It continues to amaze me that people suggest Chris Coleman is like Randy Kelly. I worked in the Kelly Administration and Chris Coleman is not Randy Kelly.
In 2001, one day after the terrorist attacks and the primary election, Chris was one of two Council members who had the foresight to see that the City was headed for financial disaster and in order to maintain services, we should consider raising the levy. That did not fly with most of the other council members, including those considered more progressive.
I�m a progressive, I was born in St. Paul, and I�ve lived here most of my life. I�m supporting Chris Coleman on Sat. because Chris is a leader who shares my values and my vision for St. Paul. Those are DFL values, those are the values that most citizens in St. Paul have. Unlike our current mayor, I�ve seen Chris on the FRONT LINES campaigning for democrats. Not lending his name, but working to see John Kerry get elected, Paul Wellstone, Mark Dayton, Roger Moe, etc. That�s because Chris understands what the current �DFL� mayor does not. There are fundamental differences between democrats and republicans.
DFLers don�t endorse candidates for president whose policies have increased poverty and left more people homeless and then stand up and talk the talk about homelessness. DFLers don�t stand with a Governor who, every budget cycle, tries to kick poor people to the curb, including eliminating health insurance for those in need and talks about homelessness. DFLers, like Chris Coleman know that Paul Wellstone was the greatest champion for the homeless and all those in need and they WORK to get democrats in the Senate, they don�t sit on the sidelines as people suffer.
What is most interesting to me, as I listen to my progressive friends make what I call the �Ralph Nader� argument. There is no difference between Chris Coleman and Randy Kelly. That�s the argument Nader made about Al Gore and George Bush. Well those of us who are comfortable see no difference, those of us with may not FEEL the difference, those of us who may have more privilege may see the difference, but any progressive who cares about people should know better.
And, it is absurd to suggest that George Latimer, Bill Finney, Mary Rosenthal, Stonewall DFL, Local 21 - Firefighters, the United Auto Workers, and any other progressive, or person who cares about this city and wants to see new leadership would support a candidate who was just like Randy Kelly.
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>From: Jeanne Schnitzen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [email protected] >Subject: [StPaul] RE: EN: CHRIS COLEMAN BY GEORGE LATIMER >Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2005 15:54:15 -0700 (PDT) > > >Wish I had time to write more, but just too busy these >days. But for the record: Chris did NOT "forge the >policy" for affordable housing in St Paul. > >Most housing folks wanted the rate of affordable to be >at 30%, but it was clear that there wasn't enough >support for that on the Council. Then Jay Benanav >offered a proposal for 20%, which Chris thought was >too aggressive. He wanted it watered down to a mere >10%. > >So while Chris voted for it, he in no way spearheaded >or led on it. > >Please folks, PLEASE, check out his record instead of >just believing what he's saying. As a "Council geek" >who actually watches all their meetings and spends >time at City Hall, I can tell you that his record does >not bear out all the things he's saying now. He has >always been good at saying what people want to hear, >but his actions are what matters. Delegates, do your >homework and find out for yourself. > >For myself, I will NOT vote for Chris Coleman. I >might as well vote for Randy, since I believe there is >very little difference between them. If you want a >progressive mayor - shoot even if you just want a >liberal - Chris will disapoint you. > >Jeanne Schnitzen >Highland Park > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >http://mail.yahoo.com >------------------------------------------------- >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/
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