Comments on: Shirley snaps back at cop union head

By: The Dream Team

The Dream Team — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:28:59 +0000

Wake UP Call! Lisa, Mary, and Kasim let the voters decide who will be the next Mayor of Atlanta and stop these amateurism antics and advise your staff that they are playing a dangerous game. I find it hilarious that you would each have the same slime-ball on payroll. You may also want to review you staffing plans EACH of you have a mole operating in your campaigns. Politics 101

Furthermore, Lisa and Kasim you both will NEVER be Mayor of Atlanta, because you are disingenuous and have delusions of grandeur. Mary will also get 20% of the African-American vote. Not because she is a great candidate, but largely due to the fact that Blacks are sick of elitist, pompous, arrogant, self-serving black leadership, which has further disenfranchised our communities! No jobs, exorbant foreclosures, and HIGH CRIME.

Shirley Franklin did not make any of us proud. She made us weep.

Glen and Jessie, I applaud your efforts and campaign to take these monsters! Remember the reason they fear you and Jessie Spikes is because they realize the two of you will stripe away too many black votes, thus eliminating the potential for a Run-off which they will also lose by large margins. Mary will get 70% of the white vote and 20% of the black vote. Thus, keep up the good work. Mayor Norwood for Mayor! Kudo’s we get a 2-for-1 with Clair Muller for President.

The Dream Team

By: Pied Piper

Pied Piper — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 03:32:09 +0000

Shirley Girl,

More police are fine and they need a raise also, but please set 3 or 4 dollars aside from the city budget to purchase a Bic Razor for Councilwoman Cleta Winslow to shave off that horrible mostauche.

By: S. Dekalb Voter

S. Dekalb Voter — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 21:47:24 +0000

Cynthia Tucker actually wrote a good piece about this issue last summer before the council decided to roll back taxes and de-fund public safety.

http://www.ajc.com/opinion/content/opinion/tucker/stories/2008/07/15/tucked_0716.html

If the facts mentioned in this article are correct, the current administration should be congratulated.

By: atlpaddy

atlpaddy — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 20:34:23 +0000

Sellout, this isn’t directed at you, but what the hell has Kasim Reed EVER done that he deserves to be mayor? Is it because he is the next ‘annointed one’ by the corrupt kingmakers in this town who have been appointing mayors for the past 30+ years? Forget that.

At present, all of the declared mayoral candidates are a joke.

By: DaleC

DaleC — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 20:24:53 +0000

perhaps the city could use the money earmarked for the public art that was not purchased

By: Andisheh Nouraee

Andisheh Nouraee — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 19:25:59 +0000

Kreher is still correct to question the seriousness of any proposal to add 400 officers to a 1,700-person force in just one year.

If the Mayor/City Council couldn’t find the cash or political will to significantly grow the police force between 2002-2007, when city revenue was growing, it’s difficult to imagine it happening in 2009.

By: Sellout

Sellout — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 18:58:55 +0000

Scott,

Thanks for a pretty balanced entry on this. I think the Mayor has been shown to be thin skinned at time, but in this case, I think she has a right to get her back up. As you correctly said, she tried to avoid this and the council rebuffed her. And now, the same council members are blaming her.

Kasim Reed — if he is truly interested in being mayor — could step in here and broker some sort of agreement between the mayor at the council. Get it done, Sen. Reed!