The first independent poll of the 2011 Mayor’s race is scheduled to be unveiled tonight at 11 p.m. on WISH-TV Channel 8. Details of the poll are being kept under wraps, however WISH-TV tells Indiana Barrister that the survey of 400 likely voters is scientific and is a pretty good sample size. WISH-TV also says […]
My grandfather used to have a saying, the only thing he hated worse than a liar was a clumsy thief and a bad liar. I always considered those words to live by and Melina Kennedy’s campaign spokesman Jon Mills might want to do the same. I say this because Mills is quoted in a Fox […]
I don’t know if I’ve ever told you this story, but when I was in law school, I was the Vice-President of the St. Louis University Black Law Student Association. I know it may sound shocking, but I was. Now I have never been a joiner of organizations that define themselves by race, however the […]
Someone asked me what I thought about the recent controversy surrounding LiteBox. For those of you who may have been out of the loop, LiteBox is the pet project of Bob Yanigahara, an California-based entrepreneur who announced last he was bringing his company to Indianapolis and creating 1,100 jobs in the process. The problem with […]
The Marion County Democratic Party’s internal polling must not be looking to good these days. The party is dropping several thousand flyers in predominantly black neighborhoods insinuating that Mayor Greg Ballard is a racist. I’ve embedded a copy of the flyer in this post (both the front and back). I got it from my barber […]
It seems that every time we get near the end of an election season, idiocy goes into overdrive. Sometimes it is over the top claims by candidates or ridiculous behavior by campaign staff. However, this time, someone may have taken things a bit too far. If you read this blog you know several Black pastors […]
Although Democratic Mayoral candidate Melina Kennedy and I don’t agree on much, I always held a certain amount respect for her and her desire to serve the public. Lately, I have come to the conclusion that Kennedy’s ability to be honest and tell the truth is about the same as the Indianapolis Colts’ ability to […]
The Greg Ballard Mayoral campaign is fighting back against Melina Kennedy’s radio ads on urban radio. Kennedy has used Black pastors in her commercials to attack the Mayor, so Ballard is fighting back. In this 0:60 ad to air Tuesday several Black ministers come out in support of Ballard. Ballard Commercial with Black Ministers I […]
A lot attention was raised this weekend on how much money was raised by Republican Greg Ballard and Democrat Melina Kennedy in the race for Indianapolis Mayor. However, there wasn’t much reporting on how much the political parties raised nor individual City-County Councilors. I decided to spend some time this weekend looking through reports and […]
Marion County Republicans say Melina Kennedy is being less than truthful (i.e. lying) about Greg Ballard’s record. They put out the following release Tuesday. You make the call. Melina Kennedy Misleads Voters View more documents from IndianaBarrister.
