Austinist: Allen Demling is Running for City Council

Kerry Skemp

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 20:25:00 -0600

oh man, he owns a galaxie 500... he's got my vote right there

barbarosa

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 13:57:07 -0600

Austin needs more people riding bikes and growing beards.He's got my vote, action speaks louder than words.

Tarvin

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 11:09:40 -0600

I totally agree with him, however.

Tarvin

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 11:06:54 -0600

I love it when newcomers complain about what they've made Austin become.

DriverMike

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 09:47:37 -0600

Whats wrong with being a young idealistic crackpot with a sweet beard? At least the dude is younger then the dinosaurs and isn't in bed with developers. Save the Brohawk!

leggyblonde

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 09:26:34 -0600

"Allen Demling is a true Austin original...Allen has been living and working in Austin as a mechanical engineer for four years" ahahahahahahaha!!!

hoopla

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 08:31:31 -0600

Awesome, a person that is stepping forward to challenge a spot on a city council that seems to be slowly eroding the culture of Austin and of course you have the malevolent coup that quickly follows calling them "a crackpot." Condo anyone?

Benj

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 01:24:16 -0600

I think, with Leslie nd Jennifer Gale, we're a market where even novelty act outsiders need to put up or shut up-- provide hearty, realistic--dare i say it?-- policy-- otherwise they're dead in the water, beard or no.

LoudMouth

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 19:37:36 -0600

We need more crackpots on the city council.

LoudMouth

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 19:11:37 -0600

Ha ha ha ha ha! The crackpot laughs. Oh! The irony.

AsherBaruch

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 18:51:25 -0600

Barely coherent? I've read my post twice, and it still makes me giggle. Anyway, to break it down for you, calling someone a crackpot on a public forum leads the public to suggest that the pot may be calling the kettle black. That, and Brian Nelson has a very sturdy beard.

mdahmus

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 17:36:35 -0600

Asher, your complaint is barely coherent - but my best guess is that you're whining about how often I comment here - which is truly precious, given how few of the articles here I ever comment on. Don't ever change.

AsherBaruch

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 17:32:50 -0600

Mdahmus has his version of a crackpot, and I've got mine: a person who likes to yell and scream about any and every issue that somebody else has an opinion on while viewing a public, civic minded website/blog. You'd be even crackier, M1KE, if you are right now sitting in your basement with your pants down around your ankles, foaming at the mouth as you read this. I wish Demling luck. Although I've got my money on Brian Nelson winning the beard contest.

mdahmus

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 17:15:51 -0600

Demling is a crackpot - completely ignorant of the fact that the city council has only an indirect influence on transit, for one. Similar to the student council president who promises he'll get an extra recess period added to the day if you only vote for him...