tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post6195518915882701221..comments2023-07-06T08:47:49.421-05:00Comments on Leavenworth Street - the talk of Nebraska politics: Police Union still hates VokalStreet Sweeperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04829434036913451764noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-3402651417699848722009-04-04T15:16:00.000-05:002009-04-04T15:16:00.000-05:00OWH 4-4-09"Daub says he will ask recent retirees w...OWH 4-4-09<BR/>"Daub says he will ask recent retirees with "excessive" pensions to return to the negotiating table and discuss reductions in their retirement checks."<BR/><BR/>LOL Whatta clown! Get ready for the anti-Daub ads from the police union!<BR/>Do you think they will support Suttle?Angry Taxpayernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-69358199150810050122009-03-27T17:03:00.000-05:002009-03-27T17:03:00.000-05:00I usually don't agree with somebody as far right a...I usually don't agree with somebody as far right as Sen. Scott L but I actually agree with him on the cigar bar bill.<BR/>Hello! It's a cigar bar, established before the smoking ban is to take place state-wide.<BR/>Don't go in there if you don't like smoke, which I don't.<BR/><BR/>ricky from omahaRickyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01117179192010400042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-40895104104829704252009-03-26T15:36:00.000-05:002009-03-26T15:36:00.000-05:00ThanksSSThanks<BR/>SSStreet Sweeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04829434036913451764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-70377470546870816892009-03-26T15:33:00.000-05:002009-03-26T15:33:00.000-05:00From KTIC:"Moats' attorney, David Domina, said Wed...From KTIC:<BR/>"Moats' attorney, David Domina, said Wednesday that Moats accepts his defeat in the election and will not argue that the Republican mailings were the direct cause of the loss. Rather, the case will focus on the false statements."<BR/><BR/>How can you sue for lost wages if, by all appearances, you admit you never had the job?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-82556502645453294412009-03-26T15:23:00.000-05:002009-03-26T15:23:00.000-05:00Sorry about the deletion, but I can guarantee you ...Sorry about the deletion, but I can guarantee you that WE do not want to get pulled into this goofy suit.<BR/><BR/>Feel free to re-submit with any legal conclusions omitted.<BR/><BR/>-Ed.Street Sweeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04829434036913451764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-48458545997006984422009-03-26T15:20:00.000-05:002009-03-26T15:20:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-36660551110799565512009-03-26T14:44:00.000-05:002009-03-26T14:44:00.000-05:00Rex Moats just opened up his whole life to the NE ...Rex Moats just opened up his whole life to the NE GOP!!! The discovery process will go through everything that Rex has done for the past few years. Also, did he claim any mental distress? If so his medical records come into play. I think Jim Sherrets deposing Rex Moats for 8 hours will force a settlement!!! Anyone else have some ideas?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-52548208741393991682009-03-26T14:39:00.000-05:002009-03-26T14:39:00.000-05:00Dave Domina is...lolDave Domina is...lolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-84665745883344800372009-03-26T14:37:00.000-05:002009-03-26T14:37:00.000-05:00Rex Moats..lol...suing for the lost $12,000 a year...Rex Moats..lol...suing for the lost $12,000 a year that he would have made as a state senator...lol. So is Rex saying he can not find a job that makes more than $12,000 a year? Is he unemployed?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-87895502587209794902009-03-26T14:36:00.000-05:002009-03-26T14:36:00.000-05:00Uh oh. Better make a clarification;Rex Moats is NO...Uh oh. Better make a clarification;<BR/><BR/>Rex Moats is <I><B>NOT</B></I> a trial attorney!!!<BR/><BR/>-EdStreet Sweeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04829434036913451764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-75133852014741263212009-03-26T14:23:00.000-05:002009-03-26T14:23:00.000-05:00SS, you better watch how your blog is being used. ...SS, you better watch how your blog is being used. This Jean/Jon debate is getting so mean spirited that the loser of the race will hire Rex Moats to sue you...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-55949071107674778852009-03-26T14:21:00.000-05:002009-03-26T14:21:00.000-05:00I guess I could say I've been a driving force behi...I guess I could say I've been a driving force behind husker football for decades.<BR/><BR/>Go Big Red!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-26017721533980808232009-03-26T13:32:00.000-05:002009-03-26T13:32:00.000-05:00Thanks Jon Blumenthal, send more jobs to Sarpy Cou...Thanks Jon Blumenthal, send more jobs to Sarpy County!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-22831769337989148662009-03-26T12:39:00.000-05:002009-03-26T12:39:00.000-05:0011:58That's all and good. But there has never been...11:58<BR/><BR/>That's all and good. But there has never been an answer as to how Jon Blumenthal was a driving force behind Omaha's economic growth while he was a law student at Kansas. If you are going to make an exagerated claim like that, something so easy to discredit, how can you trust a thing he says in this campaign?