Admittedly, I am tired after a long three day trek from Coquille to St Helena to Daly City to San Jose and back again but I note from the Saturday paper that The World seems to have missed the point about the planning fee fiasco. Under a subheading, “Misguided ourtage”, the paper scolds citizens outraged that commissioner Fred Messerle, along with some of his benefactors, would benefit from a fee reduction that cost the taxpayers in excess of $30K. “Jeers to those who keep fanning the phony scandal”, says the paper, while ignoring Messerle’s poor judgment, the benefits to his campaign contributors and the cost to the taxpayer. Rather than using the term “misguided” the paper should have just been honest and admitted they were engaging in misdirection, a cheap magician’s trick, to divert our attention from the real matter of Messerle’s lousy judgment.
The paper follows this with, “…cheers to Messerle for voluntarily forking over..” his cost savings, when he should reimburse the county for $30K+ in lost fees.
If the paper performed its duty as a watchdog, citizens wouldn’t have to “fan” the flames of scandal because the paper would be doing its job… alas, it does not. Rather than a watchdog, this paper operates as a down and out pimp desperately selling the imaginary virtues of an aging, addled prostitute to an unsuspecting clientele.
Thankfully, it is up to OGEC (Oregon Government Ethics Commission), not the paper’s editorial baord, to determine whether Messerle’s conduct was unethical or not.
“My point was: one of your favorite things to complain about is the World and how terrible its coverage is. Now you’re even more upset because you can’t get it.”
There IS no coverage at the World and you know it.
Tell us something about that Arab Spring you were orgasmic about Mark. How was that call of yours? That one incident shows your absolute gullability Mark. But only if it comes from that Authoritarian Source you cling to, that leadership you yearn so to be a part of, whether it’s gulping Sandy Messer lies’ clear lies on your radio program, whereby she told you her architects councils were open to everyone, when you had been told the truth. You’ve been told the truth about cutting the Elliott , you chose to believe the BS. You have perfect pitch.
One: If there’s no coverage at the World, why are you so upset that they are charging for it? Just don’t buy it.
Two: Are you suggesting Libyans would be better off if Gadafi were still ruling them? I think you’d get some argument from them about that. Egypt was falling whether or not we got involved. I have no idea what you’re suggesting we should or should not have done instead. I don’t think you do either. You fail to understand or take seriously real threats that the US and the world face from AQAP, the LRA, or even OBL. You occupy a very simple world. Good for you. Don’t expect much company.
Three: Sandy told me no lies. Neither did the State Forester or Chuck Willer or Francis Eatherington for that matter. Believing they did just demonstrates you are not a good listener. Typically, you are reluctant or unable to grasp and deal with complicated issues. You only seem able to grasp one side’s view. OK, it’s simpler and easier that way, but that never gives a clear picture.
You are wise to stay away from negotiating tables. You want it all, exactly the way you want it, and that’s that. You are willing to neither give quarter or take prisoners. You wouldn’t last long — and you would get nothing. No wonder you miss Gadafi so much.
But I guess that’s why you’re so happy.
Mark? See yourself there?
“I would never want to belong to a club who would have the likes of me for a member?”
Yup, pretty much your story, in keeping with your theme, quite a Freudian Slip there Mark.
As usual, you have no idea what you are talking about Mark, assuming I’m an unhappy person, you know absolutely nothing about my life, only my opinions, and on that basis you ran with it, I guess to attempt to do just that. Another fail Skippy, just shows your defensiveness.
Why don’t you come back and tell us about your very emotional, very patriotic reaction to that “Arab Spring” thingey, whereby you heaped praise on obama and hillary and their so precious words about the Winds of Freedom blowing through the Middle East? Remember Mark? I asked you SPECIFICALLY who were these “freedom fighters”? Remember Mark? I KNEW who they were, and they weren’t the people you were sold another pack of lies about. They were al queda Mark, and now the fundies have control of ALL of Egypt. Some winds of change, huh? You are a fool Mark, always have been, and your foolishness is not appreciated, go back to your Chamber buds, go sit at Sandy’s table and gobble up more of HER lies, then tell me again how you are such an intelligent being, and we should listen to you.
Go have Mommy make you another peanut butter sandwich .
My apologies, Kay. You obviously seem very happy. (sarcasm icon here)
My point was: one of your favorite things to complain about is the World and how terrible its coverage is. Now you’re even more upset because you can’t get it.
That also seemed very obvious.
I don’t think you really want to discuss any of that other stuff, but if you do brush up on some facts and let me know when you’re ready.
Hey, guess what? Here’s something funny. Have you read this? Note the second paragraph.
http://mgx.com/blogs/2012/08/20/oosc-guidelines-working-groups-call/
This morning The World banner is telling us, they are charging for on-line readership. Now that is a business decision. As an older citizen, I’m concerned about no ‘source’ of news for the citizens of Coos County. Emergency notification? I relied on the paper, and KCBY, both of which are basically gone now. The paper is just an off shoot of a source in Salem, funneling the news they seem to think we want to read. This county has NO notification system, all the while telling us we’re about to get the big one. Anyone else notice this? Is this a part of the “drown government” al and his buddies espouse? There will be no way for those of us who choose not to pay for an advertising, business rag, to know what is going on in an emergency. Hell, Arkansas has a statewide notification plan, as does Oklahoma, for floods and storms. Coos County? The Chamber has nifty offices in the publicly paid for “Tourist” center we paid for, to the tune of a couple million bucks. We have two airport terminals with non reliable service, we have dredging ships in the bay, to the tune of what 60 million bucks, but no newspaper or emergency reporting system, for those who pay for these pleasures.
Kay, you remind me of this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrxlfvI17oY
OK, let’s go with that – that I don’t know what’s going on. On that premise can you answer my questions and enlighten me? Thanks.
I’m waiting for Messerle, his surrogate Al, or Clark, to tell us again about the hand full of properties owned by Main (most inherited). What about the 68 properties owned by Messerle (most inherited). Yikes, a slow trek Highway 5 to St. Helena, a slow trek to foggy Daly City (past the national cemetary with my kin, a slow trek down highway 280 to san hose, a very slow trek up the seven lane 680 and home. That’s about 24 hours driving time during a three day period and the female equiv of a ball buster!
Employing the usual non sequitur, it is often hard to tell whether Al just hasn’t been paying attention or if he honestly doesn’t understand what is going on…. either way, let’s all be grateful that he is not in charge of delivering essential services to his fellow citizens
Are you alleging there are allegations of alleged wrong doing by a Messer lie????
I wonder if Fred tips Clark after working so hard, probably had to get his thesaurus out for this one, must have used the “A” word half a dozen times, I’m alleging that , of course.
Thank you for the interesting nuances of being a pimp and prostitute. It’s still not clear to me what that has to do with planning fees, but thanks nonetheless.
And for clarification’s sake: did Fred “cost” the taxpayers $35k as this blog reported, $20k as this blog reported, or $7k as The World reported? And how did Fred “cost” the taxpayer’s money by lowering fees? Did you get a bill in the mail after he lowered them? And if he “cost” you money by lowering fees, then shouldn’t you be proposing that he “make” money by doubling them – or at least charging enough to break-even? And since the department is losing money at $75 has anyone inquired as to what should be charged to break even?