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	<title>Comments on: Jeffries Declines to Field Questions at G Train Rally</title>
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		<title>By: Komanoff</title>
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		<dc:creator>Komanoff</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2008 13:28:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Kudos to Maxwell Ciardullo for his civil, appropriate and well-executed confrontation with Jeffries yesterday. And kudos too to S&#039;blog for helping provide the info and context for Matthew&#039;s moment. Holding electeds accountable, and effective advocacy in general, require a broad range of actions. This is one of them.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Kudos to Maxwell Ciardullo for his civil, appropriate and well-executed confrontation with Jeffries yesterday. And kudos too to S'blog for helping provide the info and context for Matthew's moment. Holding electeds accountable, and effective advocacy in general, require a broad range of actions. This is one of them.</p>
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		<title>By: gecko</title>
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		<dc:creator>gecko</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2008 11:12:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Then in private, he should be starting to call for another Congestion Pricing vote!

Re: &quot;When I pressed him on his public statements about CP he said that he sometimes has to present one way in public and work another way in private.&quot;

Same with Joan Millman and the others who said they support it.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Then in private, he should be starting to call for another Congestion Pricing vote!</p>
<p>Re: "When I pressed him on his public statements about CP he said that he sometimes has to present one way in public and work another way in private."</p>
<p>Same with Joan Millman and the others who said they support it.</p>
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		<title>By: Felix</title>
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		<dc:creator>Felix</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 21:27:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Gee, who would have thought he&#039;d be scared and vulnerable on this issue?  Good thing for him the rest of the transit advocates were too polite to bring it up.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Gee, who would have thought he'd be scared and vulnerable on this issue?  Good thing for him the rest of the transit advocates were too polite to bring it up.</p>
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		<title>By: Mark Walker</title>
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		<dc:creator>Mark Walker</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 20:16:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Jeffries is in the muck already. He&#039;s already decided ingratiating himself with the big guns in the state legislature matters more than serving his constituents. His loud and public stand against CP proves that. In his defense, at least he did take a public stand on the issue. And I think his sudden interest in the G train indicates that he knows he made some enemies and therefore needs to make some friends.

I know most Streetsbloggers don&#039;t want to have public confrontations with anti-CP legislators. But may I make a suggestion? Show up in large numbers, wearing Streetsblog T-shirts, fold your arms, and look them in the eye. Pointedly refrain from applauding. Just stare, like the specter at the feast. You can&#039;t get arrested for that.

This is now my standard procedure whenever I see a motorist do something flagrantly stupid. I stop, stand, fold my arms, and give them a prolonged blank-faced stare. If they notice me, it has an effect. I can tell from the look on their faces. Since drivers make illegal U-turns, back into one-way streets, and make a lot of other bonehead moves in my neighborhood, I get to practice this technique at least once or twice a week.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Jeffries is in the muck already. He's already decided ingratiating himself with the big guns in the state legislature matters more than serving his constituents. His loud and public stand against CP proves that. In his defense, at least he did take a public stand on the issue. And I think his sudden interest in the G train indicates that he knows he made some enemies and therefore needs to make some friends.</p>
<p>I know most Streetsbloggers don't want to have public confrontations with anti-CP legislators. But may I make a suggestion? Show up in large numbers, wearing Streetsblog T-shirts, fold your arms, and look them in the eye. Pointedly refrain from applauding. Just stare, like the specter at the feast. You can't get arrested for that.</p>
<p>This is now my standard procedure whenever I see a motorist do something flagrantly stupid. I stop, stand, fold my arms, and give them a prolonged blank-faced stare. If they notice me, it has an effect. I can tell from the look on their faces. Since drivers make illegal U-turns, back into one-way streets, and make a lot of other bonehead moves in my neighborhood, I get to practice this technique at least once or twice a week.</p>
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		<title>By: Larry Littlefield</title>
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		<dc:creator>Larry Littlefield</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 19:44:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>If the transportation system is allowed to go into a downward spiral, there will be lots more symbolic events and small grants by legislators.  That&#039;s what memeber items are for.

I think it&#039;s great if people will be in their face about the big picture things they have done and haven&#039;t done.  

To be fair, Jeffries is a newcomer and is not responsible for most of what the legislature has done to sell out the future.  It is the perpetual incumbents who are the real problem.  Still, good to wake Jeffries up before he sinks into the much himself.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If the transportation system is allowed to go into a downward spiral, there will be lots more symbolic events and small grants by legislators.  That's what memeber items are for.</p>
<p>I think it's great if people will be in their face about the big picture things they have done and haven't done.  </p>
<p>To be fair, Jeffries is a newcomer and is not responsible for most of what the legislature has done to sell out the future.  It is the perpetual incumbents who are the real problem.  Still, good to wake Jeffries up before he sinks into the much himself.</p>
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