tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post116296739009241430..comments2020-04-11T03:30:02.282-05:00Gary R. Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1163115014262611612006-11-09T18:30:00.000-05:002006-11-09T18:30:00.000-05:00anon 6:22, I was the one who raised that question to Tully about it being called a "small mistake". His response to me at the time was completely disengenuous.Gary R. Welshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1163114576435680922006-11-09T18:22:00.000-05:002006-11-09T18:22:00.000-05:00Anyone else notice that on election day, in his blog, Tully kept referring to Julia's ballot mishaps as "a small snafu", yet in his column the next day, he sites it as one of the many reasons Julia should retire after this eletion - "And the ballot confused her, forcing officials to void it after Carson filled it out incorrectly."<BR/><BR/>At the time when his comments could actually mean something - the morning of the election - he keeps telling people that it was only a "little mistake" at "6 in the morning."<BR/><BR/>How I long for the days when a journalist believed in their duty of reporting the facts, and a political reporter in particular wasn't afraid of making a statement or upsetting a politician! So what if his opinions could have swayed some <B>better informed</B> voters -- isn't that his job?!?!<BR/><BR/>Shameful!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1163106427328017312006-11-09T16:07:00.000-05:002006-11-09T16:07:00.000-05:00Matt Tully and the Star did the greatest disservice by waiting until after the election to write the truth about their concerns for Julia's health and mental well being. What a disgrace that they wait until after it is too late to write a (for them) scathing story about her fitness to serve. And shame on the state and national GOP for not taking advantage of that opportunity as well. Dickerson is certainly to be commended for running such a close and above-board race!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1163103769566212012006-11-09T15:22:00.000-05:002006-11-09T15:22:00.000-05:00I have noticed the Carson supporters use the term hate alot when anyone criticizes her and The Ghetto Mafia. But they can demean and smear others and it is ok. Just another double standard promoted by the Democrats.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1163102790603671762006-11-09T15:06:00.000-05:002006-11-09T15:06:00.000-05:00Does anyone know if Wilson Allen is listed on Julia Carson's campaign finance report as an expense or donation for photographs and services rendered?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1163099494979325152006-11-09T14:11:00.000-05:002006-11-09T14:11:00.000-05:00Matt Tully is having an awfully rough time explaining why he would write his Carson column after the election, and not before. And since it's clear that he's being selective in the comments that he posts, here's a copy of what I just submitted. I doubt that he will post or, if he does, that he will actually respond:<BR/><BR/>My post to Tully<BR/><BR/>>Tully: I didn't write the column a month ago because I wasn't feeling it a month ago.<BR/><BR/>Then, apparently, you weren't paying much attention. That's not a very good admission for a journalist. <BR/><BR/>> Tully: 1) I don't have the same ill-will toward Carson that many of you do, and, 2) my job isn't to help anyone win elections.<BR/><BR/>Oh, give me a break. You just wrote, very clearly, that the woman is incompetent. Nobody is asking you to express "ill-will." Yet, you seem to speak awfully ill, yourself, of people who have the same questions about her competence. Frankly, that just doesn't make any sense. <BR/><BR/>You want to try again at answering Beverly's question? I think a lot of us remain pretty skeptical towards your answer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1163073209883740922006-11-09T06:53:00.000-05:002006-11-09T06:53:00.000-05:00Karen W:<BR/><BR/>Now you can call up the Democrats and get a job. You have earned it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1163042522429384632006-11-08T22:22:00.000-05:002006-11-08T22:22:00.000-05:00Advance:<BR/><BR/>Last report, Carson wins the 7th District with low numbers.<BR/><BR/>Cost average vote per precinct<BR/>803 precincts = 86.5 votes per precinct; Costly<BR/>Carson 69,468 or 53% of the votes<BR/>(spent $200,000.00) $2.879 per vote,with 3 negative mailings from the DCCC, and national figures to boot.