CP will be reviewing the web-sites of the various mayoral candidates, and maybe even their Facebook or Myspace sites. Keep in mind that web-sites are useful not only for content, but also for contextual information. They tell us, for example, how organized and methodical are the candidates, and how comfortable they are with communication technologies. They show us about their attention to detail and clarity. We must not forget how Obama's campaign was so effective in so many areas versus that of McCain's campaign and how the winner used technology as had never been used before. Today we take a look at the site for Wayne Taylor. It is but one page with a photograph, which I think is rather remarkable in that it frames him with a large cross and an American flag. It reminds me of Mike Huckabee's technique of zooming in on the window frame to show a large cross behind him. Okay, here we go (my notes in ALL CAPS BOLD):
Wayne Taylor
For Mayor
“One Annapolis”
(CP ASKS: WHERE DID WE HEAR THIS "ONE" THING BEFORE?)
Wayne's Five Points of Life
(CP ASKS: FIVE POINTS OF LIFE? SOUNDS LIKE A THOUSAND POINTS OF LIGHT)
Education –Regarding our schools cluster there will be a continued working relationship with the Mayor’s Commission on Education (this commission is the result of legislation written by me during my term as Alderman) and the Anne Arundel County Public Schools Office of Equity Assurance and Human Relations to promote continued wholesome breakthroughs for all of the students in the Annapolis cluster. (WOW THAT WAS A WEIRD SENTENCE--STARTING WITH "REGARDING" ....SCHOOLS NEEDS AN APOSTROPHE as in SCHOOL'S ...PROMOTE CONTINUED WHOLESOME BREAKTHROUGHS SOUNDS LIKE AN AD FOR BREAD OR A BREAKFAST CEREAL...ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE SCHOOL'S OFFICE OF EQUITY ASSURANCE OFFICE IS SUSPECT IN MY BOOK..WHAT HAS THIS RELATIONSHIP PRODUCED OTHER THAN MEETINGS?) Civic education is where the Annapolis city government empowers the non-profits, which are grant participants, help our citizens navigate thru issues which keeps them raising there economic levels. (ANOTHER WEIRD SENTENCE....BUT "THRU"?? I BELIEVE HE MEANT "THEIR" ECONOMIC LEVELS)
Crime-We must develop a civic education approach to crime. Since most crime occurs in or around our pubic housing neighborhoods, we must first evaluate the issue that holds these families in the bondage, thru collaborative resources bring them up to the playing field. Followed by police cameras and action. (DID YOU CATCH THAT "THRU" AGAIN? BUT THE BIG TYPO IS THE BEST ONE OF ALL---PUBIC HOUSING!!! I LOVE IT...DID YOU CATCH THAT ONE? WHAT DOES A "PLAYING FIELD" HAVE TO DO WITH CRIME? WAS THAT LAST SENTENCE A COMPLETE SENTENCE?)
Transportation- Over three years ago envisioning (DO YOU MEAN Envisioning WITH A CAPITAL E?" IT WAS LAST YEAR AS I RECALL) Annapolis and other groups have to meet (OVER THREE YEARS AGO....HAVE TO MEET?) to compile information concerning the insufficient of transportation in Annapolis. (THE INSUFFICIENT WHAT OF TRANSPORTATION??) We must first move those ideas on paper to conceptual plan, and then begin to approach our friends on the federal and state level for realistic assistance to mov
e these from thoughts to reality. (ASIDE FROM THE FACT THAT THE LAYOUT WAS NOT EVEN CHECKED, WHAT DOES THAT SENTENCE REALLY MEAN?)
Infrastructure- We have critical situation regarding our water and sewage pipes running under our city. (WE HAVE CRITICAL SITUATION?) Some of these pipes are very old and need replacement. They create traffic detours and traffic backups at the most unavoidable times. There must be a plan over the next 5 to 10 years to replace this system in a affordable manner. (I'VE GOT NEWS, THERE IS NO WAY TO DO THIS "AFFORDABLY"...BUT I AM GLAD YOU BROUGHT IT UP...DID YOU WORK ON THIS WHILE YOU WERE AN ALDERMAN?)
Environment-We will approach this issue on many fronts. Educating communities to ways they effect the continued deterioration the Chesapeake Bay, develop job training collaborations regarding storm water runoff projects both in communities and arteries leading into the Bay. (THIS SENTENCE IS SO BAD I AM NOT SURE WHERE TO BEGIN....BUT...THE WORD IS "AFFECT" AND NOT "EFFECT" AND I BELIEVE YOU MEANT TRIBUTARIES AND NOT ARTERIES) The most important thing is to bring innovative energy solution tools to be used in the city government building. You can also encourage their use in private buildings as well so everyone can be on the same page to have a green energy saving plan. (WELL, I THINK THE CANDIDATE NEEDS TO GET THIS PAGE ON THE SAME PAGE....)
What I'd like to know is what did the candidate do about any of these issues during his brief tenure as an alderman? It seems that Mr. Taylor is quite enamored with the idea that education can address and solve most of our social problems and he refers to education frequently. While I applaud that in concept, I am wondering if that means more spending, more taxation, more government involvement and programs or what does it mean? Remember that the mayor is limited in school involvement. And finally, doesn't education normally begin with the "three R's" as in reading, 'riting and 'rithmatic? Perhaps the good candidate would do well to set an example and use proper English on his web-site... and then we'll talk about education.
You can see it all here: waynetaylor.us/ .
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5 Comments:
I've been reading your blog since December of 2008, and it's pretty interesting. I like it!
However, you misspelled "word". It's a typo, but if you're going to be critical of someone's grammar, spelling and (terrible) sentence structure, then you should be on the ball with your own comments! :)
--Jeanna, Gambrills
Well Jeanna....I shall bend my rules on not publishing anonymous letters since you have caught me...good for you. Actually I put t in their so an alert reader would fine it. NOT! Thanks for brining this to my attention. I shall correct it...as soon as I beat my editorial assistant into submission for that inexcusable error....The truly deplorable thing is that Mr. Taylor has not yet corrected his web-site.
how bout dem typos??
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