I ran aginst an 18 year incumbent for Twp Supervisor with the help of a lot of good local people. A lot of hardcore idiots have been running this place like it's their own personal property. We had 2/3 Supervisors until the new guy flipped to the old side. Now I am running hard to bring balance back to the Force. I'm waiting for my returns to come in and...it's been really difficult emotionally. Seriously, I'm the most qualified, but a lot of grudges and #@$%! are the order of the day. I've attended every meeting for 2 years and even suffered a physical assault and constant harrassment. The election results will direct how mine and my wife's lives go for the next few years. She was Twp Sec/Tres until the new Supervisor flipped, they fired her publicly and really, it been a fiasco. I know the best advice is to not be involved, but we have to fight just to maintain some control over how we are treated. As-is there is a lot of harrasment. On a gooder note, we dropped/settled our civil case aginst our neighbour who put out 2 crazy roosters to harass us. I have a tape with the crows 133 times in a hour, starting at 4am....maybe 1000 times a day 50 ft from our house. See why I need to run, to get a nusiance ordinance in place and stop the pother neighbour who wants a 1600 acre development here. There is so much to the sttory, I don't know where to begin. For ex: I have 4 criminal complaints out against others now and lil #@$%! ones againse me (middle finger etc) nuts, but I won't be a victim, I'd rather be a perp!
Waiting for my Election returns REALLY sucks!
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You sound very frustrated. I guess all I can say is: good luck!
Politics sux but can also be fun.
It was just a "play thing" but did run for president of the student government in college.
The Student Revolutionary Strike Force backed me. "Strike Farce" would be a more appropriate title but appearances are everything.
Coot looked mighty impressive in the stove pipe hat but luckily was just a bit more handsome than Lincoln.
Our mascot was a snail.... representing the power the student government had within the college.
Had to have a run-off election, the first one eliminated the most qualified candidate, the one whose heart was in it and assuredly would have best represented the students. Probably why he lost.
My opponent? Is there any doubt..... the captain of the football team and his girl friend? Heh..... a super-cutie who was on the cheerleading squad. Love those super-short pleated skirts with those tight.... ahem.
Tried reverse psychology for the run-off election. Bought air-time on the in-college radio set-up piped into the lounge, cafeteria, etc. Created some phony man-on-the-street interviews asking students about the candidate (me). Rehearsed responses included outrage from jilted boy friends of various gals; "That so-and-so stole my girl!!! When I get ahold of him......." etc. etc. Another was a reply declaring I was in it just for the money, the hundred bucks paid monthly to the president. Made a few of these and they sure grabbed attention and got my name out in public.
Meanwhile, our snail just sat in its little container. A mighty fine mascot.
The speech in the commons area was great fun. Standing above the assembled mini multitude most present were off to the sides, eating, conversing, anything but listening to our speeches. At the last minute tossed aside the brief written speech and decided to promise everything that came to mind. Free parking!!! Free lunches!!!! Tuition cut in half!!! Of course, at the end I informed those present I couldn't actually provide those things but it was great fun promising them so VOTE FOR ME!!!!!! Making those promises made the bystanders perk up and take notice!!!
Run-off election takes place. Eight pm in the student center waiting for the day and evening student's votes to be counted. A small crowd huddled around my opponent while young Coot sits alone.... my crowd was older than average, mostly, and were working or studying or in night class. Besides, I didn't invite anyone....they would know the results the next day. Well, not totally alone, our mascot, the snail, was with me.
It was close!!!!! Hmmmm... 24 years ago, pert' near a quarter-century.... was it 36 votes that gave my opponent the win? Memory isn't clear but it was a close race. The folks exulted.....those toadying up to my opponent.
My opponent and I shook hands while his gal glared, looks that told me she would rather kick me in the groin. I don't think she liked my snail, either.
Thus ended my political "career."
Well, not quite. Three days later the school newspaper was distributed and, in a HUGE headline taking up 1/5th of the front page were the words.......
ELECTION LOSER IS KELLEY!!!
Hee hee. Didn't know it but I had supporters on the newspaper staff. The election coverage repeatedly mentioned my name and campaign activities. It wasn't until the third paragraph that the winner's name was mentioned. Throughout the article my name was mentioned repeatedly while little was said about the winner. Snail wan't mentioned, though. Kinda' sad, yah' know.... he/she/it was a great inspiration.
Great Fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The snail was released into the wild.
It was just a "play thing" but did run for president of the student government in college.
The Student Revolutionary Strike Force backed me. "Strike Farce" would be a more appropriate title but appearances are everything.
Coot looked mighty impressive in the stove pipe hat but luckily was just a bit more handsome than Lincoln.
Our mascot was a snail.... representing the power the student government had within the college.
Had to have a run-off election, the first one eliminated the most qualified candidate, the one whose heart was in it and assuredly would have best represented the students. Probably why he lost.
