Comments on Advance Indiana™: Ballard To Peterson: Get Your Priorities Straight

Nothing much is funnier than Wilson attacking some...

2007-06-01T20:54:00.000-05:00

Nothing much is funnier than Wilson attacking someone on the basis of morals.

Where can we catch your show, Wilson?

P.S. All these Anon's are confusing. Can't you at least label yourself Defeatocrat Drone A, Defeatocrat Drone B, etc?

I've been messing around with computer stuff since...

2007-06-01T19:36:00.000-05:00

I've been messing around with computer stuff since the late 50s - I'm retired now and have plenty of time to do whatever amuses me: battling the reactionaries, sexists and racists that swarm on the Internet I find fun!

This year all the local crazies are jumping on the Crime-Gone-Wild GOP election-year bandwagon. Last year with incumbent Prosecutor Carl Brizzi up for re-election, they had to keep quiet since the Amazing Carl had solved all the county's woes. Now it's nothing but attack, attack, attack!

Look Wilson...I'm not a republican. And I've thoug...

2007-06-01T16:11:00.000-05:00

Look Wilson...I'm not a republican. And I've thought of running for council and more than one person has pleaded with me to do it. I've also had money offered to me to run.

If I can make men pay me money to jerk a knot in their tale, be one of the top sales people wherever I work, I think I could raise money too run for office as a Libertarian. By the way, Libertarians don't waste taxpayer money running primary elections to slate their candidates.

I'm honest and not afraid to step up and speak the truth.

One of the reasons I'm not running is I don't want to spend the entire campaign talking about my former career, which I promise, is far different than you imagine.

In my former career I often worked with pathetic porn addicted men, forced them to take a look at themselves, how they treat women, what they think of women. Then I would put them in chastity and force them to pay me to learn to SERVE women. Sometimes that meant mowing my neighbor's yard or taking care of an older person. Sometimes it meant doing something just to make me laugh.

I TAUGHT them how to be noble, the value of honor, and service to women. I also taught them the path to their own self-actualization.

And if they didn't like it...if they insisted upon remaining pathetic sex seekers...they knew where the door was.

The Mayor told major lies about me and invited the press to a press conference to tell them so. When I tried to ask a question, he would not let me citing I'm not a member of the press. In spite of the fact that I publish four websites and have a huge on line group.

So in Bart's town, he can slander you in the media, and then refuse to let you confront your accuser.

Peterson picked on the wrong bitch, Wilson. I am not going away. And don't you dare think for one minute my neighbors don't know and like me and I know half this town.

This is MY city and I'm not going to stand by quietly while it goes to hell in a handbasket. I hope I made myself clear you little twit.

And by the way...with as much time as you spend on the Internet. I bet you are a little porn addicted wanker yourself, Wilson. Would not surprise me a bit.

Since no Republican filed to run against Monroe Gr...

2007-06-01T14:45:00.000-05:00

Since no Republican filed to run against Monroe Gray (and he wins by default), perhaps the County GOP Chair could appoint Melyssa Donaghy to be appointed sacrificial lamb candidate against him? Wouldn't that be a hoot? Melyssa is better known as "Miss Ann", a professional dominatrix. Her GOP candidacy would prove that the Republicans are not in bondage to the Eric Miller wingnuts!

So the "Bart Lies" people are anonymous Internet d...

2007-06-01T09:02:00.000-05:00

So the "Bart Lies" people are anonymous Internet dwellers? I'm not.

"BART LIES"! And I personally know Bart Lies first hand.

Indiana plays host today to the National Associati...

2007-06-01T06:45:00.000-05:00

Indiana plays host today to the National Association of Attorneys General Racketeering and Influenced Corrupt Organization's (RICO) Act Seminar.

Maybe we will get some action on the illegal Pea Shake network.

"BTW, what has bart or his buddy Frankie done abou...

2007-06-01T06:42:00.000-05:00

"BTW, what has bart or his buddy Frankie done about the jail situation in the past 8 years?"

Funny how Republicans get bashed for not hiking taxes for sewer and other issues, but Peterson gets a pass!!

Instead, Peterson hikes taxes for a stadium and convention center. Then he blames Republicans when he has to hike additional taxes to fix other things. Not only that, why has he waited EIGHT YEARS to do this? Based on the fact that Bart did not have an IPD recruit class for around 2-3 years shows they knew money was an issue at least four years ago. Maybe food and beverage taxes, hotel taxes, etc. should have been raised back then?

