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Video Special: Recallers Fear Voter Apathy

By   /   January 5, 2011  /   10 Comments

Worried that voter apathy works in Omaha Mayor Jim Suttle’s favor, the folks leading the charge to recall Suttle are urging their backers not to take the January 25 election for granted.

According to Dave Nabity, despite a successful petition drive, “The recall is not a done deal.” Nabity, who is one of the Mayor’s harshest critics, goes on (see video below) to tell Nebraska Watchdog, “The Mayor’s groups will be heavily organized…to get their people to the polls.”

During a wide ranging news conference today (Wednesday) the spokesman for the Mayor Suttle Recall Committee, Jeremy Aspen, touted a get out the vote operation that will include phone banks and some commercials. But asked by Nebraska Watchdog if the recallers had enough money to pump out TV ads, Aspen said “television ads are extremely expensive, we’re not putting any together at the moment.” A few minutes later businessman Bart Bonn, who has already donated at least $25,000 to the recall, told Nebraska Watchdog, “There will be radio and TV…if I have to pay for it myself.”

Other items raised at the news conference included Nabity’s future political plans (he’s not commenting), a controversial state labor court ruling that Suttle says will cost taxpayers millions, and a two month old family feud within the recall committee that the organization is now downplaying.

Reported by Joe Jordan, joe@nebraskawatchdog.org

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Joe Jordan

  • Recall is a Joke

    It’s fitting that they’re all gathered in front of a photo of Johnny Carson. This recall is a joke.

  • http://www.golfatindiancreek.com/leagues/leagues-details/?id=19 Ricky

    Can anybody tell me how the failed politician Dave Nabity got any credibility on anything?

    Why in the world, except that they got 300,000 dollars together to buy signatures, should Omahan’s pay any attention to this group?

    And, is that Mike Simmonds in the background? He has been eating too many of his Burger King hamburgers.

    Don’t spend your money at Burger King, LaCasa on Leavenworth, or Wheatfields.

    I don’t. Any more.

    ricky from omaha

  • Concerned about truth

    Well Ricky, I think it is because he is so concerned with the welfare of all the little people! He and his private millionaires club want to rule the city because he is one of us!!! Don’t you have 3 friends that have $200,000.00 lying around to fund a recall? And then fund a second private recall commission when the existing one doesn’t bend to your every demand? Anyone that is being sued by a church is obviously of fine moral character and should be taken at his word!

  • Jeffrey

    Ricky I will.

    Sorry you are so against the American system playing out here and speaking against Americans themselves.

    You should have stuck to the issue. The potilician Jim Suttle and hie lies.

    His taxes, his spending, his conduct in office and on the campagin trail.

    Each issue anyone has raised was acceptable but you go an attack people.

    Go figure.

    And all the other resturants agaist the resturant tax also. And I will be behind the MECA board that tried to get the Mayor to stop this resturant tax with there deal reported by watchdog.

    Also all of those who are against the tax of people who do not live in Omaha and work here are you against them?

  • Nebrichiganian

    this video seems to be edited heavily… are the meanings of some of these quotes changed by hearing them in context? Watchdog would you be willing to post an unedited version of this interview and link to it on this page? I looked on your YouTube channel but wasn’t able to find one…

  • OFD & Proud

    I and a whole bunch of friends will be voting and it will be to retain OUR ELECTED MAYOR in office and not let the Republicdummies in.

  • NE Voter

    Say, Joe, isn’t that the same Bart Bonn who resigned in disgrace from the Sarpy County Board back in 1999 or so after he plead no contest, and was subsequently convicted, on a charge of soliciting prosititution? I thought so.

    Quite a crew, these recallers.

  • Sara

    I can’t wait to vote for a recall. We need real leadership. I don’t mind paying higher taxes if the city is run well, but it isn’t. I don’t need two more years of tax increases, with no visible benefit. We need a mayor who actually has the tax payers best interest at heart now.

  • PBL

    Well said Sara.

    To OFD & Proud; You have to live in the City to vote. Do you even have any friends? With your bullying attitude I’d be surprised.

  • angela

    What an idiot, the guy owns a tanning salon, what does that tell you. Stay out of politics you moron.Go raise the price on fake tans to offset your bug loss from the mayors decisions to raise a few taxes. I bet you could raise the fake nail tax too.