<BR/><BR/>If he started being a driving force the minute he passed the bar,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-91659123864036118902009-03-26T12:22:00.000-05:002009-03-26T12:22:00.000-05:00Hmmm, the best Mike Boyle can say about Jim Suttle...Hmmm, the best Mike Boyle can say about Jim Suttle is that "he's organized"?? Nice endorsement. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-3813850414684565272009-03-26T12:04:00.000-05:002009-03-26T12:04:00.000-05:00Vokal has been playing fast and loose with the fac...Vokal has been playing fast and loose with the facts, as he's been trying to say whatever the group he's addressing wants to hear.<BR/><BR/>He has a record, though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-48706003278238951142009-03-26T11:58:00.000-05:002009-03-26T11:58:00.000-05:00Let's see - - Blumenthal was named to the Midlands...Let's see - - Blumenthal was named to the Midlands Business Journal's 40 Under 40 list and was awarded as one of the Ten Outstanding Young Omahans by the Omaha Jaycees in 2004. Seems he must be doing something right.<BR/><BR/>Keep up that positive campaign, Jean. Good job.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-65865358127868987312009-03-26T11:03:00.000-05:002009-03-26T11:03:00.000-05:00So, Blumenthal was a driving force behind Omaha's ...So, Blumenthal was a driving force behind Omaha's growing economy for the past 15 year?<BR/><BR/>Someone told me they researched the Omaha World Herald achives and only found his name mentioned four times (including for passing the bar, his engagement, and high school debate) before he ran for council. Can this be true?<BR/><BR/>By comparison, people who are generally considered "driving forces" Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-1007668833672828782009-03-26T11:01:00.000-05:002009-03-26T11:01:00.000-05:00Vokal is on thin ice. He knows the ad is correct. ...Vokal is on thin ice. He knows the ad is correct. Look it up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-5767634359502233042009-03-26T10:40:00.000-05:002009-03-26T10:40:00.000-05:00Every person on Stothert's endorsement list agreed...Every person on Stothert's endorsement list agreed to be listed. <BR/>Fairly pathetic attack on Blumenthal's part.<BR/>Blumenthal's campaign once again proves they're a class act. Now, that's the kind of leadership I want on my city council....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-50228204050097172842009-03-26T10:03:00.000-05:002009-03-26T10:03:00.000-05:00To Jordan, I mean Anonymous @ 7:46 am: Jean has b...To Jordan, I mean Anonymous @ 7:46 am: Jean has been very clear about spiking and the need to eliminate the practice. Unlike Jim Vokal that did noting to cutback police overtime as a city councilman, Jean will resolve the issue and fix the pension problem. Also Jordan, I mean Anonymous, your boy Jon seemed edgy and agitated last night. Is it because people are calling him on the carpet on hisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-42249564761457998342009-03-26T07:54:00.000-05:002009-03-26T07:54:00.000-05:00Union ad said "Jim Vokal voted twice to increase p...Union ad said "Jim Vokal voted twice to increase police pensions and reduce the age of retirement."<BR/><BR/>The Vokal camp gave a 109 word long answer to this. That is too much explaination for voters to grasp in the face of Vokal seeming to hate policemen and firemen. <BR/><BR/>Vokal might as well run on a pro-terrorist ticket. He has picked the wrong fight. That's his fault.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-76471109032300664402009-03-26T07:46:00.000-05:002009-03-26T07:46:00.000-05:00I heard Stothert said last night that spiking isn'...I heard Stothert said last night that spiking isn't a problem. Huh?? Then, when asked how to fix the pension issue, she said, "The first thing we have to do is stop the spiking." Huh?? Check your meltdown facts.<BR/><BR/>The last thing Stothert wants to do is upset all her buddies at the fire department.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-2955167184729057412009-03-26T07:35:00.000-05:002009-03-26T07:35:00.000-05:007:29, better check with audience members instead o...7:29, better check with audience members instead of Jean - - people are on to the fact that when you talk to Jean you rarely get the real story.<BR/><BR/>Speaking of which, you'd better double-check Stothert's "massive" endorsement list. Word on the street is many of those folks never agreed to have their names used, and are going public with it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-62761172632977931262009-03-26T07:29:00.000-05:002009-03-26T07:29:00.000-05:00No, I think we mean Blumenthal so agitated he was ...No, I think we mean Blumenthal so agitated he was talking 100 miles an hour, mentioning Stothert a half dozen times, misrepresenting documented facts, changing his story about the police and fire endorsements...again, not wanting to answer a question posed by an audience member to the entire audience and later asking the guy to "step outside."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com