State Rep Joe Mullery Announces Apparent Victory In The Northern Metals Struggle...

Stock photo, car being hauled off for scrap, blog post by John Hoff

Writing on his Facebook profile and asking for the information to be disseminated, State Rep Joe Mullery announced what appears to be a victory in the complex controversy surrounding Northern Metals and their request to increase their emissions. The issue has been covered extensively by Jeff Skrenes (writing as in his role as Hawthorne Neighborhood Housing Director) on the Hawthorne Voices blog, click here 

Mullery's sudden announcement makes it appear a victory has just happened and the controversy may be at an end, though that would be a lot to hope for...

Marcus Harcus, AKA "Bendele Hama Mbenge," Drops Out Of State Rep Race Against Joe Mullery, AKA "JOSEPH" Mullery, Like My Blog Wasn't Going To Find THAT Out...

Photo from Marcus Harcus campaign website but the truth is I swiped it from the North by Northside blog rather than go looking for it, blog post by John Hoff

WHAT IS STATE REP "JOE" MULLERY HIDING?

I did some digging and I'm pretty sure his full name is "JOSEPH."

But seriously, folks...

Marcus Harcus was running for State Rep against "Joe" Mullery until Harcus recently dropped out, barely bothering to disseminate word to voters and so Jeff Skrenes of North by Northside blog stepped to the forefront to inform the public, to the extent the public cares.

Reading the statement released by Harcus (as quoted on North by Northside) I was surprised by its tone. It was the kind of apologetic, taking-time-for-family, cryptically worded bunch of bullcrap you'd expect from some serious and promising political candidate who was caught behind the scenes bopping an intern, not a Facebook statement released by a second rate, wannabe candidate who never had a chance against Mullery, who was barely noticed IN the race and won't be missed much OUT of the race.

So what's the POINT of releasing a statement like this rending your political garments and putting ashes on your forehead?

Or is this what Harcus thinks you're SUPPOSED to say when you drop out of a political race? If so, Marcus would do well to use the "not a scandal behind the scenes, just never really had a chance" script instead of the "I hope my opponent keeps his promise not to make this torrid affair public" script.

North by Northside had mostly kind words for Marcus. This blog, however, is more known for frankness than kindness. To Marcus Harcus, who said he "felt like a loser" in this race, Johnny Northside replies...

JN-SPAN: Champion and Mullery Endorsed at DFL Convention

Post and video by the Hawthorne Hawkman.

Facing no internal party opposition, Joe Mullery and Bobby Joe Champion were unanimously endorsed at the Senate District 58 DFL convention. This time around, it was a "real" unanimous vote, although the parliamentary procedures needed to get there were so convoluted you'd have thought these two faced more opposition than Higgins.

Since acceptance speeches were limited to one minute, I especially liked Mullery's comments that this was perhaps the first time two lawyers both said something in under a minute.

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