Taxpayers should be mad as hell!
We are opposed to the Wall Street crowd that wants to give us their trash but they want our treasure. More than likely Wall Street trash will still be trash. If it was worth anything, they would be keeping it.
If they can't take care of their cash, how can they take care of ours?
Considering that our Government is stupidly [no other word seems to fit] contemplating giving, what they call, a bailout of over 700 Billion dollar. [it will be more like a giveaway or a handout].
First of all, the US Government is not a bank!
Moreover, the US citizens are not giving our Government permission, to use our money, in this manner as a loan, or in whatever cleaver way they find to characterize it.
Our understanding from Indiana Senator Evan Bayh is, that Congress has only received a 3 page document, which states the reasons why Wall Street needs our money, and the tough circumstances they themselves have created; plus the possible scenarios that will occur if they can't have our money.
How will we ever be able to keep track of what happens to our money?
Who do they [Wall Street conglomerates] think they are?
Apparently, they have already demonstrated to be poor money handlers!
Similarly, if by chance, We wanted to secure some kind of a loan or mortgage. Our eligibility would be researched to no end, and our livelihood would be investigated inside and out, upside and down, and by whatever means they would dream up, to insure that we qualified.
It has been discussed in many ways, they want our money so that they can be allowed to extend us more credit.
They want to have access to our money, so they can lend it back to us and thereby have us pay them interest on our own money they have just taken from us. Shouldn't we be getting interest on our money, that they want from us, first?
Where is the logic in any of this?
Does any of this seem to make any sense at all?
Haven't they screwed up royally with the money they already have?
It seems to us they really want to use our money to pay their bills.
Shouldn't this be called fleece and lace?
They fleece our pockets and lace their own!
Let them use some of their high salaries to pay their own bills.
Traditionally, the majority of honest hard working Americans are not looking for a handout, but, want to legitimately earn and pay for what they secure for themselves and their families.
It makes you wonder if the majority of these high salaried people on Wall Street and in the US Government are really concerned much beyond themselves.
Economists are suppose to be in the know.
Certainly, they use a lot of fancy names to identify the economy and all the economic trends [percentage this and percentage that, points up and down] and a lot of other specialized information that the general public cannot even begin to comprehend.
If, those who caused this situation and use these fancy names, would have adequately understood, would this situation ever have developed?
Consider their record keeping procedures for a minute.
What happen to all the records that would qualify as full disclosure of where all their money came from [and from whom] and where it all went [and to whom]?
What happened to all the world's wonderful computer systems that keep track of everything?
There must be programs, in use somewhere, storing all that wonderful computer data that is suppose to keep track and reveal where all their cash came from and where it all went.
Without ever thinking about the staggering amount involved to any great degree, it is and should be apparent, Wall Street certainly could not qualify in any way, by any stretch of the imagination.
So now we have been given a ransom demand by the Federal Reserve and George Bush: "Give us the power to print $700 billion in your names as co-borrowers, which we will create out of thin air the way we always do, and we will use it to pay ourselves $700 billion, which the taxpayers will then have to pay us back with interest in consideration of handling the entire bogus transaction!
Neither $700 billion, nor any lesser amount!
Wake up America!
In Mega-Banks We Trust...
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
WE WERE WARNED...
"If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their money, first by inflation and then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around them [around the banks], will deptive the people of their property until their children will wake up homeless on the continent their fathers conquered."
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson
Sunday, September 21, 2008
ABANDONED VEHICLES AND YARD PARKING
In a recent Public Meeting, a New Albany taxpayer asked why our paid Code Enforcement Officer is not writing citations on abandoned vehicles and junk cars parked in yards.
Deputy Mayor Malysz responded that "abandoned vehicles and yard parking of Junk Cars was handled by Planning and Zoning Dept." and not by the Code Enforcement Officer.
Wrong Mr. Malysz!
Is this what we are paying you $85,000 to say? Another lie?
Are you really this out of touch?
Freedom Of Speech would like to SUGGEST that Deputy Mayor Malysz read:
New Albany Code #150.141 (A) 7 & 8
150.141 Code Enforcement Officers Duties and Responsibilities:
(A) It is the duty and responsibility of the Ordinance Enforcement Officer are to inspect and cite violations of any ordinance in effect for the City of New Albany, including, but not limited to, the following:
(1) Environmental violations, such as:
(a) Uncollected trash and garbage, litter and debris
(b) Fallen trees, stumps, dead trees and cut brush
(2) Demolition remains:
(3) Appliances or furniture in yard or sidewalk
(4) Auto parts and scrap metal
(5) Grass and Yards which violate City Ordinance
(6) Portable signs
* (7) Abandoned vehicles as defined by City Ordinance and the Indiana Code
* (8) Yard parking and illegal parking as per City Ordinance
(9) Other city ordinances pertaining to cleanliness of property
(Ordinance G-05-01, passed 1-20-05)
They are now interviewing to hire a "Concentrated Code Enforcement Officer." says Deputy Mayor Malysz.
There is also an Ordinance on the books for this Hiring Process 150.142:
* (A) The Board of Public Works and Safety shall nominate the candidates for Ordinance Enforcement Officer
* (B) The Common Council shall approve the "Officer" and the Mayor shall appoint him or her after he or she has received Council approval.
(Ordinance G-05-01, passed 1-20-05)
Deputy Mayor Malysz, we suggest that you read the New Albany Code Book of Laws!
Deputy Mayor Malysz responded that "abandoned vehicles and yard parking of Junk Cars was handled by Planning and Zoning Dept." and not by the Code Enforcement Officer.
Wrong Mr. Malysz!
Is this what we are paying you $85,000 to say? Another lie?
Are you really this out of touch?
Freedom Of Speech would like to SUGGEST that Deputy Mayor Malysz read:
New Albany Code #150.141 (A) 7 & 8
150.141 Code Enforcement Officers Duties and Responsibilities:
(A) It is the duty and responsibility of the Ordinance Enforcement Officer are to inspect and cite violations of any ordinance in effect for the City of New Albany, including, but not limited to, the following:
(1) Environmental violations, such as:
(a) Uncollected trash and garbage, litter and debris
(b) Fallen trees, stumps, dead trees and cut brush
(2) Demolition remains:
(3) Appliances or furniture in yard or sidewalk
(4) Auto parts and scrap metal
(5) Grass and Yards which violate City Ordinance
(6) Portable signs
* (7) Abandoned vehicles as defined by City Ordinance and the Indiana Code
* (8) Yard parking and illegal parking as per City Ordinance
(9) Other city ordinances pertaining to cleanliness of property
(Ordinance G-05-01, passed 1-20-05)
They are now interviewing to hire a "Concentrated Code Enforcement Officer." says Deputy Mayor Malysz.
There is also an Ordinance on the books for this Hiring Process 150.142:
* (A) The Board of Public Works and Safety shall nominate the candidates for Ordinance Enforcement Officer
* (B) The Common Council shall approve the "Officer" and the Mayor shall appoint him or her after he or she has received Council approval.
(Ordinance G-05-01, passed 1-20-05)
Deputy Mayor Malysz, we suggest that you read the New Albany Code Book of Laws!
Saturday, September 20, 2008
PELOSI AND REID ARE GOING HOME
Their failure to lead is the craziest thing we have ever heard. If they had passed a real drilling bill instead of the fake bill that was passed the oil industry would have created 15,000 new jobs overnight. These are good jobs building offshore rigs and pipelines to bring the oil to market. Not to mention making the USA more independent for our energy needs.
This credit crisis has resulted in 3% of homes being in foreclosure, the depression in 1929 resulted in 50% of all homes being in foreclosure.
The problem with the notes that everyone is complaining about is one of valuation of the notes, not that they are worthless. With house prices decreasing the banks according to accounting rules have to value the notes at the lower of cost or market. Right now no one knows what the notes are worth even though most of the notes 97% are being properly paid on. But the notes have to be written down to reflect their true value, which lowers these banks ability to borrow because of percent they can borrow is tied directly to these assets that according to accounting principles have to be decreased.
No one is talking about this on any of the news channels.
We do need leaders who will balance our budget in Washington. [Like we need leaders in New Albany who will balance our budget!]
The one statement that Palin said is "we should stop giving money to people that hate us."
We agree...
That is the first person to ever hold the top two spot that understand what the rest of the USA has been saying or thinking.
This credit crisis has resulted in 3% of homes being in foreclosure, the depression in 1929 resulted in 50% of all homes being in foreclosure.
The problem with the notes that everyone is complaining about is one of valuation of the notes, not that they are worthless. With house prices decreasing the banks according to accounting rules have to value the notes at the lower of cost or market. Right now no one knows what the notes are worth even though most of the notes 97% are being properly paid on. But the notes have to be written down to reflect their true value, which lowers these banks ability to borrow because of percent they can borrow is tied directly to these assets that according to accounting principles have to be decreased.
No one is talking about this on any of the news channels.
We do need leaders who will balance our budget in Washington. [Like we need leaders in New Albany who will balance our budget!]
The one statement that Palin said is "we should stop giving money to people that hate us."
We agree...
That is the first person to ever hold the top two spot that understand what the rest of the USA has been saying or thinking.
Friday, September 19, 2008
4TH ANNUAL WALK
CFW 4th Annual Walk for Life Saturday, September 20, 10am. Registration begins at 9am. Free T-Shirt to first 300 sponsored walkers. Picnic lunch following event.
Choice for Women
2019 E. Spring St.
New Albany, IN 47150
812-941-0872
Choice for Women
2019 E. Spring St.
New Albany, IN 47150
812-941-0872
Thursday, September 18, 2008
IT'S A BAILOUT~NO MATTER WHAT THE NEWS REPORTS...
Dear Mr. Wealthy,
Federal Reserve notes are not redeemable in gold, silver or any other commodity, and receive no backing by anything. This has been the case since 1933.
The notes have no value for themselves, but for what they will buy. In another sense, because they are legal tender, Federal Reserve notes are "backed" by all the goods and services in the economy.
Now...AIG CEO's scream:
Please forgive our debt as we had people at the helm making bad decisions. They will try to do better in the future. [yell right]
It is time for the shareholders, middle class and entitlement classes learn self-reliance and learn it fast!
We have all been thrown under the bus...
Sincerely,
American Taxpayers
Federal Reserve notes are not redeemable in gold, silver or any other commodity, and receive no backing by anything. This has been the case since 1933.
The notes have no value for themselves, but for what they will buy. In another sense, because they are legal tender, Federal Reserve notes are "backed" by all the goods and services in the economy.
Now...AIG CEO's scream:
Please forgive our debt as we had people at the helm making bad decisions. They will try to do better in the future. [yell right]
It is time for the shareholders, middle class and entitlement classes learn self-reliance and learn it fast!
We have all been thrown under the bus...
