tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post4542159862345935367..comments2020-04-11T03:30:02.282-05:00Gary R. Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-9383032444376989432007-02-12T18:18:00.000-05:002007-02-12T18:18:00.000-05:00The voters in Marion County will decide who burns this November.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-26498030769541072852007-02-12T12:00:00.000-05:002007-02-12T12:00:00.000-05:007:51, what exactly was in your breakfast cereal? LSD? Have the minions at IndyU so warped your sense of reality, that you actually believe what you type?<BR/><BR/>Bob Parker is going to scare Bart away from running? Hilarious!<BR/><BR/>The Republican at-large candidate sounds interesting. But all four of them are going down in flames.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-45706040017633820522007-02-12T11:40:00.000-05:002007-02-12T11:40:00.000-05:00Word on the street is that Michael Jerzierski is Sir Hailstone. Can you confirm Sir Hailstone?Gary R. Welshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-26886550856383890342007-02-12T02:20:00.000-05:002007-02-12T02:20:00.000-05:00The Democrat Party gave this city the corrupt office holders in the Ghetto Mafia Carson, Howard, Crawdord, Gray, Gibson, Drummer, Duncan and Mayor Peterson is afraid to buck them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-59270274009841368412007-02-11T21:16:00.000-05:002007-02-11T21:16:00.000-05:00I'm glad to hear that at least one GOP at-large candidate is halfway decent on LGBT issues. A teensy step forward! <BR/><BR/>Then there are the delusional partisans that imagine the mere filing by Parker would scare Bart out of the race. Lest it be forgotten, Parker was the political genius who put up Ron Franklin to run for Congress...Wilson46201https://www.blogger.com/profile/06987859307032067229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-61429091953775360632007-02-11T21:11:00.000-05:002007-02-11T21:11:00.000-05:00You're welcome, Gary.<BR/><BR/>I must tell you though, that as a new-comer to politics, I personally have never had any of those problems that you mentioned with Mr. Murphy as the former chair of the GOP. <BR/><BR/>I guess its simply that "inclusion" is a good word, in that as a candidate for an At-Large seat, I would represent ALL of Marion County. I appreciate the need for all communities to be heard from..in other words, at the risk of offending, I dont see myself as 'THE' GLBT candidate, but rather, their representative as well as any other group. Thank you for your kind words as well, Gary.<BR/><BR/>Respectfully,<BR/><BR/>Michael Hegg<BR/>(R) At-Large City County Council candidateAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-53141109467275065982007-02-11T20:17:00.000-05:002007-02-11T20:17:00.000-05:00Michael, Thanks for sharing your views with us. It is certainly refreshing for folks in the party like Chris and I to hear that coming from one of our local GOP candidates. There are many progressives within the party like ourselves who have deliberately been shunned by the Murphy crowd. By all appearance, Tom John is going to take an entirely different approach than Murphy, which he must do if he has any hope of getting Republicans back in office in Marion County. The Democrats are giving independent voters and progressive Republicans who've had problems with the local party a reason to vote Republican this year. The message must be one of inclusion, and I'm glad to hear you share that message.Gary R. Welshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-9657338863120995502007-02-11T20:08:00.000-05:002007-02-11T20:08:00.000-05:00I appreciate your offer, Chris, and I will take you up on it. The campaign I plan to run will mostly be oriented towards a grass-roots effort, knocking on doors, passing out campaign cards, taking advantage of the many opportunities our GOP party has, and attempt to get my word out in areas of our city and county that may not have had balanced representation from candidates of the Republican party.<BR/><BR/>But I do plan to also offer up my ideas in the webblog arena as well. Thank you again, also for your kind words.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-133382825089150152007-02-11T19:54:00.000-05:002007-02-11T19:54:00.000-05:00Goodness, Michael... welcome to the fray! (Sounds like you are a worthy candidate... ) Hope you'll take a moment to review the First Republicans website... and if you wish and feel yourself aligned, I offer you the ability to advance your ideas through the First Republicans blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-75916995023688668402007-02-11T19:51:00.000-05:002007-02-11T19:51:00.000-05:00Businessman Bob Parker will have the funds and support of rank and file Republicans for mayor. Rumor has it that Mayor Peterson will not seek reelection if Parker files for mayor. <BR/><BR/>Mayor Peterson and his Department of Metropolitan Development used eminent domain to acquire land for less than the market value owned by Parker on the eastside of Center Township for an industrial park at 25th and Keystone.<BR/>Parker battled them in Judge Hanley's courtroom over the purchase of his property. He is the only Republican candidate with name recognition and the means to run an effective campaign and win in November. A candidate for mayor in 1999 and 2003, Bob still has supporters throughout the Republican and Democrat Party asking him to run against Peterson. <BR/><BR/>Rumor also has it that certain attorneys and business owners having contracts with the city of Indianapolis want Dr. McGoff, but he can't raise the money to have a viable campaign and the voters do not identify with him. McGoff will be a hard sell to voters for this job and can not win against Peterson in the fall.