Against Character?

Who wrote this?

So a minister with intimate knowledge of the inner city and its gangs is not worth engaging because, after putting in a 12-hour day on the North Side, he goes home to Brooklyn Park, which is ever so much further from the mean streets than are the placid waters of Lake Harriet.

Let's review: A mayoral news conference was spoiled by shouting. Not shooting. Shouting. Some parts of Minneapolis would love to just hear shouts. But not the mayor. He cut and ran.

"It's childish," says [Reverend] McAfee. "No one person speaks on behalf of all black people in Minneapolis. But if you're going to solve crime in north Minneapolis, you will have to deal with us, for one simple reason: We're not afraid to go out there and talk with people."

Or even to listen.

Was it:

1. Rambix
2. First Ringer
3. Nick Coleman

If you answered "3", you are probably as amazed as I am. For the first time in memory, Nick Coleman has written two columns that both made sense and didn't insult the intelligence.

Just saying.

Posted by Mitch at August 16, 2006 07:07 AM | TrackBack