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| 9.10.13 00:31 | | FOUR WEEKS UNTIL ELECTION DAY - MAYORAL CANDIDATE #22: KURTIS W. HANNA (PIRATE PARTY) Kurtis Wayne Hanna (28, Whittier, filed on 8/9) has a variety of interesting opinions, almost all of which I totally agree with, so there probably won't be too much fun in this profile and you may want to wait for the next one. His filing's website, captainkurtis.com, redirects to the MN Pirate Party website - they formed earlier this year, I believe, but haven't gotten national (and/or Wikipedia) recognition yet (the national site links to a dormant Facebook page which hasn't seen activity for a year - OK, they formed LAST year, but the effort faded away and some new folks tried again earlier this year). The first bullet on his resume is "Former Executive Director of Minnesota NORML" which for some folks would probably end the discussion right there. The MN Pirate Party's website wasn't updated a single time in September. Kurt will probably be by later, so maybe he could tell me if he holds an office in the party or not...I couldn't find any of that info on their website, either. (Usually in the Pirate Party the title of "Captain" signifies the leader of the party, but I'm not sure if that's the case here with "Captain Kurtis.") (The Party's Facebook page, by the way, should not to be confused with either of the Party's Facebook GROUPS page, one of which is empty and one of which consists of very little call to political action and a whole lot of links to illegal streams, requests for movies and software serial numbers.) Whereas the Pirates are more concerned with technological issues such as fair use and net neutrality, Hanna is much more in your face about decriminilazing marijuana - a position I don't disagree with, by the way, but not in the "post pictures of leaves on my Facebook wall" kinda way. One thing about NORML folks I've found is they're always convinced that the silent majority of weed smokers will show up on Election Day and shock the world by voting for the candidate who's posted the most leaves on his Facebook wall. I've always been convinced that the silent majority of weed smokers don't bother showing up to vote. But I'm cynical. He also really hates the NSA and the Surveillance State. He has ties to Restore the Fourth, a privacy rights advocacy group who needs more members (only 16 likes for the MN Facebook group). Again, I have no problem with any of these stances. Finally, he's got 91 more Likes than me. Damn! I honestly can't tell you if I'd be a better mayor than this guy or not, but I feel like I might be...but it'd be close! Am I right or wrong? It's YOUR vote! NEXT: A challenge! |
| 8.10.13 17:42 | | New stadium illegal RT @MayorRTRybak: Minneapolis-StPaul, and new stadium, finalist for Super Bowl 2018. Big boost for hospitality workers |
| 8.10.13 16:16 | | [+] Listened to Daryl Hall & John Oates - Big Bam Boom |
| 8.10.13 15:17 |  | [+] Listened to Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus |
| 8.10.13 15:14 |  | Lime Flavor With Shrimp |
| 8.10.13 15:14 |  | 24 oz bottle of Diet Dr Pepper |
| 8.10.13 15:01 |  | OLD BUSINESS: No double doubles in last night's #twolves preseason game |
| 8.10.13 15:00 |  | SYMC closing quote: 24.74 ▼0.08 (Range: 24.41 - 24.99) |
| 8.10.13 13:58 | | [+] Listened to Big Audio Dynamite - Planet BAD: Greatest Hits |
| 8.10.13 12:37 | | [+] Listened to MC Hammer - Let's Get It Started |
| 8.10.13 12:22 | | Coffee |
| 8.10.13 11:58 | | [+] Listened to Nero - Reaching Out |
| 8.10.13 11:24 | | Forgot -  Symantec (Roseville, MN) |
| 8.10.13 11:23 | | [+] Listened to Nero - Guilt EP |
| 8.10.13 11:07 | | RT @OpenTwinCities: #mpls13 & #stpaul13 #opendata questionnaire results are available! View them at https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AnxjauG_7LHqdGtzTzd4MmRwdmctY19USHdrSzJCdVE&usp=sharing #cfabrigade |
| 8.10.13 11:05 | | YOGURT OF THE DAY: RASPBERRY (GREEK) #yogurtoftheday |
| 8.10.13 00:17 |  | What a pile of shizzle. #RAW |
| 7.10.13 23:26 | | Can of Diet Dr Pepper |
| 7.10.13 22:21 |  | Rainbow Foods (Minneapolis, MN) |
| 7.10.13 22:19 | | Cub Foods (Minneapolis, MN) |
| 7.10.13 21:58 | | Welcome back. (ЦСКРМоÑква 108 - #twolves 106) @CSKABasketball @ Target Center |
| 7.10.13 21:46 | | Rack 'em up (CSKA 108-106, :09.0 OT, #twolves ball) |
