I think we should all be on the lookout for another HATE mailer from THE SAN DIEGO VOTER EDUCATION PROJECT.
After all if their smear campagn helped Todd Gloria they will propably try the same tactic for Toni Atkins.

There she goes again! Still locked up in that Manichean logic that casts local politicians into good or evil caricatures, Nicole? Can't we like both Toni and Stephen? Can't you report on Stephen without some gratuitous jabs? Maybe time for some cathartic self-scrutiny?

Nicole -- once again misleading to the point of absurdity.

Based on what I found on Facebook, the guy who created the draft Whitburn Facebook page was a Todd Gloria supporter who is not even a member of the LGBT community.

I wouldn't be surprised if Nicole wasn't behind it in order to be able to attack Whitburn yet again.

I have to question? Who pays for all Nicole's travel? Just exactly where from does all of that money come? The he/she lists 9 cities in this article as he brags about his travel itinerary. Even with bargain air fare shopping that would be well over $2000 worth of plane tickets, not to mention at least over another $1000 of hotel rooms and then there is rental cars, food, booze, boys, etc., whatever. What is the income source for these travel expenses? Who employs the he/she to run it's mouth all over the USA on behalf of the SD gay community? What does he/she do for a living to support itself if it is gainfully employed? I fear all of these travel costs come out of the very coffers he/she is constantly trying to impress everyone that he/she is working to fill. It seems to me he/she is having his/her cake and eating it too! Could several more youth come off of the cold hard streets with this travel money? Could another addict or two be entered into a treatment recovery program? Could needed physical improvements be made to The Center facility? Like I said, I have to question.

Poor Nicole, bitching again. You are not a credit to the gay and lesbian community. Do you think they will name a street after you when you die? I dont think so.

If it wasnt for Bob, Tom and Bruce you would be living on the streets like you did when you were a prostitute.

Todd Gloria is such a nelly individual. I am surprised that the gay community voted him as their city council person. And Carl de Maio who represents the Fifth District thinks he is going to change City Hall and get rid of all the unions. Not in our lifetime.

ANOTHER USELESS ARTICLE BY A USELESS INDIVIDUAL.

By now, everyone should know not to listen to this drivel, support her/its causes and to boycott anything she/it mentions.

Do the right thing. BOYCOTT NICOLE AND EVERYTHING IT STANDS FOR!

Dane is right! Nicole (the he/she - I love that part) has been screwing everyone in the SD gay community for decades and most notabily has duped publisher Michael Portantino into bastardizing his publication by printing all the biased, journalistic, bullshit garbage. This he/she brings new definition to the fag term "Queen"! Queen of what? Ruler of who? In its mind only!

Good lord, Nicole needs to get over herself. Todd Gloria being a "person of color" should not have been a factor in her supporting him over Mr. Whitburn. What the hell is a person of color anyway? Does that mean that Stephen is a person without a skin color? Is Nicole a racist? Why can't she stick to the issues when endorsing someone over someone else? Todd Gloria is nothing but a run of the mill, super ambitious, calculating politician. I am not naive about politics, and hope Todd does well, but Nicole, THE ELECTION IS OVER! Todd won, let's get on with things! Toni Atkins was one of the major players in driving our great city into the mess it's in now. Why should we trust her to help run the state?

Just what qualifies Toni Atkins for State Assembly? The great job she did on the city council? For the gay community? What great job?

Oh, let's see. She refused (along with lesbian District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis) to march in the Pride Parade unless parade volunteers who had been exposed as sex offenders by a notorious homophobe were dismissed in disgrace.

Of course, she didn't demand that straight events with volunteers also root out any sex offenders.

Then there was the closing of the 2200 Club. Not a peep of protest from Toni about that blatant act of discrimination against a gay establishment while equally unsavory straight establishments (bookstores) were allowed to stay open.

Then we have the city's finances and crumbling infrastructure -- a disaster. What did she do to improve that situation? Very little that I can see.

Two years ago, Hillcrest was so filled with crime and litter -- with the city and its politicians (including Toni) ignoring the situation -- that locals got together and formed a town council in order to do the things Toni wouldn't do.

What I really wonder about, though, is Toni's ability to deal with state-wide issues. Has she ever even thought about them?

Our state is going bankrupt, and just sending the same types of politicians (who are all part of the same "machine" -- in this case Kehoe-Atkins-Gloria) to Sacramento over and over again isn't going to improve things.

1,000 dollar plate dinner? That is exactly why I am hoping Stephen runs for state assembly. Toni hasn't said a peep about what she stands for and what she wants to bring to the table other than implying that she deserves the seat since she has been a city councilmember for 8 of the worst years that San Diego has gone through. Politicians feel entitled to moving up in SD politics. Enough is enough. If I have to pay 1,000 to rub shoulders with Toni and just simply call Stephen to share my feelings then I think Stephen is the best candidate.

Regardless of Toni's opponent, she's going to face scrutiny until she explains why she charged taxpayers $800,000 for legal expenses associated with the SEC investigation when Jim Madaffer charged practically nothing. Toni told the GLT two years ago she couldn't say anything until the SEC completed its work. It has.

Well Nic, you've opened up another can of worms. Judging from the response the citizenry still has a lot of questions, and there is unrest in the trenches. I don't believe it will go away by election day. We are not finished cleaning house.

I think it is a great new progressive world that we live in when we can have two fully capable queer politicians running for office and focus on their functionality not their sexuality. I think this directly speaks to what people like MLK and Milk were fighting for - content of character. While I won't support a candidate until I've heard what they both have to say I am excited by the prospect of yet again (a la Clinton and Obama) have two great people to chose between.

I have been traveling all over the world but I NEVER miss Nicole's column OR the Comments (via the website). It produces more drama than the Bangkok riots or the fires in Australia. Nicoles ability to get the communities attention and incite reaction has no parallel. Keep it up!

Aside from all this most folks forget the many good things Nicole has intiated and supported. There are always two sides to the coin folks.

Same old same old. Same old tired people in the article. It would seem that Nicold 15 minutes have been up for about 20 years. Will someone stop resetting the clock on her "fame"

People in our community need leadership and Nicold is not it!

To Seadawg:

Yes, there are two sides to every coin:

On one side there is the truth

On the other is the mis-truths spouted by Nicole!

She/it has done more harm than good and everyone has now realized this. Those who haven't, please continue to live with your head in the sand!