tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post4513871758727067202..comments2024-03-25T13:42:25.771-05:00Comments on Advance Indianaâ„¢: Has Scott Keller Abandoned The GOP?Gary R. Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-79280178906538256782007-07-12T17:21:00.000-05:002007-07-12T17:21:00.000-05:00Scott listens to his constituents and calls things...Scott listens to his constituents and calls things like he sees them. He is a refreshing politician in this day and age. His fellow colleagues on the Republican side attacked his for preaching tolerance and a "big tent" in the Republican Party. We need far more quality leaders just like Scott to represent the Republican party.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-58573232127140674502007-07-11T08:38:00.000-05:002007-07-11T08:38:00.000-05:001/10 of 1% is being generous. Very few of those do...1/10 of 1% is being generous. Very few of those downtown vote.<BR/>And if 1:09 had 227 HOMEOWNERS over the age of 40 registered and only 100 vote in person or absentee then Keller is out. Emphasis placed on absentee voting will most likely result in a minimum of 200 casting ballots especially with the fact that these voters have been targeted.<BR/>Either way, Keller has zero chance of reelection given the sentiment of voters in his disrict outside of the downtown area.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-35697940848109856462007-07-11T07:31:00.000-05:002007-07-11T07:31:00.000-05:00Anonymous 1:09,I take issue with your assertion th...Anonymous 1:09,<BR/>I take issue with your assertion that less than 1/10th of 1% of Scotts voters were affected by the HRO.<BR/><BR/>I was part of an effort that collected signed letters in support of the HRO and distributed them to their respective council reps. Of the 25 geographical districts, Scott had the third highest amount collected.<BR/><BR/>While that issue might not have been important to you personally, it was obviously important to many others in your district.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-83002536908874586662007-07-10T20:48:00.000-05:002007-07-10T20:48:00.000-05:00I couldn't care less if you want to get rid of Sco...I couldn't care less if you want to get rid of Scott. Not my district.<BR/><BR/>But I'll still take under. I've done muiltiple statewide and one presidential, too...40 out of 227 represents about 17 or so percent...about average for voter registration efforts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-82208271453695938652007-07-10T15:07:00.000-05:002007-07-10T15:07:00.000-05:001:30.All over 40, and all are homeowners. FYI, I'v...1:30.<BR/>All over 40, and all are homeowners. <BR/>FYI, I've ran statewide campaigns so a councilmatic district is a walk in the park.<BR/>Full of shit? Hardly. Determined to get rid of Keller? You bet your ass!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-44376012027682435152007-07-10T13:30:00.000-05:002007-07-10T13:30:00.000-05:001:09 has a valid point, but a lot to learn.If (s)h...1:09 has a valid point, but a lot to learn.<BR/><BR/>If (s)he thinks all 227 of those voters will vote, and vote for the candidate (s)he supports, and NOT vote for the Mayor, then I've got a bridge in Brooklyn to sell him or her.<BR/><BR/>The sad electoral fact is, if any of those "new" voters is under 34, there is a 75% chance they won't vote at all. <BR/><BR/>And you do not control more than a dozen of them, if that.<BR/><BR/>The wild-eyed optimism is charming. And completely full of shit.<BR/><BR/>Electoral optimism and idealism......Ahhhh....I remember it well. Then 35 years of blatantly partisan Unigov smacked me in the face. Reality check.<BR/><BR/>Here's a challenge to you, 1:09: after the election, check those 227 new voters. See how many voted.<BR/><BR/>Over/under: 40. I'll take under.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-90030054257202083942007-07-10T13:09:00.000-05:002007-07-10T13:09:00.000-05:00I don't necessariy agree that Keller abandoned the...I don't necessariy agree that Keller abandoned the GOP but he DID abandon the district he represents. He made the mistake of representing the "new urban gentry" and left the rest of us and our neighborhood out to dry.<BR/>I applaud his vote on the human rights vote but that vote affected about 1/10 of 1% of the voters in his district. <BR/>If you are a member of the gay community Keller WILL take your phone call about a problem. If not, well you have to deal with it yourself or put up with it.