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nebport5 wrote:
joeglow wrote:Wow.  FIVE business people attended Suttle's rally to demonstrate how business supports him.  And not all five supported him.

http://www.omaha.com/article/20130503/N ... ection-bid

Wow, you're eating up the World Herald's daily spoon fed Stohert campaign ads?
Oh, so this didn't take place?  There were more than 5 business people?  Are you saying the OWH is lying about the conversations had with those present?
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Just because they're not taking a public position on the election doesn't mean that they don't support the mayor.
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joeglow wrote:
nebport5 wrote:
joeglow wrote:Wow.  FIVE business people attended Suttle's rally to demonstrate how business supports him.  And not all five supported him.

http://www.omaha.com/article/20130503/N ... ection-bid

Wow, you're eating up the World Herald's daily spoon fed Stohert campaign ads?
Oh, so this didn't take place?  There were more than 5 business people?  Are you saying the OWH is lying about the conversations had with those present?

I'm saying the World Herald went looking for an angle to make Suttle look bad(like every other recent election related "article" ) and Stothert (who the WH endorsed) sound like a level-headed non-psychopath.
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nebport5 wrote:
joeglow wrote:
nebport5 wrote:
joeglow wrote:Wow.  FIVE business people attended Suttle's rally to demonstrate how business supports him.  And not all five supported him.

http://www.omaha.com/article/20130503/N ... ection-bid

Wow, you're eating up the World Herald's daily spoon fed Stohert campaign ads?
Oh, so this didn't take place?  There were more than 5 business people?  Are you saying the OWH is lying about the conversations had with those present?

I'm saying the World Herald went looking for an angle to make Suttle look bad(like every other recent election related "article" ) and Stothert (who the WH endorsed) sound like a level-headed non-psychopath.
So Stothert is a "psychopath?"
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nebport5 wrote:
joeglow wrote:
nebport5 wrote:
joeglow wrote:Wow.  FIVE business people attended Suttle's rally to demonstrate how business supports him.  And not all five supported him.

http://www.omaha.com/article/20130503/N ... ection-bid

Wow, you're eating up the World Herald's daily spoon fed Stohert campaign ads?
Oh, so this didn't take place?  There were more than 5 business people?  Are you saying the OWH is lying about the conversations had with those present?

I'm saying the World Herald went looking for an angle to make Suttle look bad(like every other recent election related "article" ) and Stothert (who the WH endorsed) sound like a level-headed non-psychopath.
What other articles are there?  This article seems to be pointing out facts not trying to smear somebody.

EDIT, I found this article.  Why are there columnists that work for OWH writing this?

http://www.omaha.com/article/20130505/N ... /705059987
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Linkin5 wrote:
What other articles are there?  This article seems to be pointing out facts not trying to smear somebody.

EDIT, I found this article.  Why are there columnists that work for OWH writing this?

http://www.omaha.com/article/20130505/N ... /705059987
At least Buffett isn't exerting any editorial influence since Berkshire bought the paper. He recently endorsed Suttle.
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joeglow wrote:
nebport5 wrote:
joeglow wrote:
nebport5 wrote:
joeglow wrote:Wow.  FIVE business people attended Suttle's rally to demonstrate how business supports him.  And not all five supported him.

http://www.omaha.com/article/20130503/N ... ection-bid

Wow, you're eating up the World Herald's daily spoon fed Stohert campaign ads?
Oh, so this didn't take place?  There were more than 5 business people?  Are you saying the OWH is lying about the conversations had with those present?

I'm saying the World Herald went looking for an angle to make Suttle look bad(like every other recent election related "article" ) and Stothert (who the WH endorsed) sound like a level-headed non-psychopath.
So Stothert is a "psychopath?"
I'm sure, since she isn't a bleeding-heart liberal.
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Another curious article from the Omaha World-Herald.

http://www.omaha.com/article/20130507/N ... haul-costs
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Jim Suttle: 'What we have here (in the Mayor's office) is a failure to communicate.'
Jean Stothert: Possessing all of Hal Daub's grace, and none of his vision.

Jean Stothert should pay Jim Suttle to talk more.
Jean's handlers have worked miracles to soften up her image.  Whatever they were paid, they earned their money.
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joeglow wrote:So Stothert is a "psychopath?"
Of course.
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Bosco55David wrote:
joeglow wrote:So Stothert is a "psychopath?"
Of course.
Elaborate.  Examples.

