Lisa Borders to endorse Kasim Reed in mayoral runoff
This just from the mayoral campaign of Kasim Reed:
Former mayoral candidate and Atlanta City Council President Lisa Borders will endorse former State Senator Kasim Reed for Mayor of Atlanta during a press conference on Wednesday.
Here’s the quote from the third-place finisher in Tuesday’s vote:
“After many months of campaigning, it is critical for us to come together as a demonstration of strength and unity. Atlanta lies at a critical crossroads and her very future depends on leadership that can unite us and move us forward,” Borders said.
“Now is the time to lay aside our differences and work in the best interest of all citizens to ensure each has the opportunity to rise to their full potential. Senator Reed’s ideas for afterschool recreation centers, his focus on public safety and his willingness to work toward increasing revenue opportunities for Atlanta are in line with my policy objectives.”
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Chris
November 11th, 2009
9:30 pm
I voted for Lisa but now I am supporting Mary. Kasim was the campaign mgr for Franklin. The old school politics will just keep on if he wins. He does not want anything but the title and to lie all the way. Giving out bookmarks for the bible that says to vote for him is disgusting. Please go vote on 12/1 as CHANGE can happen only if we vote!!!! DO NOT LET IT BE ONLY 15000 PEOPLE WHO SAY WHO WILL BE MAYOR!
LaShondra
November 11th, 2009
9:41 pm
Lisa knows that Atlanta needs an African-America mayor, not a rich white woman from the suburbs, who wouldn’t do anything to help minorities in the city, who are at a big disadvantage due to the white power brokers running a lot of companies trying to keep the minorities down.
PoliticOracle
November 11th, 2009
10:01 pm
@LaShondra
Your comments are very transparent and us smart posters see through your ethnic name and pithy comments.
RJ
November 11th, 2009
11:31 pm
Mr. Oracle, if you enter a public forum, you should expect to be critiqued. Your muddled posts are symptomatic of a muddled mind. No suprise you support Kasim Reed. Enjoy your self-styled importance on this blog…
Chris Mathews is covered in his own spittle because he is drinking, again.
November 12th, 2009
12:03 am
This will be decided by turn-out. Gas up the church vans and get that “walkin’ around money” ready to hand out. ATL is doomed. The city deserves the leaders that it elects.
wbf
November 12th, 2009
12:06 am
What Mary has accomplished in eight years has been to cover the city’s neighborhoods addressing problems that district representatives didn’t get around to. She’s created a criminal watch program of volunteers who show up at court when repeat offenders are judged so Judges know these people are. And she has not given in to special interests! This is why she has gotten so much support from all neighborhoods and had the most votes. She’s going after 500 repeat offenders and gonna audit this city to make it more accountable. She represents the change that Jessie Spikes wanted but with the knowledge of the city that he didn’t have.
Edvard
November 12th, 2009
4:47 am
Lisa Borders missed an extraordinary oppurtunity to define her own character and move in a surpsiing direction by endorsing Norwood. Her own career would have taken off with such a historic endorsement and would have secured her any future political position ANYWHERE in Georgia.
I’m a Black college student in Atlanta. If Norwood doesn’t win, I’m leaving this backwards city upon graduation and moving to a place where Black people don’t behave this way. Reverse racism sucks!
Un-be-lievable.
adavis62
November 12th, 2009
6:05 am
I am so sick and tired of how some of you are down playing “my” city. You speak of racism sucks, but your comments are full of racist remarks. My solution to your problem is simple, if you don’t like Atlanta, move! Funny, you want a world class city, but you don’t want the problems that comes with it. No goverment is perfect at any any level. There are going to be issues to face. Unless you have a solid solution to fix the problem keep the comments to yourself. If you could do a better job than either canidate then run for office. We need to stop stirring the pot and grow up. Racism is still strong in this city because we won’t let it die.
The Late Maynord Jackson
November 12th, 2009
6:43 am
PoliticOracle is the MAN on this BOARD.. He is all for corruption and so am I.
RUGCLEANER
November 12th, 2009
7:38 am
Well did anyone think otherwise that the black candidate would support the black candidate to keep the hatred and wealth envy going. Now with Roy Barnes putting support behind Reed it shows that the King Rat wants to have the support of blacks to try and put him back into office so he can finish off Georgia since he was stopped before after one term. This shows the total need for term limits to all politicians and lets make all of the offices two year terms only so that we can get rid of the crooks, liars, and backstabbers a lot easier and lets make recall of politicians easier and lets do away with party designations altogether and make a candidate earn the office by having to work with no political contributions over $250 dollars from all.
