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rapunzel11
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I stumbled on a pretty cool blog on MLIVE website. It has posts about some of the mayoral candidates. It has one about Mays campaign and bottled water, Buchanan, and this one about Walling...
Following up on Walling tip
Posted by jlawlor April 24, 2009 12:19PM
Here's what I've learned about the Dayne Walling accusations that have been surfacing recently. Walling is one of six candidates running for mayor in the May 5 primary. He's the only white candidate, and he lost a close election to former Mayor Don Williamson in 2007.
I'm just going to give this to you straight, with no opinion from me. Apparently, complaints have been filed with the state, according to a packet I received anonymously this week. There are rumors that it came from the Greg Eason campaign. I asked Eason about it, and he told me he had no knowledge of the accusations.
Who distributed the packet is conjecture. The following are the facts as I know them. Feel free to weigh in.
In Walling's 2007 campaign finance report, he fails to list the address for Public Network Consulting. He spent approximately $43,000 on the group.
Walling said it was an oversight, and when he was contacted about it, he provided the address to the Genesee County elections officials.
The consulting group is a joint venture between former mayor and current state representative Woodrow Stanley and political activist Charles Winfrey, Walling told me.
Winfrey in 2007 ran a campaign office on Clio Road for Walling, and Walling said several staffers were paid out of that $43,000.
The anonymous letter insinuates that Walling was trying to hide that the company was a front for Stanley, making hay over the lack of an address and that apparently the name of the group slightly off. (Walling had it listed as Public Network Consulting, while the letter says the group's full name is Public Sector Consulting Group)
Walling said this is nothing more than a paperwork error, and that it was well known that Stanley supported Walling in 2007. Although I haven't talked directly to Stanley, by all accounts he's stayed neutral during this primary.
"When you submit a 200+ page document to the county, could we have made a few mistakes? Sure," Walling said. "The folks who are mudslinging should stop fighting old battles. We're in 2009 now."
Doreen Fulcher with the Genesee County elections told me that there's no fine for a missing address or other missing information on a campaign finance report. If, however, it could be proven that there was an intentional effort by the campaign to mislead, misdemeanor charges would be possible.
There are other accusations in the information I received, but none of the others are fully traceable through public records, so I'm not going into them at this point.
http://blog.mlive.com/flint-city-beat/2009/04/following_up_on_walling_tip.html |
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Fri Apr 24, 2009 11:11 pm |
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LakeWoman50
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Dayne "Give me some more money"Walling is just as bad as the rest of the candidates. Dayne acts like he is better, but really not.
If Mr. Walling runs a campaign and then has too much debt after the election is over, why would you want that guy running our city. He has demostrated that he can't handle a budget during an election, let alone to run a city. |
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Sat Apr 25, 2009 2:06 am |
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Dave Starr
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Just an honest mistake, like Obama's cabinet members that forgot to pay their income taxes.
I freely admit that I sometimes have an incredibly warped sense of humor, BUT- - - - It would be a hoot if enough people were dissatisfied with all the candidates, and a write-in won - Don Williamson!!!! 
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Sat Apr 25, 2009 7:32 am |
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LakeWoman50
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| Wasn't someone that Walling worked for convicted of a felony? DC? Minnesota? |
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Sat Apr 25, 2009 1:41 pm |
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| silly season begins... |
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Sat Apr 25, 2009 1:54 pm |
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Tegan
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| the sad part about mayoral elections? no one is perfect, you have to pick SOMEBODY from the provided list, and the people who might actually be honest and good and COMPLETELY scandal-free wouldn't touch the job with a ten foot pole. |
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Sun Apr 26, 2009 8:49 am |
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Lakewoman: In response to your campaign debt comment. Most serious campaigns end with some debt, even when it was successful at raising a lot of money.
Also, your Walling "Give me more money" comment sounds a bit childish. Nobody is holding a gun to you to give Dayne more money. Nobody who gave him money had a gun to them either. All 300+ donors to his '09 campaign are people who believe that Dayne is the man with the right tools, experience and vision for being Flint's Mayor. Every dollar he raised and method he used to do so was legal and in a transparent manner. It was their choice to donate money to the guy. In fact, I am more inclined to take a serious look at a candidate who raises the most money through individual donations. A bigger war chest with that many donations translates to stronger support from voters. Both Clack and Buchanan's war chests were mostly made up of money that they loaned to themselves. Sounds like the same thing that Don Williamson did in the last election.