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-41039582660283478842007-02-11T19:08:00.000-05:002007-02-11T19:08:00.000-05:00You Bet,Gary! With all the tremendous work the local GOP staffers have, and the attention on the Chairman election and lack [thus far] of a Mayoral candidate, it's an honest ommission, but as it is soon to be a matter of pulic record, yes..it isn't a military secret, the At-Large seats.<BR/><BR/>First off, I do have a website, the afore-mentioned www.michaelhegg4ccc.com A lot of my goals as a candidate are posted there. As some local bloggers have stated, for the most part, I and my fellow candidates ARE "non-entities". Myself, I don't take that as a pejorative attack, far from it. I have only held the title of 'voter' up until now. I think, though that when one is troubled by the way local government is handled, then one has two options: Gripe, get an ulcer, or post angry remarks...or roll up ones' sleeves and try and make a difference. I have chosen the latter, after really having been awakened by the various dealings downtown which I believe are detrimental to the city and county communities.<BR/><BR/>Politically/historically, I am from a Democrat family. However, I have been registered as a Republican since 1984. I would call myself a Moderate Republican..I think that in this day and age, people from both major parties should have a lot of moderates in their ranks, so as to balance any extrememists..or as Ferris bueller stated, "I don't like -isms. -Isms are bad in my opinion." [grin]<BR/><BR/>I was directed to Chris Douglas's blog Bilerico through this blog..and he had a very objective, well-worded commentary on yesterday's convention. I asked him what were important political goals/needs of the GLBT community. [Although I have several friends and co-workers of that community, I profess to an ignorance of those goals/needs, as up until now as a voter, I've kept my own opinions of sex, religion, and politics out of most conversations. That reticience also goes with my straight friends, by the way].<BR/><BR/>In a few words, here it is: MY opinion on the needs of the goals/needs of the GLBT community is...[drum-roll] that they deserve the respect that any group deserves..which is to say, that the GLBT Com [carpal tunnel, my abbreviation from here on in if thats OK] are taxpayers like you and I.<BR/><BR/> Any discussion of discrimination based upon sexual orientation is absurd, period. Although SJR-7 is being legislated on the State level, I am against it. I applauded the passage of the HRO from our City County Council and would have voted for it had I been a sitting member of the Council.<BR/><BR/> As Chris Douglas pointed out in his response to me, another goal of the GLBT Com is to be treated with decency and respect.<BR/><BR/>I don't think thats a whole lot to ask for, not only for a potential political representative, but for anybody .<BR/><BR/>Bottom line: Although I am happily heterosexual [for the information of any homophobes who want to start a policy of personal destruction], the thing is..is that as long as any member of the GLBT Com or any other group lives their lives as a good neighbor with me and my community, then that's it, period. I will not block their legal attempts to peacefully petition the government for redress of grievances, as is the right of ANY group/voter in Marion County.<BR/><BR/>A bit wordy, but again, its a matter of looking at a situation or issue logically and objectively, which I do in my job daily, not from an emotional standpoint. Call me the Vulcan candidate, I guess.<BR/><BR/>Respectfully,<BR/><BR/>Michael Hegg<BR/>(R) At-Large City COunty Council candidateAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-47500527776600997512007-02-11T17:54:00.000-05:002007-02-11T17:54:00.000-05:00Michael, Thank you very much for posting that information. Today's Star didn't mention any of the council candidates either so we've been completely in the dark. Feel free to share information about yourself and your candidacy here.Gary R. Welshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-40681030255039021112007-02-11T16:52:00.000-05:002007-02-11T16:52:00.000-05:00Gary,<BR/><BR/>The 4 Republican candidates for At-large Council seats are:<BR/><BR/>Mr. Edward Coleman<BR/>Mr. Michael Hegg<BR/>Mr. Michael Jezierski<BR/>Mr. Kent Smith<BR/><BR/>Feel free to email me at michaelhegg4ccc@michaelhegg4ccc.com if you have any questions, I will be happy to answer them there or in an open manner on your blog, which I read from time to time and think is great. I was alerted to this particular thread, and felt the need to inform.<BR/><BR/>I DO hope I won't disappoint you,(8:39PM comment), however as a matter of fact, I feel I share your views on many topics. Ask away! I'll answer any question you may have.<BR/><BR/>Finally, Mr. Chris Douglas, a reason the GOP may have had a hard time fielding candidates for the At-large positions is that the information regarding declaring ones' candidacy was ommitted from the Indygov website dealing with the Clerks' Office. This is not an indictment of Ms. White or her staff, who have been very helpful and pleasant to work with..but it IS the truth, and was pointed out on this blog if I remember correctly.<BR/><BR/>Sincerely,<BR/><BR/>Michael HeggAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-67137933663099048532007-02-11T16:40:00.000-05:002007-02-11T16:40:00.000-05:00Times have changed, Chris. I used to attend those conventions back in the 90s as a committeeman . At least 1,500 were on hand, and they made sure everyone knew who the 4-at-large candidates were. It was quite the big-to-do. The paper said only a few hundred showed up. That's bad.Gary R. Welshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-81311494609659418022007-02-11T16:33:00.000-05:002007-02-11T16:33:00.000-05:00Gary, I actually don't know their names. I didn't see them on any paper while I was there and didn't write them down. You're right; it's no state secret. I'll bet you manage to track them down before I do!