Mpls Mirror Denounces Former Friends And/Or Allies, Disappears Into A Dark Hole Of Its Own Self-Created Loony Misery...

Photo by John Hoff, Al Flowers and the Mpls Mirror Lady, blog post by John Hoff

Normally, I ignore the Mpls Mirror, which is Terry Yzaguirre's attempt at blogging gloriously free of the conventional constraints of proper spelling, grammar and punctuation.

Yes, I'm quite aware the Mirror doesn't like me very much, and the feeling is mutual. So I don't comment on The Cracked Mirror or mention The Cracked Mirror except, for example, when writing about criminal charges leveled against Terry's children or the crazy lawsuits the Yzaguirre family has filed in the court with the help of troubled attorney Jill Clark.

(Want to file a CRAZY lawsuit? Get a CRAZY lawyer. Wouldn't that make a great advertisement on the back of a phonebook?)

But every now and then I do check the Mpls Mirror because, who knows? Maybe a stray nugget of info will turn up about Jill Clark and it will prove to be a lead to information when I write Part Fifty-Six Or Whatever It Is of The Madness of Jill Clark.

So at about 2 in the morning, I checked the Mirror. The latest article on the Mirror referred me to Terry's other blog, Unconventional Grandma.

Wow. Turns out I am still capable of being surprised by that category of people some of us just refer to as "The Crazies"...

In a blog post dated January 1, Terry Yzaguirre (we call her "The Yaz") writes that she's had some "life changing issues" that have needed her attention but promises "The Minneapolis Mirror Has Not Gone Anywhere."

(Yes, I could definitely agree with that statement, though not the way it's intended. As for what the life changing issues are, word is these are health issues)

Then, in an editorial written later that same day, "No Hope For The Black Community Until We Get New Leaders, Politicians and Media" Terry Yzaguirre (who is not black, but used the word "We" as though she is) urges readers to check out an editorial at her other blog, Unconventional Grandma.

There, in an editorial directed at (it would appear) the cold, cruel universe, Terry Yzaguirre takes potshots at individuals she herself admits she once admired, specifically Revered McAfee and activist Al Flowers. She also takes an implied potshot at Don Allen of IBNN, with whom Yzaguirre was once so close she was apparently invited to Allen's wedding to Enid Logan Allen.

My goodness, has Yzaguirre woken up to the fact Don Allen is a flim-flam artist? Maybe so!

Besides so-called media Don Allen, singled out for mention and criticism is Insight News, the Spokesman Recorder, and KMOJ.

Wow, Terry! Do you have a single friend left in the world? I mean, not including Level Three Sex Offender Peter Rickmyer, who you once defended in an editorial.

The following sentence contains pure speculation: Once whatever morphine-based pain killer Terry is using wears off and she comes to her senses, she might take down that editorial so, if her car breaks down, she might have one non-family member left in the world who will give her roadside assistance late at night. For that reason, I want to preserve key portions of the editorial in this blog posting, as follows.

(Glaring writing mistakes are exactly as found in the original)

On the other hand considering who was putting this event on, like me, maybe they are tired of the dog and pony show that these ineffective poverty pimps display.  What difference have any of these black preachers or activist really made over the past 20 years?  In fact, I believe the black community is worse off now then they have ever been. Unlike the days when I would refer to Rev. McAfee and Al Flowers as Rebel Rousers out in the mix stirring up trouble taking over any press conference Mayor Rybak or Don Samuels was present at, now they have become the latest house Negro’s  with McAfee publicly apologizing to Don Samuels at a public forum and Al Flowers thanking the Mayor for everything he has done at a NCTC meeting.  It is amazing how the wonders of a tornado and a little money thrown at a table could get the new version of plantation owners with that being our politicians to get those pesky field hands into place.  It is no wonder the black community what’s left of them in Minneapolis is fucked.

Where was the black media on this day that claims to be a voice for the community such as Insight news, Spokesman Recorder, KMOJ who was a sponsor to the event, and IBNN News.  Most of White stream media was present with there white reporters and white camera men giving a story that was meant to fool all of us, and yet not a one published or showed the names of the victims for the purpose the event was given.  

(...)

