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[Dob Bole]

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[Liberal Veteran]

1. Congratulations!

[mzteaze]

2. Awesome

and congrats!!

[fredamae]

3. Wow and Congrats! n/t

[Arkana]

4. Bob Dole likes your style.

Bob Dole likes the cut of your jib.

Bob Dole likes to hear Bob Dole say Bob Dole's name.

Bob Dole.

Bob Dole.

Bob Dole...

Bob Dolezzz.....zzzzzz.....zzzzzz...

[Dob Bole]

8. Haha...

You are one of the only people ever to remember the joke that my username comes from. Thanks!

[ProudProgressiveNow]

18. You know it,

I know it, Bob Dole knows it....

[reflection]

39. Not just him. I remember it well.

I had a buddy I used to call Dob Bole and he would call me "Lamar Alexander 2." That was a great skit.

Congratulations on your achievement!

[cyberswede]

88. I only wish Dob Bole were your real name...

That'd be a trip in your local news stories.

Congratulations!

[A HERETIC I AM]

35. You dropped your fuckin pencil

[Egalitarian Thug]

5. How cool. What town? n/t

[Odin2005]

47. Wow, population 103, I thought my hometown of 500 souls was tiny!

[Dob Bole]

59. Yeah, it is...

The seventh smallest in the state, I think.

[babylonsister]

57. Hearty congrats from this transplant to GA!

Last edited Tue Nov 20, 2012, 02:39 PM - Edit history (1)

You've accomplished near an impossible feat!

Where is XXXXXXXX close to? I know GA is huge; if I ever get around there, I'll look you up!

[d_r]

68. There are people out there

that will try to give him a hard time just because he posts here. They search for things like this, you might want to edit out the town name.

[babylonsister]

74. Done; thanks! nt

[Great Caesars Ghost]

81. was doing some "know your enemy" reading during my downtime.

Came across this on that motherfucking Cave. Thought you might need to know.....

http://www.conservativecave.com/index.php/topic,81001.0.html

[vduhr]

82. Well....

they prove themselves to be heartless bastards once again. I am always appalled at the right wingers hatred for EVERYTHING. Making fun of a disability - their cup of teabaggers.

[ornotna]

90. Pff

Bunch of fucking cowards, every last one of them.


Tip of the hat to Dob Bole, congratulations sir.

[Matariki]

106. ...

still easy to look at the edit history. I think you have to self-delete the post if you want to remove that info.

[Chiyo-chichi]

6. Congratulations and thanks for your work on the Carter speeches.

When I was in high school, I had a book of his speeches that was published while he was in office. I lost the book long ago and I've searched for it online, hoping to get another copy... but I can't find it. I don't even know the title. If you (or anyone reading this) have any clue of the title, please let me know. I loved the speeches in that book... and I'm a speechwriter today.

[Dob Bole]

12. They were published in "Public Papers of the President"...

Unfortunately, that whole collection (9 volumes for Carter) costs $720 today, thus the need for something...well, less than $720.

[Chiyo-chichi]

21. Glad you are doing it.

Your post got me thinking about that book again, and I think it might have been a hardcover copy of A Government as Good as its People, which contained speeches from his time as governor, speeches from his presidential campaign, and his inaugural address (but no other presidential speeches as it was published early in his term).

http://books.google.com/books?id=tU0CGcWUvsIC&printsec=frontcover&dq=jimmy+carter+speeches&hl=en&sa=X&ei=JpmrUMLbKumt0AG9x4D4Bw&ved=0CDMQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=jimmy%20carter%20speeches&f=false

In any case, I'm going to get a copy.

[MineralMan]

7. Congratulations, Mr. Mayor!

[vilify]

9. congratulations to you!

I'm from Ga also.

[backtoblue]

11. Congrats and make us proud!!!

You have a unique circumstance to make a difference in your community. I congratulate you and wish you the tools and the patience to make positive things come of this!

[Auntie Bush]

13. Nice to have a real Progressive in GA. Thanks Dob & CONGRATULATIONS!

Good luck in all you do in helping others get a fair shake in life.

[Historic NY]

14. Congratulations & good luck Mr. Mayor.

[mopinko]

15. that's awesome. wish you the best of luck.

that is extremely cool.

[Phentex]

16. Congratulations!

There ARE progressives in GA. Nice to see you step up to the job!

[AsahinaKimi]

17. Wonderful

Sugoi!! Omedetou gozaimasu!! Congratulations!

[peacebird]

19. Congrats!!!

[ProudProgressiveNow]

20. Congrats....

[Renew Deal]

22. Congrats!

And good luck!

[Kingofalldems]

23. Nice

[JNelson6563]

24. Rock on Mr. Mayor!

[meeshrox]

25. Congratulations!

I may have to come visit on my way through. I live in FL and go to the Smokies and Pine Mountain often (and love taking the long way)!

Your town is in good hands!