Sincerely,
American Taxpayers
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
"WE THE PEOPLE"... WORKS
On September 17, 1787, forty-two of the 55 delegates to the Constitutional Convention held their final meeting. Only one item of business occupied the agenda that day, to sign the Constitution of the United States of America.
Since May 25, 1787, the 55 delegates had gathered almost daily in the State House [Independence Hall] in Philadelphia to revise the Articles of Confederation. By the middle of June, it became apparent to the delegates that to merely amend the Articles of Confederation would not be sufficient. Instead, they would write an entirely new document designed to clearly define and separate the powers of the central government, the power of the states, the rights of the people and how the representatives of the people should be elected.
We have no tribal council, nor can we vote anybody off the island. But, we do live in the land of the free, and as long as the Constitution stands, we always will.
We the People...works!
Since May 25, 1787, the 55 delegates had gathered almost daily in the State House [Independence Hall] in Philadelphia to revise the Articles of Confederation. By the middle of June, it became apparent to the delegates that to merely amend the Articles of Confederation would not be sufficient. Instead, they would write an entirely new document designed to clearly define and separate the powers of the central government, the power of the states, the rights of the people and how the representatives of the people should be elected.
We have no tribal council, nor can we vote anybody off the island. But, we do live in the land of the free, and as long as the Constitution stands, we always will.
We the People...works!
Sunday, September 14, 2008
YOU BOYS JUST DON'T GET IT!
After attending last Wednesday's meeting in regards to rental registration and rental inspection.
We couldn't believe what WE were hearing.
It's not that complicated "boys".
If this is to much work for City Attorney Shane Gibson, Building Commissioner Ron Hartman and Code Enforcement Officer Pam Badger to do the job we taxpayers are paying them to do then we suggest they quit.
1. The Council Committee [Gonder, McLaughlin, Price] should be looking for ways to:
* Make New Albany homes safer for families to live
* Clean up New Albany
* Protect the children who have to live in UNSAFE, TRASHY houses
2. The Fire Department doesn't stop outside a burning house to question if this house is OWNER OCCUPIED OR RENTAL before they enter that building to rescue a senior or a small child.
Is our current Building Commissioner trained and certified to do the job the taxpayers pay him?
How many building inspectors do we have employed for our City of New Albany? 3? Why do we need to hire more Inspectors, or more Code Enforcement?
Why isn't City Attorney Gibson not enforcing the laws on our books?
It seems like to us he's to busy working on receiving Bond Commissions!
Didn't he make $180,000 commission on Scribner Place BONDS?
Why do we need a rental register, when all this information is available on the Assessor's computers, the Plat Room computers, Auditor's computers, Recorder's computers and the Treasurer's computers.
Every vacant piece of property is recorded as well as every home, rental property, or commercial buildings.
If this information is not on these computers then our city is in bigger trouble than we thought!
Do you all not realize how much it would cost taxpayers for software and staff for a Rental Registry? Who will upgrade the information when property is sold, transferred, and splits?
More inspectors and more code enforcement officers mean more trucks, gas, cell phones, insurance, maintenance and benefits.
Your priority as a committee is the safety of our children and to clean up our city.
Not everyone in New Albany can afford a home on Historical Main Street or even start up a business.
Why are you trying to penalize renters which will raise the amount of rent they pay.
Your not hurting slum lords or Rental Property owners at all.
They will just pass these fees on to their tenants.
Then, if the money is not there, then you will try to pass an increase in property taxes.
Believe you me...you don't even want to go there.
Every fee you add on or increase affects renters, senior citizens, and taxpayers.
Safety should be YOUR number one priority.
Mr. Gonder are you not Councilman at Large?
Then why are your only concerns for various issues that only reflect a certain group you seem to represent?
Regardless of your own personal opinions on a Smoking ban, Redistricting, and Rental Registration and Rental Inspection.
You need to be looking at the big picture not just for a selective few.
Why are you using Clearwater, Florida as a blue print for New Albany Rental Inspection?
Don't you not realize we are not Jeffersonville, Louisville, Clarksville or Madison or any other city?
That's how out of touch you and several council members are with the city and the taxpayers.
First, if you council members would start doing your homework by looking at FINANCIALS, previous ORDINANCES PASSED, and BUDGETS, you might just get it.
Second, your concerns should be: Where is our 2008 Budget? Why are we approving anything when we don't have any money in the bank?
What are the Council's and this England administration's priorities?
Two-way streets? Spring Street Hill?
Smoking Ban, Redistricting, Rental Inspection and now the latest reported by our local newspaper: "Golf carts."
What the hell is wrong with this England Administration and Council?
"THE CITY LAWS ARE ON THE BOOKS...FOLLOW THE LAW."
We couldn't believe what WE were hearing.
It's not that complicated "boys".
If this is to much work for City Attorney Shane Gibson, Building Commissioner Ron Hartman and Code Enforcement Officer Pam Badger to do the job we taxpayers are paying them to do then we suggest they quit.
1. The Council Committee [Gonder, McLaughlin, Price] should be looking for ways to:
* Make New Albany homes safer for families to live
* Clean up New Albany
* Protect the children who have to live in UNSAFE, TRASHY houses
2. The Fire Department doesn't stop outside a burning house to question if this house is OWNER OCCUPIED OR RENTAL before they enter that building to rescue a senior or a small child.
Is our current Building Commissioner trained and certified to do the job the taxpayers pay him?
How many building inspectors do we have employed for our City of New Albany? 3? Why do we need to hire more Inspectors, or more Code Enforcement?
Why isn't City Attorney Gibson not enforcing the laws on our books?
It seems like to us he's to busy working on receiving Bond Commissions!
Didn't he make $180,000 commission on Scribner Place BONDS?
Why do we need a rental register, when all this information is available on the Assessor's computers, the Plat Room computers, Auditor's computers, Recorder's computers and the Treasurer's computers.
Every vacant piece of property is recorded as well as every home, rental property, or commercial buildings.
If this information is not on these computers then our city is in bigger trouble than we thought!
Do you all not realize how much it would cost taxpayers for software and staff for a Rental Registry? Who will upgrade the information when property is sold, transferred, and splits?
More inspectors and more code enforcement officers mean more trucks, gas, cell phones, insurance, maintenance and benefits.
Councilman Gonder have you lost your mind? You're really not this stupid to attempt to bring this issue before us taxpayers.
Good Grief...You boys just don't get it!
If certain people would get off there asses downtown and do the job that ours and your tax dollars pay for, just maybe this city could get something done RIGHT!
You cannot discriminate against landlords.
Your priority as a committee is the safety of our children and to clean up our city.
Not everyone in New Albany can afford a home on Historical Main Street or even start up a business.
Why are you trying to penalize renters which will raise the amount of rent they pay.
Your not hurting slum lords or Rental Property owners at all.
They will just pass these fees on to their tenants.
Then, if the money is not there, then you will try to pass an increase in property taxes.
Believe you me...you don't even want to go there.
Every fee you add on or increase affects renters, senior citizens, and taxpayers.
Safety should be YOUR number one priority.
Mr. Gonder are you not Councilman at Large?
Then why are your only concerns for various issues that only reflect a certain group you seem to represent?
Regardless of your own personal opinions on a Smoking ban, Redistricting, and Rental Registration and Rental Inspection.
You need to be looking at the big picture not just for a selective few.
Why are you using Clearwater, Florida as a blue print for New Albany Rental Inspection?
Don't you not realize we are not Jeffersonville, Louisville, Clarksville or Madison or any other city?
That's how out of touch you and several council members are with the city and the taxpayers.
First, if you council members would start doing your homework by looking at FINANCIALS, previous ORDINANCES PASSED, and BUDGETS, you might just get it.
Second, your concerns should be: Where is our 2008 Budget? Why are we approving anything when we don't have any money in the bank?
What are the Council's and this England administration's priorities?
Two-way streets? Spring Street Hill?
Smoking Ban, Redistricting, Rental Inspection and now the latest reported by our local newspaper: "Golf carts."
What the hell is wrong with this England Administration and Council?
"THE CITY LAWS ARE ON THE BOOKS...FOLLOW THE LAW."
Friday, September 12, 2008
"DRILL BABY DRILL"...
"Drill Here Drill Now" Lyrics
Hello...is anybody out there listenin' in Washington D.C.
This is the suffering voice of America crying out for relief
Now I don't know what a gallon of gas cost up on Capital Hill
But we sure know what it costs down here in "Realityville"
And the damage already done has been a mighty heavy toll
And if we're gonna fix it we gotta start right here at home
CHORUS
Drill here, drill now
How 'bout some oil from our own soil that belongs to us anyhow
No more debatin' we're tired of waitin' everybody shout out loud
Drill here, drill now
Every time a foreign tanker pulls up to our shore
They got us over a barrel while they blood us a little more
And think how much it costs just to bring it all that way
And how many American jobs that'd make if we were drillin' in the USA
Oh and God forbid if our oily friends should decide to cut us off
We'd be standin' around with our britches down now listen to me ya'll
Repeat Chorus
Well the winds of change are blowin'
Yes and we recognize that need
But tractors, trucks, cars and planes can't run on tomorrow's dreams
So while we're workin' on the future we can't ignore today
Cuz who knows how much time the alternative might take
Somethin's gotta be done right now cuz friends it won't be long
Before this great big country comes grinding to a halt.
Repeat Chorus
Source: Aaron Tippin
As gas prices continue to increase, Congress continues to blame others while ignoring practical steps to stop the pain Americans are feeling at the pump. To lower gasoline prices and reduce our dependence on foreign oil, we need real solutions to our energy challenges.
As big country fans, we have a feeling this song is destined to become a huge hit. It's masterfully captures the sentiment of Americans who are tired of paying too much for gas while Congress does nothing about it.
Take A Stand for "Real Change"
Vote McCain - Palin
Hello...is anybody out there listenin' in Washington D.C.
This is the suffering voice of America crying out for relief
Now I don't know what a gallon of gas cost up on Capital Hill
But we sure know what it costs down here in "Realityville"
And the damage already done has been a mighty heavy toll
And if we're gonna fix it we gotta start right here at home
CHORUS
Drill here, drill now
How 'bout some oil from our own soil that belongs to us anyhow
No more debatin' we're tired of waitin' everybody shout out loud
Drill here, drill now
Every time a foreign tanker pulls up to our shore
They got us over a barrel while they blood us a little more
And think how much it costs just to bring it all that way
And how many American jobs that'd make if we were drillin' in the USA
Oh and God forbid if our oily friends should decide to cut us off
We'd be standin' around with our britches down now listen to me ya'll
Repeat Chorus
Well the winds of change are blowin'
Yes and we recognize that need
But tractors, trucks, cars and planes can't run on tomorrow's dreams
So while we're workin' on the future we can't ignore today
Cuz who knows how much time the alternative might take
Somethin's gotta be done right now cuz friends it won't be long
Before this great big country comes grinding to a halt.
