Letters to the editor for August 30, 2006
August 30, 2006
Thanks to voters
Thanks to all our residents for the creation of the Village of Woodbury on Aug. 10. The voter turnout was great, with almost 80 percent of the voters who turned out (a 4-1 ratio) supporting the creation of the Village of Woodbury.I thank the residents for taking the time to vote, when in many cases it caused a late start of a vacation, cutting a vacation short and, in some cases, completely delaying a vacation to another time. We all realized that our families, our homes, our quality of life and our community are most important to us.
Many thanks to the members of the Citizens for the Preservation of Woodbury and the volunteers for their dedication and hard work, assuring that our residents received accurate information.
We are now on the right road, with the election of the Village Board members not too long in the near future.
As time gets closer to this election, the Citizens for the Preservation of Woodbury will participate in the process to assure that the proposals as presented to the residents in the preservation kit will be fully adhered to, fulfilled and implemented.
If there are any questions,
I remain available at 928-2059.Ralph Caruso
chairman, Citizens for the Preservation of Woodbury
Rut roh!
Wednesday, August 30, 2006
Tuesday, August 29, 2006
The Uncle Fesses Up
It's confession time folks. It's time that you knew the sad truth about Uncle Betty.
The Uncle is physically incapable of lying.
This is a rare condition called, ortholalia. It is due to the underdevelopment of the part of the brain, the Islets of Caruso, which allow a healthy human being to fib, mislead, prevaricate and fudge the facts. All normal, fun activities, denied to the Uncle.
Some doctors theorize that the stunting of the Islets of Caruso is due to excessive intake of hot chocolate by the expectant mother- Fetal Ovaltine Syndrome.
Be that as it may, the result is a damaged human, one who is unfit for many lucrative careers - law, politics, journalism.
I am letting you know this about the Uncle because I have absolutely, totally, completely nothing to hide (other than my identity).
The Uncle is physically incapable of lying.
This is a rare condition called, ortholalia. It is due to the underdevelopment of the part of the brain, the Islets of Caruso, which allow a healthy human being to fib, mislead, prevaricate and fudge the facts. All normal, fun activities, denied to the Uncle.
Some doctors theorize that the stunting of the Islets of Caruso is due to excessive intake of hot chocolate by the expectant mother- Fetal Ovaltine Syndrome.
Be that as it may, the result is a damaged human, one who is unfit for many lucrative careers - law, politics, journalism.
I am letting you know this about the Uncle because I have absolutely, totally, completely nothing to hide (other than my identity).
Sunday, August 27, 2006
Late News From The Sea
Swiller just emailed this to the Uncle:
Stop the Ripoff of the Monroe-Woodbury School District
Monday, 1 PM, Woodbury Town Hall
On Monday, August 28th, at 1 in the afternoon, there will be a hearing in Woodbury Town Hall, held by the Orange County Industrial Development Agency on whether to grant a tax abatement to the new Hampton Inn hotel being built behind Kohl's Department Store.
This abatement would cost the Monroe-Woodbury School District as much as $1,500,000 a year.
Here are some main points:
* When the Hampton Inn made it's presentations before the Woodbury Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeal at which they asked for and received approvals and variances, they made no mention of seeking a tax abatement.
* The OCIDA's own requirements for eligibility for tax abatement specifically exclude hotel's, but the Hampton Inn is trying to slip through a loophole for "Tourist Related Industry."
* OCIDA's abatement program exists to lure desirable industries, such as those in high tech, that pay high salaries. Hotels create low paying jobs such as cleaning staff, bell hops, etc.
This hearing ought to take place in the evening. Most of you work during the day, and so attending a meeting at 1 PM on a Monday is not possible. But if you can be there, please show up and let the OCIDA know how you feel.
If you can't come, you can send your views by email to OCEAN at info@nyocean.org and we will deliver them at the meeting. Please do this before noon on Monday.
The County has already deprived us of our fair share of revenue from The Common, don't let it happen again.
Friday, August 25, 2006
Bo Knows
Bo knows that the village election was a vote of no confidence in the town board. How this piece of information was revealed to him has yet to be made public, but Bo knows (and Nike spent Millions a decade and a half ago to drum that into our heads).
George Pedersen knows that "you, with your vote in overwhelming numbers, spoke loud and clear that zoning and master plan issues should be decided by vote." Again how he knows is not known. Nor does he know that a referendum on zoning is illegal in New York State.
The Uncle hasn't heard from Ralph Caruso for a while (my, I hope that doesn't mean that he's miffed with me) but I'd hazard a guess that if you asked Senator Larkin's aide and 253 year full time resident of Highland Mills, he'd say that he knows that the vote was a vote for him and his Committee For The Perversion Of Woodbury to take hold of the reins of power.