However, I am guessing your definition is "someone who I disagree with."
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I predict that come Wednesday morning Omaha will have its first Madam Mayor-Elect.
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nativeomahan wrote:I predict that come Wednesday morning Omaha will have its first Madam Mayor-Elect.
i can dream too
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nativeomahan wrote:I predict that come Wednesday morning Omaha will have its first Madam Mayor-Elect.
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koberaptor wrote:
nativeomahan wrote:I predict that come Wednesday morning Omaha will have its first Madam Mayor-Elect.
i can dream too
She handed him his |expletive| in the primaries, why couldn't she win?
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S33 wrote:
koberaptor wrote:
nativeomahan wrote:I predict that come Wednesday morning Omaha will have its first Madam Mayor-Elect.
i can dream too
She handed him his |expletive| in the primaries, why couldn't she win?
Supposedly the make-up of the voters tends to varry a lot between primary and today.  Not sure it will make a difference, but thats what Suttle is depending on. It likely wont work like this in 13 but didnt Daub also win last time, only to lose once it came down to two?
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S33 wrote:She handed him his |expletive| in the primaries, why couldn't she win?
I would assume the reasoning would be all of the voters motivated to vote for Stothert or simply against Suttle showed up for the primary.  ie, she has all the votes she's going to get.  

That being said, I'm on record as thinking Stothert will win so we can get back to real values because gays or whatever.
Stable genius.
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I guess I missed her anti-gay campaigns, or did they ever exist?

Conversely, she couldn't be any more misguided than Engineer Suttle, who's attacking guns, all while failing to realize that the overwhelming majority of gun crimes and murders in Omaha, are a result of gangbangers with six shooters.
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S33 wrote:I guess I missed her anti-gay campaigns, or did they ever exist?
She was very openly leading the charge against the gay workplace protection ordinance.
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Jean Stothert Under Review by Attorney General’s Office

Omaha Police Officers Association wrote:Did Jean Stothert violate Nebraska’s Open Meetings Act?  The Nebraska Attorney General is looking into her actions and that of her hired negotiator.
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So you've got one guy whos clueless about how to pragmatically address gun crimes, and a chick who hates gays. Mort still on the ballot?
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Big E wrote:
S33 wrote:I guess I missed her anti-gay campaigns, or did they ever exist?
She was very openly leading the charge against the gay workplace protection ordinance.

She basically argued that the city ordinance would discriminate against churches and their right to discriminate based upon religion.
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If she really wants to win, she should have pulled the page from the Mike Fahey play book where he took it to Daub about the potholes and won!

The roads in this town are terrible!
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Voter turnout was low at Elmwood tower at lunch, I'm sure it's not any better anywhere in town.
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cp jay 07 wrote:Voter turnout was low at Elmwood tower at lunch, I'm sure it's not any better anywhere in town.

I imagine the 100+ temperature may contribute to this.  Who wants to leave the A/C to go outside or into a car that's been baking in this heat?
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mj3141 wrote:
cp jay 07 wrote:Voter turnout was low at Elmwood tower at lunch, I'm sure it's not any better anywhere in town.

I imagine the 100+ temperature may contribute to this.  Who wants to leave the A/C to go outside or into a car that's been baking in this heat?
For those that do not want to vote, they will find a reason.  For those that care to be part of the process it will nt be too hot, cold, wet, dry etc.
For the record  NEBUGEATER does not equal BUGEATER    !!!!!!!
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Polls are closed.  

Early numbers show it 16665 11012 in favor of Sothert
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looks like the suttle-era may be ending
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Omaha Mayor
Jean Stothert 25,953 57%
(i) Jim Suttle 19,184 43%
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Did Suttle just concede?
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Coyote wrote:Did Suttle just concede?
Yes
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KETV wrote:Suttle says he's already called Stothert - and will make transition "as smooth as possible "
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Jim Suttle .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    25,753   41.23
Jean Stothert .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  36,454   58.36
WRITE-IN.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .       254       .41
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It looks like my friend Woody Bradford is not going to unseat incumbent for OPS SD3.
For those who remember - five, six years ago, Woody took us to the top of FNB for a photo shoot.
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I wonder if Mort voted for himself as a write-in candidate?
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I was just wondering whether they release the names of these write in votes.
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Coyote wrote:It looks like my friend Woody Bradford is not going to unseat incumbent for OPS SD3.
For those who remember - five, six years ago, Woody took us to the top of FNB for a photo shoot.
Wow, that was eight years ago:

http://eomahaforums.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=2152
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Coyote wrote:I was just wondering whether they release the names of these write in votes.
I'm thinking they ignore write-ins unless the percentage reaches a threshold.
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Jim Suttle .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    35,346   42.25
Jean Stothert .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .   47,953   57.32
WRITE-IN.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .         353     .42
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to anyone that lives around the millard area

I find it funny how millard citizens, who are die-hard conservatives, will be the first in line to vote for a tax increasing bond (which i have no problem with) but complain about Suttle's taxes which helped Omaha get out of debt. Lots of folks here wanted suttle out because of his taxes. talk about the double standard   :shrug:
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