Dominque Wilkins switches to Kasim Reed
My AJC colleague Ernie Suggs sends word that the Human Highlight Film has apparently added flip-flopping to his repertoire of gyrations.
On Thanksgiving evening, during half-time of the Atlanta Hawks – Orlando Magic game, basketball great Dominique Wilkins announced that he was endorsing Kasim Reed for mayor of Atlanta.
That’s fine.
But Wilkins’ endorsement comes less than a month after he recorded a robo-call for Mary Norwood, supporting her for the general election.
“In basketball, you just can’t show up for the game. You have to work very hard every day in practice,” Wilkins said on behalf of Norwood in the 24 second call. “Mary Norwood is someone who has always worked hard for Atlanta and not just on game day. Now it is time for us to help her.”
On Friday, from his hotel room in Philadelphia, where the Hawks are playing the 76ers, Wilkins said that since he recorded the call for Norwood, his political thoughts have changed.
“Mary Norwood is a very nice lady, but Kasim has been a friend of mine for a long time,” said the Hall of Famer, who played more than a decade with the Hawks and who is recognized as the franchise’s greatest player. “He is good people and I think he will make a great leader. He will do a great job of fixing some of the problems we have in Atlanta.”
Wilkins said he was initially unsure of who he was going to support for mayor. He said a friend of his took him to meet Norwood in October and he was impressed. But he said that since that endorsement, and watching the race play out, he decided that Reed was the better choice for him.
“He has the leadership skills that make a great leader,” Wilkins said. “I think he will do a good job in a long line in the good mayors of Atlanta.”
Efforts to reach the Norwood campaign have thus far been unsuccessful. But we’ll add any comments as we get them. Wilkins said he did talk to Norwood before announcing his switch to Reed.
“She understood,” Wilkins said.
It is still unclear who Julius “Dr. J” Erving, who endorsed Lisa Borders in the general election, is supporting in the runoff.
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311 comments Add your comment
Cutty
November 27th, 2009
7:38 pm
What has Norwood done in 8 years to make her the ‘change’ candidate? Simple question Norwood supporters.
The best analysis yet
November 27th, 2009
7:39 pm
The best analysis of this campaign yet, no offense to politicoracle, can be found in the StreetTalk column of Creative Loafing, on page 11 this week, where a guy named Danny says he doesn’t know much about Reed, but something don’t flow right with him.
Sometimes, you have to put all the rhetoric aside on both sides, and go with your gut instinct.
wow
November 27th, 2009
7:46 pm
Here is what I ant to say to Mary supporters and Reed nay-sayers alike:
“When hearing something unusual, do not pre-emptively reject it, for that would be folly. Indeed, horrible things may be true , and familiar and praised things may prove to be lies. Truth is truth unto itself, not because people say it is.” Ibn al Nafis (13th cent Physician) Quoted at the opening of the international conference on Darwin in Cairo Egypyt!
Norwood sounds great when she visits you in your neighborhood, but she had 8 years to make this city better and she slept on the job! Reed may not be the most “likable” seeming guy, but he is smart and capable and makes things happen. Look at the records. The truth is there.
Bottom Line
November 27th, 2009
7:51 pm
Reed was picked by the political machine, Norwood was NOT picked by the political machine. Who is going to work for the Machine and who is going to work for the voters? My vote and hopes go to Norwood.
wow
November 27th, 2009
8:07 pm
Well, we know Mary isn’t going to work at all…
Angry Taxpayer
November 27th, 2009
8:14 pm
Politics as Usual! Some body put the strong arm on him and told him he would not make as much money because the “black” community would no longer by his products (that is the really disgusting part and probably would not be the case). This was a money decision probably made by his manager/agent. I dont believe it has any impact either way but it shows me that money is the key for Mr. Dominique.
wow
November 27th, 2009
8:16 pm
WoW… Where do you get these ideas? Still, not the truth no matter how many times or how loud you say them!
Deborah
November 27th, 2009
8:17 pm
Reed campaigners should fear and hate us, not Norwood, because it’s the majority of voters who are in a conspiracy to unsaddle you. You could “vaporize” every last person endorsing Norwood publicly, but we will liberate this city of ours from your grasp when we enter the voting booth.