<BR/><BR/>803 precincts = 74.9 votes per precinct; Good budgeting and business practice: Dickerson 60,177 46% of the votes (spent $60,000.00) $.997 per vote, no national figures, no media support, no negative mailings, nominal Party support, very cost effective campaign for a political newcomer. <BR/><BR/>No record breaking numbers in the campaign, 9,286 votes difference.<BR/><BR/>Typical Democrat spending is not cost effective.<BR/>Carson did not receive an overwhelming victory for the number of years she has been in public office versus a political newcomer.<BR/><BR/>Election are won precinct by precinct. Dickerson can win a second time around. This campaign was a learning experience. He has no need to give up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1163042462577412612006-11-08T22:21:00.000-05:002006-11-08T22:21:00.000-05:00Indyernie,<BR/><BR/>You're not the only one who can't get their comments posted by Tully. He posted one of my comments but added a smart-ass remark. So I tried responding - twice - and he won't post those. <BR/><BR/>I just had two simple questions for him (paraphrased): 1) Does he feel good having vented on the truth too late for it to matter; and 2) Can he point to one single story - just one - that he broke during this campaign. <BR/><BR/>Tully is weak. And his unwillingness to post comments (MULTIPLE comments, apparently) shows that he is also weak to even stand up for himself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1163040080097336892006-11-08T21:41:00.000-05:002006-11-08T21:41:00.000-05:00Anonymous 6:67<BR/><BR/>Wrong Again:<BR/><BR/>I won Carl Brizzi and Todd Rokita' re-election.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1163026570994109952006-11-08T17:56:00.000-05:002006-11-08T17:56:00.000-05:00Tully won't post my replays to him because I'm critical of him. So I'm posting it here.<BR/><BR/>Matt,<BR/> I know you won't post this but maybe you will read it. Thanks lots for letting your politics effect the outcome of the election. I saw your face on Sundays TV appearance you could hardly keep from laughing. If the Staff at the Star had reported fairly the truth would have gotten out. You and the staff can make all of the excuses, but your job is to write factual comments. The job of the reporting staff is to write factual reports. The star has covered up and sugar coated the facts on Carson for years. <BR/>You let your readers down and provided a disservice. Simply put The Indianapolis Star and its staff SUCK.<BR/><BR/>Have a nice day; I'm canceling my paper tomorrow.Legacy Userhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01624388336192960176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1163025166732440462006-11-08T17:32:00.000-05:002006-11-08T17:32:00.000-05:00no surprise. she shit all over her ex-husband and he was a disabled veteran.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1163022760015956062006-11-08T16:52:00.000-05:002006-11-08T16:52:00.000-05:00Anybody notice the Rep. Carson, in her interview on WTHR, spoke of all the battles she had been in with the civil rights movement, and that "other guy" had not been in any battles?<BR/><BR/>Then she compared herself to a solider in the Army.<BR/><BR/>How odd. Especially considering Dickerson was a Marine.<BR/><BR/>How very odd.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1163020743011521222006-11-08T16:19:00.000-05:002006-11-08T16:19:00.000-05:00>after all of the put downs and vile comments in this blog...<BR/><BR/>Like what?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1163018531159374732006-11-08T15:42:00.000-05:002006-11-08T15:42:00.000-05:00<I>Don't you know that gloating, especially over such a limp win, is not becoming?</I><BR/><BR/>Are you saying that you wouldn't be gloating? I find that absolutely impossible to believe after all of the put downs and vile comments in this blog about the Democratic candidates.<BR/><BR/>You guys kill me!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1163004353199894552006-11-08T11:45:00.000-05:002006-11-08T11:45:00.000-05:00She went pretty low. SHe blamed Dickerson for a stinking dirty campaign. <BR/><BR/>Funny thing is, I never heard him say one negative thing. Ever.<BR/><BR/>He had some seirous lapses ofpersonal judgment to explain for my liking, but as far as negative, he never went negative.<BR/><BR/>Miss Carson did. <BR/><BR/>She's obviously living in the same world as that little girl, Mae.<BR/><BR/>She needs to rest. A long time.