Comments on: Can We Talk Mayoral Campaign?

By: RalphS

RalphS — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 04:23:36 +0000

Bill Finch is one of the best Mayors this city has had in years. We don’t have to have a black or Hispanic mayor just for the sake of it, unless we can be sure they’ll do a better job than Mr. Finch, which is a pretty high bar to reach.

By: Joel Gonzalez

Joel Gonzalez — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 02:25:29 +0000

Lennie, you should have saved the topic for April 1, 2010; April Fool’s Day.
There are a total of 12 ‘minority’ City Council members. Twice, yes twice, they had the opportunity to select a Hispanic or African American City Council President and they dared not pull the trigger. They sold their principles and bickered among themselves (If you don’t support me I won’t support you) and in the end gave the post to McCarthy.

Keep in mind that McCarthy is the councilman who feels that the poor people (Blacks and Hispanics) of Bridgeport are a “Burden” and went as far as putting us all in the same category as the Bridgeport Sewage Treatment Plants. Folks go back and listen to the first Pol Pod interview Lennie did with Council President McCarthy.

If they really planned or hoped to have a shot at having a Black or Hispanic mayor, they should have made sure that person was the City Council President who would have been in a better position to raise money and political support. Keep dreaming and counting Black sheep.

By: enlightened

enlightened — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:24:15 +0000

Are the bunker running?
Something smells fishy.

By: Grin Reaper

Grin Reaper — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 23:59:30 +0000

Press hit from the Mayor:
“The specifications set forth by the Department of Children and Families (DCF) for this project are so prohibitive that they rule out any potential site in Bridgeport, including the proposed 115 Virginia Avenue site. (See attached criteria.) This leaves us with no current options for alternatives. We did meet today to discuss the alternatives, and agreed we do have possible alternative sites to offer, if the Governor can revisit the prohibitive specs that DCF set for the site. I have a call in to her to discuss this issue. We are all hopeful that a productive discussion will ensue, and we can avoid considering legal means to stop this process until a more suitable site is found.”
So the mayor has not found a single alternate site in B-port. What do you think of that TC???

By: town committee

town committee — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 22:55:29 +0000

Independent: Who in the minority community do we put in charge. Mitch Robles? Ralph Ford? Andre Baker?
The people in Bridgeport are lemmings. Election after election they go to the polls and pull the top lever or now put their X on the top line where all the incumbent Dems are.
I have been told that this blog has a high readership; if that’s the case I say to the readers get off your asses and get involved. Will they? NO.
Are we going to be stuck with the same crew of do-nothing politicians? Yes we are. Damn it I hate to be so negative but I see nothing or no one in our future that is willing to step up and rescue this city from the robber barons.

By: independent soul

independent soul — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:57:11 +0000

To my fellow bloggers and all who still believe community service is not a license to give you and your family jobs:

Instead of thinking about a black candidate for Mayor, how about a good person for Mayor, regardless of color, sex, age, religion or sexual orientation?

And while we’re at it, why not make an effort to introduce change by putting minorities in leadership roles on the DTC? If you want the winds of change to start blowing here in B’port, let’s hit em where it hurts. Testa and Stafstrom are the real “mastas” (sorry Mr. Councilman), doling out jobs in return for power, buying votes by using taxpayer money (I know Mr. DiNardo not yours) to give jobs to loyalist lemmings (sorry donj).

When will the people rise and say enough, we’re mad as hell and not going to take it anymore, like they have in Virginia, New Jersey, and Massachusetts?

By: town committee

town committee — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:21:01 +0000

What I am about to say will piss off a lot of people but here goes.
The only person to date that is standing up for people in Bridgeport against the power structure is Chris Caruso. I did not vote for Caruso in any of his elections to date but I am thinking about it now.
I have not seen one of the mentioned potential candidates stand up to the power structure on any of the hot-button issues facing Bridgeport. Sure Carmen Lopez brought up some issues but has since fallen by the wayside.
Caruso is gaining a lot of support over his handling of the jail controversy in my neighborhood. He also spoke out about a zone change on Evers St & Huntington Tpk. He was the only politician that tried to help us out. Our council people didn’t even show up.
I will not vote for or support a candidate that comes out 6 months before the primary and starts his/her run for mayor. My question for that candidate is WHERE THE HELL HAVE YOU BEEN?
My question to all the sitting politicians and to the potential mayoral candidates is WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU? Your silence is deafening.