And we thought OUR mayor was loony...
Mayors disgrace office, themselves....
In a race between two African-Americans, Don Samuels was elected again to the Minneapolis City Council in November, despite (or thanks to) his 2004 statements that he can effectively serve the city's blacks because he descended from "house slaves" in the South rather than "field slaves."
City Council member Clark Griep failed in his bid for mayor of Broomfield, Colo., despite his "October surprise" of revealing that the incumbent mayor, Karen Stuart, had had an extra-marital affair eight years ago with him. (She denied it.)
Former Durham, N.C., city council member Jackie Wagstaff was beaten in the race for mayor last fall, having run as "J-Dub" on a "gangsta" platform, promising to bring "street teens" into her administration. (Eight of the 17 mayoral and council candidates in Durham, including J-Dub, had criminal records.)
(Thanks to the Minneapolis-St. Paul city pages, the Rocky Mountain News, and the Raleigh News & Observer!) --J.D. Crane
For the record, I do not think our mayor is loony. Hear that, Mayor Daley? Remember that! Love ya! Hire me!
Posted by: Sui Generis | Thursday, January 26, 2006 at 12:57 PM