tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613255034831961362.post727426490006143250..comments2023-03-30T04:18:01.811-07:00Comments on Screams from the Porch: Is Harmon ready to endorse Padgett?Mike Donilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18400768249723304044noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613255034831961362.post-13347852509684537302011-10-04T21:28:35.695-07:002011-10-04T21:28:35.695-07:00I'm puzzled at the references to Ivan's in...I'm puzzled at the references to Ivan's integrity. Are you new to town, or did you sleep through the years when Ivan was one of Hutchison's stooges? He also never met a developer whose water he wouldn't carry and he was a bought-and-paid-for Black Friday vote. His record on City Council wasn't anything to write home about, either. After Victor beat his butt, he folded right into the city pack, so much so that he got rewarded with a cushy city job that paid him well for doing nothing – Ethics, Schmethics.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613255034831961362.post-23424675186810828702011-10-04T11:26:33.093-07:002011-10-04T11:26:33.093-07:00I haven't heard about the plant thing, either....I haven't heard about the plant thing, either. Not to say it isn't true. But wanting something and getting it by the city council are two different thingsMike Donilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18400768249723304044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613255034831961362.post-21228546626008203512011-10-04T08:54:11.470-07:002011-10-04T08:54:11.470-07:00I've been following this race pretty closely, ...I've been following this race pretty closely, and while I'm not connected to any of the candidates I found the above comment about Rogero's views on watering and "native plants" odd. <br /><br />Now I haven't read everything about the candidates, but I try to be an informed voter. I've never heard Rogero talk about these kinds of green issues or forcing these ideas on anyone. As a person who believes in property rights, I don't see why it's anyone's business how a person keeps their lawn, as long as it doesn't negatively affect my neighbors. <br /><br />Also, I agree with for that matter with Rogero about saving my hard earned money by planting local, Tennessee plants that don't need a ton of water and fertilizer. If it's good enough for East Tennessee, it's good enough for me. <br /><br />I am disappointed to see Harmon, a man with integrity, endorse a candidate with some serious character issues--or at least from what I've been told.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613255034831961362.post-37718264698827231392011-10-04T05:42:24.393-07:002011-10-04T05:42:24.393-07:00well general rule of thumb you call a press confer...well general rule of thumb you call a press conference of non-breaking news 24 hrs in advance so far nothing!Dan Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11365377368890862595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613255034831961362.post-43218219260035806132011-10-04T05:13:04.769-07:002011-10-04T05:13:04.769-07:00Team Rogero seems worried. Wait until people learn...Team Rogero seems worried. Wait until people learn about Madeline's crazy ideas about water usage. Housewives don't like to be told how much water they can use. Neither do businesses. When people find out how crazy Madeline's Green ideas are this race will become interesting. Padgett should just keep asking Madeline about what her Green ideas are. You won't believe how crazy she is. Everything from no watering the lawn to replacing grass with "native grasses", that means weeds, so they don't have to be mowed. Bring on the crazy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613255034831961362.post-7120202012805421662011-10-03T21:20:14.907-07:002011-10-03T21:20:14.907-07:00Endorsements from the H&H losers will hurt as ...Endorsements from the H&H losers will hurt as much as help. People will wonder what they've been promised. And the notion that Ivan and Joe can deliver their voters is contrary to human experience.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613255034831961362.post-11972537263355088042011-10-03T19:52:58.735-07:002011-10-03T19:52:58.735-07:00Not all the folks who voted for Joe will stay home...Not all the folks who voted for Joe will stay home. Some of them will, and some of them will go for Padgett. But I know quite a few personally who will vote Madeline.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613255034831961362.post-82896421694879604712011-10-03T19:51:22.234-07:002011-10-03T19:51:22.234-07:00Pardon the typos in the last post. My fingers are...Pardon the typos in the last post. My fingers are evidently faster than my brain this evening.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613255034831961362.post-87342293979204944412011-10-03T19:50:10.154-07:002011-10-03T19:50:10.154-07:00Well, Ivan's not gonna endorse Madeline. OTOH,...Well, Ivan's not gonna endorse Madeline. OTOH, since he ran as the only 100% pure Republican in the race, I don't see how he endorse Padgett either (Padgett IS still calling himself a Democrat, right? I can't tell from what he says).<br /><br />Anyway, a candidate making an political annoucement on government property? That sounds wrong, and if it's true, will probably bit Padgett in the posterior. Where's that crack PR team he's supposedly got wrt optics?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613255034831961362.post-60546242400303916162011-10-03T18:54:00.600-07:002011-10-03T18:54:00.600-07:00good point.good point.Mike Donilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18400768249723304044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613255034831961362.post-41801714594863086332011-10-03T18:48:30.180-07:002011-10-03T18:48:30.180-07:00I'd say Mike Chase would be the endorsement, h...I'd say Mike Chase would be the endorsement, he was one of Ivan "I'd try an hep smull bidness" Harmon's biggest boosters and loves playing politics within the City of Knoxville. The City of Knoxville has never done anything to help Chase out, usually they try and incovenience him. But a Harmon endorsement does as much damage as it does good (is Harmon looking for another gubmit job?).<br /><br />Let's see what happens, but I'd look for some of Harmon's supporters to be courted rather quickly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com