Comments on Advance Indiana™: Mayor-Elect Ballard Announces Transition Team

ANONYMOUS SAYS,I would walk softly with some of th...

2007-11-24T08:40:00.000-05:00

ANONYMOUS SAYS,I would walk softly with some of the TRANSITION TEAM,POLITICS as always.I would be checking everyone on this team, politics will never change just like give what I want or look out.what is in it for me.just ask some of the past MAYORS,a good person either plays ball or your ball will be taken away,and you will look bad.....with the taxpayers that is how the game is played the games have began

I've had the good fortune to get to know Darla a l...

2007-11-13T17:11:00.000-05:00

I've had the good fortune to get to know Darla a little bit over the past couple months, mostly running into her at the tax protests/forums. She has always impressed me with her integrity and straightforwardness.

Having her as the liaison is a good choice, as it shows the other team that Ballard won't accept any funny business. Any attempts to play games with city contracts during this transition will be called out, as Darla has proven her willingness to take tough stands.

SOS - 1105 pm? The person who talked about transi...

2007-11-11T08:22:00.000-05:00

SOS - 1105 pm? The person who talked about transition? Please be specific.

There seems to be this idea that there are only a ...

2007-11-11T00:30:00.000-05:00

There seems to be this idea that there are only a few people who understand government. There are many people available who are not utilized and are not ethically challenged.

I think that the examples posted by anonymous 11:05 pm indicate how unimaginative the Indianapolis process is.

There seems to be this idea that there are only a ...

2007-11-11T00:11:00.000-05:00

Indyernie, Darla should not be the LIASON. She ha...

2007-11-10T23:43:00.000-05:00

Indyernie, Darla should not be the LIASON. She has ZERO people skills. Again, if I wanted someone to fight for me (in this case contract) fine, but she likes to fight, she has no finess, no diplomacy.

What contracts? Be specific.

2007-11-10T23:38:00.000-05:00

What contracts? Be specific.

"I will repeat myself. I didn't say Darla should n...

2007-11-10T20:03:00.000-05:00

"I will repeat myself. I didn't say Darla should not be on the transition team. I merely stated she was not suited for the role of serving as liaison to the Mayor's office."

Gary I disagree.
The Mayor's office is pushing through city contracts to friends of the Mayor. This will burden Ballard for years this needs to stop.
We need someone strong willed in every phase of this transition. We need someone not afraid to speak their mind. We need someone who is willing to go nose to nose for the Ballard team. Darla is the right person for this position.
Bart will be out in time, I say lets lessen the burden to the city as much as we can.

ANON 10:54 the mayor cant use failed businesses o...

2007-11-10T12:55:00.000-05:00

ANON 10:54 the mayor cant use failed businesses or persoanl finances as a barometer since he has not been prudent in his own personal businesses and finances.

"Gary, we recognize your attempts to scale this do...

2007-11-10T11:05:00.000-05:00

"Gary, we recognize your attempts to scale this down to one (1) black on the team and to cause dissention among us which won't work, that Willie Lynch trick is old, we don't fall for that in 2007."

I will repeat myself. I didn't say Darla should not be on the transition team. I merely stated she was not suited for the role of serving as liaison to the Mayor's office. There is no attempt on my part to limit participation by AAs on the transition team. Don't try to turn this into an issue of race.

Greg Ballard is already using the ethically challe...

2007-11-10T11:00:00.000-05:00

Greg Ballard is already using the ethically challenged with Ike Randolph and Darla Williams...I am not sure but Brizzi may not be far behind in the ethics shortcomings...we Democrats lost because we allowed the ethically challenged to operate and did not police our own....it seems Ballard is starting out ..with that same philosophy.

If a person is irresponsible with their own financ...

2007-11-10T10:54:00.000-05:00

If a person is irresponsible with their own finances, personal or professional, then they would not be a part of my team if I were Mayor.
Why?
I cannot afford the liability and neither can my constituents.
That's what credit reports are for.

I'll know the wheels have fallen off the Ballard b...

2007-11-10T10:35:00.000-05:00

I'll know the wheels have fallen off the Ballard bus, when he uses Jocelyn Tandy for anything official.

I saw her delivering absentee ballots to the polls Tuesday as a commissioner.

Yikes. Scarier in person than she used to be.

Darla may or may not be a good choice for this transition team. But the team is loaded with old-time insiders, and I thought that was what Greg said he'd be against.

Just sayin.'

(Wilson, did you really go searching for Darla's law firm whilst walking downtown? And you had no legal business to conduct? You can find any licensed professional's current mailing address on the state website. You're taking a personal vendetta just a little far. I'm gonna start calling you Mr. Bates.)

Wilson, you really need to back off. The differen...

2007-11-10T10:07:00.000-05:00

Wilson, you really need to back off. The difference between Ds and Rs is the fact that Rs take care of business and don't support the ethically challenged as you do. Bart and all stood with Monroe and it was part of their downfall. If there is a bad apple, we want it taken care of and move on.

Nah -- I'd heard that her downtown law office had ...

