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Tag: Bay Area Chamber of Commerce

When being pro-business is bad business

functional stupidity is prompted by the contemporary economy of persuasion which emphasizes symbolic rather than substantive aspects of organizational life. In organizations this encourages a major focus on symbolic manipulation– often in the form of attempts to develop strong corporate cultures and identities, corporate branding, and charismatic leadership, exercised often through stupidity management…

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Observations from position one candidate forum

Messerle, fills in all these gaps though with his folksy “kick the can down the road”, “elephants in the living room” and “every ship needs a captain” metaphors and his famous “jaws of death” reference complete with arm gestures and by ending 90% of his sentences with the phrase “moving forward”. Messerle, once again appears to be confused about the county budget, pass through funds and the $20 million general fund.

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Chamber volunteers distribute Messerle campaign materials at forum

The same individuals who help organize the weekly chamber luncheons, distribute gifts and collect for the weekly cash drawings also spent their time breaking open campaign flyers, cards and buttons for Fred Messerle and displaying them on the welcome table. If the same services were offered to the other candidates they either didn’t get the memo or didn’t take advantage of it because Messerle was the only name being promoted at this “impartial candidate forum”.

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Prepare yourself for this campaign season and read The JOB Messiahs

Tuesday marks the deadline for filing to run for local office and as we have learned some of our commissioner candidates are looking to run on a “jobs” platform. Prepare yourself for the upcoming forums and debates by refreshing your memory and theirs about past promises and expensive taxpayer funded boondoggles by reading Wim de Vriend’s well documented and often hilarious, (if it weren’t so sad), account of the failed economic development schemes promoted by the Port of Coos Bay, SCDC, the Bay Area Chamber of Commerce and supported by all the usual suspects, some of whom are now running for commissioner.

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