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12.10.13 02:45		24 DAYS UNTIL ELECTION DAY - MAYORAL CANDIDATE #26: DON SAMUELS (DEMOCRATIC FARMER LABOR) We're in the home stretch! Our final ten candidates starts with another one of the chosen eight, Councilman of nearly a decade Don Samuels (64, Jordan). He filed on 8/12 - and then amended in 8/13 for reasons I don't fully comprehend but suspect were at the behest of someone really anal-retentive in Elections. (The only difference I see were that he accidentally filled in "R.T. Rybak" as "judicial incumbent" when it should have been left blank.) On both, he has a lovely signature which is just plain "Don." He's really been into this "six families are responsible for all the crime!" thing (I linked here earlier) but still can't quite explain why he wants to talk to them, but won't talk to them until he's mayor - also, how talking to them is going to end all the crime. I wondered this aloud on Twitter back in August, and somehow he SAW my tweet and answered with a tweet of his own: "Actually, I may have [talked to them], but not knowingly. This is new data, based on ResultsMpls, a newer data system I helped institute in City Hall." A little evasive and not answering the question I was asking, but better than nothin'! (MAYBE.) He didn't tell us which of the six crime families were responsible for the dude peeing on the building and his friend who swiped Samuels' iPhone, leading to an epic tale of recovery and redemption which reads too good to be true and doesn't actually have much to do with him running for mayor...but that's mostly because he wrote it a year ago. In the past year, he's ALSO been the main driver behind the disbanding of the Civilian Police Review Authority - a move which just about removed citizen oversight of the MPD and wasn't well received, especially now that we're into the Office of Police Conduct Review era. Although I haven't talked to a lot of people, Samuels is the one I hear the most about - but almost never in a positive light. What I have heard the most is how strange it is for someone to live in the North side, represent the North side on the City Council, yet do so little for the North side (with the exception of the occasional goodies for Jordan). As if that weren't enough, he was one of the seven votes to proceed with tearing down the Metrodome and putting up a new expensive stadium for the Vikings without asking the people of Minneapolis to vote on it. Perhaps seeing the writing on the wall, Samuels declined to try for re-election to his council seat - thus, the run for mayor. In his favor, Johnny Northside gave him a positive review. (I mention this because a lot of people have strong opinions about Johnny Northside and this might help you make up your mind about Mr. Samuels as well.) Lastly, one of his favourite issues to talk about besides crime is the schools, which - sing along with me, kids - the mayor has very little to do with in Minneapolis and if he'd REALLY wanted to help out, he'd have considered running for the School Board. I honestly can't tell you if I'd be a better mayor than this guy or not, but as with all of the "big" candidates (or DFL candidates - take your pick) and *especially* given his previous experience in Minneapolis government, I tend to think I might be! Am I right or wrong? It's YOUR vote! NEXT: We continue our string of most favored nations with a real doozy!
12.10.13 00:15		@grumpymartian "This video is private." (Maybe set to "unlisted?")
11.10.13 20:20		@grumpymartian The longer you are married, the more we start looking alike? http://pic.twitter.com/e7ClG8d7bk
11.10.13 19:49		Can of Diet Dr Pepper
11.10.13 19:09		Flavor Blasted Xtra Cheddar
11.10.13 19:00		Listened to Brainbug - Nightmare (Sinister Strings Mix)
11.10.13 18:54		Listened to Art of Noise - This Is Your Life [Take Six, TCH Vox]
