Endorsements - August 2009 Election

[Downtown diva]

i endorse the log haired white guy who recycles.

he seems like a great guy, and from what I read on a nameless chocolate desert website, those tax problems are due to a drop in the price of commodities,

i say we should give the green guy a chance

i also would vote for that Austin Powers lookalike. he seems like he has some good ideas.

[Jmil]

Detroit News
http://detnews.com/article/20090723/OPINION01/907230344

Kenneth Cockrel Jr.
Jai-Lee Dearing
Lisa Howze
Andre Spivey
David Cross
Charles Pugh
Saunteel Jenkins
Gary Brown
Brenda Jones

[EastSider]

i also would vote for that Austin Powers lookalike. he seems like he has some good ideas.

Yeah, baby!


Freeman Hendrix got Mildred Gaddis's endorsement for Charter Commission. Big surprise there. There's not a chance in hell that I'll be voting for him.

[The Recycling Guy]

2009 DHNC Candidate Considerations

There are an overwhelming number of new candidates for City Council
this election year. The Detroit Historic Neighborhoods Coalition [[DHNC)
gathered information from various sources to introduce its 30,000
residents to the new faces vying for these important positions. It was
very difficult to narrow the field as there are many qualified candidates.

We felt it important to wade through the 159 pages of survey answers
from the 105 candidates who responded to a community group and share with
you who DHNC considers the best new candidates. Please visit the candidate's web
site as well as the resources listed below for more detailed information
on these and other candidates.


City Council

Brenda Goss Andrews - Retired Police Chief with a long history of
advanced criminal justice training. Includes "Neighborhood Stability" as one of her top three issues.
www.bgossandrews4citycouncil.com

Matthew Naimi - Headed up city-wide recycling efforts including
developing a program to teach school children about recycling. His
priorities include budget efficiencies through Green Initiatives,
dealing with blight while preserving our architectural legacy and
working to create Green Jobs.
www.vote4growth.com

John Bennett - Detroit Police Officer who asks for a forensic audit of
the city's finances and to increase police presence in neighborhoods.
www.bennetfordetroit.com

Gary Brown - Retired Police Executive who has stood up against
corruption. Focuses on core city services, implementing a balanced budget
and taking a look at the perception of safety in the city.
www.electgarybrown.com

Fred Elliott Hall - Small business owner who, with an MBA in Finance,
has the skill-set to balance the budget, work to improve small business
relationships and listen to community groups about what they need.
www.fredhall2009.com

Saunteel Jenkins - Former assistant to Maryann Mahaffey. She has
experience in City government with goals to attract and retain jobs,
stabilize the city's finances and create a safe environment for children
to learn.
www.SaunteelJenkins.com

Roy McCalister, Jr. - This retired Police Commander and Iraqi War
veteran shows leadership throughout. His priorities are taking a
forensic audit, looking at ordinances and resolutions and looking at
policy leadership.
www.RoyMcCalister.org

Dalton Roberson. Jr. - This lifelong Detroiter who works to eliminate
racial and regional boundaries hopes to attract new industries to the
city, improve public safety [[in order to make our neighborhoods more
desirable) and repopulate our city.
www.VoteRoberson.com

Andre Spivy - This Master of Divinity is determined to focus on
character and emphasize decreasing crime, developing and maintaining
quality neighborhoods and streamlining the process for businesses to
function in Detroit and thus bring in jobs.
www.spiveyforDetroit.com

[Jmil]

I am unable to understand why folks whose name appears on this list http://download.gannett.edgesuite.ne...ilfinances.pdf
are receiving endorsements. It is possible for circumstances to occur to anybody that will cause them financial problems. Understanadable. BUT clean up that problem, BEFORE you run for public office.

We all are crying for a clean sweep, and hope for a better council. So why are some willing to give a pass KNOWING there are pre-existing problems.

[Jmil]

Received my UAW letter:

City Council
Ken Cockrel
JoAnn Watson
Mohamed Okdie
Brenda Jones
Brian White
Shani Penn
Otis Mathis
Fred Elliott Hall
Maurice Mitchell Jr.

