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| 31.8.13 05:39 |  | 66 DAYS TO ELECTION DAY - MAYORAL CANDIDATE #5: RAHN V. WORKCUFF (INDEPENDENCE PARTY) I'm a little behind, so here's a Saturday post to help me catch up. His original filing listed his party or principle as "Indepence" - it was later amended to "Independence Party" on 8/13, which leads me to surmise that Elections called rather a lot of people on the same day they called me to try to get me to amend MY filing (from "Libertarian" to "Libertarian Party" - I was in Florida and declined, as you may recall). The thing is - if you compare both filing documents, the handwriting looks completely different - yet the signatures, which look EXACTLY the same...look like they were a rubber stamp and not actual autographs, as neither one is too close to the line. Ah, OK, he appears to be disabled, so other folks are probably helping him out with the filings. There's a TPT interview from 2010 when he ran for governor (with his son for lieutenant governor; he finished last in the IP primary out of five candidates) - this is at least his eleventh campaign - and he is shown in a wheelchair and has difficulty speaking, although he seems in complete control of his mental capacity. Workcuff, 64, appears to be the only declared IP candidate in the race. (Also, the IP still exists! They still have their giant orange buffalo booth at the State Fair.) Workcuff lists an apartment in Seward Square as his residency. He has served in the Air Force so he's a veteran. Combine "veteran" with "black" and "disabled" and suddenly I am too scared to make any jokes. But I WILL offer this - he felt the need to make the cornerstone of his 2008 run for the Hennepin County Soil & Water board his firm belief that marriage should only be between one man and one woman and opposition to same-sex marriages. It would be interesting to find out if his views have changed between then and now. Unfortunately, he has no website. You might be able to reach him at Gmail. I haven't tried, although I am very tempted to ask what the "V." stands for. I honestly can't tell you if I'd be a better mayor than this guy or not, but I have a strong feeling that I might be! Am I right or wrong? It's YOUR vote! NEXT TIME: A Mann with a plan and the last of the six candidates to file on the opening day of the filing period |
| 30.8.13 19:37 | | Listened to The Egyptian Lover - Yea! |
| 30.8.13 19:33 | | Listened to Climie Fisher - It's Not Supposed to Be That Way |
| 30.8.13 19:28 | | Listened to Mary Hylan & George Gilmour - Universal Melody |
| 30.8.13 19:09 | | Reload @ Symantec http://instagram.com/p/dqCwOvE-zQ/ |
| 30.8.13 18:07 | | [+] Listened to Knife Party - 100% No Modern Talking |
| 30.8.13 18:03 | | Listened to Starkey - The Conqueror (Starkey Remix) |
| 30.8.13 17:27 | | [+] Listened to The Soft Moon - Zeros |
| 30.8.13 16:28 | | Listened to Justice vs. Simian - We Are Your Friends (Edison Remix) |
| 30.8.13 16:22 | | Listened to Justice vs. Simian - We Are Your Friends (Lee Cabrera's Lower East Side Remix) |
| 30.8.13 16:18 | | Listened to Justice vs. Simian - We Are Your Friends (Original Mix) |
| 30.8.13 16:06 | | @jjyeley1 SPEED DICE: 4 |
| 30.8.13 15:22 | | [+] Listened to fDeluxe - Gaslight |
| 30.8.13 15:00 |   | SYMC closing quote: 25.61 ▼0.44 (Range: 25.53 - 26.14) |
| 30.8.13 14:19 | | Finally time for coffee! |
| 30.8.13 14:18 | | [+] Listened to Nero - Welcome Reality |
| 30.8.13 12:57 | | [+] Listened to Nero - Guilt EP |
| 30.8.13 10:02 | |  Symantec (Roseville, MN) |
| 30.8.13 09:58 | | Listened to Dino - The Way I Am |
| 30.8.13 09:54 | | Listened to Joey Youngman - Joey Youngman - Desperation |
| 30.8.13 02:17 | | Listened to Sylvester - Dance (Disco Heat) (Remix) |
| 30.8.13 02:11 | | Listened to Harry Nilsson - Everybody's Talkin' |
| 30.8.13 00:10 | | I'm the first guy to perform both Nero songs in the book! (Or, Joel says, ANY Nero at all!) #MPLSmayor |
| 29.8.13 22:43 | | Grumpy's Bar & Grill (Minneapolis, MN) |
| 29.8.13 22:35 | | Listened to Santa Esmeralda - Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood |
| 29.8.13 22:29 | | Listened to Sex Pistols - God Save the Queen |
| 29.8.13 22:25 | | Listened to Yazoo - Bad Connection |
| 29.8.13 22:21 | | Listened to Justice - Horsepower |
| 29.8.13 22:18 | | Listened to Sly & The Family Stone - Time For Livin' (Alternate Version) |
| 29.8.13 22:14 | | Listened to The Prisoner - End Titles |
| 29.8.13 22:12 | | Listened to James Brown - There Was A Time |
| 29.8.13 22:02 | | Your "greatness" bar is so low! RT @Place2BeNation: PTB chats with the great @CRZ http://placetobenation.com/place-to-be-podcast-episode-249-christopher-robin-zimmerman/ |
| 29.8.13 21:46 | | Listened to Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Is There Anybody Out There |
| 29.8.13 21:38 | | Listened to Unity - Work It Out (Work It Out) |
| 29.8.13 21:25 | | RT @realkevinkelly: @place2benation he was right... I don't |
| 29.8.13 21:25 | | RT @Place2BeNation: Hey @realkevinkelly , do you remember @CRZ ? He said "he won't remember me" |
| 29.8.13 19:28 | | Just waiting for that call... — in Roseville. (Place to Be Nation: Photo) |
| 29.8.13 17:49 | | Can of Diet Dr Pepper |
| 29.8.13 17:16 |  | California Vegetable |
| 29.8.13 15:00 | | SYMC closing quote: 26.05 ▲0.36 (Range: 25.49 - 26.14) |
| 29.8.13 14:04 | | Too busy for coffee?! STOP NOW DRINK COFFEE |
| 29.8.13 12:03 | | YOGURT OF THE DAY: APPLE TURNOVER #yogurtoftheday |
| 29.8.13 09:58 | | Symantec (Roseville, MN) |
| 29.8.13 09:53 | | Listened to Michael Mantra - Sonic Alter |
| 29.8.13 09:46 | | Listened to Joakim - Nebula Laughter (Original Mix) |
| 29.8.13 09:46 | | There's 1.1" in the rain gauge! When did THAT happen? #mspwx |
| 29.8.13 01:21 | | @grumpymartian I've spent $30, not $30K |
| 29.8.13 01:20 | | RT @grumpymartian: "If my brother can run mayor of Minneapolis I can try to get a Ferrari." |
| 29.8.13 00:49 | | Naomi Kritzer has already written up all 35 candidates and it isn't even September! She worked in alphabetical order (curses!) but here's her final part, which includes me. I encourage you to go read all seven batches so you can see what I'm working with (and maybe look forward to in later updates!) She may be back with some pointed questions, so keep an eye on the "Recent Posts by Others" section over in the righthand column. (Also, how sad is it that folks who aren't even Minneapolis residents anymore care more about learning about EVERY candidate and sharing their findings than, say, our local fishwrap?) |
| 28.8.13 23:49 | | Can of Caffeine Free Diet Dr Pepper |