I agree with Chris. Speaking as a DFL'er I signed up because this is a St Paul issues list. There are DFL lists which folks can sign on for - one example is [EMAIL PROTECTED] Any review of those lists will find that there are many different voices in the 'DFL' choir.
Agreeing that this is a Saint Paul issues list-- given the numbers in city elections and state/national elections the preponderant view of this city is found in the diverse voices of the 'DFL choir'. Any randomly selected group of St Paul voices is going to have a significant DFL voice. I believe that a good number of the new members of the group were identified and recruited at 'DFL" ward caucuses. Perhaps we should cut Jim a little slack in his thought that this was a DFL list given our list's recruitment methods. John Sherman On the marches of Como and the North End Quoting Chris Rybisky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > I don't understand why you would think this is a DFL > list. It's called the "St. Paul Issues Forum" not the > "DFL Issues Forum". I'm sure there must be DFL lists > out there, but I think the point of this list is to > discuss St. Paul issues - not just preach to the DFL > choir. > > In order to "discuss" issues, there needs to be > differences of opinion. If this list IS just a DFL > list, that's news to me. Frankly by excluding > different ideas there is really no point in discussing > anything. > > Chris Rybisky > Cathedral Hill > > > --- Jim Bryant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > When I was signed up for this, I was under the > > understanding that this > > was to be a DFL list. > > > > Why is he kept around? He's not a pet, unless you > > like rattlesnakes, > > and even if you do, rattlesnakes are dangerous to > > the community at large. > > > > Don't fall for the "big tent" argument to keep a > > freep on board, that's > > called playing us like a fiddle. > > > > Dennis is obviously not DFL, and moreso, seems to > > not even be an indy. > > Dennis is a freep, plain and simple. > > > > This is not meant to be a personal attack, just a > > statement of fact. > > Why is he here? Am I wrong in thinking that this is > > a DFL list? If I > > am, please direct me to the proper DFL St. Paul > > Issues list. Don't fall > > for the "but you are supposed to be the 'big tent' > > party" gambit, it's > > the oldest RNC trick in the book to keep disruptive > > operatives in the > > "circle". > > > > His latest remarks concerning Native Americans are > > interesting, and to > > me were offensive, because although I went to school > > with a large number > > of people on and working for the Navajo Tribal > > Council, I wouldn't > > attend a Tribal or Inter-Tribal Pow-Wow, unless > > outsiders were invited. > > I don't think anyone on this list would be so > > uncouth as to do such, > > except maybe Dennis [if he thought he could spy on > > them or disrupt them]. > > > > I know this could be interpreted as a personal > > attack, but I see it more > > as a list security issue, and statement of fact, > > based on observation. I > > hope I'm not overstepping my bounds here, but at > > this point, the question > > does need to be asked. > > > > When I posted my intro here, I thought I was posting > > to a DFL group what > > amounted to an overview of my political resume. I > > had no intention of that > > being sent directly to an RNC operative's mailbox. > > > > I'll send this later, I have a press conference to > > help do on the topic of > > Tom Delay in four minutes. > > > > jim > > > > -- > > "Religious fundamentalism is the biggest threat > > to international security that exists today." > > United Nations Secretary General B.B.Ghali, > > 1995 > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > "The Fascist State organizes the nation, but leaves > > a sufficient margin of liberty to the individual; > > the latter is deprived of all useless and possibly > > harmful freedom..." -- Benito Mussilini, 1932 > > http://www.pbs.org/now/politics/patriot2-hi.pdf > > -- The GOP agrees > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------- > > JOIN the St. Paul Issues Forum TODAY: > > http://www.e-democracy.org/stpaul/ > > ------------------------------------------------- > > POST MESSAGES HERE: [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/ > > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! 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