Comments on: AJC Profiles District 42 Senate Race

By: cubalibre

cubalibre — Tue, 11 May 2010 20:19:49 +0000

Well, it really wasn’t intended to be a serious statement…however, from your reaction, maybe the extremist analogy is more apt than not. I say this because most of the Libertarians I know don’t prate on about how everyone whose ideology isn’t the same as theirs is a *gasp* “socialist”. To do so is extremist in nature, and the Tea Partiers have fashioned themselves in an extremist mold (hence the little dig at your expense). Whatever you call yourself going forward, it should be obvious to anyone who reads your statements, or who’s lucky enough (joking!) to get one of your robo-calls, that you simply aren’t a good fit for this District. It’s also obvious that at some point, the Libertarians are going to have to decide whether they’re going to try to be a true voice of reason, or the voice of contrarianism for its own sake. If it’s the latter, they may as well reconcile themselves to remaining a distant third behind the big two– in any election– for the forseeable future.

By: Susan

Susan — Tue, 11 May 2010 16:15:22 +0000

Mr. Montane,

Are you just running for your own personal entertainment?

Leaving a voice mail on my machine (a super voter) and calling me and 80% of the people in your district who voted for Obama (and all the other candidates in the race) Socialists?

Opposing public education and transit?

Not sure if your goal is to get the votes of the other 20% of the people in District 2 or what, but I doubt you will. And even if you did, it will not be enough to win. Thank goodness, because your views are clearly out of sync with the District. No wonder no one takes the Libertarian Party seriously. Have you mentioned to anyone that you plan on caucusing with the Republicans?

Regardless of what I think about one of the other candidates in this race, any of the other 3 candidates would better represent the interests and views of this district better than you.

By: David Montane

David Montane — Tue, 11 May 2010 15:37:58 +0000

cubalibre has absolutely no basis for her comment. For starters, the Tea Party is an event, not a political party, and I have never even attended any of Tea Party events. For another, the Libertarian Party has been in existence since 1971 and is the largest of the “third” political parties. It’s not going away and is building steam this year due to both of the big parties having spent decades ratcheting up the warfare-welfare state. The party platform is logically consistent and many who read it realize that what they really wanted by joining the Republican or Democrat parties is provided better by the Libertarian philosophy and platform. See http://www.lpgeorgia.com and look for the platform.

By: Progressive Dem

Progressive Dem — Tue, 11 May 2010 00:56:27 +0000

“Hate his guts” ??? That’s a little strong.

David Adelman was respected by people on both sides of the aisle. He was capable of working and influencing Republicans. I think Jason Carter will have a very difficult time in building political cooperation. Stubbs and Carter hold similar positions, but I believe Stubbs will be more effective.

By: cubalibre

cubalibre — Mon, 10 May 2010 23:24:32 +0000

In the unlikely event Montane gets “elected”, be prepared for his imminent announcement that he’s switching to the Tea Party.

By: DEM

DEM — Mon, 10 May 2010 21:50:57 +0000

Any of them say “malaise forever?”

By: Nubbs

Nubbs — Mon, 10 May 2010 21:12:42 +0000

I got that call too and had to laugh. Luckily it is on our answering machine so my husband can enjoy it as well. It came minutes after the Jason Carter call.

I have not yet decided who I will vote for, but I have to say, the amount of mail I have received from Jason Carter’s campaign is really getting old. Looking forward to no more fancy fliers after tomorrow.

By: Susan

Susan — Mon, 10 May 2010 20:57:17 +0000

Oh, not not the “stepping stone” argument again. I’m having deja vu. This is the most ludacris argument I have ever heard and its continued use in Decatur elections demeans the intelligence of Decatur voters.

I, for one, hope that a 34 year old young man wants to be more than a State Senator for the rest of his life. We have too many politicians who stay in the same office way too long. Did Senator Adelman use his office as a stepping stone to become Ambassador? Maybe. What’s wrong with that exactly? Was he not a good Senator who represented us well when he served us for what 8 years? How much longer should he have stayed? Do we really only want to elect people with no ambition, talents, or other prospects who’s only identity will be a State Senate seat that they will hold until they drop dead?

I also think it is cynical attempt to keep younger people from running for office. It’s easy to say that an intelligent, articulate, politically connected, and ambitious 34 year is using an election as a “stepping stone” when they are running against an older opponent with little prospects to move up. Let’s remember that over the years his 50-something oppoent has run for City Commission, School Board, Judge, State Senate …. what’s next?

It is also Tom Stubbs very activities regarding “local issues” that I find most repulsive about him. Do you ever wonder why so many people in Decatur hate his guts? Don’t you wonder why every elected Decatur city official (present and former) who have endorsed anyone in this race have endorsed Jason Carter and not Tom Stubbs, who has been involved in local politics for 20+ years?