Sorry, but Peterson treated the state police like crap for years. That fine agency went from have thousands (7,000) applicants back in the day to maybe getting 700 to show up on test day. Republicans treated them with respect and now the lateral transfers are lining up to get a spot. Now Bart is treating IPD/IMPD like he did ISP, basically "I own you."

Consolidation...except for the most corrupt office...

2007-05-31T20:16:00.000-05:00

Consolidation...except for the most corrupt office in the city (at least the one not headed by Bart), the Center Township Trustee. But keep believing that line.

I love how Kool-Aid drinking Defeatocrats automatically assume that anyone who opposes them must be some die-hard Republican.

BTW, what has bart or his buddy Frankie done about the jail situation in the past 8 years?

Where are our 200 cops?

Anyone get mugged today?

5:03, try to stay on topic. And don't get confuse...

2007-05-31T19:07:00.000-05:00

5:03, try to stay on topic. And don't get confused when facts confound your "logic."

And Scribe...the Mayor has no--ZERO--control over the IPS budget. They have a relatively new superintendent who is swimming upstream to try and reform a bloated system. We should all hope he succeeds.

Yeah, I've seen the budget. KInda up-close, and I understand it. It's full of payments for projects ignored by Republican mayors for over 20 years. As said many times before, problems delayed are problems amplified.

But hey, that CSO problem, now costing almost a billion to fix, would've only cost about $90-110 million when first identified, and avoided, by Republican Councilwoman Beulah Coughenour in 1990. Ignored, because the mayors didn't want to raise taxes. Beulah saw the problem, warned against it, and finally gave up.

Ditto the jail, ruled unconstitutionally overcrowded by none other than one of the most conservative Republican federal judges in the country--in 1992. That fix was ignored for over a decade. Costly.

And a buttload of TIFs and tax abatements to Republican-favored businesses over the last 30 years. Do you need a list of those?

All the birds have come home to roost, and finally, we have a mayor who won't run from the problems.

Scribe, learn form history, lest you be doomed to repeat it. Despise the Mayor all you want. He angers me from time to time, too...but he does not bury his head in the sand.

How else do you explain his standing in front of three successive Republican legislatures to ask for consolidation authority?

Gutsy.

MAYOR HAD PLAN TO BUILD WITHOUT A TAX INCREASE.Mus...

2007-05-31T17:03:00.000-05:00

MAYOR HAD PLAN TO BUILD WITHOUT A TAX INCREASE.

Must have gotten mixed in with his plan to put 200 cops on the street.

The Mayor has no control over IPS, but he has offered students a choice through Charter Schools.

Right, what can he add, like one a year? After a convoluted review and approval process? How many total have been added? Like three?

I'm sure the thousands of IPS students doomed to a life of drug dealing and gang banging are as impressed as I am.

Again, this guy is so big on efficient government, the city is broke with a lowered credit rating. All because of his enlightened leadership, I suppose.

BTW, anyone get mugged today?

The Mayor has no control over IPS, but he has offe...

2007-05-31T15:31:00.000-05:00

The Mayor has no control over IPS, but he has offered students a choice through Charter Schools. And by the way, IPS has issued some pretty large bonds to pay for school improvements...around $850 Million worth.

THE GOVERNOR RAISED TAXES TO BUILD A STADIUM.MAYOR...

2007-05-31T12:54:00.000-05:00

THE GOVERNOR RAISED TAXES TO BUILD A STADIUM.

MAYOR HAD PLAN TO BUILD WITHOUT A TAX INCREASE.

I think his leadership is spot-on, especially on g...

2007-05-31T11:57:00.000-05:00

I think his leadership is spot-on, especially on government efficiency.

Hey Anon 9:33, have you seen the city budget lately?

Nice to know the Simon's earned a new corporate HQ for their contributions, and Jim Irsay got himself a nice new stadium for his, yet what have the kids stuck in IPS gotten lately?

But keep voting Defeatocrat, they're doing so much for us already.

It isn't so.

2007-05-31T11:13:00.000-05:00

It isn't so.

The Democrat/Republican Coalition will determine t...

2007-05-31T09:56:00.000-05:00

The Democrat/Republican Coalition will determine the next Mayor. They always have and they always will. It does not matter whom the average citizen wants in the office. The money will hit the streets the week before the election to insure the outcome of the election. Say it isnt' so!

To come clean: I have voted for, and will again vo...

2007-05-31T09:33:00.000-05:00

To come clean: I have voted for, and will again vote for, Mayor Peterson. I think his leadership is spot-on, especially on government efficiency. And evidently the local and state Republican establishment do, too, or they wouldn't have thrown huge roadblocks up against his consolidation proposals in the legislature. Especially when the concepts mirror their own Unigov so closely.

