Comments on Advance Indiana™: Star: Ballard Has A Shot At Beating Peterson

I thank you all for your kind offers of a BART LIE...

2007-08-06T18:40:00.000-05:00

I thank you all for your kind offers of a BART LIES t-shirt but I found my old "Bart Peterson for Mayor" t-shirt from 4 years ago -- I was planning to wear it tonight for the Council meeting but it was just too darn hot to sweat going downtown...

Ives seen the term "RINO" several times, but have ...

2007-08-06T16:49:00.000-05:00

Ives seen the term "RINO" several times, but have no idea what it means! Can someone enlighten me?

Republican In Name Only

RINO= Republican In Name OnlyDINO= Democrat in Nam...

2007-08-06T16:35:00.000-05:00

RINO= Republican In Name Only
DINO= Democrat in Name Only

Wilson can have a BART LIES shirt and a BART LIES ...

2007-08-06T16:25:00.000-05:00

Wilson can have a BART LIES shirt and a BART LIES Yard sign too. But I want a photo of him wearing the shirt standing next to the Yard sign in his (Wilson's) front yard.

and you type worse than I do!

2007-08-06T15:41:00.000-05:00

and you type worse than I do!

334.. don't get too generous with our shirts. Wil...

2007-08-06T15:40:00.000-05:00

334.. don't get too generous with our shirts. Wilson can have one, but he has to wear it to the CCC meeting anolng with Monroe Gray

Ives seen the term "RINO" several times, but have ...

2007-08-06T15:34:00.000-05:00

Ives seen the term "RINO" several times, but have no idea what it means! Can someone enlighten me?

Small amonuts add up quickly!
Ballard will have an uphill struggle in the finance department, but as far as the honesty goes, Ballard has Bart beaten.
Paeople are tired of high taxes, high crime and high (alleged) corruption!
Time for a change. If it doesn't get better, change it back!

More and more police officers are getting "BART LIES" items. Signs, shirts, and bumper stickers!
You toio can have one, Wilson. I'm sure that garyj or erine will give you one if you wear it!

Doesn't rising GOP superstar Carl Brizzi have a gi...

2007-08-06T10:26:00.000-05:00

Doesn't rising GOP superstar Carl Brizzi have a giant financial warchest just recently boosted by a fundraiser?
Will he throw some bucks at his fellow Indianapolis Republicans?

Gary,I think you're absolutely right, the local GO...

2007-08-06T10:21:00.000-05:00

Gary,
I think you're absolutely right, the local GOP is on their own to go it alone in Marion County. A client remarked to me that the State GOP is well........focused on the State and conceded Marion County to the Dems when Goldsmith went packing.
Of course the GOP money never disappeared in Marion County politics, it just changed hats and parked itself in the Mayor's office.

Rex Early is hardly "a little guy" - he's a multi-...

2007-08-06T09:35:00.000-05:00

Rex Early is hardly "a little guy" - he's a multi-millionaire and former GOP state chair...

Wilson, You are right. Our measly little donations...

2007-08-06T09:32:00.000-05:00

Wilson,

You are right. Our measly little donations can't stack up against the big-bucks for Bart from the big-boys for services rendered.

Yet, sometimes small donations from many do add up.

By the way, there was a time when the Democratic party didn't sneer at the little guy's contributions.... or was there?

To get your own BART LIES! Tee shirt look for the...

2007-08-06T09:22:00.000-05:00

To get your own BART LIES! Tee shirt look for the BART LIES guys, or go to HoosierPAC.com click the donation tab and follow the directions. We can deliver or make arrangements for pickup.
Tee shirt and bumper sticker donations will be use to defeat Peterson in November. Get yours now.
BART LIES! yard signs available too.

Traditionally speaking, as the mayor's race goes, ...

2007-08-06T09:03:00.000-05:00

Traditionally speaking, as the mayor's race goes, so goes the 4 at-large council races.

Only $1000 from multimillionaire Rex Early is a ni...

2007-08-06T09:01:00.000-05:00

Only $1000 from multimillionaire Rex Early is a nice but meaningless gesture, sort of like pedestrians dropping spare change into the rattling paper cup of a downtown panhandler...

Anyone who suggests Ballard is lacking the intelli...

2007-08-06T08:53:00.000-05:00

Anyone who suggests Ballard is lacking the intelligence to be mayor has obviously never sat down and talked to him. The mayor's people are spinning away out of concern money is going to start flooding into Ballard's campaign, which I understand it already has been over the past several weeks. As for Murray Clark, his law firm has a vested interest in the re-election of Peterson. The state party under his leadership cannot be trusted to help Ballard. Tom John will have to go it alone.

