Post in Mayor's License Suspended

May 09 15:57 UTC

Who seriously cares about this, anyway?

Fox 9 and WCCO were acting like holier-than-thou thugs last night.
Someone was bored at the station and was using the public access site
for Minnesota Courts and found the suspension.  Then, instead of
picking up the phone, they camped outside his car and ambushed him as
he approached it.

R.T. didn't murder anyone.  A speeding ticket is something we all get;
he's not a danger on the road.  If anything, the media proved that
R.T. is human like the rest of us.  And mistakes happen.  For the most
part, the City keeps an open government and R.T. deserves some respect
for that.

But I do know one thing -- these media tactics need to stay out of
Minneapolis.  I expect it in Philly and Chicago, but I'd like to think
of Minneapolis as a respectful and friendly city.  But with headlines
like "Rybak driving illegally for months," it's difficult to gauge
where the media's priority is right now.

A slow news night is no excuse for this guerrilla and unethical journalism.

Tony Webster
University/Prospect Park

On Fri, May 9, 2008 at 10:37 AM, Justin E. <<email obscured>> wrote:
>
> If you tuned into the Fox 9 news last night at nine this is what you would
have seen.  Images of the Mayor getting behind the wheel of his Prius and news
reporter Beth McDonough running to catch up to him to ask him if he knew his
license was suspended for the past couple of months.  He said he just found out
about it that day.  When the interviewer asked if he had been driving all this
time the mayor replied....
> WAS MAYOR RYBAK DRIVING SINCE THE SUSPENSION?
> I dont know, let me think about that for a second, Rybak said. Ive had
someone driving with meI dont believe so.
> Rybak says he will get a ride or take the bus while his drivers license is
suspended.  So I would add, I don't know, I'll think about it a second, the
mayor isn't really telling the truth. If he fails to pay the remainder of his
speeding ticket there could be a warrant put out for his arrest
http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail?contentId=6498185&version=13&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=1.1.1
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