IdaHere
November 27th, 2009
8:18 pm
When one is telling the truth, great minds often run in the same vein! I am glad you mentioned Stephanie Ramage’s article. I looked it up and am glad that she recognizes “Why Kisim
Reed Should be Atlanta’s Next Mayor”.
From the looks of her picture, I could be her grandmother! I am going to make it a point to meet her, since she speaks the truth that I know about Kasim Reed after knowing him for 32 of his 40 years! During his years in office, our neighborhood group were his most ardent critics. We stayed on his case and he came through with flying colors. I am proud now to say Thank You, Kasim, and may God continue to smile on you!.
I have watched him grow over the years and am proud that he grew up to be my re
IdaHere
November 27th, 2009
8:22 pm
Spelling Corrections: “Why Kasim Reed Should Be Atlanta’s Next Mayor.”
I have watched him grow over the years and am proud that he grew up to be my representative.
IdaHere you're embarrassing yourself
November 27th, 2009
8:28 pm
IdaHere, do you really think people are that stupid? Stupid enough to believe that you just looked up an article that you obviously already looked up so you could parrot, word for word, a Ramage talking point?
Stop it. You’re embarrassing yourself like a sloppy drunk fawning over someone at a holiday party.
O'Bottom
November 27th, 2009
8:31 pm
I’m glad Dominique cleared that up. I always wait to see who Dominique Wilkins endorses before I vote in any election. Blacks just crack me up. God’s never ending joke upon the rest of us.
IdaHere
November 27th, 2009
9:38 pm
Kasim Reed is the best candidate for Mayor of the city of Atlanta, no matter how you slice it! It is all about who will make the best Mayor, Look up the records for yourself and go from there! Kasim Reed has delivered, and will deliver in the future as our next Mayor!
Give credit where credit is due. He is a young man on the move and I look forward to watching this brilliant young man continue to progress as he has in the past!
His “Centers of Hope” will keep hope alive for our youth who need a strong role model such as Kasim Reed.
Kasim is smart enough to recognize that Atlanta has to deal with the gangs that are recruiting and training our youth to be “big time” gangsters. He recognized the problem Atlanta is having with Child Prostitution and introduced legislation to deal with it. Oh,almost forgot, thanks for helping to pass the bill doubling our homestead exemption.
We Shall Overcome, Yes We Can, Keep Hope Alive, Together We Can Make Atlanta a Better Place for all Atlantans. Truth Crushed to Earth Will Rise Again, There is Nothing to Fear; but Fear Itself,
If You Can Keep Your Head When All Around You Are Losing Theirs and Blaming it On You, If You Can Trust Yourself When All Men Doubt You and Make Allowances for Their Doubting Too, Then You will be (are) the Man we need for Atlanta for such a time as this.
We look forward to your Inauguration which we will crash if we are not on the coveted list! Keep on keeping on, the race is not to the swift; but to those who endure to the end!
Sophie
November 27th, 2009
9:55 pm
Why was my last comment not added?
Sophie
November 27th, 2009
10:24 pm
why was my last comment not added to this blog? I sent it but it didn’t show up?
Sophie
November 27th, 2009
10:29 pm
Wake up Sucker Falls, Georgia! Reed is desperate and needs all these folks who want photo opps and free press to hold him up. He is weak, more of the same political pay backs, corruption and waste with tax dollars, and will tell you anything to get a vote. He just moved into the city limits in time to qualify for this race. this guy wants to go to Washington……….Norwood wants to be Mayor. She knows every inch of this city and knows all the neighborhoods and their problems.
Reed’s kabal is afraid of that 5′ dynamo cause she is going to fire every last one of them come January 1. She is going to expose through indepth audits all the waste and corruption that has been going on down at 55 Trinity. Mary Norwood is holding her own in the polls. Her support is going back to the polls, Reed’s won’t. Wake Up Sucker Falls……….VOTE NORWOOD for Mayor Tuesday!!!!!
Deborah
November 27th, 2009
10:34 pm
Reed will overcome alright, waving from his convertible yellow jaguar.