It's hard to pick off the at-larges one at a time ...

2007-08-06T08:49:00.001-05:00

It's hard to pick off the at-larges one at a time without an effort targeted for one or against one.

Typically they run as the D's at-large or the R's at-large.

Although King Ro Connelly has run behind the rest for ever.

Endless Bart & Gray looming forever? Indianapolis ...

2007-08-06T08:49:00.000-05:00

Endless Bart & Gray looming forever?

Indianapolis morphing into a South Detroit?

Too depressing to contemplate.

I guess we can all look forward to more and more empty rentals in our hoods as people try unsuccessfully to get rid of their Marion county properties.

"gibson is clearly vulnerable"Especially with a fe...

2007-08-06T08:44:00.001-05:00

"gibson is clearly vulnerable"

Especially with a felony conviction on his rap sheet *tee-hee*

"republicans could pick up 3 while losing 1 (keller)"

Keller is a RINO anyway. District 16 is Democrat vs Democrat in the general election.

"oddly enough, sanders may be the next most vulnerable at-large."

Disagree. I think Sanders is safe. Rozelle for his councilor pay raise proposal and King Ro because of his overbearing mouth and bringing the ghetto mentality to the council are more vulnerable. Stick a fork in Gibson he's done.

Ballard's not particularly bright. He's not a dumm...

2007-08-06T08:44:00.000-05:00

Ballard's not particularly bright. He's not a dummy, but while I disagree with the Mayor, Ballard doesn't have an intellectual leg to stand on between the two of them.

agree that bart most likely wins against the unkno...

2007-08-06T08:36:00.000-05:00

agree that bart most likely wins against the unknown, underfunded challenger. it is really too bad, ballard has some good ideas and does seem to be a very bright guy.

the CCC could be another story. isn't it starting to seem feasible that the republicans could pick up 3 while losing 1 (keller). gibson is clearly vulnerable (what is his day job anyway). oddly enough, sanders may be the next most vulnerable at-large.

can anyone see a realistic scenario where webber defeats gray? it's hard to put the pieces together for that one.

"I will not vote for Peterson but Ballard will nee...

2007-08-06T08:34:00.000-05:00

"I will not vote for Peterson but Ballard will need to give me more good reasons to vote for him. Otherwise, I'll just move to the rest of the ballot."

That is then, in effect, a vote for Peterson.

"Tim Maguire will probably also get my vote for co...

2007-08-06T08:32:00.000-05:00

"Tim Maguire will probably also get my vote for councilor at large"

Who the hay is Tim Maguire???

It should be real easy to figure out who 8:17 is--...

2007-08-06T08:29:00.000-05:00

It should be real easy to figure out who 8:17 is--there won't be that many $1,000 contributions to Ballard.

Not that it matters.

Don't shoot the messenger, pal. Murray Clark probably didn't want the mayor's job; he shifted law firms, and his real estate and development work is bringing in huge bucks. Why take the pay cut? He quit the Senate to devote more time to making money.

Bart wins with at least 57...council goes to at least 17, if not 18-19 Dems.

Strange as it seems, that may make things better. The 25th floor isn't pleased with the one-vote margin they've got on the council. They can't buck the Center Township crowd when they want to. Which is often.

The biggest problem I see is that the Republican o...

2007-08-06T08:26:00.000-05:00

The biggest problem I see is that the Republican old money has been in Bart's camp since he first ran and it hasn't changed much since.

Ballard's not ignorant but he is afterall, a last minute stand in candidate. Token cannon fodder if you will.

He can win, stranger things have happened. But I seriously doubt that voter anger will continue from now until the election. With the property tax issue protests off the front page it's a mute issue as taxpayers were given a bone by the Governor.

Voters forget real fast once an issue as been neutralized or at best put on hold. I will not vote for Peterson but Ballard will need to give me more good reasons to vote for him. Otherwise, I'll just move to the rest of the ballot.

7:54, do you work for Bart? "Personal deficiencies...

2007-08-06T08:17:00.000-05:00

7:54, do you work for Bart? "Personal deficiencies" ? This underhanded inuendo attack style is what I've come to epect from Democrat party operatives/apologists since this whole poperty tax fiasco began.

However, this sort of creepiness has inspired me.

Before I get taxed out of my home, I for one will put up a fight. I am sending $1,000 to Greg Ballard's campaign today, and will try to scrape together some dollars for Kurt Webber, who is Monroe Gray's challenger.

Tim Maguire will probably also get my vote for councilor at large