Mark Perkins, does he have a chance?

[custosnox]

Hey, FOTD is more exposed than any of you people.

this is one of the many things we are worried about.  And most people eventually have to get registered because of this.

[shadows]

Sitting on the sidelines watching the selecting of a mayor unfold where hundreds of thousands of dollars are being donated to determine which will do the most harm in being in charge of the city for four years is unbelievable.

Is there some reason for this flow of money other than good affordable governing of the mediocre city of Tulsa? 

Is it possible that it is a contest between those who will profit if their choice is elected?

Does the new qualifications for mayor include one must be a millionaire?

Is it to be assumed that the meek will never inherent the earth.

Don't the voters believe that both leading candidates have stepped beyond the bounds of human dignity thus insulting the electoral process?

Is this how citizens of Tulsa are suppose to select their leaders?

   

[Conan71]

Sitting on the sidelines watching the selecting of a mayor unfold where hundreds of thousands of dollars are being donated to determine which will do the most harm in being in charge of the city for four years is unbelievable.

Is there some reason for this flow of money other than good affordable governing of the mediocre city of Tulsa? 

Is it possible that it is a contest between those who will profit if their choice is elected?

Does the new qualifications for mayor include one must be a millionaire?

Is it to be assumed that the meek will never inherent the earth.

Don't the voters believe that both leading candidates have stepped beyond the bounds of human dignity thus insulting the electoral process?

Is this how citizens of Tulsa are suppose to select their leaders?

   

No, this isn't supposed to be at all how we choose our leaders.  Good points.

[FOTD]

Whatever. Did you ever think that Dewey's handlers knew that alienation and apathy might be their best team player? Do you think his pollster said, "if enough voters fail to show up, you will win?" Now, could the negative campaign been bait for Adelson to hook it up? Should Adelson not have taken the ad bait his chances might be better.

As far as young Perkins, he has a chance of playing spoiler and that's all. And he can create an identity for future platforms and his legal practice. Bet he hasn't spent %5 of the other two individual budgets.

Adelson and Bartlett are good, decent, thoughtful, well connected, and committed to doing their best for Tulsa.  FOTD takes a dig at all these candidates knowing it could be worse. Homeboys who will not be any worse than every Mayor since, are you sitting down, Jimmy Inhofe.

[Breadburner]

And the other candidates have had how much experiance as mayor of a city?

We Have a complete novice for President.....

[shadows]

Would not there be a more show of a persons intent by letting the council appoint the mayor based on the price the candidate is willing to pay for the job.   Naw! The leaving mayor's performance encumbered the citizens for the next 30 years under a no salary platform who's residence is like the president birth certificate .

Seems there are some persons still upset because Inhofe shut down the prostitute girls sitting on concrete blocks on north Boston.

Everyone make sure and vote. 

[FOTD]

FOTD makes a kind gesture to Mister Inhofe's term as mayor and the two biggest sucker punchers on TNF come out of the shadows and attack the President, obviously off topic.

The mayor needs to sit on the city council, get paid what they do, and let the council hire a city manager. This is getting ridiculous all these funds devoted to buying leadership.

[jamesrage]

I will vote for any candidate who says screw downtown.

[buckeye]

FOTD makes a kind gesture to Mister Inhofe's term as mayor and the two biggest sucker punchers on TNF come out of the shadows and attack the President, obviously off topic.

How long has it been since you threw a non sequitur W jab into a thread?  Here, I'll tell you: not long enough for you to gripe about anybody else doing anything like the equivalent, Mr. Pot.

The mayor needs to sit on the city council, get paid what they do, and let the council hire a city manager. This is getting ridiculous all these funds devoted to buying leadership.

As far as I can tell, every political office of consequence is bought.

[Conan71]

How long has it been since you threw a non sequitur W jab into a thread?  Here, I'll tell you: not long enough for you to gripe about anybody else doing anything like the equivalent, Mr. Pot.]As far as I can tell, every political office of consequence is bought.

How appropriate... Freudian slip up?

[shadows]

FOTD makes a kind gesture to Mister Inhofe's term as mayor and the two biggest sucker punchers on TNF come out of the shadows and attack the President, obviously off topic.

Was it not written of Caesar  "the evil men do live after them"?  In the instant case if it was not for the off subject innuendoes  the comments would be very limited?  From the lack of donations, silent is the lamb who only stumbled in the slaughtering house to serve Tulsa's citizens.

Runaway inflation sure plays a part in the Tulsa election system now days.

[OpenYourEyesTulsa]

I went to watch the Mayoral Mashup debate at Jewel last night.  It was sponsered by TYPros and broadcast on KRMG.  I think Mark Perkins won the debate.  Granted the crowd was more of a younger group and he is the youngest candidate, but still he made the best points and got the most applause.  Tom Adelson said he would not get paid as mayor just like Kathy Taylor.  The other 2 said they would take the pay check.  Mark Perkins is not rich like the other two and he said it would be a bad financial decision to not take the paycheck.  Adelson did seem to connect some when he talked about "green" initiatives.  Bartlett did not impress me at all.  Adelson and Bartlett had all kinds of handlers in black suits everywhere.  The main thing with Perkins is that he is running his campaign on his own with only a few volunteers.  He is not spending thousands on ads bashing others and he does not have to be in debted to a political party.

[RecycleMichael]

I think Mark Perkins won the debate. 

People always think their favorite candidate wins the debate.

Unfortunately, this was not much of a "debate". It was more like E-Harmony for politics.

[DowntownNow]

I was at the Mayoral Mashup too last night.  Perkins did a good job but there were a few questions that he didnt answer or answer quickly enough that got resounding Boos from die hard Republicans...such as the NRA question...he should have just answered "thats not in the Mayor's pervue".  Besides that, he connected with the younger voters most certainly....you could tell from the cheers that age is playing a factor in support. 

But does Perkins have a chance?  Talking to a Republican Party insider last night, he says Perkins has somewhat factured the party by pulling away votes from Bartlett that could cost the party the election while he stated Perkins didnt have a chance...I'd like to believe that if Perkins had gotten more of his message and face out and if he still can, he would stand a much better chance.

While the campaigning has been predominately negative from the Adelson and Bartlett camps...name recognition in any form is vital.  After all, PT Barnum said it best, "all publicity is good publicity"

[sgrizzle]

I was at the Mayoral Mashup too last night.  Perkins did a good job but there were a few questions that he didnt answer or answer quickly enough that got resounding Boos from die hard Republicans...such as the NRA question...he should have just answered "thats not in the Mayor's pervue".  Besides that, he connected with the younger voters most certainly....you could tell from the cheers that age is playing a factor in support. 

But does Perkins have a chance?  Talking to a Republican Party insider last night, he says Perkins has somewhat factured the party by pulling away votes from Bartlett that could cost the party the election while he stated Perkins didnt have a chance...I'd like to believe that if Perkins had gotten more of his message and face out and if he still can, he would stand a much better chance.

While the campaigning has been predominately negative from the Adelson and Bartlett camps...name recognition in any form is vital.  After all, PT Barnum said it best, "all publicity is good publicity"

I would say Bartlett fractured the party before Perkins spent a $ on advertising. I would venture to say that I was at more republican pre-primary events than Bartlett was.