tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post114358158850964983..comments2020-04-11T03:30:02.282-05:00Gary R. Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1144070550316576492006-04-03T08:22:00.000-05:002006-04-03T08:22:00.000-05:00PLEASE Advance Indiana WAKE UP!<BR/> <BR/> Call out Mr. Brizzi for his open flip flop on this issue of being<BR/>anti-gay.<BR/> <BR/> Note this: At the time Mr Brizzi dropped plans to fight for hate<BR/>crime legislation (breaking a promise he made to many), he aligned himself<BR/>with the Minister Alliance and Rev. Lyons as his key allies in his<BR/>campaign. Magically, right after aligning with this anti-gay group (the<BR/>MOST anti gay you can get), Mr Brizzi decided not to pursue hate crime<BR/>legislation, because it would call him out on the issue of whether LGBT<BR/>community is covered. This is TOTAL BS and typical Brizzi flip flop.<BR/> <BR/> On the other hand, Ms Kennedy is out in front on the issue of<BR/>supporting hate crime legislation including covering the LGBT community(see<BR/>editorial in most recent Recorder).<BR/> <BR/> Advance Indiana: ask Mr Brizzi to comment on why he has alinged with<BR/>the Minister Alliance and Rev Lyons and what he thinks of their views<BR/>of the LGBT community. PLEASEAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1143839025452905642006-03-31T16:03:00.000-05:002006-03-31T16:03:00.000-05:00So, while Brizzi is complaining that Melina Kennedy is a mother of twins, he's allowing CONFESSED CRIMINALS out? Check this from Steve Laudig:<BR/>"In a Superior Court of Marion County last week a defendant was released and charges dismissed even though: a. the victim was shot in the back; b. there was a confession.<BR/><BR/>All on Brizzi's watch. More efups from Brizzi as they occur. There was another just yesterday."<BR/><BR/>Fight Crime Carl, stop following Melina around at parades...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1143627679626049772006-03-29T05:21:00.000-05:002006-03-29T05:21:00.000-05:00Marti,<BR/><BR/>It's not bashing. It's a fact in the records. The voters will decide if it matters. And somehow I get the feeling that if this were Brizzi, your post would probably take a different tone. Just a thought.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1143613944981279192006-03-29T01:32:00.000-05:002006-03-29T01:32:00.000-05:00Honestly, as someone that isn't a lawyer, I couldn't give two shits less. If you told me she'd never practiced law before, or she was disbarred for some reason, you might have a point. But trying to bash her for going inactive seems desperate.Legacy Userhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14652605826792067384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1143606900199294822006-03-28T23:35:00.000-05:002006-03-28T23:35:00.000-05:00Anonymous,<BR/><BR/>If that is your real name. A couple points of clarifcation. I would be lying to you if I said Carl and I were not friends. I am also friends with Deputy Mayor Steve Campbell, Mike Edmundson and other Democrats. I maintain quite a few friendships with the people I cover on all sides of the aisle. <BR/><BR/>In spite of that, one thing they will all tell you is that I am fair. I went after the GOP following the fiasco in the 29th Senate District following Murray Clark's retirement. This is no different. <BR/><BR/>And as far as preparation goes, I gave the Kennedy people 24 hours notice before I ran the piece. I told them what I was writing and gave them ample time to respond. If their answer was not satisfactory then you will have to talk to them.<BR/><BR/>And while I don't reveal my sources, I can say I did not get this information from the Brizzi camp. I am also an attorney (IL) and I know where to look for information on other lawyers. If you were one, maybe you would know this also. <BR/><BR/>Good night and good luck.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1143593627684063622006-03-28T19:53:00.000-05:002006-03-28T19:53:00.000-05:00I agree that it is inconvenient for Melina to have gone inactive so close to her decision to run for prosecutor.<BR/><BR/>That being said, the media should not let Carl use this as an "issue" that reflects on her competence to practice law and/or be the elected prosecutor.<BR/><BR/>Any lawyer would tell you that an attorney elects to go inactive if they are not practicing (ie, being a CEO, investment banker, or working in the Mayor's office doing economic development as a Deputy Mayor).<BR/><BR/>It has nothing to do with merit. The Mayor of Indianapolis, I believe, is a lawyer and "inactive." Half the Mayor's office are lawyers who are inactive.<BR/><BR/>At the point she decided she was serious about running, presumably during the summer of 2005, she became "active." Great! So she could then "officially" practice law. <BR/><BR/>This is a great issue for twisting and trying to make the average voter think somehow this is a negative. Really, this is NO BIG DEAL. <BR/><BR/>Finally, Melina's people could hae handled a little more deftley, or at least seemed prepared for the question.<BR/><BR/>This is more evidence that Carl is running scared and ready to have his people, including apparently his buddy Abdul, with whom he's shared one to many shrimp cocktails, get out to do some Nixon-esque rat f**king.<BR/><BR/>This is going to be a bloody race to the bottom. I mean, you think Ed Traecy and Mike Murphy are going to play nice?<BR/><BR/>However, Carl, what goes around, as they say, comes around. I'm thinking there's some real good sh*t out there on you, mi amigo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1143592630776109022006-03-28T19:37:00.000-05:002006-03-28T19:37:00.000-05:00No one ever accused Melina's staffers of being PR savvy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1143592285872603632006-03-28T19:31:00.000-05:002006-03-28T19:31:00.000-05:00Sheila,<BR/><BR/>Had the Kennedy folks made the explanation you did this would have likely been less of an issue. I think it is relevant, but the explanation I got from her campaign didn't make the situtation better. Now this is going to continue to run in the blogsphere for a while before our brothers and sisters in the press pick it up. As Shakespeare said, "Cry havoc, and let slip the dogs of war!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1143589366161721542006-03-28T18:42:00.000-05:002006-03-28T18:42:00.000-05:00Sheila,<BR/><BR/>Your point is well taken. I do think that Melina needs to address the issue head on though and offer her rationale for her "inactive status" like you just now did. In the rough and tumble of politics, the explanation her campaign gave just didn't cut it--you obviously handled the question much better than her campaign. They should have explained that she took leave because of giving birth to twins. I know that my sister barely survived the first few months after her twins were born with her sanity intact. If that is her explanation, I think that will defuse the issue and make her opponent look back if he attempts to use it against her.Gary R. Welshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1143585495130941142006-03-28T17:38:00.000-05:002006-03-28T17:38:00.000-05:00I think this is really unfair--as another Kennedy who has taken advantage of the "inactive" option, I can tell you (and Abdul)that there are many reasons other than those he notes for choosing to go on inactive status for a time. In my own case, I became inactive because my teaching duties made it inconvenient to attend CLE programs. I've worked in City Hall, and it would be equally inconvenient for someone in the Mayor's office--especially someone with new twins! That is what the status is for--to allow people who aren't currently practicing to take a "leave of absence."<BR/><BR/>Count me one person who thinks this criticism is below the belt.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com