tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post4935522341027610671..comments2024-03-25T13:42:25.771-05:00Comments on Advance Indianaâ„¢: The Advantage Of Being Indianapolis MayorGary R. Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-72137073937156607872007-05-29T23:57:00.000-05:002007-05-29T23:57:00.000-05:00Parading about the big city sure ain't what it use...Parading about the big city sure ain't what it used to be 50 years ago...<BR/><BR/>Here wuz the People's Mayor -- a.k.a. Parade Grand Marshall Peyton Manning -- had ta have 4 turtleneck-clad bodyguards at the corners of his Corvette, protectin' his inno-sense.<BR/><BR/>Deputy Assistant City Servant and Mayor Bart P had his security blanket a-ridin' just inches behind in that stealthy gray Crown Vic.<BR/><BR/>And strangest of all wuz His Esteemed Excellency My Biker-boy Mitch and Guvernator, just a ridin' his Harley as the Statehouse Leader of Pack without ANY visible security. (Naw, them twenty Hells Angels a ridin' with Guv don't count, unless they wuz a-packin' heaters. Did anybuddy check?)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-6657455203988619632007-05-29T09:34:00.000-05:002007-05-29T09:34:00.000-05:00The complaints on this site are intoxicating. Rem...The complaints on this site are intoxicating. Remember, it was just about a year ago when the Mayor's wife was seriously injured. Because she wanted to participate in the parade, they drove instead of driving.<BR/><BR/>Really, this site is about the same old hashing of blame the mayor, etc. <BR/><BR/>I think I'll be moving on to something more productive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-79416691567915960612007-05-29T09:18:00.000-05:002007-05-29T09:18:00.000-05:00Uh, you're right, Gary, but you omitted one import...Uh, you're right, Gary, but you omitted one important fact:<BR/><BR/>Goldsmith used to walk up to folks with his stiff style, and they'd recoil. Visibly. The man had the public personality of a porcupine.<BR/><BR/>Hudnut, well...folks flocked to him. Including, it seems, some moms the security wished wouldn't.<BR/>Refer to the above paragraph as the chief reason Hudnut left Indy, with his pecadillos intact, lest they be revealed by his successor.<BR/><BR/>And, to be fair, Mrs. Peterson can't walk that far because of an injury she sustained at the Aids Fund-raiser last April. She's doing much better, but a long parade walk would probably not be good for her. And they did get out of the car multiple times...I saw them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com