tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post6681660698409292566..comments2024-03-25T13:42:25.771-05:00Comments on Advance Indianaâ„¢: Let's Clear The Air On Carolin Requiz SmithGary R. Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-78859868184233590652008-01-23T15:33:00.000-05:002008-01-23T15:33:00.000-05:00yet again, Dems and Libs showing how racist they a...yet again, Dems and Libs showing how racist they are. Dem Latinos, that is fine, but Latinos who are independent, must have been sold. Get with the program, only Republicans view the soul and mind as what counts, not skin color, sex, or other Dem litmus tests.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-21987779869497071682007-12-31T17:10:00.000-05:002007-12-31T17:10:00.000-05:002:36. It's sad that you believe that only a city t...2:36. It's sad that you believe that only a city that's 85% or more white is an acceptable place in which to live. So depart for your slice of undiverse suburbia, and let those of us who wish to live in a racially and economically diverse city (like most in the United States) deal with our problems. Your dislike of anything that doesn't reflect your 1950's, Father Knows Best, Eisenhower/Faubus view of the world is not the Indianapolis that should exist in the 21st century.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-21530546232100113972007-12-31T16:02:00.000-05:002007-12-31T16:02:00.000-05:00I once saw a LEO arrest a white man for assault an...I once saw a LEO arrest a white man for assault and battery -- it's obviously time to investigate every Caucasian male appointed by Ballard!Wilson46201https://www.blogger.com/profile/14214029150233485312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-22387731023881700162007-12-31T15:07:00.000-05:002007-12-31T15:07:00.000-05:00I was in Court today waiting for acase, so while I...I was in Court today waiting for a<BR/>case, so while I waited I watched<BR/>a Hispanic man plead guilty to<BR/>"Counterfeiting" as a Class D Felony for possessing a fake Social Security card. Some pointed<BR/>questions need to be asked by the<BR/>media about this appointee.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-89906249171737212142007-12-31T14:36:00.000-05:002007-12-31T14:36:00.000-05:0010:31, I don't need to move to those states to get...10:31, I don't need to move to those states to get the representation that demographics dictate, I only need move across the Marion County line like every other white family that has had the means to get out.<BR/>The only population that the townships have gained has been those fleeing the "old city limits" that is primarily Center Township, all 122,000 of them.<BR/>And your suburban townships,look at the areas of Washington Square Mall and Lafayette Square Mall. Suburban blight and high crime all over the townships and still creeping further out.<BR/>Marion County is on it's deathbed.<BR/>If Unigov had never been created the old Indianapolis would have been more than the urban wasteland that it already is twenty year ago.<BR/>15,000 abandoned houses and businesss and Indianapolis is thriving?<BR/>Every major corridor in the townships are in decline as the inner city cesspool moves itself futher into old deteriorationg former white neighborhoods in the townships.<BR/>The only areas thriving are the white donut counties. No different that far exurbs of Detroit.<BR/>Countywide white population at 64%.<BR/>What was it in 1957?<BR/>End of story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-45837692181468647612007-12-31T13:05:00.000-05:002007-12-31T13:05:00.000-05:00anon 9:56, there are a number of ways you can live...anon 9:56, there are a number of ways you can live and work in the U.S. legally short of being a U.S. citizen. A permanent resident is not eligible to become a citizen until they have been a permanent resident for at least 3 continuous years, in the case of a marriage to a U.S. citizen, or 5 years in all other cases. Hundreds of thousands of work visas are issued annually to persons to work in the U.S. You may be legally in the country based upon an asylum application and be permitted to work legally. Some persons originally enter legally but overstay their visas. These out of status persons are subject to deportation and are not permitted to legally work; however, if they marry a U.S. citizen, they may be eligible to adjust status to permanent resident status and obtain work authorization. I don't know Requiz-Smith's circumstances. Jen Wagner reports that she is not a registered voter, which may mean she is a green card holder. Wagner also reports that she married a U.S. citizen earlier this year, in which case she could have been eligible to adjust status to