Greensboro City Council District 5

I will not be making a recommendation in Greensboro City Council district 5.

Art Boyett, the challenger, is very articulate and has some good ideas.  However, I disagree with some of his stated positions on the questionnaire he graciously completed.  And he has only lived in our city for a relatively short period of time.

Trudy Wade, the incumbent, has seemed to have performed well in office overall.  However, she has sought and obtained the Simkins endorsement.

Voters in that district will obviously need to choose between those two candidates.

Comments

[Tony Wilkins]

Boooooo(and not the kind for Halloween...lol).
We District 5ers will show overwhelming support for Trudy Wade.
She has served as a truly sincere and effective representative of D5 and the voters tally on Nov 3rd will reflect that.

[Roch101]

But she committed the unforgivable transgression of winning favor with black politicians.

[Brandon Burgess]

Roch are you referring to the Simkins endorsement? Are there not any white members of the PAC?

[Roch101]

I am not exactly sure who is on is nowadays. Perhaps George Hartzman can tell us.

[Brandon Burgess]

How about you just tell us which black politicians you are referring to in the above post.

[Roch101]

Oh. How about you just ask the question you want answered to begin with?

As I said, I am not sure who is on the Simkins PAC nowadays, but I think it includes Yvonne Johnson, Alma Adams, Earl Jones, Skip Alston and non-politician personal injury attorney, Steve Bowden.

[Brandon Burgess]

Roch, Guarino has expressed disapproval with politicians who seek and/or accept the endorsement of the Simkins PAC. He has never stated that this has to do with the racial makeup of the PAC.

Your first comment implies that Guarino is dissatisfied with Wade because of her acceptance of the endorsement of "black politicians".

Well, some of the politicians who comprise the PAC are black, and your statement is factually accurate, but I am suspicious of your motives by posting that first comment.

I am under the impression that you are implying that Guarino is displeased with Wade's acceptance of the PAC's endorsement because of the race of the members of the PAC as opposed to the politics of the Simkins Political Action Committee.

If my assumption is correct, let me know. If I have misread your comment, I think you owe it to Guarino and his readers to clarify what you mean.

--Brandon Burgess

[bubba]

"I think you owe it to Guarino and his readers to clarify what you mean."

Don't encourage him, Brandon. Just ignore him.

It's what he deserves.

[Roch101]

You may be right, Brandon. It could be his objections to the Simkins PAC and his assertion that the voters of D1 and D2 are incapable of making good decisions have nothing to do with race.

[Brandon Burgess]

Roch, I can't speak for district 1, but in D2, it is going to be hard to make a good decision with two candidates who are not qualified to lead. It is a matter of opinion of course, and I already know how you feel about Kee, so we can leave it at that.

Moving forward, you implied that Guarino is a racist because he opposes the political direction, motives, and influence of a PAC that you perceive as inherently "black" even though you "aren't sure who is on the PAC nowadays", demonstrating that you are not adult enough to engage others in serious discourse dealing with local issues. Your attitude is the kind we want to vote out in November.

--Brandon Burgess

[Roch101]

Okee dokee.

[Brandon Burgess]

"...his assertion that the voters of D1 and D2 are incapable of making good decisions have nothing to do with race."

--Really? Have you looked at the ridiculous flier that the PAC distributes?

http://blog.news-record.com/staff/scoopblog/archives/simkins.pdf

--Now, who is that you said thinks us D2ers are ignorant?