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12.9.13 02:10 
MAYORAL CANDIDATE #10: JAMES EVERETT (GREEN PARTY)

Everett, 36, is described as both an "activist" and an "artist." He lives in Willard-Hay (activist for the north side) and founded the SubZero Collective (where his art is "positive hip-hop" - although their website doesn't appear to exist in 2013...and their MySpace profile didn't seem to survive the "new" MySpace transition. His LinkedIn title is "CEO/Freedom Fighter/" and yes, that's one slash too many.) He was also a former president of the greater Minneapolis NAACP.

He's another guy who filed early (8/2) but then may have been encouraged to amend his filing (8/13) - interestingly, he changed his "website" from a search on Facebook (which worked, at least...check out that quote from 2009's campaign!) to a bona-fide website address...but the domain name that doesn't actually exist. He also changed his phone number and email address (from a yahoo.com account to a gmail.com one) ...I suspect that neither address works. On the other hand, he has about 30 more Likes than me.

Like I said up there, Everett ran for mayor in 2009, where he amassed 357 votes (0.79%), finishing eighth out of eleven. In 2009, he ran as James R. Everett - alas, I don't know what the R stands for. He's also run for school board and although technically he was never on the ballot, he made some noise out of a run for governor in 2006. (He may have been a write-in.)

Like Doug Mann, Everett didn't seek out the Greens' endorsement. I have no idea what this might say about the Greens, or about Mann and Everett. (Mann and Everett don't seem to have a whole lot in common other than they both declared "Green Party" as their party or principle.)

I'm probably not supposed to say stuff like this, but I had to scroll waaaaaaaaay deep into his Facebook friends list to find a picture of a white person. (This MAY mean anyone voting for him probably won't rank me second, to my dismay.)

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: One of the "serious" candidates
11.9.13 21:40 
55 DAYS TO ELECTION DAY: I am a big, BIG fan of "open data" - public data gathered when public funds are spent deserves to be public. This should be a no-brainer! This move to make it more difficult to get public data in a usable form is the exact opposite direction Minneapolis should be moving when it comes to allowing free, easy access to "what's going on" in our city. Bravo to MinnPost for this story - please stay on it! (Link to MinnPost: Minneapolis Police Department responds to data format questions)
11.9.13 21:35 
I hope every #MPLSmayor candidate denounces this move; I'll go first. MPD is moving in the wrong direction http://www.minnpost.com/data/2013/09/minneapolis-police-department-responds-data-format-questions #opendata
11.9.13 21:30 @hansen9j Before this level, mine was one. I can't remember if I ended up using three or four
11.9.13 21:25 @hansen9j I told myself "if you ever get within (x) lollipop hammers, you PULL THAT TRIGGER"
11.9.13 20:54 Can of Diet Dr Pepper
11.9.13 20:21 
Buying one, getting one for a penny - McDonald's (Saint Paul, MN)
11.9.13 19:52 Cub Foods (Saint Paul, MN)
11.9.13 19:43 Holiday Station Store (St. Paul, MN)
11.9.13 17:20 @grumpymartian Hey I need to talk to you or Aaron RIGHT NOW - can you DM me your number since he's not answering?
11.9.13 15:00 
SYMC closing quote: 25.26 ▲0.03 (Range: 25.14 - 25.48)
11.9.13 14:05 
Coffee
11.9.13 13:25 Updated album "Photos from my current phone" (25 new photos)
11.9.13 11:33 
YOGURT OF THE DAY: ORANGE CRÈME #yogurtoftheday
11.9.13 11:28 
Symantec (Roseville, MN)
11.9.13 11:15 
U.S. Post Office (Minneapolis, MN)
11.9.13 01:09 
Never....ah, forget it.
10.9.13 21:34 
MAYORAL CANDIDATE #9: EDMUND BERNARD BRUYERE (LEGACY-NEXT GENERATION)

Dr. Bruyere, Ph.D., or "Eddie," expects to surprise a lot of people by exploiting both his longtime Northside roots (although he now lives in the President Apartments in Whittier) as well as his ties to the Native American community; "[he] is a tribal member of the Sagkeeng First Nation located in Manitoba, Canada" - wait, what? Closer to home, he also claims to be "an Anishinabe First Nation tribal member of paternal decent" which is fuzzy on several levels...I think he used another spelling of "Anishinaabe" and wonder why he wouldn't just say "Ojibwe" which would be far more recognisable in Minnesota... but perhaps one is techically true and one is technically...less true (the Manitoba thing again? But the Ojibwe were in Manitoba...oh, I'm getting caught up in tangential research again). Finally, I think he meant "descent" and not "decent" - not to imply he's not a decent man. I'm a picky proofreader, I know, but you put his two selling points up to scrutiny and...

He's also a veteran and I thank him for his service to our country.

Oh, and he's ALSO a Bear. (No, not that kind of bear.) Go see the cover photo on his personal Facebook wall for proof.

I can't suss out his age, but going by his enrollment info, I would guess he's my age give or take a couple years. I believe his father AND son are also named "Eddie" and wonder why he'd eschew the "Jr." - this is usually where I'd make a Vincent K. McMahon joke, but you're not here for that. (Or are you?) This appears to be his first campaign.

