Tipping His Canoe into the Race
It seems as though Jack Markell might have a primary opponent. Magnolia resident Doug Beatty, whose only claim to fame is being the son of actor Ned Beatty, has announced that he is going to challenge Markell in the Democratic primary. That is if he can raise the filing fee.
In what has to be the biggest understatement of the year, Beatty said that he is “an extreme long shot” but thinks he can win if he can get on the ballot. I think he’s watched The Candidate too many times. His run is more like the wet dream Bobby had in Deliverance.
Beatty believes he’s qualified for the office and lists his qualifications as
… never served even in a municipal office and does not hold a bachelor’s degree. But Beatty said he is not uneducated. In the Navy, he was trained in avionics to work on electronic systems for aircrafts, satellites and spacecraft.
Beatty also said he holds an honors certificate from Computer Learning Center in Alexandria, Va. He has studied dealing black jack and roulette, and he worked in Washington, D.C., as a special police officer.
He also once was able to draw the horse that he found on the inside of a matchbook cover.
It seems his main concern in running is that a neighbor was killed in 2006 and he believes the police didn’t investigate the crime fully because of the victim’s and perpetrator’s race.
Beatty said it was a 2006 incident that finally pushed him to try to make a change. Beatty said his next-door neighbor’s house was broken into, and his neighbor, also a friend, was gunned down.
Beatty said because his friend and the killer were both African-American, police did not investigate the shooting. “I deliberately saw evidence not picked up,” Beatty said. “There was a bullet left in my house.”
Beatty said cigarette butts the killer left on the floor of his neighbor’s home were not collected by police. “I’m a stickler for civil rights,” Beatty said. If a person is killed, it should be investigated, regardless of who the person is, he said.
If Beatty does make the ballot, it means that Jack can raise twice limit allowed by law – $1200 for both the primary and general election. This might not be a bad thing – Jack would be able to use his campaign funds to help down ballot races.
Alluding to a possible campaign theme, Beatty is a law abiding citizen.
Beatty said he does not consider himself very partisan, but he knows how to uphold the law. “I’m a damn good security guard if nothing else,” he said.
Beatty said citizens from Occupy Wall Street protesters to Tea Party members and 9-12 Patriots have shown support in his decision to run. “I’ve got a lot of support from friends,” he said. Most of them don’t even seem to mind his preference for wearing kilts, he said.
Can’t wait to see his version of Braveheart.
This guy showed up here a few weeks ago looking to pick a fight over something crazy. He specifically told us that he had a penchant for flame wars. Which in retrospect is an awfully odd way to introduce yourself to a community where you might find a little (just a little) support.
Lots of people try to get into politics to try to right some law enforcement or justice system wrong. And good on them — I’m thinking of the woman in Long Island who got into politics after a relative was killed in the Long Island train shooting. Most of the folks who win, though, are more about enabling the status quo.
Cass, maybe he heard dueling banjos.
Don’t know man — do not want to dis Ned Beatty who is a genuinely great character actor.
Yes, Ned Beatty is a great character actor.
My plan is coming together! Thanks Kids 🙂 Cassandra_m that something crazy was talking smack about all the seniors in Sussex on your part, to include me dead mum who pretty much makes you look like John Bircher. But thanks for the accolade!
I believe specifically I asked you to refrain from using the broad brush unless you wanted to try me on for size in a flame war. But hey this is politics and you aren’t exactly known for veritas. Stick to what you know, making stuff up and ad homs.
That’s what I come here for.
Good points, MJ. I should run on my driving record. No moving violations since ’87. Thanks Bro! You guys are the best.
Still haven’t decide to raise the party fee or not, but intelligent discourse like MJ’s is helping with that processs. I love the way I’ve talked to everyone from 9/12 to Occupy even mc clubs. The only place I get homophobic razz re: Deliverance is among progressives. Priceless.
Be well. 🙂
you’re all embarrassing yourselves. MJ, Cass, so what if he wants to run for office…. more than either of you are doing. Doug, getting into pissing matches on blogs is not what people running for office should do, if you start to gain any traction, all this will be used against you.