<BR/><BR/>Anyone know hy the CLerk's office web poll tally went down at 11:47, and hasn't been updated yet? There are several close races that only had a few precincts to report, and I wanted ot know how they came out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1163001782852944792006-11-08T11:03:00.000-05:002006-11-08T11:03:00.000-05:00WTHR showed Carson's speech last night...at least the part AI posted. As soon as she started going negative and really babbling, they cut away. <BR/><BR/>I would like to see the full tape or transcript to see how low she went.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1163000351203066422006-11-08T10:39:00.000-05:002006-11-08T10:39:00.000-05:00So Gary has "obsessive hatred" for Carson. Who cares. It's his blog, and the last I checked, people were free to voice whatever opinion they wanted to on their blogs. Don't like it? Then delink him or stop reading the blog.<BR/><BR/>Does Gary go too far? Maybe, and again, who cares? It's not like he's the only local blogger who gets carried away sometimes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1162998481594568172006-11-08T10:08:00.000-05:002006-11-08T10:08:00.000-05:00So, Wilson, I see you are proud to have returned a woman to DC who thinks she's actually at the Indiana State House. Of course, I doubt she'll get to DC very much anyway. Doesn't she have the highest number of missed votes in Congress? Oh yeah, I feel well-represented. And for Tully to come out with all this stuff. Well, that's just beyond comment. <BR/><BR/>As for the idiotic complaints about Brizzi's speech: You are just an idiot. You want to know why Brizzi didn't mention his opponent? Because at the time he gave his speech, Melina had withdrawn her plans for a concession and had informed the Brizzi campaign that she would be challenging the election. <BR/><BR/>Republicans got their butts absolutely spanked yesterday. That is readily admitted by this Republican. But the behavior of Carson and Kennedy ought to be embarrasing for even the most partisan of Democrats. If that's the way you want your party represented, then I have a lot of confidence that your celebrating will be short-lived. <BR/><BR/>Put another way, most Republicans now know that they have some serious house-cleaning to do. Do the Democrats recognize their own filth? Frankly, I hope not, as that will be a nice beginning to the 2008 celebration.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1162997974353147222006-11-08T09:59:00.000-05:002006-11-08T09:59:00.000-05:00I live in the 7th and I take issue with the the statement in this blog that we deserve her. I don't deserve Carson as my representation in Washington. She is an embarassment to Indiana in Washington. I deserve better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1162995494546320702006-11-08T09:18:00.000-05:002006-11-08T09:18:00.000-05:00Wilson, I had hoped you were gone, but:<BR/><BR/>Don't you know that gloating, especially over such a limp win, is not becoming?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1162994411208466722006-11-08T09:00:00.000-05:002006-11-08T09:00:00.000-05:00On his last finance report, ED reported a $1500 expenditure at the Adams-Mark for an "election celebration". <B>Huh?</B> <BR/><BR/>It turns out on a pitiful $60,000 budget ED blew $1500 for his victory party instead of campaigning. At least he went down splurging!Wilson46201https://www.blogger.com/profile/06987859307032067229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1162992586886628702006-11-08T08:29:00.000-05:002006-11-08T08:29:00.000-05:00Well at least Tully's blog recongnizes her accomplishments and doesn't bash and degrade the woman, as they tend to do in this blog.<BR/><BR/>I agree, this should be the last hurrah for Julia. I think even she realizes that. Next election, it's time to pass the baton to a candidate she feels would continue with her vision for Indiana.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1162990334097474192006-11-08T07:52:00.000-05:002006-11-08T07:52:00.000-05:00Tully's Political Junkie blog has a post where he says this has to be it for Rep. Carson. He says he doesn't dislike her or what she's done for her district over the years, but that the district needs someone who can represent their constituents more energetically.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16655747495179504729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1162990281551796832006-11-08T07:51:00.000-05:002006-11-08T07:51:00.000-05:00I am pretty sure this will be Julia's last term. Her failing health will dictate that. However, I firmly believe she should be able to retire on top rather than lose to a car dealer with highly questionable moral character.<BR/><BR/>Indiana has spoken.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com