But Ballard has a bully pulpit here, and he should carry on. Focusing on priorities, is what this city needs, and the mayor's folks know it's his Achilles heel. Big time.

Ballard's campaign, though it will lose big time, can play a serious role in helping the city refocus its priorities. Elections are all about emssage, and his, on this issue, is solid.

Carry on, Mr. Ballard.

Oh yeah--don't depend on Tully to do it for you. Not if it involves actually researching or working on something. That's not in his job description or within his ability.

Prediction, if we're lucky: Bart by ten or more, City Council 19-12 Democratic. And I'm praying for a new president.

The 42nd and College building is used now for the ...

2007-05-31T09:17:00.000-05:00

The 42nd and College building is used now for the Police Athletic League, or PAl Club.

At least that's what I've been told. My phone calls to them and emails sent to them 2 weeks ago have yet to be responded to, wonder why?

I think I'll be giving up on Marion County and moving to a more focused community

Its interesting to see all these "Bart sucks/lies/...

2007-05-31T08:53:00.000-05:00

Its interesting to see all these "Bart sucks/lies/is an idiot" people in the anonymous world of the internet, but when there is a real opportunity, no credible candidate would come forward.

Oh, Bob "I'm running because the Jews control this country" Parker.

And Greg "I wrote a pamphlet on leadership once" Ballard.

Peterson wins in a walk.

"Mayor Peterson's a good man. He's done a good job...

2007-05-31T08:40:00.000-05:00

"Mayor Peterson's a good man. He's done a good job in the face of reactionary "leadership" in the state house when he proposes innovative, smaller, more efficient government reform. He not only will get the third term, but he deserves it and Indianapolis will be all the better for it."

Mrs. Peterson your baby boy isn't as good a Mayor as you think. Sorry if this burst your bubble.

Gary, you're not paying attention again. Ballard ...

2007-05-31T08:04:00.000-05:00

Gary, you're not paying attention again. Ballard sent out a release about water...stuff. So much for message control.

Mayor Peterson's a good man. He's done a good job in the face of reactionary "leadership" in the state house when he proposes innovative, smaller, more efficient government reform. He not only will get the third term, but he deserves it and Indianapolis will be all the better for it.

The real question is not the total manpower shorta...

2007-05-31T06:03:00.000-05:00

The real question is not the total manpower shortage - wetherit is 9 or120 or somewhere in between. The real question is how many police BEATS are not being filled during a 24 hour period.

The mayor can say the probationary and academy cadets count toward the total manpower but the cadets are not out there patrolling a beat on a daily basis and when the reach probationary status when they are out on a patrol they have another patrol officer with them.

So as an example - if an area has 10 patrol beats they have to cover and they have 10 patrol officersthey can say they are all being covered. But if 2 of them are probationary officers then really they are covering 8 beats - or those 8 are covering more area to cover those 2 other beats.

That is what needs to be asked of the Mayor and or IMPD chiefs.

Surely this isn't the same Matt Tully who was cour...

2007-05-31T01:35:00.000-05:00

Surely this isn't the same Matt Tully who was courageous enough to suggest Carson should lose her seat, the day AFTER the election. He then went on to suggest that he waited until after the election so that his column wouldn't effect the vote.

As if the residents of Crown Hill Cemetery and Wheeler Mission, two dependable constituencies of Carson's, even read the Indianapolis Today (as if anyone else does, for that matter).

I shouldn't be surprised, but it really makes me m...

2007-05-31T00:51:00.000-05:00

I shouldn't be surprised, but it really makes me mad hearing Bart Peterson go in front of the news cameras and say IMPD is only down 9 officers. He knows that isn't true. It's not even a half-truth, it is an outright lie. Abdul's blog has a full breakdown of the numbers straight from the department's own documents. The administration is probably angry that the story got out before they could alter the manning tables to make it appear that the department is fully staffed.

Blogs have gone a long way to mitigate massive cas...

2007-05-30T22:20:00.000-05:00

Blogs have gone a long way to mitigate massive cash advances. It's still a huge obstacle - but not quite as huge as it was say, 10, even 5 years ago.

They have the ability to propel candidates into more media coverage than they would have gotten otherwise.

You're doing good work, Gary. Keep it up.

Ask Senator Greg Walker how much money it takes to...

2007-05-30T21:11:00.000-05:00

Ask Senator Greg Walker how much money it takes to win an election. Not a whole lot apparently. What it did take was a constituency who was ready for a change. Albeit this is a totally different set of circumstances but it is time for Marion County voters to get a clue. It is also time for Marion County Republicans (especially those higher up in the ranks) to show some solidarity.