Initial thoughts on the LWV forum
1. CDIV did a great job of prepping the candidates for this forum.
2. Scott Webermeier really mailed it in, in one case simply opting not to answer the question. Undocumented, Scott. From the Latin for no documents. What didn’t you understand? The default answer, as everyone else quickly recognized, was “no differently”. You could have touted the fact that you did or didn’t hire undocumented workers in the past. Why the struggle?
3. Ken Zornes battles with his microphone were unfortunate, but in some cases his answers were so clipped he didn’t need a microphone. Ken was so laconic, he must know something about the outcome already. At least we learned something not in his bio: Ken was trying to hide the fact he is colorblind. Imagine if he can’t distinguish the yes button from a no vote. This is the wonderful, unpredictable thing about putting people on the spot - you discover that Bob is never home (similar to the entire 1980s), and Dave hardly ever leaves his.
4. Barbara, thanks for playing. Brainstorming is not a viable solution to anything, except maybe deciding how to decorate Easter eggs with your grandkids.
5. Carlie, thanks for playing. Knowing what you don’t know is admirable, but we’ve got way too many candidates who know way more than they actually know to wait for you to catch up.
6. Marie, enough with the folksy stories. This is government, not Campfire Girls. I don’ t know what Jose told you, so this made you look both ignorant and evasive. Telling everyone you encounter you are from Estes Park doesn’t fix the streets, nor does disparaging Lyons.
7. Art and Michelle are perfect examples of those kids from high school or college who aced the test but didn’t win homecoming royalty. Plus Art is unbearably smarmy, and Michelle made way too many faces when Bob spoke. Facial gestures are an automatic disqualifier, but I give you credit for at least sitting next to him and not throwing up. Town board is a popularity contest, though, as both of you will soon learn.
8. Dave, Nebraska has an interstate and an economy about 2000 times smaller than California. So if the bedrock of your campaign is faster internet in a town of 70-year-old voters who mostly use the web to exchange cat pictures, are you sure you don’t want a Mulligan?
9. Twenty committees, Bob? I feel sorry for all 20, 10 of which you invented. And we already know no one writes you any emails. You don’t want credit, but you alone of the trustees demanded a plaque on a parking structure? At least this time, you glossed over your separation and your kids. Name one Fortune 500 company you ever gave financial advice to which they accepted, rather than pointing you to the vending machine, which is likely how you got past security. Hint: The Gilpin County Fire Department is not a Fortune 500 company.
10. Ward is a former athlete and knows how to win. So although our town suffers because he’s just not all that bright, he is an effective campaigner, and knows that enthusiasm coupled with no hesitation when answering wins votes.
2. Scott Webermeier really mailed it in, in one case simply opting not to answer the question. Undocumented, Scott. From the Latin for no documents. What didn’t you understand? The default answer, as everyone else quickly recognized, was “no differently”. You could have touted the fact that you did or didn’t hire undocumented workers in the past. Why the struggle?
3. Ken Zornes battles with his microphone were unfortunate, but in some cases his answers were so clipped he didn’t need a microphone. Ken was so laconic, he must know something about the outcome already. At least we learned something not in his bio: Ken was trying to hide the fact he is colorblind. Imagine if he can’t distinguish the yes button from a no vote. This is the wonderful, unpredictable thing about putting people on the spot - you discover that Bob is never home (similar to the entire 1980s), and Dave hardly ever leaves his.
4. Barbara, thanks for playing. Brainstorming is not a viable solution to anything, except maybe deciding how to decorate Easter eggs with your grandkids.
5. Carlie, thanks for playing. Knowing what you don’t know is admirable, but we’ve got way too many candidates who know way more than they actually know to wait for you to catch up.
6. Marie, enough with the folksy stories. This is government, not Campfire Girls. I don’ t know what Jose told you, so this made you look both ignorant and evasive. Telling everyone you encounter you are from Estes Park doesn’t fix the streets, nor does disparaging Lyons.
7. Art and Michelle are perfect examples of those kids from high school or college who aced the test but didn’t win homecoming royalty. Plus Art is unbearably smarmy, and Michelle made way too many faces when Bob spoke. Facial gestures are an automatic disqualifier, but I give you credit for at least sitting next to him and not throwing up. Town board is a popularity contest, though, as both of you will soon learn.
8. Dave, Nebraska has an interstate and an economy about 2000 times smaller than California. So if the bedrock of your campaign is faster internet in a town of 70-year-old voters who mostly use the web to exchange cat pictures, are you sure you don’t want a Mulligan?
9. Twenty committees, Bob? I feel sorry for all 20, 10 of which you invented. And we already know no one writes you any emails. You don’t want credit, but you alone of the trustees demanded a plaque on a parking structure? At least this time, you glossed over your separation and your kids. Name one Fortune 500 company you ever gave financial advice to which they accepted, rather than pointing you to the vending machine, which is likely how you got past security. Hint: The Gilpin County Fire Department is not a Fortune 500 company.
10. Ward is a former athlete and knows how to win. So although our town suffers because he’s just not all that bright, he is an effective campaigner, and knows that enthusiasm coupled with no hesitation when answering wins votes.
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