[Mpls] Re: Lisa McDonald's Stonewall DFL Questionaire

[Tim Bonham]

>Lisa is running in Ward 13 (Southwest Minneapolis).  The Stonewall Board of
>Directors overruled a membership vote to find Lisa "acceptable" because she
>had raised money for Tim Penny for Governor.  This had nothing to do with
>Lisa's positions or history on GLBT issues.
>
>I was at the Stonewall Board meeting, and I heard the deliberations.
         But you apparently didn't pay much attention, since what you 
report here is not accurate.

It was NOT because "she raised money for Tim Penny".  During the 
discussion, it was mentioned that others besides Lisa McDonald have 
supported non-DFL candidates, in the past.  And some of these are still 
endorsed by Stonewall.  The problem with Lisa is that she stated that she 
was NOT seeking DFL endorsement.
          As an official DFL Caucus, Stonewall DFL only supports DFL 
candidates.  (Just like your Log Cabin Republicans only support 
republicans.)  So we couldn't consider supporting Lisa.  Until then, her 
answers were good, and she was very well received by the audience.

Tim Bonham, Ward 12, Standish-Ericsson