1. Carney For Wilmington. First, even with the lowered journalistic standards that have become the new normal, I can’t believe that, as I’m writing this, not a single news organization has picked up this story.
What I want to talk about, though, is a comment that Bane made in the Carney thread that got me to thinking:
I don’t know if that’s true. However what is undeniable is that established and respected young Black leaders in Wilmington are avoiding running against grifters, both for the General Assembly and for City Council.
There are of course exceptions: Tizzy Lockman, Shane Darby, Chris Johnson and newcomer Brandon Fletcher Dominguez come to mind. I don’t know if I’m missing anybody else. But when the likes of Stephanie Bolden, Darius Brown and Xanthia Oliver can continue to feed at the public trough, I wonder why.
I thought the thread was real good until a couple of trolls decided to make it personal. Posters made an effective point on just how hard it is to be Mayor of Wilmington. Which explains why Carney’s only challenger might be confirmed grifter Velda Jones-Potter. The family has been shut out of public office for awhile, and the ‘ol’ coffers’ might be getting a little threadbare.
As to Carney, I’ll withhold further judgment until I see whether he reschedules that fundraiser for Bethany Hall-Long. She and her husband have now been exposed as confirmed grifters, and we haven’t even revisited the story on how Dana Long got his hands on the contact information for Section 8 residents in BHL’s Senate district when she was running for that seat so that the campaign could call them and perhaps put pressure on them. There’s a reason why the County transferred him out of his home territory to Brandywine Hundred–where he soon developed another, more lucrative, grift. Which is the reason he’s no longer employed by NCC.
John, you might want to think about that before you lend your name to a fundraiser for her.
2. Sen. Tizzy Lockman And Branden Fletcher Dominguez Team Up. I’m happy about that. Couldn’t attend a fundraiser that was held last night, but I’ll contribute again to Branden’s campaign. He would be a marked improvement over Sherry Dorsey Walker, who was merely passing time in Dover before she again sought the Office Of Lieutenant Governor. As I’ve said, she didn’t exactly suck, but she was disengaged. Branden Fletcher Dominguez is incredible. I first met him while campaigning for Shane Darby. He’s a true progressive, and he will not be a back-bencher. He has legitimate leadership potential. And you can contribute to him right here.
That’s all I’ve got. What’d I miss, and whaddayathink?
Word on the street is that for the last year, Carney and Mike P. were trying to recruit a few of the more established, respected, young, african american leaders in WIlmington to run for mayor, including Herring. Seems like all of them who were smart and respected enough to be “recruited” said “Hell no! You people crazy af”.
So Carney said “F—- it – Hold my beer. Go Birds!”