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March 2010
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I am an Ultra-Conservative, Alpha-Male, True Authentic Leader, Type "C" Personality, who is very active in my community; whether it is donating time, clothes or money for Project Concern or going to Common Council meetings and voicing my opinions. As a blogger, I intend to provide a different viewpoint "The way I see it!" on various world, national and local issues with a few helpful tips & tidbits sprinkled in.
Mayoral Debate Format If I was Doing It
If I would be in charge of designing and moderating the Cudahy Mayoral Debate, this is how I would do it.
This is based on 3 candidates running prior to the Primary election. This will give the voters a unique opportunity to pose questions to the candidates before going to the polls.
This debate promises to be unlike any that
Candidates will not see the questions in advance. Only the main topic will be known!
The two and a half hours (2.5 hours) forum will come in three rounds.
Sitting order for the candidates will be picked out of a hat in front of the audience that day. The candidate on the audience’s left side will be number one and will start first. Left to right.
Each candidate will get a chance to answer the same question and once the candidates have finished answering the question, each candidate will get a thirty-second rebuttal. Again, starting with candidate number 1. Left to right.
Candidates do not need to use up all of the allotted time if they choose not to or if the question’s answer doesn’t warrant it.
As the moderator, if I feel the “Candidate” is refusing to answer questions, rambling answers, heated exchanges or they are vague in their answers, I will stop them and they loose their turn including the rebuttal time!
Prior to the start of the rounds, each candidate will be given two minutes for opening statements.
Total time (2 minutes x 3 candidates) = 6 minutes
Each candidate will be given one-minute answers for each question, thirty-second rebuttals to follow once each candidate has a chance to answer the question.
Round One (approximately 45mins): It consists of questions three (3) questions from the moderator and two (2) questions from each of the three (3) panelists.
(Panelists will consist of a Cudahy Business Owner, a Cudahy Homeowner, and a Cudahy Renter)
Total time (3 questions x 3 candidates x 1.50 answer time) + (2 questions x 3 panelists x 3 candidates x 1.50 answer time)
(13.5 mins + 27 mins) = 40.5 minutes for 9 questions
Round Two (approximately 45mins): It consists of Audience directly posing questions to candidates and questions from email. The floor will be open to the public take non-preselected questions from audience members.
Please allow only the
In total about 10 questions, 6 from the audience members and 4 from emailed questions.
Again, starting with candidate number 1. Left to right.
(10 questions x 3 candidates x 1.50 answer time) = 45 minutes
Round Three (approximately 45mins): This will be the high point of the forum when the candidates will be allowed a “crossfire round,” providing them confrontations via the face-to-face opportunity to ask another candidate a question and then be allowed a rebuttal.
Again, starting with candidate number 1. Left to right.
At the end, each candidate will be given a two-minute closing statement/final thought.
Total time (2 minutes x 3 candidates) = 6 minutes
Before the audience leaves they will fill out a survey card not only declaring the winner in the eye’s of the audience, but the will rank them top to bottom.
Survey cards will have the Candidate’s names in descending alphabetical order (A – Z) by last name.
Survey cards will look something like this:
Candidate Key Code
A = Tony Day
B = Kevin Fech
C = Ryan McCue
Please place the corresponding letter A-C for each of the three questions
Which candidate finished first and won the debate? ___
Which candidate finished seconded in the debate? ___
Which candidate finished last in the debate and should go home? ___
Mayoral debate showcases candidates’ differing views.
We’re putting them on the spot and seeing them on their feet. That’s not something voters get to see very often. This debate gives voters something completely different from the campaign flyers to go on!
Now's your chance to help shape the debate -- tell me what topics we should take on.
This is more than just a debate, it’s a public event. That’s right! Anyone can come and be a part of the action.
Randy,
Very good format, but you forgot to include that the event would should be taped and put on the Internet for people to (re)view.
#1 topic that interests me is how to make Cudahy prosperous - lay out an actual plan of action not a list of buzz words.
Clearly you should be put in charge of a mayoral debate, since you'd obviously be fair and unbiased.
