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Joker: Brannon Is No Pawn

Posted by DFO

Dec. 1, 2009 11:55 a.m. • 7 comments

Joker: Jim Brannon is not a pawn. He is part of a movement to oust the status quo. He almost won, so he can’t be that ineffective as a leader or communicator. The supporters of the status quo had better come to terms with the fact Jim Brannon and company aren’t going away and they’re eventually going to break down the doors unless changes are made.

Question: Is it inevitable that Brannon, Gookin, & Co. will grab at least one City Council seat, as part of a movement that also involves local Republicans? Or is the Brannon lawsuit their last best shot at a seat in the near future?

Seven comments on this post so far. Add yours!

bpoole on December 01 at 12:38 p.m.
He is a pawn letting everyone around him control his every move. This guy should stand up for his own principals and not those of talking chatter boxes.
Phaedrus on December 01 at 12:42 p.m.
Joker, just because he “almost won” it doesn’t follow that “he can’t be that ineffective as a leader or communicator.” Simply put, Jim Brannon’s campaign was lacking money, volunteers, focus and momentum from the moment he declared his candidacy right up until the Reagan Republicans came in and took over the campaign. Jim Brannon didn’t get volunteers, the Republican’s did; Jim Brannon didn’t raise any money, the Republican’s did (see the article on Sen. Mike Jorgenson’s illegal campaign contribution, he states that he was contacted by a ranking Republican).

However, I do agree with you that the Brannonintes and Gookiniytes aren’t going away anytime soon.
Dogwalkmusings on December 01 at 12:50 p.m.
One question. If elections have been held under illegal circumstances over the years why are they just making an issue of it now? Is it because they smell blood? I’d guess so.

Are they going to go away? Not a chance. They do have some legitimate issues and the city has a lot of explaining to do.
Phaedrus on December 01 at 12:57 p.m.
If elections have been held under illegal circumstances over the years why are they just making an issue of it now?

Because they lost. Just like the teabaggers sitting idly by while W drowns the nation in debt and war, but jumping to their feet to save the Republic when a Liberal, Black man does the same thing (according to them.)

if Brannon prevails, I think I’ll sue every election district in the state to throw out all previous elections, thank you Reagan Republicans for showing us how to defeat the GOP in Idaho. ;-)
bpoole on December 01 at 1:00 p.m.
Phaed, I will join you in that exploration.
Sam on December 01 at 3:15 p.m.
I suppose the question I’ve always had is exactly why, with actual truth and facts behind it, Brannon opposed Mike Kennedy. What has he done that was bad for the city of Cd’A? Specific policies and proposals?
Stickman on December 01 at 4:36 p.m.
I hope the door closes soon.

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D.F. Oliveria is a columnist and blogger for The Spokesman-Review. Huckleberries Online was judged the best 2008 Idaho newspaper blog by the Idaho Press Club. And the best 2007 news blog in the Pacific Northwest by the Society for Professional Journalist. Print Huckleberries is a past winner of the Herb Caen Memorial Column contest by the National Association of Newspaper Columnists. The Readership Institute of Northwestern University cited this blog as a good example of online community journalism.