nelson peter supporter questions Matt Kelty audacity

The poll that Matt Kelty used to blast the rumored support by business owners of the Harrison Square project is not being well received by Nelson Peters supporters. FWOB gives a long transcript of a Nelson Peters interview. But apologizes for a snippet of a interview with Matt Kelty focusing simply on the poll. Kelty isn't naming names and that is placing him in a bad light in the eyes of Republicans'haters camp. FWOB went in for the shakedown and came back with at least the questions.

The United States of the Allen County GOP has their panties (or should I say briefs)over Kelty's ability to upstage the Allen County GOP appointed keeper of the status quo, Nelson Peters. Kelty really gets their blood boiling. Mind you there are two or three more candidates running for Mayor on the Republican ticket. But, it appears that Kelty is the only one that's in the Republican Party's face, stating show me what you're working with?

The answer appears to be -not much. In the words of one of my favorite singers who will remain unnamed like the folks who commissioned the poll, "they are in trouble."

P.S. advertisement here. Mitch Harper (R) and Andy Down (D) will be speakers at the Libertarian third party convention this month. Only in Fort Wayne, I tell ya, only in Fort Wayne could we be one big happy political family of confusion.

Election at the Allen County Republican Headquarter

Steve Shine ran unopposed for chairman of the Allen County Republican Headquarter. The countywide election was held at the Fort Wayne Allen County Republican Headquarter at 9:00 a.m.

From the Allen County Republican Party website:

Current Allen County Republican Chairman Steve Shine is seeking re-election and will ask precinct officials to elect Candice Fries as Vice Chairwoman, and to re-elect Secretary Jerry Zuber and Treasurer Al Rodriquez to their respective positions. If elected, Fries will replace Cathy Hawks who has decided not to seek a third term, allowing her to instead work on the campaigns of specific individuals.

So only two position changed hands.

Mitch Harper files in the right district beats out Ronald Buskirk who filed in the wrong district

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Mitchell Harper escaped a challenge by Ronald Buskirk. Mitch Harper will be the lone republican seeking the republican nomination for city council 4th district. It appears that all the shining comments from the party chair about the Buskirk's name won't help Ronald Buskirk in the fifth district. Buskirk does not live in the fifth according to the voting registration records but the fourth district. Buskirk would have had to run in the fourth district city council race. This may lead to a challenge that must come from the voters.

Harper reports Buskirk filing and even Buskirk bio. but not the fact that Buskirk papers were for the wrong district. That Mitch Harper over at FWOB can be a sly one if you don't watch him very closely. H/t to Indianapundit.

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County Council District
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School Board East Allen Electoral District

School Board East Allen Residential District

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Several potential candidates were surprised by who they wanted to challenge was not their representative. Some potential discovering they were not in the district they thought they were in either withdrew their names or decided to run for an at large candidate seat.

If the potential candidates are confused about their district can you imagine the number of voters who do not know who their representative is. Matter of fact, some of the current representatives are unaware of their boundary. So much for an informed electorates under the redistricting administrated by their council representatives.

Times up

Times up...for now in seeking the primary nomination. By noon time, an additional 17 candidates had filed their necessary paperwork.

Quote Source-Matt Kelty Fort Wayne Reader's Cover Comment By FWOB

Eloisa to Abelard

In these deep solitudes and awful cells,
Where heav'nly-pensive contemplation dwells,
And ever-musing melancholy reigns;
What means this tumult in a vestal's veins?
Why rove my thoughts beyond this last retreat?
Why feels my heart its long-forgotten heat?
Yet, yet I love! — From Abelard it came,
And Eloisa yet must kiss the name.

Dear fatal name! rest ever unreveal'd,
Nor pass these lips in holy silence seal'd.
Hide it, my heart, within that close disguise,
Where mix'd with God's, his lov'd idea lies:
O write it not, my hand — the name appears
Already written — wash it out, my tears!
In vain lost Eloisa weeps and prays,
Her heart still dictates, and her hand obeys.

