Mayor Curry dishes GOP red meat, dings "liberal media" at Rep Sunshine Summit

[The_Choose_1]

It's a big-time Republican event -- he is *supposed* to dish some red meat to the crowd. Good grief, people. Quit writing like virgins.

that's fine when you aren't a government official elected to represent all people

Amen

[Adam White]

Obviously the national decline of print journalism and the TV networks has influenced that...

That's a very interesting point. Hadn't really considered that.

[RattlerGator]

hot dumb

Tremendous compliment; thank you, Stephen. More please. When I see these, I know I've made a damn good point that hit home. I mean, a government official at a political party event gives a partisan speech -- the vapors, the vapors !!!

[CCMjax]

It's a big-time Republican event -- he is *supposed* to dish some red meat to the crowd. Good grief, people. Quit writing like virgins.

Curry has to repay all the Republican fat cats that put money in his campaign. When he governs the people of Jacksonville he does it knowing not everyone voted for him including Democrats. I didn't vote for Curry I think he is as slick as John Peyton.

You need to be able to see through the BS that every politician throws out there during their campaigns.  99% of them just say whatever voters and listening ears want to hear.  I don't have a problem with "slick politicians" as long as they do their job and get the ball rolling on major issues, something Brown failed at for the most part, hence one term mayor.  There was lots of talk with Brown but very little action.  I support Curry, but one thing I think he really needs to focus on if he wants to be a great mayor is exposure.  He needs everyone in Jax to know who he is and see him talking about the issues and being involved with the critical events and decisions made in this city.  Brown would disappear it seemed for months with no exposure.  I spoke with several people (voter age adults) who didn't even know who the mayor was when he was in office.  When a city has a great mayor, everyone knows who their mayor is, and that comes through proactive exposure.

[RattlerGator]

that you continue to think that pleases me to no great end. It means that there is literally no danger of an intellectual challenge in 'debating' you.

But, of course! Because the evident intellect exhibited repeatedly by you on this board with non-substantive comments such as "hot dumb" is genuinely staggering.

Stephen, do continue honey child. I believe it was one of our famous Florida politicians who said "a cut dog will hot dumb howl" . . . or sumpin' like dat.

[vicupstate]

Non-partisan races most definitely remain partisan affairs.

On the grassroots level this can sometimes be a factor, but I have found that to be rare. However, the parties themselves do not get involved in such races. It doesn't change the scorecard, so it is of no consequence to them.

If Curry had been elected in a non-partisan race, he would not have been asked to speak at all.