Comments on Advance Indiana™: Marion Co. GOP Anoints Little-Known Downtown Business Owner To Run For Mayor

He's divorced. His ex lives in Chicago with th...

2015-01-21T14:04:16.358-05:00

He's divorced. His ex lives in Chicago with their son.

His resume is impressive, laudable & patriotic...

2015-01-20T18:44:42.452-05:00

His resume is impressive, laudable & patriotic; falling short however on residency / community familiarity, not in a provincial, but Hillary NY Senator kinda way.

The Chamber / Commie Core / Statism / Damnesty connection is of paramount concern. The Chamber has unfortunately become liberty's traitorous auctioneer; not its guardian or vanguard.

"Crazy Larry" is a more credible spokesperson for free enterprise than the chamber; considering his repeated concern about TIF spending & its known hollowing effect on organic, free market development; not crony schemes that loot the public treasury. And in fairness to Larry, he doesn't hide his crazy side; as the pretentiously sane establishment classists do...

It's not the candidate's fault, but how is there a reported "Republican" candidate prior to the slating- or is it really a process of slighting?

Harvard? Northwestern MBA? Are we looking for a...

2015-01-20T14:46:05.623-05:00

Harvard? Northwestern MBA? Are we looking for an educated Mayor these days?

Wonder if Brewer considered impact on his business...

2015-01-20T10:48:51.457-05:00

Wonder if Brewer considered impact on his business. Hospitality business and politics don't always mix well. Just ask Papa John!

I was not going to pursue filing updated voter reg...

2015-01-20T10:45:11.468-05:00

I was not going to pursue filing updated voter registration at my new Marion County address as the voting process is made a total mockery with the types of backroom shenanigans employed by both Democrat and Republican political honchos.

Information about Tim Craft and Chuck Brewer changes my mind.

I look forward to casting votes in Marion County for anyone NOT connected with establishment cronies like David Brooks, Kyle Walker, Jennifer Hallowell Walker, Samantha DeWester, etc.

Maybe the GOP will bring in the Rombot to perform ...

2015-01-20T09:51:14.411-05:00

Maybe the GOP will bring in the Rombot to perform a bit of campaigning. I agree with one of your commenters we will begin to see glowing columns from Tully et.al, on this American Dream come true. He will need to have his Christian Values analyzed. So then we will meet the GOP Blueprint for a candidate: Veteran, Business Owner and Christian.

Question - does he pay his employees a Living Wage, or minimum wage?? Does he provide any benefits to his employees??

Biberstine wasn't the only Republican who has ...

2015-01-20T08:09:57.214-05:00

Biberstine wasn't the only Republican who has been on Layton's payroll.

Yes, Biberstine received payments out of Sheriff L...

2015-01-20T08:02:39.687-05:00

Yes, Biberstine received payments out of Sheriff Layton's commissary fund, better known as the sheriff's slush fund. He was on the payroll of the Marion Co. Republican Party before that. They're all in bed together. People who believe the Democrats and Republicans don't rig elections are living in a dream world. Elections are mirages meant to make voters think they have a say in who runs our government. The entire system is rigged.

Gary, Your 9:30 post mentioned Mike Biberstine as ...

2015-01-20T07:58:14.676-05:00

Gary, Your 9:30 post mentioned Mike Biberstine as campaign treasurer. He was once on Sheriff John Layton payroll at the same time that he was Director of Public Policy for the (Liberal) Indy Chamber.

The Marion county GOP looks like any other political party from a totalitarian state. The voters and party rank and file members have no voice.

If you're going to pick an unknown puppet, pic...

2015-01-20T07:44:19.126-05:00

If you're going to pick an unknown puppet, pick one whose last name begins with a letter near the beginning of the alphabet because of Indiana's idiotic rule of always putting candidates on the ballot in alphabetical order. Is Indiana the only state in the country with this rule?

A Haliburton solider of fortune for mayor? No than...

2015-01-20T07:26:59.050-05:00

A Haliburton solider of fortune for mayor? No thanks.

Scales is wise in her decision. Her treatment by ...

2015-01-20T01:15:12.427-05:00

Scales is wise in her decision. Her treatment by the entire Marion County GOP is a hard dark stain that will have negative results for the crony Republican insiders who invested more time and money to locate a willing pawn to use against her than they would to win most of their election races.

