Mansfield Frazier: Endorsements
9th Congressional District: Graham Veysey
While both Dennis Kucinich and Marcie Kaptur have both served in Congress with distinction, this may be the perfect time to bring some fresh blood into that august body. Kucinich’s rhetoric has gone somewhat stale over the years, and Kaptur’s stance against women’s productive rights leaves me stone cold.
Fortunately there’s another worthwhile (while maybe still not viable this time around) candidate in the contest: Graham Veysey, just the kind of bright, brash, newcomer we should be seeking to send to Congress. The well-educated and socially conscious Veysey, while criticizing the combined 70 years his opponents have spent in elective office, says that career politicians are not the solution, but the problem. I agree.
Health & Human Services Levy: Vote YES
This levy is a much-needed renewal that provides a social safety net for the neediest of our citizens. It’s worthy of our support. I encourage you to vote YES.
From Cool Cleveland correspondent Mansfield B. Frazier mansfieldfATgmail.com. Frazier’s From Behind The Wall: Commentary on Crime, Punishment, Race and the Underclass by a Prison Inmate is available again in hardback. Snag your copy and have it signed by the author by visiting http://www.neighborhoodsolutionsinc.com.
2 Responses to “Mansfield Frazier: Endorsements”
IndyCA35
Don’t you people understand we have mail-in voting inOhio? Why waste time endorsing anything now? I voted last week.
Joe bialek
As a former strong supporter and campaign worker for Congressman Dennis
Kucinich I must state why I am no longer supporting him and why I am
supporting Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur.
I worked on the 1994 Kucinich State Senate campaign against Anthony Sinagra
and the 1996 Kucinich Congressional campaign against Martin Hoke. During
those campaigns I came to know Dennis quite well. I had just completed a
run for Cleveland City council in Slavic Village and wanted to continue in
politics. In fact, I still hold the record for most yard signs placed
during a State Senate campaign.
What concerned me then and concerns me now is why Kucinich failed as Mayor
of Cleveland and still fails to succeed as a Congressman. The only common
denominator is his lack of people skills. He does not now {nor did he then}
have the critical ability to communicate properly with constituents, fellow
lawmakers and the media in general. Some politicians are able to “re-make”
themselves. Sadly, Kucinich has chosen not to and look what this has
resulted in for the previous 10th Congressional District.
On the other hand, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur reminds me of the type of
congressperson we desperately need during these troubling economic times.
She truly cares about her constituents. From the moment you meet her you
can’t help but be struck by her well-honed people skills. She has
utilized these skills very effectively and look at the difference it has
made in Toledo and the surrounding area. On Tuesday, March 6, please
support Marcy Kaptur for Congress and help give the new 9th Congressional
district a start on the right track.
Joe Bialek
Cleveland, Ohio