Talk:Bill Walker (American politician)

Clarification/reality check

Walker was not popularly elected as mayor of Valdez, but rather elected by the city council. The City of Valdez is administered by a manager, meaning that this was strictly a ceremonial position. Walker has admitted such himself, while acting as if people shouldn't be bothered by such details. In other words, he's bought into the same mentality as everyone else that all he needs to do is throw out "mayor", and that we're supposed to take "mayor" at face value and get all wet and gooey inside from hearing the word and not dig any deeper. Additionally, like with Scott McAdams in Sitka, Walker doesn't exactly rank very high within the context of notable mayors. He served during the same era as Walt Day, George Gilson, John Kelsey and Steve McAlpine. That's just one particular era; Valdez has also had such notables as Tony Dimond, John Devens and John Harris serve as mayor. It may be necessary for you to look beyond current headlines and other media hype to understand what I'm saying here. RadioKAOS / Talk to me, Billy / Transmissions 04:35, 5 September 2014 (UTC)

Thank you for that information. I was not aware of that. (Does that mean Sarah Palin wasn't voted mayor of Wasilla by the citizens but by the city council too?) There's a lot about Alaska politics I don't know, and I tried to go by reliable sources as best I could, though they can often be wrong. Any more info on that would be great. – Muboshgu (talk) 19:39, 16 September 2014 (UTC)

"Wet and gooey inside"? Seriously? RadioKaos, you might have made this distinction without being snarky about it. One of several comments in your post that are such. Your larger point is valid here, but be welcoming, and polite. Thanks!Juneau Mike (talk) 17:04, 17 August 2015 (UTC)

TBH I didn't even see that phrase in the mound of text. At least I don't think I did, or I probably would've replied differently. – Muboshgu (talk) 17:11, 17 August 2015 (UTC)

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We may have to keep an eye on Bill Walker (American politician), as there's an editor arguing that Walker is the 13th governor. The individual keeps removing the numbering :) GoodDay (talk) 02:25, 5 December 2016 (UTC)

30 missing years

Did really nothing of note happen to this man between 1980 and 2010? --Golbez (talk) 22:55, 9 January 2017 (UTC)

• He was working as a lawyer.[1] It should be stated more explicitly. – Muboshgu (talk) 23:05, 9 January 2017 (UTC)

A lawyer with emphasis on municipal law. That's the key, particularly the passage contained in the above source which states "The firm is a general practice with emphasis in oil and gas and municipal law. Bill represents many Alaskan municipalities as well as serving as general counsel to the Alaska Gasline Port Authority". AGPA is central to his years of behind-the-scenes political activity prior to 2010. Sorry if you've decided that it's not worth mentioning, perhaps it really isn't if it hasn't resulted in anything actually being built. It's really more a case of AGPA pre-existing Wikipedia and therefore not dominating today's headlines like most of the garbage that gets dumped around here these days. It does explain his association with Jim Whitaker and what appears to be a quixotic effort to push a gas pipeline. I say "quixotic" because of the unfavorable economic factors and the fact that we heard "the gas pipeline is coming any day now" back when I was in elementary school in the 1970s. RadioKAOS / Talk to me, Billy / Transmissions 00:28, 18 January 2017 (UTC)

@RadioKAOS: Are you talking to me, with "Sorry if you've decided that it's not worth mentioning"? Because that's the exact opposite of what I said. – Muboshgu (talk) 00:43, 18 January 2017 (UTC)

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Needs updating

Folks, this article seriously needs updating with regard to the 2018 election. There is no mention of Walker's original plan to seek re-election, that he and Mallott were planning to run again as an independent ticket, or even the general-election result, with Mike Dunleavy winning election as Walker's successor. Rontrigger (talk) 19:42, 23 April 2020 (UTC)