I'm hoping this is a very poor attempt at humor. Still, WTF? Eric Mitchell Payne-Phalen
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Ya got yer Italian Mafia, ya got yer Irish McMafia, > and ya got yer Lebanese > Mafi-ah. Now ya got yer Hmong Ma Fi Ya. Maybe > someone should investigate > THEM, if they're not already the judicial > microscope. There are rules and > laws by which we all must abide, and if it's really > true that the Hmong KVF > (Kelly Voting Force) have no word for nor concept of > "judge" and "jury," > then it seems the mayor's office is not the only > group in dire need of an > American Civics lesson. Not to mention Ethics. And > Comparative Religion. > And Great War Speeches of Winston Churchill. > > This type of thing would never happen if Britons > were still in charge. > Ever heard of the British Mafia? No, you > wouldn't've! Now we are reduced > to minority status. Do you realize how difficult it > is to find Yorkshire > pudding around here? Oh, I can find a bloody crap > taco at 2 in the > morning, or enough humus and babba gahnoosh to sink > a flippin' ship, but > you have no idea what's it's like to have nowhere to > go for some spotted > dick when the genetic craving strikes, or for mushy > peas, or bubble & > squeak, or tripe & liver, or kidney pie, or any > other PROPER cuisine. It's > a bulldog's life, let me tell you, and you're damn > lucky you're a Black Gay > Irish Methodist Little Person or whatever powerhouse > you belong to and not > someone who has to live with being on the losing > side of the bleedin' > Revolutionary War! (Of all wars to lose, it would > have to be that one! > Blast!) And where's Episcopal Charities downtown, > or the English-American > Mansion on Summit Av, eh?! I know not neither. We > may be downtrodden, but > at least we have a trace of dignity left, and we're > not under > investigation. > > Ah, woe is me! > > > AMH > Covent Garden, I mean, West End > > > ... > ARTHUR: Shut up! Will you shut up! > DENNIS: Ah, now we see the violence inherent in the > system. > ARTHUR: Shut up! > DENNIS: Oh! Come and see the violence inherent in > the system! HELP! HELP! > I'm being repressed! > ARTHUR: Bloody peasant! > DENNIS: Oh, what a give away. Did you here that, did > you here that, eh? > That's what I'm on about -- did you see him > repressing me, you saw it > didn't you? > > > For the entire Scene 3 script, go to > http://www.rit.edu/~smo4215/monty.htm#Scene%203 > > > > Andrew M. Hine > Corporate Research Materials Laboratory > 3M Center 201-1W-28 > St. Paul MN > 55144-1000 > USA > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Tel: (651) 733-1070 > Fax: (651) 737-5335 > Lab 201-W110 > > > > > > Byrne & Blank > > <byrneblankfamily > > @comcast.net> > To > Sent by: > [email protected] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > cc > forum.org > > > Subject > [StPaul] > Spin, agreeing, hiding > 02/17/2005 01:01 > > PM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm not sure who I'm agreeing with or criticizing > ... > > I also felt uneasy with Bill Finney's comments. The > issue for me, making me > > uneasy, was that, agreeing or not agreeing with > them, Finney's comments > were so evidently laden with political spin that > perhaps he should have > identified himself as associated with a political > campaign for an opponent > of Mayor Kelly. Perhaps this is were the concept of > 'hiding' came from, the > > lack of that identification along with the evident > spin rhetoric. > > Other than that I think there may be some legitimate > rationale for what > Mayor Kelly did and how he handled it. (And perhaps > that led me to view the > > comments as more spin than substance. I started off > with a disagreeing > view). I'm not sure yet. > > Further more, the internal memos from staff don't > conflict with the > decision Mayor Kelly made about cooperating with > other authorities or > timing of release of information. They do continue > to bring up concerns > however about how this all worked and I hope there > is some accounting for > it at the end, and not just political smoke screens. > > Pat Byrne > St. Clair and Lexington Parkway Neighborhood. > > "Its easier to build a road than to think of what > the country really needs" > > - Aldo Leopold > _____________________________________________ > 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 > > === message truncated === __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? 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