Relentless walls! whose darksome round contains
Repentant sighs, and voluntary pains:
Ye rugged rocks! which holy knees have worn;
Ye grots and caverns shagg'd with horrid thorn!
Shrines! where their vigils pale-ey'd virgins keep,
And pitying saints, whose statues learn to weep!
Though cold like you, unmov'd, and silent grown,
I have not yet forgot myself to stone.
All is not Heav'n's while Abelard has part,
Still rebel nature holds out half my heart;
Nor pray'rs nor fasts its stubborn pulse restrain,
Nor tears, for ages, taught to flow in vain.

Soon as thy letters trembling I unclose,
That well-known name awakens all my woes.
Oh name for ever sad! for ever dear!
Still breath'd in sighs, still usher'd with a tear.
I tremble too, where'er my own I find,
Some dire misfortune follows close behind.
Line after line my gushing eyes o'erflow,
Led through a sad variety of woe:
Now warm in love, now with'ring in thy bloom,
Lost in a convent's solitary gloom!
There stern religion quench'd th' unwilling flame,
There died the best of passions, love and fame.

Yet write, oh write me all, that I may join
Griefs to thy griefs, and echo sighs to thine.
Nor foes nor fortune take this pow'r away;
And is my Abelard less kind than they?
Tears still are mine, and those I need not spare,
Love but demands what else were shed in pray'r;
No happier task these faded eyes pursue;
To read and weep is all they now can do.

Then share thy pain, allow that sad relief;
Ah, more than share it! give me all thy grief.
Heav'n first taught letters for some wretch's aid,
Some banish'd lover, or some captive maid;
They live, they speak, they breathe what love inspires,
Warm from the soul, and faithful to its fires,
The virgin's wish without her fears impart,
Excuse the blush, and pour out all the heart,
Speed the soft intercourse from soul to soul,
And waft a sigh from Indus to the Pole.

Thou know'st how guiltless first I met thy flame,
When Love approach'd me under Friendship's name;
My fancy form'd thee of angelic kind,
Some emanation of th' all-beauteous Mind.
Those smiling eyes, attemp'ring ev'ry day,
Shone sweetly lambent with celestial day.
Guiltless I gaz'd; heav'n listen'd while you sung;
And truths divine came mended from that tongue.
From lips like those what precept fail'd to move?
Too soon they taught me 'twas no sin to love.
Back through the paths of pleasing sense I ran,
Nor wish'd an Angel whom I lov'd a Man.
Dim and remote the joys of saints I see;
Nor envy them, that heav'n I lose for thee.

How oft, when press'd to marriage, have I said,
Curse on all laws but those which love has made!
Love, free as air, at sight of human ties,
Spreads his light wings, and in a moment flies,
Let wealth, let honour, wait the wedded dame,
August her deed, and sacred be her fame;
Before true passion all those views remove,
Fame, wealth, and honour! what are you to Love?
The jealous God, when we profane his fires,
Those restless passions in revenge inspires;
And bids them make mistaken mortals groan,
Who seek in love for aught but love alone.
Should at my feet the world's great master fall,
Himself, his throne, his world, I'd scorn 'em all:
Not Caesar's empress would I deign to prove;
No, make me mistress to the man I love;
If there be yet another name more free,
More fond than mistress, make me that to thee!
Oh happy state! when souls each other draw,
When love is liberty, and nature, law:
All then is full, possessing, and possess'd,
No craving void left aching in the breast:
Ev'n thought meets thought, ere from the lips it part,
And each warm wish springs mutual from the heart.
This sure is bliss (if bliss on earth there be)
And once the lot of Abelard and me.

Alas, how chang'd! what sudden horrors rise!
A naked lover bound and bleeding lies!
Where, where was Eloise? her voice, her hand,
Her poniard, had oppos'd the dire command.
Barbarian, stay! that bloody stroke restrain;
The crime was common, common be the pain.
I can no more; by shame, by rage suppress'd,
Let tears, and burning blushes speak the rest.