permanent resident status, even if she had fallen out of status prior to her marriage.Gary R. Welshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-75166765525628851242007-12-31T10:31:00.000-05:002007-12-31T10:31:00.000-05:008:47am. You harp on population loss from 1970 to 2...8:47am. You harp on population loss from 1970 to 2000 in the "core city" yet you ignore the population gain throughout the rest of the city/county. While the "old city" may have lost a total of the combined populaions of Muncie and Terre Haute, the "old suburbs" gained the equivalent of the populations of Muncie, Terre Haute and Layfayette. Regarding the demographics in the UniGov area, the combined city/county, as of the 2006 Census population estimates, Indy/Marion County is 27.2% Black, 64.5% non-Hispanic white, 6.6% Hispanic, the rest other races. If you were expecting a city government that's 75% or more white, move to Maine, Utah or Iowa.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-69925245948033560592007-12-31T09:56:00.000-05:002007-12-31T09:56:00.000-05:00Please correct some of this mis-information Gary. ...Please correct some of this mis-information Gary. <BR/><BR/>The way that I understand it, you can be here legally with a green card, but not be a citizen, correct? With that status, you cannot vote, is this correct?<BR/><BR/> I don't know this woman or her circumstances but I'm sick of the "illegal" BS. There are various "legal" ways to be a resident here without citizenship, is this correct?<BR/><BR/> If you want to become a citizen, how many years (appr) does it take?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-51072200349203965782007-12-31T09:29:00.000-05:002007-12-31T09:29:00.000-05:00as for the transition team, one the short initial ...as for the transition team, one the short initial list announcement was made, there was later a list distributed w. names, phone # & emails for about 120 people on it on different groups or sub-teams. These groups were chaired by the people later listed in the IBJ article, but contained mainly other lawyers, and there was a B&T lawyer on almost every team. Also a number of state governement types and local corporate types- many of them lobbyists who work for businesses, insurance cos, etc. in the statehouse. <BR/><BR/>Darla Williams was not on the list, nor was Ike Randolph nor Bob Turner. I thought at the time this was possibly because they were candidates for appointments. But they were not on the working groups that made the reports. That doesn't mean they didn't meet with Ballard or the team members though, or that they still might not appointed to positions. Okeson was on the team.<BR/><BR/>Probably only Darla herself could shed light on what role she may actually have had in crafting the transition reports or making recommendations to appointments. <BR/><BR/>As for the Requiz-Smith matter: 1. Ballard ought to clear the air, simply because the postings have made the allegations, to put it to rest and move on. 2. I don't think it started with Jen Wagner, as one poster suggested. I think those in conflict- which may be a small handful of individuals-- simply used her website, as well as IndyStar and others. There has been conflict in that community (Latino government and non-proft groups) locally for several years, and dates back to the first state Latino affairs commissioner- under O'Bannon. It includes board members of non-profit organizations (some of which merged in recent years). Not all, I'm suggesting. But there are conflicts w/i those groups. Since the rise of blogs the past couple years, it's probably just spilling out in a more public way. 3. As for need for the office- I don't think it needs to be a cabinet level position. Nor a way to "pander" to a group of citizens. However, having a large population of Latino immigrants in a city- good, bad, or indifferent- does create "issues" that a government needs to deal with. Whether you want them here, like them here, or not, the police, the courts, the hospitals, etc. have to deal with a large population with many non-English speakers, a growing crime/gang problem, etc. The mayor does need someone to help deal with the issues that arise. Whether the appointee will serve that role well, remains to be seen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-50298468330373333602007-12-31T08:43:00.000-05:002007-12-31T08:43:00.000-05:009:41,Sounds great but your figures are still misle...9:41,Sounds great but your figures are still misleading based on relative Census data.<BR/><BR/>It's refreshing to know that ONLY 122,000 people have moved out of the city's central core.<BR/><BR/>Indianapolis has lost more residents from it's central core "old city limits" than the ENTIRE CURRENT POPULATIONS OF MUNCIE AND TERRE HAUTE COMBINED!