Repeat Chorus
Source: Aaron Tippin
As gas prices continue to increase, Congress continues to blame others while ignoring practical steps to stop the pain Americans are feeling at the pump. To lower gasoline prices and reduce our dependence on foreign oil, we need real solutions to our energy challenges.
As big country fans, we have a feeling this song is destined to become a huge hit. It's masterfully captures the sentiment of Americans who are tired of paying too much for gas while Congress does nothing about it.
Take A Stand for "Real Change"
Vote McCain - Palin
Tuesday, September 09, 2008
LONG OVER DUE...
They were two of the biggest perpetrators of sexist comments during this election - MSNBC's Keith Olbermann and Chris Mathews, and now they have been dethroned from their anchor posts and returned to commentary roles at the the network.
Their displays of extreme gender bias were not cited as even a factor in the reshuffling, the move as a victory in the fight to stamp out sexism on the campaign trail. Our efforts specifically call on party leaders - or corporate chiefs, as the case may be - to "stop the silence" on sexism. Booting those in high-profile media posts is a good step.
Olbermann famously suggested that someone should take Hillary Clinton "into a room and only he comes out." His attack reached a new low in it's threat of violence.
Chris Matthews called Hillary a "she-devil" and a "witchy" and lamented that the reason she was a United States Senator and candidate for president was that her husband messed around. We keep forgetting it. "She didn't win [the Senate race] on her merit."
Offensive is an understatement. The only thing worse is that Olbermann and Mathews sat in their anchor chairs for as long as they did.
We find it mysterious that no one's talking about their well-documented pattern of gender bias as a factor in their dismissals. In today's news coverage of their removals. we could not find any mention of their sexist and offensive behavior, from the New York Times to NPR. These are news organizations that know better.
Such a lack of recognition of their role in this year's sexist treatment of candidates prove our work is far from finished.
Gov. Sarah Palin's spot on the Republican ticket has launched the subject of sexist treatment of women candidates back into the spotlight. We will defend Palin "against misogynist smears" not because we like her or support her, but because that's how feminism works."
Warmly,
Stacy Mason
Their displays of extreme gender bias were not cited as even a factor in the reshuffling, the move as a victory in the fight to stamp out sexism on the campaign trail. Our efforts specifically call on party leaders - or corporate chiefs, as the case may be - to "stop the silence" on sexism. Booting those in high-profile media posts is a good step.
Olbermann famously suggested that someone should take Hillary Clinton "into a room and only he comes out." His attack reached a new low in it's threat of violence.
Chris Matthews called Hillary a "she-devil" and a "witchy" and lamented that the reason she was a United States Senator and candidate for president was that her husband messed around. We keep forgetting it. "She didn't win [the Senate race] on her merit."
Offensive is an understatement. The only thing worse is that Olbermann and Mathews sat in their anchor chairs for as long as they did.
We find it mysterious that no one's talking about their well-documented pattern of gender bias as a factor in their dismissals. In today's news coverage of their removals. we could not find any mention of their sexist and offensive behavior, from the New York Times to NPR. These are news organizations that know better.
Such a lack of recognition of their role in this year's sexist treatment of candidates prove our work is far from finished.
Gov. Sarah Palin's spot on the Republican ticket has launched the subject of sexist treatment of women candidates back into the spotlight. We will defend Palin "against misogynist smears" not because we like her or support her, but because that's how feminism works."
Warmly,
Stacy Mason
Sunday, September 07, 2008
WE SAY "NO"...TO RENTAL INSPECTION!
People say they want transparent government?
How about we make the job descriptions and Ordinance's already in place effective?
Building Commissioner Responsibilities as listed in Ordinance G-04-23:
Cleanliness of Premises
1. Enter premises to determine compliance :150.10 (e)
2. Determine the Identity & Address of Landowner : 150.101 (e)
3. Send written notice by Certified Mail: 150.101 (e)
4. Have the city remove material & vehicles: 150.101 (f)
5. File a LIEN against the property with the County Recorder for all costs incurred by the City for REMOVAL.
(F) FAILURE TO REMOVE AND NOTICE OF ABATEMENT
(1) If the landowner fails to remove the material and vehicles within the time prescribed, the Building Commissioner shall cause the city or its agent to remove and dispose the material and vehicles, as allowed under IC 36-1-6-2, as amended.
(2) The Building Commissioner must then prepare a certified statement of the actual cost the city incurred in removing and disposing of the material and vehicles, plus any additional administrative costs incurred in the city's effort to enforce this section.
(3) The certified statement of costs must be delivered to the land-owner of the property, by certified mail, at his or her last known address, as determined by the tax duplicate records of the County Auditor.
(4) The landowner must pay the amount specified in the certified statement to the City Clerk within 20 days after receiving the statement.
(5) If the landowner fails to pay the amount within the required time, a certified statement of the landowner's failure to pay the costs will be filed with the office of County Auditor.
(6) Pursuant to IC 36-7-9 as mended, the Auditor will then place the amount claimed on the tax duplicate against the property affected by the work. The amount will therefore be collected and disbursed to the General Fund of the City as other property taxes.
Source: New Albany Code Book
Procedure to file a Lien on Property: 150.101 (g)
1. Building Commissioner to Recorder
2. Recorder to Auditor
3. Auditor to Treasurer
4. Treasurer adds to next TAX bill to be mailed
England said of the idea, [prospect of a rental-inspection program] "I believe in it wholeheartedly," emphasizing that landlords must be "courageous enough" to allow inspections.
You phony hypocrite, you promised SEVERAL landlords this would never happen as long as you were mayor!
Would you like Freedom Of Speech to list their names and contact numbers?
Like you don't have an agenda of your own.
Spare us all Doug...
According to Deputy Mayor and Director of Development Carl Malysz, "a registration program would be incredibly helpful," adding the city's code enforcement officials sometimes have a hard time finding the supervising party when an infraction is found.
"You stupid lying jack-ass..."
Code Enforcement employee "Pam Badger" is also a part time employee of the Assessor's office. Pamie knows more about chasing down property owners than either City or County Assessor's!
Freedom of Speech would like to say:
To many politicians and appointees revel in the glory of promoting new ordinances or new business. It's fun hanging out at the City County Building hobnobbing with the "developers and letting the mayor" know where "his influence should be pedaled."
Unfortunately, this "fun" stuff apparently takes precedence over sitting in your office and paying attention to the city functions you were hired to do or manage.
The day to day grind is not nearly as much fun as getting your name in the paper as an innovator and a mover-and-shaker of New Albany.
But contrary to popular belief: If you want to bask in the glow of negative publicity, keep trying to scam us taxpayers!
This Rental Inspection Program that Mayor England and Deputy Mayor Malysz are pushing is just another layer of government that will cost taxpayers.
How about we make the job descriptions and Ordinance's already in place effective?
Building Commissioner Responsibilities as listed in Ordinance G-04-23:
Cleanliness of Premises
1. Enter premises to determine compliance :150.10 (e)
2. Determine the Identity & Address of Landowner : 150.101 (e)
3. Send written notice by Certified Mail: 150.101 (e)
4. Have the city remove material & vehicles: 150.101 (f)
5. File a LIEN against the property with the County Recorder for all costs incurred by the City for REMOVAL.
(F) FAILURE TO REMOVE AND NOTICE OF ABATEMENT
(1) If the landowner fails to remove the material and vehicles within the time prescribed, the Building Commissioner shall cause the city or its agent to remove and dispose the material and vehicles, as allowed under IC 36-1-6-2, as amended.
(2) The Building Commissioner must then prepare a certified statement of the actual cost the city incurred in removing and disposing of the material and vehicles, plus any additional administrative costs incurred in the city's effort to enforce this section.
(3) The certified statement of costs must be delivered to the land-owner of the property, by certified mail, at his or her last known address, as determined by the tax duplicate records of the County Auditor.
(4) The landowner must pay the amount specified in the certified statement to the City Clerk within 20 days after receiving the statement.
(5) If the landowner fails to pay the amount within the required time, a certified statement of the landowner's failure to pay the costs will be filed with the office of County Auditor.
(6) Pursuant to IC 36-7-9 as mended, the Auditor will then place the amount claimed on the tax duplicate against the property affected by the work. The amount will therefore be collected and disbursed to the General Fund of the City as other property taxes.
Source: New Albany Code Book
Procedure to file a Lien on Property: 150.101 (g)
1. Building Commissioner to Recorder
2. Recorder to Auditor
3. Auditor to Treasurer
4. Treasurer adds to next TAX bill to be mailed
England said of the idea, [prospect of a rental-inspection program] "I believe in it wholeheartedly," emphasizing that landlords must be "courageous enough" to allow inspections.
You phony hypocrite, you promised SEVERAL landlords this would never happen as long as you were mayor!
Would you like Freedom Of Speech to list their names and contact numbers?
Like you don't have an agenda of your own.
Spare us all Doug...
According to Deputy Mayor and Director of Development Carl Malysz, "a registration program would be incredibly helpful," adding the city's code enforcement officials sometimes have a hard time finding the supervising party when an infraction is found.
"You stupid lying jack-ass..."
Code Enforcement employee "Pam Badger" is also a part time employee of the Assessor's office. Pamie knows more about chasing down property owners than either City or County Assessor's!
Freedom of Speech would like to say:
To many politicians and appointees revel in the glory of promoting new ordinances or new business. It's fun hanging out at the City County Building hobnobbing with the "developers and letting the mayor" know where "his influence should be pedaled."
Unfortunately, this "fun" stuff apparently takes precedence over sitting in your office and paying attention to the city functions you were hired to do or manage.
The day to day grind is not nearly as much fun as getting your name in the paper as an innovator and a mover-and-shaker of New Albany.
But contrary to popular belief: If you want to bask in the glow of negative publicity, keep trying to scam us taxpayers!
This Rental Inspection Program that Mayor England and Deputy Mayor Malysz are pushing is just another layer of government that will cost taxpayers.
Thursday, September 04, 2008
"ABSOLUTELY PRICELESS"
While I was at it, I got rid of a few things in the governor's office that I didn't believe our citizens should have to pay for:
* That luxury jet was over the top. I put it on eBay!
* after he's done turning back the waters and healing the plant
* In politics, there are some candidates who use change [or a heart attack] to promote their career
* But we are expected to govern with integrity, good will, clear convictions, and ... a servant's heart
* Politics isn't just a game of clashing parties and competing interests
* They're the ones whose names appear on laws and landmark reforms, not just on buttons and banners, or on self designed presidential seals
* But listening to him speak, it's easy to forget that this is a man who has authored two memoirs but not a single major law or reform - not even in the state senate
* If character is the measure in this election...and hope the theme...and change the goal we share, then I ask you to join our cause.
* The only difference between a pit bull and a soccer mom is..."Lipstick!"