Canst thou forget that sad, that solemn day,
When victims at yon altar's foot we lay?
Canst thou forget what tears that moment fell,
When, warm in youth, I bade the world farewell?
As with cold lips I kiss'd the sacred veil,
The shrines all trembl'd, and the lamps grew pale:
Heav'n scarce believ'd the conquest it survey'd,
And saints with wonder heard the vows I made.
Yet then, to those dread altars as I drew,
Not on the Cross my eyes were fix'd, but you:
Not grace, or zeal, love only was my call,
And if I lose thy love, I lose my all.
Come! with thy looks, thy words, relieve my woe;
Those still at least are left thee to bestow.
Still on that breast enamour'd let me lie,
Still drink delicious poison from thy eye,
Pant on thy lip, and to thy heart be press'd;
Give all thou canst — and let me dream the rest.
Ah no! instruct me other joys to prize,
With other beauties charm my partial eyes,
Full in my view set all the bright abode,
And make my soul quit Abelard for God.

Ah, think at least thy flock deserves thy care,
Plants of thy hand, and children of thy pray'r.
From the false world in early youth they fled,
By thee to mountains, wilds, and deserts led.
You rais'd these hallow'd walls; the desert smil'd,
And Paradise was open'd in the wild.
No weeping orphan saw his father's stores
Our shrines irradiate, or emblaze the floors;
No silver saints, by dying misers giv'n,
Here brib'd the rage of ill-requited heav'n:
But such plain roofs as piety could raise,
And only vocal with the Maker's praise.
In these lone walls (their days eternal bound)
These moss-grown domes with spiry turrets crown'd,
Where awful arches make a noonday night,
And the dim windows shed a solemn light;
Thy eyes diffus'd a reconciling ray,
And gleams of glory brighten'd all the day.
But now no face divine contentment wears,
'Tis all blank sadness, or continual tears.
See how the force of others' pray'rs I try,
(O pious fraud of am'rous charity!)
But why should I on others' pray'rs depend?
Come thou, my father, brother, husband, friend!
Ah let thy handmaid, sister, daughter move,
And all those tender names in one, thy love!
The darksome pines that o'er yon rocks reclin'd
Wave high, and murmur to the hollow wind,
The wand'ring streams that shine between the hills,
The grots that echo to the tinkling rills,
The dying gales that pant upon the trees,
The lakes that quiver to the curling breeze;
No more these scenes my meditation aid,
Or lull to rest the visionary maid.
But o'er the twilight groves and dusky caves,
Long-sounding aisles, and intermingled graves,
Black Melancholy sits, and round her throws
A death-like silence, and a dread repose:
Her gloomy presence saddens all the scene,
Shades ev'ry flow'r, and darkens ev'ry green,
Deepens the murmur of the falling floods,
And breathes a browner horror on the woods.

Yet here for ever, ever must I stay;
Sad proof how well a lover can obey!
Death, only death, can break the lasting chain;
And here, ev'n then, shall my cold dust remain,
Here all its frailties, all its flames resign,
And wait till 'tis no sin to mix with thine.

Ah wretch! believ'd the spouse of God in vain,
Confess'd within the slave of love and man.
Assist me, Heav'n! but whence arose that pray'r?
Sprung it from piety, or from despair?
Ev'n here, where frozen chastity retires,
Love finds an altar for forbidden fires.
I ought to grieve, but cannot what I ought;
I mourn the lover, not lament the fault;
I view my crime, but kindle at the view,
Repent old pleasures, and solicit new;
Now turn'd to Heav'n, I weep my past offence,
Now think of thee, and curse my innocence.
Of all affliction taught a lover yet,
'Tis sure the hardest science to forget!
How shall I lose the sin, yet keep the sense,
And love th' offender, yet detest th' offence?
How the dear object from the crime remove,
Or how distinguish penitence from love?
Unequal task! a passion to resign,
For hearts so touch'd, so pierc'd, so lost as mine.
Ere such a soul regains its peaceful state,
How often must it love, how often hate!
How often hope, despair, resent, regret,
Conceal, disdain — do all things but forget.
But let Heav'n seize it, all at once 'tis fir'd;
Not touch'd, but rapt; not waken'd, but inspir'd!
Oh come! oh teach me nature to subdue,
Renounce my love, my life, myself — and you.
Fill my fond heart with God alone, for he
Alone can rival, can succeed to thee.

