So,FWM, Who are you voting for?

bassjones · Post by **bassjones** » Sat Nov 04, 2006 12:00 am

FWCS Board, I'm thinking of voting out all the incumbents.

Sheriff - "Do you want Fries with that?"

- on a side note, what genius with the local Democratic party decided it'd be a good idea to run a VERY masculine lesbian (oh, come on, don't pretend you didn't know!) for sheriff in this county? Certain districts for one of the Commissioner seats maybe, but sheriff? They had to have known they'd lose anyway - what's it been about 50 years since a Democrat won the Sheriff's race? - and decided to throw the gay community a bone (and there's no pun intended, so don't go there).

I would vote for her if I thought she'd do a better job, but seeing how every single cop I talk to tells me they want Fries and how much more I've liked him when I've heard the two address the city/county issues at hand. I also respect Sheriff Herman a ton, so his endorsement (yes, I know it's along party lines) of Ken makes a big impact.

on edit: I hate that when I type the common word for a person who is attracted to other persons of the same sex/gender, it shows up as "queer". How queer is that? - and that time I actually did type queer.

sevesd93 · Post by **sevesd93** » Sat Nov 04, 2006 10:16 am

How queer is this?

jewlee138 · Post by **jewlee138** » Sun Nov 05, 2006 12:17 am

bassjones wrote:
Sheriff - "Do you want Fries with that?"

- on a side note, what genius with the local Democratic party decided it'd be a good idea to run a VERY masculine lesbian (oh, come on, don't pretend you didn't know!) for sheriff in this county? Certain districts for one of the Commissioner seats maybe, but sheriff? They had to have known they'd lose anyway - what's it been about 50 years since a Democrat won the Sheriff's race? - and decided to throw the queer community a bone (and there's no pun intended, so don't go there).

I would vote for her if I thought she'd do a better job, but seeing how every single cop I talk to tells me they want Fries and how much more I've liked him when I've heard the two address the city/county issues at hand. I also respect Sheriff Herman a ton, so his endorsement (yes, I know it's along party lines) of Ken makes a big impact.
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I have met both and heard both speak on their platforms. One word can sum up Taviano - VISION. Plus, she has credibility and a platform that actually makes sense, regardles of her questionable sexual orientation or hairstyle.

Fries came off as an outright jerk... a posterboy for the Fort Wayne conservative politician-types. Taviano came off as a real, sensible person who has put in over 13 years on the police force and has damn good ideas. She wants to make law enforcement subject to random drug tests (makes sense to me - so long as drugs are illegal, we should hold officers to the same standards they are enforcing- DUH) while Fries doesn't seem to make that a priority. She wants to combine city & county 911 offices, cutting expenses & making response times quicker (again, another DUH).

So, yeah...because Taviano is a female, sexual orientation in question, of course cops support Fries because they wouldn't wanna take orders from a possible "lesbian female" that also is a democrat, that just happens to have a vision AND ACTUALLY MAKES SENSE. So, yep...she might lose....but she's got my vote nonetheless.

bassjones · Post by **bassjones** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 12:58 am

That's fine with me, and I personally am not basing my vote on her sexuality in any way shape or form. When it comes to actual law enforcement, I much prefer conservatives frankly. Making laws, well that's another story. I didn't find him to be a jerk at all when I met him, and I also have a boatload of respect for the current sheriff, whom I had for a couple of classes when I was a CJ major.

Regardless, I don't think it's going to be close at all. It looks like Souder's running away with this thing down the homestretch too.

jewlee138 · Post by **jewlee138** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 11:06 pm

bassjones wrote: I don't think it's going to be close at all. It looks like Souder's running away with this thing down the homestretch too.

I'm remaining optimistic, but this is the heartland, so you're probably right. I'm voting Haysurst/Taviano tomorrow morning regardless.

traumaqueen · Post by **traumaqueen** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 12:10 am

as long as folks are getting out and voting their votes, i am happy!
go and do your do!!!!!

kendy · Post by **kendy** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 1:45 am

has anyone else laughed their asses off at the souder comercials on the radio? i hear them about 6 or 7 times a day at work and the whole "liberals are trying to take over washington.... save america and vote for me" approach is hillarious!!! f**k that douchebag. he makes it sound like liberals and democrats are evil spawns of satan and very unamerican. haha

sevesd93 · Post by **sevesd93** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 6:20 am

And their not?

WBOB · Post by **WBOB** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 9:56 am

traumaqueen wrote:as long as folks are getting out and voting their votes, i am happy!
go and do your do!!!!!

DONE!

Now I feel more comfortable when I whine & complain
about my government.

The_Dude · Post by **The_Dude** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 11:21 am

Done. And it was a perfect time to scam some breakfast on the way back to work, too.

"Why were you gone for an hour?"

"The line was ridiculous..."

bludspyre · Post by **bludspyre** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 11:40 am

United States Senator
Ozzy Osbourne

United States Representative
District 3
Marilyn Manson

Auditor Of State
Iggy Pop

Secretary Of State
Dani Filth

Treasurer of State
Zakk Wylde

State Representative
District 80
Chad Gray

That's who I'm voting for

bludspyre · Post by **bludspyre** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 11:41 am

bludspyre wrote:United States Senator
Ozzy Osbourne

United States Representative
District 3
Marilyn Manson

Auditor Of State
Iggy Pop

Secretary Of State
Dani Filth

Treasurer of State
Zakk Wylde

State Representative
District 80
Chad Gray

That's who I'm voting for

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