Source: VP Candidate Sarah Palin
It's priceless watching the Dems now in full panic mode. You can bet the Clinton's are very happy right now, thinking, "We told you so!" as they look forward to Obama's defeat and Hillary's next run.
Absolutely priceless...another self-made women!
* That luxury jet was over the top. I put it on eBay!
* after he's done turning back the waters and healing the plant
* In politics, there are some candidates who use change [or a heart attack] to promote their career
* But we are expected to govern with integrity, good will, clear convictions, and ... a servant's heart
* Politics isn't just a game of clashing parties and competing interests
* They're the ones whose names appear on laws and landmark reforms, not just on buttons and banners, or on self designed presidential seals
* But listening to him speak, it's easy to forget that this is a man who has authored two memoirs but not a single major law or reform - not even in the state senate
* If character is the measure in this election...and hope the theme...and change the goal we share, then I ask you to join our cause.
* The only difference between a pit bull and a soccer mom is..."Lipstick!"
Source: VP Candidate Sarah Palin
It's priceless watching the Dems now in full panic mode. You can bet the Clinton's are very happy right now, thinking, "We told you so!" as they look forward to Obama's defeat and Hillary's next run.
Absolutely priceless...another self-made women!
Wednesday, September 03, 2008
WINK - WINK...
We seem to remember we broke the news on the Smoking Ban VETO. The blogosphere seems to have finally taken notice this week.
I guess it's only proper to just say "we told you so."
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Join special guest
Senator Birch Bayh
for an afternoon of food, music and fun!
1st Annual Brad Ellsworth Birthday Fish Fry
Saturday, September 6 (rain or shine)
1-4 p.m. Central Time
Vanderburgh County 4-H Fairgrounds in Evansville at the corner of US-41 and Boonville-New Harmony Road.
I guess it's only proper to just say "we told you so."
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Join special guest
Senator Birch Bayh
for an afternoon of food, music and fun!
1st Annual Brad Ellsworth Birthday Fish Fry
Saturday, September 6 (rain or shine)
1-4 p.m. Central Time
Vanderburgh County 4-H Fairgrounds in Evansville at the corner of US-41 and Boonville-New Harmony Road.
Saturday, August 30, 2008
PARTY UNITY
Is party unity more important than the TRUTH?
Is the purpose of party unity to overlook FRAUD and CHEATING?
Is the purpose of party unity more than having the COURAGE of your CONVICTION?
Does party unity mean succumbing to an orchestrated VOTE based on ILLEGAL results?
Does party unity mean that one should submit to a doctored birth certificate, 20 year tie to a RACIST church, and just plain outright LIES?
Does party unity mean that it is more important to ignore the "Will of the People" and the ideas and foundations of our country in order to just PROTECT one's own Standing and Ambitions in the Democratic Party?
Freedom Of Speech would like to say:
Bottom line is this, Dean, Pelosi, Reid, Obama and his staff, they think the end always justifies the means.
Most of us, we were taught better than that...
To quote a friend of ours "For the first time in my life, I am not proud to be a Democrat!"
Is the purpose of party unity to overlook FRAUD and CHEATING?
Is the purpose of party unity more than having the COURAGE of your CONVICTION?
Does party unity mean succumbing to an orchestrated VOTE based on ILLEGAL results?
Does party unity mean that one should submit to a doctored birth certificate, 20 year tie to a RACIST church, and just plain outright LIES?
Does party unity mean that it is more important to ignore the "Will of the People" and the ideas and foundations of our country in order to just PROTECT one's own Standing and Ambitions in the Democratic Party?
Freedom Of Speech would like to say:
Bottom line is this, Dean, Pelosi, Reid, Obama and his staff, they think the end always justifies the means.
Most of us, we were taught better than that...
To quote a friend of ours "For the first time in my life, I am not proud to be a Democrat!"
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
SHOWDOWN AT THE DNC TODAY
This is how 18 million voters will view the Democratic Convention if the roll call vote is "symbolic".
"After a primary season where the leadership of the DNC proclaimed a winner when there was none, when neither candidate had the required 2/3 majority to win the nomination but one was called the winner anyway, when the first woman candidate for President who was also the popular vote winner, and who won more votes than any Democratic primary candidate in history had to "negotiate" to have her name placed in nomination even though it was her right, after seven months of media bias so egregious it was satirized on Saturday Night Life, anything less than a Democratic Convention conduct according to the highest standards of democracy and in strict accordance with Democratic Party rules will be, for more than 18 million voters, the last straw."
There can be no symbolic vote.
Whether Senator Obama hoped to reduce a democratic institution to a "symbolic gesture" as a matter of pride, we don't know.
Senator Obama's psyche is not our concern.
Democracy is!
Symbolic votes are what they do in China. It's what they do in Iran. It's what they did in the Soviet Union.
It's not what we do in America...
The roll call vote must reflect the highest standards of the Democratic Party. If there is even a hint that Senator Clinton is not being afforded an equal opportunity to win the nomination as Democratic Party rules provide, if there is even a suggestion that the vote is not being conducted in an honest and democratic way, it could not only be the last straw for more than 18 million voters, it could be the straw that breaks the Democratic Party's back.
"Keep the Democratic Party democratic!"
Contributor: Hiedi Li Feldman, J.D., Ph.D.
Denver Political Activist
"After a primary season where the leadership of the DNC proclaimed a winner when there was none, when neither candidate had the required 2/3 majority to win the nomination but one was called the winner anyway, when the first woman candidate for President who was also the popular vote winner, and who won more votes than any Democratic primary candidate in history had to "negotiate" to have her name placed in nomination even though it was her right, after seven months of media bias so egregious it was satirized on Saturday Night Life, anything less than a Democratic Convention conduct according to the highest standards of democracy and in strict accordance with Democratic Party rules will be, for more than 18 million voters, the last straw."
There can be no symbolic vote.
Whether Senator Obama hoped to reduce a democratic institution to a "symbolic gesture" as a matter of pride, we don't know.
Senator Obama's psyche is not our concern.
Democracy is!
Symbolic votes are what they do in China. It's what they do in Iran. It's what they did in the Soviet Union.
It's not what we do in America...
The roll call vote must reflect the highest standards of the Democratic Party. If there is even a hint that Senator Clinton is not being afforded an equal opportunity to win the nomination as Democratic Party rules provide, if there is even a suggestion that the vote is not being conducted in an honest and democratic way, it could not only be the last straw for more than 18 million voters, it could be the straw that breaks the Democratic Party's back.
"Keep the Democratic Party democratic!"
Contributor: Hiedi Li Feldman, J.D., Ph.D.
Denver Political Activist
Another "Gotcha" Moment
Unlike your candidate Joe Biden, some people utilize an email as a form of communication in obtaining permission to re-print an article.
Do your homework NAC...
We got balls "Roger" that's why we are in Denver fighting for democracy, and your back in New Albany bitching about Councilman Price...
footnote: Team Freedom Of Speech is having a great time in Denver. Hillary sends her best - to all of her supporters in New Albany!
Do your homework NAC...
We got balls "Roger" that's why we are in Denver fighting for democracy, and your back in New Albany bitching about Councilman Price...
footnote: Team Freedom Of Speech is having a great time in Denver. Hillary sends her best - to all of her supporters in New Albany!
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
HELLO FROM DENVER
The time has come for Hillary to say to Howard Dean, "this is your mess not mine, you did it, not me and it's not for me to clean up."
If you had played by the Democratic Party rules in the first place, if you hadn't been so politically stupid, you wouldn't have this brewing disaster on your hands.
Stop putting it on my shoulders.
"It's not my responsibility to make this clown an electable candidate when he isn't."
At the risk of being redundant, Clinton didn't make this mess, they did. She didn't try and slant the playing field in Obama's favor, they did. She didn't usurp and trash Democratic Party rules and procedures when they just should have been allowed to play out, they did.
And she didn't force Obama to display a phony Presidential seal, renege on every promise he made during the primary season, bribe people with food and a free concert to fake a big turnout at his speeches and prove himself to be a serial liar, he did all that on his own.
It is not her responsibility that Obama can't get out of a TIE with John McCain when almost any Democratic candidate would be up by double digits.
Any candidate but Barack Obama.
It's their mess and it's not Clinton's job to help clean it up.
And it's not up to her supporters to clean up the mess either!
Hillary should most certainly throw this party unity charade under her very own bus.
Think about it...
Here's Hillary, giving speeches at all these unity events in support of Obama and trying to do what the DNC asks of her, despite the way they all treat her.
It is truly frightening to see the last shred of our illusion of open convention, election and democratic principles torn asunder by the very party that most espoused these principles!
If you had played by the Democratic Party rules in the first place, if you hadn't been so politically stupid, you wouldn't have this brewing disaster on your hands.
Stop putting it on my shoulders.
"It's not my responsibility to make this clown an electable candidate when he isn't."
At the risk of being redundant, Clinton didn't make this mess, they did. She didn't try and slant the playing field in Obama's favor, they did. She didn't usurp and trash Democratic Party rules and procedures when they just should have been allowed to play out, they did.
And she didn't force Obama to display a phony Presidential seal, renege on every promise he made during the primary season, bribe people with food and a free concert to fake a big turnout at his speeches and prove himself to be a serial liar, he did all that on his own.
It is not her responsibility that Obama can't get out of a TIE with John McCain when almost any Democratic candidate would be up by double digits.
Any candidate but Barack Obama.
It's their mess and it's not Clinton's job to help clean it up.
And it's not up to her supporters to clean up the mess either!
Hillary should most certainly throw this party unity charade under her very own bus.
Think about it...
Here's Hillary, giving speeches at all these unity events in support of Obama and trying to do what the DNC asks of her, despite the way they all treat her.
It is truly frightening to see the last shred of our illusion of open convention, election and democratic principles torn asunder by the very party that most espoused these principles!
Monday, August 25, 2008
"FREEDOM OF SPEECH GOES TO DENVER!"
March On Denver 2008
We march because - we must!
We will be going to Denver as will many others - Why?
Because Hillary gave us a window into just how far we have not come in 88 years since we won the right to vote.
On August 26, 1920 Women Ended Their Suffrage & Won the Right to Vote.
They live to have their voices heard.
So many of us have gone from being simple "Democrats" to being political activists. Average American voters all over the country have been working hard to make sure that our voices are heard by a party that has lost it's way.
It is time for reform.
It is time for party members to take a hard look in the mirror and ask themselves what being a Democrat means to them.
The Democratic Party has a long history of selecting nominees that do not represent the majority of Americans in this country, despite having core principles that tend to benefit those very Americans.
Once again, despite factors swinging to favor Democrats, our party seems destined to choose a losing candidate.
The fatally-flawed caucus system essentially throws the core values of "one person, one vote" under the bus, and it apparently has been manipulated to advantage Obama over Hillary Clinton.