How happy is the blameless vestal's lot!
The world forgetting, by the world forgot.
Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind!
Each pray'r accepted, and each wish resign'd;
Labour and rest, that equal periods keep;
"Obedient slumbers that can wake and weep;"
Desires compos'd, affections ever ev'n,
Tears that delight, and sighs that waft to Heav'n.
Grace shines around her with serenest beams,
And whisp'ring angels prompt her golden dreams.
For her th' unfading rose of Eden blooms,
And wings of seraphs shed divine perfumes,
For her the Spouse prepares the bridal ring,
For her white virgins hymeneals sing,
To sounds of heav'nly harps she dies away,
And melts in visions of eternal day.

Far other dreams my erring soul employ,
Far other raptures, of unholy joy:
When at the close of each sad, sorrowing day,
Fancy restores what vengeance snatch'd away,
Then conscience sleeps, and leaving nature free,
All my loose soul unbounded springs to thee.
Oh curs'd, dear horrors of all-conscious night!
How glowing guilt exalts the keen delight!
Provoking Daemons all restraint remove,
And stir within me every source of love.
I hear thee, view thee, gaze o'er all thy charms,
And round thy phantom glue my clasping arms.
I wake — no more I hear, no more I view,
The phantom flies me, as unkind as you.
I call aloud; it hears not what I say;
I stretch my empty arms; it glides away.
To dream once more I close my willing eyes;
Ye soft illusions, dear deceits, arise!
Alas, no more — methinks we wand'ring go
Through dreary wastes, and weep each other's woe,
Where round some mould'ring tower pale ivy creeps,
And low-brow'd rocks hang nodding o'er the deeps.
Sudden you mount, you beckon from the skies;
Clouds interpose, waves roar, and winds arise.
I shriek, start up, the same sad prospect find,
And wake to all the griefs I left behind.

For thee the fates, severely kind, ordain
A cool suspense from pleasure and from pain;
Thy life a long, dead calm of fix'd repose;
No pulse that riots, and no blood that glows.
Still as the sea, ere winds were taught to blow,
Or moving spirit bade the waters flow;
Soft as the slumbers of a saint forgiv'n,
And mild as opening gleams of promis'd heav'n.

Come, Abelard! for what hast thou to dread?
The torch of Venus burns not for the dead.
Nature stands check'd; Religion disapproves;
Ev'n thou art cold — yet Eloisa loves.
Ah hopeless, lasting flames! like those that burn
To light the dead, and warm th' unfruitful urn.

What scenes appear where'er I turn my view?
The dear ideas, where I fly, pursue,
Rise in the grove, before the altar rise,
Stain all my soul, and wanton in my eyes.
I waste the matin lamp in sighs for thee,
Thy image steals between my God and me,
Thy voice I seem in ev'ry hymn to hear,
With ev'ry bead I drop too soft a tear.
When from the censer clouds of fragrance roll,
And swelling organs lift the rising soul,
One thought of thee puts all the pomp to flight,
Priests, tapers, temples, swim before my sight:
In seas of flame my plunging soul is drown'd,
While altars blaze, and angels tremble round.

While prostrate here in humble grief I lie,
Kind, virtuous drops just gath'ring in my eye,
While praying, trembling, in the dust I roll,
And dawning grace is op'ning on my soul:
Come, if thou dar'st, all charming as thou art!
Oppose thyself to Heav'n; dispute my heart;
Come, with one glance of those deluding eyes
Blot out each bright idea of the skies;
Take back that grace, those sorrows, and those tears;
Take back my fruitless penitence and pray'rs;
Snatch me, just mounting, from the blest abode;
Assist the fiends, and tear me from my God!

No, fly me, fly me, far as pole from pole;
Rise Alps between us! and whole oceans roll!
Ah, come not, write not, think not once of me,
Nor share one pang of all I felt for thee.
Thy oaths I quit, thy memory resign;
Forget, renounce me, hate whate'er was mine.
Fair eyes, and tempting looks (which yet I view!)
Long lov'd, ador'd ideas, all adieu!
Oh Grace serene! oh virtue heav'nly fair!
Divine oblivion of low-thoughted care!
Fresh blooming hope, gay daughter of the sky!
And faith, our early immortality!
Enter, each mild, each amicable guest;
Receive, and wrap me in eternal rest!