<BR/><BR/>Ballard's appointments, based on your data, are not representative of the population and demographics of present day, Unigov area of Indianapolis. Ballard's appointments reflect those areas from which he received the lowest amount of support and votes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-86585516830002118562007-12-30T22:17:00.000-05:002007-12-30T22:17:00.000-05:00This is what Ballard gets for choosing a bunch of ...This is what Ballard gets for choosing a bunch of people who don't give a shit about him running his transition team. They're all out to make a fast buck for themselves and could care less if anything good comes of his administration.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-57854578799982031672007-12-30T22:06:00.000-05:002007-12-30T22:06:00.000-05:00So Ballard's top appointees include a convicted fe...So Ballard's top appointees include a convicted felon, an illegal alien, an out-of-towner, an inexperienced attorney whose management of the state's website allowed a hacker to access the social security numbers of 71,000 health care workers, an incompetent political hack, a conflicted has-been prosecutor and a pastor turned press secretary. What next?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-62279878823225044322007-12-30T21:52:00.000-05:002007-12-30T21:52:00.000-05:00Looks like a problem appointee, Gary. Jen Wagner p...Looks like a problem appointee, Gary. Jen Wagner posted the following at Accidental Mayor on Requiz Smith:<BR/><BR/>"I can tell you that she married a lobbyist in March of this year, and the ceremony was performed by John Okeson, brother of Ballard's new chief of staff and senior legal counsel to Mitch Daniels.<BR/><BR/>I can also tell you that she's involved in a local Latino health care group that's been publicly tied to a Section 8 housing fraud case.<BR/><BR/>Finally, it doesn't appear that she's registered to vote, which doesn't mean anything in and of itself, but it does make me wonder whether she's legally able to vote. I can definitely see where some people would be upset if she's not a citizen. That's a bit different than, say, living in Hamilton County.<BR/><BR/>I agree that if the rumors about her are true, Ballard looks like an inexperienced fool, and he hasn't even made a dozen appointments yet."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-49150697736936954382007-12-30T21:41:00.000-05:002007-12-30T21:41:00.000-05:008:16pm. Your Census data is flat wrong! Obviously ...8:16pm. Your Census data is flat wrong! Obviously you don't know the first thing about population data and demographics. Fact: The 1970 Census documented that total Marion County populaion was 793,769. Total "old city limits" population - 450,644. Total "old suburbs" population - 343,125. The 2000 Census documents that Total Marion County population was 860,454. Population in the "old city limits", which for Census geography purposes in the IPS school district boundaries, was 328,785. The total population decline in the "old city limits" from 1970 to 2000 was 121,859; not your 165,000. At the same time, total population in the "old suburbs" of the city/county rose from 343,125 in 1970 to 531,669 in 2000. That's a gain of 188,544.<BR/>While there was a total decrease in non-Hispanic white population in the county from 1970 to 2000, many whites moves from the "old city" to the "old suburbs". Who do you think live in those houses in Perry, Decatur, Franklin townships that have been built int he past 30 years. If you're going to cite stats on the blog. Be very sure of your facts. Check them out on the census website at www.census.gov; factfinder.census.gov; nces.ed.gov; ibrc.indiana.edu.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-59199508942809097982007-12-30T21:24:00.000-05:002007-12-30T21:24:00.000-05:00Twasn't me - check the IP addresses - I always pos...Twasn't me - check the IP addresses - I always post from just my home cable modem.Wilson46201https://www.blogger.com/profile/14214029150233485312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-723573763058399952007-12-30T20:25:00.000-05:002007-12-30T20:25:00.000-05:00I suspect that's you, Wilson. She served on his tr...I suspect that's you, Wilson. She served on his transition team. How is that being shut out?Gary R. Welshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-14820224121798213922007-12-30T20:17:00.000-05:002007-12-30T20:17:00.000-05:00Why was Darla Williams shut out by Ballard?Why was Darla Williams shut out by Ballard?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-32167497473656252232007-12-30T20:16:00.000-05:002007-12-30T20:16:00.000-05:003:39, The white population of Center Township is 5...3:39, The white population of Center Township is 53.8%.