The delegates know, all to well, that Barack Obama edged out Hillary Clinton in the pledged delegate count largely due to his victories in caucus states.
Obama won 13 out of 14 caucuses, but only 18 out of 39 primaries. 42% of Obama's wins were caucus states, 95% of Clinton's wins were primary states.
The caucus fraud reports are coming out now, and spreading like wildfire. There is no way for Obama to hide from them.
Dr. Lynette Long has conducted extensive research of nationwide caucus fraud by the Obama campaign, all of which can be viewed.
Dr. Long concludes:
"I've spent the past two months immersed in data from the 2008 Democratic caucuses. After studying the procedures and results from all fourteen caucus states, interviewing dozens of witnesses, and reviewing hundreds of personal stories, my conclusion is that the Obama campaign willfully and intentionally defrauded the American public by systematically undermining the caucus process."
http://wewillnotbesilenced2008.com/video/index.htm
Clinton Democrats have been sounding the alarm since Iowa about the manipulation of the process and where it would lead.
The super delegate system was created in order to avert disaster in case the nominating system produced a candidate with no chance of winning.
Of course, that system was created with the hope that integrity, principals and backbone would rule the day and delegates might vote their conscience.
Fat chance!
So...
We, men and women believe the time has come for a new movement towards true equality for all women in America, we will protest, and endeavor to change, the false image of women now prevalent in the mass media.
We will march for those who cannot march for themselves, for those who have been knocked down, told to go home, and told to shut up!
We march for those who have been suppressed, betrayed by the Democrat Party, bullied out of their life's work, for those who are fighting for the weaker who have no voice, for those whose voices need to be heard.
We march for all who have gone before us and who have fought the good fight so that we would be able to march this week.
The Denver protest this year falls, ironically, on Aug. 26, 2008. Eighty eight years almost to the day that women got the right to vote and just as ironically that we had the first viable women candidate.
The best and most qualified candidate America has ever had as evidenced by the audacity of the FRAUD who stole her platform shortly after having been selected by the party to unsurp her place at the head of the Democrat Party.
We, men and women will march to finish the fight begun 160 years ago in Seneca Falls NY. We march to finish the fight they placated us 88 years ago when they gave us the vote which proved in 2008 has not yet been settled.
We, men and women march to crash through those 18 million cracks that not yet broken through that glass ceiling!
So watch the balloons, confetti, and political rhetoric - sounds like a traditional political party convention, right?
Wrong...
We march and we raise our objection to debate the process, and protect the integrity of the true will of the people!
We march because - we must!
We will be going to Denver as will many others - Why?
Because Hillary gave us a window into just how far we have not come in 88 years since we won the right to vote.
On August 26, 1920 Women Ended Their Suffrage & Won the Right to Vote.
They live to have their voices heard.
So many of us have gone from being simple "Democrats" to being political activists. Average American voters all over the country have been working hard to make sure that our voices are heard by a party that has lost it's way.
It is time for reform.
It is time for party members to take a hard look in the mirror and ask themselves what being a Democrat means to them.
The Democratic Party has a long history of selecting nominees that do not represent the majority of Americans in this country, despite having core principles that tend to benefit those very Americans.
Once again, despite factors swinging to favor Democrats, our party seems destined to choose a losing candidate.
The fatally-flawed caucus system essentially throws the core values of "one person, one vote" under the bus, and it apparently has been manipulated to advantage Obama over Hillary Clinton.
The delegates know, all to well, that Barack Obama edged out Hillary Clinton in the pledged delegate count largely due to his victories in caucus states.
Obama won 13 out of 14 caucuses, but only 18 out of 39 primaries. 42% of Obama's wins were caucus states, 95% of Clinton's wins were primary states.
But it's no mystery why some of the caucus states, such as Texas and Washington, which also held primaries, saw mis-matched results.
Obama really needed those caucus wins, didn't he? And what was his effective caucus strategy?
FRAUD!The caucus fraud reports are coming out now, and spreading like wildfire. There is no way for Obama to hide from them.
Dr. Lynette Long has conducted extensive research of nationwide caucus fraud by the Obama campaign, all of which can be viewed.
Dr. Long concludes:
"I've spent the past two months immersed in data from the 2008 Democratic caucuses. After studying the procedures and results from all fourteen caucus states, interviewing dozens of witnesses, and reviewing hundreds of personal stories, my conclusion is that the Obama campaign willfully and intentionally defrauded the American public by systematically undermining the caucus process."
I hope it gives pause to those Democrats who believe that Barack Obama is the rightful nominee and that Hillary supporters should just "get over it."
With a Master's degree in math and fourteen math books under her belt, she felt well-armed to explore this problem further.
"She further conclude after systematically examining large PAC contributions to the campaigns of various members of congress that the Democratic hierarchy, including Dean, Pelosi, and Clyburn, selected Obama as the nominee and pressured superdelegates to endorse him."
"I have been a Democrat my entire life, but I will not support the Democratic Party at the cost of democracy!"
Democrats of good conscience must now know the truth. Check these video's out at:http://wewillnotbesilenced2008.com/video/index.htm
Clinton Democrats have been sounding the alarm since Iowa about the manipulation of the process and where it would lead.
The super delegate system was created in order to avert disaster in case the nominating system produced a candidate with no chance of winning.
Of course, that system was created with the hope that integrity, principals and backbone would rule the day and delegates might vote their conscience.
Fat chance!
So...
We, men and women believe the time has come for a new movement towards true equality for all women in America, we will protest, and endeavor to change, the false image of women now prevalent in the mass media.
We will march for those who cannot march for themselves, for those who have been knocked down, told to go home, and told to shut up!
We march for those who have been suppressed, betrayed by the Democrat Party, bullied out of their life's work, for those who are fighting for the weaker who have no voice, for those whose voices need to be heard.
We march for all who have gone before us and who have fought the good fight so that we would be able to march this week.
The Denver protest this year falls, ironically, on Aug. 26, 2008. Eighty eight years almost to the day that women got the right to vote and just as ironically that we had the first viable women candidate.
The best and most qualified candidate America has ever had as evidenced by the audacity of the FRAUD who stole her platform shortly after having been selected by the party to unsurp her place at the head of the Democrat Party.
We, men and women will march to finish the fight begun 160 years ago in Seneca Falls NY. We march to finish the fight they placated us 88 years ago when they gave us the vote which proved in 2008 has not yet been settled.
We, men and women march to crash through those 18 million cracks that not yet broken through that glass ceiling!
So watch the balloons, confetti, and political rhetoric - sounds like a traditional political party convention, right?
Wrong...
We march and we raise our objection to debate the process, and protect the integrity of the true will of the people!
PUMA
Sunday, August 24, 2008
FACTS ARE FACTS!
This has to make you think a little bit, if not keep your blinders on.
George Bush has been in office for 7.7 years. The first six the economy was fine.
A little over two years ago:
* Consumer confidence stood at a 2.5 year high
* Regular gasoline sold for $2.19 a gallon
* Unemployment rate was 4.5%
* Dow Jones hit a record high +14,000
* Americans were buying new cars, taking cruises, vacationing overseas, living large
But Americana's wanted "change".
So, in 2006 they voted in a Democratic Congress. yep--we got "change" all right.
In the past two years:
* Consumer confidence has plummeted
* Gasoline is now about $4.00 a gallon
* Unemployment is up to 5.5%
* Americans have seen their home equity drop by $12 Trillion
* 1% of American homes are in foreclosure
* Dow Jones is probing another low -11,000
* 2.5 Trillion dollars has evaporated from your stocks, Bonds, and Mutual Funds Investment portfolios.
Yes, in 2006 America voted for change. We sure as hell got it!
Did you see how Pelosi refused to hold a vote on drilling for oil?
She cut off the power in the House chambers and the democrats ran off to start their 5 week vacation.Ten Democrats and Republicans stayed behind with no power to try to fight for a vote on drilling.
By the way, the President does have the authority to bring Congress back into session and he should. GW should hold a press conference and tell the American people to call their representative and demand they hold a vote on drilling for oil.
Our economy is hurting and our national security depends on oil.
These "jackass democrats" would rather you pay out the "ying yang" for oil and play their petty politics than help the American people.
George Bush has been in office for 7.7 years. The first six the economy was fine.
A little over two years ago:
* Consumer confidence stood at a 2.5 year high
* Regular gasoline sold for $2.19 a gallon
* Unemployment rate was 4.5%
* Dow Jones hit a record high +14,000
* Americans were buying new cars, taking cruises, vacationing overseas, living large
But Americana's wanted "change".
So, in 2006 they voted in a Democratic Congress. yep--we got "change" all right.
In the past two years:
* Consumer confidence has plummeted
* Gasoline is now about $4.00 a gallon
* Unemployment is up to 5.5%
* Americans have seen their home equity drop by $12 Trillion
* 1% of American homes are in foreclosure
* Dow Jones is probing another low -11,000
* 2.5 Trillion dollars has evaporated from your stocks, Bonds, and Mutual Funds Investment portfolios.
Yes, in 2006 America voted for change. We sure as hell got it!
Did you see how Pelosi refused to hold a vote on drilling for oil?
She cut off the power in the House chambers and the democrats ran off to start their 5 week vacation.Ten Democrats and Republicans stayed behind with no power to try to fight for a vote on drilling.
By the way, the President does have the authority to bring Congress back into session and he should. GW should hold a press conference and tell the American people to call their representative and demand they hold a vote on drilling for oil.
Our economy is hurting and our national security depends on oil.
These "jackass democrats" would rather you pay out the "ying yang" for oil and play their petty politics than help the American people.
Saturday, August 23, 2008
O AND JOE...
So it's Joe Biden--HONEY HUSH! This is going to be interesting.
From the man who called Senator Obama"...the African American who is clean..." Senator Biden promises to be rich with verbal material as Senator Obama's running mate.
Christmas has come early for bloggers every where--It's time for the O-and-Joe Show!
Source: Democrats for John McCain
From the man who called Senator Obama"...the African American who is clean..." Senator Biden promises to be rich with verbal material as Senator Obama's running mate.
Christmas has come early for bloggers every where--It's time for the O-and-Joe Show!
Source: Democrats for John McCain
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
STEPHANIE TUBBS JONES 1949 - 2008
If a public servant's value can be measured by strength of personality alone, then Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones was priceless.
She was smart, funny, energetic and committed to Cleveland, America and the world just lost one of the finest public servants of all times.
Some elected officials endure the political side of the job, Stephanie Tubbs Jones embraced it.
She loved the handshakes and hugs, the speeches and the cheers - perhaps because she knew how amazing it was that the daughter of a factory worker and skycap at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, was proud of achieving a number of "firsts" among black women to be a judge, a county prosecutor and a five-term member of Congress.
