TulsaNow Questions the Candidates

[Admin]

TulsaNow surveyed the candidates for the upcoming Mayor's election. Dewey Bartlett chose not to answer.

http://tulsanow.org/index.php/2013/05/tulsanow-questions-the-candidates/

[sgrizzle]

Bill's answers are short, and I don't understand his answer on benefits. Kinda surprised of his answers on bike lanes and downtown teardowns.

Wish Dewey had responded as it's easier for the two outside people to say they can fix things whereas the guy already there has to explain why he needs a second term to do his/her job effectively.

[RecycleMichael]

I too am disappointed that the Bartlett campaign failed to answer. Did they lose it or just refuse to answer? Did you give them any reminders?

[Gaspar]

I too am disappointed that the Bartlett campaign failed to answer. Did they lose it or just refuse to answer? Did you give them any reminders?

Perhaps it was emailed to Dewey's phone?

[Hoss]

Perhaps it was emailed to Dewey's phone?

[carltonplace]

Candidate 1: Didn't answer
Candidate 2: Barely answered
Candidate 3: Over answered

Former Mayor Taylor's answers were cogent and thorough though not quite concise. She obviously knows the drill.

[JCnOwasso]

Question 7 from Christiansen is rather odd... Either he is refering to himself in the 3rd person or he didn't answer that specific question...

[heironymouspasparagus]

Dewey feels he doesn't have to answer since he is entitled to be mayor.  And sadly, will probably win again, showing just how far Tulsa has declined.....


Parks...wonderful resource.  Maybe they could do a clean up of some of the drug activities at McClure....

[Townsend]

And sadly, will probably win again,

Not a chance

[Conan71]

Christiansen isn't gay married but he's not a hater, basically.

[JCnOwasso]

Question 7 from Christiansen is rather odd... Either he is refering to himself in the 3rd person or he didn't answer that specific question...

Perhaps JCnOwasso should clarify... the rest of his answers were either "I" or "We" (The Royal We)... until question 7.  "Bill Christiansen does not descriminate against anyone"... "Bill practices marriage from the Biblical meaning..."  question 8 moves back to "I".  It is very odd to write in one method and then convert for a single question. 

It just stood out to me.

[Hoss]

Perhaps JCnOwasso should clarify... the rest of his answers were either "I" or "We" (The Royal We)... until question 7.  "Bill Christiansen does not descriminate against anyone"... "Bill practices marriage from the Biblical meaning..."  question 8 moves back to "I".  It is very odd to write in one method and then convert for a single question. 

It just stood out to me.

Maybe he was watching the Rock on WWE Raw lately?

[Gaspar]

Perhaps JCnOwasso should clarify... the rest of his answers were either "I" or "We" (The Royal We)... until question 7.  "Bill Christiansen does not descriminate against anyone"... "Bill practices marriage from the Biblical meaning..."  question 8 moves back to "I".  It is very odd to write in one method and then convert for a single question.  

It just stood out to me.

Nice catch.  Illeism (speaking in the third person) is typically used as a method of distancing oneself from a statement or inflating a position.  It's a subconscious disconnect from the recognition that what you are saying is your own.

From a psychological standpoint one could infer that choosing to transition to 3rd person is similar to saying This is not what "I" understand to be true, however this is the position I want "you" to believe.

It's basically a method of verbally self-publishing what you want others to believe about you.

Very odd indeed.

. . .or perhaps he had his attorney answer that one?

[TheArtist]

 What does "Bill practices marriage from the biblical meaning" (guessing that he doesn't mean he got his wife, or wives by trading them for a camel and two chickens), have to do with extending benefits to same-sex partners?  I am happy, and do support, that he is able to get married as he wishes and is able to have that wonderful, beautiful relationship and that his wife and family would get "benefits" if he were a city employee... but again, not sure what he is saying here about extending benefits to sam-sex partners?

[sgrizzle]

The answer to question 7 was submitted separate than the rest of the survey responses, I believe that is why the wording is different.