Oh, and how much experience does he have with city government, besides having the support of those in power for the last 40 years?
atlantasfuture
November 27th, 2009
10:47 pm
Where is the guy who stole the signs? Why on earth would he be running over to REED’s CAMPAIGN OFFICE FOR MONEY IF HE WORKED FOR THE OPPOSITION?
REED’s TEAM THREATENED HIM IF HE TOLD THE TRUTH.
Can we put up a reward to find him? All we need is that guy and we will know who is a lying scumbag and who isn’t.
Atlanta Voter
November 27th, 2009
10:47 pm
I’m for Mary on Nov. 27 said,
“I talk to a lot of people and many are pulling for Mary, there are many people who are not admitting publicly that they’re for her, all of these people are black. It’s funny how us blacks are almost ashamed to support change when it’s a white person running against a black person, but many whites proudly voted for and helped elect Obama.”
I agree that a number of blacks are for Mary Norwood but afraid to say so publicly. It’s a sad comment on our system when people can’t openly express their own views.
atlantasfuture
November 27th, 2009
10:49 pm
@IdaHere
REED passed a bill doubling our homestead exemption. HE ALSO WILL RAISE OUR TAXES. THEY WENT UP 42% THISYEAR IF YOU HAVEN”T NOTICED.
OR DO YOU NOT PAY YOUR PROPERTY TAXES LIKE KASIM REED?
wow
November 27th, 2009
10:53 pm
Look it up. Mary Norwood hired him.
http://www.11alive.com/rss/rss_story.aspx?storyid=138091
No matter how you slice it, she condones his actions. It sure seems likely that she knows Ralph Long is dirty and doesn’t want it coming out. Either way, she is now hiring criminals!
wow
November 27th, 2009
10:57 pm
@atlantasfuture – you do realize that the city council that Mary was on increased the taxes, right?
Wow that was weak wow
November 27th, 2009
11:26 pm
I hope for Reed’s sake wow, the Reed campaign isn’t paying you. And I hope for all of Atlanta’s sake you wouldn’t be the type of operative Reed would ever hire.
You post a link to a news story that shows conclusively to anyone with half a brain that the Reed campaign paid someone to steal signs? And you somehow think this will reflect poorly on Norwood.
Any parent will see how Kasim is acting through this. He’s acting like a three year old who got caught with his hands in the cookie jar, and lacking the rational judgment of an aware adult, just keeps sticking to his lie, sticking to his lie, sticking to his lie, sticking to his lie in the hopes that if he just keeps sticking to it, the cookies crumbs will magically disappear from his shirt.
It’s painfully embarrassing to watch a grown man act this way, and even more embarrassing to watch his sycophants enable him.
PoliticOracle
November 27th, 2009
11:27 pm
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PoliticOracle
November 27th, 2009
11:33 pm
@wow
Even though I’m a Kasim supporter, but I must correct you on the point about Mary Norwood’s tax increase vote. Norwood went on record against it but my problem is, she voted against it without offering any alternatives. She claims herself to be a public safety warrior.
Wow that was weak wow
November 27th, 2009
11:38 pm
I knew politicoracle had more savvy than to comment on Reed’s continued denials.
Now it’s no longer about cheap signs, it’s about what appears to be a significant character flaw, as anybody who’s a parent can see that Reed’s acting like a three year old with his hand caught in the cookie jar, sticking to his lie, sticking to his lie, sticking to his lie, sticking to his lie.
No matter how much more accomplished even his staunchest backers claim Reed is compared to Norwood, this behavior has to make them very concerned.
wow
November 27th, 2009
11:54 pm
Convenient that you all ignore the fact that Mary Norwood hired the sign stealer!! And I never said Norwood voted for the tax increase; rather the city council she was on voted it in – nothing to do with Kasim at all.
Wow is in denial
November 27th, 2009
11:59 pm
Wow reminds you of one of those people who are so emotionally invested in a cult of personality, that they come out even stronger in support of the cult like figure when he’s been caught red handed.
Anybody who is a parent can readily see what Reed is doing here; acting like a three year old caught with his hand in the cookie jar, sticking to his lie, sticking to his lie, sticking to his lie, hoping the cookie crumbs will go away.
