Anonymous
12/10/2021 13:43
Subject: Re:MoCo council candidates
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:So far, Andrew Friedson is running unopposed in District 1. Nobody is going to run against this clown?
He’s actually the smartest one on the Council.
OMG
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
He *thinks* he's the smartest one on the Council. He's not the Boy Wonder his PR people would have you believe. He does manage his own political ambitions well, though.
No he doesn’t. His parents donated a lot of money to Franchot and Franchot took him under his wing. There’s really no secret here. It’s just basic privilege and mild corruption.
Anonymous
12/10/2021 13:41
Subject: Re:MoCo council candidates
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:So far, Andrew Friedson is running unopposed in District 1. Nobody is going to run against this clown?
He’s actually the smartest one on the Council.
If this is true it’s only because the standards are so low.
Anonymous
12/10/2021 13:40
Subject: Re:MoCo council candidates
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Friedson is one of the few people on the council that has any sense.
He's one of the only councilmembers I actively dislike, after our entire neighborhood was polled, a majority opposed the nonsensical dog park smack in the middle of Norwood Park, & he rammed it through. Very open to any contender!
He craves the adoration of TP liberals at the expense of his own constituents. He also has a smirk that just pisses me off.
Anonymous
12/09/2021 06:38
Subject: Re:MoCo council candidates
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Friedson is one of the few people on the council that has any sense.
He's one of the only councilmembers I actively dislike, after our entire neighborhood was polled, a majority opposed the nonsensical dog park smack in the middle of Norwood Park, & he rammed it through. Very open to any contender!
Roll your eyes all you want; they ignored code & sited it (too) close to a tot lot; it's right smack in the middle of a multi use area, and, most importantly, a majority of the people affected voiced opposition. Not a terribly democratic process.
This is true for basically any proposal for change. Also, this is how the democratic process works: the voters elect representatives (for example, county council members) who make decisions. And this is NOT how the democratic process works: decisions are made by the people who choose to testify at public hearings.
This is correct. But almost nobody seems to understand it. Especially the politicians.
Anonymous
12/08/2021 21:00
Subject: Re:MoCo council candidates
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Friedson is the most competent one on the council. You got Jawando who hates police and thinks everyone is out to get him. Riemer and Hucker whose opinions change based on whatever will get them elected. Navarro who's just not that bright. Katz is OK (the only actual businessperson on the Council) but doesnt' seem to stand up for the people much. Albornoz is a ladder-climber but also a yes-man.
Friedson does stuff like question why the county needs to pass toothless resolutions on international affairs for example. (Leave that for Congress please).
Agreed. Although Friedson did cosponsor that stupid bill that gives away $18 million a year to the Green Bank, which already has hundreds of millions from Exelon, but has no customer base.
He also cosponsored the subsidies for the Grosvenor development, which will cost more than $100 million and don't even require the developer to build the promised high rises (the alleged purpose of granting the subsidy) to receive them.
Anonymous
12/08/2021 20:40
Subject: MoCo council candidates
They’re all horrible. They didn’t do a single thing about schools staying closed and even yelled at parents advocating for their safe reopening . Friedson was the worst and then had the gall to claim credit when the BOE finally started to reopen. So pathetic.
Anonymous
12/08/2021 20:19
Subject: Re:MoCo council candidates
Anonymous wrote:Friedson is the most competent one on the council. You got Jawando who hates police and thinks everyone is out to get him. Riemer and Hucker whose opinions change based on whatever will get them elected. Navarro who's just not that bright. Katz is OK (the only actual businessperson on the Council) but doesnt' seem to stand up for the people much. Albornoz is a ladder-climber but also a yes-man.
Friedson does stuff like question why the county needs to pass toothless resolutions on international affairs for example. (Leave that for Congress please).
Agreed. Although Friedson did cosponsor that stupid bill that gives away $18 million a year to the Green Bank, which already has hundreds of millions from Exelon, but has no customer base.
Anonymous
12/08/2021 20:14
Subject: Re:MoCo council candidates
Friedson is the most competent one on the council. You got Jawando who hates police and thinks everyone is out to get him. Riemer and Hucker whose opinions change based on whatever will get them elected. Navarro who's just not that bright. Katz is OK (the only actual businessperson on the Council) but doesnt' seem to stand up for the people much. Albornoz is a ladder-climber but also a yes-man.
