Comments on: Shifting ground in the race for mayor of Atlanta

By: Steve-o

Steve-o — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 17:00:30 +0000

Spikes, Borders, Reed….all gave to Barrack Obama’s campaign per the Huffington Post.That’s not the CHANGE Atlanta needs. Anti business and tax-tax-tax. Vote for those three if you want to further destroy our city. The past and current city government has run Atlanta into the ground. Franklin fires police officers, firemen and sanitation workers to make budget cuts…..but didn’t reduce that redundant staff that “supports” her. Most of those people probably don’t even show up. Vote Norwood.

By: Atlantan

Atlantan — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:31:24 +0000

Where have our ethics gone people?? Has politics really become this desperate? I don’t want to point fingers but I’d keep my eye on the likes of Norwood, afterall, her campaign is full of stealth. . . I wouldn’t be surprised if she went this far. . .Shame

By: Goodness

Goodness — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 03:41:06 +0000

OMG! as a new comer to the city all of 27 months, it amazes me about the politics here. I am a black women and I do believe the city would be great in the hands of a women, borders or norwood is fine with me. Mr.Reed? Well he could be very well more of the same unless he makes it a point to be what he said he is “his own man” and make tough decisions regardless of any promises he may have made to the machine if it still exists. This will be an interesting race.

By: Amri Johnson

Amri Johnson — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 23:56:00 +0000

I think Atlantans will vote for the candidate with the best plan. Despite the belief of many, black people vote for who they think is the best candidate. Sure, black folks votes overwhelmingly for Barack Obama, but look who he was running against (the muffled John McCain of recent days w/Sarah Palin vs. the viable John McCain of old potentially with a more viable VP candidate), and look at his strengths.

Don’t assume black people vote for someone just because they are black, it is not true.

Norwood is engaging, smart, adn strong, right now she is my front runner and if nothing changes, I think she will be Mayor. Remember, financial troubles or not 5-7+ years ago, she started talking about the transportation plan in earnest.

By: Jane

Jane — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 05:00:53 +0000

Geez..I see someone else has taken my name, and it ain’t me.

I’ve been here for 40 years this fall…and the fall of Atlanta is gathering speed.

Racial lines? Come on! That is what happens here….blacks are bused in to vote for some black candidate, and whites cling in fear to the white candidate.

Now, the corruption of Atlanta is pretty deep…Franklin is pouting because she didn’t get that call from DC, Pennington is dragging his ass because it’s obviously tied to Shirley’s apron strings…and Mary Norwood? She is certainly NOT answering my emails, though she’s been in my house numerous times. Norwood is a feisty woman who has a good heart but I think she won’t survive the racial politics IF she gets in office. She will be shoved off the bridge. Kasim Reed? Part of that slick black machine. More of the same. Borders? a dilettante.

There is no candidate that can fill the necessary shoes, and I don’t mean Shirley’s. She is a total washout. What a surprise and a disappointment.

The way I see it Reed will win because it’s business as usual in Atlanta. And he’s black. And he’s a man….the same ol’ same old.

Sorry. I feel like sitting this one out.

By: paleface on the southside

paleface on the southside — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 04:02:26 +0000

Just met Kasim Reed Tuesday at a Night Out Crime event in SW Atl and a group of us were discussing issues with him in our community and we all looked at each other after the discussions and shook our head in unison. He will be torn to shreds. We need a tireless and fearless leader not a wimp. No fire in his belly. Now Mary, she’s got fire. And she doesn’t need to be in city hall to fill her pockets. She genuinely cares about this city and direction it needs to go. The city stooges in place now won’t let her near the records that would really show how horrible the record keeping is. That is why she is running that is the only way she can see what’s going on and she will fix it. It’ll be tough. Obviously I am supporting her. And I am a southside paleface (white) voting for the Caucasian American (white) female. And isn’t referring to a black person as African-American like calling a roach a palmetto bug…..

By: newA

newA — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 22:15:05 +0000

Mara, I agree. I am with Reed as well…

By: Mara

Mara — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 06:59:38 +0000

It is really interesting to read all of this, but some of you don’t realize how serious this is. We have two leading candidates who do not have a clue on how to run the city. Mary, I have worked with her and Lisa, not on their campaigns but city hall. They are wonderful ladies to have tea with or go to a game, but neither of the two will be able to run this city. They will get eaten alive and we will all be in a worse space. The guys are all weird but Kasim Reed is the only person that I can see has what it takes. His facial expressions remind me of the preachers in black churches but what he is saying he will do and has done really does please me and my desire to keep my family in Atlanta. Please just vote on the best candidate for Atlanta. Do not vote about race, it has never gotten us anywhere and it won’t now. All is at stake.

By: Change in Atlanta

Change in Atlanta — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 19:35:39 +0000

If any of these Person is elected for Mayor please close Pine street Homeless shelter down because the crime rate is up in midtown and I cant even walk of my door without one of the same homeless people baegging for $1.00 the same one’s for years still on the street begging especially the one in the wheel chair on ponce de leon and peachtree i am going to move of that area because of the homeless problem.

By: newA

newA — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 03:36:44 +0000

Borders is indecisive (proven by her removing herself/ then re-inserting herself into the race & her recent shift in her campaign’s leadership). There is no way I’d want her to be my mayor. Norwood has been on the city council, which is as much to blame as the mayor’s office. Also, she does not appear to understand clearly the current state of the city’s finances and her stance on the furloughs was unclear.