by Peter Children –
Bookmeyer’s accomplishments?
Where are they? Where are the accomplishments of Eric Bookmeyer, are they hidden somewhere in City Hall? Is he going to pull them out just before the election? Oh, I forgot…..there are none, they don’t exist, he won’t talk, he’s too embarrassed to face the people. That’s what cowards do, they hide, and Eric is one massive coward. He is no leader of men and women.
Bookmeyer’s proclamations are all written in sand, they have long since faded away like snow blowing across a road. He’s pissed in too many urinals too many times to have put together anything cohesive for this city that he’s made a mockery of. Eric and his minions have sat mute while all around us new manufacturing plants have sprung up in the smaller communities no more than a stone’s throw away. We have heard all the excuses too many times.
And really just what has this council done? They tore the hearts out of 12 homeowners in Forest Park, robbed them of their equity – councilman Hickey’s foot prints are all over that. What has Kuhn done…
once the dust settled after he wanted to punch people out in a bar, all he has offered is some mumbo jumbo talk but no brick and mortar, the same with the rest. They went for the jugular of our sanitation workers, tried to rip the bread right off their tables, toyed with their lives. Why? To send a message that they rule with an iron fist. Eric must have been high on the smell of urinal cakes – the kind they put in sleazy bars – when he came up with that idea. The word is, he is coming back with a vengeance if he is re-elected.
Eric and his gang OK’d the purchase of the statutes, OK’d remodeling Eric’s office, put in the “Blue Zone”….for what….what the hell is that? Then he gave thousands of our dollars to a kid on his campaign committee to buy candy bars. Eric and his gang must be insane.
Tornquist talks and talks, and talks some more. Point to what he has done other than lie on camera….we already know that. Jesus hates liars, Scott. You and John should know that. Year after year Tornquist sits on that council, and year after year we slip down, lose population, and his friend next door gets hundreds of thousands to move across town.
While Eric focused on punishing the less fortunate in our community by shutting down the Human Rights department, other communities were landing manufactures. While Eric focused on statutes, the job opportunities passed by. Charles City is beating our brains in.
Now this man and his trained circus act want to continue this dark comedy at the expense of those who constitute the majority of residents living here. Will you repeat the mistake of not voting two years ago, or will you call your friends and relatives and be certain to vote in this all important election? Will you drive yourself and others to the polls? Will you draw the curtain on this horror movie?
84 thoughts on “Op-ed: Bookmeyer stepped on too many urinal cakes along the way”
Just curious. can you provide a breakout on the money spent for
Statues
Remodeling of city hall
Blue zones
Now what is the total city budget?
Inquiring minds want to see this to get a better picture of the damages.
Bookmeyer needs help.
I like brash straight talk like most. Howevet, after looking at both sides I am voting for those holding office. I may vote for Matt, however, just to watch the fun…….
He has done some of the…wait can’t think.
He is our entertainment most nights at the bar. He did buy one time just for me though.
The spouting off of how great he is and I am Mr. POWERranger is the best.
So ya entertainment wise he stays right on it.
Other then that let’s ask the maid?
Peter, you are a blind man. Eric has done plenty for the city of Mason City. You’re just too blind to see anything. Open your eyes and get out from behind the computer screen.
I agree. Crookmayor has single-handedly kept many many bars in business, their booze may flow like wine into his muzzle and his wife’s bucks pay for it. Without his help, more dark store storefronts. I’m voting Crookmayor.
So true, that why when you drive past Tailgaters the are showing thier support for him on there sign!
Poor Kady
@ Brad. Do not get fooled by the title, that pac is not about any waste in government. Bookmeyer and Urdahl and Dougherty all are in hock to that one maybe more. The treasure is Crystal Meier, her name is on the page. Our grandaughter waitressed this summer one night she waits on the Bookmeyer’s and Crystal Meier and Alex Kuhn. The check get’s picked up by the rightwing nut Blodgett he runs that pac to keep in these sorry excuses. Doc’s wife and their junkie problem child the nazi was there to at the table. If this could of come out last year Jay and Phil might of lost.
North Iowa Today? Not. Just an ongoing commentary on whats happening in Mason City politics.
You are just wrong as can be, NIT has lots of things going on besides what happens here in Mason. NIT brings us news about Clear Lake and other north Iowa places. The Globb swept it under the rug how Chris Watts got stabbed in the back by his own Republicans to keep in Dougherty and he is from Dougherty. The only place we got the truth about Jay Urdahl and his Clear Lake sugar daddy was on here. We would of not ever known lots of things from all over this part of the state if it would not of been for NIT. It is not just a Mason City thing.