Snake Eyes
November 12th, 2009
10:14 am
Lisa made the right move—Kasim is the best candidate—Norwood’s done nothing for the community. Kasim will bring more money back to the city from the state legislature, to improve all these problems that exist! The minority community must stick together.
Brett Shepherd
November 12th, 2009
4:03 pm
As a black man I want to know why Norwood can’t do the job? Hell Shirley was a black woman, Campbell a black man and they did an awful job. Call me an uncle tom if you want, since that’s what we as black folks do when we meet someone that doesn’t agree that all things black are right. I think Norwood should be given the chance because all Kasim is going to do is grease the palms of his friends and family. ‘
The sad and yet funny irony to all of this is the fact that had Lisa Borders been white and endorsed Mary Norwood, there would be a march on Atlanta demonstration going on right now…and we all know who the keynote speakers would be…
To Snake eyes, the minority community must stick together? What an ignorant statement that is. How about this one…the black community needs to quit screaming racism at every damn thing and figure out why our youths continue to kill one another.
Brett Shepherd
Norcross
PoliticOracle
November 12th, 2009
4:22 pm
@Brett Shepherd
Nobody has called you an Uncle Tom, which is why I believe you’re on this post just to incite racial undertones. You can support whoever you choose. Be honest, you’re not black. You’re not even from Atlanta (Brett Shepherd, Norcross). You don’t belong on this blog. Find somewhere else to get your racial rocks off. No one hsa a problem with Mary Norwood getting endorsements, voters just want her to earn them from respectable leaders. It is a shame that no one on the Atlanta City Council has endorsed Mary Norwood, not even her neighboring district councilmembers. No Howard Shook, No Anne Fauver, No Clair Muller (in her own run-off, so kind of understandable), No Carla Smith. This sends a strong message, that the very people that will have to pass the measures she creates, won’t endorse Mary Norwood. Ralph Long seems to be a nice guy – a little misguided, but nice. The question I have is, why is he so hell-bent on supporting anybody that’s against the Mayor at the risk of elected the least effective and non-leadership oriented councilmember.
Also Brett, Norcross has its own issues with drug trafficking and gang violence so maybe you should stick to helping your own city.
Thanks!
PoliticOracle
30316 (Corporate Atlanta) Resident
Scott
November 12th, 2009
4:59 pm
i think its funny how a edvard a black student notices how bad the reverse racism here in the city of atlanta is, its not like this in the north, whoever is the best candidate wins, i think its funny how a reverse discrimination lawsuit was won by a white guy that was fired for absolutely no reason in college park. by another smooth talking black politician, and thats all kasim reed is, hell scream and cry when he talks to his supporters, which to me is pathetic, just about as pathetic as politicalorbical or whatever, and im sorry but it just seems like 90 percent of the crime in atlanta is commited by black youths, and they arent gonna goto youths centers to hang out and stay out of trouble, the music they listen to doesnt ENDORSE that!
Brett Shepherd
November 12th, 2009
6:00 pm
@PoliticOracle
I am in fact a resident of Norcross and I am a black man…would you like me to send you a photo?
Yes Norcross has plenty of issues that need to be dealt with and one day soon I do plan on doing something about it. See I don’t want the issues of South West Atlanta to destroy my area of Norcross known as Peachtree Corners.
Look I love this state and I love the city of Atlanta. I am simply tired of the reverse racism I see. Ultimately the mayor of Atlanta has nothing to do with where I am, but let’s be real, as Atlanta goes so goes this state. I just don’t want this place to become California “SOUTH”.
Chris Mathews is covered in his own spittle because he is drinking, again.
November 12th, 2009
6:31 pm
PoliticalOracle wants to turn ATL into the “Detroit of the South.”
i took the curse word out
November 16th, 2009
11:34 am
vote for karim reed. howard university school of law graduate and social engineer. he’ll fix the windows on the westin building. norwood doesnt give a hoot about black people or the westin building. if another black person says im black and voting for norwood also state your gender because you are also probably a woman and amongst the gaggle of penis envious dikes that infest and threaten to ruin our great city. indeed, morehouse and spelman are not real colleges, but please do not speak ill of Clark Atlanta or Morris Brown. Clark Atlanta is the pinnacle of higher education since the doors of the illustrious Morris Brown were closed by the likes of Mary Norwood and the white power structure. Kasim Reed will open more community centers and hire more cops. Thank you you racists and politically misinformed. Kasim Reed for mayor and Senior Partner. Thanks again.
Edmund
November 22nd, 2009
7:49 pm
I hate this effing reverse-racist city.