Not until Max Weaver was gone from that council table did this population realize his true worth. With that seat at the table, Weaver would have had the authority to probe and question much more throughly and effectively this Prestage debacle … it might not have been blown to the preposterous (and disastrous) conclusions it came to.
Even relegated to merely standing in the back of the council chambers with a scant 5 minutes to rally the troops, Max Weaver led a citizen’s coalition against the piggers like Patton led his troops across the Rhine against the dreaded Nazis. He organized his followers in meeting rooms at the Public Library, rooms that he paid for. He formulated a strategic attack which focused on the 5 minute allotment at the podium … 5 minute increments that made Bookmeyer and his egregious henchmen sweat bullets time after time. He informed his legions as to what to say and what not to say in order to reach into each council person’s very soul. The first no vote came from the tender heart of Alex Kuhn…. Max’s plan was capturing ground on enemy territory, like doughboys storming into Belgium… the council room itself the very lair of the Red Werewolf.
Weaver’s phone rang non-stop late into the night, the calls were from desperate residents who worried about their home’s value, the health of their children. They worried about the sickness that would come and how their children would deal with this unimaginable assault by an army of hog slaughterer’s in a mammoth Pig Auschwitz. Crowds gathered at his garden to seek the advice from this bearded man, who is like a holy figure dressed in clothes full of holes….they waited anxiously for him to speak. Those standing in front of him were the very people who did not vote from him but now they were ready to follow him into the hell of battle, facing a demon in a corner office with too much power.
Max Weaver is the counter balance to everything Bookmeyer has become; a raving lunatic drunk with power, a puppet master who uses fear and coercion to bully those he deems weak, unworthy, somehow beneath him. In contrast, Weaver truly loves this community; Bookmeyer followed his wife here because it’s where her job took her. He is a bored man obsessed with himself and a career that never came to be, who oversteps his authority everyday he walks into City Hall. He is supposed to govern from a “weak mayoral” position as stated in the city codes. Our honorable City Administrator and five council members have stepped aside to allow him to run roughshod over this little town. In other words, Mr. Trout is supposed to be in charge, working under the council, with Bookmeyer a ceremonial ribbon-cutter.
Weaver is better informed about city law than anyone now sitting at that council table, where he is sorely needed; he is more concerned about the rights of the working man than any of them. But Max’s people sometimes don’t vote and that is what Bookmeyer and those that put him in power are counting on. You, the voters, can and must be the silver bullet that puts the Werewolf out to pasture.
Peter Children, Mason City Ward 4
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Excellent article Peter. Finally someone calls out that devil bookee. My husband and I are voting WEAVER on September 20. GO MAX you got this!
Another individual wishing he could be straight edged like Max, maybe you should start you own garden.
Wishing to be like Weaver?! LOL, biggest joke I have heard today. You must be one of the merry band of misfits.
Another straight edged envy indvidual!
One of the best articles Peter has ever written. Anonymous, I believe you’re in the minority and it is going to be great to have Max back on the council!
He will lose.
Y’all seem to know about his garden and that he stands for all types of people . Interesting. Actually who could dispute being like that. Beats being a Bookmeyer type. Suddenly everyone will love the piano up town which is junk,same as garden . So obvious it’s all about hating max. Sad
Yes it is all about disliking Weaver’s politics. He killed development deals. He wasted time in council meetings enamored at the sound of his own voice. He brought up inconsequential issues to debate ad nauseum. He said a lot of things he never actually followed up on. He was not interested in moving the city forward or in any other direction.
Weaver, NOT
Anon has it right. When people are not dependent on “the Max factor”, they get out and do things for themselves.
We all know the issues and the truth without some loon running off at the mouth without any real ideas of his own.
Stay home Max Weaver and work in your garden. Sorry!
I should add, “Former Weaver Supporter”
It’s obvious your upset because Max is straight edged, some thing you will never achieve.
