Comments on: Atlanta mayor race is leading up to fall runoff

By: Turner

Turner — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 08:26:53 +0000

My updated plan.

I sent an email to Felicia Moore and told her she’s the only one that I think would make a good Mayor.

She is the only one that voted for the Committee on Council to recommend the issuance of subpoena power to the Citizen’s Review Board to do the investigations it was set up to do.

Norwood is on the committee on council. I don’t even know if she showed up to this meeting, she sure as hell didn’t participate…as usual.

Check out Felicia Moore givin it to the Mayor last year in their Feb 4 Veto Override.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9EOCIvetBU

So here is an Idea for this City.

We beg Felicia to enter the race. Then we beg Lisa to loan her the campaign money.

Moore would destroy Norwood in any debate and would know Mary’s legislative history or lack there of.

My prediction for the next couple of months is that Kasim and Lisa are gonna play hot potato with ‘who want’s to be Mayor Franklin’s friend?’

The Mayor will take down whoever she endorses by the time the election comes round.

By: Turner

Turner — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 08:04:10 +0000

I’m just gonna go ahead and keep posting this.

On June 10th

I have seen Norwood speak ONCE in the last 4 months I have been watching the Council and Committees. That one time was last week, the week before I was blasting her about it on the Sunday Paper with my candidate reviews. Obviously I wasn’t the only person who felt that way.

When she DID speak it sounded like a mouse and when she went in front of the Council she was shaking like a leaf.

She is the LAST thing we need.

Lisa is the second to last I only like her more cause she is a very strong speaker she just lacks content. At least she could be given a script.

I think Felica Moore is the strongest Council Member there is IMO. She is on Finance Exec, Committee on Council and the Transportation Committee’s. I can’t think of 3 more important things to give a hoot about.

Norwood is on the Community Development and Zoning two things we have had an over abundance of.

She’s gonna blow it in the debates anyway.

For lack of option I would go with Kasim Reed only because he understands the State Legislature which is where we really need to be represented.

By: atlpaddy

atlpaddy — Tue, 12 May 2009 20:42:25 +0000

“Mary is the ‘Obama’ candidate in my opinion.” – oh, puke.

By: AtlantaWINS

AtlantaWINS — Mon, 11 May 2009 04:41:44 +0000

Mary Norwood is honest & passionate about helping the City. The Council has little to no power. Mary realizes that problem & wants to change it once she’s mayor. There is no question Mary will win in a runoff because her supporters are the most loyal. I live in SW Atlanta and most everyone I know backs Mary & we’re all black! BTW, did you notice how many of Reed’s signs are on public right of ways=illegal. A vote for Reed or Borders is a vote for more of the same poor cronism leadership we’ve had under Franklin/Campbell. For those of you readers on the fence, call Mary & she’ll meet with you & listen. Try calling the other two and you won’t be able to get a meeting. Try it & see–then decide who you want leading the City. We need to get back to the basics & Mary will do that. Mary is the ‘Obama’ candidate in my opinion.

By: interesting

interesting — Fri, 08 May 2009 15:05:17 +0000

yeah, i heard some folks talking about this thomas guy. i’ll be sure to check him out. all i know is, we can’t have 4 more years of the same thing. these so called front runners have a political agenda to help big business and not the people’s agenda!!!

By: fedup

fedup — Fri, 08 May 2009 13:56:41 +0000

Theses supposed front-runners have NO REAL exprience in managing city government! WE cannot go down the SAME road with these poitical minded folks…I refuse to support any of them…Norwood has been aa part of the problem; Reed has never even seen a city budget; and Borders has stood at the podium for COusins Properties to position her for their beneift (she knows nothing about city budgets either!) One candidate can earn my vote right now, and he is on the verge…I heard this Glenn Thomas guy speak over in the English Avenue community and then in Buckhead I had a chance to meet him…this guy knows government and I was pleasantly surprised. I am fed-up with the typical politics as usual! Check this guy out and tell me waht you think CL and CL friends…I am bot easily impressed, but I like this Glenn character…his resume and energy are exactly what we need at city hall… wwww.glennthomasforchange.com (my endorsement doesn’t come easy, but I like this guy)

By: atlinformed

atlinformed — Fri, 08 May 2009 13:47:06 +0000

It is seemingly interesting that nobody is excited about any of the candidates, yet CL doesn’t mention the only candidate in the race who is making traction with his ground game…Glenn Thomas is the only candidate who has any real experience with managing government without having been influenced by the political machine or the BIG developers…we should really take a look at this guy; I was impressed and will more than likely push his campaign for the right reasons…it’s time Atlanta elects a Mayor for ALL the people, someone who is actually qualified to manage a budget (do we really want competence or do we want four more years of the same???)

By: interesting

interesting — Fri, 08 May 2009 13:45:26 +0000

Mary, Kasim and Lisa. This is interesting. Last time I checked money didn’t equal votes, except when you had to buy a vote and seat in the seat of making promises you can’t keep. Where do they stand on the issues? What is the plan to get Atl out of this mess?

By: jonnymack

jonnymack — Thu, 07 May 2009 16:58:17 +0000

Isn’t Norwood the one who spearheaded the efforts to kill Atlanta’s nightlife? Yeah thanks a lot, she definitely should run the city (/sarcasm). I’m sure anyone of these three are perfectly capable of screwing up this town even more through shady dealing and/or idiotic policies.

By: S. Dekalb Voter

S. Dekalb Voter — Thu, 07 May 2009 13:36:52 +0000

Of course I know the commercial you are talking about. I agree it was ill-advised, but so is damn near every commercial Republicans run in national elections. Republicans invented fear politics.

My point was I doubt anybody will run on race this year. Sure it will be an underlying factor, but candidates would be crazy to try that in the year of Obama.