Talk:Virgil Bernero

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Controversy section

I've removed the Controversy section. All it contained was a failed effort to get a recall on the ballot. --Elliskev 16:44, 22 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

That the recall drive failed is irrelevant. It is definitely worth note that a recall effort was undertaken. --Criticalthinker (talk) 09:38, 11 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

But, the recall vote never happened. There weren't enough signatures to get it on the ballot. --Elliskev 12:25, 11 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed -- virtually every elected politician in the country, in every level of government, every single year, is subjected to an individual trying to raise signatures to oust them. That's part of the Democratic process. Only if a recall effort gets enough signatures to go on the ballot should it be considered newsworthy, and even then, in some cases so few signatures are needed to get on the ballot that certain elected officials have a recall effort placed on the ballot every single time anyway. Mentioning an effort to recall an elected official that doesn't even qualify to get to the ballot... well, that's the equivalent of saying "Politician X does not have a 100% approval rating". It would only be wiki-worthy if someone DID have a 100% approval rating. :) 98.209.53.204 (talk) 00:59, 26 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Neutrality

I question the neutrality of the "As Mayor" section. This reads like a campaign advertisement, and not an objective article. The sources include a vague press release and a CNN appearance with little or no evidence of his accomplishments as mayor.

I removed this section due to the fact it was added in by an IPaddress regeistered to a user in the government of Lansing, MI. Seems to be an obvious campaign speech.

This section was changed back, but I have reworded it slightly to sound more objective. Due to the coming election, I feel as though this article should be locked for revisions. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.247.173.158 (talk) 14:50, 3 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Name change

Shouldn't this article be renamed "Virg Bernero" instead of "Virgil Bernero"? Isn't this his real name? This would require a Move within Wikipedia of course. Alandeus (talk) 08:55, 5 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It should be at Virg Bernero, just like William Jefferson Clinton is at Bill Clinton. -Elliskev 02:57, 25 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]