Comments on: From the AJC/WSB debate: ‘We all know I’m not a Republican,’ says Mary Norwood

By: .

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:27:38 +0000

She hurt my feelings, as a Republican. I can’t vote for her. She is cruel. Why take my money, ask me to put a sign in my yard, and then say she would never be associated with me????

By: Ed

Ed — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:36:16 +0000

The whole argument about which candidate is a Democrat and which is a Republican is irrelevant in a NON-PARTISAN race. As a voter in Atlanta, I was undecided until the last week. I have been very offended by Kasim Reed’s commercials proclaiming that Mary Norwood is a Republican and that Reed is the “Democrat who can win.” In a non-partisan race, those labels mean nothing. Quite frankly, I view these ads as a subtle way of inserting race into the election. It seemed to me that Reed’s ad basically was telling voters “Don’t vote for Norwood. She’s not one of us.” I highly doubt that Reed would be running these type of ads if Norwood was an African-American. I find the commercial unfair and Reed’s campaign as being racist. He will NOT be getting my vote on Tuesday.

By: Lee

Lee — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:09:19 +0000

All this is is political gamesmenship. One individual trying to get a leg up on another by any means neccesssary. I do not care what party takes the mayors seat as long as they can straighten the ship now from crashing into shore caused by the previous administration and their advisors, to include Kasim Reed. We do not need some of the same old politics associated with this administration and its past. That past 30 years of a black administration consisted of contractors, especially minority contractors, getting tax payers dollars and giving nothing back to the community in terms of training, community services, foundations, etc. They just take our tax money to finance the next campaign that impacts them. Whomever gets into office needs to establish stipulations to contractors that a portion of the contracts they reciev should assist in financing community problems and issues that impact the city. The last 30 years in this area has been a joke. A lot of black contractors were able to become millionaires through minority contractor legislation, however, they have done nothing for the community except flaunt their money and arrogance within the community. They act worser than white people. Therefore, to me, it does not matter if we have a black mayor or white mayor, Republican or Democrat. As long as they address the issues in this city and tie those contractors down to utlizing a portion of the tax payers dollars they recieve in servicing community projects (i.e., recreation centers, training schools, ect.) instead of flaunting their money in our faces.

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Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:51:34 +0000

[...] on their statements in Sunday’s AJC/WSB debate, in which they accused Norwood of misleading voters on her party identification, it seems unlikely that Kasim Reed, Lisa Borders or Jesse Spikes would [...]

By: Midtown Momma

Midtown Momma — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:07:23 +0000

Maniac, the Republicans lost the Black vote when they voted against and filibustered the Civil Rights Act (I believe it was around the time that Goldwater was running for president). The Republican Party started off as a party that cared about inclusion and equal rights, but have since done a complete 180.

Anyway, I don’t care about party affiliation in a mayoral race; just qualifications. Kasim Reed is bright and has vision. He has earned my vote for mayor!

By: zeke

zeke — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:00:17 +0000

Hopefully Norwood will win outright! Anything will be better than what we have had the last 30 or so years! Best thing possible would be that she turns out to be a very conservative Republican!!

By: Maniac

Maniac — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:01:59 +0000

When black people realize that democrats started Jim Crow and segregation, discriminated against black to vote and the Republican party was founded to abolish slavery they will be free. Until then they are slaves of the Democratic party and living on the mental plantation of a false reality. White Republicans started the NAACP and Franklin Roosevelt voted against anti-lynching laws to get the white Democratic vote in the South, yet these people jumped on the Democratic bandwagon.

Both parties have corrupt people in them however the hatred of Republicans and white people had reached an epidemic proportions as Reed uses Republicans as a weapon to get blacks to blindly turn against Norwood whom is qualified to be Mayor. Just like Campbell said the candidate he was running against had a white wife does it really matter if the candidate is white or republican if they can provide quality leadership and solve the problems the city has. Yes if you are black in Atlanta………..so then stay in poverty as far as I am concerned. An I is a Negro and proud of it.

By: Disgusted in Atlanta

Disgusted in Atlanta — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:47:36 +0000

What difference does it make with whether you are a republican or democrat. Both parties are spending way beyond their means. Both parties put this country, therefore each state and city, in the mess it is in today. To me these candidates are attacking each other on nothing but race. No one is and never has talked about the issues facing the city today. Just like in national and state elections the parties are too busy personally attacking each other to even begin to talk about the issues. Wake up America. We need candidates who will talk about the issues and what they are willing to do instead of attacking their opposition. Voters need to decide on the issues, not political party affiliation or race. When people realize that both parties are too blame, then just maybe, something will be done to clean up the mess that BOTH parties have put the country, states and cities in.

By: Tom

Tom — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 02:46:19 +0000

Norwood shows inconsistency, typical woman. We don’t need another female Mayor, it shows a lack of male leadership for our City.

Reed is sharp, no doubt about it. Spikes and Borders just want to play the race card. Typical City of Atlanta personnel.

By: Angry Taxpayer

Angry Taxpayer — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 02:46:19 +0000

Confused – the Mayor brought to Council a defacto Memorandum of Understanding acknowledging the transfer of $116 million an bills due to Watershed of $24 million. It was not authorized at the time it took place. Caesar Mitchel and Mary Norwood co-authored and over-rode the Mayor’s veto requiring an audit of Watershed. When the audit was conducted this was revealed. The Council was then asked to approve it otherwise the bond ordinance and covenants would have been violated causing a huge, huge problem for the City. So the Council had no choice in approving the defacto illegal loan.

It has been in the news for sometime – I wish you well Confused but the truth always comes out – especially when they are out of office regardless of who wins. The Franklin Administration (no doubt your supporter) will go down in history as one of the worst in fiscal management in our nation – again regardless of who wins.