Fact or fiction?
Pure, unadulterated lies and fiction; hypocrisy.
In fact, when Minnesota Senate Resolution 607 aimed at saving the St. Paul Ford Twin Cities Assembly Plant and hydro dam powering the operation came up at a hearing and for a vote, Russ Adams, his chum Lynn Hinkle and the Alliance for Metropolitan Stability, never even had the decency to support this initiative which has been the primary initiative aimed at saving the Ford Twin Cities Assembly Plant.
Perhaps someone should ask Russ Adams to explain what he and his so-called "coalition partners" have done to support saving the plant and the jobs? I think we would all be interested in the specific details.
Instead, Russ Adams, Lynn Hinkle and the Alliance for Metropolitan Stability have all provided the Ford Motor Company and its hand-picked Ford Site Planning Committee with a "community cover" to do the dirty work aimed at demolishing the St. Paul Ford Twin Cities Assembly Plant.
We all know that the "Plan" submitted by Russ Adams, Lynn Hinkle and the Alliance for Metropolitan Stability doesn't have a snow-ball's chance in hell" of succeeding.
The only motivation by the St. Paul Chamber of Commerce, the Ford Site Planning Committee, the Ford Motor Company and a bunch of crooked and corrupt real estate speculators in any of this is, once again, hood-winking the tax-payers to underwrite their profits.
Russ Adams, Lynn Hinkle and the Alliance for Metropolitan Stability have no more intent to fight for implementation of their little "green" fairy-tale than they have done to fight to save the plant and jobs.
The Alliance for Metropolitan Stability, and each and everyone of its "coalition" partners is nothing more than a "rubber stamp" for the crooked and corrupt politicians of the Twin Cities... whenever a "community voice" is needed to front for big-business... out is dragged the Alliance for Metropolitan Stability and each of its coalition partners who just all happen to "jump" at the beck and call of the St. Paul Chamber of Commerce, the Summit Hill Club and the MN DFL Business Caucus just as they jump upon command by the labor fakers heading up the Minnesota AFL-CIO which more often than not responds to the same corrupt political and business interests as they sell out workers and working class communities.
Russ Adams and Lynn Hinkle are shills for the Ford Site Planning Committee and Task force, the Ford Motor Company, the St. Paul Chamber of Commerce and the illustrious Summit Hill club which manipulates and controls the Minnesota Democratic Farmer-Labor Party.
A shill is an associate of a person selling goods or services or a political group, who pretends no association to the seller/group and assumes the air of an enthusiastic customer. The intention of the shill is, using crowd psychology, to encourage others unaware of the set-up to purchase said goods or services or support the political group's ideological claims. Shills are often employed by confidence artists. In the UK the term plant is also used.
Shilling is illegal in many circumstances and in many jurisdictions because of the frequently fraudulent and damaging character of their actions. However, if a shill does not place uninformed parties at a risk of loss, but merely generates "buzz", the shill's actions may be legal. For example, a person planted in an audience to laugh and applaud when appropriate (see "claque") or to participate in on-stage activities as a "random member of the audience", is a type of legal shill.
"Shill" can also be used pejoratively to describe a critic who appears either all-too-eager to heap glowing praise upon mediocre offerings, or who acts as an apologist for glaring flaws. In this sense, they would be an implicit "shill" for the industry at large, as their income is tied to its prosperity.
No doubt if the Alliance for Metropolitan Stability were to participate in any struggles to save the St. Paul Ford Twin Cities Assembly Plant, the hydro dam powering the operation and the two-thousand plus jobs, the Alliance's funding--- and Russ Adam's pay-check--- would dry up over-night.
Come on Mr. Adams, explain the position of the Alliance for Metropolitan Stability regarding SF 607.
After all, not all planning is predicated on demolition; in this situation demolition of the St. Paul Ford Twin Cities Assembly Plant.
Certainly saving the St. Paul Ford Twin Cities Assembly Plant, the hydro dam powering the operation for free and some two-thousand jobs must be part of a scenario with some merit to planners somewhere.