Charter Commision
John Johnson Jr.
Rose Mary C. Robinson
John R. Eddings
Teola Hunter
Jenice Mitchell Ford
Ken Coleman

[preserve]

It's now Martha-ROSE Reeves, or Martha ROSE-Reeves - not to be confused at all with Barbara ROSE Collins - anyone else catch that segment on Channel 4? She said she is a memeber of the Detroit Lions, er ah, the Lions Club - something, used
the Lions logo on her campaign garbage. And so what if
JoAnn Watson didn't question her low, low taxes - did she think the $300 garbage fee was waived because she's so pretty? God save us if these people even make it on the ballot

[omega]

Received my UAW letter:

City Council
Ken Cockrel
JoAnn Watson
Mohamed Okdie
Brenda Jones
Brian White
Shani Penn
Otis Mathis
Fred Elliott Hall
Maurice Mitchell Jr.

Charter Commision
John Johnson Jr.
Rose Mary C. Robinson
John R. Eddings
Teola Hunter
Jenice Mitchell Ford
Ken Coleman

You know all these endorsements are pretty much paid for when I see Ken Harris and Dale Foster missing. Just cause they didn't want to pay. A PAC THEY ENDORSE FORMER LEADERS, PEOPLE THAT DON'T EVENT PAY THEIR FREAKIN TAXES AND SOME THAT HAVE NOT WORKED A DAY IN POLITICS. COME ON....

MOST OF THE COUNCIL CANDIDATE HAVE NOT CLUE THEY WILL BE INHERITING A HORNET NEST DAY 1. ASK DALE FOSTER[[ CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATE) AND KEN HARRIS [[Charter Commision)
www.friendforfoster.com. Dale Foster knows the wrongs. Give him the mic for a second!!

Heck the Ken Harris guy has been a pillar for businesses for years. Know your candidates!

PAY TO PLAY IS DEAD

[omega]

Fannie Lou Hamer PAC
http://www.flhpac.org/

DETROIT CITY COUNCIL
GARY BROWN
SAUNTEEL JENKINS
RAPHAEL B. JOHNSON
BRENDA JONES*
CHARLES PUGH
ANDRE SPIVEY
ALBERTA TINSLEY-TALBI*
JOANN WATSON*
BRIAN WHITE

WOW!!!
3 incumbents & and a murderer - wow!!!

Wow. The murder caught my eye. They must of paid a sweet buck to add there name to this list. LOL Watson and Jenkins does not even pay TAXES!!! COME ON.. BY NOW WE NEED EVERY TAX DOLLAR..
Vote Ken Harris Charter Commision and Dale Foster city council. www.friendsforfoster.com

[Ravine]

I have no intention of voting for a guy who sees the condition of gas station rest rooms as being significant enough to deserve mention in his goddam mission statement.

And using enormous print to endorse him doesn't elicit any special consideration for him, either.

"omega has not made any friends yet"

[Jmil]

Top 20 candidates
http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/dpp/news...y_council_poll

01 Charles Pugh
02 Ken Cockrel
03 Gary Brown
04 Kwame Kenyatta
05 Jai-Lee Dearing
06 James Tate
07 Brenda Jones
08 John Bennett
09 Alberta Tinsley-Talabi
10 JoAnn Watson
11 Shaunteel Jenkins
12 Andre Spivey
13 Raymond Murphy
14 Otis Mathis
15 Anne-Ivory Calvert
16 Derrick Hale
17 Barbara Rose-Collins
18 Mikal Crawford
19 Martha Reeves
20 Monica Conyers

[Homer]

Conyers? Oh yeh I recognize that name. I'll vote for her.

[HazenPingree]

15 Anne-Ivory Calvert

I met Ms. Calvert. She is very nice, and told me about her platform: Turn Cobo green, and create [[conservatively) 150,000 jobs. Wow! That would add what, 50% more jobs to the city? ...and all in ONE building! What other candidate is offering that? Plus, she's Joel Loving's mom, so, you know...

[The Recycling Guy]

Cobo is as green as it is going to get right now. We currently divert the cardboard from the waste stream, and the products used for food service at the shows is petroleum free, biodegradable, and anually renewable. All waste is then sent to the Waste to Energy facility that provides the power and heat for the facility. A closed loop, sustainable process.....

