Former Dearborn mayoral candidate Tom Russell, a long-time reader and sometimes commentator on Deepsaidwhat.com, sent us a note the other day letting us know that he was endorsing Mayor John B. O’Reilly, Jr. for re-election.

While Russell admits his endorsement might not be “particularly newsworthy” (and we’d agree), he does point out that the 82 votes he received campaigning in his fuzzy yellow bathrobe was 19 more than current Mayoral candidate Michael J. Prus when the two ran in the last election.

He also wanted to set the record straight that he was not “picking my nose” in the front page photograph in the Dearborn Press & Guide that has run several times in the last month. Russell says he was “just thinking”.

We’re not sure about that part Tom, but we will take your word on it.

Here is some of what Russell had to say about the photograph and his O’Reilly endorsement:

“There’s been a picture printed on the front page of the Dearborn Press and Guide a couple of times in the last month or so from the last election, featuring Mayor Jack O’Reilly, challenger Michael Prus, and some doofus on the end who looks like he might be picking his nose. I am that doofus. (No, I’m not picking my nose. Just thinking.)

A number of people have recognized me from the photo, and asked if I was running again. No, I’m not, but I think more people have asked me about my candidacy in the last month than ever asked me when I was actually running. And part of that is because I really ran as a lark, with full knowledge that my chances of winning were next to nil. I just tried to have fun with it, which is why I did a video comparing municipal financing to the arcade game BurgerTime, and why I campaigned wearing a fuzzy yellow bathrobe.”

For the rest of the Russell article, click HERE.

And for Russell’s video comparing municipal financing to the arcade game BurgerTime, click HERE.

Vote Tuesday!

With the election just one day away, just how important is receiving an endorsement from the local paper, fire department and even the mayor going to be for the 14 candidates running for Dearborn City Council?

We will all find out in less than 48 hours. But until then, we thought it would be interesting to list which candidates got the stamp of approval from these various organizations.

Let’s start with the Dearborn Press & Guide. The paper went with a mixture of incumbents and new challengers, selecting a total of eight candidates for the seven open seats. On the new faces side, the paper endorsed David Bazzy, a former Dearborn Charter Commissioner, Sharon Dulmage, who served 22 years on the Dearborn school board, and Brian C. O’Donnell, a healthcare sales executive.

On the incumbent side, the paper chose Robert Abraham, George Darany, Suzanne Sareini, Mark Shooshanian and Tom Talfelski.

The Dearborn Fire Fighters Association, Local 412, in a front page ad in Sunday’s Dearborn Press & Guide, choose the following council candidates: Tom Tafelski, Nancy Hubbard, George Darany, Suzanne Sareini, Mark Shooshinian, Brian O’Donnell and David Bazzy.

Dearborn Mayor John B. O’Reilly, Jr., in a flyer mailed to voters, said “of the fine candidates running for City Council, there are 5 who I believe have consistently put Dearborn’s interests first.”

Four on the mayor’s list are incumbents and include, Nancy Hubbard, Mark Shooshanian, Suzanne Sareini, Robert Abraham. The only challenger who made his list was David Bazzy.

Finally, a group calling themselves “Citizens Allied for Truth”, put out a flyer that endorses five candidates: George Darany, Sharon Dulmage, Patrick Ambrosio, Tom Tafelski and Doug Thomas. We aren’t sure who is behind the mailer but if anyone does, please post it here.

Please get out and vote on Tuesday. Polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m.