here's an email from the head of the Minnesota democratic party (democratic
farmers and laborers party) to a union organizer working on gaza issues.
enjoy.
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hijabicycle
Thu Jan 22, 2009 1:07 pm (PST)
FYI...
Thursday, January 22, 2009
An
<http://peaceandsocialjustice.blogspot.com/2009/01/e-mail-from-brian-melende
z-head-of.html> e-mail from Brian Melendez the head of the Minnesota
Democratic Farmer-Labor Party
Mr. Melendez who is the head of the Minnesota Democratic Farmer-Labor Party
sent me this e-mail:
Mr. Maki,
Enough already.
Give Gaza a rest. Just let us enjoy our victory in electing Barack Obama.
You take up a cause and you try to push that cause down our throats. What
don't you understand? We don't care about your diatribes about Gaza.
You started out demanding justice for casino workers claiming a little smoke
is harmful to their health. Let them get another job if they don't like the
opportunity we have given them. With you it is always demanding. Your list
of demands is never ending.
You started with your casino workers. From there you went to demanding
single-payer health care and this has turned into your demand for socialized
health care because we didn't give you and your casino workers single-payer
as soon as you demanded it.
You harp endlessly about Iraq.
Now you have taken up the cause of Palestinians and you are bashing our best
friend and ally, Israel.
No, you aren't satisfied with taking up one of your issues at a time. Now
you put them all together like they are related in some way and shove then
all down our throats.
We are getting fed up with you. We have a big tent. Apparently our tent is
not big enough for you and all your causes. Please pack up your tent and
move elsewhere. Might I suggest you take your tent to Gaza.
Just leave us alone and give President Obama a chance.
Brian Melendez, Chair, MNDFL
My response:
Mr. Melendez,
Too many "causes" for you, eh?
Well, how many different promises does the Democratic Party make to voters
to get elected, which you conveniently ignore once elected.
For your information, all the "causes" I am involved in are related. These
problems, you call them "causes," all stem from this rotten capitalist
system.
Might I suggest that you move on... perhaps find yourself a job working in
one of your beloved smoke-filled casinos.
Alan L. Maki
Director of Organizing,
Midwest Casino Workers Organizing Council
58891 County Road 13
Warroad, Minnesota 56763
Phone: 218-386-2432
Cell phone: 651-587-5541
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--
Nathan L. Clough
Ph.D. candidate
Dept. of Geography
The University of Minnesota
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