And Clinton and her corrupt gang are the salvation of America and its heritage – Blow it out your lying pie hole and take that corrupt moron in office with you. PS that means MC and DC .
REASONS TO VOTE !!! FOR MAX WEAVER
Max Weaver is the only candidate who can turn things around for Mason City and should be taken seriously!!! He loves Mason City and people of ALL races.
He is immune to special interest lobbying because he has most likely never accepted donations or special interest money. No other candidate can make this claim.
He isn’t an executive. We don’t need a policy expert or a legislator – and we don’t need someone who knows how to run an organization. Mr. Weaver is the only candidate who has a proven record of not being a successful executive on any scale.
He is honest. Mr. Weaver is a man who tells the truth. He may not always say it in the most polished way, but our city has had enough suave liars. It is time for some straight forward honesty.
He is decisive. As Councilman every decision he makes would be in the best interest of the city. We need someone who will look at government programs realistically and if they are failures; will end the wasteful Bookmeyer spending.
He is courageous. Mr. Weaver has been viciously attacked by the Country Club establishment and the media – and he has not budged one inch. In other words, he is willing to take charge and lead.
And, now the rest of the story. Max laid low. Remember the questions? Where’s Max? Why is Max so quiet? Max’s absence allowed a super majority of Mason City residents to band together to defeat Prestage. It was the research, calls, emails and rational conversations by citizens with Councilmen that won the fight with Prestage. IT WAS THAT UNITY OF COMMUNITY that defeated Prestage in alliance with three valiant councilmen who voted NO. Definitely not the tantrums of Max Frank Weaver’s damaged inner child. Max only came out when there was opportunity to campaign for his return to elected office. We should have learned it is that unity of community that will propel Mason City’s future. We can not depend on elected officials. We must be as involved with the decisions of the future as we were with the decision to say NO Prestage. Max’s entry into this council race is dividing that super majority and the unity of community. We learned we don’t need Max Frank Weaver. No, we don’t need that M.F. Weaver.
Max was there, he was one of the captains of that super majority. It is an outright lies to claim that he somehow laid low in the Battle of Prestage
No lies. Just the rest of the story.
Max has our vote! Remember Chop/Eleven and how they were run out of business by this council and mayor! The same will happen to anyone else they do not like! The police are to protect and serve, not the business owners! Just the same as the School Board running rampant over Anita- disgraceful!
I can attest that the mayor and his dwindling pack of hyenas attack small business owners. I know, because he did it to me, ruthlessly for years. I got sworn depositions I’m dusting off now. Obviously, he failed miserably, just like he failed so many other times on trash plants and slaughterhouses and privatizing our sanitation (firing good people just for his ego) and the list goes on. Eric is a bully, plain and simple; he bullies anyone or anything that breaths, walks or crawls. (RIP councilman Kuhn you deserved better) He is also a monumental failure who will have one hell of a time ever getting a job that doesn’t involve selling mid-2000’s used cars on a dark corner lot.
The only thing disgraceful was that Anita was allowed to stay as long as she did. The New school board is doing what needed to be done. Representing the taxpayers, not just the teachers.
I for one will vote for Max
This town has been under a hex ever since Bookmeyer first arrived. He is toxic with his burning plant and the pig stickers. He would help this town more if he left and took Hicky with him….and Solberg.
Those seats could still be added to the special election ballot with a resignation this week.
Let’s face it all once and for all. There are a handful of people walking around our town and sitting at a table determining how we should live. It obviously is bullying in a legal format. If the folks who approve of this action and don’t like the term we could sugar coat it to make you feel less guilty. Of course the love of your denial will win out. Things are disgusting around here and we have to take action before more horrible things take place at the helm of the most evil advocates the devil has to offer.
We NEED MAX!
Absolutely accurate.
Keep your friends close and your enemies closer a man once said. If Bookmeyer had a brain at all he would do just that . He would vote for his enemy. Bookmeyer think of the actual control you would have over your enemy. Let’s face it it doesn’t work with out him at the table we all saw that.