tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post5883412053562792207..comments2023-07-06T08:47:49.421-05:00Comments on Leavenworth Street - the talk of Nebraska politics: Friday machinationsStreet Sweeperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04829434036913451764noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-86797871220779175572010-11-18T14:58:32.605-06:002010-11-18T14:58:32.605-06:00as in previous petition efforts, the only trouble ...as in previous petition efforts, the only trouble that arrises is from the paid union thugs that go around trying to interfere with the petition circulators, causing trouble and making false allegations. I for one hope thay have collected enough signatures to have the recall vote so we can give Suttle the boot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-63724780070164830412010-11-15T10:32:36.478-06:002010-11-15T10:32:36.478-06:00As a registered Independent, Nelson does not repre...As a registered Independent, Nelson does not represent me because he's a Democrat. While he's not exactly lying, he's not exactly telling the truth, either. Whatever happened to speaking "truth to power"?Grundle Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10748007604078024036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-89766887987942336612010-11-15T08:59:22.591-06:002010-11-15T08:59:22.591-06:00If the recallers are actually having to be removed...If the recallers are actually having to be removed off of provate property by police, it would be in the news. Not reported by some anonymous poster on this site.Really???????????noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-47687482745322403972010-11-14T17:49:35.296-06:002010-11-14T17:49:35.296-06:00Think they're taking 3:41's advice?
At Oa...Think they're taking 3:41's advice?<br /><br />At Oak View Mall, a petitioner with a bullhorn accused Suttle of clubbing baby seals.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-91924852740607823252010-11-14T17:07:50.255-06:002010-11-14T17:07:50.255-06:00If the recall gets to a vote, Suttle is gone. His...If the recall gets to a vote, Suttle is gone. His own committee to save his job isn't using the argument he is doing a good job. 75% of the people who signed would come out to vote him out. Who is going to get off their duff and vote for a mayor with such HUGE unfavorable ratings (even with Democrats)?????Robnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-90867875750621809902010-11-14T15:41:55.688-06:002010-11-14T15:41:55.688-06:00A recall is possible but not if those running the ...A recall is possible but not if those running the recall stay welded to a pundit viewpoint instead of that of voters. <br /><br />You can get enough petitions signed that say the mayor is a polar bear, but that won't convince voters to remove him. And then having beaten a recall, he gains more power and footing.<br /><br />A recall won't happen until the least politically involved OmahaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-66449775576254503632010-11-14T15:28:47.975-06:002010-11-14T15:28:47.975-06:00Gadzooks! Those cunning Democrats have discovered...Gadzooks! Those cunning Democrats have discovered Jon Bruning's plan to offer Shane Osborn an unpaid honorary chairmanship as a way of keeping Osborn from running against Bruning for the Senate! <br /><br />Once more the Grand Old Party is foiled by the razor like intellect of NE Democrats.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-77920408190086085072010-11-14T14:58:08.187-06:002010-11-14T14:58:08.187-06:00You've all heard of fantasy football leagues? ...You've all heard of fantasy football leagues? Well, the recall petitioners are legends within their own fantasies. They don't realize the difference between their own propaganda and the real world.<br /><br />Seriously, people, this isn't a reality show. It is reality. The only way Omaha will replace Suttle is the same way we got him in the first place. We held an election, and he won.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-87506240125780320332010-11-14T14:13:58.421-06:002010-11-14T14:13:58.421-06:00Gravy?
Considering they only started paying their...Gravy?<br /><br />Considering they only started paying their signature gatherers last Friday, it wouldn't make much sense that they already reached their goal before the paid petition-gatherers got out on the street. <br /><br />Considering their behavior on UNO's campus, at private businesses where police had to be called because they would not leave, and the fact that they actually Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-29880683571126915922010-11-14T14:01:14.981-06:002010-11-14T14:01:14.981-06:00The Recall Committee had enough signatures as of l...The Recall Committee had enough signatures as of last Sunday afternoon. The rest has been gravy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-80957794072348544722010-11-14T13:51:39.598-06:002010-11-14T13:51:39.598-06:00Shane chairman? Nice way for Bruning to assure h...Shane chairman? Nice way for Bruning to assure he has no competition by locking it out early.