It’s probably why a well reasoned supporter like politicoracle hasn’t weighed in on this one. It’s not about a cheap sign anymore; it’s about what appears to be a very serious character flaw.
PoliticOracle
November 28th, 2009
12:19 am
@wow
I’m lost at your claim about Norwood hiring the sign guy. Where was that reported.
@wow that was weak wow
What are you talking about “Reed’s continued denials”? If Reed’s camp is responsible for the sign taking which, again is illegal and a very common practice, I’m sure the candidate isn’t condoning this behavior. Serious campaigns don’t have time to bother with the minutia of field strategy. Norwood’s field people also take signs. The signs are in the public right-of-way illegally and anyone that is still talking about this story is just distracting from the real issues of the day.
PoliticOracle
November 28th, 2009
12:21 am
I meant taking the signs are legal.
PoliticOracle
November 28th, 2009
12:35 am
If this sign taking is a reflection of Reed’s character, then what does is say about Norwood being supported by Able Mable Thomas and Glenn Thomas? They both are looking for money. Mable actually was paid $1500 for gas and Glenn Thomas propisitioned Borders for $25k in exchange for his support, which leads me to believe he did the same to Norwood and I believe she obliged.
Also, what does it say that Norwood continues to distort facts for political gain. What about the 150,000 “broken” meter tops and the Enron-like accounting. This is classic political-distortion at its best, but she was very easily debunked.
Norwood has gone down in flames and Reed was the last person she wanted to be in a run-off with and I hope you can all see why. Reed has run circles around Norwood in this run-off. He has consistently garnered the support of the political leadership, while upping his name i.d. and introducing him on the grassroots level. Honestly his team has shined throughout this politcal season and he deserves credit for being a good candidate and letting them lead. All this comes from his experience running the big races in this town. Experience matters on all levels folks.
Nowood’s got a bunch of political amatuers and it is showing. There were several areas where I would’ve stayed on the attack. This jumping from debunked issue to debunked issue has killed her, but it reflects her style – no focus.
I wish all the candidates well and my earlier pledge remains the same – whoever wins will have my support because I want our city to prosper.
Wow is in denial
November 28th, 2009
12:37 am
PoliticOracle, the continued denials are in reference to the 11 Alive update wow was nice enough to provide a link for. 11 Alive reports that Reed is still insisting the latest update that Ralph Long paid the sign stealer.
By now it’s not about the signs. By now it’s a character flaw and I wouldn’t be the least bit surprised to find out, as you put it, that Reed was indeed involved in the minutia of campaign strategy, seeing that he is, like a three year old caught with his hand in the cookie jar, sticking to his lie, sticking to his lie, sticking to his lie, instead of having his staffers get to the bottom of it and condemn those individuals accordingly.
The sycophants will always defend Reed. Those with well thought out reasons for support my find themselves asking some questions in the next few days as this story develops.
Wow is in denial
November 28th, 2009
12:45 am
politicleoracle it’s not that the sign stealing is a reflection of Reed, as unfortunately these things happen. It’s that the continued denial of it, once caught is a scary sign of a Reed character flaw.
Say what you want about the Thomas and Thomas endorsements, Norwood hasn’t lied about accepting their help. It might be a case of political expediency, but it’s not a sign of a major character flaw.
The water meter ad is a sign of what you have pointed out is some concern about the Norwood camp’s competence. They are completely right about the water meters being a fiasco, but they turned what should have been a homerun into a bunt single by getting their facts and figures screwed up. Amateur hour, as you would call it.
I would say it comes down to one thing for many voters. Do you trust over time Norwood will become more competent, or do you trust over time Reed will become more ethical?
Worst case scenarios for Reed and Norwood
November 28th, 2009
12:57 am
If you believe all the hype about Norwood’s competence and Kasim’s personal ethics, it still comes down to one thing.
People who have issues with competence can always hire competent people to support them.
People who have issues with ethics aren’t likely to hire ethical people to support them.
