Talk:Don Atchison

I think it's fair to mention that Don Atchison is a member of the Freemasons. This is relevant because of the widely documented agenda of the Freemasons which influences the decisions of politicians who are members of that fraternity. I know that he's a Freemason because when I was seventeen a friend of mine tried to initiate me into a club called DeMolay which is a Masonic youth group that feeds its senior members into the Freemasons. When my friend tried to initiate me, he took me to Don Atchison's suit store where Don Atchison gave me a speech about the benefits of joining DeMolay, and then he talked about some of the benefits of possibly becoming a Mason, and he mentioned some famous Masons through history. This woke me up to the fact that elitist businessmen use this fraternity as a forum to scratch each-other's backs, and I realized that the trait which made my friend want me to be a member was my self-servingness, my ego, and my willingness to step on other people for personal benefit ... those were all traits which I had when I was that age, and they are traits which I now despise, but I've learned that Masons recruit and reward people who have those traits, and they cultishly brainwash their members to believe that those negative traits are "virtue". And their members often get placed into positions of political power in order to do the Masonic agenda called the "Great Work of Ages" which is a plan to create a global government that's ruled by the European Aristocracy. While studying this topic, I've heard many anecdotes about members of city counsels gathering in Masonic lodges to predetermine the outcomes of votes. Long story short: These people are elected to represent the people, but they're voting in accordance with an agenda that comes directly from the Queen of England. We need to elect people who will vote in accordance with the wants and needs of the people in their constituencies; and for that reason, we must not elect politicians who are members of any secretive "elite rich white guy" fraternity such as the Freemasons. And I know with 100% accuracy that Don Atchison is a member of that club -- him and other city counselmembers meet every second monday at the Masonic lodge on the east side of town where they predetermine the outcomes of debates and votes. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.76.50.64 (talk) 01:29, 27 August 2009 (UTC)

Hey gang, just a note to explain my editing. As the seal on this page says, unsourced or poorly sourced material should be removed, and that's what I did toward the end of the article. I removed the following: "At a recent electoral debate, Atchinson's views on racial and sexual equality were raised. Over his three years as mayor, his controversial decision to fire city police chief Russell Sabo, who was widely perceived as 'Aboriginal-friendly'^{[citation needed]}, and instated himself as the police commissioner".

First of all, as a sentence, it simply doesn't make sense, particularly the sentence starting with "Over three years..." it starts a thought and never finishes it, and is sloppy writing. Also this "fact" is unsourced, and very much opinion. Until someone has verifiable documentation backing up these claims, they don't belong here.

Thanks, Aylwinatrix, Feb 4, 07

Agreed. There has been a lot of ad hominem attacks surrounding Don Atchison lately (especially the poster during the last election). I think, for that reason, that this article should be treated with due scepticism. --bladebot 20:33, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

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It's obvious that the last few edits, as well as ones in the past, have been written in a way to cast Atchison in a negative light. It's written as if he is personally responsible for the rising crime rate, burgeoning public debt and cost overruns at River Landing. This whole article needs a rewrite to be more balanced. --Drm310 (talk) 15:30, 14 September 2009 (UTC)

The article in its current form sounds like a propaganda piece for Don Atchison. I admit that some of the earlier versions of the article were unfairly negative about Atchison's time as mayor, but it has swung too far to the other side now. --Ishmael N. Daro 20:25, 13 October 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ishmaeldaro (talk • contribs)