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M. R. Frey
Mary Lou Reports
Muncy Analysis
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02/07/05 Belo sacrifices reporters'
integrity to grab control of City Hall.
You know things are not going well for the
Bah! Blackwood's Park Cities Cabal, when Belo pulls out the race card this early
in the campaign. Gromer Jeffers frequently slants even the most benign
argument along racial lines, so it must not have been hard for him to accept the
company charge to start the con job Belo wants to pull on North Dallas.
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DallasArena.com and other have been warning that the proponents of the
Strong Mayor scam are going to try to make this a Black/White issue.
They intend to paint Mayor Miller as the pretty White Lady being abused by
mean old Black Men, like Al Lipscomb and and Roy Williams. I am
absolutely convinced that someone paid Al Lipscomb to make that speech
comparing Laura Miller to Hitler, a speech that was printed in a double
spaced, large type that Old Al had to read. Never seen him have to
read a hateful speech before. Have you? |
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Who's
paying Old Al?
Looks like the Park Cities Cabal are calling in some
of their markers from Old Al. His act at the council briefing was so
rehearsed and practiced that it's hard to believe the press even bothered to
report -- but they did.
... I'm sure some of his old benefactors who sleep in the Park Cities have
him on retainer again. The only way the Park Cities Cabal can pull off
their coup d'?at is to play their campaign as a White/Black fight. They
intended for Councilman James Fantroy to be the bad guy, but he appeared to be
aware of their plans and was taking a higher plain approach....
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The only chance the proponents
have of making their scheme come to fruition is to play the race card.
What better way to throw down the race card than have Goffer Jeffers start a
series of columns and articles, all talking about African-American opposition to
the Strong Mayor proposal in general and Laura Miller in particular.
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Black
leaders fight strong mayor push:
Many oppose strong mayor, fearing return to white business control
Sunday,
February 6, 2005 By GROMER JEFFERS JR. /
The Dallas Morning News |
When Dallas implemented the
system of electing its City Council from 14 single-member districts about 15
years ago, the idea of having a strong-mayor system didn't seem that
outrageous to the black leaders who commanded
the effort.
... Mr. Williams said, referring to
Dallas blacks' first taste of political power.
His feelings about the strong-mayor debate are simple and direct.
"This is not the time," he said, "and
this is the wrong plan."
... most black leaders
say they are fighting to preserve political power and their place in city
government.
Some say that if the plan put forth
by Dallas lawyer Beth Ann Blackwood is approved by voters in May, city
politics would return to the era when a handful of
white business leaders picked the mayor and the council.
Black opponents say they would be more
receptive to a strong-mayor proposal if the city's
black residents had the political power to elect the mayor.
... Black
voters overwhelmingly chose insurance executive Tom Dunning and then
former council member Mary Poss as alternatives to Ms. Miller, but she won
both elections on the strength of the North Dallas vote.
... Black leaders say
they also fear the effect of a strong-mayor system on their diminishing
political clout ?
... Until council members were elected from
single-member districts, black residents had no
reliable way to influence government.
The at-large system gave advantages
to white North Dallas and the civic
associations that supported slates of candidates.
... some blacks were
optimistic that their electoral clout would grow to the point where they
could someday field successful candidates for mayor.
Though Ron Kirk became the
city's first black mayor in 1995, he was
discovered and sponsored by the Dallas business establishment.
... Because of the single-member district system,
black and Hispanic members were elected to the council,
... Residents living in the southern sector
elected activists such as Diane Ragsdale and Al Lipscomb, two of the most
unpopular politicians among North Dallas residents. As late as 2001, there
were six black members
of the council, ... The council now has
four black members.
... "It took a long time for
black voices to be heard," said Dallas lawyer Michael Sorrell.
"African-Americans feel like they just got a voice at City Hall and that the
strong-mayor proposal would hurt. Whether that makes sense to others is
irrelevant."
The current mayor also is a rallying
point for blacks opposed to a strong-mayor
system. The presence of Ms. Miller in the strong-mayor debate almost assures
that black voters will reject the measure,
which frustrates some black leaders who support
it. ... |
Do you think he could have used
the word "black" one more time in a single story? This was absolutely a
Belo-the-belt stunt to alert North Dallas Whites that the Bah! Bah! Blackwood
plan is unpopular in South Dallas with the likes of "Diane
Ragsdale and Al Lipscomb, two of the most unpopular politicians among North
Dallas residents".
Belo and their Goffer think everyone who lives north of Northwest Highway are a
bunch of racists who think in terms of black and white.
Those who live in mansions and gated communities and only talk to people in
their elitist crowd must assume the more plebian crowd still live divided lives
-- with poor Whites hating all Blacks and all Blacks suspicious of anyone White
(who is not a millionaire). The only Blacks the folks at Belo know are the
Ron Kirks of the World. It's just tiresome.
It may not be surprising, but it's still disappointing for Goffer Jeffers to
write a race-bating story like this
Black leaders fight strong mayor push.
I'm not the only one to see the story for what it is -- a piece for Bah! Bah!
Blackwood and Our Mayor's campaign to grab control of City Hall for a Park
Cities cabal.
Like some national media big shots who thought (until November 2, 2004) that
they could still control and manipulate how people think and vote, Belo/The
Dallas Managed News are living in
another that no one in Dallas wants back.
I'm not the only one who was offended by Goffer's race card/campaign piece.
Allen Gwinn shares this e-mail with us.
Hi Gromer,
Thanks for taking the lead in trying to turn the Strong Mayor proposal into
a "black vs white" (or maybe a "black vs everyone else") issue.
That way maybe everybody's attention will be diverted away from the
real issues like one person quietly drafting (and
6 people paying to promote) a charter affecting 1,000,000+ people.
I mean, the pro-side has to have a little help, and if the Dallas Morning
News can just help divide the electorate by doing
a little bit of race baiting, the measure might just
pass.
I'm thanking you because the "pro" side probably won't bother to write (the
nerve of those guys, eh). Gromer, I know you have to do Decherd's bidding
in this thing, and nobody blames you guys for wanting to keep
your jobs, but I hope that personally you recognize that while there
is merit to a strong mayor form of government,
there is very little merit in this proposal. It
is equally bad for everyone in Dallas regardless
of what you look like.
Allen Gwinn |
There's going to be a lot more
of this coming at you in the next few months. If you oppose this
race-baiting stuff by Belo/The Dallas Managed
News, write them and let know.
Next thing you should do is talk to your neighbors and other Dallas voters and
alert them to Belo's plan to divide us so that the Park Cities can conquer us.
Then, check out the people running for city council in your district. Ask
them where they stand on this Park Cities power grab, and vote accordingly.
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