I just looked on the sight that reports on what you talked about Roberta. The blimp did not report yet, deadline is today. Bookmeyer started out this time with $3.24 in his bank account, whoopie do. It says he spent $10,815 last time. Urdahl has $17,020.57 left over from last year. There is something called a Taxpayer against a wasteful Goverment, it is Jay’s sugar daddy’s P.A.C. It shows $7,996.07 left over from last time, I wonder who will get that money. Time will tell.
I could not get this web site. Who has the Taxpayer against a wasteful government and what does it do. I do like the sound of that one.
Peter’s mantra is “Make the lie big,make it simple, keep saying it, and eventually they will believe it”
wellcome to the debate Reggie. Just get off work? glad to see you Stand up for your guy! Hope you keep your pockets lined with those current city ppl
Reggie needs another workout. Like Apollo Creed’s sparring partner. Shows up everyday to get his brains bashed in here, gets mad, posts crap that makes no sense with no substance, gets embarrassed, hits the bottle, passes out, wakes up the next morning, reads NIT and starts all over.
Yep you got me pegged. Is that you again Peter?
Iowa law says Bookmeyer has to file his list of people who give him money Oct 19. That is tomorrow. This web sight will show who gives the money to keep him in. http://www.state.ia.us/ethics/campaigns/reports
Will make for a very interesting read tomorrow. Will being reading the rest of the names also!
Will Cohl Bultje cover for Eric Bookmeyer? He was Bookmeyer Campaign Manager four years ago, now he works for the Iowa Ethics and Disclosure Board, where the candidates turn in their financials. Remember Cohl Bultje? The famous “fist bump” after Eric landslided John J.? I wouldn’t trust Cohl Bultje farther than I could thrown him, just like I wouldn’t trust Eric Bookmeyer, coward extraordinaire.
Eric Bookmeyer, Jean Marinos and Cohl Bultje after 2009 mayor election results announced, in a bar, where else?
Matt,
This is further proof that you do not possess the temperment to represent the citizens of Mason City in public office. I want to believe you are a good alternative to Councilperson Solberg in your Ward.
I understand why you post such things and why you post them as you do, as it drives hits to your website thus benefitting yourself financially. I don’t understand how you will be able to sustain your business model if you are successful in your council bid.
It appears to me some 50%+ of your content is directly related to the city, the county, the mayor, the city council, the commissioners, etc. I can’t recall the last time I read something positive, constructive or forward thinking from you about the community you wish to represent.
How on earth will you be able to sustain this website after you become a councilperson? As a councilperson, you will surely be privy to delicate information from time to time which will need to be kept confidential for various reasons.
You continue to display on your own website your inability, or unwillingness to restrain yourself when you obtain little crumbs of infomation here and there. Again, I understand the reason for sensationalism, to drive hits to your website, thus benefitting financially.
How is the general public to believe you will be able to professionally navigate through the day to day business as a councilperson?
Good luck!
My temperament is just fine, how is yours?
I wrote truth, exposed the ties in Des Moines and Mason City to our mayor. This is no different than what our local, state, and federal elected officials do almost everyday. If you need further help discovering this truth, go to the web sites of Charles Grassley, Tom Harkin, Steve King, and others. Look at the email blasts sent by our state reps and senators from this area. They all write news stories and, many times, very critical and sometimes offensive opinions.
Grassley: http://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/press_releases.cfm
Harkin: http://www.harkin.senate.gov/press/releases.cfm
King: http://steveking.house.gov/#media
Branstad: http://governor.iowa.gov/category/press-releases/
Tornquist: http://tornquistforrivercity.com/ and http://scotttornquist.com/
Bookmeyer: http://masoncitymayor.com/masoncitymayor/ and https://www.facebook.com/eric.bookmeyer
Countless other examples.
We still Live in America. We are free to express ourselves. We are allowed to have opinions, and sometimes they are different than the elected, the elite, the moneyed class. I will continue to speak out, I will say what I want, and I will defend this right with all I have. Thanks for reading NIT.
An amazing answer. I had never seen those web pages. Never knew our elected officials are essentially news reporters! Matt, you are once again ahead of the curve!
If the city is negotiating with a new industrial prospect and you don’t like how this is being handled will you go public with what would normally be a confidential conversation?
