GOOD GOSSIP
I’ve picked up some good gossip lately. Here it is. Take it for what it’s worth.
Is former Deputy Mayor and Marion County Prosecutor candidate Melina Kennedy gearing up for a Mayoral run in 2011? Maybe. Her old boss, Bart Peterson is having a party at the Broadmoor Country club and invited all of his old staff, except the ones who still work for city hall. Some say it’s more than a friendly get together.
Joanne Sanders, the Democratic Leader on the City-County Council may want to watch her back. Rumor has it that she supported David Orenlichter in the primary and now some of the Black Democrats on the Council think she should step down as leader because she did not support Andre Carson.
And speaking of Councils and Mayors, word is Council member Bill Oliver tried to “punk out” the Mayor at a recent meeting of the concerned clergy, calling Ballard everything but a flat out racist. Ballard apparently had enough and gave Oliver a verbal “pimp slapping” at that gathering. I wish someone had been rolling tape on that one.
FYI, the city should know Tuesday if it’s getting the 2012 Super Bowl.
The controversy between the Jill Long Thompson campaign and the UAW may not be over quite yet. The UAW filed a complaint against Thompson’s campaign over money spent on television advertising. The Election Commission says it can’t look at the complaint until the end of the reporting period which is July 15.
By the way, JLT has a new friend in former Congressional candidate Dr. Woody Myers. He recently wrote her a check for $20,000.
And for those of you who thought all the action was in Democratic circles these days, the Republican race for Attorney General Valparaiso Mayor Jon Costas and challenger AG Chief of Staff Greg Zoeller is stepping up. I’m hearing that while Costas is the Governor’s choice, Zoeller has been working hard to get the votes of the delegates to be the nominee. I think this race will eventually got to Costas, but it will be closer than anyone thinks.
And someone needs to tell Marion County Sheriff candidate Kerry Forestall that the next time you have a political fund raiser at Bubba’s on East Washington that officers should leave their squad cars at home. It’s never nice to mix government and politics, especially where they can be easily seen from the parking lot.
And congratulations to my good friend Leslie Hiner. She is leaving her position as Chief of Staff for House Republicans to take a position with the Friedman Foundation; the school choice people.
That’s all folks.