See in her cell sad Eloisa spread,
Propp'd on some tomb, a neighbour of the dead.
In each low wind methinks a spirit calls,
And more than echoes talk along the walls.
Here, as I watch'd the dying lamps around,
From yonder shrine I heard a hollow sound.
"Come, sister, come!" (it said, or seem'd to say)
"Thy place is here, sad sister, come away!
Once like thyself, I trembled, wept, and pray'd,
Love's victim then, though now a sainted maid:
But all is calm in this eternal sleep;
Here grief forgets to groan, and love to weep,
Ev'n superstition loses ev'ry fear:
For God, not man, absolves our frailties here."

I come, I come! prepare your roseate bow'rs,
Celestial palms, and ever-blooming flow'rs.
Thither, where sinners may have rest, I go,
Where flames refin'd in breasts seraphic glow:
Thou, Abelard! the last sad office pay,
And smooth my passage to the realms of day;
See my lips tremble, and my eye-balls roll,
Suck my last breath, and catch my flying soul!
Ah no — in sacred vestments may'st thou stand,
The hallow'd taper trembling in thy hand,
Present the cross before my lifted eye,
Teach me at once, and learn of me to die.
Ah then, thy once-lov'd Eloisa see!
It will be then no crime to gaze on me.
See from my cheek the transient roses fly!
See the last sparkle languish in my eye!
Till ev'ry motion, pulse, and breath be o'er;
And ev'n my Abelard be lov'd no more.
O Death all-eloquent! you only prove
What dust we dote on, when 'tis man we love.

Then too, when fate shall thy fair frame destroy,
(That cause of all my guilt, and all my joy)
In trance ecstatic may thy pangs be drown'd,
Bright clouds descend, and angels watch thee round,
From op'ning skies may streaming glories shine,
And saints embrace thee with a love like mine.

May one kind grave unite each hapless name,
And graft my love immortal on thy fame!
Then, ages hence, when all my woes are o'er,
When this rebellious heart shall beat no more;
If ever chance two wand'ring lovers brings
To Paraclete's white walls and silver springs,
O'er the pale marble shall they join their heads,
And drink the falling tears each other sheds;
Then sadly say, with mutual pity mov'd,
"Oh may we never love as these have lov'd!"

From the full choir when loud Hosannas rise,
And swell the pomp of dreadful sacrifice,
Amid that scene if some relenting eye
Glance on the stone where our cold relics lie,
Devotion's self shall steal a thought from Heav'n,
One human tear shall drop and be forgiv'n.
And sure, if fate some future bard shall join
In sad similitude of griefs to mine,
Condemn'd whole years in absence to deplore,
And image charms he must behold no more;
Such if there be, who loves so long, so well;
Let him our sad, our tender story tell;
The well-sung woes will soothe my pensive ghost;
He best can paint 'em, who shall feel 'em most.

By Alexander Pope

So Long Mayor Dick

Sixty four candidates have signed up for the primary. Republicans have a total of 39 and the the Democrats 25. A few are incumbents others are candidates from other failed races and many are new to the races. Some were welcomed by their party leaders and others were not. Some were confused on what position they would run, one just in the wrong place for the right race.

The Republicans signed up early and the Democrats were a slower pace in signing on for the primary. Men first, and a few women followed. Female republicans signed up early for positions to handle the money, democrats followed. But there was no Mayor Graham Richard. The man with two first names or last name or however, you look at it, Mayor Dick has not signed on. The great visionary that has bankruptcy Fort Wayne and it's citizenry, will not run again. The mythical catalyst god will not hang around to see so many of them fail as the citizen seek a new leader to pull them out of the mess and uncover the mess.

Mayor Dick where will you go, while others hang around to pull the citizens out the mess or uncover the mess? Maybe we'll see you on Oprah promoting your book! Or work with Al Gore on global warming, since you have recently caught the environment bug, forget about our brownfields, combined sewers costs, and polluted air you placed secondary while you building a world class city. We're going to miss you Mayor Dick, oh how we're going to miss you.

A government by the people for the people has until noon for other patriots to sign on the dotted line.

Allen County County Tax Adjustment Board

It bothers me that the Allen County Tax Adjustment Board will appoint members. It sounds like another group determining where money will be spent rather than meeting the needs of the community. According to FWOB Mitch Harper

Last month, the County Council asked Harper and Bill Fishering, the County Attorney, to address the board regarding the history and statutory basis of the Tax Adjustment Board.

