POLITICS

Thank you Mr. D'Andrea for running a clean race and taking an interest in the education of the children of Clay County. We hope to see you run again in four years! With more time to make you and your platform know to the voters, I'm sure we'll have different results and a fresh face on the School Board in 2012. My child will still be in public schools then so there is still hope!

What a nice letter to your supporters........... (taken from www.electdandrea.com)

I would like to thank all of those who have supported our campaign. For the last ten months we have met so many people in this great County of ours and have really enjoyed being able to listen and speak with those who have expressed an interest in our school system. Of course I have thought about what I would say if we had won this seat, but have found it much harder to come up with something to say to all of our supporters in these circumstances. I submit to you, our supporters, in this grass roots campaign that you shall not hang your head low but keep your head high. You should not feel depressed but uplifted that we were able to garner almost 10,000 votes and you should not feel like all your hard work was for naught as these efforts were honorable and done with the highest of professionalism and that is more important than the outcome of any election in my book. In closing this chapter of our campaign, I would like to say to all of those friends and candidates who have contacted us concerning our efforts with your kind words via the phone and e-mails that we appreciate your positive reinforcement and recognition of a job well and look forward to working with many of you in efforts to better our community.

If you do not like the way the State Attorney’s Office is run now Vote for Angela Corey.  A vote for Jay Plotkin is a vote for Harry Shorestien II.  Jay has already said that he believes what he and Harry are currently doing in the SAO is working??????  As the mother of a child who was murdered last year by a repeat offender I am not happy with the number of dangerous felons who are allowed to walk in and out of prison like they are going to the mall.

You have to know that the negative ads that Jay is airing are his desperate attempt to manipulate the facts.  For example they don’t mention that cases are overturned because of things that the Judge does or doesn't do, new evidence, etc. 

Rumor has it that a concerned citizen has video of people emptying the folio racks taking everything.  Politics aside....what parent would not try and snatch all of those papers up if it contained that information about your child?

My child graduated from FIHS 2 years ago.  He/She did not know Adam Taylor or the girls mentioned (or so she/he thought).  After reading the Folio article with all of the details about the girls and sports they played, transferring to other schools, my child was able to identify all of the alleged victims based on the information provided in the Folio.

So it might have been Adam Taylor's parents picking up all of the issues or it could be parent(s) of the girl(s) involved.  I know if my daughter could be identified by the article, I would have been snatching those papers up too.

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In addition to the sheriff candidate's live blog interview on MCS.com, we have invited all of the clay couny candidates in for video interviews at the Times-Union building.

*note - we invited only those up for the Aug. 26 primary elections, so candidates who automatically advance to the Nov. 4 general elections were not included in this round of video interviews* 

We will be asking each candidate 3 questions at these video interviews and we want your input. Here are the race and candidates we have asked in. If you have any questions for these candidates just reply with a comment and make sure to specify which candidate or race.

Do any of you know anything about this? 

If you requested an absentee ballot, expect to receive literature from candidates.  They are simply trying to win your vote.  It's common practice.

I was just doing a scan on the news & came across a blog in the Washington Post where one blogger said that McCain is just crazy & old.  That struck me as not only an unusual statement, but also typical.  A dichotomy?  Yes.  But I think it's symptomatic  of a larger problem in this country & culture.  I can't speak of other cultures because I don't know that much about them.  But I do know that some other cultures come close to revering their elders & for good reasons.

I'm not a big McCain fan & have said from the begining of the campaign that I thought age was a factor just as I said inexperience was factor in Obama.  But I respect McCain for his experience, his contributions & service to this country.  I may not agree with his policies, but in no way can I understand any person hanging "crazy," on him.  I have to wonder what the next generation or two will have on their list of accomplishments with attitudes like this.

My perception of the above stems from observation.

Any one who decides to give it a try thinks they have something to offer and can truely make a difference.  As to why a certain office is chosen over another has many reasons.  There are those who simply cannot give it up and runs for whatever office is available. 

Most voters do not like to see a candidate unoposed.  Voters also like a choice, especialy if the persons running carries baggage from a previous elective office. 

The Lean, Mean, Voting Machine.

OK kids. After having @ 147 people running for president in the past year & a half, we’re finally, thankfully, mercifully, thanks to Hillary, (even the conservatives have to be dancing in the streets on this one) down to two candidates.

On the right, in this corner, we have the conservative Republican, although maybe not conservative enough for those who, harrumph, proclaim themselves, “TRUE CONSERVATIVES,” John, “war hero,” “Bush Lite,” McCain.

Just checked the SOE website and see that R.G. "Ron" Raymond has qualified for the above as NPA (No Party Affiliation)!