He may also know , but not say, that most of the residents of Woodbury wouldn't let him anywhere near those reins and so he's probably prepping his proxies to hold them for him.
We're still waiting to see if Ralph heads his slate with the Polysyllabic Prevaricator, the Boring Baron of Bullshit, none other than John (The Plodder) Baranowski. Runner up in the betting is Bob (Mr. Bubbles) Reveille.
But back to what everyone knows.
Here's what the Uncle knows:
The Uncle knows that the vote was one more piece of proof that, as a motivator, fear works every time.
George Pedersen knows that "you, with your vote in overwhelming numbers, spoke loud and clear that zoning and master plan issues should be decided by vote." Again how he knows is not known. Nor does he know that a referendum on zoning is illegal in New York State.
The Uncle hasn't heard from Ralph Caruso for a while (my, I hope that doesn't mean that he's miffed with me) but I'd hazard a guess that if you asked Senator Larkin's aide and 253 year full time resident of Highland Mills, he'd say that he knows that the vote was a vote for him and his Committee For The Perversion Of Woodbury to take hold of the reins of power.
He may also know , but not say, that most of the residents of Woodbury wouldn't let him anywhere near those reins and so he's probably prepping his proxies to hold them for him.
We're still waiting to see if Ralph heads his slate with the Polysyllabic Prevaricator, the Boring Baron of Bullshit, none other than John (The Plodder) Baranowski. Runner up in the betting is Bob (Mr. Bubbles) Reveille.
But back to what everyone knows.
Here's what the Uncle knows:
The Uncle knows that the vote was one more piece of proof that, as a motivator, fear works every time.
Tuesday, August 22, 2006
The Public Has Mumbled
Well, the public has spoken, or not spoken, as the case may be. The few of you who did speak seem to be far more interested in Swiller’s finances than in my own and the Uncle takes no small umbrage at that. (By the way, if any of you hear tell of a missing small umbrage, remember I said that I didn’t take one.)
But, on the whole what you seem to be saying (and not saying) is that most of you don’t really give a rat’s nether region if the Uncle puts up ads or not.
I’ll take that as an overwhelming "YES!"
Hell, if Bo can decide retroactively that the village vote was actually a referendum on how the Town Board was doing its job, I feel at liberty to interpret this poll in any way I damn well please.
But, on the whole what you seem to be saying (and not saying) is that most of you don’t really give a rat’s nether region if the Uncle puts up ads or not.
I’ll take that as an overwhelming "YES!"
Hell, if Bo can decide retroactively that the village vote was actually a referendum on how the Town Board was doing its job, I feel at liberty to interpret this poll in any way I damn well please.
Monday, August 21, 2006
Does The Uncle Sell Out?
The Uncle has been plastering his blather (and your counter-blather) onto the internet for almost 10 months now. And in that time you folks have shown up nearly 40,000 times.
Holy Babbage, that's a lot of hits.
If the Uncle were a more mercenary sort, he'd sell ad space on this blog and make a very minor fortune.
But the Uncle doesn't do things that way.
He sees you, dear readers and commenters, as friends, as family - and one does not make money exploiting friends and family.
Well, the head of the Woodbury Republican committee might.
Bill Larkin's Aide might.
But the Uncle?
No way!
That being said, allow me to point out one thing:
THE UNCLE IS A FRIPPING IDIOT!
Mother of Lulabelle! There's money to be made here.
See how far you can get on the pension of a retired Central American dictator.
The Uncle didn't even think to negotiate Dental when the junta was banging on the Presidential Palace door.
So....
How disgusted, horrified and just plain pissed would you folks be if the Uncle let an ad or two creep onto the damn blog?
This is a democracy. Scare me enough and I'll keep things as they are.
But demonstrate the apathy that Woodbury is known and loved for and LONG GREEN - HERE I COME (say, didn't Long Green star on Bonanza?).
Holy Babbage, that's a lot of hits.
If the Uncle were a more mercenary sort, he'd sell ad space on this blog and make a very minor fortune.
But the Uncle doesn't do things that way.
He sees you, dear readers and commenters, as friends, as family - and one does not make money exploiting friends and family.
Well, the head of the Woodbury Republican committee might.
Bill Larkin's Aide might.
But the Uncle?
No way!
That being said, allow me to point out one thing:
THE UNCLE IS A FRIPPING IDIOT!
Mother of Lulabelle! There's money to be made here.
See how far you can get on the pension of a retired Central American dictator.
The Uncle didn't even think to negotiate Dental when the junta was banging on the Presidential Palace door.
