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 […]
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.
It’s not everyday I attend anything held by the NAACP. I am not a fan of their politics and I personally think they have gotten away from empowering African-Americans and towards promoting policies and programs that make Blacks more dependent on government. With that said, I am not above accepting an invitation from a friend […]
If you missed Wednesday night’s debate between Republican incumbent Greg Ballard and Democratic challenger Melina Kennedy, that’s okay. I was there and recorded the whole thing. It’s embedded in our sister blog IndyPolitics.Org. The debate runs about an hour. It was organized by the Binford Redevelopment and Growth, Broad Ripple Village Association, Butler-Tarkington Neighborhood Association, […]
The Ballard campaign has got a new ad going. This one is more of a “man on the street” testimonial in support of Republican Greg Ballard. Melina Kennedy has been running two 15-second attack ads against Ballard but they are not up on her website with the rest of her ads. The two will face […]
I sat down and spoke Thursday with Pastor Ron Covington of Friendship Missionary Baptist Church on the Indianapolis Mayor’s race. Democrat Melina Kennedy had just met with Covington and about a dozen other ministers. He commented on her visit as well as the state of the Mayor’s race from the perspective of the Black Church. […]