<BR/>A 3.8% advantage is hardly a majority. Looks even to me.<BR/>More whites in Center Township after the next cenus. LMAO!<BR/>Do you realize that since 1971 the population in the pre-Unigov "old city limits" of Indianapolis has decreased by 165,000!<BR/>That's right, 165,000 nearly all white people have moved out of the central core of the city of Indianapolis and you think they are all going to move back in?<BR/>Those are the facts. If that's race baiting then take up the problem with the Census Bureau.<BR/>The political reality for Ballard? He was elected by the white majority neighborhoods not black ones that stayed away from the polls.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-7997670039920743922007-12-30T18:27:00.000-05:002007-12-30T18:27:00.000-05:00Wilson, Did Peterson do EVERYTHING by the book? Yo...Wilson, Did Peterson do EVERYTHING by the book? You are so quick to point out the flaws that Ballard has, yet you refuse to acknowledge that Peterson was not perfect.<BR/>Ballards appointments will be his downfall. They are all Petersons people. <BR/>We wanted change, we got it. Too bad all that change will be is the name on the door.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-482627416592158282007-12-30T16:32:00.000-05:002007-12-30T16:32:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-78279158646355862302007-12-30T15:44:00.000-05:002007-12-30T15:44:00.000-05:00If Ballard wants to reduce the cost of government,...If Ballard wants to reduce the cost of government, the first thing that he should have done was eliminate the positions of Director of Latino Affairs and Director of Minority Business Development. He did not even have to announce that he was going to eliminate them. He just should have not have appointed anyone for those positions. If questioned, he should have indicated that there are several existing agencies that handle such matters.<BR/><BR/>Frankly, I did not know that their was such a position as the Director of Minority Business Development. <BR/><BR/>Did he just make that one up? <BR/><BR/>If so, that would make that appointment all the more insulting. <BR/><BR/>Yeah, and I (as a city employee) don't like someone being hired for a relatively high-paid position who may or may not be a citizen. I have doubts that that person would represent the best interests of the citizens (not as if that ever happens anyway). <BR/><BR/>Some of these appointments will definitely create resentment among city employees as well as the general public.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-53866341289566028762007-12-30T15:39:00.001-05:002007-12-30T15:39:00.001-05:00Clyde....in your race baiting comment, please exp...Clyde....in your race baiting comment, please explain what you mean by VIRTUAL MINORITY...it is numbers and you are either in the minority or the majority........Wilson is right again...Whites have been are are now the majority in Center Twp, the 2010 census will probably increase the white percentage in Center twp.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-33307203325778009842007-12-30T15:39:00.000-05:002007-12-30T15:39:00.000-05:00Clyde....in your race baiting comment, please exp...Clyde....in your race baiting comment, please explain what you mean by VIRTUAL MINORITY...it is numbers and you are either in the minority or the majority........Wilson is right again...Whites have been are are now the majority in Center Twp, the 2010 census will probably increase the white percentage in Center twp.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-24269812964238316742007-12-30T15:34:00.000-05:002007-12-30T15:34:00.000-05:00Advance, Jen Wagner appears to be the source of th...Advance, Jen Wagner appears to be the source of these allegations about Requiz Smith. This dates back to her earlier reporting on Ms. Watson in the governor's office and her handling of a matter involving a Latino affairs advisor. Why don't you ask her what the basis for the claims against her are?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-19390826091421050942007-12-30T15:23:00.000-05:002007-12-30T15:23:00.000-05:00According to Lou Dobbs the White Folks enjoyed a 5...According to Lou Dobbs the White Folks enjoyed a 53.8% population advantage over all other combined race populations in Center Township.<BR/>Of course that was based on the 2000 Census that's 7 years old now.<BR/>So if you dial in the illegals in Center then if I were a betting man the I'd say the White Folk still left in Center are under represented.<BR/>By the way Wilson, I think that post stated a "virtual minority".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com