Forgot to mention! Great suggestion re: Canoe. I was going to sport my gloucester light dory this season. I named her Elsie:
http://i726.photobucket.com/albums/ww264/perldog007/IMGP1074.jpg?t=1312724368
I like the idea of a canoe. Thanks MJ!
SB, love your snark
And love how he calls Cass a Bircher. Priceless.
Dougie, the HR department made YOU sign an agreement. It only works one way. While you are legally bound to not disclose, one of your former employers has no legal issue at all with releasing your, shall we say, “history”?
i dont particularly appreciate your attack on his education. kind of dismissing a tradesman as uneducated is ignorant (real definition) and EXTREMELY snobby. there are quite a few 20 somethings (currently) who want to run for office some day, but have as-yet been kept out of college by the shitconomy created by conservatives. Amount of degrees you have or dont have shouldnt matter when you run for office.
Also, kilts are awesome. Skirts makes more anatomical sense for men anyway.
Honestly doug, it looks like you’re doing this for attention. IF so, please do it on the GOP side… you’ll get more attention. they love grifters.
@socialistben, I’m counting on it. I’m not like other guys. MJ is probably my greatest asset at this point. If he hadn’t been so like ten minutes ago with this he would have caught the Cape Gazette post before they corrected it.
Initially Kara googled avionics and reported that I had been trained to work on spacecraft. Oh well, the print version went out that way. Better than nothing.
I didn’t make this decision lightly and at this point that’s about all I’m willing to give any local press. I’m here on DL because I don’t mind getting beat up, and strongly object to the level of divisive discourse coming out of this camp.
That’s not how I get down. Made my first speech to the Kent County 9/12 patriots, the second to the Sussex County 9/12’ers. Then headed straight up to Occupy Delaware. Have been to Spencer square three times and two G.A meetings.
Both have fundamental disagreements with me, but both also recognize true diversity as a strength. Unlike ’round here where dissent must be ridiculed.
If you think my presumed opponent will do that you could be right but thus far there is no precedent. This stuff on DL? Minor damage. Wait until some of my more disturbing emails become more public. From Chuck Norris to the Latimes, I’ve been cc’ing tons of folks for some time.
Only have 48 twitter followers, among the Steven Lerner and media watch @rnc. G/f from 30 years ago found me on FB after her mom saw some coverage out of state. This is do-able. Don’t really care how much flack I take.
My friend is dead, the county has liquidated my lots and butchered my shack, and the popo don’t give my neighbors anything near the service they deserve. Rhymes with bucket. Many other people are fed up as well.
How do you run against an teabagging occupier?
I am the Truman show, been online long time and my life is pretty much an open book before that. Good, bad, ugly it will all come out and then some. That’s how it works.
At the end of the day people will decide what they want. More of the same or somebody who has a proven record of jumping into the breech and wants to be replaced after one term.
I’m not absolutely or even remotely the best choice for the job. Just the best one available if there’s a primary. Go ahead and hate, anybody else can step up at anytime.
My fee might be raised out of state if I decide to go through with this. People who have known me since the ’70s will back me, from both sides of the aisle. This is about one thing, starting to shift the paradigm away from those people to we the people.
Or I might just attend Da’s bday party hat in hand. I got options.
I need people like MJ who will make snap judgments and speak out of dorsal vent. That works to my advantage. I love this State, but remember that Delaware has fewer people than Fairfax County Va.
You can make all the noise you want. Whether I’m talking to right wingers, occupiers, bikers, folks in liquor stores or Wal Mart you won’t change their minds about what they’ve experienced first hand. Do your worst.
That goes double for the NJ reporter who followed my public updates on FB so I friended him. “Come at me bro” that’s my motto. Forget powerball, I’ll get much love and support for free from my peeps tomorrow. Yep.
So please, continue to pile on with ad homs and squeal like a pig jokes. Better than max contributions right now.
One love.
@joe cass, that’s all groovy. I’m a real person not a cardboard candidate. Bring it. Not even fabricated stories can pin the level of corruption and self serving pursuits on me that are extant in our system.