So....
How disgusted, horrified and just plain pissed would you folks be if the Uncle let an ad or two creep onto the damn blog?
This is a democracy. Scare me enough and I'll keep things as they are.
But demonstrate the apathy that Woodbury is known and loved for and LONG GREEN - HERE I COME (say, didn't Long Green star on Bonanza?).
Sunday, August 20, 2006
Seeing The Light
Much as I hate to admit it, sometimes the Uncle is just plain slow.
I watched the last town board meeting. Fully prepared for "the show" as John Burke calls it.
I had my buttered pop-corn, my Diet Dr. Pepper, my cat, all the things that one needs for full enjoyment of our own, home-grown version of "Mad TV."
I loved seeing Bo explain that the village vote was a referendum on the Town Board and that there was 90% turnout in the last presidential election.
I ate it up when Caruso explained that he’d challenged the voter registration of all the Jews on Milval and Serpi because those are "summer bungalows".
I was thrilled to see the Rump Roast, just for old times sake.
But I didn’t quite get the whole "Seasonal Dwelling" thing. Obviously something was going on. Obviously Swiller was on one side and the Ralphlings were on the other. But what exactly was the issue?
So, the Uncle sent out the nieces and the nephews to snoop around a little.
Here’s what it’s all about (near as we can decode it).
Swiller lives in a place called Raananah Park. It was built about 70 years ago as a summer community; what was then called, generically, a "bungalow colony".
Well, there are no bungalows there now. Over the decades the houses have been rebuilt and it’s now one of the most beautiful communities in town - substantial homes (with not a bi-level in sight), huge lawns, and a humongous number of trees. Trees everywhere. Tons of trees.
No wonder KJ’s clear-cutting ways don’t sit well with Swiller.
And, the residents there pay full taxes.
But, once upon a time it was called a bungalow colony.
And that’s what Caruso and Donnelly are trying to use to get Swiller’s place called "Seasonal."
Because...
If it’s "Seasonal" no one can live there after the "Season." That would be from June 15th to October 15th.
It seems the whole point of the Seasonal Law is to keep summer cabins without heat or winter water or insulation or proper leech fields from being used year round.
Those homes in Raananah Park are no summer cabins. Each one is a hell of a lot nicer than Caruso’s shack (which looks like a mobile home).
But, there were Caruso and Donnelly and Mullooly and a brand new Ralphling named Mary Beth King, all trying to get Swiller thrown out of his home.
You gotta hand it to Ralph. Just when you think you know how scummy he is, he shows you that he was just warming up.
If he can’t beat you politically. And he can’t get you to buy his lies. And he can’t scare you. And his smears don’t work. He’ll just try to get you thrown out of your home.
What a fine human being.
I watched the last town board meeting. Fully prepared for "the show" as John Burke calls it.
I had my buttered pop-corn, my Diet Dr. Pepper, my cat, all the things that one needs for full enjoyment of our own, home-grown version of "Mad TV."
I loved seeing Bo explain that the village vote was a referendum on the Town Board and that there was 90% turnout in the last presidential election.
I ate it up when Caruso explained that he’d challenged the voter registration of all the Jews on Milval and Serpi because those are "summer bungalows".
I was thrilled to see the Rump Roast, just for old times sake.
But I didn’t quite get the whole "Seasonal Dwelling" thing. Obviously something was going on. Obviously Swiller was on one side and the Ralphlings were on the other. But what exactly was the issue?
So, the Uncle sent out the nieces and the nephews to snoop around a little.
Here’s what it’s all about (near as we can decode it).
Swiller lives in a place called Raananah Park. It was built about 70 years ago as a summer community; what was then called, generically, a "bungalow colony".
Well, there are no bungalows there now. Over the decades the houses have been rebuilt and it’s now one of the most beautiful communities in town - substantial homes (with not a bi-level in sight), huge lawns, and a humongous number of trees. Trees everywhere. Tons of trees.
No wonder KJ’s clear-cutting ways don’t sit well with Swiller.
And, the residents there pay full taxes.
But, once upon a time it was called a bungalow colony.
And that’s what Caruso and Donnelly are trying to use to get Swiller’s place called "Seasonal."
Because...
If it’s "Seasonal" no one can live there after the "Season." That would be from June 15th to October 15th.
It seems the whole point of the Seasonal Law is to keep summer cabins without heat or winter water or insulation or proper leech fields from being used year round.
Those homes in Raananah Park are no summer cabins. Each one is a hell of a lot nicer than Caruso’s shack (which looks like a mobile home).
But, there were Caruso and Donnelly and Mullooly and a brand new Ralphling named Mary Beth King, all trying to get Swiller thrown out of his home.
