Comments on: Progressive Movement Plans Takeover of City Hall

By: Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 24 Aug 2022 19:43:10 +0000

Well that was a fail. At least someone got 100k from California.

By: Barb

Barb — Sun, 21 Aug 2022 12:39:42 +0000

@Jeff,

So, in other words, you would like to see a State-run media controlled by the Progressives with a media blackout of all conservative news outlets? No, thank you. TR you are obviously doing a great job. Keep up the good work.

BTW, my candidate slate is totally based on on how progressive the candidates are; I would like to see all of them voted out of office. Because a government that is true to the Constitution is a government that is good for all the people. The first step to achieving this, is to vote out the progressives.

By: Jeff VanderMeer

Jeff VanderMeer — Sat, 20 Aug 2022 13:31:32 +0000

Just for the record, I’m pro-reform and that includes getting rid of corruption so government works better for everyone. My candidate slate is based on that, not on how progressive they are. The idea that Kristin Dozier is a socialist progressive is hilarious. She’s a centrist, sometimes even center-right on some issues. As importantly, most of the incumbents being propped up by developer money have been unable to make a compelling policy case for staying in office. Tallahassee Reports is kind of losing its collective mind and some of its reputation with the fake news aspect of these ongoing “gotcha” pieces, too. I would happily vote for a centrist Republican not taking hundreds of thousands of dollars in special interest money. I think we need balance on the city commission, and we just don’t have it now. Finally, the approach TR is taking, and the way TR is letting itself be used by Grow Tallahassee is really, again, damaging to its reputation as an independent entity. Anyway if you see me around town, feel free to say hi and happy to talk. I surely didn’t vote for Sanders in any election any time and actually got attacked by Bernie Bros in both of the last two national elections, so…

By: Hope

Hope — Fri, 19 Aug 2022 12:35:41 +0000

@ David…

Bryan Desloge is 4tlh… as is Skip Foster who receives their funds from the Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce and the CSC slush fund. It is a terrible publication! So essentially taxpayers are funding their propaganda.

By: David T. Hawkins

David T. Hawkins — Fri, 19 Aug 2022 11:36:29 +0000

Isn’t Ex-Commissioner Bryan Desloge also a Founding Member of the blog “Our Tallahassee”?

By: FLC

FLC — Thu, 18 Aug 2022 22:03:39 +0000

Tallahassee was a pleasant place to live many years ago. It is now a liberal town and getting worse.
I am not voting FOR anyone this cycle. I am voting AGAINST the progressive woke Marxists which promise to only make the situation worse.
That means I will be voting for the old, established corruption of Maddox/Bellamy/John Paul/etc which leaves a really bad taste in my mouth.
BUT it is better that than making Tallahassee into a Portland/Seattle which is what the AOC/Matlow/Porter/Crump/Dailey/etc camp wants.
Matlow needs a good investigation into his connections to Burnette beyond “I just rent from him”. He needs a good look at that money spent on the BLM intersection which was our money spent on a personal social project of his. Virtue signaling with our tax money.
He needs to be scrutinized for his participation in the BLM “protests” which local LEO managed to contain in a small area so the damage was only a few broken windows instead of city wide riots as it was elsewhere.
Matlow is endorsed by Crump and AFL-CIO. That right there screams trouble beyond the corrupt status quo.
I never dreamed of the day when Proctor would be the voice of wisdom in this town. That is how bad it has gotten.
I want to walk my neighborhood streets in the evening without being harassed, attacked, or frightened. The more liberal this town has become, the more real those fears are. Matlow supports everything that causes those fears to become worse.

By: Commonsense

Commonsense — Thu, 18 Aug 2022 20:59:46 +0000

It may be beneficial to keep one very important fact in mind when you vote next week.

If you vote an incumbent back in, you’ll know exactly what you’re voting for and will get.

If you vote for someone new, you have a 50-50 chance of getting someone better or worse than the sitting incumbent. Are you feeling lucky?

Be very careful with your choice.

By: Jon

Jon — Thu, 18 Aug 2022 18:37:43 +0000

If only you all would recognize that BOTH crony capitalism and socialism are bad. And then vote them all out. The city should be concerned ONLY with providing police, justice, and maybe roads and utilities. Do less.

By: Hope

Hope — Thu, 18 Aug 2022 13:05:15 +0000

@ Joe D…

Nice try on the racist slant. Nick Maddox has won his criticisms fair and square by his actions and inactions regarding his performance which is abysmal as a county commissioner. He has also disgraced himself with the sexual harassment issues.

You conveniently left out Adner Marcelin.

Also name calling of extreme political terms are falling flat as the people you are calling names have been the conservatives, have accomplishments, plans, and platforms.

Bellamy and Dailey have shown no leadership, plan, platform, or accomplishments, none. Only that they are desperate and losing.

By: Hope

Hope — Thu, 18 Aug 2022 12:36:24 +0000

Steve,

There should be some restraints put on copycat names being used. It invalidates the point you are trying to make.

Still no, accomplishments, platforms, or plans by DAILEY, Bellamy, or Dianne…