Heck, there’s even a great tale being made up by a thug turned snitch I used to mentor b4 he decided to go back feral. He’s trying to get me locked up. Like I care.
Yes MJ, looking like Dad and being able to even run on my nickname (Ned D. as in the ‘ned-ee’) is about all the traction there is. For now. What???
Welcome your criticism, hatred and welcome anybody else to step up. Would rather not run, this isn’t about getting attention. Haven’t lived my life that way, ben.
This is about doing what needs to be done.
SB, I only quoted from the Cape Gazette article and they’re Dougie’s own words.
Dougie, you didn’t mention you were a comic. That last post was hilariASS.
MJ You go guy! Yes they are my words, not exactly in order or context but that’s the game. I ain’t new to this ish.
Please attack my education some more! AFTA(A1) circa 1980 meant testing in the top ten percent of ASVAB scores to get in, and a fifty percent washout rate. #boofrollickinghoo
You have the stones to stand up in front of the tea party and tell them about your views on safe and legal abortion, pro-gay marriage, etc in a skirt? Does my presumed opponent? The republican?
In all humility I brought the house down. Not as easy as you would think, but by all means put your money where your mouth is and show me how it’s done son.
Even though I’m confirmed non-violent doubt if you’d ever mouth off like this to me in person. But by all means come to the next Sussex County 9/12 meeting and prove me wrong.
Mouth off to you? Are you making threats now?
Actually, I’ve gone into the lion’s den (County Council in front of the sheriff and his posse) and spoke out against the sheriff. Hell, I live in Sussex County and have gone to teabag rethuglican events so I could blog about them.
As for the ASVAB, I maxed it out along with the OSB. So what does that prove?
And I love how you’ve already got the “I was misquoted” line down after one news story.
Never said misquoted, never made a threat. Said confirmed non violent. What my education proves is that I earned the equivalent of a BEE without the fluff courses.
Promise I wouldn’t even puff up my chest no matter how ignorant you want to get. I’ve actually walked in D.C. public housing with a stick and .38 circa ’92. Really did kick in a door and take a skip from Philly to Burlington County Jail in ’87.
You don’t live through that as a hothead. Normally.
I was busting it up with Sheriff Christopher this morning, he’s not the type to go off on you for expressing your opinion. Still it’s good that you get out there as yourself and do your thing. IMO our world needs more of that.
I love the way you work. Actually I only did stand up once. Early nineties at the Roanoke comedy club. Headliner decided to heckle me. Billy Greenwell or something, from HBO. He got tired of it pretty quick.
Eric Bodie did tell me I should do stand up after my Sussex County presentation. I don’t feel the need to call people names so I can “blog” about them. Wish you all continued success and happiness with that.
What I do feel very strongly is that things won’t change unless people stand up and put some skin in the game. If that means outright lies like you posted concerning the matchbook, then good luck with that too.
I’ve had a great day today between this thread and the Sheriff thread. Sincerely appreciate your participation. Sorry it has to end soon, but tomorrow’s the KC LP convention.
I think I know how you are, forgive me for prejudging. So I’ll bid you good evening and let you have the last rant. Enjoy.
starting to regret trying to defend this guy…..
MJ, my bad dude….. you dont have a problem with people who dont have a degree. have at it. 🙂
What’s fun about this fool’s claim is that *I* never invoked seniors — he did.
Which means we have another lying asshole here who thinks we are stupider than he is. And you can take that belligerent BS someplace else. Because we get that this belligerent BS is largely about not having anything close to something interesting to say.
“Even though I’m confirmed non-violent doubt if you’d ever mouth off like this to me in person. But by all means come to the next Sussex County 9/12 meeting and prove me wrong.” That is a veiled threat, asshat, no matter how you try to walk it back.
As for the sheriff, he was so pissed off by what I said at County Council last month that he tried to block the door to prevent me from leaving. You know the type, carrying a gun to show he has balls. But he quickly learned that I don’t back down.
And if you can’t recognize snark, then you need to get out of the “game.”
“Or it could be Sussex dragging down the number. Which gets to both your old and dumber speculation.” cassandra_m?