David Brooks' ploy of using Dennis Fishburn for the sole purpose of blocking Bart McAtee comes to mind. Fishburn was really a decent guy - I don't have that feeling about Craft from what I've read and heard about him... and I believe it was at the end of Fishburn's campaign when he realized he had zero real support from TJ and, of course, zero money. He was totally used by DB to stop Bart and that reality sure had to sting.

Lord knows what they've promised Craft for him to cooperate in such a dastardly and devious scheme against Scales.

From Ogden Williams post: Anonymous Anonymous sai...

2015-01-20T00:06:19.503-05:00

From Ogden Williams post:
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Update: The Chamber has a candidate too

6:21 PM GMT-5

Follow the money...collect the dots and then blow ...

2015-01-19T23:34:55.531-05:00

Follow the money...collect the dots and then blow us away with investigative journalism that the main media ignores and at the end of each article ask your folk to post to their twitter, facebook, likes and more. Spread the word on Commerce picking this guy...

Smell a rat? or many? See something, know someth...

2015-01-19T21:43:12.284-05:00

Smell a rat? or many? See something, know something, say something...

Why are they using a 2011 photo of the candidate w...

2015-01-19T21:39:16.753-05:00

Why are they using a 2011 photo of the candidate with his son? This is 2015. Why no recent family photos?

The statement of candidacy he filed on December 31...

2015-01-19T21:30:13.829-05:00

The statement of candidacy he filed on December 31 to run in District 23 listed his address at an apartment complex off of Banta Road on Slate Drive. Phil Borst was listed as his campaign chairman, and the Indy Chamber guy Mike Biberstine was listed as his campaign treasurer.

Cue Matt Tully to write a glowing column about thi...

2015-01-19T21:17:30.070-05:00

Cue Matt Tully to write a glowing column about this guy after spending 45 minutes with him over coffee.

I don't know, anon. 8:29, but if he's the ...

2015-01-19T20:42:10.583-05:00

I don't know, anon. 8:29, but if he's the same Charles W. Brewer who was cited last summer for an ordinance violation for conducting outdoor sales without a license, he was served at an apartment complex down in Perry Township (1452 Dakota Ridge, Apt. #A). Service of process was returned on November 20, 2014 because nobody by that name lived at the address. The case was dismissed on December 29, 2014. Hmmm.

Is this the Charles W. Brewer who owns a condo in ...

2015-01-19T20:29:12.487-05:00

Is this the Charles W. Brewer who owns a condo in the Athletic Club downtown he moved into in 2011? It seems odd he would have been filing to run in District 23 on the south side if he lives downtown, assuming it's the same person.

You may recall that Ballard's power grab bill ...

2015-01-19T20:09:19.085-05:00

You may recall that Ballard's power grab bill reduced the residency requirement for running for mayor to three years and only one year for council candidates. I believe there used to be a five-year residency requirement for mayoral candidates, and a 2-year residency requirement for council candidates.

No, I didn't get their permission to run for PC, and they ran a candidate against me just for spite to try to keep me from getting elected, who I beat by a 5-1 margin. Frankly, I really don't care to be a PC any more because the party stands for nothing but graft for a small group of sleazy insiders.

They probably got a few drinks into P.E MacAlliste...

2015-01-19T19:59:17.726-05:00

They probably got a few drinks into P.E MacAllister and then guided his hand as he rewrote his last will and testament donating millions to the Marion County GOP/Kyle Walker/Chuck Brewer.

Who is this guy?? It's odd someone like yourse...

2015-01-19T19:57:07.922-05:00

Who is this guy?? It's odd someone like yourself who is active in the party has no idea who he his - sorry to say Mr. Welsh I don't think the party leaders give a damn about your opinion (no offense - they probably don't care about mine either). He's got an interesting background. Can someone who's only lived in Indy 3 years legally run for mayor? Would have thought there'd be a few basic requirements such as age and years of residency.

Gary, did you approach and/or get the approval of ...

2015-01-19T19:53:32.314-05:00

Gary, did you approach and/or get the approval of the GOP when you ran for PC? Or did you just file? I'm thinking of doing that next year. Maybe file on the last day. lol