[lalalu]

26. Congratulations

The best to you and your town.

[demwing]

27. Congrats to you!

[bowens43]

28. Cool!!

infiltrating the deep south......

[randome]

29. That is cool!

Congratulations!

[eggplant]

30. Can you talk a little more about the two definitions?

Your observation was new to me, but it makes sense.

[Dob Bole]

58. "Suspicous people"

Sorry, I tried to post earlier and it didn't go through.

Basically, police are trained to look for "suspicous persons." The problem is that their definition often matches autistic people: they do not maintain eye contact (and therefore are not trustworthy), have odd posture, different accent, different-looking eyes, or frankly just look high sometimes.

A good example of this is what happened to Bob Dylan (widely thought to be autistic) a couple of years ago. He was arrested for just walking around, by a young cop who didn't know who Bob Dylan was, for looking suspicious and being in a mostly Latino neighborhood.

[eggplant]

99. This was what I expected. Thanks! n/t

[DirtyDawg]

31. I don't know...

...where you are brother, but this fellow Georgian wishes you well. There ain't many places in this state that would elect a DUer in the first place, and as soon as they realize what they've done, somebody - maybe the 'basketball goal' guy - will start trying to bring you down. So you're gonna need all the well-wishes you can get...and a lot more besides.

[xchrom]

32. ...

[yesphan]

33. That is excellent !

Congratulations !

[Sheepshank]

34. huge Congrats and how exciting.

I love that you are not resting on your laurels, that you have a plan of action as part of your legacy.

[cp]

36. Congratulations! We're proud

...that you stepped up to do the real work of democracy. Thank you.
I was elected to a rural town board a year and a half ago. People are much
more interested in their officials solving local problems and working together,
rather than labels. I think you'll do just fine.
Good on ya, DB!

[A HERETIC I AM]

37. Congratulations. Hope it pays well!

[DonRedwood]

38. I can't wait to tell my students who have autism!!

Fantastic news! Congratulations on your win!

You can private message me if you want a teacher's input about disability rights. We are doing something in my city that you might be interested in.

:0) Congrats on the fantastic news!

[thereismore]

40. Awesome!

[redwitch]

41. Congratulations!

My husband is Mayor of our village. It is an interesting job and a satisfying (sometimes frustrating) one.

[cosmicone]

42. Congratulations! n/t

[Jim__]

43. Congratulations!

[loyalkydem]

44. From a disabled person

I would like to help if I can.

[Odin2005]

45. This Aspie says congrats!!!

[Mass]

46. Congratulations.

[hfojvt]

48. heck, I did not know you were still around

Are you more autistic than I am?

I believe that I have Asperger's, but really on the spectrum am fairly close to "normal". Just not very sociable.

Congrats on "winning" though. Myself, I sorta got crushed like all the other Democrats in this county.

[judesedit]

49. Good luck to you. I am no historian, but if an opportunity comes up where I may be of help, I'm in.

I hope you will work for the good of the majority, equality, and non-violence. Thank you.

[Gregorian]

50. Yay! A real life DU'er in politics.

That gives me some real optimism. Because you are obviously HUMAN!

Good luck.

[WilliamPitt]

51. OUTSTANDING!!

[ewagner]

52. As a former Mayor....

and life-long local government wonk...

Congratulations to you...

and I offer some free advice (remember you're getting what you paid for it)

Remember...you have to protect the rights of everybody now...you're EVERYBODY'S MAYOR...even those with whom you do not agree.....

count to 10 before making any decision (okay..so I usually only make it to three)...

You will see and hear things that will tear your heart out....don't let those things steal your humanity...

You are a public servant...not a king...

Ask lots of questions...

Staff DOES have their own agenda...be skeptical.

Just a few thoughts.

[Hutzpa]

53. Well Done.

Good Luck with your new endeavors, I'm sure DU will support you throughout your tenure.

[riverbendviewgal]

54. any link about your win?

My adult son would be interested

Congratulations! !!

[marybourg]

56. I cannot conceive of a constitutionally legitimate statute or regulation which

contains the words "suspicious-looking person". Review the wording and and if it is as you say, get *independent* legal advice; if necessary, contact the ACLU.

[Brilly]

60. Congratulations!!!!

[northoftheborder]

61. congratulations and good luck!!!!!

[skeewee08]

62. Congratulations......

[calimary]

63. That's FABULOUS!!!

Congratulations! Slowly, we infiltrate and take over!

[treestar]

64. That is so cool!

[Tikki]

65. YAY and congratulations......

Making DU proud and working for the people.





Tikki

[renate]

66. congratulations!

That's a lot of groundbreaking for one person! Congratulations!

[blaze]

67. Exceptional!!!

Thank you so much for your public service!!!

[HopeHoops]

69. K&R - GOOD JOB!

[lumberjack_jeff]

70. Outstanding!

I'm the executive director of local chapter of a nationwide organization dedicated to the rights of people with developmental disabilities. This is awesome.

