tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post116589059620460528..comments2024-03-25T13:42:25.771-05:00Comments on Advance Indianaâ„¢: Breaux Handily Defeats Gibson For Senate SeatGary R. Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1165956376369166192006-12-12T15:46:00.000-05:002006-12-12T15:46:00.000-05:00Oh, Lord, Hail...if only you knew whereof you type...Oh, Lord, Hail...if only you knew whereof you type.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1165948677044981232006-12-12T13:37:00.000-05:002006-12-12T13:37:00.000-05:00The context was: charter schools alone are not res...<I>The context was: charter schools alone are not responsible, but they don't help at all.</I><BR/><BR/>Just wanted the clarification. While I don't agree with you on this point at least there's more issues than just charter schools.<BR/><BR/>IPS should learn from a charter school. Namely lose the layers upon layers of bureaucracy. Stop the micromanagement of teachers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1165940437079918282006-12-12T11:20:00.000-05:002006-12-12T11:20:00.000-05:00True, Hail.Open up that cobweb mind a little.The c...True, Hail.<BR/><BR/>Open up that cobweb mind a little.<BR/><BR/>The context was: charter schools alone are not responsible, but they don't help at all. And that's where Ron earns his salary.<BR/>Shamelessly, for reasons known only to God.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1165937138866336872006-12-12T10:25:00.000-05:002006-12-12T10:25:00.000-05:00Charter schools blight inner-city neighborhoodsThe...<I>Charter schools blight inner-city neighborhoods</I><BR/><BR/>They do? what about abandoned homes, crackhouses, prostitution, illegal gambling, etc? Do they not contribute to blight also?<BR/><BR/>Blight in this city was around a lot longer than charter schools ever were.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1165936581854459282006-12-12T10:16:00.000-05:002006-12-12T10:16:00.000-05:00I'm involved in those Demo political shindigs, and...I'm involved in those Demo political shindigs, and the last anonymous poster is right, as most in the know realize: Ms. Dickinson does not care for Billie.<BR/><BR/>Or else we've all been "imagining" that hostility for over a decade.<BR/><BR/>That being said, Mae was there, wearing a Breaux button (nice design, Wilson!). Julia was wearing one, too, and proof is in the pudding: she had to tell several committeemen and women that she was supporting Jean. It worked. And she was there for a reason, not to mention, she's a committeewoman.<BR/><BR/>I know two commiteemen who were startled by Mae's button, because they'd been led to believe (or directly told) the opposite. The scoreboard on those two: one stuck with Ron, out of spite, one changed his mind and voted for Jean.<BR/><BR/>Welcome to the wonderful world of Center Township Democratic slating and conventions. There is one infamous ward chair, who lives near 34th/Central, who notoriously waits to endorse in some races, depending, allegedly, on the amount of cash she's offered at the last minute to "swing" votes. <BR/><BR/>Hence, when many commiteemen and women walk into slating, they have been told one thing by this ward chair (and others), but get last-minute instructions to the contrary. It's fabled Democratic lore. Everyone knows it and laughs about it.<BR/><BR/>But it's not funny any more.<BR/><BR/>One good thing: Ron got his come-uppance, to some degree.<BR/><BR/>Get used to it, Ron. Charter schools blight inner-city neighborhoods. And that downtown scuffle is going to cost you in Council slating, too. In addition to the few committeemen and women who are thankful for your HRO vote, but appalled you even considered voting otherwise.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1165906113972059672006-12-12T01:48:00.000-05:002006-12-12T01:48:00.000-05:00Ummm ok put down the whiskey and step away from th...Ummm ok put down the whiskey and step away from the keyboard - what's the point about your post at 10:23 PM Wilson??<BR/><BR/>Only comment I recall making on this topic stated that if anything I wanted Ron Gibson to get it just to get his mug off the CCC.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1165894266941568542006-12-11T22:31:00.000-05:002006-12-11T22:31:00.000-05:00Mae Dickinson can't stand Billie Breaux, Wilson.Mae Dickinson can't stand Billie Breaux, Wilson.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1165893786281734732006-12-11T22:23:00.000-05:002006-12-11T22:23:00.000-05:00Hailstone: any informed Democrat who would talk to...Hailstone: any informed Democrat who would talk to you about Democratic inner-party politics is a bigger fool than you are - you have absolutely no idea whatsoever what role I played in this election. Folk that know, know it was not inconsequential. Let me give you a hint: I've worked with Mae Dickinson for over 20 years now - I also helped get Billie Breaux elected Senator in 1990. <BR/><BR/>As for Mae's support of Jean, she personally re-iterated it tonight by wearing a Breaux button (that I designed and printed) and telling me personally how upset she was at Ron's charter school activites.Wilson46201https://www.blogger.com/profile/14214029150233485312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1165892650665297532006-12-11T22:04:00.000-05:002006-12-11T22:04:00.000-05:00Yah Jean!! Sorry, but I really like Jean, glad to...Yah Jean!! Sorry, but I really like Jean, glad to see the result.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1165892296311962132006-12-11T21:58:00.000-05:002006-12-11T21:58:00.000-05:00Well then, Wilson, Jim Shella got the same bad inf...Well then, Wilson, Jim Shella got the same bad information. I heard that same thing from several Democrats--people who generally know more than you. He writes on his blog today: "People close to the process say that Gibson is the favorite because he's the choice of state Representative Mae Dickenson. Dickenson influenced many of the selections for precint committeeman."Gary R. Welshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1165891437912116552006-12-11T21:43:00.000-05:002006-12-11T21:43:00.000-05:00You were quite misinformed about the role of Repre...You were quite misinformed about the role of Representative Mae Dickinson: she was always for Jean Breaux. Dickinson <B>vehemently</B> opposed Gibson because of charter schools - Ron's recent support of WalMart (in opposition to labor) earned him no allies either.Wilson46201https://www.blogger.com/profile/14214029150233485312noreply@blogger.com