in the suburbs can use some help. March in a parade, go door knocking, help with a lit drop for them. If asked, I will sign a petition to recall Mayor Kelly, but nothing more. I am set to march in a parade for Betty McCollum tomorrow, will phone for the DFL on Wednesday and am calling for John Kerry on Thursday. This is where I am putting my time and efforts. Let's face it, since the election last fall and the shift in balance on the St. Paul City Council, Kelly has lost a lot of his power. Witness the stadium battles and now the smoking fight. It was Jay Benanav who engineered the compromise in the St. Thomas dispute, NOT MAYOR KELLY OR HIS STAFF. They were virtually absent from that battle. Kelly is now essentially a paper tiger. He's got his veto and not much else and with his endorsement of Bush, he's cut a lot more ties. Let's make Kelly look like a fool and win every precinct in St. Paul for Kerry and lay the groundwork to boot Kelly out next year. Dan Dobson Summit Hill - Saint Paul --- "Arno A. Karner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > List Manager wrote: > > > > > Another recall effort. > > > > Any comments....? > > > when, where do I sign? > > Seems to me if you start collecting signatures down > here on west 7th > shouldn't take long to collect the signatures. > > > ================================================= > > > > Group pushing to recall St. Paul mayor > > Jackie Crosby, Star Tribune > > > http://www.startribune.com/stories/462/4913861.html > > > > "We want to recall Mayor Kelly," said Lara > Duddingston, a > > self-described "common person" who gathered with a > group of 10 > > friends, neighbors and relatives Wednesday night > to start the process. > > > > ================================================= > > > > > Arno A. Karner > West 7th st. < 300 ft. NNW of GSE > aka behind the muffs (wondering what its like to > have civil rights to > due process) > > _____________________________________________ > 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/ > _____________________________________________ 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/