*Which means we have another lying asshole here who thinks she is smarter than doug.*
Fixed that for you sister. One love. 🙂
Okay, I’ve got to do some work now. You jokers have a great weekend and try not to spend too much time being angry. Not good for you physically, mentally, or spiritually for those so inclined.
Peace ( Canine dowagers! 😀 )
yes, specifying that I’m confirmed non violent and suggesting that you are more bold behind a screen than IRC is a threat to expose your character, lack of veracity, and intellectual deficit .
Trying to make it into a threat of violence could be an offense if not directed against a public figure. Which one of us doesn’t have the fortitude to be. 🙂
I get snark, that’s not you’re doing. You’re trying to manufacture some kind of offense where there is none. I won’t tell you what game to get in or out of because that’s not my place. Peace.
Guess this means I can look forward to the pleasure of your company at the next 9/12 meeting in Sussex?
Dougie, you need to go find another sandbox to play in, because your bullshit doesn’t fly here. And you’re not a public figure because you claim that you’re going to run against the governor.
Well if I’m not a public figure then you may have done something actionable in this thread. What goes on ‘here’ is precisely the point.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_figure I have filed a statement of organization with the State Election Commissioner, made a press release http://www.delawareblack.com/news/54-local/395-unknown-brat-packer-throws-hat-into-delawares-gubernatorial-ring.html two stump speeches, done two radio interviews, and the interview with CG you quoted above.
For those of you new to the internet that Al Gore invented and folks like me helped build – these posts are read by more folks than the number who actually respond.
Ain’t nobody playing but you apparently. I seem to have some free time until about noon. My partner wants to do something and took the ride. So let it all hang out brother, I’ll play along a bit.
This guy makes Lyndon LaRouche look presidential.
But I’m registering Republican so I can vote against Urquhart in the Senate primary.
Actually, the lying asshole is still you, Dougie, since that was a response to the comment just above that one. So yes, you weren’t the first one to bring it up — kavips was. But we get your demonstration of your weak flame war skills here. Now take those weak skills over to someplace where they’ll be suitably impressed.
@DB “…internet that Al Gore invented and folks like me helped build”
Well then, if you helped build it, then you should surely know the role that Gore playing in getting the internet built. And if you’re not a total fool, you’d also know what he actually claimed to have done… which is basically the same as what he actually did do.
Oh.. and insiders actually called it “Gore money” at the time. There was quite a bit of it. Surely you know that… But, then again, maybe you were the guy in the back room with a screwdriver installing fans from Indonesia that would soon fail and didn’t have a f’n clue.
I guess Dougie is now playing the role of jailhouse lawyer. Filing a statement of organization, issuing a “press release” and making “two stump speeches” does not make one a public figure. A pubic figure, maybe, but not a public one. Have you been smoking DR’s crack pipe?
Talking to 9/12 Patriots means nothing.
Other Democrats have spoken before the 9/12ers and didn’t get support or a victory from their efforts. And that was in the general election.
As for education and advanced degrees? Wall Street and the Republican’t party are full of advanced degreed people. George W Bush was the first American President with an MBA. Gingrich was a professor, Bachmann is a lawyer. ’nuff said.
Advanced degrees does not equal “smart” in all applications.
At least Doug has the cajones to primary an elected official. Unlike some people.
Um, I believe the incumbent IC is being primaried.
SussexAnon:
No, he doesn’t have any particular cojones. He isn’t primarying anyone until he files. I’m 99.99 percent certain that he won’t, because he’ll be unable to raise the five grand in filing fees.
It’s fairly clear to me from his comments on here that this guy’s elevator doesn’t go to the top floor. His resume suggests someone staggering aimlessly, working in no field for more than a few years: The U.S. Navy, a casino school, a now-failed computer training center, “semi-retirement” and now Subway.
He’s just going to embarrass himself and his family.
He can’t do any worse then the failed Sprint executive we currently have in office.