As far as Russ Adam's claim, "The goal of the coalition was to position the site as a model of green reindustrialization for the new energy economy." Give me a break... the present St. Paul Ford Twin Cities Assembly Plant is as "green" as any manufacturing in the real world ever gets or is going to get in the next one-hundred years.
Apparently, considering the scheme they came up with for their vision of a "green community" in place of the St. Paul Ford Twin Cities Assembly Plant, Russ Adams and Lynn Hinkle have been reading too many of the old hippie comic books; other wise, they must have attended the last Star Trek Convention and consulted with Spock.
Russ Adams and Lynn Hinkle have not said why they oppose public ownership--- the only remaining option--- to save the St. Paul Ford Twin Cities Assembly Plant.
Later in September, there will be a panel discussion concerning the future of the St. Paul Ford Twin Cities Assembly Plant; perhaps Lynn Hinkle and Russ Adams would like to share their ideas of what can be done to save the Plant, hydro dam and two-thousand jobs.
Here is the Letter Russ Adams sent out (Please note--- Russ Adams, in his letter fails to give one specific instance of support for saving the Plant):
Alliance for Metropolitan Stability
July 25, 2008
Dear Aricia,
Workers at Ford Motor Company's Twin Cities Assembly Plant got welcome news this week. After years of warnings that the auto manufacturer would close the plant, Ford announced yesterday that the St. Paul facility will stay open until 2011.
That means the more than 1,000 UAW members still employed by Ford in the Twin Cities will maintain living-wage jobs for at least three more years.
So what does this mean for long-range planning underway for reuse of the site?
With the uncertainty surrounding the long-term prospects of the plant, the Alliance was asked last year to help form a strategy group to consider ways to retain family-sustaining, living-wage jobs on the site if Ford were to close down the plant.
We organized a partnership of environmental, faith-based, student, transit, labor and community groups to provide input to the city of St. Paul’s Ford task force. Our coalition partners fashioned a redevelopment scenario that includes 2,000 green manufacturing jobs, affordable housing, connections to the surrounding neighborhood and a new bike/walk/transitway. The goal of the coalition was to position the site as a model of green reindustrialization for the new energy economy.
Early indications are that the city development team and task force will still make a recommendation for site reuse this year, despite the news that the plant will remain open longer than expected. Our concept plan will be added to the Ford task force’s other five scenarios to undergo an economic impact analysis, and we convinced the city to conduct a carbon footprint analysis of all the development scenarios. If Ford ever does decide to close the plant, these plans will be available for the community to consider as potential reuse scenarios.
The Alliance supports Ford workers in their efforts to keep the plant open as long as possible. We also remain committed to advocating for the creation of more green, living-wage jobs in our region. Help us tell our local leaders that we need more green jobs by attending a rally for green jobs this weekend!
Green Jobs Rally
Sunday, July 27
1 – 4 pm
Saint Paul College
The Green Jobs Rally will join labor leaders, environmentalists and community leaders to call on our local leaders to pursue economic and global warming solutions. The event will feature great speakers, music, and tables from a wide range of groups. Rally-goers will be part of the largest human wind turbine ever in Minnesota.
We hope to see you there! For more information, please visit our web site at www.metrostability.org.
Russ Adams
Executive Director
Alliance for Metropolitan Stability
2525 E Franklin Avenue, Suite 200
Minneapolis, MN 55406
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Alliance for Metropolitan Stability I 2525 Franklin Ave E, Suite 200 I Minneapolis, MN 55406 I 612-332-4471
Russ Adamas stated:
The Alliance supports Ford workers in their efforts to keep the plant open as long as possible. We also remain committed to advocating for the creation of more green, living-wage jobs in our region. Help us tell our local leaders that we need more green jobs by attending a rally for green jobs this weekend!
Final question:
Did anyone attending the "Green Jobs Rally" on Sunday, July 27, 2008 hear any of the speakers mention a program of action for saving the St. Paul Ford Twin Cities Assembly Plant, the hydro dam and two-thousand jobs?
If so, what was the suggestion?
Alan L. Maki
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