Friday, August 28, 2009

Odds and Ends on a Friday ..

Scribbles in my notebook .. and stuff on my brain on this wet Friday afternoon.

I'm looking forward to seeing tonight's NewsNight Akron since I wasn't on the show today. Ed Esposito was nice enough to host in my place so that I wouldn't be in a conflict of interest in the discussion about candidates for Akron School Board. (My wife, Lisa, is one of nine who will be on the ballot for four seats). I'll probably step aside at least once more before the November election for the same reason.

I saw Bruce Kilby a few weeks back at the Board of Elections. He was dressed in a camouflage pants, boots, and a black-and-gold shirt as I recall. He looked like was ready for war going door-to-door to campaign. It illustrates to me of how much is at stake in the Sept. 8 council races. I'm also hearing that Anthony Dilauro might be a real surprise in Ward 5. He's spent a lot of money on signs in a race of four for the Democratic nod with the winner facing Republican write-in candidate Dwight Pulos in November.

$195,604.18 for the Recall that ended with a status quo? Wow! As a taxpayer I'm speechless.

I'd expect more layoffs from City Hall to be announced sooner than later. The 120+ employees taking the buyout incentives will help but are still pretty short of the mandated goal of a balanced budget.

Sandra Kurt's bold move in Ward 8 to secure the Summit County Democratic Party's nomination will limit her competitors use of any DP tools. Apparently the rules state that if enough of the Precinct Captains support one candidate -- in this case Kurt -- the others are prohibited from even using the party's fax machine. A written rule or not, some are crying foul .. that so much is at stake with these council elections that voters need to get the most they can from each candidate. Thoughts?

An Akron Police officer told me that he met a man and his sons from Ashtabula who were downtown looking for the Aeros game. He said he had good seats and wanted directions to Jerry Uht stadium. The officer told him that he had never heard of that stadium, and that the Aeros play at Canal Park. Long story short, the tickets were indeed to see the Aeros play .. but the game was in Erie.

And finally .. a U of A professor recently rode the "Roo Express" along with the students during a jaunt across campus. She tells me that the song playing on the speaker system was Adina Howard's "T-shirt and panties" which is one of the filthiest sets of lyrics you'll ever hear. She said some of the students seemed to be singing along, but thought the U of A should show better judgement in what's appropriate to play on campus transportation.

4 comments:

Wayne In Akron said...

============
I saw Bruce Kilby a few weeks back at the Board of Elections. He was dressed in a camouflage pants, boots, and a black-and-gold shirt as I recall. He looked like was ready for war going door-to-door to campaign. It illustrates to me of how much is at stake in the Sept. 8 council races.
============

Since your encounter with Kilby a car that hadn't been driven all day suddenly burst into flames in his garage at 2 AM on a Sunday, resulting in a total loss of his home and its contents.

Then he has to file the first Ohio Elections Commission complaint in his 8 (very contentious) campaigns for Akron Councilperson because of blatant and easily proven lies from Mayor Don's "Citizens for Akron" group.

It's a good thing that Bruce Kilby is a fighter, because it is pretty obvious that somebody or somebodies don't want him on City Council.

Which elected officials in downtown Akron are apt to have the most skeletons they'd like to keep locked in their closest?



============
I'd expect more layoffs from City Hall to be announced sooner than later. The 120+ employees taking the buyout incentives will help but are still pretty short of the mandated goal of a balanced budget.
============

I'll be willing to bet that the "sooner" won't be a minute before the September 9th primary.

Mayor Don and Co is in a full court, HUSH-MODE concerning any of the things that will need to happen to cut $12 million in 3 months.

The Mayor knows the voters will tar and feather, gut, or tea-party his gang of rubber stamp council members if even a whisper of the very unpleasant changes that will happen between now and Dec 31.

He can't afford for any word of these things to come out before the ballots are cast.



============
Sandra Kurt's bold move in Ward 8 to secure the Summit County Democratic Party's nomination will limit her competitors use of any DP tools. Apparently the rules state that if enough of the Precinct Captains support one candidate -- in this case Kurt -- the others are prohibited from even using the party's fax machine. A written rule or not, some are crying foul .. that so much is at stake with these council elections that voters need to get the most they can from each candidate. Thoughts?
============

3 Words...

Democrat Machine Politics

Chicago-Cleveland-Akron

Ignorance Kills said...

Wayne In Akron, or shall I say "Overtaxed Voter," you sure do seem to have a lot of time on your hands to cook up conspiracies and spin misinformation to suit your petty agenda. Even here on Eric Mansfield's blog...

I see no evidence anywhere that Kilby's home catching on fire was arson. The timing is suspect, I will give you that, but without sufficient and conclusive evidence, it can only be ruled as mere coincidence. The paranoia you promote serves nothing and no one.

I'll say it again. If you have any real ideas about how to run this town, let's hear them. If you despise Democratic politics, nothing is preventing you from throwing your hat in the ring in as a Dem, Republican or even an independent.

Enough with all of the whining and victim mentality that is sucking the life out of this city already.

Wayne In Akron said...

===========
Ignorance Kills posted:

I see no evidence anywhere that Kilby's home catching on fire was arson.
===========

Hmm....

Eric didn't mention 'arson'.

I didn't mentioned 'arson'.

Only YOU mentioned 'arson'.

Perhaps the Fire Marshall should be asking for some assistance in tracking down the identity of "Ignorance Kills" to see if he (or she) has any information concerning the Kilby fire.

Ignorance Kills said...

My case in point.