Look, I can understand how frustrated you are. But leaving anonymous comments when I can trace your IP address probably isn't the smartest move you've made.
So, here's the deal. As much as I'm aware of the horrific inferiority complex that envelops you, causing you to have to lie about who and what you are, if you want to be posted on this blog that you believe to be so insignificant, you've got to leave your name at the bottom of those posts.
"Anonymous" simply won't do.
Cross posted at Jon Russell Watch.
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
So, is Vancouver now going to screw it's own people?
It had to be too good to be true.
Now, we will truly see the government the people deserve.
Now, we will truly see the government the people deserve.
Baseball is dead, but admissions tax may not be
Some city councilors may back eventually collecting it, using funds elsewhere
The Clark County Board of Commissioners killed a proposed 5 percent admissions tax for a baseball and multiuse stadium Tuesday. But that doesn’t mean the tax is off the table, at least within Vancouver’s city limits.Wednesday, November 30, 2011submit 0diggsdigg
A proposed 5 percent admissions tax for a baseball and multiuse stadium died Tuesday at the hands of the Clark County Board of Commissioners. But that doesn’t mean the tax is off the table, at least within Vancouver’s city limits.More like this
When Commissioner Marc Boldt — the swing vote in Tuesday’s decision against the tax — listed his reasons for not supporting it, he included the opposition of five of the seven Vancouver City councilors.
But several of those city councilors may not be against collecting the tax and using that money elsewhere, despite their distaste for using that money to build a baseball stadium at Clark College.
A county analysis showed Vancouver can raise $500,000 a year by taxing ticket sales on movie theaters and golf courses within city limits; that figure could be even higher if the city includes other entertainment venues. The county’s proposal did promise to divert $8.2 million from the countywide tax to the city over 20 years, but Councilor Bart Hansen said it still wasn’t enough.
“The admissions tax, in my opinion, needs to be used for core services,” Hansen said Wednesday.
Not that he’s proposing it right now. But, as the city crafts its 2013-
2014 budget next year, he said that money needs to be kept in mind.
“It’s a tool in the tool box,” Hansen said. “If we get to the very end of budget discussions and we’re looking at closing a fire station or we’re looking at laying off public safety employees, I will utilize this tax if necessary.”
Councilor Pat Campbell said last week that he felt much the same way — that the tax should be reserved for other emergency needs.
Campbell suggested it be used for basic maintenance of city roads, buildings and other properties. Bill Turlay, who won November’s election to replace Campbell, agreed.
“There are other things I think we could put that money toward, if we put it toward anything,” Turlay said.
But Councilor Jeanne Stewart said that for her, any admissions tax is a strong no in today’s economic climate.
“Pretty much, I’m just a ‘No’ on that, pretty well into the foreseeable future,” Stewart said. “I’m not interested in looking for and soliciting and imposing specialized taxes. People are really worried about how to pay their bills already.”
MORE idiocy from the democratian on losing the baseball scam?
You knew it had to happen... they start out by protecting Boldt and then hammer Mielke.
The hypocrisy of this rag is a stench that engulfs our entire community. They wanted all of US to be taxed, but not surprisingly, never once offered up THEIR despicable product for taxation to help pay for this crap pile.
And the rag is but one example of the tiny sector of people who would have made real money off this scam... in this case, in increased ad revenue; in the case of many others, the humongous profits from $6 hot dogs and the like... NONE of whom would have found THEIR revenue taxed to build this crap pile.
And the very idea that those ATTENDING these games would have only responsible for FIVE PERCENT OF THE CONSTRUCTION COSTS while the rest of us who would never set foot in this pee pot would have to pay the rest? And all without asking us?
Of COURSE Mielke's position was correct.
So, when the sniveling, anonymous punk who wrote this:
When a political position is obviously wrong, obviously a scam, obviously a ripoff, there's no reason to "discuss" it. None. Except for the rag's forlorn hope that the "discussion" would have somehow changed Mielke's mind.
One would wonder: If, for example, Mielke were to draft an ordinance to slap a local sales tax on the rag in an effort to fill some of the budget hole around here... is THAT something this sleazeballs would want to be discussed? Is that something they would have wanted to have dangling in front of THEM for 11 months... and be dragged out through a hearing?
Or would they rather the discussion never happened?
The worthless recital that 21 people, many of whom were PAID to be there, spoke in favor of this, while 20 people, NONE of whom were paid to be there opposed it... a discussion that SHOULD have taken place AFTER the regular work day was over, so the many more opposed to this garbage COULD have been there was a deliberate effort to silence the opposition.
So, yeah.... it's easy to see where this hearing, which was nothing more nor less then a wasted exercise that cost of tens of thousands of taxpayer dollars in wasted staff time should never have been held... this massive waste of time, resources and effort... should, in fact, never have been held.
This is yet another salvo in the rag's campaign against Tom Mielke. It will now increase in frequency and effort as we close in on the next election, because the dems could run a board fence against Tom and this anal rag would endorse it over Mielke.
They hate it when you oppose them.
Right, Lou?
The hypocrisy of this rag is a stench that engulfs our entire community. They wanted all of US to be taxed, but not surprisingly, never once offered up THEIR despicable product for taxation to help pay for this crap pile.
And the rag is but one example of the tiny sector of people who would have made real money off this scam... in this case, in increased ad revenue; in the case of many others, the humongous profits from $6 hot dogs and the like... NONE of whom would have found THEIR revenue taxed to build this crap pile.
And the very idea that those ATTENDING these games would have only responsible for FIVE PERCENT OF THE CONSTRUCTION COSTS while the rest of us who would never set foot in this pee pot would have to pay the rest? And all without asking us?
Of COURSE Mielke's position was correct.
So, when the sniveling, anonymous punk who wrote this:
The second lingering reality is the appropriateness of having this particular discussion at this particular time. We never understood why anyone — County Commissioner Tom Mielke comes to mind — preferred that the discussion never take place. What narrow-mindedness. Today, Mielke might feel like the winner, what with the collapse of the stadium proposal, but we feel like all of Clark County is the winner just for having had the discussion.looks around, what he sees is a community heaving a sigh of relief that we finally dodged one of the tax bullets the Columbian loves to fire at us... specifically, the variety where WE have to pay.... and they don't.
When a political position is obviously wrong, obviously a scam, obviously a ripoff, there's no reason to "discuss" it. None. Except for the rag's forlorn hope that the "discussion" would have somehow changed Mielke's mind.
One would wonder: If, for example, Mielke were to draft an ordinance to slap a local sales tax on the rag in an effort to fill some of the budget hole around here... is THAT something this sleazeballs would want to be discussed? Is that something they would have wanted to have dangling in front of THEM for 11 months... and be dragged out through a hearing?
Or would they rather the discussion never happened?
The worthless recital that 21 people, many of whom were PAID to be there, spoke in favor of this, while 20 people, NONE of whom were paid to be there opposed it... a discussion that SHOULD have taken place AFTER the regular work day was over, so the many more opposed to this garbage COULD have been there was a deliberate effort to silence the opposition.
So, yeah.... it's easy to see where this hearing, which was nothing more nor less then a wasted exercise that cost of tens of thousands of taxpayer dollars in wasted staff time should never have been held... this massive waste of time, resources and effort... should, in fact, never have been held.
This is yet another salvo in the rag's campaign against Tom Mielke. It will now increase in frequency and effort as we close in on the next election, because the dems could run a board fence against Tom and this anal rag would endorse it over Mielke.
They hate it when you oppose them.
Right, Lou?
The whining of the baseball losers.
Some intriguing comments on the "Boldt Balks" story. One commenter offers up this:
One, the ballpark scammers wouldn't own the ballpark. They wouldn't be able to make bank off the concessions.
Two, like any other team, they would have likely had to pay to use it... not just the games... but practices as well.
Three, does Propstra have luxury boxes?
Four, like the tens of thousands of dollars worth of free admissions to the amphitheater and fair that Stuart has already used, he can get into Propstra for free as it is. He wanted a new place to get free tickets for.
And then, along comes Mike "Swung at and missed" Bomar with this response:
The plan he was so rabid over was, and is, a loser. Bomar saying "we looked at that earlier" is first, a lie, and second, begs the question: Who is "we?" Who died and allowed Bomar any involvement in this crap that the rest of us didn't get?
Why is it that Bomar had more input then any of the rest of us? Was he on the payroll? Why was he chosen as the quote machine?