PoliticOracle
November 28th, 2009
2:04 am
@wow is in denial
I’ve never seen 11 Alive assert that Reed is responsible for the sign fiasco. I’m pretty sure they’re referring to Mitzi Bickers as being questionable. Besides, Long’s story is just as fishy. All the damning evidence he supposedly has is non-existent. I saw no one beating on his car, threatening him or being paid. All of this sign business is a dumb waste of time and only Norwood stands to lose from it. Because while Reed is looking more and more mayoral by the day, she is steadily losing ground in the free and earned media race.
@Worst case scenario
You sound really ignorant in your post. Are you suggesting we risk electing an incompotent candidate based on innuendo and rumor? If so, you may want to do better. That really makes your candidate look bad. Time and again Norwood falsities have been ripped to shreds by the media and she stands there looking dumb and making no net gains in support.
I’m telling you, Norwood’s campaign was totally run wrong by her team. They shouldve closed the deal in Nov. because Reed was the last person she wanted to be in a run-off with. With all the momentum she had, the right campaign team wouldve sealed the deal for her.
Kasim Reed will win on Tuesday. By the way, I haven’t heard from Jackalope in a while.
insider
November 28th, 2009
2:57 am
PoliticOracle why don’t you become mayor since you know so much more than everybody else that post on here. I don’t want Kasim Reed to be our mayor I want you to be. Kasim Reed is ugly. I’m sick of ugly mayors. Kasim Reed supports thugs and crime. There is no way Kasim Reed is gonna turn this city around. He is a thug in a suite just like the rest of the machine. PoliticOracle needs to be mayor, hes the smartest person in the world. We really just need Hurricane Katrina to hit Atlanta then sheltered people like PoliticOracle can see the true colors of the crap hole theyve turned the city into.
Worst case scenarios for Reed and Norwood
November 28th, 2009
3:45 am
In a worse case scenario politicOracle, yes I am suggesting that. When it comes to tigers, they generally don’t change their strips.
Kasim’s continued denials, which fly in the face of all logic, that his campaign had nothing to do with the sign stealing, signify a major character flaw, something no amount of alleged competence can cover.
I’m not sure how pointing out how Kasim’s denials might very well point to a major psychological dysfunction is ignorant. I’d say it’s far more ignorant that people ignore the warning signs, because people are enamored with the glitz of celebrity endorsements and desperately want to live vicariously through them.
So yes, in a worse case scenario, I think you are better off investing with Mrs. Average broker, even if she hasn’t totally distinguished herself among her peers, than you are investing with Bernie Madoff, no matter how many celebrity endorsements he had in the business community.
Character counts, and ignoring that could cost Atlanta big time.
Montrell M
November 28th, 2009
4:13 am
Kasim now has the endorsement of all prominent African-Americans in the city. He is the best candidate for the interests of the African-American population in Atlanta and all people of color must unite and vote for Kasim for mayor!!!
Sophie
November 28th, 2009
7:29 am
And look where voting skin color has gotten you all these years? Rat infested neighborhoods, crime riddled streets unsafe to live on, increased drug dealers and gangs taking over your children, lost jobs, no meaningful development on the southside and higher taxes and higher cost of services if you can get them. Wake up Sucker Falls citizens !!!! YOU ARE BEING TAKEN TO THE CLEANERS ONCE AGAIN IF YOU VOTE FOR REED!!! It is all about him and his little band of greedy men and women (white and black) who want more of your hard earned money. The best endorsement Norwood got was when Shirley said “she lacks integrity, ethics and competence” to do the job. By golly Mary’s support and volunteer list doubled that day.
Norwood didn’t pay anyone to steal signs for God’s sake. Mitzi Bickers, Reed’s right hand woman did. Long has been threatened cause he is a black legislator and is supporting a white female 5′ dynamo for Mayor. He took that video to prove what all have known about this campaign. Reed has hoddie thugs working for him. $60 a day plus lunch. Cause Long is the smart one. He knows that black citizens, along with all the white, have been ignored and used for the past two decades by black leadership. It has been a snatch and grab free for all down at 55 Trinity. Black intimidating black voters …. what a change. I know that a large % of black voters are voting for Mary even with
the threats from the Reed thugs. Norwood will win Tuesday as the more that comes out about Reed, the more you see his lawyer slick ways on TV, the more you see and evaluate who is behind him with endorsements (Roy, Shirley, Kathy, Nan, et al), the more you know he isn’t the right person to lead us out of financial ruin. WAKE UP SUCKER FALLS, GEORGIA!!!!