11.10.13 18:52		Listened to Yazoo - Nobody's Diary (Andy Bell & JC Remix)
11.10.13 17:55		[+] [–]  Listened to Nero - Me & You 11.10.13 17:55 Listened to Nero - Me & You (Original Mix) 11.10.13 17:58 Listened to Nero - Welcome Reality (Original Mix) 11.10.13 18:03 Listened to Nero - Me & You (Dirtyphonics Remix) 11.10.13 18:09 Listened to Nero - Me & You (Danger Remix) 11.10.13 18:12 Listened to Nero - Me And You (Kamuki Remix)
11.10.13 17:30		[+] [–]  Listened to Nero - Guilt EP 11.10.13 17:30 Listened to Nero - Guilt (Radio Edit) 11.10.13 17:33 Listened to Nero - Guilt (Original Mix) 11.10.13 17:37 Listened to Nero - Guilt (Culture Shock Remix) 11.10.13 17:42 Listened to Nero - Innocence (Feed Me Remix) 11.10.13 17:49 Listened to Nero - Guilt (Nero VIP)
11.10.13 15:46		Late coffee - late everything
11.10.13 15:00		SYMC closing quote: 25.08 ▲0.34 (Range: 24.67 - 25.16)
11.10.13 14:05		[+] [–]  Listened to The Egg - Forwards/Sideways 11.10.13 14:05 Listened to The Egg - Wall 11.10.13 14:11 Listened to The Egg - Funky Dube 11.10.13 14:16 Listened to The Egg - Walk On the Snow 11.10.13 14:23 Listened to The Egg - Forwards 11.10.13 14:27 Listened to The Egg - Always There 11.10.13 14:33 Listened to The Egg - She's Terrific 11.10.13 14:39 Listened to The Egg - Nothing 11.10.13 14:43 Listened to The Egg - Venice Beach 11.10.13 14:50 Listened to The Egg - Walking Away 11.10.13 14:57 Listened to The Egg - Angel of My Soul 11.10.13 15:03 Listened to The Egg - Lost At Sea 11.10.13 15:11 Listened to The Egg - Love Don't Let Me Go (Walking Away) (David Guetta vs. The Egg) 11.10.13 15:16 Listened to The Egg - Walking Away (Dusty Kid Pop Ga-Ga Remix) 11.10.13 15:23 Listened to The Egg - Wall (Mylo Remix) 11.10.13 15:29 Listened to The Egg - Wall (Atomic Hooligan Remix) 11.10.13 15:36 Listened to The Egg - Say You Will (Abstract Geometry Remix) 11.10.13 15:41 Listened to The Egg - Say You Will (Original Instrumental) 11.10.13 15:47 Listened to The Egg - Get Some Money Together (Statik Sound System Cat Mix) 11.10.13 15:53 Listened to The Egg - Wall (Oliver Koletzki Remix) 11.10.13 15:59 Listened to The Egg - Walking Away (Tocadisco Remix)
11.10.13 12:49		[+] [–]  Listened to The Egg - Albumen 11.10.13 12:49 Listened to The Egg - The Fat Boy Goes to the Cinema 11.10.13 12:53 Listened to The Egg - Time to Enjoy 11.10.13 12:58 Listened to The Egg - Get Some Money To Get Her 11.10.13 13:04 Listened to The Egg - Bend 11.10.13 13:12 Listened to The Egg - Jam Tomorrow 11.10.13 13:21 Listened to The Egg - Big Duck 11.10.13 13:25 Listened to The Egg - Sunglasses 11.10.13 13:34 Listened to The Egg - Roche (Don't You Ever Stop) 11.10.13 13:40 Listened to The Egg - Shopping 11.10.13 13:45 Listened to The Egg - Shoplifting 11.10.13 13:52 Listened to The Egg - 284 Windows and a Door
11.10.13 11:42		Symantec (Roseville, MN)
11.10.13 11:34		Listened to Madonna - Think of Me
11.10.13 11:31		U.S. Post Office (Minneapolis, MN)
11.10.13 11:30		Listened to Earth, Wind & Fire - Power
11.10.13 03:00		You autocomplete me
11.10.13 01:19		@TheOldLogo SLURPEES!
11.10.13 01:03		Can of Caffeine Free Diet Dr Pepper
11.10.13 00:26		I think I've forgotten to share this with you for a couple days - this is a survey from the Open Twin Cities project, one that allowed me to speak on some issues I actually know about (and have strong opinions about!) which I feel are really important and would have been criminally under-covered if not for this group. One of my responses was too tall for the spreadsheet, so if you skip over me my answers make up Row 11. (Link to Open Twin Cities: Questionnaire Results)
10.10.13 23:53		I admit I haven't been paying close attention (and you know how I hate posting about politics on my Facebook wall!) but which law were the cops saying that dude mowing that lawn was breaking, anyway?