You gotta hand it to Ralph. Just when you think you know how scummy he is, he shows you that he was just warming up.
If he can’t beat you politically. And he can’t get you to buy his lies. And he can’t scare you. And his smears don’t work. He’ll just try to get you thrown out of your home.
What a fine human being.
Monday, August 14, 2006
Sunday, August 13, 2006
Cincinnatus Speaks
(The Uncle received this email, signed “Cincinnatus.” )
There are those men to whom the rest of us are merely background, or pawns, or, worse yet, prey. Lacking in empathy, they are willing to do or say anything to advance their goals. The truth or a lie are of equal weight, whichever comes first to hand will do. And what happens to those of us damaged by their actions is of no consequence at all.
It seems that two such men are Ralph Caruso and Gedalye Szegedin. Each to the other, a face in the mirror.
In front of them they extend their fingers – for Ralph, there are Donnelly and Siebold and Baranowski and other such – for Gedalye, there are Wieder and Felberman and Witriol and more. Some are merely blunt instruments and some are used for finer work, but they are no more than tools, and liars all.
And behind these two men, deeper removed into the shadows, there are other men. For Caruso there is Larkin. For Szegedin there is Hirsch.
But let us keep our gaze on Caruso and Szegedin. Through conspiracy or merely confluence of interest, they have now achieved a shared goal. Woodbury is a village.
Caruso’s lust to have this come about is evident, but do not doubt that it was Szegedin’s goal as well.
These past two weeks, every action taken in the name of Kiryas Joel moved us toward a Village of Woodbury:
...Attorney Lynch’s announced (but barely felt) appeal to halt the vote.
...The sudden appearance of 200 new voters – the greatest number deciding that the bungalow colonies were their primary residences, while Brooklyn was a mere vacation venue.
...The formation of a brand new homeowners association (presided over by Kiryas Joel’s own Director of Public Safety – a President who did not even know that his members live on Milval and not Melville) with the announced intent of registering 300 disgruntled (we are told) residents.
...And, most telling of all, an astonishing letter from our neighbor, Mayor Abraham Wieder, telling us that he is such a fine and unassuming neighbor and begging us to vote “no.”
And every one of these events frightening the Woodbury folk into voting yes.
How remarkable.
How unforeseen.
Could Szegedin ever have imagined that all these actions might actually result in a “yes” vote?
Without a doubt.
How fortunate for Ralph, that when his fortunes ebbed; that when the united might of the town employees and the firemen and the policemen all seemed poised to kill this Village of Woodbury scheme, once and for all – that suddenly the powers that be in KJ act, and act again, and again, and a fourth time – and every action taken in the name of Kiryas Joel moved us toward a Village of Woodbury.
How lucky for Ralph.
How unlucky for the rest of us.
And now we must look back and ask why.
And we must look forward – and this time think past our fear and act wisely
There are those men to whom the rest of us are merely background, or pawns, or, worse yet, prey. Lacking in empathy, they are willing to do or say anything to advance their goals. The truth or a lie are of equal weight, whichever comes first to hand will do. And what happens to those of us damaged by their actions is of no consequence at all.
It seems that two such men are Ralph Caruso and Gedalye Szegedin. Each to the other, a face in the mirror.
In front of them they extend their fingers – for Ralph, there are Donnelly and Siebold and Baranowski and other such – for Gedalye, there are Wieder and Felberman and Witriol and more. Some are merely blunt instruments and some are used for finer work, but they are no more than tools, and liars all.
And behind these two men, deeper removed into the shadows, there are other men. For Caruso there is Larkin. For Szegedin there is Hirsch.
But let us keep our gaze on Caruso and Szegedin. Through conspiracy or merely confluence of interest, they have now achieved a shared goal. Woodbury is a village.
Caruso’s lust to have this come about is evident, but do not doubt that it was Szegedin’s goal as well.
These past two weeks, every action taken in the name of Kiryas Joel moved us toward a Village of Woodbury:
...Attorney Lynch’s announced (but barely felt) appeal to halt the vote.
...The sudden appearance of 200 new voters – the greatest number deciding that the bungalow colonies were their primary residences, while Brooklyn was a mere vacation venue.
...The formation of a brand new homeowners association (presided over by Kiryas Joel’s own Director of Public Safety – a President who did not even know that his members live on Milval and not Melville) with the announced intent of registering 300 disgruntled (we are told) residents.
...And, most telling of all, an astonishing letter from our neighbor, Mayor Abraham Wieder, telling us that he is such a fine and unassuming neighbor and begging us to vote “no.”
And every one of these events frightening the Woodbury folk into voting yes.
