MidtownCoog Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 The fact of the matter is Shelia Jackson "ME" has done nothing for Houston.If she has, I'd like to see a list of her acomplishments.Her biggest achievement to date is "raising awareness". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJones Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 This sounds like another banner headline from freerepublic.com....or is your source a friend of a friend who knows a flight attendant who is bangin' a pilot who's wife is in the PR department?What's up with your storytelling, lately, TJ? Continental would NEVER jeopardize their relationship with ANY politician by kicking them off of their planes. Even Victoria Osteen was not banned from Continental. She was only escorted off of that one flight for some questionable antics that day. Here you go, watch out for that foot of yours going into your mouth. http://www.theweeklystandard.com/Utilities...867&R=4EEE25C0C Enjoy ! You can read about it on Wikpedia also, you know how they bend the truth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west20th Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 Here you go, watch out for that foot of yours going into your mouth.http://www.theweeklystandard.com/Utilities...867&R=4EEE25C0C Enjoy ! You can read about it on Wikpedia also, you know how they bend the truth. So what is your point. Shelia is a bit of a B and arrogant? Oooooh, what a surprise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJones Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 So what is your point. Shelia is a bit of a B and arrogant? Oooooh, what a surprise.That was more for Red, I was just backing up what I typed. Don't get so defensive, she goes to Washington on the premise that she wants to STOP the "silk-stocking elite", and becomes a hypocrite ? Ok, I'll take that with a grain of salt west. Money and Power forever corrupts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west20th Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 That was more for Red, I was just backing up what I typed. Don't get so defensive, she goes to Washington on the premise that she wants to STOP the "silk-stocking elite", and becomes a hypocrite ? Ok, I'll take that with a grain of salt west. Money and Power forever corrupts.Shelia's arrogance pails in comparison to say selling out our military by taking bribes in lieu of military contracts for example. Things like that are what should be focused on not ones minor personality flaws. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ V Lawrence Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 You completely missed the boat there DJ. But, if you want me to try and liken her to Dr.Bridgette, well, Shelia expects to be bumped to FIRST CLASS when she travels back and forth to D.C. and Lord help you if you forgot to get the right meal for her. She was asked by Continental to start flying Delta. She gets chauffered on yours and my dime from her office to Capitol Hill which is a mere 200 paces, it is ONE friggin block ! So, the analogy of Dr.Bridgette and Shelia Lee is in the reverse to what you were thinking DJ. I was just trying to see what point you were trying to make with Dr. Bridgette. .....and Dj, do you really think Olsteen's wife is gonna let him take a paycut ? C'mon bro. Please remember that I'm in no way saying that Joel Olsteen would run or not. But when you have a congregation of, like, 30,000 people at your church in attendance every week, and have the political and media influences that he has, it makes me wonder what he could do for an election. I can't see him running for the fact that I can't see him wanting to take the risk of not making the whole city happy with certain issues. For example, in his position as a pastor, he could come up with a PR answer when it comes to tough local issues, but if he were the mayor, and the time came for him to cut funding to a certain program, how could he win on the PR side? And there's no way he would give up being Lakewood's pastor, especially knowing that Lakewood's goal is to have 100,000 members each week. I do think Joel Olsteen's biggest strong point would be economics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmainguy Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 Well, neither Olsteen nor Lee is ever going to be mayor but this was a fun tangent. I'm thinking White gets re-elected then Annise Parker if she wants it bad enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west20th Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 Well, neither Olsteen nor Lee is ever going to be mayor but this was a fun tangent.I'm thinking White gets re-elected then Annise Parker if she wants it bad enough. Hope you are right about Annise. I'm sure she wants the position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ V Lawrence Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 Well, neither Olsteen nor Lee is ever going to be mayor but this was a fun tangent.I'm thinking White gets re-elected then Annise Parker if she wants it bad enough. I don't think Olsteen would ever run for mayor, but I DO see Sheila Jackson Lee running for mayor of Houston. I don't know if she'd WIN, but I can see her wanting to become mayor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GovernorAggie Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 And why Annise Parker? Is there something that I am missing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonmacbro Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 And why Annise Parker? Is there something that I am missing?i was gonna say the same thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west20th Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 And why Annise Parker? Is there something that I am missing?She was a very competent councilperson and is a very competent controller. Seems to me she would make an excellent mayor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmainguy Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 And why Annise Parker? Is there something that I am missing? She is a hard worker. She is smart and efficient. She has been elected city-wide 5 times: 3 times as an at-large council member and twice as controller. She's not a camera hog and she is a thorn in the side of Alvarado to boot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonmacbro Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 She is a hard worker. She is smart and efficient. She has been elected city-wide 5 times: 3 times as an at-large council member and twice as controller. She's not a camera hog and she is a thorn in the side of Alvarado to boot. and really ... what's wrong with alvarado? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJones Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 Shelia's arrogance pails in comparison to say selling out our military by taking bribes in lieu of military contracts for example. Things like that are what should be focused on not ones minor personality flaws. Didn't mean to pee in your koolaid , so which "would-be" candidate for Houston Mayor is taking bribes in lieu of military contracts ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonmacbro Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 this is a little off-topic, but not by much ...i went to the city of houston councilmembers' website and noticed (after doing a zip code search) for 77090 that i do not have a councilmember. apparently, not even an at-large council member.are there large tracts of houston with no council representation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west20th Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 Didn't mean to pee in your koolaid , so which "would-be" candidate for Houston Mayor is taking bribes in lieu of military contracts ? I'm talking about Cunningham. Not a would be mayor but an example of professional behaviour of one of Shelia's peers (well used to be before he went to camp fed) you should be concerned about rather than trivial "she's not nice" nonsense. You may not like her, fine but have she done anything illeagal? Your acting like a nit-picking old church lady. If you are going to trash someone let's have some