She was the first to serve as a member of Congress from Ohio, the first to join the House Ways and Means Committee, and the first to chair the Ethics Committee.
"I have no illusions about myself," Tubbs Jones told us. "It could all go up in a puff of smoke. I'll never lose sight of that."
The career and life of Stephanie Tubbs Jones came to a sudden end Wednesday, three weeks before her 59th birthday and just one week before the DNC Convention.
A wise woman once told Freedom Of Speech staff members, that the best way to generate a "can do attitude" was to always ask "Why not?"
That wise woman was Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones.
We had the pleasure of working with this great woman for a short period of time in Washington and we will never forget the experience.
She always remembered the little things about you, your name, where you were from, what your parents did and how you got there. She never forgot and we never will either.
Every time we see an American flag flying we will always think about her "can do attitude."
The Honorable Stephanie Tubbs Jones will forever live in our hearts and of all who cherished justice, peace, and equality.
She appeared at The Grand in New Albany in support of Hillary Rodham Clinton.
She was smart, funny, energetic and committed to Cleveland, America and the world just lost one of the finest public servants of all times.
Some elected officials endure the political side of the job, Stephanie Tubbs Jones embraced it.
She loved the handshakes and hugs, the speeches and the cheers - perhaps because she knew how amazing it was that the daughter of a factory worker and skycap at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, was proud of achieving a number of "firsts" among black women to be a judge, a county prosecutor and a five-term member of Congress.
She was the first to serve as a member of Congress from Ohio, the first to join the House Ways and Means Committee, and the first to chair the Ethics Committee.
"I have no illusions about myself," Tubbs Jones told us. "It could all go up in a puff of smoke. I'll never lose sight of that."
The career and life of Stephanie Tubbs Jones came to a sudden end Wednesday, three weeks before her 59th birthday and just one week before the DNC Convention.
A wise woman once told Freedom Of Speech staff members, that the best way to generate a "can do attitude" was to always ask "Why not?"
That wise woman was Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones.
We had the pleasure of working with this great woman for a short period of time in Washington and we will never forget the experience.
She always remembered the little things about you, your name, where you were from, what your parents did and how you got there. She never forgot and we never will either.
Every time we see an American flag flying we will always think about her "can do attitude."
The Honorable Stephanie Tubbs Jones will forever live in our hearts and of all who cherished justice, peace, and equality.
She appeared at The Grand in New Albany in support of Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Saturday, August 16, 2008
HOWARD DEAN ... DIVIDES VOTERS
"If your looking at folks of color, even women, they're more successful in the Democratic Party than they are in the white, uh excuse me, in the Republican Party, " Dean said yesterday.
It's disappointing to see Howard Dean trying to use gender and race to divide voters.
It's disappointing to see Howard Dean trying to use gender and race to divide voters.
Thursday, August 14, 2008
WILL HILLARY BE ON THE DNC BALLOT?
So the big question on everyone's mind is, will Hillary be on the Democratic ballot at the convention?
Will there be a backlash to Obama Delegate letter?
We guess Obama was trying to appease Hillary's supporters when he wrote a letter to the DNC rules committee this week telling them to seat all Michigan and Florida delegates.
Obama's decision to return full voting status to delegates from Michigan and Florida does not make up for the fact that the RBC stole delegates from the uncommitted voters, as well as all write in votes, and 4 of Hillary's delegates.
So if the delegates are restored, as they should be anyway in a Democratic manner, Obama should not be the presumed candidate.
We do think more voters are becoming disenchanted with Obama-whether because of "Obama Fatigue," evidence of unrestrained and unbecoming arrogance, the rightward shifts, or the flagrantly disingenuous bullshit such as his new found willingness to seat the Florida and Michigan delegations [having once shoved them under the bus to derail Hillary].
The DNC should open up the the DNC convention in Denver to be an actual democratic process be allowing both Hillary and Obama's name in nomination, allowing both to speak and have speeches on their behalf, allowing both names on the ballots, allow all the votes to be counted, allow private voting, and Hillary will be the nominee.
Hillary has earned the right to be nominated, she already won the popular vote, winning MORE votes than ANY candidate of ANY party in history!
The African American community can handle the fall of Obama with dignity, to say "Denver will burn" or threats of violence is insulting to them and us.
They know they have been "played" by Obama.
He's being exposed for the fraud he's always been, he's just been the candidate of the 24/7 media driven illusion, nothing more.
The Dems are very foolish if they nominate an unqualified and unelectable candidate in Obama.
Obama should be ashamed of himself for disenfranchising voters until he thinks he's got the nomination locked up.
It's ironic that it's the black man who disenfranchising voters isn't it?
What would MLK, who fought "so hard for voters rights" think of the fraud Obama?
Not much we bet!
In 1932, FDR came into the Democratic convention 90 delegates short of the required number to secure the nomination outright, and FDR won the nomination on the FOURTH BALLOT!
THAT was real democracy in action...
As neither Hillary or Obama have earned the required number of delegates to secure the nomination outright, the super delegates should decide this nomination. The super delegates should vote for the candidate who can win in November.
That candidate is and shall remain Hillary Clinton, who is clearly the best candidate, more qualified and more electable.
Susan B. Anthony once said, "No self respected woman should wish for or work for the success of a party that ignores her sex".
Hillary should come out TOMORROW and give a speech restating her case for why she should be the nominee.
"We want the superdelegates to take a long hard look at the electoral map and the primary math," Not only has Senator Clinton won the popular vote, she won the key states that are crucial to any Democrat winning the White House in the fall.
Our votes for Hillary was a vote for experience, a women's perspective, a "stick to it" philosophy of working the problem and sheer intelligence, competence, a willingness to work hard and an attitude of "never give up" completed the package for us.
All of our reasons to vote for someone got shoved under the label of racism at one time or another during this campaign.
Experience was turned into "working for the man," a woman's prospective turned into "she periodically lashes out," "stick-to-it philosophy" got turned into "take her into the back room until only one comes out." Competence got turned into "likable enough" and "bitch" in campaign music, a willingness to work hard and a "never give up" attitude got turned into ungraciousness and unwillingness to, for-god-sake step-the hell-aside Hillary.
That's not just an attack against a rival, that's an attack against the very things we were looking for in a candidate.
And we believe a large majority of Democrats would support her, with only the dwindling number of hard-core Kool-Aid drinkers still sticking with Obama.
We are Democrats because we believe in universal health care, because we despice racism, race-baiting, and sexism, and because we believe in the democratic process.
On all these counts, our Party has failed us.
We must rid our Party of race-baiting, sexism, and vote stealing, and return our Party to it's glorious heritage of patriotism, equal opportunity, and care for the most vulnerable.
The Democratic party isn't even offering us "half a loaf."
McCain is by no means perfect, but he didn't shove us under the bus, were all there, courtesy of the "democrat" party.
Right now a half a loaf is better than none!
PUMA...
Will there be a backlash to Obama Delegate letter?
We guess Obama was trying to appease Hillary's supporters when he wrote a letter to the DNC rules committee this week telling them to seat all Michigan and Florida delegates.
Obama's decision to return full voting status to delegates from Michigan and Florida does not make up for the fact that the RBC stole delegates from the uncommitted voters, as well as all write in votes, and 4 of Hillary's delegates.
So if the delegates are restored, as they should be anyway in a Democratic manner, Obama should not be the presumed candidate.
We do think more voters are becoming disenchanted with Obama-whether because of "Obama Fatigue," evidence of unrestrained and unbecoming arrogance, the rightward shifts, or the flagrantly disingenuous bullshit such as his new found willingness to seat the Florida and Michigan delegations [having once shoved them under the bus to derail Hillary].
The DNC should open up the the DNC convention in Denver to be an actual democratic process be allowing both Hillary and Obama's name in nomination, allowing both to speak and have speeches on their behalf, allowing both names on the ballots, allow all the votes to be counted, allow private voting, and Hillary will be the nominee.
Hillary has earned the right to be nominated, she already won the popular vote, winning MORE votes than ANY candidate of ANY party in history!
The African American community can handle the fall of Obama with dignity, to say "Denver will burn" or threats of violence is insulting to them and us.
They know they have been "played" by Obama.
He's being exposed for the fraud he's always been, he's just been the candidate of the 24/7 media driven illusion, nothing more.
The Dems are very foolish if they nominate an unqualified and unelectable candidate in Obama.
Obama should be ashamed of himself for disenfranchising voters until he thinks he's got the nomination locked up.
It's ironic that it's the black man who disenfranchising voters isn't it?
What would MLK, who fought "so hard for voters rights" think of the fraud Obama?
Not much we bet!
In 1932, FDR came into the Democratic convention 90 delegates short of the required number to secure the nomination outright, and FDR won the nomination on the FOURTH BALLOT!
THAT was real democracy in action...
As neither Hillary or Obama have earned the required number of delegates to secure the nomination outright, the super delegates should decide this nomination. The super delegates should vote for the candidate who can win in November.
That candidate is and shall remain Hillary Clinton, who is clearly the best candidate, more qualified and more electable.
Susan B. Anthony once said, "No self respected woman should wish for or work for the success of a party that ignores her sex".
Hillary should come out TOMORROW and give a speech restating her case for why she should be the nominee.
"We want the superdelegates to take a long hard look at the electoral map and the primary math," Not only has Senator Clinton won the popular vote, she won the key states that are crucial to any Democrat winning the White House in the fall.
After all of Obama's reprehensible antics over the past few months, she would be justified in doing so.
She should frame her argument as being what's best for the party - and the country.Our votes for Hillary was a vote for experience, a women's perspective, a "stick to it" philosophy of working the problem and sheer intelligence, competence, a willingness to work hard and an attitude of "never give up" completed the package for us.
All of our reasons to vote for someone got shoved under the label of racism at one time or another during this campaign.
Experience was turned into "working for the man," a woman's prospective turned into "she periodically lashes out," "stick-to-it philosophy" got turned into "take her into the back room until only one comes out." Competence got turned into "likable enough" and "bitch" in campaign music, a willingness to work hard and a "never give up" attitude got turned into ungraciousness and unwillingness to, for-god-sake step-the hell-aside Hillary.
That's not just an attack against a rival, that's an attack against the very things we were looking for in a candidate.
And we believe a large majority of Democrats would support her, with only the dwindling number of hard-core Kool-Aid drinkers still sticking with Obama.
We are Democrats because we believe in universal health care, because we despice racism, race-baiting, and sexism, and because we believe in the democratic process.
On all these counts, our Party has failed us.
We must rid our Party of race-baiting, sexism, and vote stealing, and return our Party to it's glorious heritage of patriotism, equal opportunity, and care for the most vulnerable.
The Democratic party isn't even offering us "half a loaf."
McCain is by no means perfect, but he didn't shove us under the bus, were all there, courtesy of the "democrat" party.
Right now a half a loaf is better than none!