And in saying "we" rejected it, there's no explanation who "we" is or WHY it was rejected.
That CRC garbage ain't gonna work here, Whiffer.
See, that this idea of using current facilities was REJECTED goes to the inescapable conclusion that baseball was just the scam they wanted to use to build a new stadium... for free... for Clark College. Because in reality, there is absolutely no reason that Propstra couldn't have been used... except one: they wanted, what they wanted, and screw the rest of us.
Brandon Vick · Clark CollegeFair enough. The problem, though is fourfold:
Why does baseball in Clark County have to be dead? The owners of the Yakima Bears should call up the Vancouver School District, and offer to drop a few million dollars into upgrades at the already beautiful Propstra Stadium, in exchange for 38 days of use per year. I realize that there may be issues with alcohol sales and such, but some creative thinking could solve that. A Single A Team does not need a Triple A style ballpark. The people of Clark County would welcome professional baseball, and would pay for the chance to see it. Work out a way that doesn't include millions of dollars in taxpayer money and "they will come."
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One, the ballpark scammers wouldn't own the ballpark. They wouldn't be able to make bank off the concessions.
Two, like any other team, they would have likely had to pay to use it... not just the games... but practices as well.
Three, does Propstra have luxury boxes?
Four, like the tens of thousands of dollars worth of free admissions to the amphitheater and fair that Stuart has already used, he can get into Propstra for free as it is. He wanted a new place to get free tickets for.
And then, along comes Mike "Swung at and missed" Bomar with this response:
.This begs the question:
It's dead Brandon. We looked at those options early on. Thanks for your interest, but the opportunity no longer exists. This is too hot of a market. We tried to explain that, but failed. I hope you will work to ensure that the City does not waste those same tax dollars on something with zero economic return. If there was any possible to way to make this happen without proposing a tax, I would have been all over it. Past mistakes and wasted tax dollars may have cost us a great opportunity.
The plan he was so rabid over was, and is, a loser. Bomar saying "we looked at that earlier" is first, a lie, and second, begs the question: Who is "we?" Who died and allowed Bomar any involvement in this crap that the rest of us didn't get?
Why is it that Bomar had more input then any of the rest of us? Was he on the payroll? Why was he chosen as the quote machine?
And in saying "we" rejected it, there's no explanation who "we" is or WHY it was rejected.
That CRC garbage ain't gonna work here, Whiffer.
See, that this idea of using current facilities was REJECTED goes to the inescapable conclusion that baseball was just the scam they wanted to use to build a new stadium... for free... for Clark College. Because in reality, there is absolutely no reason that Propstra couldn't have been used... except one: they wanted, what they wanted, and screw the rest of us.
More hypocrisy from an Obama: Michelle, again.
As we all know, Michelle Obama was instrumental in setting up the school food gestapo. Her cult of personality has had ripple effects that have resulted in restaurant businesses changing their business models and menus, all because she wants them to. Her efforts are directly responsible for ending that mass killer of children, The School Bake Sale (screams of horror sound effects optional.)
The problem? She's a rank hypocrite. She wants to tell us what and how to eat... but she uses her position to pig out whenever, and however she wants.
Today's example?
It would be bad enough that this witch imposes her will on us if she not only talked the talk, but walked the walk. But this kind of rank, lying hypocrisy makes me want to fire up the Bronco and go get a triple cheese burger, fries, milkshake and wash it all down with a big ol' sundae.
I won't, of course, because the only one in charge of what I eat is me. But Michelle; leadership, which is what you really, really, really want us to believe you're exhibiting on this issue, includes much more then words. It involves setting the example. And that's a concept you simply can't seem to grasp.
The problem? She's a rank hypocrite. She wants to tell us what and how to eat... but she uses her position to pig out whenever, and however she wants.
Today's example?
."Let them eat cake" didn't work out all that well in the 18th century, and it ain't working out all that well now... except Michelle has changed the meme to "Let them eat carrot sticks" while she clogs her OWN arteries, and those of her kids, with all manner of foods that most of us have never eaten and couldn't afford to eat if we even knew they existed.
FLOTUS dines at Co Co. Sala
MORE SIGHTINGS First lady Michelle Obama enjoyed a lovely evening at Co Co. Sala on F Street on Monday night. A Yeas & Nays source tells us she dined with seven friends for dinner and, of course, dessert -- which featured an edible chocolate sculpture and house-made artisanal chocolates by Chef Santosh Tiptur. We're told Obama's favorite savory was Chef Tiptur's Moroccan Swordfish Sliders with chermoula marinade, fennel salad, aged pecorino and hazelnut coffee dressing. The restaurant owners later posted to Twitter about their excitement of having her as a guest. "It was such an honor to have first lady Michelle Obama dine at Co Co. Sala last night. What an exciting and humbling experience
It would be bad enough that this witch imposes her will on us if she not only talked the talk, but walked the walk. But this kind of rank, lying hypocrisy makes me want to fire up the Bronco and go get a triple cheese burger, fries, milkshake and wash it all down with a big ol' sundae.
I won't, of course, because the only one in charge of what I eat is me. But Michelle; leadership, which is what you really, really, really want us to believe you're exhibiting on this issue, includes much more then words. It involves setting the example. And that's a concept you simply can't seem to grasp.
Maybe Boldt balked, but Stuart swung... and missed.
The first day without the specter of the ballpark ripoff hanging over our heads.
Marc has been getting it from both sides. Full disclosure, he is my brother-in-law... and no, we have not discussed this or anything else for the past year-plus... so any input I may have had at his level was from him reading this blog, which I know he does.
I voted for Marc every time he ran for one reason and one reason only: he was a conservative.
Party label is secondary to that; after all, Jamie Herrera fooled him into thinking SHE was a conservative, when she doesn't have a clue about conservatism, populism or representation... unless, of course, you've got your checkbook handy, then access is a breeze.
But when it comes to Marc, that's neither here nor there.
Marc must CONTINUE utilizing this new-found conservative meme, or he will be gone.
The tests don't stop here. Will Marc raise our property taxes again? A conservative wouldn't.
Will he support a "commissioner's holiday" for county employees, blowing a $140,000 hole in our budget by giving them all at least one extra day off... with pay.... pay coming our of OUR wallets? A conservative wouldn't.
Will he continue to travel around the country on our dime? A conservative wouldn't.
Will he continue to support rip offs like the CTran scam, and their gerrymandered district that he supported during its development? A conservative wouldn't.
Time will tell. But time is mostly critical for Marc, because he's a choppin' and the chips ain't flyin'. He has to find a way to restore his conservative cred. Yesterday's vote was a big first step, but there are many, many steps left to take.
Stuart, on the other hand, needs to thank God this scam was voted on AFTER his re-election... because if he had been up this month, he would have been gone if a barn-headed ape had run against him.
To the Yakima Millionaires, I say this: don't let the door hit you on the way out. You weren't missed before you got here, and the efforts you took to put some pols in your pocket and then force US to pay for YOUR ballpark?
That kind of extortion can never be fixed. You won't be missed when you're gone.
Marc has been getting it from both sides. Full disclosure, he is my brother-in-law... and no, we have not discussed this or anything else for the past year-plus... so any input I may have had at his level was from him reading this blog, which I know he does.
I voted for Marc every time he ran for one reason and one reason only: he was a conservative.
Party label is secondary to that; after all, Jamie Herrera fooled him into thinking SHE was a conservative, when she doesn't have a clue about conservatism, populism or representation... unless, of course, you've got your checkbook handy, then access is a breeze.
But when it comes to Marc, that's neither here nor there.
Marc must CONTINUE utilizing this new-found conservative meme, or he will be gone.
The tests don't stop here. Will Marc raise our property taxes again? A conservative wouldn't.
Will he support a "commissioner's holiday" for county employees, blowing a $140,000 hole in our budget by giving them all at least one extra day off... with pay.... pay coming our of OUR wallets? A conservative wouldn't.
Will he continue to travel around the country on our dime? A conservative wouldn't.
Will he continue to support rip offs like the CTran scam, and their gerrymandered district that he supported during its development? A conservative wouldn't.
Time will tell. But time is mostly critical for Marc, because he's a choppin' and the chips ain't flyin'. He has to find a way to restore his conservative cred. Yesterday's vote was a big first step, but there are many, many steps left to take.
