Tag Archives: Mike Eller

Ypsilanti exit interview: Vinnie Massimino

As three of the last four posts on this site have been about the upcoming Ypsilanti Democratic primary, I though that it was time for something a little different. Here, with that in mind, is an exit interview with local video artist Vinnie Massimino. If he looks familiar, it might be because, until about a […]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Shadow Art Fair, Special Projects, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 12 Comments

Please write to AnnArbor.com and ask them to cover the Eller race

A few days ago, in the wake of the Jaycees’ candidate meet and greet event, AnnArbor.com wrote a story about Ypsilanti’s City Council race. In the article, they had the following to say about Mike Eller. Mike Eller, 45, a lifelong Ypsilanti resident, is the owner of local business Populist Cleaning Company. Eller has never […]

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Mike Eller asks his supporters to stay with him in spite of his comments concerning gays, women, environmentalists, etc.

Over the past two days, since I first shared my thoughts on Mike Eller’s radical, far right beliefs concerning women, gays and civil rights, half a dozen people have written in to thank me, telling me that, because of that post, they are no longer supporting Eller for City Council. (I suspect there are many […]

Posted in Civil Liberties, Politics, Religious Extremism, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged , | 34 Comments

Fink, Pierce and Eller… what’s the connection?

In response to yesterday’s post about Mike Eller’s disturbing far right wing beliefs, someone raised an interesting question. Why is it, this person asked, that “Mike Eller: Democrat for City Council” yard signs are almost always accompanied by signs for Steve Pierce and Jim Fink? My sense is that it’s because all of them are […]

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Keep Mike Eller off City Council…. tell your friends!

Yesterday, shortly after I announced that I’d be hosting a fundraiser for FLY Children’s Art Center at Woodruff’s on September 8, someone left a comment on the site, alerting me to the fact that the Katie Whitehouse, the director of FLY, had a Mike Eller sign in her front yard. “I can’t believe the head […]

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