Obviously, I'm all for a grassroots campaign, but how about real talk? He's one of the few candidates on Facebook who I'm doubling in Likes. There ARE people on the north side who have the Internet...I believe they may also vote!

My original question was going to be "what's a guy so smart doing running for mayor?" but it appears he's currently a substitute teacher in Roseville. Nothing against teaching, but I bet being mayor is far preferable. He has an old resume online where he makes mention of being "director of The Sacred Beings Project," a nonprofit organization for Native American children (I think - every website they ever had are suffering from expired domains and/or having been taken down)

His "Issues" pages has a lot of stuff the mayor can't affect and a lot of "youth" issues. Between this, his former(?) nonprofit, his current occupation...this guy loves the kids. His very first announcment also set the tone: "Running on a platform of family's and children's issues..." I'm not sure you'd find a candidate who'd go on the record as being AGAINST family and children's issues, but...I don't think it's really the top concern in the Minneapolis mayor's race. When she profiled him, Naomi speculated he'd be much better off running for school board. I think he's got about the same chance of winning either race.

I honestly can't tell you if I'd be a better mayor than this guy or not, but I feel like I would! Am I right or wrong? It's YOUR vote!

NEXT: Another "serial" candidate
10.9.13 20:33 
Has @LWVMinneapolis determined that money is the most important criterion in #MPLSmayor race? http://forums.e-democracy.org/r/topic/4iTvsx87PdwzXn89xRwg2M #transparency
10.9.13 20:32 
EIGHT WEEKS TO ELECTION DAY: You can't get covered if you aren't a major candidate, but you can't be a major candidate if you aren't covered. That there's Catch-22. Until we can get the notion out of our collective hive mind that money's the only standard on which candidates should be judged, we'll continue to be presented with the same old candidates. Here's my post over at e-demo describing my "invitation" to a League of Women Voters-sponsored forum.
10.9.13 17:59 
RT @anton612: One of many reasons to cancel League Pass: http://i.imgur.com/Gh0flkW.png cc @HPbasketball @NBA
10.9.13 15:56 Roast Chicken
10.9.13 15:00 
SYMC closing quote: 25.23 ▼0.16 (Range: 25.22 - 25.70)
10.9.13 11:43 I supported "Travail: Democratizing Fine Dining in Robbinsdale, MN"
10.9.13 11:29 
YOGURT OF THE DAY: BLACKBERRY #yogurtoftheday
10.9.13 10:00 
Symantec (Roseville, MN)
10.9.13 09:48 
U.S. Post Office (Minneapolis, MN)
9.9.13 22:53 I like how they act surprised when the "Call Reversed" graphic had been up there since coming out of the break #worldwideleader
9.9.13 22:04 
Don't remember anybody saying Show couldn't touch Orton? #RAW
9.9.13 21:41 
So with the DQ finish....I guess BOTH guys get to keep the airbrusher #RAW
9.9.13 21:39 
BIGGUY BIGTRAPS is not trending worldwide #RAW
9.9.13 21:33 
I know when *I* think @Ryback22, I think "CGI bear trap which catches a letter 'R'" #RAW
9.9.13 21:26 
Ugh not more crying #RAW
9.9.13 20:19 
Does the commentary team hate ALL women, or just AJ? #RAW
9.9.13 20:10 
That's no way to treat Ron Silver! #RAW
9.9.13 19:04 
God bless 'im, #Edge is the only man on the planet to correctly call it "Rated RKO" without prefacing it with "Team" #RAW
9.9.13 19:02 
OK, a classic Chimeltroduction makes this an instant WHAT WORKED, as @D_V_D_V_R is sure to soon tweet #RAW #EDGE
9.9.13 18:33 
When @WWE texts me, that's my cue to leave work NOW in order to get home in time for #RAW to start
9.9.13 17:43 Oh man, Lone Mixer died last October. That bums me out. RIP(ump It Up)
9.9.13 17:36 I'm his 14th follower! (Now to find The Lone Mixer and DJ Redeemed...)
9.9.13 17:35 2Bigg MC is on Twitter! He has 34 tweets in 18 months; 32 are at-replies. It's gotta be him, right? Who'd pretend to be him for 18 months?
9.9.13 17:28 
OK, NOW I want a copy of 2 Bigg MC's CD
http://youtu.be/NBoJCxu5vhI
http://youtu.be/u34j2BaNFPI
9.9.13 17:23 
@dhm I own it! (Gift from Kim) and after an iPod shuffle last year, I tried to Thisismyjam it but YouTube DENIED me and what a great story!
9.9.13 15:00 
SYMC closing quote: 25.39 ▲0.04 (Range: 25.38 - 25.63)
9.9.13 13:48 Lime Flavor With Shrimp
9.9.13 12:24 
By the way, looks like the @nflredzone crew enabled A AND B audio on the online version of the touchdown montage: http://on.nfl.com/18Hg1gN
9.9.13 12:04 
Transparency, transparency, transparency, transparency, transparency. #MPLSmayor #transparency
9.9.13 12:02 
Coffee!
9.9.13 10:23 
YOGURT OF THE DAY: BLUEBERRY PATCH #yogurtoftheday
8.9.13 19:25 "♫ Verizon Verizon Verizon ♫ Al and Chris having fun on TV ♫ Verizon Verizon ♫" #SNF
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