I think Mr. Beatty speaks to a larger trend only just beginning in Delaware politics. The candidates aren’t polished. They’re not pretty. They’re not old hands in the monopolist parties. They’re mad. They’ve had enough of those kinds of people screwing things up by pretending they’re somehow smarter than everyone and entitled to tell us all what to do and how to be. Maybe Mr. Beatty doesn’t win the primary. Maybe he doesn’t even raise the filing fee. Whatever happens, Jack Markell has been served notice that just because he lives in a majority Democratic state and has the loving affections of those who bankroll the Delaware Democratic Party doesn’t mean he’s safe. The same old lackadaisical phoning it in isn’t going to cut it anymore.
Delaware is a small state and there is no excuse for such an inept government, whether it’s the preening legislation the General Assembly passes when they’re not kicking electricians out of work or the opaque and failing process of handing out our tax dollars to companies that produce nothing but voters, today it’s Doug Beatty. Tomorrow?
Hey Rockland it was Nextel, not a failure and you my friend are a cretin:)
how about “Delaware is a small state and there is no room for inept candidates”
seriously – we laugh at Joe Biden’s Guffaws and public ummm comments – can you imagine Beatty the Goon representing us
Would YOU take him seriously?? you know you would not and neither woud anyone else..
Polish (the shine, not the nationality) is one thing – class is another and that troll has neither
There’s plenty of room for inept candidates. Again, he may not win, but his willingness to try should serve as a warning. If only everyone so unsatisfied with their incumbent politicians and the alternatives available to them made the effort to actually challenge the status quo and become candidates themselves. Perhaps it wouldn’t fall to Doug Beatty.
Are you really trying to defend Markell and Cragg here? If you’re willing to concede that both choices are inadequate, then why are you complaining about someone who’s actually taken the step of declaring himself a candidate willing to serve. Where are all of the “serious” alternatives?
Would you run if you could raise the filing fee? Would you run if offered the nomination of an alternative party with ballot status? If you like Markell or Cragg, then say so. If you don’t, and you don’t like Beatty either, go find yourself a candidate, be one, or sit on the internet and take pot shots.
Will, this is not a question of someone who is “angry” and has decided to take on the establishment. This person is seriously touched as evidenced by his statements on this thread and the one on Quickdraw McDraw. He brings nothing to the debate and it appears he’s trying to bring attention to himself so daddy will be proud of him. If one is going to run for public office, the only reason is that you actually want to change the way things are, not to get parental approval (or to show how off-kilter you are).
I think you might be presuming a lot about Mr. Beatty’s motives.
My initial questions remain though, either way. Are you trying to defend Markell and Cragg? If not, then why aren’t you out looking for or being a “serious” alternative instead of leaving it to Doug Beatty? No matter what his motives, his candidacy reveals a fundamental rot in Delaware politics. Our incumbents are bad enough that incredibly unconventional, to the point of being “unserious”, candidates are getting more than no traction. We also have a distinct shortage of people brave enough to challenge the status quo at all. The fact of the first one should serve as motive to fix the second one, not as motive to tear people down. Admittedly, tearing people down requires a lot less actual effort, so I suppose I understand.
If this is really about everyone’s love for Jack Markell though, they come right out and should say so.
First off, as has been pointed out, Beatty’s not a candidate until he files. Until he does, his motives are indeed open to question. His rantings on here can lead anyone reasonable person to believe that he has some sort of problem. He probably envisions himself as a Democratic version of COD, and we don’t need anymore COD’s in politics.
It’s not about a love affair with Jack. We’ve called him out when we thought he was wrong. We’ve called out other Democrats as well as Republicans when they are wrong. For my part, I do not see any reason to look for anyone to primary Jack. He has done an admirable job of steering our state out of financial crisis, seeing the hand that was dealt to him when he took office in 2009. And he has been a leader in supporting equality for all Delawareans. I supported him 4 years ago in the primary and he has yet to give me a reason not to support him again this year.
Just saying our incumbents are bad enough without giving anything to support that statement makes it hollow.
Support from the 9/12ers in a statewide election will get you beaten in a historically large landslide, even against a not well liked candidate.
Mr. Beatty, if you learn how to communicate in English, it will probably help your run for Governor.