Friedson does stuff like question why the county needs to pass toothless resolutions on international affairs for example. (Leave that for Congress please).
Friedson does stuff like question why the county needs to pass toothless resolutions on international affairs for example. (Leave that for Congress please).
Anonymous
12/08/2021 19:57
Subject: Re:MoCo council candidates
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Friedson is one of the few people on the council that has any sense.
He's one of the only councilmembers I actively dislike, after our entire neighborhood was polled, a majority opposed the nonsensical dog park smack in the middle of Norwood Park, & he rammed it through. Very open to any contender!
Elrich has been mismanaging funds his entire term, particularly where FEMA reimbursement is concerned. He promised front line workers $10 an hour COVID differential, indefinitely, with no end date. He even paid VOLUNTEER firefighters a covid differential. All the while promising FEMA would reimburse for it, but they won't reimburse most of it. Pennies on the dollar. Leaving a big huge hole in funding. And Friedson is the one who's consistently been calling him out on it.
Anonymous
12/08/2021 17:48
Subject: MoCo council candidates
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:https://www.mymcmedia.org/seven-women-run-for-montgomery-county-council/
I was interested in Brooks but I've come to realize she's a developer shill. The woman on the planning board, hard pass.
Oh boy, if you think she's a developer shill, there aren't going to be any candidates you like.
Brandy Brooks is anything but a developer shill. She's the most pro-renter and pro-keeping housing affordable of anyone and even challenged Casey on the planning board. She's the bridge between the YIMBYs and Elrich IMO.
Anonymous
12/08/2021 16:48
Subject: Re:MoCo council candidates
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Friedson is one of the few people on the council that has any sense.
He's one of the only councilmembers I actively dislike, after our entire neighborhood was polled, a majority opposed the nonsensical dog park smack in the middle of Norwood Park, & he rammed it through. Very open to any contender!
Roll your eyes all you want; they ignored code & sited it (too) close to a tot lot; it's right smack in the middle of a multi use area, and, most importantly, a majority of the people affected voiced opposition. Not a terribly democratic process.
This is true for basically any proposal for change. Also, this is how the democratic process works: the voters elect representatives (for example, county council members) who make decisions. And this is NOT how the democratic process works: decisions are made by the people who choose to testify at public hearings.
Haha sure! And if the elected rep doesn't submit proposals that are change I want I can vote for someone else next time! Go dog go!
Anonymous
12/08/2021 16:44
Subject: Re:MoCo council candidates
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Friedson is one of the few people on the council that has any sense.
He's one of the only councilmembers I actively dislike, after our entire neighborhood was polled, a majority opposed the nonsensical dog park smack in the middle of Norwood Park, & he rammed it through. Very open to any contender!
Roll your eyes all you want; they ignored code & sited it (too) close to a tot lot; it's right smack in the middle of a multi use area, and, most importantly, a majority of the people affected voiced opposition. Not a terribly democratic process.
This is true for basically any proposal for change. Also, this is how the democratic process works: the voters elect representatives (for example, county council members) who make decisions. And this is NOT how the democratic process works: decisions are made by the people who choose to testify at public hearings.
Anonymous
12/08/2021 16:40
Subject: Re:MoCo council candidates
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Friedson is one of the few people on the council that has any sense.
He's one of the only councilmembers I actively dislike, after our entire neighborhood was polled, a majority opposed the nonsensical dog park smack in the middle of Norwood Park, & he rammed it through. Very open to any contender!
Damn you, Poe's Law!
https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-beat/development/downtown-bethesda-to-get-new-dog-park/
Anonymous
12/08/2021 16:36
Subject: Re:MoCo council candidates
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Friedson is one of the few people on the council that has any sense.
He's one of the only councilmembers I actively dislike, after our entire neighborhood was polled, a majority opposed the nonsensical dog park smack in the middle of Norwood Park, & he rammed it through. Very open to any contender!
Roll your eyes all you want; they ignored code & sited it (too) close to a tot lot; it's right smack in the middle of a multi use area, and, most importantly, a majority of the people affected voiced opposition. Not a terribly democratic process.
Anonymous
12/08/2021 16:36
Subject: MoCo council candidates
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:https://www.mymcmedia.org/seven-women-run-for-montgomery-county-council/
I was interested in Brooks but I've come to realize she's a developer shill. The woman on the planning board, hard pass.
Oh boy, if you think she's a developer shill, there aren't going to be any candidates you like.