substance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmainguy Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 this is a little off-topic, but not by much ...i went to the city of houston councilmembers' website and noticed (after doing a zip code search) for 77090 that i do not have a councilmember. apparently, not even an at-large council member. are there large tracts of houston with no council representation? You are represented by all at-large members; that's why they are called at large. I checked your zip and the city site does indeed say "none" where your council member's name should be. It looks like you might be in B. Call their office at 713.247.2009 and ask if your address is in B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidtownCoog Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 Annise Parker - could be good. No scandals. But she comes across a bit stiff. But so does White.What about Paul Bettencourt?He's a freakin showboat, although he has toned it down a bit lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 Annise Parker - could be good. No scandals. But she comes across a bit stiff. But so does White.What about Paul Bettencourt?He's a freakin showboat, although he has toned it down a bit lately.Parker does seem to be the most intelligent and least political of the bunch.Bettencourt...is he a Houstonian? He always seemed to have that anti-Houston Harris County bias. Much as he strikes me as a stick in the mud, he has revolutionized the Tax Assessor's office. I always wonder if he'll stick with his no taxes stance if he actually has to spend money, like a mayor does. Hard to be a good mayor, if you've got no budget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston1stWordOnTheMoon Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 Why not just raise Johnny Cleavehagen from the dead, maybe he would make a good mayor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GovernorAggie Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 How about which one of these people wouldn't try to gut METRO like Lanier did? Speaking of METRO, maybe David Wolff runs for mayor--or better yet, Ed Wulfe! One more word about our transit folks--who here has been to any of those University Corridor meetings that were held a while back? Is it just me or is Frank Wilson pretty darned smooth? People who were there to spit venom on him seem to be deflated by the time he talks his talk. I think that if he ran, he would be a tough person to beat just because of the smoothness. And this guy is smooth--smoother than any public person I've seen at least since Clinton (love him or hate him, Clinton WAS a smooth operator). Or maybe Sylvester Turner will run again. Why not just raise Johnny Cleavehagen from the dead, maybe he would make a good mayor Or while you're at it, how about Hofheinz?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmainguy Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 who here has been to any of those University Corridor meetings that were held a while back? Me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 this is a little off-topic, but not by much ...i went to the city of houston councilmembers' website and noticed (after doing a zip code search) for 77090 that i do not have a councilmember. apparently, not even an at-large council member.are there large tracts of houston with no council representation?Sign up for Houston Govt 101 next semester and then register to vote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJones Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 I'm talking about Cunningham. Not a would be mayor but an example of professional behaviour of one of Shelia's peers (well used to be before he went to camp fed) you should be concerned about rather than trivial "she's not nice" nonsense. You may not like her, fine but have she done anything illeagal? Your acting like a nit-picking old church lady. If you are going to trash someone let's have some substance. Try to stay on subject here, we are talking about possible mayoral candidates, and you are talking about people taking bribes in Washington. I guess William Jefferson (D) will be throwing his hat in the ring over here too ? My problem is that I DON"T want someone with limited people skills, like your girlfriend Sheila Lee, being a representative of what Houston is all about, either here or in Congress. If you or someone you knew were the target of one of her tantrums, I am sure you would feel differently, and not try to be like, "Oh well, that's just how Queen Sheila is." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonmacbro Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 Sign up for Houston Govt 101 next semester and then register to vote.i am registered to vote, and i do vote (however, since i moved back to houston i have not voted in a council race) --not sure what you were getting at in that comment. i just thought it strange on the council page it states no representation (not even for at-large members). just a little weird to see the information presented like that.if my representation on the council is by at-large members it should state so ... not just have a big blank box there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west20th Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 Try to stay on subject here, we are talking about possible mayoral candidates, and you are talking about people taking bribes in Washington. I guess William Jefferson (D) will be throwing his hat in the ring over here too ? My problem is that I DON"T want someone with limited people skills, like your girlfriend Sheila Lee, being a representative of what Houston is all about, either here or in Congress. If you or someone you knew were the target of one of her tantrums, I am sure you would feel differently, and not try to be like, "Oh well, that's just how Queen Sheila is." I just don't think it is correct to attack a person personally when you don't have anything of substance to attack her on. Do you have a problem with her politics or ethics? Do you know anything about her politics or ethics? Granted I don't know much about her either, and I should since she is my Congresswoman, but I won't judge her because "she's not nice". And I'm only throwing Cunningham in to the conversation as an example of a politicians behaviour you should be concerned about, not trivial personal matters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 i am registered to vote, and i do vote (however, since i moved back to houston i have not voted in a council race) --not sure what you were getting at in that comment. i just thought it strange on the council page it states no representation (not even for at-large members). just a little weird to see the information presented like that.if my representation on the council is by at-large members it should state so ... not just have a big blank box there. Macbro, every Houston resident is represented by a District Councilmember, as well as the four At-Large Members. The website you used must have a glitch for that ZIP Code. There are no areas of the city that are not represented by a District. Something about One Person, One Vote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 I love all the Conservatives who get all up in arms because a DEM supposedly ain't nice. You know, cuz all REPUBS are angels and the talking pundits on their side spew nothing but lemon drops and gumballs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJones Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 I just don't think it is correct to attack a person personally when you don't have anything of substance to attack her on. Do you have a problem with her politics or ethics? Do you know anything about her politics or ethics? Granted I don't know much about her either, and I should since she is my Congresswoman, but I won't judge her because "she's not nice". And I'm only throwing Cunningham in to the conversation as an example of a politicians behaviour you should be concerned about, not trivial personal matters.I gave you plenty of examples, I find her to be a hypocrite. If you choose not to read the information I provided, that is up to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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