My opponent? Is there any doubt..... the captain of the football team and his girl friend? Heh..... a super-cutie who was on the cheerleading squad. Love those super-short pleated skirts with those tight.... ahem.
Tried reverse psychology for the run-off election. Bought air-time on the in-college radio set-up piped into the lounge, cafeteria, etc. Created some phony man-on-the-street interviews asking students about the candidate (me). Rehearsed responses included outrage from jilted boy friends of various gals; "That so-and-so stole my girl!!! When I get ahold of him......." etc. etc. Another was a reply declaring I was in it just for the money, the hundred bucks paid monthly to the president. Made a few of these and they sure grabbed attention and got my name out in public.
Meanwhile, our snail just sat in its little container. A mighty fine mascot.
The speech in the commons area was great fun. Standing above the assembled mini multitude most present were off to the sides, eating, conversing, anything but listening to our speeches. At the last minute tossed aside the brief written speech and decided to promise everything that came to mind. Free parking!!! Free lunches!!!! Tuition cut in half!!! Of course, at the end I informed those present I couldn't actually provide those things but it was great fun promising them so VOTE FOR ME!!!!!! Making those promises made the bystanders perk up and take notice!!!
Run-off election takes place. Eight pm in the student center waiting for the day and evening student's votes to be counted. A small crowd huddled around my opponent while young Coot sits alone.... my crowd was older than average, mostly, and were working or studying or in night class. Besides, I didn't invite anyone....they would know the results the next day. Well, not totally alone, our mascot, the snail, was with me.
It was close!!!!! Hmmmm... 24 years ago, pert' near a quarter-century.... was it 36 votes that gave my opponent the win? Memory isn't clear but it was a close race. The folks exulted.....those toadying up to my opponent.
My opponent and I shook hands while his gal glared, looks that told me she would rather kick me in the groin. I don't think she liked my snail, either.
Thus ended my political "career."
Well, not quite. Three days later the school newspaper was distributed and, in a HUGE headline taking up 1/5th of the front page were the words.......
ELECTION LOSER IS KELLEY!!!
Hee hee. Didn't know it but I had supporters on the newspaper staff. The election coverage repeatedly mentioned my name and campaign activities. It wasn't until the third paragraph that the winner's name was mentioned. Throughout the article my name was mentioned repeatedly while little was said about the winner. Snail wan't mentioned, though. Kinda' sad, yah' know.... he/she/it was a great inspiration.
Great Fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The snail was released into the wild.
obbop, that's so cool.
I can just about picture all that in my mind....
I can just about picture all that in my mind....
I have been active in local politics as Planning Commissionfor 10 years. 15 years ago developers began running their own folks to get land developed at the expense of the infrastructure. Fast forward 2007. Supervisors controlling the township are controlled by developing interests. I have been a part of 4 elections to get balance in there. all were unsuccessful
Follow the money. Oh and good luck..you'll need it.
I'm still laughing at the thought of rooster wars....
I lost....bad. There is a good side. On the Dem side, a woman who is on the good team, had her ballot pettition thrown out because her husband was the circulator and he is Constable, an elected positon. The Dem cantidate on the other side is really weak, so weak she won the write-in and will be on the ballot in Fall...yea! So, basicly I did my job. I hammered the incumbent really bad. Now the Dem side has this great woman ON THE BALLOT and she can say- look at those men butting heads, vote for me. I don't think there has ever been a woman Supervisor, it was my idea. She won't even have to get her hands dirty, I did all the dirty work. It was tough, I did a lot of good writing, essays for the (biased) newspaper position papers and such. I would not want to go through it all again.
I re-read my post and it was not so clear. Their Dem canditate was so weak, we got ours on w/write-in after her pettition was tossed. The other side was so panicked by me running, they tried to write-in the incumbent Rep as a Dem in case he lost to me in the primary. That opened the door to our female Dem to get the write-in. So I definately did my job, took one (again) for the team. I dirtyed the incumbent up good.
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Excellent!!!!!!!
Maybe you can rouse the rabble again next time.
Our election was in the spring. When the fall semester came along the Student Revolutionary Strike Force was so disgusted with the student government that we actually planned a coup. A hostile take-over of the upcoming student senate government meeting when all the elected folks; prez, vice prez, senators, etc. were present. The Strike Force was mainly composed of salty military veterans, even had a few in-country boonie humping Vietnam vets in the Force.
But, that's a story for another day.
Wheeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!
Maybe you can rouse the rabble again next time.
Our election was in the spring. When the fall semester came along the Student Revolutionary Strike Force was so disgusted with the student government that we actually planned a coup. A hostile take-over of the upcoming student senate government meeting when all the elected folks; prez, vice prez, senators, etc. were present. The Strike Force was mainly composed of salty military veterans, even had a few in-country boonie humping Vietnam vets in the Force.
But, that's a story for another day.
Wheeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!
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