Comments on Advance Indiana™: Schneider: The Marine Who Would Be Mayor

I caught Sunrise this morning where the two usual ...

2007-10-15T06:42:00.000-05:00

I caught Sunrise this morning where the two usual suspects were telling people "The election's over". Matt Tully is showing his liberal stripes more every day. Robin Winston -- well what you see is what you get. A member of the Machine.

Of course what those two schmucks don't mention is why the GOP is lackluster in fund raising - because Bart Peterson has essentially ordered the GOP the "throw" the election, or face the loss of city business through the respective chairmen's law firms.

"what are his plans to manage the city?"After mana...

2007-10-14T20:32:00.000-05:00

"what are his plans to manage the city?"

After managing logistics, and having hundreds of Marines under your command - all the while getting shot at and bombed by Saddam Hussein's Iraqi army during Gulf War I, managing the City of Indianapolis should be easy compared to being over in the sandbox.

Well, I do know a lot more about Ballard's life be...

2007-10-14T19:14:00.000-05:00

Well, I do know a lot more about Ballard's life before politics, but what are his plans to manage the city? It will be interesting to read next week's article about Mayor Peterson. Will we learn about his prior life or will the Star choose instead to focus on Monroe Gray?

My friend, a die hard D read the Star article, sen...

2007-10-14T16:57:00.000-05:00

My friend, a die hard D read the Star article, sent it to me and said Ballard has her vote.

Bart doesn't get it. He hasn't done what he has promised and it is a time for change.

You got it, anon 1:26.

2007-10-14T13:49:00.000-05:00

You got it, anon 1:26.

The fact is the firm's business takes a back seat ...

2007-10-14T13:26:00.000-05:00

The fact is the firm's business takes a back seat to the well-being of the state party as far as Clark is concerned. This is self-evident to anyone with open eyes.

You let your brain get ahead of your fingers. I think you meant that "the state party takes a back seat to the well-being of the firm as far as Clark is concerned."

The Star did a great job getting facts out....Ball...

2007-10-14T13:04:00.000-05:00

The Star did a great job getting facts out....Ballard is capable of doing the job. Ballard will make life better in Indianapolis.

How can there be a story written about Bart to equal yhis one? I guess he can get credit for the crooks at CCC.

Anon 11:41, there was only one comment which wasn'...

2007-10-14T11:48:00.000-05:00

Anon 11:41, there was only one comment which wasn't posted and it was written sarcastically with other overtones.

Anon 10:23, This campaign doesn't have anything to...

2007-10-14T11:45:00.000-05:00

Anon 10:23, This campaign doesn't have anything to do with GLBT issues as far as I'm concerned. For those interested, I've posted on several occasions what Ballard told me during an interview. He opposes any effort to repeal the HRO. He sees nothing wrong with the way the law is working. Beyond that, everything else is really irrelevant to this campaign. This city is being destroyed by self-serving people who are lining their pockets with our money. There is no hope of this changing unless Ballard is elected. The same people who have been raping the taxpayers for years will go on doing the same thing unchecked if we get four more years of Peterson.

To Anonymous at 10:23 above on your question conce...

2007-10-14T11:41:00.000-05:00

To Anonymous at 10:23 above on your question concerning how Ballard is on LGBT issues: Twice now I have attempted to make a comment on the presence of Ballard and others at the Lambda Legal Dinner, which of itself ought to say something about the fact that he's at least not afraid to be seen in the same room with members and advocates for that segment of the citizenry. Yet for some reason they are not appearing. Only the moderator knows for sure, but I hope it isn't because Gary's zeal for Ballard, which he has every right to articulate, hasn't lost to any "spin" considerations that might turn off the right-wing here. Maybe third time is charm for this kind of commentary.

I'm shocked that Ryerson let this article get prin...

2007-10-14T11:23:00.000-05:00

I'm shocked that Ryerson let this article get printed.

Though one good article of hundreds of bad ones a newspaper does not make.

I've known Schneider for a long time. Her journal...

2007-10-14T11:11:00.000-05:00

I've known Schneider for a long time. Her journalistic abilities are mediocre, at best. And, like Tully, unless she's writing stories over there without a byline, there doens't seem to be a lot of work going on.