As for those water meter covers, it started out as 150,000 and they are down to 5,000? I don’t care if it was 500 not fitting. All of them should have fit on the first go round. You and I paid for the rework of that program, twice !! Where is your 15% drought surcharge roll back? Still paying huh? It is theft while you roll over and slam the one person who is trying to correct the corruption and stealing of your money …… Mary Norwood.
As for Mary on council, I know she was outnumbered on most issues. She is only one voice. You can’t get anything done on that council if you aren’t up shirley’s skirt. Don’t you understand how it works down there? 8 votes, 8 votes, 8 votes. Council Prez appoints all the committees and chairs. Of course Mary was never appointed a chair. She asks questions, she wants documentation!! It is the position of Mayor that runs this city, not the impotent council. In 8 years Mary found out how bad it really was and is now stepping up and out to make real change happen. WAKE UP SUCKER FALLS citizens!!
We should all be so lucky to have a new Mayor like Mary Norwood. If she runs the city half as well as she has run this fiscal responsible campaign, our city will be all the better. VOTE MARY NORWOOD DEC.1. GIVE ATLANTA A CHANCE. CHANGE OUR NAME BACK FROM SUCKER FALLS TO ATLANTA ONCE AGAIN!!!! VOTE MARY NORWOOD …. ETHICS, INTEGRITY, HONESTY, AND COMPETENCE……….WHAT A GLORIOUS DAY IT WILL BE DEC. 2 !!! There will be lots of high paid folks at 55 Trinity getting their resumes updated and looking for jobs elsewhere. Don’t let the door revolve too fast…and don’t bother to interview for your position again. Mary Norwood is cleaning house.
6th District
November 28th, 2009
7:45 am
Stephine Ramage is so caught up in Reed’s cult of personality, that she spends more time writing on Galloway’s blog than her own, and much more time defending Reed’s character flowas than reporting for the Sunday Paper. Pitiful.
Raygunius Delmacio
November 28th, 2009
8:04 am
Montrell M
4:13 am
Man you are up late but you know what you are talking about.
harry the dog hunter
November 28th, 2009
8:11 am
You who is for Mr Reed Are RACISTS
Wow!
November 28th, 2009
8:57 am
I was driving over by Lenox Mall yesterday and there was a black guy running away from Filene’s Basement with an arm of clothes on a hanger and box of shoes. What would you think if you saw this? I read the AJC and article after article talks about crime after crime. The perpetrator? Often a black man. What is wrong with this city? Why can’t black men behave decently? Why can’t anyone seem to set role models for these thugs to become men and functioning members of society? Do we owe them a free lunch? No!
Nor do I owe anything to Kasim Reed. As a lawmaker, I expect him and his record to be beyond reproach. It is not. He has been delinquent in many of his taxes. This is his responsibility, but he chose not to accept it…just as these black men above engaged in a much more “visible” crime and chose to to accept responsibility for themselves.
I moved to this city completely open minded. I leave this city feeling like the racial stereotype is being ingrained in my head in every possible imaginable way. There is a big problem. It IS about race. It is clear by published memos, flip-flopping of political machines, that the ONLY motivator in this political race is RACE. Quite frankly, it’s sickening and every single person who is going to vote Dec 1 and considering voting for this candidate based on color is a racist.
In this deluge of comments on this article, there has been mention of Detroit. Although we have industry that hasn’t been equally and adversely affected as they, our crime is right up there, and the thug-mentality is there. It’s sad to see where this city is heading. Clayton County could be blown from the map and our crime statistics would be cut in half…one county. Clayton County constituents who have voted for their own…and look where it got them…a loss of accreditation…WAKE UP ATLANTA, before we become Detroit…before we become the “Clayton County” city…or perhaps it’s too late. After reading these posts, it would suggest that it IS too late.