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-74760937977647081582010-11-14T10:57:16.175-06:002010-11-14T10:57:16.175-06:00If Nelson is such an "independent," why ...If Nelson is such an "independent," why doesn't he register, and run as, an Independent on the ballot and let the Nebraska Democratic Party run a REAL Democrat against him?Joe L.http://lieberman.senate.gov/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-20797041046179049962010-11-14T08:12:40.447-06:002010-11-14T08:12:40.447-06:00Jake Thompson said Nelson “has no interest in chan...Jake Thompson said Nelson “has no interest in changing parties.. he is and always will be an independent voice for Nebraska.” <br /><br />Thompson thinks like Nelson. In one breath, Nelson is firmly in one party but independant. Independant in a party so firmly that he has no interest in changing to another party. But if a person is independant, what's the difference? Well, the differenceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-20400876821349273362010-11-13T23:21:01.122-06:002010-11-13T23:21:01.122-06:00Looks like Shane Osborn is going to be chairing Jo...Looks like Shane Osborn is going to be chairing Jon Bruning's exploratory committee. Is that a paid gig? Glad to see the NEGOP has a welfare program for out of work elected officials.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-16932989611945191562010-11-13T20:11:08.687-06:002010-11-13T20:11:08.687-06:00One of the out-of-state paid petitioners actually ...One of the out-of-state paid petitioners actually approached Jim Suttle with the petition. They had no clue who he was. How stupid is that! Stupid carpetbaggers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-91242567437668132922010-11-13T19:31:05.064-06:002010-11-13T19:31:05.064-06:00The issues are really kind of funny when you take ...The issues are really kind of funny when you take a moment to look at them from the Us Them perspective.<br /><br />See everybody west of 27th st in Lincoln is worried, and with good reason, about losing their voice in the Legislature. So they scheme and work to defeat those in the east. Problem is they are losing population at an alarming rate. With redistricting this coming year they will lose Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-31237218896372856902010-11-13T18:26:42.400-06:002010-11-13T18:26:42.400-06:00From the moment Nelson decided he would be a membe...From the moment Nelson decided he would be a member of the liberal party and yet run in Nebraska like a member of the conservative party, he flushed any integrity he might have had down the stool. He is like a cockroach. But that doesn't mean he won't get reelected. He is where he is because nebraskans like what he is.<br /><br />Average Nebraskan seem rotten at heart. Nebraska voters Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-17282248162901755392010-11-13T17:59:19.253-06:002010-11-13T17:59:19.253-06:00We live in a red state. If Mark Fahleson and Jord...We live in a red state. If Mark Fahleson and Jordan Mcgrain can't recruit a candidate to run for Mayor in the second largest city in our state then they need to go.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-56692743731759009402010-11-13T15:52:22.774-06:002010-11-13T15:52:22.774-06:00Maybe if the Republican Party weren't complete...Maybe if the Republican Party weren't completely inept they would be worrying about recruiting a candidate to take on Chris Beutler in the spring election instead of a futile recall of Mayor Suttle. <br /><br />I'm curious if the NEGOP will reelect Fahleson as chairman if he can't find a candidate to run in the Lincoln Mayorial race.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-13878864524370797012010-11-13T15:46:03.043-06:002010-11-13T15:46:03.043-06:00If the recall drive fails, the next election will ...If the recall drive fails, the next election will oust Suttle anyway. Just hope that he does not attach his half-billion street care legacy to the taxpayers. Daub's Qwest center was not supposed to be a tax burden, now it is. Fahey said the ballpark would not be a tax burden. Wait and see on that. Shall we take a poll?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-51305571884769520062010-11-13T14:28:45.075-06:002010-11-13T14:28:45.075-06:00If the recallers can't do it with their own ra...If the recallers can't do it with their own radio station giving promos/interviews for free then maybe, just maybe they don't have a case against this mayor. <br /><br />As for weather? Get serious they had the most perfect six weeks of fall weather known to Nebraska. The fact they "explored" for awhile took away from the momentum of striking while the fire was hot. <br /><br Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-42981785454169772782010-11-13T13:14:07.873-06:002010-11-13T13:14:07.873-06:00Sweeper, can anyone from any party beat Bruning fo...Sweeper, can anyone from any party beat Bruning for Senate?Dem/Rep/Ind/Tea/Commienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-52153901723094149472010-11-13T00:09:03.131-06:002010-11-13T00:09:03.131-06:00Jeff Foertenberry lives in Lincoln, owns a home he...Jeff Foertenberry lives in Lincoln, owns a home here, and was on the Lincoln City Council. So I think that qualifies him as a Nebraskan (despite being born to Louisiana, alligator hunting, swamp people.)Bob Loblawnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-56025924773768743042010-11-12T22:56:38.962-06:002010-11-12T22:56:38.962-06:00Chuck, Ben Nelson, along with Mr. Commonwealth Bob...Chuck, Ben Nelson, along with Mr. Commonwealth Bob Kerry.... All are political hacks!!!!<br /><br />Not to mention Jeff Fortenberry... He isn't even from Nebraska and doesn't even own a full time living residence. How can he represent NE01. I heard he was somewhat for Cap and Trade.... He even waivered until the last minute to vote against....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-37865737211218452972010-11-12T21:47:55.783-06:002010-11-12T21:47:55.783-06:00The bad weather won't help the recall effort e...The bad weather won't help the recall effort either. However, if they do get the signatures it will be all that much more impressive. To have done it without paid staff, not been at all polling sites, and with the bad weather!<br /><br />We shall see.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com