holdover
.475 A&M Magnum
They caused a hell of a lot of damage in the city.
Socialist candidate, stuns longtime incumbent in Buffalo mayor’s race.
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holdover
.475 A&M Magnum
I liked Byron Brown as a person , not as a leader. I met him twice, very very nice man. His policy's? NO! He reduced the speed limit on the 198 to 30 miles an hour because someone fell alseep at the wheel and killed a person in the park . Now everyone avoids the 198 like the plague, causing the surrounding areas to back up with heavy traffic. Its a fucking nightmare. Then the no pursuit policy's for ATV riders on the street . I can go on .He's not the sharpest tool in the shed. To his credit He has made a difference downtown and on the waterfront.
gunpoliticsny
6.5 Creedmoor
India Walton stuns longtime incumbent in Buffalo mayoral primary. (Published 2021)
Ms. Walton, a progressive challenger running her first campaign, is on track to become the first socialist mayor of a big city in 60 years.www.nytimes.com
1) Buffalo about to go full retard?
2) Was local election rigged?
Primary turnout is always low. That is why I have repeatedly said #2A activists need to be involved especially in Democrat politics as that is the only way to knock many incumbents out of office.
holdover
.475 A&M Magnum
There was no one for us to vote for. It was a democratic primary.
Who cares if CNN lives or dies? They can compete like any other business. Same goes for Fox News, etc.
spat
.700 Nitro Express
Oh, I think CNN should absolutely die. They have proven themselves an anethema to a well informed electorate.
Fox probably deserves to go now as well after their recent leftward turn.
I was being facetious about the tweets supporting the industry, but contrary to popular opinion I do think they were a net positive. Trump could use them to wind up the media like a bunch of toy monkeys.
ProgSpear
.338 Win Mag
And this is exactly why I am a proponent of making all large cities independent fiefdoms surrounded by an independent self governing rural culture. The cities can supply the artsy fartsy culture that they think the whole world craves, and we’ll supply food, water, electricity, and transportation at prevailing market rates.
Saltwater60
.950 JDJ
I’m with you man I love way too close to Buffalo as well. I’m a few miles north.
Catskillkid
.450/400 Nitro Ex
When I first read this today I said to myself "Wow, I guess Buffalo may actually be able to elect a Republican mayor with that whackadoodle as the Democrat's candidate." Then I read that they didn't even bother to put anyone up. Friggin' typical of the NY Republican Party.
And this, as you all know, is coming from an elected Republican official.
A bit off topic but as we're talking about primaries, yesterday my Town had a primary for the other Town Justice position (the other judge in Town is retiring at the end of his term this year). We're a population of about 3,500 people, most of them being registered Republicans (this was the Republican Primary). We had about 250 people come out and vote in the primary. 250 out of a population of 3,500 (with probably about 2,000 of them being registered Republicans). I know voter turnout is low especially in the primaries but I still find this quite sad that civic engagement is so low.
And this, as you all know, is coming from an elected Republican official.
A bit off topic but as we're talking about primaries, yesterday my Town had a primary for the other Town Justice position (the other judge in Town is retiring at the end of his term this year). We're a population of about 3,500 people, most of them being registered Republicans (this was the Republican Primary). We had about 250 people come out and vote in the primary. 250 out of a population of 3,500 (with probably about 2,000 of them being registered Republicans). I know voter turnout is low especially in the primaries but I still find this quite sad that civic engagement is so low.
Blimey
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Rochester says hi!
These dem run cities will turn into Detroit soon enough. Cut through them on the interstate only and don’t take the exit. Everyone in them killing each other. Crime infested shitholes full of dumb kids who spend more time getting drunk than going to school. Can’t even graduate high school half of them. No wonder they can’t elect capable leaders. They don’t know what success looks like.
Rochester mayor will also be a democrat because the Republican Party didn’t put anyone forward.
There is no other ticket for him to run on. Too late for that.
Still waiting. My guess is like all irrational trump haters he will never respond. Unable to reconcile the cognitive dissonance.
There is always write in candidate.
- *My* taxes are lower with the enhanced child tax credit, maybe yours aren't, but mine are, and to me that counts, I care about my money more than yours or the money of anyone else. Remember, greed is good. Trump raised my taxes, so yeah Biden has been notably better for me there.
- Border wall halted. Border wall was a waste. While Biden won't put lots of boots on the border like I'd prefer to stop illegals, at least we aren't wasting money on a wall now.
- Executive order that employers can no longer legally discriminate in the workplace on the basis of sexual orientation. I'm anti discrimination across the board. Doesn't really effect me personally, but on my moral compass this is the right policy.
- Updated regulatory review ( Modernizing Regulatory Review | The White House ) Eliminates 59th minute regulation changes on executive branch regulatory actions. IE. A president can't enact a bunch of shit last minute.
- No more presidential twitter outbursts that look like they were written by an academically challenged heckler.