[panAmerican]

71. How wonderful that you have your constituents foremost in mind

Congratulations on your victory. It's not always our strengths that make us great, but our weaknesses that make us humble, and thoughtful towards others.

[CrazyOrangeCat]

72. Excellent! You're a brave man.

Bob Dole says ROCK ON!!

[reusrename]

73. Well done!

[WillyT]

75. Congratulations !!! - K & R !!!

[hrmjustin]

76. Congrats!

[sabrina 1]

77. Congratulations, that is awesome!

[msanthrope]

78. Congratulations, Mr. Mayor. nt

[opiate69]

79. Well done! May you serve with honor and distinction!

[Warpy]

80. Congratulations!

The toughest part of your job is going to be to figure out which asses to kiss and which ones to kick. I'm guessing you already know your limitations in that department, so find someone you can trust and take your cues from him or her.

Other than that, running the town is going to be a cakewalk for you.

[immoderate]

83. Salud!

--imm

[Dont call me Shirley]

84. Congratulations! You are a courageous being!

[rivegauche]

85. That is GREAT!! Congrats to you!

[rhett o rick]

86. Very good. nm

[LeftishBrit]

87. Congratulations!

[LeftofObama]

89. Congratulations!

Do we call you Mr. Mayor or Mr. Mayor-elect?

[tpsbmam]

91. How incredibly awesome! Good for you for taking on that responsibility!

Yeah, you'll need help along the way -- take it from someone whose father was a mayor for a while. Doesn't matter what the size of the town/city is, there are issues and problems you'll encounter that call for backup! As for disability issues, I have a fair amount of experience dealing with it on an individual basis and coming up against the powers that be and having to fight for disability rights. I'm personally disabled and, in my current community, have had to fight some battles having to do with physical access (which I've won....so far) and have more upcoming.

It's been my experience professionally (I worked with people with a wide variety of disabilities, often by enabling people to step up and fight necessary battles for their rights, sometimes with my assistance in the background) and personally that we encounter issues, such as the "suspicion" one you mentioned, just through living and enter into those pushes for disability rights as they arise in the course of our day-to-day lives.

Sometimes, it's simply a matter of awareness. I can't tell you the number of times I've approached it as a matter of educating people. Most people probably don't know and wouldn't think of the similarities between many persons with autism & "suspicious" behavior as you've described it. I'm aware of those qualities in autism but frankly, it wouldn't have occurred to me so it took you making the link to "educate" me. See? In some cases it'll be as simple as that. In others, you'll have to do more work and enlist help. There are many psychologists and other professionals who specialize in autism spectrum disorders -- it might help you to enlist the help of one or more of those experts to educate the local police and, should you feel incredibly ambitious (it would seem that challenges don't intimidate you).....homeland security! You'd be doing an amazing service.

Please PM me if you think I might be able to help in any way. And congratulations, Mr. Mayor!

[malaise]

92. Congrats

[Divine Discontent]

93. Congratulations! That is awesome! You're even younger than the 22 yr old in Dawson, GA?

http://www.walb.com/story/20035909/dawsons-new-mayor-elect-is-only-22?clienttype=printable

[upi402]

94. Grats

Many more!

[nadinbrzezinski]

95. Congrats, Mayor Dole

[aikoaiko]

96. Nicely done. Govern well.

[FreedomRain]

97. congrats

not going to be easy; definitely going to be worth it!

[mecherosegarden]

98. Congratulations!

[myrna minx]

100. Congratulations!

[eridani]

101. This is where all political action starts--at the local level

Can we maybe look forward to the first state senator with autism? Quite a breaktrhough. You'll find lots of geeky expertise here on all kinds of subjects.

[kestrel91316]

102. Congratulations and good luck to you, Mayor Bole!!

[karmaqueen]

103. WONDERFUL! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!

Thank You for caring about your town! Good Luck!!!

[madrchsod]

104. congrats

[AverageJoe90]

105. Well, congrats, DB.

(P.S., I have Attention Deficit Disorder myself, so I guess we're kinda in the same general boat. )

[Blue4Texas]

107. Congratulations! Way to go :)

[SariesNightly]

108. Congrats!

I am so happy for you!

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[LovingA2andMI]

109. Congrads Mr. Mayor!

Awesome job indeed fellow elected public servant!



I was elected Park Commissioner for my local community, officially after November 6th election. We had a primary in August were all Democrats ran against each other (i.e. -- its' fairly impossible for a Republican to get elected in my local community within the S.E. Michigan woods).

I won one of nine seats on the Parks Commission out of twelve candidates. So, in the November 6th election, candidates that won in August ran unopposed.

[Lady Freedom Returns]

110. YOU GO DUDE!!!!

And if you need any PR advice, just PM me. I will give it free of charge!

[xxqqqzme]

111. What happy news!