Stuart, on the other hand, needs to thank God this scam was voted on AFTER his re-election... because if he had been up this month, he would have been gone if a barn-headed ape had run against him.
To the Yakima Millionaires, I say this: don't let the door hit you on the way out. You weren't missed before you got here, and the efforts you took to put some pols in your pocket and then force US to pay for YOUR ballpark?
That kind of extortion can never be fixed. You won't be missed when you're gone.
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
The delusion of Steve "The Liar" Stuart on the ballpark.
One of the many, many problems that Steve "The Liar" Stuart has is that he seems to live in an alternative universe.
I was reviewing his comments at the end of the dog and pony show that was the hearing today; for which I gratefully acknowledge the fine efforts of Lew Waters for culling from the CVTV feed and placing it on YouTube. comments made shortly before the destruction of the rip off that the rest of the world calls a ballpark, but that HE, somehow, magically sees as a "jobs creation idea" for a "multi-purpose stadium."
Sure. Like Mariner Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium.
"Those people that support it, or those people who oppose it... we're all citizens here. We're all citizens of Clark County."
No, Liar, we're not.
The Yakima Millionaires are not "citizens here." They're from the other side of the state, and through you and Tim "The Liar" Leave-it and Bob Knight scamming one of your smoke-filled room deals tried to pull a fast one on us and we stopped you.
You could have held a county-wide vote... easily. But you didn't want to do that, because you knew how it was going to turn out... so you did your best to ram this crap down our throats... and calling the Yakima Millionaires "citizens here" is a total joke of the variety you favor... the variety that isn't funny.
"And we have stacks of emails that have come from people for and against this."
But mostly... by a margin of roughly 3 to 1, against this.
"This is not us versus them. We are all us."
That's another lie. It is PRECISELY "us versus them."
It's the special interests that own you. It's the downtown Mafia, the CRUDEC, the Chamber of Horrors, the identity Vancouver types, The Arch Millers, the people who think they OWN this county... versus the little guys, the people horrified by the very bizarre idea supported by you, Liar, that those actually going to the ballpark should only pay 5% of the costs to build it and operate it, while the 95% of us who will never set foot in it should pick up the rest of the tab.
It;'s the special interests who bizarrely believe they should personally and financially benefit from this scam... those who will build it, those who will own it, those who will provide concessions for it, and those who will publicize it should pay absolutely nothing in taxes for the privilege, while those of us attending the fair, movies, the amphitheater or playing golf somehow should.
That is inexplicably idiotic.
Thanks to "the people who brought us this jobs creation idea."
Barf.
It was a scam where a few people would be enriched at our expense and a bunch of part time, minimum wage, extremely expensive jobs might have resulted.
"We had a business, we had an employer, who came to us with an idea for a public multi-purpose stadium."
Uh, no. It was for a ball park. a ballpark that they would pay next to nothing to own and operate at our expense and on public land.
"That would primarily be used by our community, but which would have an anchor tenet who would pay more then their fair share of the cost."
See, this is where my bullshit meter is pegged.
They would pay NOTHING CLOSE to their "fair share of the cost." THEIR "fair share of the cost" was 100%. period.
And the job creation scam? These clowns were no more worthy of public subsidy then a Safeway, a Winco, a gas station, a beauty salon or any other business that would hire people... yet how many of them are subsidized with an admissions tax on entirely unrelated activities like movies and the fair?
"They have other options. They can go other places. They chose here."
They chose "here" because they had you, Leave-it and Knight in their pockets. No where else would they find a group of government officials so willing to bend over the populations they would govern.
Here's a hint, Liar: don't brag about this. Seriously.
Because if they could have bent over the city commissioners in Portland like they did you, don't think for one second that they wouldn't have done it. Don't flatter yourselves.
"I think it says something about us. I think it says something about our community."
I agree. It says they own you and you assured them you could get Boldt on board. It says they think we're a bunch of blithering idiots, born yesterday. And that's ALL it says.
"I want businesses to come here."
Well of course... who doesn't? But I don't want junior versions of Solyndra to make that happen. I want businesses to come here because they have a workable model, THEY CAN PAY FOR IT, and WE don't have to sacrifice ANYTHING for THEIR profit.
"It maximizes the benefit and minimizes the impact to our citizens."
See, here's the trouble: every penny you vacuum out of MY pocket had damned well better NOT go to subsidize ANY private business, INCLUDING a baseball scam.
ONE CENT is a MAXIMUM IMPACT TO ME, when it's STOLEN out of MY pocket to pay for YOUR ballpark against MY WILL.
Idiot.
"The focus has been on baseball."
True. because you, leave-it and Bomar are ex-baseball jocks, your efforts here were based on your emotional attachment to the game... and that's not good enough.
It SHOULD have been based first, on what WE want...AND YOU NEVER BOTHERED TO ASK US. Second, it should have been based on what was best... and "best" NEVER included taxing US so you could have yet another facility you can go into without being charged like the rest of us... like the fair... or the amphitheater.
"That infrastructure is one of two things we can do to help bring employers to the area."
No kidding? What employer WOULDN'T want to come here if they could score a scam where WE paid for THEIR physical plant... ESPECIALLY WITHOUT BOTHERING TO ASK US?
"That's what this is about to me."
And that, of course, is a lie.
Because if THAT was it, you wouldn't have had any problem putting this question to a county-wide vote.
He goes on to try and draw a line between public works in the depression and the baseball park scam.
Well, which people had to pay an admissions tax to build dams or trails?
Stay focused, Liar.
"No one's gonna care, 10 or 20 years from now, how hard it's been for us."
First of all, the idea that you'd compare this crap with a dam is as ludicrous as your campaign lie that we'd get to vote this past November on loot rail.
NONE of this is "hard." How many ballparks were built in Clark County during the depression? None? Why not? If it's such a great idea, you'd think they would have built a dozen of the damned things. What did government know then that you don't?
"If you're not willing to 'invest' in our community, who will?"
Well, that does it. No other business will EVER move here because we killed this scam. Not ONE additional job will EVER be developed because we killed the ballpark scam.
Idiot.
This is how a fringe-left nutter thinks. And this is why Stuart and his ilk lost.
These are other ways this could have gone. There are other things they could have done. But Stuart's disregard for the will of the people on this and a great many other areas is what caused it's demise.
As I have been saying all along: if you clowns want a ballpark... then you clowns pay for it. Or in the alternative, ASK US.
No ask?
No get.
I was reviewing his comments at the end of the dog and pony show that was the hearing today; for which I gratefully acknowledge the fine efforts of Lew Waters for culling from the CVTV feed and placing it on YouTube. comments made shortly before the destruction of the rip off that the rest of the world calls a ballpark, but that HE, somehow, magically sees as a "jobs creation idea" for a "multi-purpose stadium."
Sure. Like Mariner Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium.
"Those people that support it, or those people who oppose it... we're all citizens here. We're all citizens of Clark County."
No, Liar, we're not.
The Yakima Millionaires are not "citizens here." They're from the other side of the state, and through you and Tim "The Liar" Leave-it and Bob Knight scamming one of your smoke-filled room deals tried to pull a fast one on us and we stopped you.
You could have held a county-wide vote... easily. But you didn't want to do that, because you knew how it was going to turn out... so you did your best to ram this crap down our throats... and calling the Yakima Millionaires "citizens here" is a total joke of the variety you favor... the variety that isn't funny.
"And we have stacks of emails that have come from people for and against this."
But mostly... by a margin of roughly 3 to 1, against this.
"This is not us versus them. We are all us."
That's another lie. It is PRECISELY "us versus them."
It's the special interests that own you. It's the downtown Mafia, the CRUDEC, the Chamber of Horrors, the identity Vancouver types, The Arch Millers, the people who think they OWN this county... versus the little guys, the people horrified by the very bizarre idea supported by you, Liar, that those actually going to the ballpark should only pay 5% of the costs to build it and operate it, while the 95% of us who will never set foot in it should pick up the rest of the tab.
It;'s the special interests who bizarrely believe they should personally and financially benefit from this scam... those who will build it, those who will own it, those who will provide concessions for it, and those who will publicize it should pay absolutely nothing in taxes for the privilege, while those of us attending the fair, movies, the amphitheater or playing golf somehow should.
That is inexplicably idiotic.
Thanks to "the people who brought us this jobs creation idea."
Barf.
It was a scam where a few people would be enriched at our expense and a bunch of part time, minimum wage, extremely expensive jobs might have resulted.