PUMA...
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
IS THERE SELECTIVE BILLING IN NEW ALBANY?
The City has an ordinance A-01-47 setting the rates to be charged for sanitation collections. We noted the following noncompliance:
1. Some commercial customers are being charged less than the approved commercial rates.
2. Some churches are being billed more than the approved rates established for churches.
3. Some customers that are required to be billed for sanitation charges are not being billed.
Each governmental unit is responsible for complying with the ordinances, resolutions, and policIes it adopts.
Source: 2007 State Board of Accounts Audit
Is there selective billing in New Albany?
Absolutely!
1. Some commercial customers are being charged less than the approved commercial rates.
2. Some churches are being billed more than the approved rates established for churches.
3. Some customers that are required to be billed for sanitation charges are not being billed.
Each governmental unit is responsible for complying with the ordinances, resolutions, and policIes it adopts.
Source: 2007 State Board of Accounts Audit
Is there selective billing in New Albany?
Absolutely!
Sunday, August 10, 2008
"YOU CAN'T FIX STUPID."
Why do we need to increase fees?
Building Permits: Single Family Dwellings
* New Construction - .15/square foot or $125.00 minimum
* Additions - .15/square foot or $125.00 minimum
* Remodeling - .15/square foot or $125.00 minimum
* Accessory structures - .15/square foot or $125.00 minimum
* Relocation - .15/square foot or $125.00 minimum
* Demolition - $100.00 flat fee
Permits: Commercial and Industrial
* New construction - .15/square foot or $300.00 minimum
* Additional - .15/square foot or $300.00 minimum
* Remodeling and repairs - .15/square foot or $300.00 minimum
* Accessory structures - .15/square foot or $300.00 minimum
* Relocation - .15/square foot or $300.00 minimum
* Demolition - $100.00 flat fee
Permits: Apartments
* New construction - .15/square foot or $125.00 minimum
* Additions - .15/square foot or $125.00 minimum
* Remodeling - .15/square foot or $125.00 minimum
* Accessory structure - .15/square foot or $125.00 minimum
* Relocation - .15/square foot or $125.00 minimum
* Demolition - $100.00 flat fee
Source: Shane Gibson
As stated in the 2007 City of New Albany Audit ~ Building Commission violations:
1. Instances were noted in which the "fees charged were less" than the amounts established under Ordinance G-02-09
2. Instances were noted in which "fees were being waived" without an ordinance or resolution authorizing the waiving of these fees.
* Each governmental unit is responsible for complying with the ordinances, resolutions and policies it adopts.
Source: State Board of Accounts 2007 Audit
Freedom Of Speech would like to know why they want to increase fees if our Building Commission doesn't even enforce or collect them to start with?
Are there selective fees for selective citizens and selective developers?
Is this a way to give the England administration more money to play with?
Who will be following up to see if these fees are charged correctly?
We have the same employees in the Building Commission in 2007 that are currently in there now.
Also noted in the 2007 Audit:
Receipts and fees collected by the department listed were remitted to the Controller less frequently than once a week.
Source: State Board of Accounts
Our final thoughts...
Maybe out city would have more money IF:
* Each department followed the laws
Building Permits: Single Family Dwellings
* New Construction - .15/square foot or $125.00 minimum
* Additions - .15/square foot or $125.00 minimum
* Remodeling - .15/square foot or $125.00 minimum
* Accessory structures - .15/square foot or $125.00 minimum
* Relocation - .15/square foot or $125.00 minimum
* Demolition - $100.00 flat fee
Permits: Commercial and Industrial
* New construction - .15/square foot or $300.00 minimum
* Additional - .15/square foot or $300.00 minimum
* Remodeling and repairs - .15/square foot or $300.00 minimum
* Accessory structures - .15/square foot or $300.00 minimum
* Relocation - .15/square foot or $300.00 minimum
* Demolition - $100.00 flat fee
Permits: Apartments
* New construction - .15/square foot or $125.00 minimum
* Additions - .15/square foot or $125.00 minimum
* Remodeling - .15/square foot or $125.00 minimum
* Accessory structure - .15/square foot or $125.00 minimum
* Relocation - .15/square foot or $125.00 minimum
* Demolition - $100.00 flat fee
Source: Shane Gibson
As stated in the 2007 City of New Albany Audit ~ Building Commission violations:
1. Instances were noted in which the "fees charged were less" than the amounts established under Ordinance G-02-09
2. Instances were noted in which "fees were being waived" without an ordinance or resolution authorizing the waiving of these fees.
* Each governmental unit is responsible for complying with the ordinances, resolutions and policies it adopts.
Source: State Board of Accounts 2007 Audit
Freedom Of Speech would like to know why they want to increase fees if our Building Commission doesn't even enforce or collect them to start with?
Are there selective fees for selective citizens and selective developers?
Is this a way to give the England administration more money to play with?
Who will be following up to see if these fees are charged correctly?
We have the same employees in the Building Commission in 2007 that are currently in there now.
Also noted in the 2007 Audit:
Receipts and fees collected by the department listed were remitted to the Controller less frequently than once a week.
Source: State Board of Accounts
Our final thoughts...
Maybe out city would have more money IF:
* Each department followed the laws
* Everyone paid the correct fees
* Employees did the job taxpayers are paying them to do
* We started taking politics out of all departmental decisions
"No wonder our city is on the verge of bankruptcy!"
Friday, August 08, 2008
PROPOSED 2009 BUDGET - PART 1
Freedom Of Speech is proud to bring to our readers an opportunity to actually read what has been discussed during two days of Budget hearings by our Department heads.
This Budget is what each department feels they need finances to do their job.
We don't agree!
We suggest you go through each department and see how your tax dollars will be spent.
We here at Freedom Of Speech do our homework. We want to educate you the taxpayers, and give you the information that our current administration doesn't want you to know.
When local government has something to hide they always end up on the front page of our local newspaper with some type of "feel good project" like a new water park, so that you will be distracted from hearing the real truth.
The first column is the 2008 Adopted Budget. Please remember these have not been certified. The second column shows the 2009 proposed budgets as department heads have turned them into the Controllers office on Form 1.
2008 Adopted Budget------2009 Proposed Budget
Departments:
Mayor's ....... $113,975............$137,960
[3% raise]
Controller.... $136,850...........$137,373
[ 3% raise]
City Clerk.....$77,008.............$99,062
City Council..$145,660...........$150,507
City Attorney...$114,110.........$125,630
Board of Public
Works & Safety..$893,125......$977,460
Animal Shelter..$66,050.......$69,750
Cap Outlay........$412,145.......$453,338
Weights And
Measures..........$36,265........$37,550
Plan
Commission.....$255,764.......$263,815
Building
Commission.....$210,173........$217,329
Police
Department.....$5,830,830....$6,738,320
Police Merit
Commission....$34,950..........$37,100
Fire
Department....$6,971,761.......$9,267,127
Communications
Department....$669,290........$715,900
Fairview.........$187,862.........$182,460
West Haven.. .$44,703..........$45,672
General Fund
Total Expense..$16,134,471...$19,586,603
Source: Controllers Office
This Budget is what each department feels they need finances to do their job.
We don't agree!
We suggest you go through each department and see how your tax dollars will be spent.
We here at Freedom Of Speech do our homework. We want to educate you the taxpayers, and give you the information that our current administration doesn't want you to know.
When local government has something to hide they always end up on the front page of our local newspaper with some type of "feel good project" like a new water park, so that you will be distracted from hearing the real truth.
The first column is the 2008 Adopted Budget. Please remember these have not been certified. The second column shows the 2009 proposed budgets as department heads have turned them into the Controllers office on Form 1.
2008 Adopted Budget------2009 Proposed Budget
Departments:
Mayor's ....... $113,975............$137,960
[3% raise]
Controller.... $136,850...........$137,373
[ 3% raise]
City Clerk.....$77,008.............$99,062
City Council..$145,660...........$150,507
City Attorney...$114,110.........$125,630
Board of Public
Works & Safety..$893,125......$977,460
Animal Shelter..$66,050.......$69,750
Cap Outlay........$412,145.......$453,338
Weights And
Measures..........$36,265........$37,550
Plan
Commission.....$255,764.......$263,815
Building
Commission.....$210,173........$217,329
Police
Department.....$5,830,830....$6,738,320
Police Merit
Commission....$34,950..........$37,100
Fire
Department....$6,971,761.......$9,267,127
Communications
Department....$669,290........$715,900
Fairview.........$187,862.........$182,460
West Haven.. .$44,703..........$45,672
General Fund
Total Expense..$16,134,471...$19,586,603
Source: Controllers Office
Our opinion is that based on the numbers, the current adminstration is not looking out for the best interest of the taxpayers.
What we mean by this is:
1. Our 2008 Budget has not been approved by DLGF.
2. We need to look at the various violations listed in the 2007 Audit and take steps to correct them.
3. Review and decide the real needs of each citizen as far as city services.
4. Stop placing the blame on previous administrations and do the job we elect city officials to do.
5. Freeze hiring, freeze raises, make cuts, provide only necessities to keep our city going until solutions can be found.
6. Put all campaign promises and pet projects on hold until we can afford them.
7. Stop borrowing money we can not afford to pay back.
Gasoline prices are up, milk, bread, and eggs have gone up. Utilities have gone up. Rent is going up to cover increased fees. Our homeowner and car insurance is going up. We are paying more and getting less service.
We run our homes on a budget.
Our city does nothing but TAX and SPEND.
"It's time this administration stops sugar coating by pretending we have no financial problems when our city is on the verge of bankruptcy!"
So: City Council members we say this:
If the 2009 budget proposed is not to the liking of our council members, then, they should all VOTE NO.
Where is it written that the executive branch is immune from being told by the legislative branch that they won't pass into law ANYTHING that doesn't pass muster as truly representing the will of all the citizens of New Albany instead of a selective few?
If a city council majority were to simply say to the mayor, department heads and controller:
"Your proposed budget is shit!"
Get your happy asses back to work and try again.
Have all your rocket-scientists to figure out how to reduce the budget so that we can REDUCE TAXES by at least 10% across the board.
We don't care how you do it, we are not going to do it for you. You need to be able to prove you're not cutting ANY essential services. You should cut only the immense fat, and waste.
Further, you WILL provide every last bit of verifiable information to back up your claims of having reduced this city's budget by not cutting one single service that the citizens depend upon!
Until then, our opinion is NO on all your budget actions.
What could the mayor, controller and department heads do about it?
If these gutless wonders, our legislative representatives, want to treat our pocketbooks as blank checks, we suggest that they all take out THEIR checkbooks, sign every check, leaving everything else blank, and pass out their checks to random citizens.
No need to concern yourselves, councilmen and councilwomen, as to who those checks will be made out to, how much each check will be for, or what the money garnered from those checks will be used for.