<BR/>We registered 227 new voters to vote against him in November for his failure to respond to problems with vacant abandoned houses in the neighborhood. Those voters aren't voting for Peterson either so it works both ways.<BR/>Mahern has our votes now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1093080243706310712007-07-10T08:09:00.000-05:002007-07-10T08:09:00.000-05:00Keller never was a Republican, really. Great guy,...Keller never was a Republican, really. Great guy, but sort of apolitical, if you will.<BR/><BR/>He's a formerly bankrupt apartment developer who is socially progressive. He worked his campmaign real hard in 2003, and barely won. Over a candidate who took him for granted. <BR/><BR/>Urban myth recast his image into some sort of Supergod. He is not that. He is a mere mortal.<BR/><BR/>And he'll likely lose to yet another Mahern this fall.<BR/><BR/>(sigh)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-12590615086073054112007-07-10T06:06:00.000-05:002007-07-10T06:06:00.000-05:008:04, I don't know where you get your facts, but t...8:04, I don't know where you get your facts, but the fire department merger has already produced savings, and will continue to do so as the payrolls, retirement schedules and hiring schedules are fully blended.<BR/><BR/>Already, fewer chiefs. Bound to save money.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-2747411780271026462007-07-09T20:09:00.000-05:002007-07-09T20:09:00.000-05:00There's a reason Keller sits on the left side of t...There's a reason Keller sits on the left side of the assembly room during the CCC meetings. Langford needs to join him. <BR/>I do not understand why the GOP endorses either of these men.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-71425538121203423892007-07-09T20:04:00.000-05:002007-07-09T20:04:00.000-05:00Don't forget the two townships which merged their ...Don't forget the two townships which merged their fire departments into Indianapolis' already. Zero savings! Why?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-45693381128444947032007-07-09T18:32:00.000-05:002007-07-09T18:32:00.000-05:00Gary, I share your frustration with Scott. I spoke...Gary, I share your frustration with Scott. I spoke to him about the tax increase as well. I expected him to be fully informed on the budget and this tax increase. He was very short on details and had no good answers to my questions. Nothing he shared with me convinced me of the need for this tax increase. I left disappointed with the realization he is not a fiscal conservative.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-22059807725804849932007-07-09T17:52:00.000-05:002007-07-09T17:52:00.000-05:00Yes, I'm supporting Brian Mahern - he's as gay-fri...Yes, I'm supporting Brian Mahern - he's as gay-friendly as Keller, if not more-so. Yes, four years ago I supported Karen Horseman, a Latina who was a pioneer on the Council for LGBT issues.<BR/><BR/>So there are NO Councilors who did vote for the HRO that you support? None at all? Do you advocate they all lose their re-election bids? All of them?Wilson46201https://www.blogger.com/profile/14214029150233485312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-89004173751205539812007-07-09T17:46:00.000-05:002007-07-09T17:46:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Wilson46201https://www.blogger.com/profile/14214029150233485312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-71604544070168052702007-07-09T17:30:00.000-05:002007-07-09T17:30:00.000-05:00Wilson, I'm not a single issue voter. You worked a...Wilson, I'm not a single issue voter. You worked against Keller 4 years ago because he was a Republican, and you're working against him again this year because he's a Republican, notwithstanding his vote for the HRO. I don't live in his district so I won't have a chance to vote for any candidate in his race. There's one hypocrite here, and it's you. Do I need to remind you of the lies and dirt you dug up and slung against the first openly gay congressional candidate in the history of Indiana?Gary R. Welshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-40925148240564867532007-07-09T16:58:00.000-05:002007-07-09T16:58:00.000-05:00So now you are supporting NONE of the Councilors t...So now you are supporting NONE of the Councilors that voted for the Human Rights Ordinance?<BR/><BR/>Oh what a tangled web Republicans weave when they build Log Cabins...Wilson46201https://www.blogger.com/profile/14214029150233485312noreply@blogger.com