"We had a business, we had an employer, who came to us with an idea for a public multi-purpose stadium."
Uh, no. It was for a ball park. a ballpark that they would pay next to nothing to own and operate at our expense and on public land.
"That would primarily be used by our community, but which would have an anchor tenet who would pay more then their fair share of the cost."
See, this is where my bullshit meter is pegged.
They would pay NOTHING CLOSE to their "fair share of the cost." THEIR "fair share of the cost" was 100%. period.
And the job creation scam? These clowns were no more worthy of public subsidy then a Safeway, a Winco, a gas station, a beauty salon or any other business that would hire people... yet how many of them are subsidized with an admissions tax on entirely unrelated activities like movies and the fair?
"They have other options. They can go other places. They chose here."
They chose "here" because they had you, Leave-it and Knight in their pockets. No where else would they find a group of government officials so willing to bend over the populations they would govern.
Here's a hint, Liar: don't brag about this. Seriously.
Because if they could have bent over the city commissioners in Portland like they did you, don't think for one second that they wouldn't have done it. Don't flatter yourselves.
"I think it says something about us. I think it says something about our community."
I agree. It says they own you and you assured them you could get Boldt on board. It says they think we're a bunch of blithering idiots, born yesterday. And that's ALL it says.
"I want businesses to come here."
Well of course... who doesn't? But I don't want junior versions of Solyndra to make that happen. I want businesses to come here because they have a workable model, THEY CAN PAY FOR IT, and WE don't have to sacrifice ANYTHING for THEIR profit.
"It maximizes the benefit and minimizes the impact to our citizens."
See, here's the trouble: every penny you vacuum out of MY pocket had damned well better NOT go to subsidize ANY private business, INCLUDING a baseball scam.
ONE CENT is a MAXIMUM IMPACT TO ME, when it's STOLEN out of MY pocket to pay for YOUR ballpark against MY WILL.
Idiot.
"The focus has been on baseball."
True. because you, leave-it and Bomar are ex-baseball jocks, your efforts here were based on your emotional attachment to the game... and that's not good enough.
It SHOULD have been based first, on what WE want...AND YOU NEVER BOTHERED TO ASK US. Second, it should have been based on what was best... and "best" NEVER included taxing US so you could have yet another facility you can go into without being charged like the rest of us... like the fair... or the amphitheater.
"That infrastructure is one of two things we can do to help bring employers to the area."
No kidding? What employer WOULDN'T want to come here if they could score a scam where WE paid for THEIR physical plant... ESPECIALLY WITHOUT BOTHERING TO ASK US?
"That's what this is about to me."
And that, of course, is a lie.
Because if THAT was it, you wouldn't have had any problem putting this question to a county-wide vote.
He goes on to try and draw a line between public works in the depression and the baseball park scam.
Well, which people had to pay an admissions tax to build dams or trails?
Stay focused, Liar.
"No one's gonna care, 10 or 20 years from now, how hard it's been for us."
First of all, the idea that you'd compare this crap with a dam is as ludicrous as your campaign lie that we'd get to vote this past November on loot rail.
NONE of this is "hard." How many ballparks were built in Clark County during the depression? None? Why not? If it's such a great idea, you'd think they would have built a dozen of the damned things. What did government know then that you don't?
"If you're not willing to 'invest' in our community, who will?"
Well, that does it. No other business will EVER move here because we killed this scam. Not ONE additional job will EVER be developed because we killed the ballpark scam.
Idiot.
This is how a fringe-left nutter thinks. And this is why Stuart and his ilk lost.
These are other ways this could have gone. There are other things they could have done. But Stuart's disregard for the will of the people on this and a great many other areas is what caused it's demise.
As I have been saying all along: if you clowns want a ballpark... then you clowns pay for it. Or in the alternative, ASK US.
No ask?
No get.
Winners and losers in the ballpark scam.
WINNER: Tom Mielke... and Marc Boldt, who finally jammed a shiv into the heart of this ripoff.
Mielke was always, rightfully, opposed to this scam, where those attending the games would only pay for 5% of the stadium while the hundreds of thousands of the rest of us actually had to pay for it. The people of this county did NOT support this crap pile... and Mielke... and Boldt, who are both up for re-election next year, knew it.
LOSER: Steve "The Liar" Stuart, Tim "The Liar" Leave-it,
The electeds wasted a lot of political capital on this and have nothing to show for it but black eyes. The back room, hidden effort at first, making this deal and second, ramming it down our throats, while typical of the left, is not an acceptable process or effort.
This thing HAD a chance... but ONLY a chance... and that was by holding a county-wide vote. That these slime never even raised that issue shows they knew, in advance, what the outcome would be. And they suffered for it as a result.
WINNER: The people of Clark County.
There is NO WAY this was somehow a "good deal" for the people of this county. The very idea that the morons actually going TO the ballpark would only have to pay for 5% is idiocy wrapped in stupidity. But that's what those scamming this issue wanted us to believe. They wanted.... what they wanted... and all without THEM paying for it.
LOSER: Arch Miller, Identity Vancouver, CRUDEC, The Vancouver Chamber of Horrors and the downtown Mafia.
These people POUNDED Boldt to get him to turn. Efforts included a COMPLETELY bogus financial forecast by CRUDEC, paid for by the Yakima Millionaires, that concluded ABSURD amounts of money would come in as a result, an amount in excess of #200 million over ten years.... And stunningly, he held on in the face of this stark display of power and, in the end, they wound up pounding sand.
It's time for Arch to go away, now, since no one listens to him any more.
LOSER: Clark College and Bob Knight.
Too cute by half, Knight was doing his damnedest to scam a ballpark that HIS people wouldn't have to pay to use, while HE made the rest of US pay for it. In effect, he was trying to bypass the capital budget process to get his facility, knowing that he will rot now before that can possibly happen, given how low down the totem pole any priority is given to building a ballpark.when our tuition is exploding and we need classroom space so much more.
LOSER: Mike "strike out king" Bomar.
An ex-jock, Bomar had political aspirations that died an untimely death because of his moronically classic tin-ear. Why this guy was given such a high profile on this idiocy remains a mystery, except he's butt-buddies with Steve "The Liar" Stuart, and that got him access. Now, he gets to eat it, and it's gonna be around forever... or at least until I die.
LOSER: The Democratian, Lou "Screwin' you" Brancaccio, "John "Pit Yorkie" Laird,
The newspaper slime were only in it for what they could get out of it. They never volunteered to pay any tax for this, even though they would have made bank off the coverage and ad revenue. They never question the concept of failing to allow us to vote on this issue, mirroring the CRC scam they support so loudly.
LOSER: Greg "3 Straight Pitches" Owen, Eric "Ground Out" Sawyer
These two spent the most time blowing smoke over this scam, thought if they had any connection to the program, save a strong desire to screw the rest of this community to get what they want while we pay for it.
And the biggest LOSER of them all?
The Yakima Millionaires.
These clowns were measuring the drapes they were so sure they had us nailed down. And now? Well, let's just say... it sucks to be them.
Marc Boldt is to be congratulated. He withstood TREMENDOUS pressure to stick to the conservative principles he ran on.
And while the heads exploded all over the room and all over downtown, my response to that is this:
Tough s**t. You had a lot more say then most of us, and you STILL blew it.
Next time you get a moronic idea like this, put it to a vote of ALL of us. Otherwise?
STFU.
Mielke was always, rightfully, opposed to this scam, where those attending the games would only pay for 5% of the stadium while the hundreds of thousands of the rest of us actually had to pay for it. The people of this county did NOT support this crap pile... and Mielke... and Boldt, who are both up for re-election next year, knew it.
LOSER: Steve "The Liar" Stuart, Tim "The Liar" Leave-it,
The electeds wasted a lot of political capital on this and have nothing to show for it but black eyes. The back room, hidden effort at first, making this deal and second, ramming it down our throats, while typical of the left, is not an acceptable process or effort.
This thing HAD a chance... but ONLY a chance... and that was by holding a county-wide vote. That these slime never even raised that issue shows they knew, in advance, what the outcome would be. And they suffered for it as a result.
WINNER: The people of Clark County.
There is NO WAY this was somehow a "good deal" for the people of this county. The very idea that the morons actually going TO the ballpark would only have to pay for 5% is idiocy wrapped in stupidity. But that's what those scamming this issue wanted us to believe. They wanted.... what they wanted... and all without THEM paying for it.
