Yeah, but was she in Vietnam? I thought that was a prerequisite these days. Look, I've lived in St. Paul all my life and I know that the 4th district congressional seat is reserved for democrat party hacks who keep the seat for as long as they want it. I can live with that as long as the dems remain in the minority in congress. No harm, no foul. And her GOP challenger (Patrice what's-her-face) is certainly no one to write home about, so my comments are not a campaign message. I just think it's laughable that anyone would consider "Bett'ee" a serious player in the scheme of things and attempt to give her any kind of disingenuous credit for her abilities. She's in a safe seat and she's been awarded by the party with life-time employment because she was a good soldier in the Vento camp. My only point is that she's done nothing to earn my respect and from what I've seen so far, she never will. So what? But I would never want to debate Betty. I don't like seeing women cry.
;-) Dennis Tester Mac-Groveland ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pam Ellison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Dennis Tester" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2004 6:18 PM Subject: Re: [StPaul] voter #15 in my precinct > I believe that Mr. Tester and others who lack any respect for the choice of > the people is the first thing I would like to address. Ms. McCollum got > into office because the majority of her constituency voted for her. > > Secondly, there are many people in office that will not get my vote this > election year, however, the choice of the people should always be respected. > It isn't like Ms. McCollum does not have the education or the expertise or > experience by holding other offices to not be qualified to run and hold > office. As far as what types of jobs she has held in the past, I find Mr. > Tester's demeaning tone quite remarkable. That one would show their lack of > understanding so blatantly for all of the citizens on this forum to behold. > > Most people who have not worked a variety of jobs lack a basic understanding > and empathy for those who have. I think the fact that Ms. McCollum worked > in retail is a great asset. I have worked in retail, and I would state that > most everyone who frequents this list has worked in retail. This experience > makes her uniquely qualified to understand that the retail world is the > final frontier where lack of health insurance, and other benefits permeate > the workplace. > > To not honor good, hard and honest work, whether it be retail, or someone > that hauls away our garbage or repairs our roads, or cleans out our public > restrooms and workplaces, smacks of ignorance and elitism. All work that is > honest should be honored and respected. > > I would guess the next thing we will hear about from Mr. Tester is that a > woman can't do the job as well as a man can. > > In case that is true, I would just like to reaffirm that we are no longer in > the Jurassic Age. > > Ms. McCollum is doing an honorable job, and as long as her constituency > thinks the same thing, I would imagine she will be in Washington. Those > that have the courage to run against her have that right and should be > applauded. Those naysayers that seem to be armchair judges these days > should try running themselves. It is the hardest job you will ever do. > > Mr. Tester, seeing you seem to have all the time in the world to criticize, > you must have wonderful solutions that Ms. McCollum has not tapped yet. > > However, I don't see your name on the ballot. > > Pamela Ellison > Como Park > Saint Paul > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dennis Tester" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2004 1:46 PM > Subject: RE: [StPaul] voter #15 in my precinct > > > > Cristy De La Cruz wrote: "Since I highly approve of the work McCollum is > doing..." > > > > Which is ... > > Betty's lucky she's a democrat in a safe seat because she hasn't done > diddly squat for this district. I suppose it's as much as could be > expected, since her last job was clerking at Dayton's. She's just going to > float through the rest of her political life, living large on congressional > pay and occasionally giving the standard partisan speech just to remind her > supporters that she's still in D.C. What a pathetic replacement for Bruce > Vento. > > > > > > Dennis Tester > > Mac-Groveland > > > > > > > > > > > > >----- ------- Original Message ------- ----- > > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >Sent: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 13:10:15 > > > > > >It's so important to cast a vote. If you do not, > > >you are effectively > > >endorsing the incumbent, which may be fine if > > >you're happy with the work > > >they are doing. However, if you do not favor the > > >incumbent, you should enter > > >a "blank" vote at minimum to register your > > >disapproval. > > > > > >Since I highly approve of the work McCollum is > > >doing, and most of the stands > > >she takes, I felt it important to affirm her > > >candidacy. It's also an > > >education in the 4 other people who are running, > > >since I am generally out of > > >the loop on other parties and I always find it > > >interesting to see who else > > >is on the ballot. > > > > > >Cristy De La Cruz > > > > > >Highland Park resident & > > >With frequent voter miles... wouldn't that be an > > >interesting promotion? > > > > > > > > >_____________________________________________ > > >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/ > > _____________________________________________ 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/
