Paging Mr. Osborne, paging Mr. Alan Osborne

[Andy A]

SJ, make that a 171. His preparation is awsome!

 

[Smiling JOe]

I'm not a full endorser, "YET," but I'm leaning his way.

 

[Roadrunner]

I just wanted to chime back in here to say that I know what you all mean as to his schedule regarding the BCC meeting and that is understandable, just like I didn't jump on Mr. Braunstein when he was working. I just hope Mr. Osborne realizes that this message board is an opportunity to reach a number of undecided voters (including me) in an election with a diverse field (as far as I can tell). That being said, does anyone have any feedback on his or others performance today at the Chamber luncheon? Maybe that should be a new thread so let's not bog this one down. I'll go start it.

Mr. AndyA, thank you for posting his website address, it is impressive. Now, let's see where he is on the specifics for Walton County, South Walton, and most important to me District 5. From what I can see on this message board, once we can get him on the record for this first round of questions it may be time to add a few more questions for everyone so please everyone join in as I did not do this thinking I am Tim Russert (or Bill O'Reilley, Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh, etc.). If you don't feel good putting them on here yourself, send them to me and I will cut and paste them into any other questions I have. Anonymity will be respected as long as the management isn't peeking. ;-)

 

[seagrovegirl]

Mr. Osborn had a bad experience on Sowal....I haven't researched the old threads...I mentioned Sowal to him at the SOE office when I met him and he said something to the effect of "been there, done that." I wish he would reconsider. I will say that I liked him , but I would like to see him get more exposure, even if it is a little scary.

 

[Kurt]

Mr. Osborn had a bad experience on Sowal....I haven't researched the old threads...I mentioned Sowal to him at the SOE office when I met him and he said something to the effect of "been there, done that." I wish he would reconsider. I will say that I liked him , but I would like to see him get more exposure, even if it is a little scary.

It is only scary if you are not keen on directly facing the public and answering questions. He should be aware that there are unanswered questions for him which his competition has answered.

What does "been there done that" mean? Why do you say he had a bad experience? We welcome all candidates and try our best to treat them fairly. I will be getting almost all of my info on whom to vote for on this forum, and I doubt I'm alone.

 

[Santiago]

It is only scary if you are not keen on directly facing the public and answering questions. He should be aware that there are unanswered questions for him which his competition has answered.

What does "been there done that" mean? Why do you say he had a bad experience? We welcome all candidates and try our best to treat them fairly. I will be getting almost all of my info on whom to vote for on this forum, and I doubt I'm alone.

This forum's nice but I would suggest you meet the guy. I think you would find that a little more informative as I did last night. The jury's still out as to whether I will vote for him but if we have to have someone representing us in a 4 vs. 1 fight against the knuckleheads(nicest word I can think of) that are in office now, I do not see him ever being intimidated in any way.

 

[Kurt]

This forum's nice but I would suggest you meet the guy. I think you would find that a little more informative as I did last night. The jury's still out as to whether I will vote for him but if we have to have someone representing us in a 4 vs. 1 fight against the knuckleheads(nicest word I can think of) that are in office now, I do not see him ever being intimidated in any way.

I would love to meet him but I'm sure I'm like a lot of other people who may not have the opportunity to meet all candidates in person.

I'm not so sure it is four against one all the time either.

 

[seagrovegirl]

The quote "been there done that" were my words, I can't remember his exact wording and I don't want to harm his campaign in any way. I hope the voters will go to the forums to see and hear each candidate before they make a decision on who to vote for, it makes a big difference. Sowal is informative but I think there is more information and less bias in a live candidate forum.

 

[Smiling JOe]

speaking of live candidate forums, there is one coming up at the Freeport High School.
Tuesday, July 15
6:00pm

 

[rapunzel]

I had the opportunity to hear Mr. Osborne speak the other night, and I was truly impressed. As he stated, he got into the race when he heard Cindy wasn't running -- not because he was doing business with Walton County or needed the insurance, but because he felt that someone on the board needed to represent the people of Walton County.

He struck me as brave, if not terribly diplomatic. IMHO, a straight talking person without an agenda is preferable to a person who speaks with tons of finesse without really saying anything.

I wrote to Mr. Osbourne, and suggested he post on this site. I asked him a few questions Monday night, and he knew they were hot topics from SoWal when he answered, and let that be known. Clearly, he's aware of the board and if he wants to be commissioner I'm sure he realizes how powerful a tool this board can be. It's up to us -- and here I'm speaking as a user, and I mean all of us -- to make sure we are a fair audience when people put themselves out there to serve.

Only five people were brave enough to step forward, and they all deserve respect for being willing to take on a very difficult job.