Thursday, December 17, 2015

May Or May Not Be Mayor

What with all the (totally understandable) anger and upset over the fluoride vote...Well, actually, it's all going to be about that vote for a bit, isn't it? I mean, sure, water pipes can burst, and transformers can catch on fire, but for the near future it's all going to be about the fluoride fluoride FLUORIDE.

Except that...Well, in a very real way, those bursting pipes and flaming transformers are exactly the same as fluoride. All are bought and paid for and provided by your loving friends at the City of Port Angeles. As was the sham "advisory vote" on said fluoride.

In other words, if you took all the money spent on that fake vote, and all the money spent on fluoride, do you think maybe the City could have bought a new transformer with it instead? Or some new pipes? How much money has been spent on the remarkably stupid Smart Meters? How about the Glenn Cutler Memorial Turd Tank? Nathan West's Boondoggle Beach?

How much quality of life has all that bought you, Port Angeles residents? It sure didn't do much for NOAA, and it's undeniable that both people and businesses are leaving Port Angeles. They might not go far away - but they do go away.

But not all people go away. Some of the ones you'd doubtlessly most like to see the back of will never leave. Which is to say, with the New Year coming up fast, soon it'll be time to choose a new Mayor from amongst the same old faces. A new old figurehead. A new old public face for the morally (and otherwise) bankrupt City. A new old leader to fuss and fritter around the edges - and along the beachfront, say - while boring old things like infrastructure continue to Go To Hell.

If only it were this kind of flaming transformer...
Then it might be a tourist attraction.

Exploding transformers? Bursting pipes? Angry mobs in the Council Chambers? Empty storefronts downtown and empty heads in City Hall? No need to worry, no need to fear, for soon Mayor ______ will be here.

One guess as to which blank faced liar most wants to fill in that blank above.

24 comments:

  1. As usual, you peg it.

    This isn't about fluoride, but the City and it's council of fools that keep piling on to all the reasons why businesses and people don't want to move here.

    I spent this evening talking with someone that moved here 3 or 4 years ago, and shortly after being here saw how screwed up things are. They now devote most of their spare time trying to change things for the better.

    The Anti-American Values Four, Cherie Kidd, Brad Collins, Pat Downey and Dan Gase have cast their votes, have recorded their utter disregard for the democratic process, and will now face the wrath of the people they sought the privilege of serving.

    Cherie may want to be voted as mayor, but she demonstrated her elitist distorted views regarding the public. She, and the other Anti American Port Angeles city council members have to be removed from office, and there are a lot of motivated people.

    With them removed (and it will happen) then what will the council look like?

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  2. the ONLY choice for mayor is Lee.

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    1. Thanks for the implied sexism of your response. It's not like Sissi doesn't have seniority, and it's not like she hasn't made the smart votes and taken the hits for it. Yeah, sure, but it's just too bad she's not, you know, a MAN. Right?

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    2. I have a hard time believing that any of the Fluoride Four will vote for someone from outside of their group for Mayor. Maybe - MAYBE - for Deputy Mayor, but not for the "big" position. And if the Fluoride Four all vote as a block for Mayor, well...Say hello to Mayor Downie, or possibly Mayor Collins.

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    3. Sissi has a full-time job, and has declined to be appointed mayor. The new member of the council works a full-time job, as well, and as the new member, won't be appointed. So, you have the famous-four, or you have Lee. Take your pick.

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    4. Lee Whetham is not going to be the next mayor. Not a chance. Sorry.

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    5. it's fine, we can recall the mayor, anyway.

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    6. Given the reaction to their vote, I also have a hard time seeing the fluoride four doing anything other than circling their nasty little wagons when it comes time to vote for mayor. Remember, Whetham called for the vote, and asked Bloor how you go about recalling an elected official. They won't forget those things. They will act defensively.

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  3. Ahh, Lee. The grease almost drips off of him.

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  4. Nothing on the survey polled better than 'Hey, whatever, it don't matter to me.' It was the #1 choice of people who were holding an actual survey with a postage paid envelope in their hand when they decided. It's sickening that so many people want to exclude more than half the town from consideration.

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    1. Try to show an election where the majority of registered or eligible voters DID cast ballots for one candidate!

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    2. There was NOT a 3rd party group who mailed the surveys. No oversight on the mailings, so, who's to say that all the surveys went out?
      I know several people who have multiple properties (and meters) who did NOT get all their surveys.

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  5. I have heard, but not verified, that they cannot be recalled for this action. Now, this was an opinion by Bloor, the City attorney, so, what else would he say?

    And, what was the offense that Bloor was responding to, the vote on fluoride? The scam survey? The contrived and selective list of people the city came up. and the council approved to send the survey to? The bizarre interpretation of votes not returned? The total disregard of the public they sought the privilege to represent?

    And, even if, for some crazy reason the laws state that these are not reasons enough as the laws have come to be written, I will suggest an all out "citizens Recall" that gathers signatures asking the four to step down, because the undersigned, their constituents, ask them to.

    Assuming we gather more signatures than they were voted into office by, they should have the guts to step down.

    If not, the actions against them ramp up another notch.

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    1. Bill Bloor is the city attorney for Port Angeles. He is a longstanding member of the corrupt old guard. Look at all the questionable and totally wrong legal advice he has given the city council over the years. He is unqualified and spineless. And to repeat, the only job he could get and hold was as the city attorney for Port Angeles.

      Consider all that when considering how much weight to give to his "legal opinions" on any topic.

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    2. Bloor should be called out for the lack-of-ethics-piss-poor attorney he is. He has never acted in the interests of the citizens of Port Angeles, but only for the interests of some small-self-serving group, which includes the "worst council EVER" and those who believe they control the city. We need him OUT.
      So, not just recall the city council members, but petition to have his narrow little ass booted from any involvement from the city. He should be jailed for his conduct.

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    3. Agreed! Bloor has been a terrible city attorney, picked by the "Worst Council Ever" because he is so inept and could be so easily led by them.
      He is an embarrassment to the legal profession. And that is saying a lot.

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    4. You must understand, the city council is Bill Bloor's client. Not anyone in the city. He works FOR the MUNICIPAL CORPORATION called Port Angeles. If a taxpayer sues the city Mr. Bloor will defend the city. Well, actually, Bloor outsources all the real legal work. The city pays him 165k and then contracts out about a half million to I-5 attorneys. How screwed up is a city that spends nearly $700,000 per year for legal fees.

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    5. With the 4 anti American council members removed from office, and a new sitting council reminded very well they serve us, the people, having Bloor replaced should not be that difficult.

      I have a vague memory that it is the city manager who hires and fires, not the council. Well, the public can require the City manager hop to, or be replaced.

      One way or another, we have to grow a spine, stand up for our communities and ourselves, and take back control of local representation.

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    6. Here's a link to an article on recalling any Washington State official:

      https://ballotpedia.org/Laws_governing_recall_in_Washington

      It can be done.

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    7. I will donate time and money to get those four out of office.

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  6. The video of our "Dear Leaders" is uploaded. The travesty starts at 1hr 50 minutes.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCMk8bWRC4I

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    1. Really, really nice work! Watch it with someone you love - then storm City Hall. Thank you!

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    2. Nice to see such a diverse crowd opposing what those council turds did.

      Those council lackeys are an embarrassment. They should be ashamed to show their faces in public.

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  7. Flush the Fluoride Four!

    On a related note, don't let the door hit you in your corrupt ass on the way out to retirement, Terry Gallagher.

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