10.10.13 23:45		Just a reminder that while I will not accept any monetary donations, I am a total (can I say whore?) whore for you clicking that sweet, sweet "Like" button. It costs you nothing and, believe it or not, may get me closer to an invitation to debates! (More likely, it will cause the debate people to raise their threshold of Likes to be considered "serious" - I may have seen other candidates treated this way in the past - other Libertarians, even. But still...I'd love your Like either way)
10.10.13 23:34		26 DAYS UNTIL ELECTION DAY - MAYORAL CANDIDATE #25: JACKIE CHERRYHOMES (DEMOCRATIC FARMER LABOR) Cherryhomes (59, Willard-Hay, filed 8/12) may have the coolest last name in the field, but that's my editorial opinion. She was right to keep her name - who would have ever elected Jackie Tyler? Although...on her website, she does self-identify at least once as "Jackie Cherryhomes-Tyler," so who knows - also her daughter Emma is just a Tyler. (She's 15 or 16 - did Cherryhomes really have a kid at 43? Whoa.) (Hmm, Jackie's parents are Parkers and so is her sister. So where'd she GET that cool name, anyway?) As a DFLer AND former councilwoman (12 years, 8 as president), she easily qualified for "favored nation" status amongst the field and has been in a lot of "big" debates where I can't remember a single thing she's said. Fortunately, Naomi took care of this back in August when she pointed out a rather glaring (and glaringly omitted by Cherryhomes) conflict of interest which could have explained her lack of opposition to increasing the garbage burning at HERC (Hennepin Energy Recovery Center) - namely, her previous life as a lobbyist for the energy concern running HERC. In fact, her entire career post losing her council seat by 72 votes has pretty much been as a lobbyist. Now, I'm sure lobbyists are seen as necessary folks in this day and age - at least as much as lawyers (her husband is an attorney) - I'm sure you won't be surprised that "Lobbyist" isn't the first profession that comes to mind when I think of nobility and necessity; in fact, as much as I hate money and partisanship as a corrupting influence in our current political climate, lobbyists (by virtue of their ties to money and/or partisanship) are right up there in earning my scorn. I know...rage on, right? Let me break from that rant to give you another one: For the record, it's been asked a few times and I am all set to disappoint you by stating that I don't yet have a decent answer about the HERC's continuing role. I don't know what my exact position is on it, whether we should be burning more or less garbage or none at all, putting it in a landfill to mess up the ground water instead of burning it to mess up the air, but I CAN tell you that I still recycle all my aluminum cans and get about 60¢ a pound at Metro Metals and our recent single-sort recycling has been a real godsend, and perhaps we might be better off working on education and trying to continue to raise our overall recycling rates beyond what I believe are some pretty pitiful levels. Mayor Sharon Sayles Belton (aka "the one before Rybak") has endorsed her, which...is this a good thing? She's probably the only person to have more fingerprints left on the spectacular, colossal failure known as Block E than Cherryhomes. Actually, given their partnership back in the good ol' days, it might have been more of a story if she HADN'T secured that endorsement. I honestly can't tell you if I'd be a better mayor than this lady or not, but as with all of the "big" candidates, and especially given her earlier track record in Minneapolis government, I tend to think I might be! Am I right or wrong? It's YOUR vote! NEXT: Another favored candidate - they all registered so LATE in the filing period!
10.10.13 22:32		Mayor Rybak/ Love your rhyming tweets/ But not so much/ Wasting hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars on a new Vikings stadium #MPLS13
10.10.13 21:52		RT @Lynx_PR: To celebrate the championship, the Lynx will hold a parade down Nicollet Mall on Monday, October 14 beginning at 11:30 a.m. #LosLynx
10.10.13 21:50		Way to go #LosLynx! Third @WNBA Finals, second championship! Time to dance!
10.10.13 18:41		Listened to Hurricane #1 - Only The Strongest Will Survive
10.10.13 18:36		Listened to Gino Vannelli - Black Cars
10.10.13 17:53		@jjyeley1 In case there's SPEED DICE: 6
10.10.13 17:20		Yet another person who's making me look bad by getting through all 35 candidates before I did...but thanks for the thumbs up, Kirsten Johnson! I think you have managed to encapsulate my ideology with a precision and conciseness that I seem to have lost since becoming a "politician." ;-) (And I promise I will shave off the beard as soon as Movember starts, but the hair stays!) (Link to Kirsten Johnson's status: MPLS mayor candidates)
10.10.13 15:43		Jalapeno Cheddar
10.10.13 15:18		It's Throwback Thursday! Here's a photo from five years ago of me fixing a tape drive. http://pic.twitter.com/e9HOUEQevu
10.10.13 15:00		SYMC closing quote: 24.74 ▲0.07 (Range: 24.55 - 24.93)
10.10.13 14:08		Awesome - I see you @rubytrax! #loslynx #twolves MT @David_Sherman: 3 day time-lapse @TargetCenterMN http://youtu.be/YngkRDnpiS8
10.10.13 12:46		Perhaps coffee will help
