he’s telling me he just “overlooked” those fee increases?

yeah 14,000 is an understatement. And “mistake” is a lie.

What will we ever do without Vokal and Thompson and Siegerson? Oh wait, get things done.

Diane was/is a staunch supporter of Bob Sivick, who lost in a landslide four years ago to Jim Vokal. That she has not accepted that defeat is perhaps understandable, but that she has done nothing but personally attack Jim in the time since shows an extreme lack of maturity and personal character.

If Ms. Hayes has evidence that Jim’s sexual preference is anything other than he claims, perhaps she should come forward with it so that we may judge for ourselves. Unfounded rumors and innuendoes do not suffice. I am personally aware of previous warnings Ms. Hayes has received from local authorities to cease her harassment of the Vokal Family. If she continues down the path of falsehoods and libel, those warnings will likely turn into action.

Though we are on opposite sides of the political spectrum, I applaud the efforts of the UNO Democrats to become intensely involved in the political process. Thank you for the opportunity to respond to these ridiculous comments that really have no place in the upcoming election.

Jordan, I don’t think you should be asking anyone to prove Jim’s gay or straight, because there are plenty of guys who’ve slept with him. His wife should be worried about getting HIV, as those “straight” guys are the ones who are most likely to infect their innocent wives.

You call it character assignation, I call it more right wing hypocrisy.

Vokal’s sexual-orientation doesn’t matter beyond the blatent hypocricy. But who really cares right? He’s done enough other things to deserve to lose his job that I don’t think that one really needs to come up much.

Also, i am very happy that this website allows everybody to voice their opinion. Really, how lame would blogging be if we just patted each other on the ass all the time?

I’m a little dissapointed that you think that way because your statement is a lie. To prove that it is a lie, I would like to invite to walk door-to-door with our members this Saturday, April 2nd. Your email address says that your a democrat so we would love it if you joined us on Saturday and prove you wrong.

Send me an email at unodemocrats@yahoo.com and tell me which candidate you would like to walk for. I will respond and tell how you can walk for that candidate and what members of the College Democrats are walking for that candidate.

If you don’t take the College Democrats up on this offer, I would assume that you are just lazy person with nothing to do but surf the internet.

I hope to hear from you soon.

The reverse happens though. Saturday and then Sunday are our lowest visitor days every single week.

Could this be because on the weekend we are too busy going door to door and hitting the ground for the candidates we care about- that we just use the blog to keep up to date and relax a bit during our hectic school weeks?

I too hope you come walk with us this weekend. I suggest walking for Boyle, Kraft, or Herd with the IAFF. But perhaps Gernandt, Fahey, or Suttle are more up your alley?

See you saturday
your friend
john

Jim: Your friend Jordan threatened me with a libel lawsuit on the Young Democrats website. Want to elevate this issue? I’d be delighted. Seems that the topic of free speech is a “hot button” with you and your campaign workers.

By the way, I am STILL waiting for the police report from October 31, 2001, when Omaha police detective Steve Henthorn questioned me regarding some “harrassment” you were experiencing and then assured me that a police report would be forthcoming. As my elected official, perhaps you can speed that up.

Also, please let Jordan know that my experience with the police has been limited to a very misguided Mr. Henthorn that morning. Also advise Jordan that at no point have I been “warned” by authorities and otherwise my experience with the law has been limited to a few minor traffic tickets.

On a side note, as a political satirist, I want to thank you for providing the extensive fodder over the past few years. You’ve been a genuine delight.

I do appreicate your ability to not be weighed down by petty nuisances like “facts” or “eviddence” and I encourage you to keep up the good work. The tactics being utilized by the likes of you, Anne Boyle, and the Democrat Party are creating an overwhleming response from District 3 voters. At least you shouldn’t fret about losing your muse - Jim will contine to be a “genuine delight” for you over the next four years.

::applaudes:: Are you paying attention to this, Amanda? Take notes, because this is how you do it.

Diane seriously—get a life.

I still haven’t heard from you about walking on Saturday. Will you be too busy surfing the internet?

I’m sorry—I’ll check it when I finish downloading my Kerry-Edwards 2004 screensaver.

How could I email you?

The email address you use to post doesn’t exist. Actually, that email account according to yahoo was “disabled or discontinued.” Take a look at a comment above when I invited you to walk on Saturday.

The comment is under my screen name.

And while we’re on the subject, let’s address the so-called “savvy reporting” by one Judith Nygren of the OWH. She never spoke with Mr. Tom Lewis, then president of the Morton Meadows Neighborhood Association, one of the two men quoted in our release. Had she bothered to catch up with him, she would have learned that he was quoted accurately and supported our position. Of course, those facts would have ruined her story! She had already spoken with Joe Mangiamelli who did not deny the quote, as he would tell us later, only denied giving us permission to use it. That is a far cry from fabrication, but whatever.