Also, I really don't understand this whole "arrogance" thing against the guy. I've spoken to him on many different occasions. He is intelligent, humble, and attentive. He reminds me of one of my favorite qualities in some people; he listens to you while you talk, not waits for you to finish talking so he can. Just because the man is a Rhodes Scholar, has an impressive resume at such an early age, and is capable of articulating his plans for Flint's future in an understandable yet intelligent way, does not make him an arrogant person. I have the feeling you may not have met the man, yet. If you have, it was in a limited capacity where you did not have an opportunity to sit down and talk with him. |
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Sun Apr 26, 2009 9:00 am |
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Dave Starr
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| So when will he be campaigning in the North & East sides? Or is it true that he doesn't think he needs their votes to win? |
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Sun Apr 26, 2009 11:15 am |
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csims05
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| Hey guys..I am a first timer...but I have to respond to the lie regarding me living in Detroit with a boyfriend. Dave, please tell me who he is and where do we live. As a matter of fact..I am in search of a Man.. Say what you all want about me..just don"t lie. Luv you all |
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Sun Apr 26, 2009 2:02 pm |
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hmmmmm. gettin interesting....   |
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Sun Apr 26, 2009 2:32 pm |
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twotap
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Ill post this for back again since hes kinda shy. 
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csims05 As a matter of fact..I am in search of a Man.. Say what you all want about me..just don"t lie. Luv you all
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Sun Apr 26, 2009 4:43 pm |
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LakeWoman50
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| When does Walling go into the black neighborhoods? |
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Sun Apr 26, 2009 10:57 pm |
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LakeWoman50
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Dayne Walling wants to this job as a stepping stone!
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Dave Starr schreef:
So when will he be campaigning in the North & East sides? Or is it true that he doesn't think he needs their votes to win?
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Sun Apr 26, 2009 10:58 pm |
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LakeWoman50
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I am not sure if thats true, but I don't see Dan Kildee, Don Williamson, John Gleason begging for money months after elections.
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durants_top_hat schreef:
Lakewoman: In response to your campaign debt comment. Most serious campaigns end with some debt, even when it was successful at raising a lot of money.
Also, your Walling "Give me more money" comment sounds a bit childish. Nobody is holding a gun to you to give Dayne more money. Nobody who gave him money had a gun to them either. All 300+ donors to his '09 campaign are people who believe that Dayne is the man with the right tools, experience and vision for being Flint's Mayor. Every dollar he raised and method he used to do so was legal and in a transparent manner. It was their choice to donate money to the guy. In fact, I am more inclined to take a serious look at a candidate who raises the most money through individual donations. A bigger war chest with that many donations translates to stronger support from voters. Both Clack and Buchanan's war chests were mostly made up of money that they loaned to themselves. Sounds like the same thing that Don Williamson did in the last election.
Also, I really don't understand this whole "arrogance" thing against the guy. I've spoken to him on many different occasions. He is intelligent, humble, and attentive. He reminds me of one of my favorite qualities in some people; he listens to you while you talk, not waits for you to finish talking so he can. Just because the man is a Rhodes Scholar, has an impressive resume at such an early age, and is capable of articulating his plans for Flint's future in an understandable yet intelligent way, does not make him an arrogant person. I have the feeling you may not have met the man, yet. If you have, it was in a limited capacity where you did not have an opportunity to sit down and talk with him.
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Adam
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quote:
csims05 schreef:
Hey guys..I am a first timer...but I have to respond to the lie regarding me living in Detroit with a boyfriend. Dave, please tell me who he is and where do we live. As a matter of fact..I am in search of a Man.. Say what you all want about me..just don"t lie. Luv you all
Is the
"Riddler"
single? How about your boy Benny? He seems like the single type. Seriously though I've noticed you voting no on some things. You a little uneasy about the "gentrification"? The others seem to be all for it??? |
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