tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82624156450543533.post5603382625942501080..comments2023-09-20T04:59:08.708-07:00Comments on GIGA GRANADA HILLS: Q&A With Brad Smith: What's With The In 'N' Out?L.J. Williamsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16349372355620916149noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82624156450543533.post-62066051721263762152011-02-05T22:31:49.403-08:002011-02-05T22:31:49.403-08:00Do you want to maintain the quality of life in CD1...Do you want to maintain the quality of life in CD12. <br />Elect Brad Smith For Council. <br />If you want to change the business as usual. <br />Elect Brad Smith. <br />He has carisma, honesty and integrity. <br />Brad Smith is a family man, a church goer, believes in family values and morality. <br /><br />YJ Draiman for MayorAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08513429496023650539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82624156450543533.post-28664892611508948252011-02-02T11:04:03.977-08:002011-02-02T11:04:03.977-08:00http://ethics.lacity.org/disclosure/campaign/total...http://ethics.lacity.org/disclosure/campaign/totals/public_election.cfm?election_id=42#S164<br /><br />Click on the amount of money raised and you'll get an alphabetized, detailed list of where the money comes from.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82624156450543533.post-86381906009164351192011-02-01T12:26:55.442-08:002011-02-01T12:26:55.442-08:00Really, you know for a fact that Englander called ...Really, you know for a fact that Englander called Parson's and argued against Smith getting a leave of absence? I suppose you have a tape of the phone call, or at the very least, a sworn affidavit from Smith's boss at Parsons? No? Didn;t think so.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82624156450543533.post-76262852694616150292011-02-01T10:44:04.932-08:002011-02-01T10:44:04.932-08:00The leave was planned, and if it wasn't for th...The leave was planned, and if it wasn't for the short Sh** (Cough, Cough) Mr. Englander feeling scared then Parsons would not have made it tougher for Brad to take the leave. What the Englander Campagin fails to tell you is that they called parsons and put pressure to top officials. What everyone should do is really look at the facts. When it comes down to it. The money Mr. Englander has Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82624156450543533.post-55287534063154941382011-01-31T13:41:13.755-08:002011-01-31T13:41:13.755-08:00Well, in that case, if you have no support, no mon...Well, in that case, if you have no support, no money and no prospects, you drop out of the race, cancel your planned leave of absence, go to work and move on. You don't get major endorsements, then drop out, then go to your employer at that point asking for a leave of absence, then get back in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82624156450543533.post-65493316251868397482011-01-31T12:32:22.175-08:002011-01-31T12:32:22.175-08:00Yeah, but what if the early days of the campaign y...Yeah, but what if the early days of the campaign yielded nothing, no support, no endorsements, just a lot of time and expense and no momentum? Presuming the campaign would be a huge success without taking the temperature first is called "counting your chickens."<br /><br />There's six candidates in this race, and they all want to win, but they're not all going to. Keeping your Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82624156450543533.post-90791408591466693872011-01-31T12:14:40.162-08:002011-01-31T12:14:40.162-08:00Taking a leave of absence is not the same a quitti...Taking a leave of absence is not the same a quitting. Seems to me he could have arranged for a LOF for the six or eight weeks prior to the election if he was serious in the first place. It's called "planning ahead".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82624156450543533.post-40617364678921316532011-01-30T19:34:29.398-08:002011-01-30T19:34:29.398-08:00He was trying to stay absolutely dedicated to his ...He was trying to stay absolutely dedicated to his prior employer and his family, it seems like. You think he should "just quit, just like that" his paying job? What if he doesn't get elected? Then how does he feed his kids?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82624156450543533.post-88306235811899410892011-01-30T16:23:00.180-08:002011-01-30T16:23:00.180-08:00How can you believe Brad Smith is going to be abso...How can you believe Brad Smith is going to be absolutely dedicated to his position after he bailed out like that? He just quits, just like that? And then he-unquits? How is he going to hold up to the huge pressures of being in the leadership of running a city of 4 million? He doesn't have the chops for this job.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82624156450543533.post-720420332948714462011-01-26T16:52:37.764-08:002011-01-26T16:52:37.764-08:00The answers make no sense to me. You get the endo...The answers make no sense to me. You get the endorsement of the major Democratic organizations and then drop out? If he really intended to make it a campaign, wouldn't he have arranged for a leave of absence from work at the get-go? Sounds to me like he wasn't serious until he got the endorsements.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82624156450543533.post-34805314763487795312011-01-25T21:59:29.274-08:002011-01-25T21:59:29.274-08:00I'm sorry, but Mitch is the poster child for w...I'm sorry, but Mitch is the poster child for what is wrong with Los Angeles politics and representation!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82624156450543533.post-85661625980132180892011-01-25T21:11:58.085-08:002011-01-25T21:11:58.085-08:00Mitch has $400,000 in the bank. You are saying he...Mitch has $400,000 in the bank. You are saying he has $200,000+ from individuals (residents of CD12)? Show me your data.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82624156450543533.post-20056073578207277682011-01-25T15:20:23.393-08:002011-01-25T15:20:23.393-08:00I know Mitch, and he actually has had a career out...I know Mitch, and he actually has had a career outside of politics - he had his own carpet business. I doubt Mitch thinks he's winning this in a walk, since he's working his butt off in 18 hour days, 7 days a week. Oh, yeah, and Mitch has the majority of his contributions from individuals.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82624156450543533.post-65989015418001080662011-01-25T15:05:14.116-08:002011-01-25T15:05:14.116-08:00Actually Mitch has lived for many years in Granada...Actually Mitch has lived for many years in Granada Hills - to say he moved in the district to run for this office is untrue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com