LOSER: Arch Miller, Identity Vancouver, CRUDEC, The Vancouver Chamber of Horrors and the downtown Mafia.
These people POUNDED Boldt to get him to turn. Efforts included a COMPLETELY bogus financial forecast by CRUDEC, paid for by the Yakima Millionaires, that concluded ABSURD amounts of money would come in as a result, an amount in excess of #200 million over ten years.... And stunningly, he held on in the face of this stark display of power and, in the end, they wound up pounding sand.
It's time for Arch to go away, now, since no one listens to him any more.
LOSER: Clark College and Bob Knight.
Too cute by half, Knight was doing his damnedest to scam a ballpark that HIS people wouldn't have to pay to use, while HE made the rest of US pay for it. In effect, he was trying to bypass the capital budget process to get his facility, knowing that he will rot now before that can possibly happen, given how low down the totem pole any priority is given to building a ballpark.when our tuition is exploding and we need classroom space so much more.
LOSER: Mike "strike out king" Bomar.
An ex-jock, Bomar had political aspirations that died an untimely death because of his moronically classic tin-ear. Why this guy was given such a high profile on this idiocy remains a mystery, except he's butt-buddies with Steve "The Liar" Stuart, and that got him access. Now, he gets to eat it, and it's gonna be around forever... or at least until I die.
LOSER: The Democratian, Lou "Screwin' you" Brancaccio, "John "Pit Yorkie" Laird,
The newspaper slime were only in it for what they could get out of it. They never volunteered to pay any tax for this, even though they would have made bank off the coverage and ad revenue. They never question the concept of failing to allow us to vote on this issue, mirroring the CRC scam they support so loudly.
LOSER: Greg "3 Straight Pitches" Owen, Eric "Ground Out" Sawyer
These two spent the most time blowing smoke over this scam, thought if they had any connection to the program, save a strong desire to screw the rest of this community to get what they want while we pay for it.
And the biggest LOSER of them all?
The Yakima Millionaires.
These clowns were measuring the drapes they were so sure they had us nailed down. And now? Well, let's just say... it sucks to be them.
Marc Boldt is to be congratulated. He withstood TREMENDOUS pressure to stick to the conservative principles he ran on.
And while the heads exploded all over the room and all over downtown, my response to that is this:
Tough s**t. You had a lot more say then most of us, and you STILL blew it.
Next time you get a moronic idea like this, put it to a vote of ALL of us. Otherwise?
STFU.
Boldt hits a home run: kills the baseball scam. Memo to Greg Owens: NEVER tell me "there's nothing you can do about it."
Marc Boldt did the only sane thing today when he voted... finally... to kill the baseball deal.
I'll have more on this latter, but for now, the democratian article will have to do.
Earlier, one of the most active shillers of baseball, Greg Owens, told me something to the effect that this was going to happen... the stadium WAS going to be built... and there was nothing I could do about it... or Lew Waters, for that matter.
Still think that, Greg?
I'll have more on this latter, but for now, the democratian article will have to do.
Earlier, one of the most active shillers of baseball, Greg Owens, told me something to the effect that this was going to happen... the stadium WAS going to be built... and there was nothing I could do about it... or Lew Waters, for that matter.
Still think that, Greg?
Boldt balks: Baseball proposal dies at county's hands
Drawing of a proposed stadium at Clark College.Originally published November 29, 2011 at 1:57 p.m., updated November 29, 2011 at 2:10 p.m.
In an unexpected move, Clark County commissioners did not approve a proposed 5 percent admissions tax to help bring professional baseball here.
It essentially kills professional baseball here for now.
The vote to approve the stadium did not even come to a vote, because there was not a second to even take it to a vote.
Commissioner Marc Boldt was expected to go along with Commissioner Steve Stuart to approve the admission tax. But he did not. Commissioner Tom Mielke was always against it.
"Right now, I am sorry, I can't support it," Boldt said.
Mike Thiessen - one of the men who put together the baseball proposal for Clark County - said he was shocked by the county's move.
He was asked what Plan B was now that it was rejected by the commissioners.
"Plan B doesn't include Clark or Vancouver," he said.
He said there were several markets in Oregon that will now be considered.
Monday, November 28, 2011
Update: Rumor Mill cranking: Bawney Fwank offered Penn State football coaching position.
No confirmation yet. Moving...
Protesters and state patrol mix it up at the Capital Building, at least one arrest.
Received report that between 6pm and 6:20 at the south entrance of the capital building pm, protesters were harassing, blocking and attempting to get reaction from WSP guard personnel at the capital building this evening. No media were present; the witness indicates that the state patrol showed "remarkable restraint" in failing to react to protesters who were attempting to block entrance to the building.
Protesters were chanted, hurling invective and profanity, trying to foment a reaction on the part of the WSP. At least one general administration employee was injured by protesters attempting to force entrance into the building after it was closed.... they partially were pushing in... and suddenly, they were pushed back out.
The scene was reminiscent of the ugliness of the Wisconsin capital riots. My source tells me that he believes it was "orchestrated.... your typical Evergreen University crowd."
My source has over two decades of exposure to the legislative scene in Olympia: "it was the ugliest scene in all the years I've been up here."
There was no choice about the arrest, as assaults were taking place. The source reiterated his admiration for the professionalism exhibited by troopers on the scene.
Protesters were chanted, hurling invective and profanity, trying to foment a reaction on the part of the WSP. At least one general administration employee was injured by protesters attempting to force entrance into the building after it was closed.... they partially were pushing in... and suddenly, they were pushed back out.
The scene was reminiscent of the ugliness of the Wisconsin capital riots. My source tells me that he believes it was "orchestrated.... your typical Evergreen University crowd."
My source has over two decades of exposure to the legislative scene in Olympia: "it was the ugliest scene in all the years I've been up here."
There was no choice about the arrest, as assaults were taking place. The source reiterated his admiration for the professionalism exhibited by troopers on the scene.
Well, tomorrow's the day: Will Boldt screw us?
There are many ways the ballpark scam can be killed. The first way will be for my brother-in-law, democrat County Commissioner Marc Boldt, to drive a stake through it's heart, much like he SHOULD have several months ago.
The second way will be to have the city councils getting raped to tell the commissioners and the Yakima Millionaires to get stuffed.
For Boldt, a lot's riding on this vote. If he votes to screw us with a ticket tax, it will be because he's been bought off by his democrat buddies. It will also mean that I will be coming after him with everything I have, including, possibly, running against him myself.
With this vote, if Boldt votes the wrong way, the first step will be my activation of Marc Boldt Watch, where I will begin the process of filling in the blanks, so people can both get to know the real Marc AND a review of his democrat voting record... where every last shred of the conservative, principled Marc Boldt that would walk through fire for conservative causes has... simply... disappeared.
A record of tax and fee increases, a failure to reduce payroll levels, "commissioner" holidays where, for whatever the reason, he feels compelled to provide county employees with extra paid days off at our expense.
And now, a pivotal issue: will Marc throw the entirety of this county under the bus, like he did with the CTrans scam?
There will be a price to pay if he does.
The second way will be to have the city councils getting raped to tell the commissioners and the Yakima Millionaires to get stuffed.
For Boldt, a lot's riding on this vote. If he votes to screw us with a ticket tax, it will be because he's been bought off by his democrat buddies. It will also mean that I will be coming after him with everything I have, including, possibly, running against him myself.
With this vote, if Boldt votes the wrong way, the first step will be my activation of Marc Boldt Watch, where I will begin the process of filling in the blanks, so people can both get to know the real Marc AND a review of his democrat voting record... where every last shred of the conservative, principled Marc Boldt that would walk through fire for conservative causes has... simply... disappeared.
A record of tax and fee increases, a failure to reduce payroll levels, "commissioner" holidays where, for whatever the reason, he feels compelled to provide county employees with extra paid days off at our expense.
And now, a pivotal issue: will Marc throw the entirety of this county under the bus, like he did with the CTrans scam?
There will be a price to pay if he does.
An other one bites the dust: Bwaney Fwanks won't wun for we-ewection.
Few in Congress bear more responsibility for the current train wreck that has been our economy over the past 5 years.
Fwanks immorality is well known; the gay prostitution ring being run out of his house... but not with his
knowledge, you understand, sounds like either a bad "B" movie script, or the typical morality of a long-term representative.
