At Large, City Candidates' Forum: The Winner is....
There were almost as many candidates (9) on the stage at Burnham Brooke Community Center last night as people in the audience (40).
My Grades/Notes on the Group:
Ryan Hersha, A+: appears head and shoulders above this crowd...articulate, thoughtful, informed, people and community oriented and centered.
Carlton Lartigue, B+: talks the talk, but can he walk the walk?
Susan Baldwin, B: seems informed, dedicated .. but several troubling votes as an incumbent about NIBC, etc. and a bit brittle in attitude.
Jason Pancost, C+: this red cheeked, cherub-faced kid has some good ideas. Wore a suit and tie. His mama raised him right. Good luck.
Beverli Carpenter-Hunter, C: very engaging ... retired Detroit cop... she and Hersha only ones to work the crowd...hey its an election, these hardy, late-night folks vote!
Steve Bessony, C: personalized t-shirt guy, "My name is b-e-s-s-o-n-y, glib ... may be a light weight.
Johnny Cash, C-: like his public safety emphasis, but would you want him representing you every week?
Ebony Thorpe, D- : clueless ... lost inside her head and with the facts.
Bill Morris, F: Mr. Economic Development can't squirm away from his checked past and unpaid tax bills..... affirms why not to vote for him.
Diane Thompson: absent, but with a good, written excuse from home.
(VOTERS GET TO PICK FOUR FROM THIS FIELD ON NOV 3.)
My Grades/Notes on the Group:
Ryan Hersha, A+: appears head and shoulders above this crowd...articulate, thoughtful, informed, people and community oriented and centered.
Carlton Lartigue, B+: talks the talk, but can he walk the walk?
Susan Baldwin, B: seems informed, dedicated .. but several troubling votes as an incumbent about NIBC, etc. and a bit brittle in attitude.
Jason Pancost, C+: this red cheeked, cherub-faced kid has some good ideas. Wore a suit and tie. His mama raised him right. Good luck.
Beverli Carpenter-Hunter, C: very engaging ... retired Detroit cop... she and Hersha only ones to work the crowd...hey its an election, these hardy, late-night folks vote!
Steve Bessony, C: personalized t-shirt guy, "My name is b-e-s-s-o-n-y, glib ... may be a light weight.
Johnny Cash, C-: like his public safety emphasis, but would you want him representing you every week?
Ebony Thorpe, D- : clueless ... lost inside her head and with the facts.
Bill Morris, F: Mr. Economic Development can't squirm away from his checked past and unpaid tax bills..... affirms why not to vote for him.
Diane Thompson: absent, but with a good, written excuse from home.
(VOTERS GET TO PICK FOUR FROM THIS FIELD ON NOV 3.)