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From: Jennifer Rubenzer [mailto:<email obscured>]
Sent: Friday, August 03, 2007 2:45 PM
To: Minneapolis Issues Forum
Subject: Re: [Mpls] Interstate 35W bridge collapse over Mississippi River
After my last comment directed towards Wizard's need to lay blame and the hurry
to make this a political issue no less than 48 hours later, Wizard decided to
take it off-line. Did he do that with others who suggested the same?
I guess calling me "stupid" in front of the forum would make him look angry.
People, like Wizard, who have jumped in to use this tragedy for a political
divide when we should be focusing on building on the human good that has shown
in the past days are sick and yes often, bigoted.
I have watched, and read, and considered, and held my hand in commenting on
some of your emails, not because I agreed, but because there's a better time to
disagree. Let's enjoy the beauty of how Minnesotans have come together, be
proud of brave-everyday people and try to sympathize with the living whose
lives will never be the same, due to loss of a loved one or the nightmares sure
to haunt them.
Once the bodies have been recovered and the accident has been evaluated,
wouldn't it be great to work together to look at other options in
transportation and what rebuilding looks like as a unified MN.
Revolation to follow: I'm a Republican. I see benefit in mass transportation,
as well as better roads. I see re-evaluation of state and federal budget as a
positive thing for all of us. I wish that there was a way that "Republican"
came without the labels that many of you insist on using as a barrier for
honest communication.
Enough of my ranting - His comments and mine below.
-Jennifer Rubenzer
Maple Grove
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From: w. m. marks [mailto:<email obscured>]
Sent: Friday, August 03, 2007 2:08 PM
To: Jennifer Rubenzer
Subject: RE: [Mpls] Interstate 35W bridge collapse over Mississippi River
I'm not particularly bigoted, but you seem to be particulary stupid.
Politicizing this tragedy has got to happen. Do you realize that two years ago
the MNDOT told people in Phillips neighborhood that the bridge was likely to
fall? Two years ago! Now, that's something to make one puke. This was an
eminently avoidable situation and it cost people their lives. Hello? Anybody
home?
WMarks