Matt you big fat liar. That aint Eric Bookmeyer and Cohl Bultje. That’s Opie Taylor and Eddie Munster. Didn’t you know they grew up in the 60s and later made sweet sweet love on the shores of Greece while Jean watched from her villa using high powered binoculars, sipping fine wine and munching caviar?
@Jean: That URL doesn’t work. 404 Not Found!
It is on the google.
You may not see any report IF the campaign does not have spend/received $2000 in the “aggregate.” They have raised this amount from the $500 they had years ago due to budget cuts.
From the Ethics Board Website…Effective January 1, 2011, all statements and reports by a city candidate exceeding $2,000 in campaign activities must be filed electronically.
Meaning….. if it’s over $750 and under $2,000 you can fax or mail in the paperwork, but it may take a while to get them online.
Just keep on slinging crap Peter – something will eventually stick to the wall.
And it’s the same crap ad nauseam.
What are they then Kady?
Where’s your civility?
And yes we can ignore Bookmeyer and You!
I’m not responsible for your ignorance.
If you know about these awards what are they for?
I saw Solberg drove all the way to sioux city once to pick up an “award” I think it was for public official that looks most like tony soprano
Do your own research. I know of 3 the city has won recently and one the mayor won.
Peter-You talk about the 12 homeowners who lost their rental homes in the Forest Park area. Those houses and the land belonged to the hospital. Mercy was just taking possession of what they already owned. It’s twisted facts like these that make you lose credibility.
It was the ZONING under the houses where the council and mayor SOLD OUT the people AND the neighborhood. It was ZONED residential. The council voted to change that. The homeowners got SCREWED!
There you go, there is your answer. Bookmeyer and his zombies put it to them. What if it were your house and you worked your ass off and one day it suddenly lost half it’s value?
Maybe some were rented but some were owned. I distinctly recall these people speaking at the council meeting pleading for justice….no one does that for a rental. Tomorrow I will speak to the lawyer (friend of mine) and after I will tell you how many were owned and how many were not. Don’t go away
What did you find out? How many were owned? how many were rented?
It is the people that still live in the neighborhood that got screwed! Their houses, the one thy own and live in are now going to have the hospital’s loading dock in their back yards where the houses the hospital tore down used to be. It bring down the value of their house now that they are a fence away from the hospital.
For the record Kuhn is divorced.
I looked in iowa courts online he got dumped! Wife bailed! He was probly using more hair product than she was and she got sick of it!
It amazes me that Peat can say that the mayor and council have NO accomplishments in the last four years. He thinks he can get by with saying this because most of you never read the Globe Gazette and don’t know about the awards that the mayor and the Council have won since their election. Positive accomplishments by them are not published by this NEWS site because, gawd forbid, Matt and his backers don’t want anything positive to come out about the incumbents. They HAVE won several awards and it is a total lie for anyone to say they have accomplished nothing. Just because your web site has not deemed the awards newsworthy does not make the awards disappear! You canNOT ignore them. The only award this site will ever win will be the Raspberry Award for poorest ethics in journalism.
Watch out Katie, Matt will delete your posts and/or ban you for this blasphemy.
He has been there, done that, Reggie red. I don’t dislike Matt or love the incumbents. I just like civility and fairness. I get irritated and have to be uncivil back at them occasionally to let them know how awful they sound towards others.
@Reggie-You keep spouting off about being banned for having your own opinion, but, if he was to ban anyone it would have been you permanently, because everything you comment on is hate filled against N.I.T. However, you continue to come on here with your hate filled comments. I think you are probably Bookmeyer posting under a fake name, if not you are Tornquist or one of the other trained monkeys he likes to keep around to wipe his butt. The crap is getting old. I would tell you to stick to the isses but you really don’t have anything that is backed up with facts or results other than Eric can drink anyone in town under the table at any time.
LVS what hated filled comments have I ever written. I ask Peter for proof of his B.S. For this I get Peter asking if it’s because he slept with my wife that I’m mad. I respond that he is sick for saying that and Matt threatens to ban me.LVS what would you have done if Peter said that to you?I DON’T hate NIT but I do hate all the unfounded negative bashing that goes on. I get that you and others don’t like the current occupants of City Hall but if Peter would just stick to the issues not make stuff up I would leave him alone. I like Matt but not when he protects Peter at all costs. Again I like NIT but would really like it better if Peter would reminisce rather than make stuff up.
@Reggie(red)-Peter is Peter and I doubt very seriously that he is going to change at his age. It is just the way it is. I don’t always agree with him either and have told him so many times, but, I am not anal about it.