10.10.13 09:57		Symantec (Roseville, MN)
10.10.13 09:48		Listened to Röyksopp - 49 Percent (Radio edit)
10.10.13 09:46		U.S. Post Office (Minneapolis, MN)
10.10.13 09:43		Listened to Prince and the New Power Generation - The Max
9.10.13 22:55		Remember that shot of Virgil all alone at the wrestling convention? This should not evoke that, but I had this photo taken long after almost everybody had left. (Photo)
9.10.13 22:47		There was a "Meet the Candidates" event at the American Legion Post 99 in Nokomis tonight from 5 to 7. It had the misfortune of being scheduled against a KFAI forum AND was scheduled on a beautiful, 77 degree night when nobody had any business being indoors pressing the flesh of candidates. As a result, during much of the time there were more candidates present than non-candidates. I was hung up on Haiawatha Avenue and showed up about 10 minutes late. Mr. Iverson greeted me, got me signed in and directed me to the mayor tables. I sat between Mr. Cohen and Dr. Bruyere. Dr. Bruyere admitted he's visited my campaign page on Facebook, but also revealed that I hadn't sufficiently trolled him into writing any responses there. I helped Mr. Cohen assemble one of his lawn signs to decorate his table. They ended up working the room, along with the later arriving candidates. I hope I remember everyone who was there. Captain Jack Sparrow appeared, but may have remembered the brushoff I gave him at the courthouse and didn't try to offer me any of his literature this time around. I DID have interactions with Mr. Carney, Mr. Savior and Mr. Fine in addition to the previously mentioned Mr. Cohen and Dr. Bruyere. All of them are very interesting folks in their own way. Some of them probably should not be elected mayor. (I'm sure a few of them thought that about me as well!) Special thanks to Ole Savior for collecting several copies of today's Minnesota Daily which had his photo and interview on the back page...right next to my own photo and interview, in a happy coincidence. He kept telling me my photo wasn't me, and I kept telling him I couldn't believe my photo had turned out so well either. I think we found finally found some common ground discussing what turned out to be our shared opinions of one of our common opponents (whom I will leave unnamed). I found out later that Mr. Hartwig had also attended but I missed him. I was sorry to miss him because I was hoping I could get the chance to hear firsthand about his experience "crashing" one of the big debates and I may have missed my best shot. (Come to think of it, I should have asked Mr. Cohen about that as well!) As for the non-candidates, I think my most vibrant and fulfilling exchange went thusly: Me: "Hi, I'm Chris; I'm running for mayor." Him: "You don't have a chance in hell!" He DID shake my hand while he said it, though. I led off subsequent encounters with "Hi, I'm Chris; I'm running for mayor. (stage whisper) I DON'T HAVE A CHANCE." I got to hand out some cards advertising my Facebook space, which unfortunately were based on the exact same "free" Vistaprint template Dr. Bruyere had selected. Awkward! I met some of the Wards 11 & 12 candidates - although I live in Ward 2, I'm happy to put in a good word for any of the folks I talked with tonight, including Matt Steele, Ben Gisselman and Chris Lautenschlager. (Apologies to Andrew Johnson for missing him.) Seeing the three Ward 12 opponents in close proximity, chatting amongst themselves was a cool thing. Actually, I think all the mayoral candidates got along as well. Now I feel bad; I probably should have reached out to Mr. Sparrow. There was also a really nice lady running for an at-large Parks seat ... yes, it was Meg Forney. It was nice meeting you! Things really died off after 6; I think a lot of candidates tried to make both this forum and the other one, and there weren't too many people coming in late. I got to have a nice long chat with Mr. Fine (who remembered me from his door knock encounter at my house!) as well as a good chat with Mr. Iverson. He left me with two pieces of advice: "Don't stop running" (I think he may think I have it in me to be a good future "serial candidate") and "Always look ahead, never look behind - you might find they're catching up to you." And I got my photo with him. MISSION ACCOMPLISHED. (attached) Great thanks to Gregg Iverson and everyone at the American Legion Post 99 for setting this up - it was really cool and I met a lot of really nice people I otherwise would not have. I am starting to see why folks leave the house to campaign and MAY regret not having done it earlier. I'm also disappointed that more candidates didn't show up. In a way, I'm relieved that the only "serious" candidates were Mr. Fine and Mr. Cohen as I'm not sure I particularly care for any of the other ones, but it would have been very interesting to have them available to be challenged by some of the rest of us. Anybody want me to come over and deliver a speech?
9.10.13 20:42		While you wait for my writeup of the "Meet the Candidates" event I was at tonight, why not check out my quotes and appearance in the U's paper from early today? (Link to MNDaily: Candidates talk stadium, education)

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