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From: Bill Dooley Date: 2008 Nov 05 15:57 UTC Short link

From today's Blois Olson MinnPost column:

"Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak, who was an early supporter of Obama and led
the "Draft Obama" effort in Minnesota. Rybak would be a logical candidate
for any significant post in Housing and Urban Development or as an
administrator with the Environmental Protection Agency."

Bill Dooley
Kenny

From: Jim Graham Date: 2008 Nov 05 16:43 UTC Short link

This was good news. This was a real good reason in of itself to vote for Obama.
Hopefully, RT will become an appointment. Assistant something or other, or an
Ambassador.

Housing is way too important, and RT just does not seem to know enoughabout it.
Especially Elder Housing and Homeless Housing.So hopefully Barak Obama is smart
enough to realize that. With his community organizer background I expect Obama
will have too much concern forneighborhoods and communities to consider that.
RT is an absolutely perfect person to be appointed Ambassador to some
non-critical country. The pomp and ceremony as well as P.R. is what RT does
naturally. I think Obama is also good enough at that aspectto recognize that
talent RT has and appoint him appropriately.

With his attention to Airport noise perhaps Environment might also be a good
choice but Ambassador was what RT was born to do. Pomp and ceremony as well as
Public Relations without responsibility for detail and policy.

So who are we looking at for Mayor? Hopefully someone just the opposite.
Someone with less care about public relations and fluff and with more concern
with the details of running a City. Someone who understands the budget and the
different departments of the City and how they need to serve community and
resident interests, concerns, and NEEDS would be refreshing change.

We actually need a real person, not a political image for a change. Any
suggestions?

Jim Graham

"The highest reward for a man's toil is not what he gets for it but what he
becomes by it."
- John Ruskin

From: Gary Dombouy Date: 2008 Nov 05 17:25 UTC Short link

Considering Mayor Rybak's previous experience in journalism and public
relations position in the public sector, I would speculate he would be
ideal as Press Secretary (or whatever the title is) for President Obama.

Councilmembeer Gary Schiff has presented himself as a very quality
politician and an actual effective leader on the Minneapolis City
Council. I believe Councilmember Schiff would be an excellent Mayor of
Minneapolis.

Gary Dombouy
Whittier

-----Original Message-----
From: james graham <email obscured>>
To: Minneapolis Issues Forum <email obscured>>; Bill Dooley
<email obscured>>
Sent: Wed, 5 Nov 2008 10:43 am
Subject: Re: [Mpls] R.T. to D.C.? / The Speculation Has Started

This was good news. This was a real good reason in of itself to vote
for Obama.
Hopefully, RT will become an appointment. Assistant something or other,
or an
Ambassador.

Housing is way too important, and RT just does not seem to know
enoughabout it.
Especially Elder Housing and Homeless Housing.So hopefully Barak Obama
is smart
enough to realize that. With his community organizer background I
expect Obama
will have too much concern forneighborhoods and communities to consider
that. RT
is an absolutely perfect person to be appointed Ambassador to some
non-critical
country. The pomp and ceremony as well as P.R. is what RT does
naturally. I
think Obama is also good enough at that aspectto recognize that talent
RT has
and appoint him appropriately.

With his attention to Airport noise perhaps Environment might also be a
good
choice but Ambassador was what RT was born to do. Pomp and ceremony as
well as
Public Relations without responsibility for detail and policy.

So who are we looking at for Mayor? Hopefully someone just the
opposite. Someone
with less care about public relations and fluff and with more concern
with the
details of running a City. Someone who understands the budget and the
different
departments of the City and how they need to serve community and
resident
interests, concerns, and NEEDS would be refreshing change.

We actually need a real person, not a political image for a change. Any
suggestions?

Jim Graham

"The highest reward for a man's toil is not what he gets for it but
what he
becomes by it."
- John Ruskin

--- On Wed, 11/5/08, Bill Dooley <email obscured>> wrote:

From today's Blois Olson MinnPost column:

"Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak, who was an early supporter of Obama and
led
the "Draft Obama" effort in Minnesota. Rybak would be a logical
candidate
for any significant post in Housing and Urban Development or as an
administrator with the Environmental Protection Agency."

Bill Dooley
Kenny

Jim Graham
Ventura Village, Minneapolis
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From: caty royce Date: 2008 Nov 05 17:32 UTC Short link

I think Mr. Graham's suggestion that we start to put some real thought into
who should run for Mayor is of critical importance. The standard DFL folks
need to be challenged by some new blood, getting some of the excitement from
the young folks who voted for the first time and POC flowing into this
deliberation would be fantastic. The DFL's choice of Franken was a major
mistake we should make sure does not happen again.

caty royce
bancroft

On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 10:43 AM, james graham <email obscured>> wrote:

> This was good news. This was a real good reason in of itself to vote for
> Obama. Hopefully, RT will become an appointment. Assistant something or
> other, or an Ambassador.
>
> Housing is way too important, and RT just does not seem to know enoughabout
> it. Especially Elder Housing and Homeless Housing.So hopefully Barak Obama
> is smart enough to realize that. With his community organizer background I
> expect Obama will have too much concern forneighborhoods and communities to
> consider that. RT is an absolutely perfect person to be appointed Ambassador
> to some non-critical country. The pomp and ceremony as well as P.R. is what
> RT does naturally. I think Obama is also good enough at that aspectto
> recognize that talent RT has and appoint him appropriately.
>
> With his attention to Airport noise perhaps Environment might also be a
> good choice but Ambassador was what RT was born to do. Pomp and ceremony as
> well as Public Relations without responsibility for detail and policy.
>
> So who are we looking at for Mayor? Hopefully someone just the opposite.
> Someone with less care about public relations and fluff and with more
> concern with the details of running a City. Someone who understands the
> budget and the different departments of the City and how they need to serve
> community and resident interests, concerns, and NEEDS would be refreshing
> change.
>
> We actually need a real person, not a political image for a change. Any
> suggestions?
>
> Jim Graham
>
> "The highest reward for a man's toil is not what he gets for it but what he
> becomes by it."
> - John Ruskin
>
> --- On Wed, 11/5/08, Bill Dooley <email obscured>> wrote:
>
>
>
> From today's Blois Olson MinnPost column:
>
> "Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak, who was an early supporter of Obama and led
> the "Draft Obama" effort in Minnesota. Rybak would be a logical
> candidate
> for any significant post in Housing and Urban Development or as an
> administrator with the Environmental Protection Agency."
>
> Bill Dooley
> Kenny
>
>
>
>
> Jim Graham
> Ventura Village, Minneapolis
> Info about Jim Graham: http://forums.e-democracy.org/p/jimgraham
>
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From: Steve Kotvis Date: 2008 Nov 05 17:46 UTC Short link

It was explained to me that our city's governance system designates the
chairperson of city council to be mayor in such an event. That would be
Barbara Johnson.

________________________
Steve Kotvis
Kenwood, Minneapolis


> From: <email obscured>>
> Date: Wed, 05 Nov 2008 12:20:01 -0500
> To: <email obscured>>, <email obscured>>,
<email obscured>>
> Subject: Re: [Mpls] R.T. to D.C.? / The Speculation Has Started
>
> Considering Mayor Rybak's previous experience in journalism and public
> relations position in the public sector, I would speculate he would be
> ideal as Press Secretary (or whatever the title is) for President Obama.
>
> Councilmembeer Gary Schiff has presented himself as a very quality
> politician and an actual effective leader on the Minneapolis City
> Council. I believe Councilmember Schiff would be an excellent Mayor of
> Minneapolis.
>
> Gary Dombouy
> Whittier
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: james graham <email obscured>>
> To: Minneapolis Issues Forum <email obscured>>; Bill Dooley
> <email obscured>>
> Sent: Wed, 5 Nov 2008 10:43 am
> Subject: Re: [Mpls] R.T. to D.C.? / The Speculation Has Started
>
>
>
>
>
>
> This was good news. This was a real good reason in of itself to vote
> for Obama.
> Hopefully, RT will become an appointment. Assistant something or other,
> or an
> Ambassador.
>
> Housing is way too important, and RT just does not seem to know
> enoughabout it.
> Especially Elder Housing and Homeless Housing.So hopefully Barak Obama
> is smart
> enough to realize that. With his community organizer background I
> expect Obama
> will have too much concern forneighborhoods and communities to consider
> that. RT
> is an absolutely perfect person to be appointed Ambassador to some
> non-critical
> country. The pomp and ceremony as well as P.R. is what RT does
> naturally. I
> think Obama is also good enough at that aspectto recognize that talent
> RT has
> and appoint him appropriately.
>
> With his attention to Airport noise perhaps Environment might also be a
> good
> choice but Ambassador was what RT was born to do. Pomp and ceremony as
> well as
> Public Relations without responsibility for detail and policy.
>
> So who are we looking at for Mayor? Hopefully someone just the
> opposite. Someone
> with less care about public relations and fluff and with more concern
> with the
> details of running a City. Someone who understands the budget and the
> different
> departments of the City and how they need to serve community and
> resident
> interests, concerns, and NEEDS would be refreshing change.
>
> We actually need a real person, not a political image for a change. Any
> suggestions?
>
> Jim Graham
>
> "The highest reward for a man's toil is not what he gets for it but
> what he
> becomes by it."
> - John Ruskin
>
> --- On Wed, 11/5/08, Bill Dooley <email obscured>> wrote:
>
>
>
> From today's Blois Olson MinnPost column:
>
> "Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak, who was an early supporter of Obama and
> led
> the "Draft Obama" effort in Minnesota. Rybak would be a logical
> candidate
> for any significant post in Housing and Urban Development or as an
> administrator with the Environmental Protection Agency."
>
> Bill Dooley
> Kenny
>
>
>
>
> Jim Graham
> Ventura Village, Minneapolis
> Info about Jim Graham: http://forums.e-democracy.org/p/jimgraham
>
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From: Gary Dombouy Date: 2008 Nov 05 19:33 UTC Short link

Granted, the chairperson of the city council succeeds to the mayoralty.