LOL
I dont see anything unfair about the debate format. As usual I plead, please list what you think is unfair about the format.
I think MrZippy would have said the Constitutional Congress was unfair and biased if he was a blogger back then. A person can be fair even if he/she has an opinion. I may not agree with everything Randy says, but I do believe he is fair. The problem is that people who disagree with him have no reasons on the other side. You can look back at my first response to a blog Randy did on how good the IQ Chinese restaurant (this is when I first began to read his blog). If you disagree, you lay out the reasons for disagreement - not make shrill comments.
I know you have it in you MrZippy - come on be the voice of the lefty city administration so that there can be real discussions instead of name calling. I see an entire show on the horizon - The Zack&Randy No Cheese Show!
Zippy13 what does that name say. 13 seconds
You are such a self-righteous ignorant person.
If you could read instead of skimming, just a post before Randy said he is biased and if the mayor could overlook that. As it is Randy would only be reading the questions and if they drift or don’t answer the question gong them out.
Maybe if your attention span was the normal amount, you might be a halfway decent person.
Jt is right how about you display some of your own work instead of just using others or just disagreeing because Randy is on the other side. Looks much like hating Bush, but no answers other than hate Bush. It gets old!
If you'd like to read what I've written, feel free. Unlike Randy, I don't blog on the CudahyNOW site, but you're always welcome to stop by my blog.
http://www.bloggingblue.com
Oh and Tozz, why would I want to be the voice for the Cudahy City administration? Just because Randy Hollenbeck spends his days tearing down Ryan McCue doesn't mean I want (or need) to spend my days defending McCue.
Matt. 7:1 "Do not judge, or you too will be judged."
Judge Not Lest Ye Be Judged!
and
Let He Who is Without Sin Cast the First Stone
Mrzippy13 was the one throwing stones and other namecalling in the beginning.
JT, Mrzippy13 started his attacks on Randy because MrZippy13 aka Zachary Wisniewski The ever changing Zach W. Z Dubbya, because Randy’s influence with the Walmart issue was eating Mrzippy13 up. He is a Walmart hater as well.
JT, you keep asking Mrzippy13 to standup and blog about the other side, but Mrzippy13 doesn’t know what his position is unless someone from the right gives their opinions first.
As Mr. Weber on WISN about Mrzippy13
You asked why Mrzippy13 doesn’t have his South Milwaukee blog, he didn’t like the comments others had so he packed up his toys and left the sandbox. Don’t forget it was election time for Mrzippy13 and he didn’t want people to read things about him, why do you think he keeps rotating and changing his name. So people cannot find things on him.
Oh and Mrzippy13 like you could defend Ryan McCue. That is the thing. You cannot so you let your smug elitist attitude of playground talk “Well I didn’t want to do it anyways” come on. What a person you are. Remember you left Cudahynow because you could not handle it. How is defending BHO doing? I looked at your bitter blog and it is just attack the right, never why people should support the left, just rip into the right. You don’t have an idea how to defend yourside so you don’t.
South1, don't let the facts get in the way of your diatribe. I left SouthMilwaukeeNOW because the blogging software was horrible and I ultimately didn't have the time to spend on another blog.
As for your comment that my blog is never about why people should support the left, that's ironic, considering you posted it on Randy Hollenbeck's blog. After all, he knows a thing or two about tearing down those who dare disagree with him.
Have a great day!
Zach what exactly does, “After all, he knows a thing or two about tearing down those who dare disagree with him” mean?
I only tear into someone if the tear into me first. South1 had it right when they said,
Matt. 7:1 "Do not judge, or you too will be judged."
Judge Not Lest Ye Be Judged!
and
Let He Who is Without Sin Cast the First Stone
I had no problem just debating the issues. It was you that could not hold to the issues.
Jtozz, Zach and I would not do anything together. I was going to do a Hannity & Colmes like blog with a more reasonable Democrat named Greg Kowalski. It didn’t materialize after he and Zach and their friends ganged up to attack me. They even accused me of sock puppeting without asking who else lives at my house like at the time my brother-in-law.
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