If readers remember, Attorney William Fishering was alleged to have made a comment in regards to the county auditor,lack of swiftness.

Ladies and Gentlemen before I move into the Bridge Bond issue I have a matter
I need to address. Last night we had a joint City County Council meeting; during that meeting I was engaging in a debate with Councilman Pape over certain finances. I made a comment with respect to the Auditor’s office which at best may have been considered a slight and at worst been considered a direct attack. I wanted to say that I have the utmost respect for the Auditor’s office they are doing a wonderful job through extremely difficult times with the reassessment,

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cash flow shortages as well as our overall lack of money because of the falling COIT. The comment had to do with their ability to get their hands on the numbers quickly. In many instances the Auditor’s office does not have the ability to put their fingers on numbers quickly, it is not their fault it is the system that we have in county government with various claims andfunds. I was trying to emphasize that claims are against certain funds and you can’t necessarily
tell who get them and who had what and you have to go through and hand do all of that
reconciliation and was trying to tell Mr. Pape that it just not possible for the Sheriff to come up with an exact number. With that said I want to apologize to the Auditor; I do think she is doinga wonderful job; I think their staff particularly Tera are implementing new systems that mayactually easy to do some of those things that Councilman Pape wanted done we just don’t currently have it. That also is not a slight of the Auditor’s office because they have been working hard at that but they have been overwhelmed with these other developments, they truly have and have been doing a wonderful job. To the Auditor and to anyone else who thought I did that I do apologize it was not my intent.

This board sounds like a group of folks who will be the auditor's tag team.

Side note: I also remember Attorney Fishering, as an attorney for the County, in the chamber of Judge Norman Baker when Baker was trying to determine whether or not to have officers of the law in the courtroom during a hearing. Judge Baker decided that the officers were indeed not needed as he was being told. Also, Judge Baker was surprised to learn that my legal training was not from being a paralegal as he was told. Judge Baker had the sense enough to listen and investigate and not simply believe those who first had his ear. (Correction: I earlier stated it was Judge Paul Cherry).

The reason I say this is because the board that is to listen to the tax payers serve more as bullies in avoiding correcting errors rather than accountability toward the taxpayers.

. A clique of pals so to speak.

Photo used with owner's permission

Harper is due to make his announcement for running in the fourth district,today. How convenient, right after County Council approved the Tax Board. Timing or Photo Op?

Potential Candidates for Campaign 2007

The Republican political party had their luncheon this afternoon, and a few potential candidates filtering into the Allen County Election Board to declare their candidacy before the February 23, 2007 noontime deadline. Although many potential candidates have already signed on, some with letters of endorsement from their party chair. Others appears to be bent on challenging the old inertia from the status quo polished career candidates.

One potential candidate, David Hecke, when asked why he was challenging a candidate, (city clerk) expressed the fact that his family had been in the city for over 200 years and that was more than enough to qualified him. Good enough. Several other potential candidates walked in seem bored by just flicking the television channels as a past time for the elderly and hobbled in to get into the action by participating in the political process beyond simply voting. With little fanfare and with a great deal of dignity, these men quietly filled out their declaration of candidacy for primary nomination form and filed. Filing was the easy part. So easy was it that one potential candidate filed and later found out he was not in the district and withdrew his filing. Nevertheless, whipping up the voters to support these new comers will be the hard part, especially with so many new names enter the primary.


For example the at large seats appear to be attracting lots of candidates from the two party system of Democrats and Republicans. And the Mayor nomination (six filed )may not have as many as the at large candidates (nine filed) but the list has time for growth.

Democrats

♦Tom Cook Jr., unknown to the Allen County Democratic Party

♦Frederick Steinke, unknown to the party

Republicans

♦Matt Kelty, local architect

♦Nelson Peters, Allen County Commissioner

♦Ivan R. Hood, unknown to the Allen County Republican Party

♦Wilbert “Duke” Brown, unknown to the party

Well the crowd does not dampen Wilbert Curtis " Duke" Brown's spirit. Brown, one of the potential Mayoral candidates was pleased as punch in meeting some of his challengers at the Republican's luncheon. Brown expressed the fact that the luncheon was a great experience where he was able to mentally sizes up his competition within the party. Brown states he is in to win.

