[Mpls] ask the Mpls City Council candidates..

[Annie Young]

To me this sounds like a new upgraded version of "the dunk tank" used at 
neighborhood festivals and events where politicians let people throw balls 
at the target and try to dunk them.  Fun for all.
Annie Young
citywide Park Commissioner


At 09:48 AM 8/17/05 -0500, Michael Thompson wrote:

>I have no doubt that Cage Fighting, whether it be between city council 
>candidates or tough men (or women, for that matter) would be a wildly 
>successful enterprise. People and businesses and sponsors would make 
>money, the city would recoup tax revenue, and it would be an advertisers 
>heaven. It would bring entertainment dollars into the city.
>
>Then reality would set in: A group of mothers from South Minneapolis would 
>protest because it's violent and it doesn't send a "positive" or 
>"peaceful" message to "the children." And then it would be banned by the 
>city council because it's not good for the contestants.
>
>I say Go For It.
>
>Mike Thompson
>Windom
>
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Gina Palandri" <palandrigina at qwest.net>
>To: <mpls at mnforum.org>
>Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 12:40 AM
>Subject: [Mpls] ask the Mpls City Council candidates..
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>
>>I have got it! After listening to MPR this afternoon-I think the the true 
>>test for deciding who to vote for for CC is to ask them what they think 
>>of Cage Fighting.  I heard about on MPR a town where the city council has 
>>approved Cage fighting (yes where two people get in a cage and fight it 
>>off)-and I thought it would be a great idea to ask in some of these wards 
>>where somehow people are having trouble deciding who to vote for-and 
>>maybe need a little more information about their candidates! Lets ask the 
>>candidates about their feelings on cage fighting.
>>Gina Palandri
>>Standish
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