Any how, here's the good news: We will be rid of not only the Idiot-in-Chief, but this congressional buffoon will be able to hook up with his buddy, Weiner, who also had a few morality issues... any time they want.
Of course, Fwank's blind and continuing pronouncement of Fannie and Freddy are a big reason the housing market collapsed, a the perfect example of the Bias and deceit this fringe left whack job is known for.
Fwanks immorality is well known; the gay prostitution ring being run out of his house... but not with his
knowledge, you understand, sounds like either a bad "B" movie script, or the typical morality of a long-term representative.
Rep. Frank won’t run for reelection
- 11/28/11 09:54 AM ET
Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) will announce Monday that he is not seeking reelection, ending a 32-year career in the House.
Frank, 71, is the top Democrat on the Financial Services Committee and the architect, with former Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.), of the sweeping Wall Street regulatory reform law enacted in 2010.
He is scheduled to hold a press conference at 1 p.m. in his district, according to a spokesman, who said the congressman would announce at that time the reason for his decision. His retirement will deprive the House of one of its most colorful characters, a man known for his quick and often caustic wit.
Elected in 1980, Frank survived scandal early in his career and rose to become the nation’s most powerful openly-gay elected official. After coming out publicly, he became a champion for gay rights and helped campaign for an end to the military’s ban on gays serving openly, which ended this year.His legislative legacy is likely to be the Dodd-Frank financial reform bill that passed in 2010 in the wake of the Wall Street meltdown that sent the economy into a tailspin in 2008. Hailed by the Obama administration, the law has drawn sharp criticism in the Republican presidential nomination fight, and one leading contender, former Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.), even suggested that Frank be jailed, along with Dodd, for their support of the mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in the lead up to the financial crisis.
Massachusetts lost one House seat in the redistricting process, meaning two members of the all-Democratic delegation would have had to face one another. But Rep. John Olver's (D-Mass.) retirement announcement in October saved lawmakers from that scenario. Frank, who won reelection with 54 percent last cycle, was considered to have a safe reelection bid despite his district's newly drawn lines, which make it more competitive.
Of course, Fwank's blind and continuing pronouncement of Fannie and Freddy are a big reason the housing market collapsed, a the perfect example of the Bias and deceit this fringe left whack job is known for.
Sunday, November 27, 2011
Why Washington State is becoming a train wreck: our democrat leaders lie.
Fact check: Has Wash. cut budget by $10.5 billion? Hardly
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - In laying out the case for a possible tax increase, Gov. Chris Gregoire stood by a pie chart and talked about how the state had already cut $10.5 billion since 2008.
That number is only true if you stretch the interpretation of what a budget cut is.
Even if her new round of $1.7 billion of budget reductions go through, Washington is still scheduled to spend about $30 billion in its current general fund budget, more than the last budget cycle and only $1.5 billion less than the peak in the 2007-09 budget. Her much bigger calculation comes because of how budget writers view projected growth in government - especially at a time when more people are relying on its services as a safety net.
Many of the hundreds of cuts Gregoire and other Democrats have tallied are simply automatic spending increases that didn't end up happening. For example, because the state twice suspended automatic cost-of-living adjustments for education employees, budgeters counted it as a "cut" of $682 million. Another "cut" of $344 million is counted because it stopped regular cost-of-living increases for some pensioners.
The $10.5 billion number also includes more than $1 billion that was cut from higher education, but much of that money is still coming in a different way because lawmakers hiked tuition rates to offset the reductions. This year, the state halted new entrants to the Basic Health Plan for low-income residents and counted that as a saving of $130 million.
Some of the other numbers are even more curious. Budget leaders counted a $128 million cut for delaying an education apportionment payment, but the payment was still eventually made. They counted a $69 million cut from state parks, but didn't take into account that the state filled that void by creating a new fee for park users. They booked another $440 million for an actuarial change in pensions.
While the claim for $10.5 billion cuts may be a stretch, Gregoire did accurately portray a long-term slide in state revenue when accounting for personal income and population. In 1995, the first year comparable information is available, the state brought in almost 7 cents for every dollar of personal income in Washington. That has dropped to less than 5 cents, according to state data.
And the state has made a variety of substantial cuts, closing three prisons, reducing the state workforce by about 7 percent and cutting key social services. Gregoire proposes to cut even deeper, reducing the length of the school year, eliminating some social programs and releasing prisoners early.
Gregoire's tax proposal would ask voters for a half-penny increase in the state sales tax, bringing in nearly $500 million per year to counterbalance some of the cuts - particularly in education.
Republicans say there is more work to be done on reforming state government.
More idiocy from the democratian: we HAVE the government THEY wanted... and now they complain about it?
Let's look at the bidding, shall we?
Those clowns are complaining. Yet, of those people in charge of this Keystone Cops movie, who did they endorse?
That moron in the White House? Check.
That empty-headed cow in the Senate... who coincidentally, was the co-chair of this idiocy? Check.
That completely unprepared, uneducated, inexperienced ego maniac, Ridgefield Barbie? Check.
Apparently, this rag has yet to figure out the concept of cause and effect.
WE have the government THEY wanted.
Where do those slime get off complaining about it? They asked for it, they got it.
If there is any mystery here, it's the mystery where those clowns thought this would... or could... turn out any other way. It's like the rest of their fringe-left agenda: they're not concerned about the results. They're not concerned about the people (us) who have to suffer, in part, because of their agenda.
Those of us with more awareness than a board fence complain, cajole, organize... and what do we get from scum like Brancaccio and Laird? Backhanded.. like they know EVERYTHING... and WE know NOTHING.
I'm well aware of the tenets of the First Amendment. They have every right to bitch.
And I have every right to point out that THIS is the government that THEY wanted. And now that they've got it... what's your reaction?
THIS?
You people really are hopeless.
Those clowns are complaining. Yet, of those people in charge of this Keystone Cops movie, who did they endorse?
That moron in the White House? Check.
That empty-headed cow in the Senate... who coincidentally, was the co-chair of this idiocy? Check.
That completely unprepared, uneducated, inexperienced ego maniac, Ridgefield Barbie? Check.
Apparently, this rag has yet to figure out the concept of cause and effect.
WE have the government THEY wanted.
Where do those slime get off complaining about it? They asked for it, they got it.
If there is any mystery here, it's the mystery where those clowns thought this would... or could... turn out any other way. It's like the rest of their fringe-left agenda: they're not concerned about the results. They're not concerned about the people (us) who have to suffer, in part, because of their agenda.
Those of us with more awareness than a board fence complain, cajole, organize... and what do we get from scum like Brancaccio and Laird? Backhanded.. like they know EVERYTHING... and WE know NOTHING.
I'm well aware of the tenets of the First Amendment. They have every right to bitch.
And I have every right to point out that THIS is the government that THEY wanted. And now that they've got it... what's your reaction?
THIS?
You people really are hopeless.
Saturday, November 26, 2011
Madore's "C.A.S.H. model." When he runs against Boldt....
I've been thinking about it since I first read it in The Reflector.
You know, in theory, something like that makes sense.
His application of it, however, is, well, lacking.
Let's take each letter of the acronym, as reported in the paper:
C = Character.
OK. One of his newer chief minions is Jon Russell, a man who has proven repeatedly that he HAS no "character." He's a fake conservative, he's a fake Christian, he's a liar, time and time again...
Freeman has a fake college degree. Plinski claims herself to be a "small business owner," arguably untrue by virtue of the fact that the Secretary of State's office and Department of Revenue have never heard of her... like they have every other legal small business owner in this state.
So why is Madore even talking to him, let alone shilling/supporting him? Or the other two?
Is claiming to be a born-again Christian the secret key to getting Madore's checkbook?
A = Attitude.
"Attitude" can mean many things to many people. It can also be an act, and, frankly, it has no place as part of a candidates skill set by virtue of his or her electability. "Attitude" can be, and frequently is, a front. Tim "The Liar" Leavitt's attitude and his lies got him elected. Does that make him a good candidate, worthy of Madore's support?
S = Skill.
Again, Jon Russell has no skills. Neither does Freeman or Plinski or Zandamela. So why is Madore supporting them?
H = Habits
Russell has a habit of lying to get elected. There's nothing he won't say to make you believe he's "worthy." He has a "habit" of selling himself to the highest bidder: making bank on both the Library levy and the massive Port levy tax increases... selling out his alleged principles for a pay check.
I, for one, won't do it.
