Comments on Advance Indiana™: RIP Amos Brown

anon 7:55, you got it wrong. The folks here aren&...

2015-11-09T18:25:49.390-05:00

anon 7:55, you got it wrong. The folks here aren't the rich households with money to burn, nor do they want the city to burn. We are the smothered middle which the rich, and connected, are happy to take more and keep the poor down. Those who comment here are the ones who speak up.

As for Amos? You can be at please now.

Anon 7:55: THANK YOU.

2015-11-08T09:04:02.605-05:00

Anon 7:55: THANK YOU.

Anon 3:49, Since moving to Indy, I've become a...

2015-11-08T07:55:44.472-05:00

Anon 3:49, Since moving to Indy, I've become aware of this peculiar form of groupthink many of you practice. Your comment embodies it. There's a billboard out on I-70 that speaks to me. It says "Indy Says Shut Up, I Say Speak Up." You're the Indy that says shut up, and you're not even bright enough to understand what you are. You, Sir, and those who simply cannot tolerate dissenting opinion under any circumstances, are the reason why this city is an epic failure by any reasonable measure. By stealing from households least able to afford it and giving that money to the Irsays, Ballards, Simons of the world, you light the match, Sir that causes the city to burn. That you're okay with it and actually believe it is good and virtuous says it all. You are the problem and I'm sick of listening to you and those like you spout your special brand of Hoosier nonsense.

Amos Brown was an actor, a strategic shakedown lob...

2015-11-08T06:07:54.719-05:00

Amos Brown was an actor, a strategic shakedown lobbyist for the Indianapolis elite and cronies, the same system that is raping the taxpayers of Indianapolis, to give the illusion that blacks had a voice in the Recorder and on the radio.

He would argue on the blacks behalf, then behind the scenes the ghetto mafia, a small group of the same blacks, would swoop in, get consulting contracts, display and radio ads, sponsorships and do-nothing diversity/community outreach positions for their family members and insiders of the political patronage base. Some call it hush money. After they got what the wanted, the hell with the rest of the black community, until another opportunity such as another public project emerges with contracts or a change in administration that threatens political patrons jobs and contracts.

He never wanted harmony between the races, the shakedowns don't work if there is harmony.

Amos who? Besides that, before section 8 housing e...

2015-11-07T20:19:54.859-05:00

Amos who? Besides that, before section 8 housing eagledale rents were 500 a month, 0berryhousing sent the rents up.

Andre the Grandson knows this..............he's made out very well off of his Grannies slums

I'm pretty sure the station management, let al...

2015-11-07T18:45:26.417-05:00

I'm pretty sure the station management, let alone the advertisers, would never approve of Larry as a talk show host. He would keep things interesting though.

I'd like to see WTLC choose Larry Vaughn as Am...

2015-11-07T18:42:03.576-05:00

I'd like to see WTLC choose Larry Vaughn as Amos' replacement. He'd keep things interesting.

Amos and I disagreed on many things, but we were i...

2015-11-07T18:30:32.238-05:00

Amos and I disagreed on many things, but we were in total agreement on a lot of the issues surrounding the political cronyism that dominated Indianapolis government and the fixation on all things downtown to the detriment of the neighborhoods. Amos frequently called to discuss issues with me. Amos had a great bully pulpit with the prominent role he played in the City's black community, and politicians feared and respected him. I could provide him information that he could take and build upon greatly because of the access he had to key persons. I was more than happy to see him bring those matters to light without anyone ever knowing about the communications he and I had shared on the subject matter. My only recent disappointment with him was the mayoral debate. I had expected him to ask some really tough questions of the candidates that had not been touched upon at other public appearances of the two candidates. He seemed to go too soft. He didn't ask a couple of questions I had suggested to him. I frequently sent questions to him to ask of his guests, which he typically obliged. Not sure what was going on there. He may have been under pressure by some other folks.

Thank you Gary (@4:17)- I agree with your comment ...

2015-11-07T17:58:21.929-05:00

Thank you Gary (@4:17)- I agree with your comment regarding Amos Brown.

I was stunned to read of Amos' passing. I did not know him personally although I had met him more than one time; I did listen to his show via his podcasts on his website. I often found Amos Brown's comments and questions, his insights, and his remarks about the local issues far more on target and often more profound than any of the so-called "political journalists" in local media whose specialty seems to be reading talking points from Democrat and Republican political machines.

This particular blog post with Mr. Brown's words moves me at the loss citizens face today with Amos Brown's passing. To be reminded that outgoing Mayor Greg Ballard refused [feared???] to sit with Mr. Brown says a huge deal about how some of the career politicos were afraid of Amos' ability to get straight to a matter.

Rest In Peace, Amos Brown. Our community experiences a tremendous loss with your death; the shoes you leave will be difficult indeed to fill.

Wow.

2015-11-07T16:46:44.253-05:00

Wow.

I agree with your first sentence. Mr Brown's c...

2015-11-07T16:32:16.084-05:00

I agree with your first sentence. Mr Brown's columns tended to divide. There's so much racism in Indy that escaped him. All of IUPUI's leaders are white. The IHSAA has more representatives from Catholic schools than from black schools. WFYI features more ppl with English accents than ppl with urban accents.

His column praising Beurt SerVaas, a man who did biz with S Africa during apartheid, was bizarre.

May God bless Mr Brown.

That's a very unfair, over-generalization of A...

2015-11-07T16:17:17.132-05:00

That's a very unfair, over-generalization of Amos' contribution to the local political debate.

His entire career was spent dividing this city. I...

2015-11-07T15:49:10.327-05:00

His entire career was spent dividing this city. Indianapolis is a little bit better place today.

Maybe now we can come together and unite as a city for our common betterment.