tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9076983037963344622.post4150908879606046477..comments2023-08-15T13:35:42.180-05:00Comments on Sylvester Brown, Jr.-Writer: Empowering Power: Reflections on 2013 Mayoral Racehttp://sylvesterbrownjr.blogspot.com/http://www.blogger.com/profile/05844535952864244272noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9076983037963344622.post-55849534299809226492013-03-07T12:02:59.259-06:002013-03-07T12:02:59.259-06:00To Anonymous: The Beacon has an excellent map of h...To Anonymous: The Beacon has an excellent map of how the ward votes broke down: https://stlbeacon.org/#!/content/29727/stl_primary_gfx_030613<br /><br />The Post did a good wrap up also:<br />HTTP://WWW.STLTODAY.COM/NEWS/LOCAL/GOVT-AND-POLITICS/NICK-PISTOR/SLAY-S-PATH-TO-VICTORY-RAN-THROUGH-SOUTHWEST-AND-CENTRAL/ARTICLE_F2A80D3B-3CAE-5968-AC95-6F41D2A34681.HTML#.UTIOJTONL90.EMAILhttp://sylvesterbrownjr.blogspot.com/https://www.blogger.com/profile/05844535952864244272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9076983037963344622.post-1114084043299373222013-03-07T11:44:54.723-06:002013-03-07T11:44:54.723-06:00To Frustrated City Resident - I am curious to see ...To Frustrated City Resident - I am curious to see what the percentages Reed won by in the Northside wards? In order to take the city we need huge margins in those wards because that is what's happening on the south side. I read that Slay got 80% of the vote in the 16th ward. If Reed was winning the northside wards by just a few percentage points then Clay, the Jedi Ass Kisser, did have an impact.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9076983037963344622.post-51874438759859043562013-03-06T15:43:33.774-06:002013-03-06T15:43:33.774-06:00To Anyonymous, Clay actually did not "deliver...To Anyonymous, Clay actually did not "deliver"the black wards. All of the north wards were won by Reed. The problem was the turnout was so freaking low. Had more north and west side voters got out there's a good chance Reed would have won despite Slay's dominance in the south and CWE. So unless Clay was some kind of evil genius using jedi mind tricks - if I endorse Slay, then people will stay at home, I would have to say his endorsement didn't help.Frustrated City Residentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9076983037963344622.post-58415884145377317352013-03-06T13:54:26.742-06:002013-03-06T13:54:26.742-06:00Excellent post. I, after doing my research, chose...Excellent post. I, after doing my research, chose to support Reed. However, I did it for lack of better options and chose what I believed to be the lesser of two evils. a lot of individuals that I spoke with felt that Reed had been absent from the northside also. As President of the BOA a member of the Board of Apportionment many felt that Reed had not utilized his power to advance northside causes and in many instances was complicit with Slay as he had the ability to exert his power in the positions he held but instead worked in concert. His campaign stops started not with the most neglected side of the city in the north but in neighborhoods that were thriving. My own mother asked me who is this guy and what has he done for the northside....the only answer I could come up with was Slay has killed the northside. She looked at me as a mother would look at a child who proposed a weak counterargument. Reed waited to late to start making headway with our people. Unfortunately, we are untrusting in that way and some of us did not feel the compunction or motivation to get to the polls (not me). Secondly, as much as I think Lizz is an excellent motivator for some in our community she is equally polarizing. Some whites are immediately turned off by her and anyone associated with her. I do feel she works from a deep love for her people eventhough I don't agree with her on every point. Somewhere Reed's message of inclusiveness began to get lost as the ugly specter of race once again raised its head. Nothing motivates a dormant racist more than people continually pointing at race. Slay is slick and he ran a quiet campaign and strategically pointed things Reed's way in a backhanded manner. We know Reed didnt have anything to do with the Bootlicker movie but tell that to someone on the southside. His campaign should have utilized that moment to have a heartfelt and much needed conversation about race ala Obama. Instead they let it fester instead of utilizing it to draw attention to a situation that could use some clarity and leadership. I am hoping that Reed who now has a great number of people watching takes the wheel and works from his current position to right some of these wrongs perpetrated by a neglectful administration and after doing so run again on that newly embellished record in 4 years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9076983037963344622.post-63254504240521898372013-03-06T10:44:36.091-06:002013-03-06T10:44:36.091-06:00Evidently, based on ward results, the Clay machine...Evidently, based on ward results, the Clay machine still can deliver the votes. What is most disturbing is that the Clay machine chose to kick the black community in the balls and get the most anti-black mayor in modern history reelected. Three words come to mind, I'll give you the abbreviated form, WTF? Sylvester, why don't you address this? Why don't you use your pen to call out our Congressman for what he's done to the community, and all in the form of payback for Reed not endorsing him over someone who is and was his good friend. Reed didn't endorse his friend, Carnahan, he stayed quiet. Reed, Clay, Slay and anyone and everyone else with an active brain cell knew Lacy wasn't about to lose his seat, but the Clay machine decided poking Lewis in the eye was much more important than getting the most anti-black, racist mayor in modern history out of office. I say shame on you, Lacy Clay and even more shameful is the fact that Bill Clay would endorse Slay over Reed!!! At least Pearlie has some sense!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9076983037963344622.post-36882101145848837132013-03-06T08:00:03.735-06:002013-03-06T08:00:03.735-06:00The Reed movement is alive. 20% Slay has himself ...The Reed movement is alive. 20% Slay has himself in a pickleBlackwidow07https://www.blogger.com/profile/11197962512556662724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9076983037963344622.post-83706396444749394392013-03-06T07:58:56.094-06:002013-03-06T07:58:56.094-06:00The Reed Movement is alive. I'm ready and we ...The Reed Movement is alive. I'm ready and we have work to do. Think people you have a target on your back. If you can't fight for yourselves then don't expect anyone else will.Blackwidow07https://www.blogger.com/profile/11197962512556662724noreply@blogger.com