You are correct, you are not “anal” about Peter but you are “anal” about anyone that you perceive to be attacking NIT. I do not attack NIT but I can’t stand LIARS and FRAUDS.
@Katie-You know as well as anyone that those awards are applied for by the Chamber of Commerce who obviously would support the ones who support them. Most are phony and you know it. Get off your soap box. If you lost a comment it is because of system problems or you posted it wrong. You are turning into a real whiner.
@LVS: HUH????? I never said anything about missing comments. As far as I know, Matt has not deleted any of mine.
And how can you say that awards are phony when they make the national media? I know the top ten architecture one did! You maybe don’t read the same national media that I do. It wouldn’t surprise me. You just don’t want to give anyone credit for anything. You are so one-sided that both eyes are on the same side of your face. You need to slide one of your eyes back over to the other side so you can appreciate some of the good things in your city and quit being such a downer in your towner.
People in Mason City think Clear Lake is a pretty nice place to live. We don’t have huge dissent about most projects, other than the pool. But look at all the projects we have invested in to improve our town cosmetically and infrastructurally. We have the personalized brick sidewalks downtown, the hanging flower pots on special light poles, the fire museum, the new fire station, Central Gardens, the pool, new apartment complexes all over in the downtown area, Buddy Holly Circle, and on and on. If we had a bunch of naysayers like you are, we’d be stagnating. We seem to continue to keep the downtown stores in business and keep refurbishing the downtown area. The lake helps us, and Mason City needs downtown draws to do the same. It now has the Hotel, Music Man Square, and a mall. It needs some other draws. Don’t dampen your growth by ruling out everything that comes up! I just read where Monroeville, AL, puts on To Kill A Mockingbird several times every spring to sold-out audiences. Maybe Music Man Square needs to try something like that to attract tourism.
And I don’t know how voicing an opposing opinion becomes whining. It’s only whining if you can’t tolerate dissent.
@Katie-yes you did accuse him of deleting your comments. And, it sure does sound like whining to me.
Where did I accuse him of deleting my comments lately? The last time I had questions about it was when HE was hacked and I asked him about it. That was a long time ago. I see that he kindly deleted the comment about Mayor Bookmeyer’s 7-year old. Thank you, Matt!
Here is a telling story about Mason City with just two facts: In 1920, The census reported Mason City’s population at 20,065 and was ranked as Iowa’s 11th largest city. (Source; City of Mason City Web site.) Today we are only 7,000 people larger 93 years later. (US census.)
Don’t answer hacker Peter or anyone.
That’s just Bookmeyer trying to round up some answers so he can sound some what intelligent. He will twist it the other way though. He just needs some kind of wording.
Where else better to get help then right here on NIT with Max, Matt, Peter to help the poor drunk out.
Ohh cc girl yes kuhn did lot’s of wirness’ to prove it. Settle down, your alex is weak too.
You should see the bs I have seen. I am a drunk and have seen all of them at one time or another.
Good husband? Their divorced!
Bookmeyer blows away just about any drinker in town that’s for sure, if he could stay out later he would win. The ONLY thing he should win.
This is pure garbage! Alex Kuhn is a wonderful man, a great husband! And he is one hell of a tennis player! Peter Children is just a hater! Why don’t you get your “facts” straight Peter or whatevr your name is. Alex never ever madea threat in a bar! I’m so sick about reading that! Never happened!!!
Where have you been Kuhn has been divorce for over a year!
@CC -Alex Kuhn not even married! How can he be a good husband.
Great example of why we want to see specific ideas. Peter what would you do if whoever is elected mayor asked you how to improve Mason City. Let’s just provide some very specific positive answers.
How would you recruit new industries
Would you bring all of your China manufacturing back to Mason City?
What exactly would you do to compensate those homeowners by the hospital?
Who would you get rid of at City Hall?
What would you do to help local businesses compete against the big box stores?
What would do with downtown?
Would you try to get a casino in Mason City.
What would you do in the area south of Mason City to take advantage of the Avenue of the Saints.
Your opinions and insight just might help me decide on how to vote. I really am undecided and want to make an informed vote.
Hacker, I think you are confusing Peter Children with Peter L. Peter Children is not running for office. This was in fact the same as a letter to the editor.
Actually, Peter Children and Peter L are very much alike. Both think of themselves as being the smartest people they know.
