Once again the powered sugar is heavily sprinkled on the mayor’s state of the city double talk. At what point will the Globe realize that cat is out of the bag….we heard all this crap a year ago. At several junctures in this confectioner’s prose there was more than one clouded reference to the previous council…more pointedly to Nelson, Marsters and Weaver.
It won’t take long before the chickens come home to roost and the citizens of this city realize just what they lost when those three left that table. Those three were dedicated guardians of the city’s treasure, they worried and watched over every dollar of taxpayer money…you can kiss that goodbye.
The Globe contends they don’t want to see a “rubber stamp” council; are they referring to Turncoat, Hickey and Solberg who consistently vote for whatever Mr. 12-pack wanted without fail? This new council will now take turns on who gets to vote NO on each issue, they feel that way they are fooling you. Actually four votes will carry an issue through, so careful choreographing will be needed before each meeting to throw you dummies off track. God help us all from Mr. 12-pack and his stacked deck.
They mention a more “unified” positive front; that’s code for the other three are finally gone. The editorial says this community didn’t “always look inviting” which is a veiled reference to MNW; they say the government wasn’t always “hitting on all cylinders” more veiled references to MNW. This is truly a pathetic….cheap shot at three men who worked tirelessly for the best interests of this community collectively for 38 years. Shame on the Globe-Gazette! Turncoat is quoted; what possible difference could it make what this proven blatant liar has to say? He was caught on tape lying to this city….this guy who brings Jesus to the table with him. It is my opinion that his presence at that table is a “cross to bear” for this city. The board at the North Iowa Landfill will soon find that out first hand. Turncoat has one messiah and that’s Mr. 12-pack.
The budget hearing is coming up; watch out….the axe will fall on city departments under the guise of saving money while at the same time Mr. 12-pack will want to “spend” some $100,000.00 to remodel areas of city hall more to “his” liking. If it was good enough for all those who preceded him, why I ask isn’t it good enough for this guy? To save tens of thousands of dollars it would be cheaper to move his desk to the tavern nearest to City Hall. Don’t worry, this council will approve it….bet on it! Somebody should remind him that he doesn’t sit in the Oval Office.
At the same time the Globe missed the last landfill meeting altogether…which I remind you was solely focused on CES, Skipper walked out of the County Supervisor’s budget hearing and they were also absent at the last school board meeting. They must adhere to the adage that an uninformed public is more manageable public. The Globe needs to realize they are no longer “king makers,” they lost that status long ago so stop with the cheap shots…..it only proves what you really are.
Peter J. Children
20 thoughts on “Op-ed: Globe’s cheap shots continue (by Peter Children)”
Wow, incredible blog structure! How long have you been blogging for?
you made blogging look easy. The total look of your site is wonderful, as smartly as the content material!
Too many cliches used in your writing.
Just write what you want to say and don’t try and be all cute and creative.
If you don’t like it, don’t read it.
the people that did not vote, are the ones that put the dictator in office, so I hope that the next election will produce better results
WOW. The haters and whiners are sure coming out of the woodwork now! Whatever happened to tolerance and getting along with each other?
You had an election and this is what people voted for. If you’re not happy, then next time make a change.
Peter, that is directed to you. Why not run for mayor yourself? If you are that unhappy or displeased, then run for mayor. Its easy to just sit back, point fingers and call names. Either you’re part of the solution or part of the problem.
Which are you??
You think its easy to write criticism then sign your realname? Appearently its something you can’t do.
bettybigtime…….Thats your real name? You have the gall to say that I use a moniker to hide behind while you do the same? Talk about a low level hypocrite.
Our Mayor has morphed more into that of a beer keg than a 12 pack. We should call him beer keg, more suitable.
@Scarecrow….your comment about the inflatable doll had me laughing so hard I about fell out of my chair!!
Like to see if you could post the Mayor’s picture when he was running for office and than a current one. I watched the council meeting from the sofa Tuesday and could not help but think ‘He’s fat’!!!
Bookie, lay off the bottle and start practicing what your preaching and participate in the Blue Zone
Could be skippy and booky are sharing a bottle. Ask skippy why he dont drive.
I am no big fan of skippers but before you start saying something about someone please know what you are talking about. John does not drive because of his eye sight.
City Hall insiders confirm skipper sits in bookmeyer’s office multiple times a week, with the door closed. Now, it is anyone’s guess what is going on in there, in fact, I’m not sure any of us want to know, it could involve role-playing, whips, online chat rooms and inflatable robin anderson dolls. Ir-regrdless, it is no surprise that ole skip keeps writing stories that make the Mason City Opie look way better than he truly is. Are these two in love? Not sure, but the evidence points that way.
Like usual the pathetic gazette forgot to mention the reason the three walked out was because backdoor lowered the dollar amount so he could vote insuring a passage. Or the mayors move to remove the public speaking session. Or the mayors removal of Pam Myre and everyone else who raised questions about CES. I was standing by him at a fund raiser at Franks and the language from this piece of work was worse than that of any I have ever heard.
Its no wonder the globe was voted the third from the bottom paper in the state.
The three past council members were a rarity in this town’s local government. They were honorable and their words meant something to them. They did not have hidden adjends’s and wre always open about what they were doing. They current council has a long way to go. I am still hoping the 3 new members will prove everyone wrong and be good council members that support the city as a whole and not special interest. It remains to be seen.
I think the postion Mr. Children takes in his approach is needed to point out and bring awareness to the actual dealings that sre taking place coming out of 10 First Street, N.W. Those who so vhemently oppose his writing are more likely those who are involved in what he is writing about.
The master of the cheap shot is whining about cheap shots… oh the hypocrisy!!
Taxpayer is right on 95% of his or her comments, however just because someone might not fit the model we might expect, it does not take from their ability to spot a con…like CES.
Peter, I don’t always agree with you constant attacks, however, I do today… I’m sick and tired of the negative comments towards the 3 previous Loyal public servants of Mason City. I didn’t always agree, but could never argue they all had the taxpayers best interests in mind with their actions.
Plus, two of the 3 were always respectful to everyone and had valid justification for their actions & votes. Isn’t that we elected them to do… NOT a ‘UNIFIED’ my way or the highway attitude like it appears we have now!
God Help us from the current UNIFIED Council & Mayor… never good government UNIFIED !!!
PS: I’d bet the two that chose not to run for another term would have been ‘Shoe-Ins’ had they run !!!