Just when you thought that there would be a viable candidate to defeat Buddy Dyer, the Irishman Ken Mulvaney, gets his ass kicked by Buddy Dyer.
Handily.
His lame laments against the incumbent were met with deaf ears by Orlando voters who trust Buddy Dyer to take the city through an impending recession and severe real estate downturn.
Here [...]
Looks like Sam Ings was handily re-elected, crushing his opponent Marcus Robinson in their bid for the Orlando District 6 Commissioner post:
Here are the numbers:
City Commission, District 6
20 of 20 Precincts Reporting
5,391 ballots cast out of 16,677 eligible voters
(32.33% turnout)
Sam Ings, 3,905 72.44%
Marcus W. Robinson, 1,486 27.56%
Whoever convinced Mr. Robinson to run against Sam owes Robinson an apology. [...]
Reprinted from
by Max Fraser
If Obama is serious about his community organizing roots, then he would
do well to take a lesson from groups like the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition and
ACORN, which are calling for a moratorium on foreclosures of a year or
longer and for the creation of a massive government loan agency on the
scale of the Reconstruction [...]
Date: January 27, 2008
Time: 11:00 P.M.
Location: 4673 Edgemoor
On 1/27/08 at approximately 2300 hours the victim, Kendel Gerald Williams B/M 3/27/69, was approached by two black male suspects while he was unloading his vehicle in front of 4673 Edgemoor. It appears as thought the subjects attempted to rob Mr. Williams. During the course of the confrontation, [...]
reprinted from Black Agenda Report
commentary by Glen Ford
People of color have collectively lost between “$164 billion to $213 billion over the past eight years,” with Latinos losing slightly more than African Americans. For the average American, wealth is passed on through the value of homes. That dream, as the report concludes, has been largely foreclosed. [...]
The US economy is in real trouble. We know you’ve been hearing about this, but probably not paying attention. The video below confirms that there are major problems ahead that will probably permanently alter our standard of living, and lead to diminished opportunities. Oh boy, this is bad…
an Opinion of Juan Lynum
Being one of Orlando’s Black elected officials is a difficult charge. You’ve got people who can’t stand you, people who don’t like you, people who pretend to like you, and those who love or just respect you. No matter how you feel about Senator Gary Siplin, many ignorant folks have denigrated [...]
America’s Red Ink
The largest employer in the world announced on Dec. 15 that it lost about $450 billion in fiscal 2006. Its auditor found that its financial statements were unreliable and that its controls were inadequate for the 10th straight year. On top of that, the entity’s total liabilities and unfunded commitments rose to about [...]
Senator Gary Siplin seen here with Rev. Al Sharpton photo credit: Nancy Brown / 106foto.com
Now that Senator Gary Siplin has been exonerated, the Orange-Osceola State Attorneys Office owes the Senator an apology.
After all, the charge that Senator Siplin committed grand theft against the people and and the state of Florida were unfounded.
It all began [...]
Commissioner Sam Ings with Mayor Buddy Dyer at a local ribbon cutting in Washinton Shores
Sam Ings has mastered the art of running for office.
His current re-election effort for Orlando’s District 6, makes this his fourth campaign in less than two years.
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