There are two questions really: How much SHOULD this matter, and how much WILL
this matter? Perhaps since there are so many politicians involved in one
scandal or another, the electorate has gotten used to it, even expects it, and
a little scandal like this may not matter much at all. On the other hand,
don't put it past some political foes to milk it for all its worth.
I liked Erik's analysis. On my scorecard, however, Benenav has lost several
points. I'm not a "family values" person, but I still think that cheating on
one's wife is a major moral issue which reflects badly on a person's character
and fitness. Just like the lying and cheating of all the others. To me, it
is even worse when one does it to his wife than when he does it to the public.
Your mileage may vary.
-----Original Message-----
From: Dan Dobson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Dec 23, 2004 12:19 PM
To: List Manager <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"St. Paul Issues Forum" <[email protected]>
Subject: [StPaul] Ethical Conduct in the Mayor's race
I think what any candidate does in their private life in none of the publics
business, unless the indiscretion was shown to be job related or the candidate
has made an issue of "Moral Values".
I, for one, am far more concerned about Mayor Kelly's ethical lapses, than what
any of his opponents has done in their private lives. Let's not forget that
Randy Kelly flew on a private jet and sat in a private box with the co-owner of
Gopher State Ethanol, Dr. Glen Nelson, a week before the City was starting it's
trial against GSE for it's emission and noise problems.
And from what I am hearing this is really only the tip of the iceberg about
Kelly's Ethical misdeeds. I learned 3 years ago, about 36 hours before the
election, that Randy Kelly as a legislator had for years taken close to or over
$10,000 a year in per diems as a State Senator, even thou he lives less than 5
miles from the Capital.
The Benanav campaign, knew of this and was so opposed to going "dirty" they
never used this against Kelly.
These are the kinds of ethical issues I am concerned about.
Dan Dobson
Summit Hill
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
List Manager <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Dennis again your statements are outrageous. Not only are they not
>true they are close to liable.
To end the dispute about whether or not this happened, I did a search
of the Pioneer Press archives and found the relevant article. I'm
posting this link, to put an end to speculation about whether or not
there is any truth to this "RUMOR" and hopefully move on. The
information is question is a matter of public record and the incident
did take place in Benanav's public office.
The article:
WOMAN IN RUCKUS IDENTIFIED
EX-CAMPAIGN AIDE CONFRONTS BENANAV OVER RELATIONSHIP
Is available from the Pioneer Press for $2.95. List rules prevent
posting copyrighted materials in their entirety.
However, I will quote:
"Rachel Goligoski, 39, said she was upset about
the prospect of seeing Benanav at a precinct caucus
next week when she smashed a picture frame and threw
a potted plant at him during a confrontation in his
third-floor office.
"I'm not a disgruntled citizen," Goligoski said,
discounting a phrase that a city official used
Wednesday to describe the incident. "I'm a disgruntled
ex-lover."
As Erin pointed out, the article went on to say that Benanav and his
family are dealing with this issue in private.
The real question is - how much does should this matter in the mayoral race?
AND to what extent do these kinds of public debates affect the
quantity and quality of candidates that we are getting?
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