Brown replaces Evans with Cheh as D.C. Council No. 2

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You are a simpleton. Just because people tend to be a bit liberal doesn't mean they enjoy watching their hard earned money (esp in tough times) pissed away by a bloated city government. We don't want the government to take take take. You sound like an idiot who has never worked for a dime a day in her life. Or maybe you work for Mary Cheh. Same thing.

I have not been part of this discussion, so this is just a bit of disinterested (i.e. objective) feedback: You seem to be claiming to be liberal, but you have a tea party tone.

Of course, since the Boston Tea Party was a protest against taxation without representation, we DC residents have the greatest claim to the name "tea party".

Well call it what you want. I support gay marriage (why should the govt stop the transfer of assets btwn gay couples), a women's right to choose etc. What I don't support is the throwing of good money after bad. I don't do it in my personal life and I don't understand my city thinks it is the solution to problems. When my parents were struggling to keep their store going in a blighted 1970s and 80s DC no one helped them, and they didn't leave they stayed here and worked and fought to make something. That's why I can't stand Mary. She tries to make us feel ashamed for working hard and making a good living.

[Anonymous]

And she dresses like a fucking low-rent dyke. A classy, lipstick lesbian would be fine with me, but I don't want some old hag who can't dress herself representing me. Gross.

[Anonymous]

pp are you the anti Gray poster obsessed with dick ramming?

[jsteele]

Anonymous wrote:pp are you the anti Gray poster obsessed with dick ramming?

Yes. This poster -- well known here from many threads asking "Who is XXX?" -- has some very strange sexual fantasies. Earlier today she posted several messages about wanting to be a lesbian. I guess she is hot for Cheh and pissed off that the feeling is not mutual.

[Anonymous]

jsteele wrote:Earlier this week, Cheh endorsed Sekou Biddle to temporarily fill the At-Large Council seat vacated by Kwame Brown. Tonight, Biddle was elected to that position by the DC State Democratic Committee. Cheh likely helped Biddle with votes from the Ward 3 DCDSC votes. This will give Cheh another ally on the Council and increase her influence. Just another example of political smarts on her part.

I used to play hoops with Sekou Biddle. I don't know anything about his politics, but the guy is a stand-up man from every interaction I've had with him.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

jsteele wrote:Earlier this week, Cheh endorsed Sekou Biddle to temporarily fill the At-Large Council seat vacated by Kwame Brown. Tonight, Biddle was elected to that position by the DC State Democratic Committee. Cheh likely helped Biddle with votes from the Ward 3 DCDSC votes. This will give Cheh another ally on the Council and increase her influence. Just another example of political smarts on her part.

I used to play hoops with Sekou Biddle. I don't know anything about his politics, but the guy is a stand-up man from every interaction I've had with him.

I never played hoops with him, but I have spoken with him quite a few times and find him intellignet and knowledgeable. I also like Josh Lopez, although I have not had any real policy discussions with him, and I don't think his background matches Biddle's.

On another note, having both a Kwame and a Sekou on the Council might be a good omen for ending our colonial status.

[jsteele]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
I used to play hoops with Sekou Biddle. I don't know anything about his politics, but the guy is a stand-up man from every interaction I've had with him.

I never played hoops with him, but I have spoken with him quite a few times and find him intellignet and knowledgeable. I also like Josh Lopez, although I have not had any real policy discussions with him, and I don't think his background matches Biddle's.

Lopez ran the Fenty write-in campaign. The campaign just got fined $18,000 for campaign violations. Lopez's antics during the campaign were atrocious, including disrupting a Gray rally with a bullhorn and constantly getting in altercations for which the police had to be called. He may be popular with the Fenty dead-enders, but they all claimed they would move out of DC if Gray won. So, I don't know if they will be here to vote. As far as I'm concerned Lopez completely discredited himself and shouldn't be taken seriously.

Biddle is a stand-up guy. No doubt about it. Bryan Weaver has just entered the race as well. He is another very credible candidate.

[Anonymous]

Funny thing about Lopez was he would fabricate the altercations and get police involved in phantom events. The guy is pathetic.

[Anonymous]

11:29 here. Thanks for the info on Lopez. Coincidentally (??) Gary Imhoff has an article about him in themail@dcwatch. Still, in my encounters with him, he's been quite friendly and charming, although I don't claim that to be a reason to vote for him.

As to Bryan Weaver, I'd be happy to learn more. His video [youtube]<iframe title="YouTube video player" class="youtube-player" type="text/html" width="640" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/8pqwidkN9_I" frameborder="0" allowFullScreen></iframe>[/youtube]

[Anonymous]

Sorry about my previous post; I pressed submit rather than preview. I was just trying to say that this Weaver video from his run against Graham is fun:

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sorry about my previous post; I pressed submit rather than preview. I was just trying to say that this Weaver video from his run against Graham is fun:

Wow, he's adorable!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wow, he's adorable!

But it would be a shame to deplete the B-team (Barry, Biddle, Bowser, Brown, and Brown). Although I suppose they could become Barry, Bowser, Brown, Brown, and Bryan.

[Anonymous]

I wonder if that vile post hoping for Cheh's demise came from Sue H. Folks familiar with Cheh-haters will be able to fill in the other letters.

[Anonymous]

Both Weaver and Biddle are smart and decent guys. Josh Lopez, on the other hand, is a looney. If you want a Fenty-loving version of Marion Barry, he's your guy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Both Weaver and Biddle are smart and decent guys. Josh Lopez, on the other hand, is a looney. If you want a Fenty-loving version of Marion Barry, he's your guy.

Thanks everyone for your comments. I will definitely keep an eye on Weaver and Biddle and get more info.