Any greener and it is going to cost some serious $$$$..... but that is another thread.

[Crumbled_pavement]

Any greener and it is going to cost some serious $$$$..... but that is another thread.

Oh, it can get much greener. Like with a tree growing through the roof and weeds and various vegetation growing all around. I truly and honestly believe that if Anne-Ivory Calvert gets elected to council she can make it happen.

[The Recycling Guy]

Can she work with a regional authority to make it happen?

[Detroit500]

That poll does not bode well for Lisa Howze... Interesting that Babs and Sheila were selected in this poll even though they aren't running.

Looks like Miss Celebrity Rose-Reeves herself might not make it into the general election -- we can only hope she continues to serve as an "ambassador" for the city and have bizarre Jackson tributes with Charlie LeDuff.

[Downtown diva]

Can she work with a regional authority to make it happen?

if i lived in detroit, i would vote for you....

[HazenPingree]

I just want to emphasize that I was employing heavy sarcasm with my previous comment...

[Downtown diva]

I just want to emphasize that I was employing heavy sarcasm with my previous comment...

sarcasm isnt allowed, andy. sorry

[HazenPingree]

Rats. [message is too short unless I type what is in these brackets]

[MIRepublic]

Top 20 candidates
http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/dpp/news...y_council_poll

01 Charles Pugh
02 Ken Cockrel
03 Gary Brown
04 Kwame Kenyatta
05 Jai-Lee Dearing
06 James Tate
07 Brenda Jones
08 John Bennett
09 Alberta Tinsley-Talabi
10 JoAnn Watson
11 Shaunteel Jenkins
12 Andre Spivey
13 Raymond Murphy
14 Otis Mathis
15 Anne-Ivory Calvert
16 Derrick Hale
17 Barbara Rose-Collins
18 Mikal Crawford
19 Martha Reeves
20 Monica Conyers

Here are the actual percentages of respondants who said they'd "vote for the candidate":

• Charles Pugh, 65.6 percent
• Kenneth Cockrel Jr., 57.8 percent
• Gary Brown, 47.4 percent
• Kwame Kenyatta, 44.6 percent
• Jai-Lee Dearing, 41.2 percent
• James Tate, 37.5 percent
• Brenda Jones, 36.5 percent
• John Bennett, 36.6 percent
• Alberta Tinsley-Talabi, 29.4 percent
• JoAnn Watson, 28.3 percent
• Saunteel Jenkins, 26.9 percent
• Andre Spivey, 27.2 percent
• Ray Murphy, 23.9 percent
• Otis Mathis, 23.4 percent
• Annivory Calvert, 21.6 percent
• Derrick Hale, 22.5 percent
• Mikal Crawford, 20.3 percent
• Barbara-Rose Collins, 18 percent
• Martha Reeves, 15.6 percent
• Monica Conyers, 13.2 percent

Notice the three who round out the bottom. Grebner says that even Tinsley-Talabi isn't a shoe-in for re-election.

[HazenPingree]

Anyone else notice that http://martharosereeves.com/, the website for Ms. Reeves is, as of July 24th, all written in some sort of faux-latin? Also, the "latest images" link on the bottom right of the page links to an East Asian photo stream.

[MsChievous]

Andy, I attended Catholic school so maybe I can translate...hmmm, never mind. I think we all know what it says, "Vote for Martha [[& the Vandellas) and be doomed".

Let's all have faith...

[Crumbled_pavement]

Anyone else notice that http://martharosereeves.com/, the website for Ms. Reeves is, as of July 24th, all written in some sort of faux-latin?

It's just a template. I have some CSS templates that have default content written in the same language. In other words, she never added her own content. I tried to leave a comment which didn't work either. Good for her because the comment wasn't flattering. Surely she has enough money to pay someone to add content to the site and make sure that it makes sense. If not, why even bother with the site to begin with? Her site is a glaring example of why she shouldn't be on the council. It's completely half-assed and nonsensical - much like her first term as councilperson.