I also find it funny that you, unlike most rational people, do not consider a visit from a police detective a “warning”, especially when that visit is accompanied by a trip down to the station to be fingerprinted. Oh, and after this non-warning you received, the harassement Jim and his family experienced came to an abrupt end. Yeah, probably a coincidence.

Ms. Hayes, I’ve sooo enjoyed our chats, but I’m afraid that your uncovering of my scandalous past has shamed me beyond compare. My reputation is certainly ruined among the UNO Democrat crowd - I know these youngsters believe EVERYTHING they read in the OWH. Dejected, I must retreat to my dank and villanous lair where I’ll spend the coming days and weeks winning ANOTHER election.

I am sorry that you were unarmed in our match of wits, but I’ll be sure to stay in touch if I ever feel the need to either donate blood or obliterate someone on this message board.

This is hardly the case, half of the stuff in there is exaggerated.

As for Jim Vokal and his sexual orientation, and the comment posted somewhere on the blog (I dont know I was just browsing the last comments posted) about him getting upset and contacting the UNO chancellors, libel and slander seem to come with the position of being in a political office. I believed it was quoted above (and talked about today in my class, as my prof. is a 44 year practicing lawyer) that the best protection against a charge of libel is the truth. And that libel and slander are to be expected by politicians when they are in political office, they are suppose to deal with it, as I was told today in my political science class. I see nothing wrong about the disscussion of a politicians lifestyle choice, since in today’s world many people base their votes on homosexual issues(even though this is suppose to be a nonpartisan city council race). I don’t care that Jim Vokal has made a lifestyle choice, the only thing that I can care about is the fact that he has been in political office as a conservative and I’m sure he is preaching conservative ideals, but yet his lifestyle seems to be a bit on the liberal side. The only thing one can ask when they are electing an official to public office, is that they are honest and fulfill the duties and live up to the moral standards they preach, once they are in office. Now if people feel that Jim Vokal has done that, then they can go to bed at night thinking that they have elected an honest man, and maybe they will sleep better. But I do know that there is a better canidate running for that position, who could better serve our city and live up to the morals she presents. Thanks for your time Im sure this posting will fire a few of you up, but hey that is what blogging is for…Freedom of Speech, may it always prevail.

People like to throw around words like libel and slander as a threat without actually knowing what they mean or what a law suit entails. Plus, you can’t bring a libel suit unless you are the person that is being defamed. And Jim Vokal is most likely not going to bring a case, especially not because Jordan McGrain told him to do so.

Can we be logical for a second?

So you have heard of the former Governor of New Jersey Jim McGreevy? He had a wife and a child. I’m sure there were many people that knew Mr. McGreevy “personally” that thought he was “straight.”

Joe please don’t go around calling people liars because they have a different view of reality than you do. There are individuals that can corraborate Diane’s “accusations.” Diane has enough guts to use her full name on these boards. Do you think she would do that if she wasn’t 100% sure about what she was saying? If she was lying, there would be a slander and libel suit on her doorstep in a heartbeat.

I trust Diane more than someone with Joe as an alias.

The original point of this piece is that if Jim is in fact gay as so many of his acquaintences claim, he’s a hypocrite.

I do want to point out, there’s been another outing recently: The utlra-right wing mayor of Spokane was outed this week. He’s voted against a ton of stuff that would help us poor lil’ fags.

Anyway, I would encourage anyone who’d like to stop by any one of a multitude of gay chat rooms. There, you’ll find all sorts of “not gay” married guys with “beautiful two year old daughters” and “one on the way” who are looking to hook up and get off with another guy.

People, get this straight (no pun intended) sexuality is way too big to fit inside our little heads. There are all sorts of people out there, married or not.

I could have easily been one of those married “not gay” guys, but I chose to be honest with myself and not hurt a good lady.

What I’m getting at is this: Just because someone is married, doesn’t mean that they wouldn’t step out on their marriage and take it up the ass by a guy. It happens every day. It’s happening right now.

Vokal has been VERY clumsy with his liaisons.

This, however, is not so strange. Some people feel the need to create a good thing, then ruin it. Anyone with a psych degree can easily identify this type of behavior. It’s a kind of self-destruct behavior, and you’ll find it in many people in all different walks of life.

No one can answer the question of the hour “Is Jim Vokal Gay?” except Mr. Vokal himself.

HOWEVER, there are enough people in this very (VERY) small little town who’ve engaged in gay sex with Mr. Vokal to make one wonder.

No, one doesn’t have to be gay to have gay sex, but it helps.

Ever heard that saying, “He who screams the loudest.” Well, some of these guys who so adamantly defend Vokal…it makes me wonder just how well they know him.

P.S. As for the Democratic Party accepting people: it’s true, we do accept and tolerate. However, I think if Mr. Vokal would be true to himself, he’d find a warmer reception from those of us who’ve lived through hypocrisy and hated it.

Hahahahaha.

New Rule: You can’t call City Councilpersons “great politicians.”

I’m going to pee my pants cuz I’m laughing so hard!!!