Mayoral candidate Dewey Bartlett

[Breadburner]

I hope he does something with those eyebrows.....

[tim huntzinger]

If he asks for my support with due respect, I would be happy to give it to him.  Scion or not.

[Delmo Gillete]

On reviewing the Christensen sponsored poll Michael Bates was so lucky to be a party to:
http://www.batesline.com/archives/2009/06/a-lengthy-mayoral-survey-on-beha.html

I can only grab my head and scream. I hate to type it but in the grand scheme of things, Tulsa is still considered by a lot of folks (brace yourselves) as a tiny whirlpool in the great backwater of second-rate cesspools of has-been cities in a third-rate state. But don't get me wrong, I take great pride in that.

What makes my head itch is that a potential mayoral candidate of our little third-rate city is already compelled to spend good money on a push-poll (albeit conducted by discount ESL poll takers) to gauge his chances.

If the current administration has taught us anything, it is that fortunes can still be made even during adverse conditions, provided you have the proper connections, can cover your tracks and can control public persuasion. Even while refusing your rightful (comparatively paltry) salary.

The municipal elections are still a ways off. Whoever you become attracted to, please consider a two part question - Why does he/she really want the job and how much was spent to get it?

[FOTD]

YOU GO DELMO!

Like a sharp blade.....

[waterboy]

On reviewing the Christensen sponsored poll Michael Bates was so lucky to be a party to:
http://www.batesline.com/archives/2009/06/a-lengthy-mayoral-survey-on-beha.html

"...... in the grand scheme of things, Tulsa is still considered by a lot of folks (brace yourselves) as a tiny whirlpool in the great backwater of second-rate cesspools of has-been cities in a third-rate state. But don't get me wrong, I take great pride in that........."

That's killer Delmo! Fortunately we don't much look at the grand scheme of things here abouts. We work with what we have. I am underwhelmed at the list of potential mayoral candidates.

[MDepr2007]

A liberal forum that likes a republican.... enough said

[TURobY]

A liberal forum that likes a republican.... enough said

Until Adelson appeared. 

[sgrizzle]

If he asks for my support with due respect, I would be happy to give it to him.  Scion or not.

He drives a Scion?

Automatic "no" vote.

[tim huntzinger]

He drives a Scion?

Automatic "no" vote.

When I was at Wortman's first watch party they mentioned he drove a Jaguar - with something interesting in the trunk.  Bartlett loses the primary to Medlock.

[Jitter Free]

The Dewey Bartlett Jr. that I know drives a Maserati Quattroporte.  Price tag is around $125,000.  Isn't that more than the mayor position pays.

http://www.maserati.com/maserati/en/en/index/models/Quattroporte-S/exteriors.html

[Conan71]

I caught part of Dewey's interview with Joe Kelley this morning.  I'm incredibly unimpressed.  At the time he was interviewed last week he still did not have a place for "issues" on his web page according to Kelley, but he does now and it's lacking in detail.  He more or less said anyone who was upset about the airport trust settlement could pretty much stick it up their arse (my loose paraphrase, mind you).

I'm kind of thinking since Tom's my man for Mayor, Bartlett might be a great opponent.

Here Dewey, I think the suit fits either you or Mudschlock:

[rwarn17588]

I caught part of Dewey's interview with Joe Kelley this morning.  I'm incredibly unimpressed.  At the time he was interviewed last week he still did not have a place for "issues" on his web page according to Kelley, but he does now and it's lacking in detail.  He more or less said anyone who was upset about the airport trust settlement could pretty much stick it up their arse (my loose paraphrase, mind you).

I'm kind of thinking since Tom's my man for Mayor, Bartlett might be a great opponent.

Here Dewey, I think the suit fits either you or Mudschlock:

I heard Bartlett on a radio station about a week ago (can't remember which one), and I concur with Conan's assessment. It seemed like he was a guy who hadn't given one deep thought about the issues, except for his oft-repeated notion that he's "a successful businessman." Zzzzzz.

I'm starting to think Medlock is going to win the primary out of default. It doesn't mean he doesn't suck; it means he sucks less than the other sucky GOP candidates. What a sorry bunch the Republicans have running for the mayor's office.

[Conan71]

So, how exactly does a successful businessman who controls costs and creates jobs continue to be successful and run a city at the same time?  I have a hunch Bartlett would be a part-time mayor or be doing some Keener business on the clock. 

Mudschlock actually needs a job, so there's an advantage, I guess. 

[MichaelBates]

So, how exactly does a successful businessman who controls costs and creates jobs continue to be successful and run a city at the same time?  I have a hunch Bartlett would be a part-time mayor or be doing some Keener business on the clock. 

I have yet to see a justification for the claim that he's a "successful businessman" who knows how to create jobs. From Keener's website, they seem to have eight employees, plus a handful of associates -- three lawyers, a CPA, and a geologist -- occasional contractors, I suppose. Every reference to the size of the company I've found in news articles on the web has put the headcount around 10, plus or minus a few. In 1999 testimony before a U. S. Senate energy committee, Bartlett said that at one time Keener Oil had 200 employees but now had 10. So it looks like the company has remained about the same size over the last decade.

[sgrizzle]

As a republican, I have the same uneasy feeling going into the Mayoral primary as I had going into the last Presidential primary.