Comments on: Candidates Respond to League of Women Voters http://alachuavoterguide.com/blog/2009/03/08/candidates-respond-to-league-of-women-voters/ Where all politics is local... Mon, 16 Apr 2012 02:46:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: schlachta http://alachuavoterguide.com/blog/2009/03/08/candidates-respond-to-league-of-women-voters/comment-page-1/#comment-2070 schlachta Sat, 21 Mar 2009 21:30:41 +0000 http://alachuavoterguide.com/blog/?p=273#comment-2070 The one thing that most surprises me about the election is the lack of interest or knowledge about the city elections. General comments like the current commissioner has done a good job, but when asked for examples they have no answer. How easy it would be to say exactly what the public wants to hear and then when in office do something different. I commend the current candidates for running, and believe that they are being truthful in there stances on the issues. This is especially true for Amendment 1 is it not surprising that 4 of the 5 candidates for the at large race are in favor or Amendment 1. The one thing that most surprises me about the election is the lack of interest or knowledge about the city elections. General comments like the current commissioner has done a good job, but when asked for examples they have no answer. How easy it would be to say exactly what the public wants to hear and then when in office do something different. I commend the current candidates for running, and believe that they are being truthful in there stances on the issues. This is especially true for Amendment 1 is it not surprising that 4 of the 5 candidates for the at large race are in favor or Amendment 1.

]]> By: Don Marsh http://alachuavoterguide.com/blog/2009/03/08/candidates-respond-to-league-of-women-voters/comment-page-1/#comment-2066 Don Marsh Fri, 20 Mar 2009 20:12:52 +0000 http://alachuavoterguide.com/blog/?p=273#comment-2066 These are the people who are willing to step up and lead. When I ran for county commission in 2002, I was constantly badgered about why I thought I was qualified. Sometimes I just stood on the fact that this was an election and not a job interview, and that my job was to represent the interest of ordinary working people; which was more than the current commission was doing. At other times I offered to start collecting signature for the complainer to get her on the ballot. They all acted as if I asked them to donate a kidney. After I lost, I even thought better of my opponent because I knew what a nuisance it was to campaign and listen to whiny do-nothings all day. They do not get paid to campaign, and they don't get to keep their donations to live on. And they are generally scorned by the public for even showing up to give us a choice. The mayor's seat will be open next year. I suggest you start boning up on local issues now. These are the people who are willing to step up and lead.

When I ran for county commission in 2002, I was constantly badgered about why I thought I was qualified. Sometimes I just stood on the fact that this was an election and not a job interview, and that my job was to represent the interest of ordinary working people; which was more than the current commission was doing. At other times I offered to start collecting signature for the complainer to get her on the ballot. They all acted as if I asked them to donate a kidney.

After I lost, I even thought better of my opponent because I knew what a nuisance it was to campaign and listen to whiny do-nothings all day. They do not get paid to campaign, and they don’t get to keep their donations to live on. And they are generally scorned by the public for even showing up to give us a choice.

The mayor’s seat will be open next year. I suggest you start boning up on local issues now.

]]> By: Kim Hayes http://alachuavoterguide.com/blog/2009/03/08/candidates-respond-to-league-of-women-voters/comment-page-1/#comment-2065 Kim Hayes Fri, 20 Mar 2009 16:23:19 +0000 http://alachuavoterguide.com/blog/?p=273#comment-2065 Is this the best that the City of Gainesville has to offer? Is this the best that the City of Gainesville has to offer?

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