The head of the MN DFL tells an organizer to "give gaza a rest", stop worrying about Iraq, health care, or labor issues, and just enjoy our victory in electing Obama, and then asks him to "take his tent elsewhere." Is this acceptable behavior from one of our state leaders? EDIT: MNDFL HAS REPORTED THAT MR. MELENDEZ DID NOT WRITE THIS RESPONSE (see comments)
Alan Maki has been a longtime activist and organizer in Minnesota, and is currently the Director of Organizing for the Midwest Casino Workers Organizing Committee.
I would like to quote, in its entirety, an email sent to him today by Mr. Brian Melendez, the head of the MN DFL.
Mr. Maki,
text cut based on assertion that it was not written by Brian Melendez
Brian Melendez,Chair, MNDFL
You can find a link to this here:
alan maki's peace and social justice blog
Might I suggest to the esteemed head of the DFL that in fact the slaughter in Gaza, the "endless harping about Iraq", workers' rights and debates about health care and the socialization of health care are, in fact, issues for progressives to take a stand on.
I hope against hope that this email is a hoax or that Brian Melendez left his email password in Rush Limbaugh's trashcan on accident. I would hope that the head of the MNDFL would not write such ludicrous statements and suggest someone "takes their tent to Gaza."
Want to tell Mr. Melendez how you feel about his email?
bmelendez@faegre.com
bmelendez@dfl.org
office: 612-766-7309
(I'm not publishing any private information here folks, that is all on the web under his work page and the DFL page)
EDIT: THE MNDFL IS REPORTING THAT MR. MELENDEZ DID NOT MAKE THIS RESPONSE. MR. MAKI HAS RESPONDED WITH THE ASSERTION THAT THIS IS A LIE. AS THIS IS IN THE REALM OF INNUENDO AT THIS POINT, I HAVE DELETED THE RESPONSE IN QUESTION UNTIL INDEPENDENT CONFIRMATION OCCURS.