But some potential candidates have not sign up although the media has informed the voting public that these individuals may be entering the primary race. Potential candidates like Tom Henry and Mitch Harper had not signed up by 4:15 today, but the deadline is not until noon February 23, 2007.

Tax incremental financing

Karen Goldner quote from the journal-gazette on TIF dollars.

While not claiming to be the most ardent supporter of the proposed Harrison Square project, Goldner said she believed it was a responsible development that doesn’t cost the property-tax payers of the city any money. The public-private $125 million proposal calls for a new downtown hotel, new shopping, new condominiums and a new city-owned baseball stadium. Goldner said that while people may be opposed to a new baseball stadium, it will serve as an incentive for other development.

It's obvious it is easy to spell TIF, but harder to understand that does involve property tax dollars. I care if other folks don't understand TIF you can keep on saying it won't cost the property tax payers, instead of explaining how the doggone thing really works.

More Candidates filing

FWOB reports Karen Goldner has filed her candidacy for 2nd district. From Goldner's website,

From 1996 to 2000, I managed the Community Development Corporation of Fort Wayne which makes loans to small, growing businesses. From 2000 to 2003, I was Fort Wayne’s Director of Economic Development. Prior to working for the City, I worked for the State of Indiana’s Job Service and helped people find jobs, including skilled trades positions at General Motors when it opened the Fort Wayne Assembly plant.

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Hmmmmmmmm, I wonder how many African-Americans benefited from Goldner's help in getting loans to grow their small businesses during her tenure from 1996-2000 or employment at General Motors, hmmmmm?


But it does not matter, Goldner is not running for Mayor, only for the 2nd District. Did Don Schmidt signal a retirement in the horizon? FWOB reports Schmidt signed on again for reelection to the longest held seat by a council person. Schmidt does even have a website. So what, the man is a lecturer in the engineer department of IPFW. Sitting on boards compared having the knowledge how things work and how to build them is a huge difference.

Wait, the Dems still have not announced a candidate for Mayor. Maybe Goldner could change her mind, because a woman can, you know, and run for Mayor? Linda Buskirk did,and she didn't have quite a thimble full of experience as compared to Goldner.

Can we get some new blood here.

Say my name-Fort Wayne

When Coach Tony Dungy uttered those words, about going to play the Superbowl in Fort Wayne, would forever connected the XLI Superbowl to the city anyways.

The Sport Illustration wrote about the utterance of Dungy. Read here and here.

The New-Sentinel reports,

Fort Wayne native Shlomo Goltz fell short in his bid to have a commercial he created be shown during Sunday’s Super Bowl telecast.

Goltz, 22, is a visual communications student at Washington University in St. Louis. He and college classmates Hubert Cheung, originally from Canada, and Nathan Heigert of Chicago were finalists in Chevrolet’s first Super Bowl College Ad Challenge.

But that won't stop the football fans who will be glued to their small, big and large television sets watching the game, from listening for anything connected to Fort Wayne.

I wonder if any of Fort Wayne's potential candidates will air an ad during the most watched program? Probably one, the one who is designing a new Fort Wayne won't miss this opportunity. Hat tip to Reverent and Free.

But Indianapolis takes the cake with a song; Superbowl Sway.

Even Indiana Supreme Justice Randall T. Shepard gets in the act.

Prediction Bears over Colts--defense will win.

Where in the world are the local Democrats?

The republicans are slowly manning up (yet to hear a female name) in filing their candidacies for political positions.

The race for the three at-large seats on the Fort Wayne City Council got a lot more crowded Thursday as three more Republicans filed to run, including a former member of the council.

Democrats are almost at a no show, if not for the few holding offices. Can't believe a large pool of candidates are missing in action in the the second largest city in Indiana.

No Democrat has filed yet to run at-large, but Councilman John Shoaff has said he will seek re-election.

Councilman Tim Pape, D-5th, said he has not yet decided whether he will seek re-election.

