Ashaki

[mhd]

I have been asked to support Cincinnati City Councilman David Pepper. do you know anything about him? even if its just a gut feeling? thanks

[Koffy Brown]

Originally posted by mhd:
I have been asked to support Cincinnati City Councilman David Pepper. do you know anything about him? even if its just a gut feeling? thanks Wow...I voted for him but just like the others he had a hidden agenda that wasn't what he ran on...I would and do not support him now...let me get my thoughts together and get back with you with a little background info...

peace

[Koffy Brown]

Originally posted by Ashaki:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by mhd:
I have been asked to support Cincinnati City Councilman David Pepper. do you know anything about him? even if its just a gut feeling? thanks Wow...I voted for him but just like the others he had a hidden agenda that wasn't what he ran on...I would not and do not support him now...let me get my thoughts together and get back with you with a little background info...

peace </font>[/QUOTE]

[Koffy Brown]

MOTION, dated 03/27/2003, submitted by Councilmembers Pepper, DeWine, Crowley, Monzel, Mayor Luken and Councilmember Cranley, that the City not object to the BUF's decision to remove itself from the Collaborative, given the clear conflicts that existed between its interests in a destructive, divisive boycott and the class interest in the implementation of the Collaborative. If the BUF, as it has claimed, is committed to the ongoing boycott as its priority, then it is not an adequate class representative due to the clear conflicts involved. We further move that despite the BUF's decision to abandon its legal commitments in the Collaborative, the City should continue to be a partner of the Collaborative on the condition that the following changes are made: The Plaintiffs design a structure that assures adequate class representation by persons and groups so that there is "buy-in" and effective representation of the diverse community that is served by the collaborative. Collectively, the groups enlisted in this effort: (BALANCE ON FILE IN CLERKS OFFICE) (STATEMENT ATTACHED)

You have to know a little bit about Cincinnati and it's racial history especially over the last 2 years since the riots...He along with the council members mentioned signed an agreement with the BUF Black United Front...to try to end the boycott and now they are trying to back out of it without meeting any of the conditions that were lined out...what happened was they basically didn't read Collaborative (the agreement) and the BUF did...now that they (city council) haven't done any of the things outlined in the agreement they want out...

He's rich, he comes from one of the richest family's in the city...he ran on this strong liberal campaign and now he is basically doing the opposite of everything he said he'd do...

hope that helps...but this is just my opinion...
why were you asked to back him? for what agenda?

[mhd]

Thanks for your thoughts, his father was ceo of P&G. and he is a liberal democrat. folks think he may be destined for statewide office or congress. in 96 we barely won Ohio and in 2000 we lost it to the republicans. if we had won ohio, florida would not have mattered and gore would have been president. so people like pepper are important in that mix.

i am somewhat active in the evaluation of candidates and pepper will be here on thursday and he is being hosted by mutual friends. as far as agendas, we try to focus on democratic candidates that support working class people and people of color, sometimes you have to hold your nose though

[Koffy Brown]

Originally posted by mhd:
Thanks for your thoughts, his father was ceo of P&G. and he is a liberal democrat. folks think he may be destined for statewide office or congress. in 96 we barely won Ohio and in 2000 we lost it to the republicans. if we had won ohio, florida would not have mattered and gore would have been president. so people like pepper are important in that mix.

i am somewhat active in the evaluation of candidates and pepper will be here on thursday and he is being hosted by mutual friends. as far as agendas, we try to focus on democratic candidates that support working class people and people of color, sometimes you have to hold your nose though he's more supportive of the middle upper class...

[mhd]

Originally posted by Ashaki:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by mhd:
Thanks for your thoughts, his father was ceo of P&G. and he is a liberal democrat. folks think he may be destined for statewide office or congress. in 96 we barely won Ohio and in 2000 we lost it to the republicans. if we had won ohio, florida would not have mattered and gore would have been president. so people like pepper are important in that mix.

i am somewhat active in the evaluation of candidates and pepper will be here on thursday and he is being hosted by mutual friends. as far as agendas, we try to focus on democratic candidates that support working class people and people of color, sometimes you have to hold your nose though he's more supportive of the middle upper class... </font>[/QUOTE]But he cannot win without our support, hopefully we can have some impact on his agenda. not surprised, given his lineage, i understand his grandfather was a famous architect in cincy.

what do you think about the alternative?

[Koffy Brown]

Originally posted by mhd:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Ashaki:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by mhd:
Thanks for your thoughts, his father was ceo of P&G. and he is a liberal democrat. folks think he may be destined for statewide office or congress. in 96 we barely won Ohio and in 2000 we lost it to the republicans. if we had won ohio, florida would not have mattered and gore would have been president. so people like pepper are important in that mix.

i am somewhat active in the evaluation of candidates and pepper will be here on thursday and he is being hosted by mutual friends. as far as agendas, we try to focus on democratic candidates that support working class people and people of color, sometimes you have to hold your nose though he's more supportive of the middle upper class... </font>[/QUOTE]But he cannot win without our support, hopefully we can have some impact on his agenda. not surprised, given his lineage, i understand his grandfather was a famous architect in cincy.

what do you think about the alternative? </font>[/QUOTE]My thing it's not the middle to upper class who has the problems it's the poor and blacks here and cincinnati is a very racially divided city...he ran on an agenda for helping to revitalize certain poverished communities and doing other things for inner city communities, when that's not what he has done at all...where are you located?

[mhd]

i'm in dc

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Ashaki, you live in Cincinnati?