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Dean Carlson

Minneapolis, MN
Commenter for
5 years 20 weeks

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Posted on 04/15/13 at 12:58 pm in response to Minneapolis mayoral candidate Jim Thomas Q-A: 'Education issues should be part of campaign dialogue'

I agree being elected to the School Board would mean he's one of 9 voices whereas as Mayor at least he'd have a bully pulpit. But the fact is that's all he'd have. The Mayor has no control over the school budget nor it's policies. While at the same time the Mayor needs to spend his/her time on crime, streets, economic development, etc.

I think Jim Thomas should run for school board, win, and then work to elect other liked minded people to the school board, that's how we could be...

Posted on 04/08/13 at 10:23 am in response to GOP hopes Keith Downey will stabilize shaky state party

It doesn't matter if Downey found the one Republican Hispanic and African-American to nominate him. Voters see through this tokenism, especially the minorities for whom this is trying to appeal to. Once Republicans stop vilifying blacks and Hispanics, stop trying to make it harder for them to vote (this goes for young voters too), and start espousing policies that actually speak to their issues will Republicans make inroads into these voting blocs. Given the oldish, white crowd shown the...

Posted on 03/25/13 at 10:28 am in response to Minneapolis mayoral candidate Mark Andrew Q-A: 'I have the skill set and the relationships to succeed'

Look all the candidates running and who will be interviewed by MinnPost (which is great btw, thanks!) are qualified to be Mayor, heck maybe some of them will do a great job. Personally I worry about the temperament of Schiff and Cherryhomes but that's just me.

Would Mark Andrew do a good job as mayor? Probably. But I am just bored by this candidacy. If you want the same old cast and crew running the City as has been the past 35 years, then Mark's your guy. He'll have the same...

Posted on 03/13/13 at 09:43 am in response to Marriage bill advances after emotional day of hearings

My catholic priest won't even marry hetero couples that are living together (and I would argue that generally we're a pretty liberal Parish -- not Joan of Arc liberal of course).

Catholic Priests can chose who they want to marry and can even refuse to marry a couple he thinks they are incompatible. Nothing about the state allowing gays to marry will change that.

Posted on 02/07/13 at 03:25 pm in response to Amy Koch media saga: Who did what and when

Can you repeat the part of the stuff where you said all about the things?

Posted on 12/18/12 at 01:25 pm in response to 9 worst urban planning moves in Twin Cities history

A good example of #9 is the corner of 40th and Lyndale in SWmpls. Super America had a nice little plan to develop the east side SA for housing and put a new urbany SA on the west side of Lyndale. The building would have been anchored on the corner, brick to match the Larue's corner. etc. Adjacent neighbors complained (all of but one who have since moved). Instead we have a crappy old SA still on the east side of Lyndale and a boarded up for nearly 10 years rat trap of a building on the...

Posted on 12/07/12 at 04:10 pm in response to Minnesota news media: Who tops the Twitter 1,000

Wow, this list show's that the St. Paul Pioneer Press is getting its clocked cleaned, twitter-wise, by the Star Tribune. I wonder if that is a corporate decision not to pursue a twitter strategy, a quirk of STPPPP personalities not interested in Twitter, or my (unsubstantiated) feeling that the St. Paul paper trends a lot older than the Strib.

Posted on 11/19/12 at 12:31 pm in response to Attack ads from super-sized outside groups frustrate 'outspent' legislative candidates

Funny I didn't see a lot of hand wringing 2 years ago when the Chamber of Commerce overwhelmed the airwaves with their pro-GOP campaign.

Posted on 10/25/12 at 10:50 am in response to Chris Kluwe and Bill Hillsman team up for 'lustful bleepmonster' gay-marriage ad

Hillsman is spot on about Minnesotans United.

I'm a vote no supporter and have gone to a couple of Minnesotans United events. Now I am getting calls a couple of times a week seeing if I've had "conversations" about the amendment.. I wish Minnesotans United would spend that time, energy, and $$$ to identify independents and fence sitters and convince them instead of calling me, an avowed supporter. My vote is in the bank. Go out get those ones that aren't.

Posted on 10/24/12 at 10:39 am in response to Catholic guilt by association: how Minnesota marriage amendment politics hurt Land Stewardship Project

Well now we know where the Winona Diocese got the $50,000 to support Minnesota for Marriage. Maybe you should check the Crookston and St. Cloud Diocese and see if they've taken back similar grants in the $50,000 range.