What Would Wyum Do?

Quotes from Candidate Wyum...

"I may be old, but not too old to govern."

"We get that downtown casino, and one good strip club, and this town will be hopping!"

"If I get this gov't job, I won't have to visit Ma Wyum back in ND for the next 4 years."

"Can I borrow Jackie's convertable for the St. Patrick's Day parade?"

"Why haven't we built a horse track at the state fairgrounds?"

"Why is O'Doul's as expensive as real beer?"

"I'd rather have 2 women at 21 each, than 1 at 42."

"and I want to put and end to these vile rumors once and for all: not one dollar of campaign contributions to me will end up at Mystic Lake or Canterberry Downs. These scurrilous accusations are completely without merit, and I deny them catagorically."

Issue #2: Gambling

It’s time for St. Paul to face reality: gambling, via lottery, scratch-offs, or casinos, is now an entrenched part of Minnesota life.

So it’s time we make some cogent, intelligent decisions in the best economic interest of St. Paul.

Let’s face reality, there are casinos all the way up the Mississippi; from Louisiana, to Mississippi, to Iowa, and there the riverboats end, by-passing the Twin Cities.

But low and behold, to the north Duluth has a casino!

They have a city-tribe partnership running a downtown casino.

It’s my plan, that we develop a riverboat casino with a Las Vegas or tribal partner that takes advantage of our riverfront history.

I think this would be an economic gold mine, and be a tremendous advantage over Mpls when courting convention business.

Remember, “Vote for Stu, and a casino too.”

Issue #1: Let's Focus on What's Important.

By that I mean, as a city, we’ve devolved into a series of bitter neighborhood battles, which create tension and hostility throughout our city.

We need to rise above this parochialism.

Take the Ayd-Mill road controversy for example; a battle waged by 2,000 residents holds back the progress of 200,000.

As our city grows, we need to change our infrastructure to accommodate that growth.

Some of us need to give a little, so the city as a whole improves.

But don’t think for one minute that I support the recent Supreme Court decision about emminent domain, allowing cities to take private property if a new owner can produce more tax revenue than the current owner.

I believe that is completely antithetical to the vision of our Founding Fathers.

To wit, Jefferson’s first draft of the Declaration of Independence referred to “Life, liberty and property.”

The final version changed property to “the pursuit of happiness,” I think it should have remained property.

If the government can commandeer someone’s property, for the simple reason of a tax increase, all of our liberty and property are in danger.

Make no mistake about it: Stu Wyum stands for the common man, and will never abuse power like other municipalities have done.

My Bio

Born: Milnor, ND

Age: 54

Occupation: Senior Customer Service Representative (and CWA Union member), Qwest Communications, since March 1999.

Previous occupation: High School Teacher

Interests: Golf, and a Twins, Vikes, Wolves, and Wild fan. I also enjoy walking along the River, and I frequent the downtown Farmers Market. I also work with the homeless, always encouraging them to find dignity through work.

Marital Status: Single

Person I admire most: It’s a toss up, really, between Ronald Reagan and Robert Godfrey (he’s an obscure, yet brilliant author.)

St.Paul Mayoral Candidate Stuart Wyum

Hi Folks, I just wanted to take a moment and introduce myself to the voters of St. Paul.

While I think our great city has made some positive strides over the last couple of years, I also think there are so many more opportunities we can seize on to re-vitalize, invigorate, and re-energize our city and make it one of the most attractive places to live and work in the entire United States.

I promise you this: I will work tirelessly to promote our city everywhere I possibly can, and together we will create a new sense of pride for all of us here in our great city on the mighty Mississippi.

As I like to say; “a vote for Stu is really a vote for you.”

We’re all in this together, and I hope, come November, you will join me on my single minded mission to make St. Paul the greatest city in the world.

Thank you.

Stu