Comments on: ‘Rybak won!’ — in Minneapolis and Moscow http://minnesotaindependent.com/35010/rybak-wins-minneapolis-eurovision News. Politics. Media. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:43:11 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Ginny http://minnesotaindependent.com/35010/rybak-wins-minneapolis-eurovision/comment-page-1#comment-31032 Ginny Tue, 19 May 2009 17:50:35 +0000 http://minnesotaindependent.com/?p=35010#comment-31032 "Trade and tourism" with China sounds like a lot of global air miles to me. It's definitely not buying local. For the stupid among us. “Trade and tourism” with China sounds like a lot of global air miles to me. It’s definitely not buying local. For the stupid among us.

]]> By: Amuseinc http://minnesotaindependent.com/35010/rybak-wins-minneapolis-eurovision/comment-page-1#comment-30987 Amuseinc Mon, 18 May 2009 15:57:15 +0000 http://minnesotaindependent.com/?p=35010#comment-30987 For the stupid among us... foreign trade and travel to Minneapolis amount to bringing incremental dollars to the economy. Mayor Rybak is not going to China to encourage you to go there or to purchase Chinese goods. He is trying to encourage them to buy our goods and to visit our city. Why is it every time Rybak does anything the dial-a-cranks come out in force? You want to complain about something Chinese take a look at what Republican Bush did to our dollar with his excessive selling of debt to the Communist Chinese. For the stupid among us… foreign trade and travel to Minneapolis amount to bringing incremental dollars to the economy. Mayor Rybak is not going to China to encourage you to go there or to purchase Chinese goods. He is trying to encourage them to buy our goods and to visit our city.

Why is it every time Rybak does anything the dial-a-cranks come out in force?

You want to complain about something Chinese take a look at what Republican Bush did to our dollar with his excessive selling of debt to the Communist Chinese.

]]> By: Ginny http://minnesotaindependent.com/35010/rybak-wins-minneapolis-eurovision/comment-page-1#comment-30969 Ginny Sun, 17 May 2009 18:06:43 +0000 http://minnesotaindependent.com/?p=35010#comment-30969 Could someone explain how this trip to China, with accompanying staff, family or whomever, with its goal of encouraging global air travel, reconciles with the idea of reducing energy consumption and one's carbon footprint? What about Rybak pushing us to buy local, eat local, work local, and live local? Oh - I forgot! That applies only to us average schlubs, not to high falutin politicians! It's do as I say, not as I do! Gross. Could someone explain how this trip to China, with accompanying staff, family or whomever, with its goal of encouraging global air travel, reconciles with the idea of reducing energy consumption and one’s carbon footprint?

What about Rybak pushing us to buy local, eat local, work local, and live local?

Oh – I forgot! That applies only to us average schlubs, not to high falutin politicians!

It’s do as I say, not as I do!

Gross.

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