Erin Right. We must erase the word ugly word "red" everywhere it rears its ugly head!
While we're at it, just as ugly are the words "public", "community", "municipal", "city", "Minneapolis", "StPaul". Every last one of them undermines our beloved hyper-capitalism. So for "Minneapolis Public Library" we'd have "Ronald Reagan Privatized Library". For "community outreach" we'd have "free enterprise free-for-all" or "I've-got-mine isolation". There have to be perfect places around the cities for: Greed Gardens, Invasion Isles, Serf Street, Aristocrat Avenue, etc. Why, in just a few years, every man would be an island, doing to others before they do it to him. Or, we could decide that things have gone this wrong way for far too long, and renew our commitment to community, the common good, the welfare and happiness of all, democracy. --David Shove Roseville On Tue, 31 Aug 2004, erin stojan wrote: > Yeah, I find it a little hard to take seriously any organization that > includes "Communist regime slayer" in its press release headline > promoting a measure, as the Taxpayer's League has done > (http://www.taxpayersleague.org/issues/pr_display.php?rid=227). I'm a > bit confused---are we talking about a comic book or public policy? > Right-wing fanatics at their dumbest (or most entertaining, take your > pick). > Then again, if the Taxpayer's League wants to spend a ton of time and > money trying to rename a highway named for a very popular Governor who > has long since passed away---that's probably the best that St. Paulites > could hope for. Maybe next the Taxpayer's League could work on > rechristening that hotbed of commies, the Red Cross of St. Paul, the > "Reagan" Cross... children could play "Reagan" Rover instead of Red > Rover... so much work to be done! > > Erin Stojan > Ward 7, Dayton's Bluff > > Dennis Tester <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "The statement completely ignores the fact that Government is _us" > > The government is not "us." I'm not the government. The "government" > consists of those people who either make or enforce the laws. I'm neither. > So unless you're a bureacrat (which is likely, given this town), you're not > the "government." > > "Of course, the goal of the Taxpayers League and Republicans in general is > to eliminate taxes -- not to line the pockets of the rich (studies show they > don't spend it)" > > It must be news to John Kerry and Johh Edwards, the richest ticket ever to > run for president, that they don't eat. Or maybe Kerry's seven homes were a > gift? Yeah, that's it. > > > Dennis Tester > Mac-Groveland > > "I have enough money to last me the rest of my life. As long as I don't buy > anything." > - Woody Allen > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David A. Greene" > To: "Steve Nelson" > Cc: "Dennis Tester" ; ; > ; ; > > Sent: Saturday, August 28, 2004 5:39 PM > Subject: Re: [TCMetro] Re: [StPaul] Response to Taxpayers League push to > rename Olson Highway > > > > Steve Nelson wrote: > > > > >>"It was under his leadership that we began to hear about how government > was > > >>bad and corporations were good." Show us the quote. No one ever said > this > > >>that I know of. > > > > > > > > > There are no direct quotes that I know of, > > > > What about "Government is not a solution to our problem, government is > > the problem?" The statement completely ignores the fact that Government > > is _us_ and is the only entity that has authority to do certain things > > (federal funding, etc.). > > > > Of course, the goal of the Taxpayers League and Republicans in general > > is to eliminate taxes -- not to line the pockets of the rich (studies > > show they don't spend it) but to destroy any government social services. > > That's why the claim that the goal of the Bush tax cuts was to ease the > > recession is absolutely false. The money mostly went to people who did > > not spend it. > > > > -Dave > > _____________________________________________ > 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/ > > > ----------------------------------------- > There is a time when the operation of the machine becomes so odious, makes you so > sick at heart, that you can't take part; you can't even passively take part, and > you've got to put your bodies upon the gears and upon the wheels, upon the levers, > upon all the apparatus, and you've got to make it stop. And you've got to indicate > to the people who run it, to the people who own it, that unless you're free, the > machine will be prevented from working at all!--- Mario Savio > ------------------------------------------ > Erin Stojan > Dayton's Bluff, Ward 7 > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Win 1 of 4,000 free domain names from Yahoo! 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