| 7.10.13 21:34 | | Have I mentioned how tired I am? (101-101, 3:02 OT) #twolves #redarmy |
| 7.10.13 21:27 | | Preseason overtime. (@MNTimberwolves 96 - @CSKABasketball 96, End 4th) |
| 7.10.13 21:25 | | Please, no preseason overtime... (96-96, :07.5 4th, #twolves ball) |
| 7.10.13 21:17 | | Do you believe in preseason? (#twolves 92-88 CSKA, 1:18 4th) |
| 7.10.13 21:05 | | WOLVES LEAD (82-80 ЦСКА Москва, 6:36 4th) |
| 7.10.13 20:53 | | Starters are probably done... don't like our chances (CSKA Moscow 77 - #twolves 69, Start 4th) |
| 7.10.13 20:45 | | @TheOldLogo Workout Montage is definitely a favorite |
| 7.10.13 20:41 | | Take it eeeazehhh RT @TheOldLogo: It's not a TWolves home game without crappy classic rock. |
| 7.10.13 20:41 | | RT @TheOldLogo: It's not a TWolves home game without crappy classic rock. |
| 7.10.13 20:22 | | HALFTIME: ЦСКРМоÑква #redarmy 53 - #twolves 50 @ Target Center |
| 7.10.13 18:06 | | Tonight's preseason matchup sees the #twolves taking on ЦСКРМоÑква, aka CSKA Moscow, aka the #redarmy http://twitpic.com/dggu44 |
| 7.10.13 18:00 | | [+] AND WE'RE BACK (ЦСКРМоÑква v. @MNTimberwolves) (at @TargetCenterMn w/ 3 others) http://4sq.com/1a5YmPa |
| 7.10.13 17:08 | | Listened to Guy Gerber - Essential Mix 2013-09-21 |
| 7.10.13 16:27 | | @swampynomo How far would you want to drive? Salt Lick is about 30 minutes out of town http://saltlickbbq.com (Note: dry county) |
| 7.10.13 15:11 | | [+] Listened to Nero - Welcome Reality |
| 7.10.13 15:00 | | SYMC closing quote: 24.82 ▼0.02 (Range: 24.42 - 25.09) |
| 7.10.13 14:43 | | Taco Bell (Roseville, MN) |
| 7.10.13 14:29 | | U.S. Post Office (Minneapolis, MN) |
| 7.10.13 14:27 | | Prospect park (Minneapolis, MN) |
| 7.10.13 14:10 |  | $3.159/g - BP (Roseville, MN) |
| 7.10.13 13:09 | | [+] Listened to Justice - Audio, Video, Disco |
| 7.10.13 12:21 | | [+] Listened to Justice - †|
| 7.10.13 11:36 | | @albertxii http://youtu.be/SshO5vpWt8E |
| 7.10.13 11:01 | | Reboot is a good time for a cup |
| 7.10.13 09:50 | | YOGURT OF THE DAY: CHERRY ORCHARD #yogurtoftheday |
| 7.10.13 08:51 | | Symantec (Roseville, MN) |
| 7.10.13 01:00 | | Let me get this straight: @WWE, masters of "5 cuts per second" match presentation, expect us to sit through 10+ second super slo-mo replays? |
| 6.10.13 22:03 | | MAYORAL CANDIDATE #21: CHRISTOPHER CLARK (LIBERTARIAN PARTY) Clark, 40, lives in Downtown West (although he answered Downtown East on his Star Tribune questionnaire - but in his defense, they ARE right next to each other). The impeccable handwriting on his filing of 8/9 specified "Libertarian Party" as his party or principle - I've gone on about the nonsense of specifying the actual word "Party" and how I didn't a few times as well as the grief that that's caused me with Elections, but I'll spare you this time around. He's such a dedicated Libertarian that he listed lp.org as his campaign website. Back in June, he sought out the state party on Facebook to inquire about an endorsement - but said that he couldn't make it to their meeting in Eden Prairie unless someone gave him a ride. He failed to get a ride OR secure the endorsement. (Full disclosure: I also failed to secure the endorsement, probably because I also didn't drive to any of their meetings.) He ran for mayor in 2009, finishing fifth out of 11 with 3% (1,337 votes). Hell, I probably voted for him as he was the only declared Libertarian on the ballot. I expect he won't do as well this time around and although I'd love to do as well THIS time around...I remain pessimistic. Clark also ran for City Council in 2005, receiving a protest vote of 15% (935 votes) against the incumbent. There's been at least one run for school board in there as well. He HAS been filling out questionnaires and his favorite thing to talk about is cutting. There's...worse stuff to talk about? He also mentions a bunch of things the mayor doesn't really have the power to do, but there are a lot of candidates who seem to be doing that. I thought I'd have more given that we're the two declared Libertarians on the ballot, but this appears to be it! I'm not sure if I'm pulling punches out of solidarity or there really isn't all that much out there despite multiple campaigns. I honestly can't tell you if I'd be a better mayor than this guy or not, but I feel like I might be! Am I right or wrong? It's YOUR vote! NEXT: The guy who DID get the LP endorsement! |