2007-11-10T10:03:00.000-05:00

Nah -- I'd heard that her downtown law office had failed - I just wanted to doublecheck for myself. Sure enough, she'd moved out months ago even though she kept using that E. Market St. address on her websites. Kinda deceptive advertising but that's Darla for you!

As Indyernie said "She is very strong willed and p...

2007-11-10T10:02:00.000-05:00

As Indyernie said "She is very strong willed and passionate about her work,"

And I will agree with that and it is a good thing when you are fighting a case. But If you are trying to get someone to work with you there very traits will work against you. That is why I think she is a bad choose for this role.

"Ummm...this spring I stopped by Darla's failed of...

2007-11-10T09:56:00.000-05:00

"Ummm...this spring I stopped by Darla's failed office location downtown and without identifying myself casually asked which floor Williams law firm was on. The security guard said she'd moved out months ago and was someplace up on College Avenue. How could she as a former tenant place me on a no-contact list? I didnt identify myself so how would the guard even know who I was?"

Did Wilson Allen just admit that he was a stalker? I think so.
What difference does it make where her office was?
Wilson I know for a fact that you were on a trespass list for this very reason.
Wilson leave people alone you aren't helping anyone.

Gary we all have opinions. I for one think that w...

2007-11-10T09:46:00.000-05:00

Gary we all have opinions. I for one think that we should give Greg Ballard the opportunity to do his job.
If one perceives that Darla has made mistakes in the past then that is an opinion.
Darla has done some legal work for family members and me. On every occasion she has performed admirably, I can’t say that about every attorney that I have hired over the years.
She is very strong willed and passionate about her work, that can't be bad. I'm happy to see her on the team. Lets give Ballard and Darla a chance, Darla knows where the bones are buried and she won’t buckle under pressure from the Peterson team.
Wilson don’t waste your time digging. Darla has never defended me.

Ike, honest? PLEASE!He didn't run again because h...

2007-11-10T09:42:00.000-05:00

Ike, honest? PLEASE!

He didn't run again because he thought the GOP would lose big-time, AND because Dems had a file on him an inch thick they'd use. Personal missteps aside, he took money from a zoning case plaintiff, and then voted for that petitioner's cases.

He's an ethically-challenged homophobic gasbag.

Anon 928, I suspect I know who you are, and that i...

2007-11-10T09:37:00.001-05:00

Anon 928, I suspect I know who you are, and that is ok. I have no doubt Darla knows who I am, and that is ok too.

To call me a racist, unfortunately, is very low. I am sure Greg Ballard reads this blog and hopefully he will tell his "TEAM", which you are obviously a member of, to stop this nonsense now.

I personally, do not have a problem with you. But you cannot treat people badly, as Darla has done, and not think that it won't come back to bite you in the ass.

I speak the truth.

Is John Lewis and Wilkins the Rose Law Firm? Grea...

2007-11-10T09:37:00.000-05:00

Is John Lewis and Wilkins the Rose Law Firm? Great.

Gary, we recognize your attempts to scale this dow...

2007-11-10T09:33:00.000-05:00

Gary, we recognize your attempts to scale this down to one (1) black on the team and to cause dissention among us which won't work, that Willie Lynch trick is old, we don't fall for that in 2007.

Wow! The new mayor isn't even sworn in yet and he already has his own Aaron Haith.

Gary, we recognize your attempts to scale this dow...

2007-11-10T09:28:00.000-05:00

Gary, we recognize your attempts to scale this down to one (1) black on the team and to cause dissention among us which won't work, that Willie Lynch trick is old, we don't fall for that in 2007.

The day of the "one black republican sitting at the big table" is gone with the Ballard administration, and each black has the "right" to have their own unique personalities, just like white people have the right to have their own unique personalities. We are not "slaves" that you are selecting over to find the one whom you deem suitable to your tastes. Though "your" mind may be conditioned that way, we dont' accept it and it shows how ignorant you really are.

We've already experienced racism, and are prepared to deal with attacks from jealous blacks and whites racist, though I never thought it would be you Gary from Advance Indiana.

We are a tight, educated group of blacks and when you attack one on our team you are attacking us all...we don't fall for the conquer and divide and we don't believe in tokenism. So the day of the one black republican is gone!

We are a team and thats why we are on the winning team and you are on the losing team and attacking black people!

So, yes everyone knows Darla is not liked by some because she fought the ghetto mafia, Wilson employers and Bart Peterson.

Yes, everyone knows that Darla is not liked by creeps that want to talk to her client without a lawyer present.

So what, Dr.McGoff doesn't have a right to talk to Darlas client if thats the arrangement she has with her client. You, Gary, a lawyer to fan bullshit like this is disgraceful as a lawyer.

Though I think Gary's problem is that its okay for blacks to admonish blacks but not whites.
We never did anything to you!

Good luck to your blog.

I have also felt the wrath of Darla Williams. Let...

2007-11-10T09:16:00.000-05:00

I have also felt the wrath of Darla Williams. Let me tell you it is not pretty. The people around us at the time apologized to me for her actions because they also thought she was a b#t&h.

Gary, welcome to the hell I lived. You will now e...

2007-11-10T09:10:00.000-05:00

Gary, welcome to the hell I lived. You will now experience the full hatred of Darla Williams.