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-82498231461531983832007-02-11T13:19:00.000-05:002007-02-11T13:19:00.000-05:00Chris, so why not mention their names. It is so odd that nobody is willing to say who these 4 at-large candidates are. It's not a state secret. These people's names will appear on a ballot. I'm only asking if you know what their names are, not your endorsement of them.Gary R. Welshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-3194867249368658332007-02-11T13:10:00.000-05:002007-02-11T13:10:00.000-05:00(By the way, Gary W, the 4 at-large weren't so much selected as ratified. The seems to have had a hard time finding any. Virtually anybody could have stepped forward. That few did I think indicates what a brutal race it will be for at-large positions, given the mayor's race.<BR/><BR/>Garyj, in answer to your question your are correct in your understanding that I am gay.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-17273985449273905722007-02-11T10:19:00.000-05:002007-02-11T10:19:00.000-05:00Wondering how many LOE's put there names in that hat. Are any running for Mayor. One fireman is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-71764631604868507702007-02-11T09:39:00.000-05:002007-02-11T09:39:00.000-05:00<I>He saw wasteful government, and has tried to consolidate and reduce it.</I><BR/><BR/>He has? All I see is a shell game, and money spent with nil results.<BR/><BR/>Under Goldsmith, Indygo was contracted out. Not anymore. Gotta protect the transit union.<BR/><BR/>The jail overcrowding - was playing politics. A perfectly legitimate way short-term solve the problem was put forth. It was gutted by the Public Safety committee (headed by MMA). So right now Jail II (operated by CCA) is holding those inmates on a year to year lease. How about doing something about this? Wanting to spend $85 million for "public safety" but no additional new Metro PD officers?<BR/><BR/>Something else too changing subject here ... if the glbt community is concerned about their views being known in government why don't some openly gay people put their name in the hat and run? Just asking.........Sir Hailstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16301073859882785758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-7393587511700099522007-02-11T08:57:00.000-05:002007-02-11T08:57:00.000-05:00It just kills some folks that our mayor enjoys a 70-71% popularity rating. As in, "good job."<BR/><BR/>He saw wasteful government, and has tried to consolidate and reduce it.<BR/><BR/>He saw the jail overcrowding problem, long ignored by the GOP in fear of a dred "tax increase." Plans are underway there, too.<BR/><BR/>He saw the Combined Sewer Overflow problem, a billion-dollar EPA citation-in-the-making. Ignored by most GOPers, except the ones with a conscience like Beulah Coughenor, since at least 1979. <BR/><BR/>He's sometimes off base. But anyone who thinks he's in-cahoots with the CCC just ins't paying attention. He has virtually no influence with the current president, or some of the other Democratic CCC members. They openly mock him.<BR/><BR/>Snakes, alas, know no party boundary.<BR/><BR/>Wilson, your Sherron Franklin admission is accepted. With regret. But you're a lousy judge of character. She's been known as a closed-minded homophobe by her close friends for over two decades. And lazy, to boot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-16112786273578370932007-02-11T07:49:00.000-05:002007-02-11T07:49:00.000-05:00That was the perfect example of an anonymous nobody spouting insults and vituperation with no verifiable facts. It was an avoidance of the real issues of the changes of the Marion County GOP and just was to namecall other commenters here. Such hatefilled comments demonstrate so well the pitiful state of some GOP activists and the disastrous effects on their party.Wilson46201https://www.blogger.com/profile/06987859307032067229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-22395614126732789102007-02-11T00:42:00.000-05:002007-02-11T00:42:00.000-05:00"Yup - I called Ike Randolph a snake for being a deceitful, pandering politician"<BR/><BR/>The same can be said for your old girl Wilson. Carson fits this definition like a glove.<BR/><BR/>However the real snake here is you. Wilson the snake, the kind that slitters on the ground. Kinda gives reptiles a bad name.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-41219799114785919262007-02-10T21:27:00.000-05:002007-02-10T21:27:00.000-05:00I don't know much, but Wilson must never do anything but surf the web. Which is okay, I guess, but gee, get off the high horse once in a while. It wears a fellow down after a while. The oppostition isn't all that sinister. We mean well (from time to time).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-75558710806811498032007-02-10T21:26:00.000-05:002007-02-10T21:26:00.000-05:00The old-fashioned phrase is "self-avowed homosexual" - for what it's worth, the proprietor of this Blog is kinda light in the loafers his own bad self...<BR/><BR/>But let's not get sidetracked off into personality discussions of individual commenters - the mudslingers so enjoy the diversion ... defending the GOP locally is a very heavy load indeed to haul!Wilson46201https://www.blogger.com/profile/06987859307032067229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-25013805344030111172007-02-10T21:25:00.000-05:002007-02-10T21:25:00.000-05:00Did the republicans in Lawrence select someone to run for Mayor?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com