@Hacker:I,too, would love to know why Peat is contributing to the problem of our trade imbalance by having manufacturing done in China. We need jobs right here in River City. Why didn’t he start his business here? Why doesn’t he bring those jobs back here? Why doesn’t he walk the walk? You have to be pretty sophisticated and elite to know how to offshore manufacturing jobs. It doesn’t seem that someone who would do that really would care much for the small guy or watch out for him. He’s now got cheap, unregulated labor. He preaches one thing and does another. Something isn’t right here. . . . .
If it cost 22 million to remodel the Park Inn with 27 rooms, what do you think 96 rooms would cost coming from the ground up? The lodging market here is already over sold, now Bookmeyer wants you to think someone would roll the dice in this town for 20 million plus? Where is the monrey coming from? It sure in the hell ain’t coming from Choder, no bank would go for what I described, the real truth is it was and is pure crap from the git-go.
significantly less since you don’t have to restore for the historical tax credits. Refurbishing older buildings is always more costly than starting with bare ground.
If it happens great. if not than oh well. Do you totally object to the project? Do you have any vested interest financially in the outcome. Did you object when the city bought that building from American Federal?
After reading Pete’s opinion here I can’t believe for one second anyone in their right frame of mind except Reggie would even think about voting for Bookmeyer, Tornquist, Hickey or Solberg. It just doesn’t seem possible unless you got something free from them. People like Adam Gold, Mark Holt, Steve Doerfler, Robin Anderson, those kind of people that got free thousand$$$ from Eric and his gang will vote for them all. Rob from the poor to give to the rich, that’s Mason City in 2013.
Wow Peter-You do tell it like it is. Hopefully people will listen and get out and vote.
And Matt you probably should have pulled this OP-ED by Peter too.
Why would I pull a masterpiece like this? What you read above is practically a textbook-like history on the last four years in Mason City. I applaud Mr. Children for his brutal honesty in speaking his opinion. He even uses his full name. Man, you gotta respect people with real guts… right “Reggie”?
Matt why do you only call out people who disagree with you or Peter. Make EVERYONE use their real name and I will use mine.
And why did you pull Peter’s other “masterpiece” about Max winning 80% of the vote?
@Matt Marquardt-Are you sure Reggie isn’t Bookmeyer in disguise?? He sure does like to try to defend him. Old Reggie must be real worried as he posts every day trying to discredit you and Max. It is a shame that a otherwise bright guy can be so misguided.
Naturally they are worried.
I say during the next city council meeting lets debate on here! Since we know only 2 -5 people attend a council meeting this way we can see if “Reggie” real is the mayor.
Better yet. Lets “ALL” use our real names. That would clear the air and make things a little less confusing in public.
LVS I post a fraction of what Peter/Matt posts trying to discredit anyone and everyone at city hall. All I’m trying to do is point out their B.S.
Keep up the good work Peter. I think you single handed will cost Max and Matt the election.
Reggie how much is Eric paying you to work this hard…….. or maybe you ARE Eric. Wink wink. Go hug your children and take a break, your sweat is dripping onto your keyboard 🙂
And maybe you are Peter or Matt. Until everyone uses their real names anything is possible and in your case probable.
So TRUE !!!!!
VOTE BOOKMEYER OUT !!!!!!
YOU HAVE to VOTE !!!!
Are you Matt or Peter?
Ouch. Lol. Peter doesn’t mince words. Bookmeyer will need an ice pack on his head after he reads this one. Really you have to think Peter is being too nice. I still wanna know about the day care, the hair salon, the country club, the love affair with colton bultjay, all those incidents.
Peter, one of your best ever. Succinct. Dead-on accurate. An angel loses it’s wings everytime Scott lies. A urinal is soiled each time Eric walks in. And don’t forget, a tip is a buck lighter if he brings Jay Urdahl.
More than a buck lighter if Urdahl is there, bartender, I seen Urdahl slam on his brakes get out his van and pick up a pop can. For the nickel. Over by Best buy. Urdahl don’t leave no tips, he don’t even pay if he can get away with it, he gets them like Pappajohn and Blodgett to spring. And pass the lysol that country club thing with Blimpmeyer he done that to suck up to Minert, took our money for the Harley. How much has Minert give Booky to campaign with, I for one sure want to know. That makes it a pay back. Then there is the real rat in that deal. He is a nazi he smokes crack has done time for it, only reason he is not locked up is his rich daddy the one that buys elections for Jay and Phil. He is the evil junkie lined that shit up and we got screwed. Get rid of the Blimp get rid of Urdahl get rid of Solberg and Dougherty