JNS blog says: "Rebel Rouser?" Are you SERIOUS? The phrase you are seeking is "rabble-rouser" and there's no need for capitalization. 

On the bright side, Terry, you really know how to spell "fucked."

Here is more: 

This is worse then when we use our children to hustle more money from government to fund education or jobs for our youth, and yet they are still under educated, and jobs non-existence.   These preachers and activists are doing the devils work as they pray on the most vulnerable people next to our children, and the media feeds into this sickness.

 Al Flowers worked the pews during the memorial service as though he was on a mission for his next event that very few people show up for.  I say this tongue and cheek as, I have witnessed Al many times standing outside the church doors out on the sidewalk  of young victims funeral passing out flyers for his next round of bullshit he promotes, and then quickly disappears when his hands are empty.  I guess this is what he calls true caring for the deceased, and those in attendance paying there last respects. If he did this at a funeral of a person that was close to me, I would have him removed as it is the most disrespectful thing a person could do.  Self promote ones self at the cost of another human beings life.

Where exactly is Rev. Staten’s Operation Resurrection located that deals with grief and trauma that he spoke about and is listed in the program?  A program that also has Operation Resurrection as one of the sponsors.   There is no website.  The only thing I was able to find was how his wife who worked for  Department of Human Service approved a $50,000 contract for Operation Resurrection without revealing the conflict of interest that it was her husband Randolph Staten’s program.

JNS blog says: FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, TERRY, LEARN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN "THAN" AND "THEN." Third graders successfully learn this kind of thing DAILY, and that includes those who don't speak English as a first language. 

In regard to the substance of your editorial, however....

Wow, Terry, this late in the game YOU ARE JUST STARTING TO FIGURE OUT that tragedy in the Minneapolis black community is often used for dubious fund raising efforts for scammy-appearing organizations? 

Good for you, Terry, but don't be looking for a guest author spot on my blog anytime soon. First of all, the ability to communicate in writing at the level of a reasonably bright 8th Grader is mandatory, and secondly this is clearly a case of "too soon old, too late smart." 

Oh, here's more Terry wrote about Revered Staten and Reverend McAfee:

How can a man that I have never seen in the streets, talk about a program that has such controversy behind it. I can not find any data to support this agency.  How does he have the nerve to sucker people into believing that he gives a shit with nothing to support anything beyond his words?  How much money should one invest in this program or does he think he is owed to help?  We wonder why the real black community is so defensive in not trusting anyone while they do the best they can to protect themselves just to survive in a city that wants them gone.

While Staten and McAfee have the audacity to speak on healing when a murder occurs within the community, how can they look at themselves in the mirror every morning and utter these words let alone put something in print.

 What could be the hardest struggle of losing a loved one to violence then figuring out how to give them a proper burial.  Why was Helen Williams not invited to this service to speak?  Williams is the one that fights to get the money to help bury these victims that were spoken about. McAfee and Staten do not seem to concern themselves to such trivial details or reach into there pockets to ease this healing process that weighs a family down. If they truly practiced what they preached Ms. Williams would not have had to gone to the media searching for help to bury 22 year old Gianni Gossitt almost a month after he had been murdered.

JNS Blog says: Oh, wait, here's my favorite part:

Why would McAfee use a little 10 year old girl whose father was murdered get up and speak, only for the poor little thing to break down and cry, while the news camera’s zoomed in on this child’s raw emotional heartbreak airing this for all to see on TV.  Again, this is preying on the vulnerable using it as an example of what there goal is in the message healing.  How low will these people stoop in the name of caring?

JNS Blog says: Why indeed? But the question I really care about is why this sudden round of denunciations against, for example, Al Flowers? Look at the photo at the top of this blog post showing Terry Yzaguirre meeting Al Flowers. 

I once suggested a funny caption for that photo, as follows:

"Oh, Mr. Flowers! Give me your gritty wisdom of the streets! Cleanse me from my left-of-liberal guilt! I'M NOT WORTHY! I'M NOT WORTHY!"

Bottom line? The official on-line publication of "Crazy Town" has denounced former friends and allies, and disappeared into a dark hole of its own self-created loony misery. This can only bode well for the clear-eyed, rational, and overwhelmingly positive North Minneapolis neighborhood revitalization movement.