I would rather be homeless then support or work for a candidate who willingly violates the principles I uphold.
All of which makes me ponder: there is an OVERWHELMING buzz out there that Madore is coming after Boldt... that is, that he, personally, will be running against Boldt, that Madore has put a campaign organization together and is, with his unlimited check book, about to bust a move on Boldt.
Madore has, apparently, recently put together that I am Boldt's brother-in-law. That fact doesn't make any difference to Marc, who has sold out every shred of the conservative values that saw him get elected for the downtown mafia/Identity Vancouver types who now own him like the 13th Amendment never passed, and as a result, it doesn't make any difference to me.
I will be assisting in Boldt's removal from office next year... because I have enough information to accomplish that fact.
The only questions are these: do I help someone else? Or do I do it myself?
Because, due to Madore's actions and support of many (but certainly not all) candidates and people who shouldn't even be IN politics, let along hold elective office, and because of the people he's surrounded himself with, it's not going to be him.
Cross posted at Jon Russell Watch.
You know, in theory, something like that makes sense.
His application of it, however, is, well, lacking.
Let's take each letter of the acronym, as reported in the paper:
C = Character.
OK. One of his newer chief minions is Jon Russell, a man who has proven repeatedly that he HAS no "character." He's a fake conservative, he's a fake Christian, he's a liar, time and time again...
Freeman has a fake college degree. Plinski claims herself to be a "small business owner," arguably untrue by virtue of the fact that the Secretary of State's office and Department of Revenue have never heard of her... like they have every other legal small business owner in this state.
So why is Madore even talking to him, let alone shilling/supporting him? Or the other two?
Is claiming to be a born-again Christian the secret key to getting Madore's checkbook?
A = Attitude.
"Attitude" can mean many things to many people. It can also be an act, and, frankly, it has no place as part of a candidates skill set by virtue of his or her electability. "Attitude" can be, and frequently is, a front. Tim "The Liar" Leavitt's attitude and his lies got him elected. Does that make him a good candidate, worthy of Madore's support?
S = Skill.
Again, Jon Russell has no skills. Neither does Freeman or Plinski or Zandamela. So why is Madore supporting them?
H = Habits
Russell has a habit of lying to get elected. There's nothing he won't say to make you believe he's "worthy." He has a "habit" of selling himself to the highest bidder: making bank on both the Library levy and the massive Port levy tax increases... selling out his alleged principles for a pay check.
I, for one, won't do it.
I would rather be homeless then support or work for a candidate who willingly violates the principles I uphold.
All of which makes me ponder: there is an OVERWHELMING buzz out there that Madore is coming after Boldt... that is, that he, personally, will be running against Boldt, that Madore has put a campaign organization together and is, with his unlimited check book, about to bust a move on Boldt.
Madore has, apparently, recently put together that I am Boldt's brother-in-law. That fact doesn't make any difference to Marc, who has sold out every shred of the conservative values that saw him get elected for the downtown mafia/Identity Vancouver types who now own him like the 13th Amendment never passed, and as a result, it doesn't make any difference to me.
I will be assisting in Boldt's removal from office next year... because I have enough information to accomplish that fact.
The only questions are these: do I help someone else? Or do I do it myself?
Because, due to Madore's actions and support of many (but certainly not all) candidates and people who shouldn't even be IN politics, let along hold elective office, and because of the people he's surrounded himself with, it's not going to be him.
Cross posted at Jon Russell Watch.
Another Tim "The Liar" Leave-it idiocy: "The voters" have spoken.
There are a number of reasons why the slimeball mayor of Vancouver is dangerous to us all here locally.
We're all aware of the despicable lie that was his campaign: his rabid support of massive tolls on a bridge we do not need, want or can afford; his equally strong efforts to keep us all from voting on his lie; his lies as part of the CTrans tax measures, and his efforts, along with fellow democrats Steve "The Liar" Leavitt and Marc "Sellout" Boldt to utilize the gerrymandered CTran tax district that precludes the citizens of this county from having any say, while allowing the dependent on socialists population he controls to determine the outcome of tax issues for the rest of us... by virtue of insuring that all major retailers.... and most minor... are included in their carefully cutout lines so that the vast majority of us are kept from voting... but not from paying their taxes.
So, in response to a constituents well-founded concerns, when The Liar responds like this:
One must remember:
"The voters" weren't "asked" a damned thing.
A few people were empowered to extort money from the rest of us, and like always, decided it was a hell of an idea.
They were lied to by people like The Liar and Sellout; CTrans didn't NEED the money... they WANTED the money. So The Liar asked a few of his carefully screened fellow fringe-leftists to sign off on the deal, and they obliged.
But as you're paying this tax for the rest of your life, feel free to ask yourself: did anyone ask me? Why not? Am I not one of "the voters" The Liar is babbling about?
Well, chances are, you're not. Because as the vote on I-1125, which passed at an almost 60-40 rate in Clark County proved, as this thing gone to ALL the voters in this county... you know.... the people who will have to actually pay for The Liar's vision?
It would have been crushed.
Tim "The Liar" knows it. Steve "The Liar" knows it. "Sellout" knows it.
Clearly, Leavitt would have been comfortable as the mayor of a city in the 3rd Reich. He has the same mentality.
We're all aware of the despicable lie that was his campaign: his rabid support of massive tolls on a bridge we do not need, want or can afford; his equally strong efforts to keep us all from voting on his lie; his lies as part of the CTrans tax measures, and his efforts, along with fellow democrats Steve "The Liar" Leavitt and Marc "Sellout" Boldt to utilize the gerrymandered CTran tax district that precludes the citizens of this county from having any say, while allowing the dependent on socialists population he controls to determine the outcome of tax issues for the rest of us... by virtue of insuring that all major retailers.... and most minor... are included in their carefully cutout lines so that the vast majority of us are kept from voting... but not from paying their taxes.
So, in response to a constituents well-founded concerns, when The Liar responds like this:
Larry - the voters were asked to decide this matter...and of course as you now know, resoundingly approved. What more do you want? Tim
One must remember:
"The voters" weren't "asked" a damned thing.
A few people were empowered to extort money from the rest of us, and like always, decided it was a hell of an idea.
They were lied to by people like The Liar and Sellout; CTrans didn't NEED the money... they WANTED the money. So The Liar asked a few of his carefully screened fellow fringe-leftists to sign off on the deal, and they obliged.
But as you're paying this tax for the rest of your life, feel free to ask yourself: did anyone ask me? Why not? Am I not one of "the voters" The Liar is babbling about?
Well, chances are, you're not. Because as the vote on I-1125, which passed at an almost 60-40 rate in Clark County proved, as this thing gone to ALL the voters in this county... you know.... the people who will have to actually pay for The Liar's vision?
It would have been crushed.
Tim "The Liar" knows it. Steve "The Liar" knows it. "Sellout" knows it.
Clearly, Leavitt would have been comfortable as the mayor of a city in the 3rd Reich. He has the same mentality.
Friday, November 25, 2011
Another example of democratian idiocy? This garbage:
I've frequently concluded that the rag which infests this community lives in some alternate universe... and they provided another bit of evidence to that effect, just today.
And as a result: they come across like the blithering idiots they really, really are.
In Our View: Occupy’s ‘moment’
Police use of pepper spray on peaceful protesters fuels sympathy for movement
Friday, November 25, 2011
Every significant political or social movement has its “moment,” that instance which sears the movement into the consciousness and helps define it for future generations.
Typical of the idiocy whichever of the Three Stooges illustrate when we're unfortunate enough to see the words they spew with such callous disregard, they neglected to get the entire story:For the Occupy movement, that moment may well have come a week ago, when riot police casually pepper-sprayed seated, non-violent protesters at the University of California at Davis. Video of the event went viral, sparking outrage at the callousness of the officers’ action and inciting questions about the use of pepper spray.
UC-Davis Occupy protester admits they provoked police in pepper-spray incident
Elli Pearson, one of the Occupy protesters who was pepper-sprayed by police at UC-Davis, admitted to “Democracy Now!” that the protesters locked arms and sat down to surround the police, who were actually trying to leave the campus. The protesters then told the police that if they wanted to leave, they’d have to clear a path through the protesters:
These kinds of things have no place in the democratian's deliberations, because, like all of the inconvenient truths that confront us, they have no place in their conclusions.