#1 Foxy Lady
November 28th, 2009
9:36 am
Yea, but who do Karl Malone be support’n?
Lloyd Braun
November 28th, 2009
9:39 am
Mmmm yes, the endorsement of an old basketball star – very important. I wonder who the rest of the Hawks are voting for?
Rich professional athletes! If ever there was a good example for voting patterns, it is rich basketball stars.
drsoul
November 28th, 2009
9:49 am
The real question is: “do you want to look in the mirror each morning and be proud that you held Atlanta back and put it into the hands of another ‘hostage holder’, who will not progress, but regress the city, as has been the case for 20 years”..???? or do you want to look in that mirror every morning and be proud that you cast a vote for a better Atlanta, for someone who cares about the real community and it’s people, black or white or any other ethnicity, and not just about their own personal stepping stone, one who will clean out the sewage in City Hall and get the finances into the right buckets and spending and give credibility back to the city and it’s citizens”…. you have a real choice of being a ‘killer with REED’ or a ‘liberator of the City with Norwood’…. it is a choice about conscience and character…if these two items are meaningful to you and the image you present to your children, vote NORWOOD… for more of the same and to teach your kids all of the wrong lessons, then sink with REED… those are the real choices…!!!!
I can't take it
November 28th, 2009
9:53 am
If Atlanta voters want more of the same vote for Norwood. Norwood campaign staffers and consultants are knee deep with Bill Campbells adminstration. Zee Bradord and Michael Langford are lead strategists, communiications and consultants for Norwood. My goodness google their names and you will find a great deal about them and their High level positions with Campbell adminstration. If norwood wins, you might as well say Campbell wins. You Norwood folks have been hoodwinked by Norwood. She makes u think she represents change all the while laughing with Campbell’s cronies. Norwood=CAMPBELL.
@politicOracle
November 28th, 2009
9:59 am
Regarding Mary hiring the sign stealer, read the article Wow referred to here:
http://www.11alive.com/rss/rss_story.aspx?storyid=138091
This is the excerpt:
Toward the end of the video Norwood did offer Williams a job with her campaign as a field operative, but she still refused to pay him for any information.
“We are hiring people, but I’m not hiring you because of anything that you are sharing with me, I don’t do that,” Norwood said.
Ken
November 28th, 2009
10:00 am
Both of these “canidates” are not going to change anything happening in the city of Atlanta. They both are more of the same for the city. It’s a shame this election didn’t have candiates would had a clear vision for Atlanta.
This “election” has never been about the best canidate, it’s been about race. One side wants Reed, another Norwood. People get pressured into supporting Reed, because of his ties with Jackson….ie. Wilkins and several other black leaders in Atlanta. The whole Clark Atlanta professor thing calling for all the black people to vote for read, so “a white person doesn’t get elected” makes me think how far we haven’t gone since the ’60s.
I often wonder what Dr. King would say about today’s Atlanta. I think he would be ashamed. His dream hasn’t been realized, and it’s the political leaders being elected in Atlanta who’s been holding it back.
The fact Reed was picked by “the Jackson machine”, as some of you put it, does not comfort me. The truth is Jackson wasn’t a great mayor. The truth is people put him in that bracket, because of his race and not his works. Just how Obama was elected. I’m sure Mr. Reed is a fine man, but I’m not impressed with his record, and frankly, he just seems to be the trendy vote for black people in the city.
Norwood is another evil. Don’t tust her; she cannot speak her goals clearly; reminds me of Pelosi “lite; and is just not ready for this stage.
Atlanta needs a person to bridge of the people of Atlanta together, but unfortunately it’s citizens are not interested in real progress just racial enpowerment.
Jackalope
November 28th, 2009
10:05 am
@PoliticalOracle: Bwahahahahahahahahahahahahhhhaaaaaahahahahahahahah!
Norwood down in flames huh? hahahahahhhHAHAHAHAHhahahHAHAHAHa.
Good one.
You did a pretty good job pretending to just be a VERY interested tax payer during the General, but now it’s pretty clear that you’re a paid staffer. Reed’s brother maybe? Reed himself? That would explain the delusions of grandeur.
YOU GONNA OWE ME DINNER.