Kelty for Mayor TV Ads

Folks waking up this morning and watching the news, woke up to Matthew Kelty television ads. Kelty has several ads one focusing on troops and family in the military. The other ad clearly focuses on Kelty's ability to beat the other candidates out of the gate in moving his campaign to the people. Kelty firsts.

Wilbert Duke Brown

Wilbert Curtis Duke Brown has registered to run for Mayor in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Brown ran for Mayor in Ponchatoula, Louisiana in 1998, and two years later ran for Mayor of Hammond, Louisiana. Brown lost both races, but he didn't lose his interest in becoming Mayor. Brown is now being Mayor in the city he now calls home.

Brown brings his education, a bachelor degree from Southeastern Louisiana in Business Technology and a master degree in Business Administration from Saint Francis College. Brown is currently working on his Ph.D. in Business and Scientific Decision-Making.

But education is not all that Brown brings to the growing number of republican candidates for Mayor. He brings his expertise and political savvy to the job that require someone with vision. Brown suggest that he is the best man for the job of Mayor.

Obama wins Indiana

Senator Hilliary Clinton and Indiana Senator Evan Bayh did not go to Iraq for nothing. Senator Bayh can you buy the Indiana African-American vote with less than a $1 million dollars?

Joe Biden in oops out

First it was Senator Hilliary Clinton declaring she knows how to handle evil men. Even going so far as threatening to deck her opponents. So much for a more motherly Clinton.

But, on the first day Senator Joseph Biden takes the cake. Senator Biden must have been searching for kinds words to describe the inexperienced Senator Barack Obama. Senator Biden is still searching.

2007 Mayoral race: Media's Rules of Engagement

Matthew Kelty was first to sign up for the May primary election. Kelty is campaigning as a Republican candidate against one of his fellow Republicans, Nelson Peters. Kelty was flanked by family, friends and supporters while Nelson held a press conference flanked by uncontested appointed officials and colleagues from his party.
Republicans like to present a unified front even at a time when some of its leadership is under scrutiny for questionable and inappropriate behavior.


But the picture of party's klannishness get skewed with Kelty entering the primary race. Kelty's as an alternative provides an opportunity to question loyalty by value conscious republicans on their corrupt political leaning practices. However, the media is attempting to muzzle the lively debate by suggesting ground rules for Kelty if he is to get coverage in his run from the partisan local print media, to me it seems.

The Journal Gazette suggestion to Kelty or other candidates that is not wise to raise the issue of irresponsibility by the City Government for using tax dollars( even if the tax dollars are property tax dollars (TIF) for investment in Harrison Square that could be used elsewhere or on other things to improve the city. Who cares as long as the city can market the logo of Rooms for Dreams on key rings.

Second warning, if Kelty or the unknown Democratic candidate or candidates(more about this later) should dare speak out against the field of hope, Kelty or the other candidate better have an alternative for improving the dying downtown. If not, they better just zip it, suggest the article.

Third, because there is the need for the county dollars for this field of mission impossible, consolidation is a mandate during this campaign. Well maybe not the newspaper exact wording, but I am sure the meaning is consolidation is a must by the county. Even going so far as to suggest that the candidates "should have specific plans to improve communications and seek efficiencies."

Fourth, a property tax control board is inevitable, but the candidate should at least parrot outrage at the possible abuse in favor of the county government. But, who cares the county is running the show.

Fifth, remember that no matter your belief, just remember, the County Council will ultimately make the decision skewed toward their constituents, not the elected Mayor.

Sixth, the voters are unimportant and have the least say about who gets elected or what is best for Fort Wayne Indiana, we just need their tax dollars.

And last but not least, the Democrats don't have a rat's behind of a change for finding a viable candidate among their constituents. Sounds a little arrogant to me, but I'm just reading the paper. And if the Dems do field a candidate or two,it is just some inactive window dressing puppet or puppets pulled out pretending to give the public a two party system in Fort Wayne. Sad huh, for the second largest city in Indiana.

Geez, and all this time, I thought the Democrats was a rainbow coalition. It must have been the National Democratic Party tha's an inclusive party and our local democratic party was mimicking we are the world theme, just to siphon off votes. Wow, I am so looking forward to Campaign 2007 according to the newspaper rules of engagement.