However, Mayor Rybak has promised to fulfill his elected term in office
because he's so happy there and City Precinct Caucuses will be held
next February or March to elect delegates to endorse candidates for
City Council and City elected offices for the 2009 City Elections.

Gary Dombouy
Whittier



-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Kotvis <email obscured>>
To: <email obscured>; <email obscured>; <email obscured>;
<email obscured>
Sent: Wed, 5 Nov 2008 11:45 am
Subject: Re: [Mpls] R.T. to D.C.? / The Speculation Has Started






It was explained to me that our city's governance system designates the
chairperson of city council to be mayor in such an event. That would be
Barbara Johnson.
________________________
Steve Kotvis
Kenwood, Minneapolis


> From: <email obscured>>
> Date: Wed, 05 Nov 2008 12:20:01 -0500
> To: <email obscured>>, <email obscured>>,
<email obscured>>
> Subject: Re: [Mpls] R.T. to D.C.? / The Speculation Has Started
>
> Considering Mayor Rybak's previous experience in journalism and public
> relations position in the public sector, I would speculate he would be
> ideal as Press Secretary (or whatever the title is) for President
Obama.
>
> Councilmembeer Gary Schiff has presented himself as a very quality
> politician and an actual effective leader on the Minneapolis City
> Council. I believe Councilmember Schiff would be an excellent Mayor of
> Minneapolis.
>
> Gary Dombouy
> Whittier
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: james graham <email obscured>>
> To: Minneapolis Issues Forum <email obscured>>; Bill
Dooley
> <email obscured>>
> Sent: Wed, 5 Nov 2008 10:43 am
> Subject: Re: [Mpls] R.T. to D.C.? / The Speculation Has Started
>
>
>
>
>
>
> This was good news. This was a real good reason in of itself to vote
> for Obama.
> Hopefully, RT will become an appointment. Assistant something or
other,
> or an
> Ambassador.
>
> Housing is way too important, and RT just does not seem to know
> enoughabout it.
> Especially Elder Housing and Homeless Housing.So hopefully Barak Obama
> is smart
> enough to realize that. With his community organizer background I
> expect Obama
> will have too much concern forneighborhoods and communities to
consider
> that. RT
> is an absolutely perfect person to be appointed Ambassador to some
> non-critical
> country. The pomp and ceremony as well as P.R. is what RT does
> naturally. I
> think Obama is also good enough at that aspectto recognize that talent
> RT has
> and appoint him appropriately.
>
> With his attention to Airport noise perhaps Environment might also be
a
> good
> choice but Ambassador was what RT was born to do. Pomp and ceremony as
> well as
> Public Relations without responsibility for detail and policy.
>
> So who are we looking at for Mayor? Hopefully someone just the
> opposite. Someone
> with less care about public relations and fluff and with more concern
> with the
> details of running a City. Someone who understands the budget and the
> different
> departments of the City and how they need to serve community and
> resident
> interests, concerns, and NEEDS would be refreshing change.
>
> We actually need a real person, not a political image for a change.
Any
> suggestions?
>
> Jim Graham
>
> "The highest reward for a man's toil is not what he gets for it but
> what he
> becomes by it."
> - John Ruskin
>
> --- On Wed, 11/5/08, Bill Dooley <email obscured>> wrote:
>
>
>
> From today's Blois Olson MinnPost column:
>
> "Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak, who was an early supporter of Obama and
> led
> the "Draft Obama" effort in Minnesota. Rybak would be a logical
> candidate
> for any significant post in Housing and Urban Development or as an
> administrator with the Environmental Protection Agency."
>
> Bill Dooley
> Kenny
>
>
>
>
> Jim Graham
> Ventura Village, Minneapolis
> Info about Jim Graham: http://forums.e-democracy.org/p/jimgraham
>
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From: Jim McGuire Date: 2008 Nov 06 00:38 UTC Short link

Steve Kotvis wrote:

> It was explained to me that our city's governance system designates the
> chairperson of city council to be mayor in such an event. That would be
> Barbara Johnson. ! Ignore obvious flame-bait.

First good reason to vote for McCain I've ever seen.

Jim McGuire
Como

From: Steve Kotvis Date: 2008 Nov 06 00:49 UTC Short link

Time out please. I would like to know who wrote "Ignore obvious flame bait."
I did not. Was that our moderator?

I did not make this statement as any intention as flame bait if that's what
this means. I was very simply (and perhaps naively?) stating fact.

I have met Barbara Johnson. Lisa Goodman introduced me to her to talk about
the Strong Schools Strong City Referendum. We had a very lively and
productive conversation. I don't know a lot about her beyond that, but I
just want to be sure that everyone knows that this was not put out there as
flame bait.

Call me stupid for not knowing better, but it was not intentionally
provocative.

From: Tim Bonham Date: 2008 Nov 07 05:32 UTC Short link

90 days to go until the start of the 2009 election season -- Precinct Caucuses.
(Or maybe 120 days, if they are set for March instead of February).

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