For all those who screamed that the media was dissing Ballard, read this puff piece.

Three and a half weeks out, a solid A-and-A would better-inform voter.s And the article should've been labeled "opinion" because it

Gary -- How is Ballard on LGBT issues?

2007-10-14T10:23:00.000-05:00

Gary -- How is Ballard on LGBT issues?

Murray Clark has obviously been called out in this...

2007-10-14T10:22:00.000-05:00

Murray Clark has obviously been called out in this article. Tom John gets his marching orders from Clark and Clark gets his from the Governor.

And can anyone forget the 2002 fiasco over the IWC...

2007-10-14T10:18:00.000-05:00

And can anyone forget the 2002 fiasco over the IWC sale and the fact that Peterson GOP allies at Baker and Daniels as well as other "player" firms raked in millons off fees from Peterson and his cadre.

Corruption just seems to be too nice a word.
It is more than apparent that these people stand to lose millions if Ballard were elected. In fact, there just might be a few that could end up in front of a Grand Jury once the house cleaning got started.
High stakes in a race that Peterson was to cake walk thru for a win.

Too bad he came out in favor of consolidatition be...

2007-10-14T09:47:00.000-05:00

Too bad he came out in favor of consolidatition before the election, though....it may have been the honest thing to do, but, it will cost him Franklin, Perry, and Decatur Townships. No republican can win in Marion County with out them, and, neither will Ballard. I see the democrats carrying Decatur, and, why not? The lacluster GOP ticket deserves a spanking. Don't get me wrong, I'm not endorsing the democrats, but hey, they were in the backseat for 30 years, they witnessed all the republican hacks, eg, Jack Cotty, et al, and so on. It just the facts. Marion County will never elect another republican to County wide office again. Brizzi was the last. Examine that race....Brizzi had tons of money. His opponent, none. Brizzi had experience, his opponent was a friend of the mayor. Brizzi won by what, 3,000 votes? It will never happen again in Marion County. The GOP is DOA. Look for a royal spanking, and, for the first time in any one's memory, the democratic ticket will carry Decatur Township.

Anon 9:03, to add further to the point, a few year...

2007-10-14T09:28:00.000-05:00

Anon 9:03, to add further to the point, a few years ago the Star reported on the legal contract Baker & Daniels had with the City of Indianapolis. It included a specific clause which gagged then-Marion Co. GOP Chairman John Keeler, a B&D partner, from saying anything negative about Peterson. Murray Clark is now a partner at B&D and the firm is still doing all kinds of work for the City. Clark took this position after he was already elected state GOP chairman. After the absurdity of the Keeler situation, Republicans should have demanded Clark's resignation as state party chairman after he went to work for B&D. The fact is the firm's business takes a back seat to the well-being of the state party as far as Clark is concerned. This is self-evident to anyone with open eyes.

nice story...what are his specific plans for Indy...

2007-10-14T09:07:00.000-05:00

nice story...what are his specific plans for Indy.....I wonder if your readers will refer to his article as being printed in the "RED STAR" as they do when they dont like something printed in it.

The Ballard article by Mary Beth Schneider in toda...

2007-10-14T09:03:00.000-05:00

The Ballard article by Mary Beth Schneider in today's Star was outstanding journalism. The article, in spite of the fact it came from the Star, was as fair and balanced as it gets.
Bottom line, Ballard CAN run this city and he CAN run it well.

No, he didn't graduate from Political Candidate Prep School like his opponent but therein lies the difference. He's the real deal, not someone in a empty suit oozing with manufactured polish.

Schneider slid some pointed facts about Ballard's lack of monetary support by Republican Governor Mitch Daniels or that of any other members of the GOP local "elite". This backs up AI's and others contention that most if not all monied former GOP players are indeed in bed with the Peterson Camp when it comes to endorsements and contributions. These "players" may yet rue the day they put all their eggs in the same basket.

Don't count Ballard out just yet. Now you know who he is, where he came from and the experience he has to guide this city in a much needed new direction. It's your call voters. Cast your ballots wisely.