Mayoral Forum on BTH

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January 27, 2005

Mayoral Forum on BTH - Commentary

Beware, there is only self-edited commentary below.

Who watched the whole forum? I only got to tune in just about halfway through it. I guess I should wait until I can see the whole thing before commenting, but here are my initial impressions of the candidates who appeared:

Angela Clark -- Ms. Clark brings an enthusiasm and a certain humble dignity that likely stem from her being a relative political novice. These are deeply refreshing qualities, and she has youthfulness on her side. I hope we see Angela in future electoral cycles, and that "politics" do not infringe on her genuineness. She gave a solid performance against the "big shots" and had the most energetic closing statement of all the candidates.

Ann Coulter -- Miz Coulter is bold and concise. She seems to exude urbane style, which is, depending on the set to which you belong, either a welcome step into the "twenties" (2000s) or a looming culture cataclysm. I must applaud Ann Coulter for helping us avoid another shoo-in, for she is a great alternative to the otherwise given. She is experienced and educated in just the sorts of things that would seem to come in handy to an enterprising municipal executive. Her responses to Kevin West on last night's broadcast were convincing. Lastly, I have to mention once, and only once, my initial cringe at her having the same name as a very well-known entertainment personality.

Karl Epperson -- There was an overall lack of clarity to his comments. In addition, I felt scolded by most of his responses, even though I probably wasn't the intended target. Near the end of the forum, one of his chances to "score a point for the little guy" was damaged by his sudden admission that his thought had, of a sudden, gone "way out there somewhere." Sure, that happens to anyone, but I've seen better recoveries.

Dan Johnson -- I am unimpressed. I do not even have much content on which to comment. To be fair, I haven't viewed the entire forum.

Ron Littlefield -- Litttlefield appeared polished, confident, poised, positioned, typical, groomed, next-in-line, heir-apparent, you're-getting-sleepy, vote-for-Ron-Littlefield,.... That said, hats off to him for putting in so much cumulative effort for this city and for getting his time to run for the head honcho spot. I don't get the impression that he would do a bad job at all. He is running a good campaign and deserves his top-contender status.

Thomas Smith -- "Yeah." Mr. Smith goes to Lindsay Street? This is a man on a mission -- only, he's not telling what the mission is. It has some vague connection to catastrophic wealth re(dis)tribution, yet promises glowing, happy times as its result. I'm always glad to see people run for office who represent different views, and I'll leave it at that.

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