Those are just a few. I have a lot to criticize about Biden, outside of the border wall being halted his success on immigration has been abysmal at best. Wasn't a fan of the massive stimulus Biden did, but Trump did a shit ton there too so it's more or less a wash. Not a fan of extending the eviction moratoriums, but then again Trump started them, there never should have even been a damn moratorium and ban on landlords having use of their own damn property. Etc. There are actually some things I liked better about Trump (ie. border performance with exception of the wall, comparative 2A stance, etc.), but weighing all the + and - out on a scale I'd still prefer Biden.
My income rose by 10k over the 4 years of Trump's presidency, regulations impeding my professional life were rolled back. Trade deals with foreign powers, particularly China, were renegotiated along more favorable lines for American citizens. We made more progress with talks with North Korea than at any time since the Korean War. 3 major peace deals/normalized relations were brokered between Israel and its Muslim neighbors were achieved. A withdrawal from Afghanistan was in place. All under Trump, tge best present we have had in 40 years. Brainwashed leftists like you have been murdering this country for as long as I have lived. You need to be punished for it.
There is so much more I want to say but @dsdmmat wouldn't allow it. I am muzzled here, and throughout society. I cannot speak my mind, I have no voice. I have no outlet, no release. The left kneels on my neck and I am silent. Communists run amok and I am not able to have a say. And the pressure within builds and seeths with no path to the surface. The leftists rape and pillage and murder and get away with it. And as your kind revel and gloat, the cracks creep along the walls of the glass vessel holding back my pressurized rage, advancing slowly to an inevitable collapse. But I'm not allowed to talk about it.
Your kind pissed on this nation's corpse on 2020 but that's all right. As long as you got what you wanted, right?
You feeling of muzzledness is the exact reason I have been on vacation from the forum for a while. Not so much not being able to say what I really want, but the Mods protecting the feelings of Beta member personalities.
As for this horrible Primary, nothing is over until it is over.
I am kind of hoping this thing India does win in November, but, it is not a done deal. Byron Brown is on a couple lesser party lines. He should be on the ticket in November.
"No more of this"
Acer-m14
.950 JDJ
Welcome back @GOPerfect i was wondering where you faded off too ..
Acer-m14
.950 JDJ
now gas is 3.09.99 and going up .. .. so much for them tax savings .. say hello to joe ..
holdover
.475 A&M Magnum
The reduced speed limit was all FUAC. State road. He ordered that the day after accident. Terrible accident but didn’t justify speed limit reduction.
Following tragedy, Cuomo orders Scajaquada speed limit reduced to 30 mph
Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Sunday issued an executive order for the state Department of Transportation to lower the speed limit on the Scajaquada Expressway to…news.wbfo.org
My mistake, brown was all over this.i thought it was his idea.
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Saltwater60
.950 JDJ
I voted in the erie county primary and I’m not sure if the ballots go in order or not but I was number 39.
I think that's for your specific district
spat
.700 Nitro Express
I somehow doubt that your financial situation will be better under Biden than it was under Trump.
Maybe you're one of the unicorns who actually has a lower tax bill, this year. Bit it's a safe bet anyone who actually works for their money is going to pay a lot more sooner or later. The left isn't buying votes with their *own* money.
And even *if* your taxes remain lower, those dollars aren't going to go as far. A 2% lower tax bill is a terrible thing if you paid for it with 6% inflation.
As for the wall, even if it were completely ineffective at deterring illegal immigration it would still be better than "helicopter money" for economic stimulus.
Of course, walls *do* work, otherwise we wouldn't have been building them for millennia. They are not perfect, but they are a deterrent. They may not stop human traffickers, but they certainly drive up their cost which will decrease their activity.
Executive order about discrimination that wasn't a thing anyway. Great. Also, I'm not a fan of forcing anyone to employ someone they don't want to anyway. If they want to turn away a good employee for some stupid reason, the market will punish them sufficiently.
That regulatory review, another nothing burger. Biden stopped a practice that Trump wasn't engaged in anyway. What's next, an EO prohibiting NASA from opening an ice cream stand on the moon ?
And finally we come down to "the tweets". I loved the tweets. They irritated the right people. Schadenfreude I guess, but something about the people who don't like them makes me glad they were as prolific as they were. I miss them.
Why do you consider "the tweets" an irritant ? I think it was refreshing to hear from a leader who expressed their genuine feelings on a topic without filtering them through 2 focus groups and 5 image consultants first.
Modean
.223 Rem
I hear you, and that is why I say Republicans CAN win in this state, but most people do not show up to vote. I bet here on this forum more than 80% did not vote in this last primary.
If Brown decides to challenge Walton in a write-in campaign – an effort never seriously attempted in a Buffalo mayoral election – Zellner said Erie County Democrats will not be with him.
"I have pledged our full support to her," the chairman said following a morning conversation with Walton. "We are with the next mayor of Buffalo – India Walton."
That is from the snews this morning. Even Zellner is all in for Socialism in Buffalo.
BTW - Brown will not be on any other lesser line come November. It will have to be write in only if he continues on.
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