All of you council members, mayor and controller don't care about the answers to the above questions when it comes to OUR money paid in taxes.
Why should any of you care about the answers to the above questions concerning your own money?
Haven't any of you council members ever heard the word accountability?
Are you all as clueless as the mayor and controller want you to be?
Taxpayers of New Albany, how did you like that big dose of TRUTH?
Wednesday, August 06, 2008
A SIMPLE OBSERVATION ~ MR. OMAMA....
This whole "plug-in car" idea of Obama's is just naive and ignorant.
Remember Bush Sr. going into the grocery store, and marveling about price scanners? The press had a field day, branding him as out of touch.
Fast forward to Obama, and the plug-in car lunacy.
Obama has promised over 150 million mythical Hybrid Plug-in cars to be on the road by 2015. The car does not exist today but is in development. The car is not expected to go into production until 2010-2011.
For one thing, much of the northeast's electricity is fueled by COAL!
Coal is one of the worst causes of pollution and greenhouse gases, and what he's naively proposing, is an increase in the use of it in order to power these "clean energy" vehicles.
All forms of energy affect something and we think the human race as the most valuable of all elements.
Secondly, it shows how out of touch he is with the ordinary citizen to think that most people in America are going to be ABLE to adopt these new vehicles in the $30-$50K range.
The facts are:
1. We need more oil found in America to reduce our independence on foreign oil. A simple observation
2. The more oil found here in America, and sold here in America, keeps American dollars in America's pockets. A simple observation
3. The more oil drilled for in America creates more jobs for America in America. A simple observation.
4. Alternative energy for transportation and other use is years away. I know of "no technology" that will replace fossil fuels for at least 20 yrs. A simple observation.
5. Oil and "plastics" go together. Where will we get all our "plastic" to provide feedstock for our chemical industries? Import it? A simple observation.
6. You can't just shut-down refining. Where will all the industry workers go to work? No Democrat plan for that. A simple observation.
Their are simply "No reason not to drill" in America. A simple observation.
This is 2008 not 1958.
Is he that out of touch that Obama does not realize that most cars today do not even require tune ups?
This man wants to be president and his energy policy is to put air in our tires, get tune ups, and well do not drive so much.
Oh wait, I forgot, now "limited" drilling is acceptable to him, NOW.
Now that 72% of the American Public is screaming, "DRILL HERE, DRILL NOW, and DRILL OFTEN!
Our final thoughts on Obama:
It's offensive to us that Obama tries to imply that if you don't agree with him...if you don't vote for him...you are a racist.
That's BULL-SHIT!
We've all worked over, for, and under people of all colors, and have no problems with race. So don't try to convince us or any other clear thinking American that we are racist just because we don't believe that Barack is "the One."
What we predicted months ago has finally come to pass. The more voters learn about Obama, the less they are inclined to vote for him.
While he's a charming guy with great oratory skills, he's not the One.
Voters in middle-America are beginning to realize that Obama neither understands nor shares their values.
* If he did, he would not have joined Trinity Church or befriended a race-baiter like Rev. Wright.
* His first political fundraiser would not have been held at the home of domestic terrorists William Ayers and Bernadette Dorn.
* He would have rejected political contributions and a special land deal from Tony Rezko, a man convicted of bribing politicians.
* He would not have told wealthy liberals in San Francisco that small town Americans are bigots who cling to religion and guns,
* He would not defend people who disparage our country.
* He would prefer a winning war strategy to surrender and defeat.
* Obama's recent racist remarks: "What they're going to try is make you scared of me. You know he's not patriotic enough. He's got a funny name. You know, he doesn't look like all those other presidents on those dollar bills you know. He's risky.
* Obama stated in 2007: He would never play the race card to win an election.
So who is the real racist..."Sweetie"?
Freedom Of Speech Staff
Supports John McCain
Remember Bush Sr. going into the grocery store, and marveling about price scanners? The press had a field day, branding him as out of touch.
Fast forward to Obama, and the plug-in car lunacy.
Obama has promised over 150 million mythical Hybrid Plug-in cars to be on the road by 2015. The car does not exist today but is in development. The car is not expected to go into production until 2010-2011.
For one thing, much of the northeast's electricity is fueled by COAL!
Coal is one of the worst causes of pollution and greenhouse gases, and what he's naively proposing, is an increase in the use of it in order to power these "clean energy" vehicles.
All forms of energy affect something and we think the human race as the most valuable of all elements.
Secondly, it shows how out of touch he is with the ordinary citizen to think that most people in America are going to be ABLE to adopt these new vehicles in the $30-$50K range.
The facts are:
1. We need more oil found in America to reduce our independence on foreign oil. A simple observation
2. The more oil found here in America, and sold here in America, keeps American dollars in America's pockets. A simple observation
3. The more oil drilled for in America creates more jobs for America in America. A simple observation.
4. Alternative energy for transportation and other use is years away. I know of "no technology" that will replace fossil fuels for at least 20 yrs. A simple observation.
5. Oil and "plastics" go together. Where will we get all our "plastic" to provide feedstock for our chemical industries? Import it? A simple observation.
6. You can't just shut-down refining. Where will all the industry workers go to work? No Democrat plan for that. A simple observation.
Their are simply "No reason not to drill" in America. A simple observation.
This is 2008 not 1958.
Is he that out of touch that Obama does not realize that most cars today do not even require tune ups?
This man wants to be president and his energy policy is to put air in our tires, get tune ups, and well do not drive so much.
Oh wait, I forgot, now "limited" drilling is acceptable to him, NOW.
Now that 72% of the American Public is screaming, "DRILL HERE, DRILL NOW, and DRILL OFTEN!
Our final thoughts on Obama:
It's offensive to us that Obama tries to imply that if you don't agree with him...if you don't vote for him...you are a racist.
That's BULL-SHIT!
We've all worked over, for, and under people of all colors, and have no problems with race. So don't try to convince us or any other clear thinking American that we are racist just because we don't believe that Barack is "the One."
What we predicted months ago has finally come to pass. The more voters learn about Obama, the less they are inclined to vote for him.
While he's a charming guy with great oratory skills, he's not the One.
Voters in middle-America are beginning to realize that Obama neither understands nor shares their values.
* If he did, he would not have joined Trinity Church or befriended a race-baiter like Rev. Wright.
* His first political fundraiser would not have been held at the home of domestic terrorists William Ayers and Bernadette Dorn.
* He would have rejected political contributions and a special land deal from Tony Rezko, a man convicted of bribing politicians.
* He would not have told wealthy liberals in San Francisco that small town Americans are bigots who cling to religion and guns,
* He would not defend people who disparage our country.
* He would prefer a winning war strategy to surrender and defeat.
* Obama's recent racist remarks: "What they're going to try is make you scared of me. You know he's not patriotic enough. He's got a funny name. You know, he doesn't look like all those other presidents on those dollar bills you know. He's risky.
* Obama stated in 2007: He would never play the race card to win an election.
So who is the real racist..."Sweetie"?
Freedom Of Speech Staff
Supports John McCain
Monday, August 04, 2008
WANT OUR OPINION?
I don't smoke. But, I still don't get the big movement against a smoking ban.
Our foods and beverages are filled with chemicals we never heard of to preserve them. Our air is from time to time tainted with smog, exhaust and spraying pesticides.
But, exposure to cigarette smoke is gonna kill us?
Come on. This is just another smokescreen to cover up the real problems that plague our society.
Johnny might have driven his car through the window of the local grocery store, but that's okay.
Johnny apologized for being drunk and has Dr. Phil counseling him, at least Johnny DOES NOT SMOKE!
Our government might be bought and paid for by some outside interests, but hey our elected officials are not smoking, so relax.
Yell right!
What the hell is wrong with this city?
We need the tax money from cigarette sales for our road problems which are horrendous.
But, it can all be solved by keeping Joe Six -pack from smoking a Winston at a bar.
Folks it is called choice.
People have smoked tobacco in the United States since before the United States was the good ole United States of America we all love.
Like I said, I don't smoke.
But, I know people who do, and not a one of them is a worthless leech on society.
They are hardworking folks, who have a smoke and a cold one to get some relaxation in an otherwise hectic life.
We say, let them keep light em up.
Eisenhower smoked, FDR smoked, JFK enjoyed a good smoke and Obama enjoys smoking to calm his racist nerves.
Even Roger Baylor himself enjoys a good cigars.
Are they somehow to be now regarded as lesser in our eyes because they smoked tobacco?
I know some of you whiners out there will say, "but, we will have to pay those smokers medical bills, it ain't fair."
Well, we say, chances are that smoker you are "bitching about" has been paying your medical bills with his tax money, so you folks owe him a few puffs.
Why should the men and women who get things done in this city and then choose to stop and have a cold one, light one up to relax a bit be treated so unfairly?
Yes, lung cancer kills people.
But so does cars, drugs, tornadoes, fires, and about everything else in this world.
This is New Albany folks, if smoking offends you stay at home.
We feel it should be a business owners choice!
Not city government...
Our foods and beverages are filled with chemicals we never heard of to preserve them. Our air is from time to time tainted with smog, exhaust and spraying pesticides.
But, exposure to cigarette smoke is gonna kill us?
Come on. This is just another smokescreen to cover up the real problems that plague our society.
Johnny might have driven his car through the window of the local grocery store, but that's okay.
Johnny apologized for being drunk and has Dr. Phil counseling him, at least Johnny DOES NOT SMOKE!
Our government might be bought and paid for by some outside interests, but hey our elected officials are not smoking, so relax.
Yell right!
What the hell is wrong with this city?
We need the tax money from cigarette sales for our road problems which are horrendous.
But, it can all be solved by keeping Joe Six -pack from smoking a Winston at a bar.
Folks it is called choice.
People have smoked tobacco in the United States since before the United States was the good ole United States of America we all love.
Like I said, I don't smoke.
But, I know people who do, and not a one of them is a worthless leech on society.
They are hardworking folks, who have a smoke and a cold one to get some relaxation in an otherwise hectic life.
We say, let them keep light em up.
Eisenhower smoked, FDR smoked, JFK enjoyed a good smoke and Obama enjoys smoking to calm his racist nerves.
Even Roger Baylor himself enjoys a good cigars.
Are they somehow to be now regarded as lesser in our eyes because they smoked tobacco?
I know some of you whiners out there will say, "but, we will have to pay those smokers medical bills, it ain't fair."
Well, we say, chances are that smoker you are "bitching about" has been paying your medical bills with his tax money, so you folks owe him a few puffs.
Why should the men and women who get things done in this city and then choose to stop and have a cold one, light one up to relax a bit be treated so unfairly?
Yes, lung cancer kills people.
But so does cars, drugs, tornadoes, fires, and about everything else in this world.
This is New Albany folks, if smoking offends you stay at home.
We feel it should be a business owners choice!
Not city government...
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