Comments on: Barack Obama and the Atlanta mayor’s race

By: doug

doug — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:10:44 +0000

OK, SAYING MARY SAT ON COUNCIL IS LIKE SAYING THAT OBAMA WAS IN THE SENATE , SO HE SHOULD NOT BE PRES CUZ HE GOT NOTHING DONE. DUMB.
VOTE MARY.
VOTE MARY
VOTE MARY

By: susan

susan — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:07:45 +0000

NO TAXES…VOTE MARY. she was the only one who came to our area- after a shooting…she was amazing. trust mary…we do.

By: Realpoet

Realpoet — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:27:51 +0000

When it comes to slinging dirt about a candidate we get more of it than what the candidate has done in the past. Mary Norwood voted for everything that Shirley Franklin ask for except one thing. (sniff) Lisa Borders as President of the Council has been involved in many of the companies that help to shape Atlanta. Kasim Reed is a state senator with an attorney back ground, and the other candidates do not have enough experience to speak of. For those that sling dirt, answer a Few Questions.
1. Do you really believe that Mary Norwood is not going to raise taxes with millions of dollars in deficit?
2. Do you believe that Mr. Reed can open each one of the closed Youth Centers.?
3. Do you Know that Lisa Borders has first hand knowledge about the Cities affairs, accounts, stability, councilmen, councilwoman, and a wealth of experience to be Mayor?
What do you really know about the candidates? Education is free, check you library, check you City of Atlanta websites, check the news media. Which candidate has really already done the most for the City of Atlanta, and which candidate is only talking about what she can do, but out of the last eight years has on sat on the city council.

By: Ira in East Lake

Ira in East Lake — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:41:02 +0000

Only one candidate has the political expertise and savvy to work with both the General Assembly and the White House to Atlanta’s advatage.

We all know it.

Man up and vote for Atlanta. Vote for Kasim Reed.

By: The Late Maynord Jackson

The Late Maynord Jackson — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:08:35 +0000

Atlanta needs 4 more years of corruption, vote for my boy. The family and friends need a few more $ Millions.

By: Goodness

Goodness — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:57:26 +0000

This all getting so crazy! Mary is not a democrat OMG!!! Lisa hollers blackmail! and Kasim is getting endorsed by THUGS inc. Ludichris and c.o r u kidding me! No candidate or serious candidate would be caught dead trying to get endorsed by thugs like ludi and ms rampage who does not like black women had no problem smiling her butt off with the brothers! Go fiqure! all endorsements ain’t for u to have kasim

By: Truth be told

Truth be told — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:44:29 +0000

Lisa Borders, Stacy Abrams and Liz Flowers have run the most dishonest, vile campaign for Atlanta mayor that I’ve ever seen. There is no limit to the lies they will spin to try to win; Ironically, that’s why they’re losing. They lies are so blatant and transparent, that they not only show Borders total lack of character, but they insult the intelligence of the voter.
Lie – 1100 police unanimously support Lisa Borders – Cops didn’t even get to vote on the endorsement, it was made by their 5-member executive board.
Lie – “I’m the only candidate in the race to ever run a business”. Norwood operated a mulit-million dollar chain of radio stations.
Lie – “I helped pass the tax increase to end the furloughs.” She doesn’t vote and just said she supported it. If she wants to take credit for the $53 million tax increase that ended the furloughs, she has to take credit for the previous year’s tax cut that caused the furloughs.
Lie – “I’m the only real Democrat in the race.” Her campaign is run and financed by Republican business interests.
Lie – “Lisa has a real record of supporting public safety”. During her 5 years on council, Lisa Borders has done NOTHING to help cops or firefighters.
It goes on and on.
Lisa Borders is in this race for one reason – to keep the tax-breaks flowing to the developers.

By: Krooked Kaseem

Krooked Kaseem — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:27:16 +0000

http://www.notkasim.blogspot.com

By: A Political Demographer

A Political Demographer — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:15:48 +0000

Another way of seeing this: Geo. W. Bush so alienated the nation’s swing vote that he elected his polar opposite, Barack Obama, and it appears that S. Franklin may have so motivated the swing vote of Atlanta to go in a new direction that they could elect her polar opposite, Mary Norwood. Geo. W. Bush and S. Franklin accelerated the natural swing of the pendulum.

By: kaycee

kaycee — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:59:18 +0000

Wow. “The only Democrat in the race.” Wow. Who cares? Reed needs to get his money back for this commercial.

Fer’instance, party labels won’t help a City that is in danger of having to return millions of $$ to HUD because it couldn’t manage the money right. And it’s this perceived inability to manage money that weakens any call for tax increases to avoid furloughs/layoffs.

The Dems, here, don’t have a good counterargument to this. I think this may be fatal to Reed and Borders. Norwood may get the nod. Interesting….

And so it goes….