Well we were protesting together and the riot cops came at us and we linked arms and sat down peacefully to protest their presence on our campus. And then at one point they were – we had encircled them and they were trying to leave and they were trying to clear a path. And so we sat down, linked arms and said that if they wanted to clear the path they would have to go through us. But we were on the ground, you know, heads down and all I could see was people telling me to cover my head, protect myself and put my head down. And the next thing I know we were pepper-sprayed.—
And as a result: they come across like the blithering idiots they really, really are.
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Name that Party: 12 former officials indicted for voter fraud
12 former officials indicted for voter fraud
Posted: Nov 22, 2011 1:51 PM PST Updated: Nov 22, 2011 1:51 PM PST
QUITMAN, GA (WALB) - 12 former Brooks County officials were indicted for voter fraud. The suspects are accused of illegally helping people vote by absentee ballot.
State officials launched an investigation after an unusually high number of absentee ballots were cast in the July 2010 primary election. "As a result of their grand jury findings 12 individuals were indicted in that particular matter and we will be trying that case in a court of judicial law instead of a court of public opinion so that will be pending this next year," said District Attorney Joe Mulholland.
The defendants include some workers in the voter registrar's office and some school board members. They are Angela Bryant, April Proctor, Brenda Monds, Debra Denard, Lula Smart, Kechia Harrison, Robert Denard, Sandra Cody, Elizabeth Thomas, Linda Troutman, Latashia Head, and Nancy Denard
In honor of today's article telling us that the Hilton is hundreds of thousands of dollars short: My predictions about the Pollard Hilton over the years.
When I'm right.... I'm right.
There's a lot more, of course. Clearly, the clowns we had running the show back then are much like the morons we have now.
The question is this: If *I* knew this thing was going to fail... why didn't they?
June 15, 2005
Of course, the ownership of the Columbian stands to benefit directly from the downtown renaissance. But the fact is, the Columbian is, once again, on the wrong side of the issue…. Like they are on their rabid light rail support and their efforts to keep the Columbia River Gorge Tom Koenninger’s personal park.
In the end, you can paint lips onto a pig…. And it will still be a pig. With the city’s current, unabashed efforts to raise taxes (HOW much have they spent on this government subsidized pig? HOW much are they costing us with their incestuous relationship with the downtown developers? HOW much do all the tax breaks add up to? HOW much is the free rent for the port-commissioner’s daughter’s restaurant?) and their increasingly expensive regulations, they’re doing everything they can to hurt small business while they expand their empire at the expense of the taxpayers.
June 15, 2005 (II)
There are few people in Southwest Washington so out of touch with reality as Tom Koenninger… and this puff-piece extolling the Taliban City Council of Vancouver and their Mayor, Mullah Pollard’s crushing of democracy in their march towards progress serves to cement that perspective.
July 21, 2005
Secondly, the city was lying about other local hotels and restaurants "benefiting" (particularly since the Hilton is making exactly zero effort in that regard, as explained below), Thirdly, if the Cowlitz complete their scam, the Pollard Hilton will become a ghost town, relatively speaking and, finally, the taxpayers of Clark County are STILL on the hook for 10's of millions for this unnecessary, unneeded boondoggle.
September 22, 2005
And while Koenninger may think that Vancouver has “stepped out of the shadow,” we must never forget the deals that put this together, the misprioritization of revenue, the egos, the efforts to suppress the will of the people, all under the veneer of respectability wrought by the fact that, as Koenninger puts it, “…an elected city council and mayor already have that responsibility,” all took place in the very shadow Koenninger suggests Vancouver has left.
There's a lot more, of course. Clearly, the clowns we had running the show back then are much like the morons we have now.
The question is this: If *I* knew this thing was going to fail... why didn't they?
Boldt shows his obvious confusion: Madore to expand no toll efforts to North Clark County
The Reflector has stirred it up a notch by doing an article on David Madore, who took the opportunity to rightfully smack my brother-in-law, Democrat County Commissioner Marc Boldt around over his spend us into bankruptcy efforts as a Clark County Commissioner.
Excerpts:
Marc voted for the gerrymandering of the CTran tax district, excluding 10's of thousands of us from being able to vote... but not from paying the taxes he so strongly supports.
Marc voted to take our firearms away from us in the event the Commissioners "declare an emergency," ala the New Orleans/Katrina debacle.
Marc voted to jack up our property taxes and send the money to the county health department... where, coincidentally, I'm sure, my sister-in-law, Boldt's wife, just happens to work.
Marc demanded that we jack up the sales tax in the most recent CTrans scam... again, making sure that we had no right to vote on the issue.
Marc has endorsed Steve "The Liar" Stuart against Republican opponents at least twice.
There is more... much more... but that will have to wait until after Thanksgiving.
And Marc's confusion?
"You want a bridge? Then you'd better figure out a way to build it without tolls. Or else."
That's what a Republican would have done. And that's not what he did.
Odd, that. Boldt is concerned about arguably the biggest tax ever levied on commuters in this state, a tax he supports... and he's "concerned" we're talking about it?
It will be front and center... it will be everywhere he goes... at every public meeting. Of COURSE he wants to put this behind him... but the trouble is that when you sell us out?
Ultimately, you're the one who is going to pay.
Get used to it Marc. It's going to be one of the many reasons you're voted out of office in a few months.
Excerpts:
Madore said he will use the C.A.S.H. model to evaluate potential candidates.Marc's unlimited spending habits are not the only issue... by far.
"C.A.S.H stands for character, attitude, skill and habits," said Madore.
According to Madore, it is the same method he uses to assess prospective employees for his company, which he believes makes it an appropriate approach to selecting public officials.
"When the public elects people, they are hiring them for a job," he said.
Madore stated he doesn’t "have anyone identified for future office" yet, but he will "defiantly" be looking for someone to challenge Clark County Commissioner Marc Boldt, who is up for reelection next year.
"I am very disappointed in Marc Boldt, there’s no difference between Boldt and the biggest deficit spender I know," said Madore.
According to Madore, Boldt is neither a "true republican" nor a "fiscal conservative."
"Boldt used to have a good record, but he’s been in office way too long … now he is a Republican-in-name-only," said Madore.
Madore also confirmed he is considering the political strategy of focusing on elected positions that sit on the C-TRAN Board of Directors or the Southwest Washington Regional Transportation Council (RTC). Madore said his goal is to be able to give the public a vote and "voice" on light rail and tolls. It’s a tactic Clark County Commissioner Boldt doesn’t believe will ultimately impact the tolling discussion.
Marc voted for the gerrymandering of the CTran tax district, excluding 10's of thousands of us from being able to vote... but not from paying the taxes he so strongly supports.
Marc voted to take our firearms away from us in the event the Commissioners "declare an emergency," ala the New Orleans/Katrina debacle.
Marc voted to jack up our property taxes and send the money to the county health department... where, coincidentally, I'm sure, my sister-in-law, Boldt's wife, just happens to work.
Marc demanded that we jack up the sales tax in the most recent CTrans scam... again, making sure that we had no right to vote on the issue.
Marc has endorsed Steve "The Liar" Stuart against Republican opponents at least twice.
There is more... much more... but that will have to wait until after Thanksgiving.
And Marc's confusion?
"Even if (Madore) replaced the entire C-TRAN and RTC Board, the Federal Government will still call all the shots on tolling," he said.The Fed, of course, will have nothing to do with controlling the size of the tolls that Marc supports so strongly. That is a state issue, and there wouldn't BE any tolls if Boldt had just acted like a Republican and drew a line in the sand:
Boldt says he is "confused" by Madore labeling him a "deficit spender."
"To me a deficit is having an unbalanced budget and I’ve never had an unbalanced budget as an elected person," he said.
Boldt is also "concerned" about the amount of time political candidates spend discussing tolling.
"If a person is running for a County Commissioner position and his only issue is a state and federal issue, it begs the question what the candidate is going to do with the other 95 percent of the issues affecting the county," said Boldt.
"You want a bridge? Then you'd better figure out a way to build it without tolls. Or else."
That's what a Republican would have done. And that's not what he did.
Odd, that. Boldt is concerned about arguably the biggest tax ever levied on commuters in this state, a tax he supports... and he's "concerned" we're talking about it?
It will be front and center... it will be everywhere he goes... at every public meeting. Of COURSE he wants to put this behind him... but the trouble is that when you sell us out?
Ultimately, you're the one who is going to pay.
Get used to it Marc. It's going to be one of the many reasons you're voted out of office in a few months.
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