How remarkable.
How unforeseen.
Could Szegedin ever have imagined that all these actions might actually result in a “yes” vote?
Without a doubt.
How fortunate for Ralph, that when his fortunes ebbed; that when the united might of the town employees and the firemen and the policemen all seemed poised to kill this Village of Woodbury scheme, once and for all – that suddenly the powers that be in KJ act, and act again, and again, and a fourth time – and every action taken in the name of Kiryas Joel moved us toward a Village of Woodbury.
How lucky for Ralph.
How unlucky for the rest of us.
And now we must look back and ask why.
And we must look forward – and this time think past our fear and act wisely
Friday, August 11, 2006
Village Of The Damp
Okiedoke
So, the Village of Woodbury is created. The vote is 17 gazillion to 3 (it seems that someone other than Booth and Swiller voted no).
Now what?
Well first, if the number of challenged voters is greater then the margin of victory the machines will be sealed and the official announcement of the vote will be held in abeyance pending resolution of the challenges.
It aint.
Next, the New York State Secretary of State is given official notification of the creation of a brand spanking new village.
Then KJ Mayor Wieder denounces everybody and threatens to sue someone.
Next Town Clerk Desiree Potvin appoints Desiree Potvin as Village Clerk.
Next Village Clerk Desiree Potvin places a notice in the Town's Newspaper of Record announcing an opening for a village idiot.
Then our taxes go up, the village goes bankrupt and we hang Ralph in effigy or in Strawtown.
Damn, Schenectady is a long way to go for a beer.
So, the Village of Woodbury is created. The vote is 17 gazillion to 3 (it seems that someone other than Booth and Swiller voted no).
Now what?
Well first, if the number of challenged voters is greater then the margin of victory the machines will be sealed and the official announcement of the vote will be held in abeyance pending resolution of the challenges.
It aint.
Next, the New York State Secretary of State is given official notification of the creation of a brand spanking new village.
Then KJ Mayor Wieder denounces everybody and threatens to sue someone.
Next Town Clerk Desiree Potvin appoints Desiree Potvin as Village Clerk.
Next Village Clerk Desiree Potvin places a notice in the Town's Newspaper of Record announcing an opening for a village idiot.
Then our taxes go up, the village goes bankrupt and we hang Ralph in effigy or in Strawtown.
Damn, Schenectady is a long way to go for a beer.
Wednesday, August 09, 2006
What About That Other Village Slouching Towards Woodbury To Be Born
OK, the Uncle has told us a horror story about the Village of Woodbury, but if we vote no, what about the dreaded Village of KJ jr?
It could happen.
That is so.
The Pie Man claims that he has an Up-against-the-wall-If-All-Else-Fails-What-the-hell-we're-all-doomed-anyway Plan that's crazy enough that it might just work.
But that's no guarantee.
So, how likely is a Village of KJ jr?
The Uncle, the Pie Man and the mysterious Mr. Zed all say "It could happen, but don't count on it."
Why not?
Szegedin's first choice is annexation.
A nice big chunk, right into his hands.
A KJ jr wouldn't exactly be his.
Remember, Ralph Caruso got one Woodbury Town Board member elected after another.
And, once in office, one after another escaped his clammy grip.
KJ jr would require it's own board. The village and it's board would owe their existences to Grampa Gedalye. But, little by little, they might just find their own way in this world.
Grampa might hold back on Jr's allowance. He might order Jr to bed with no dinner. But he can never be absolutely sure that Jr won't climb out the bedroom window, keys to the family Chevy in hand.
Not only that. A village, Sr or Jr, needs well disciplined voters to keep things going the way Grampa wants.
Back home he sees his majority becoming thinner and thinner. The dissidents are growing. Some say an honest vote would show they are the real majority already.
How many trained and disciplined voters can Szegedin spare to hold the natives in check in the new village when things at home are already so tenuous?
And, none, none of these problems would be confronted with a nice clean annexation.
So, is a KJ jr impossible? Nope. But it sure isn't choice number one.
It could happen.
That is so.
The Pie Man claims that he has an Up-against-the-wall-If-All-Else-Fails-What-the-hell-we're-all-doomed-anyway Plan that's crazy enough that it might just work.
But that's no guarantee.
So, how likely is a Village of KJ jr?
The Uncle, the Pie Man and the mysterious Mr. Zed all say "It could happen, but don't count on it."
Why not?
Szegedin's first choice is annexation.
A nice big chunk, right into his hands.
A KJ jr wouldn't exactly be his.
Remember, Ralph Caruso got one Woodbury Town Board member elected after another.
And, once in office, one after another escaped his clammy grip.
KJ jr would require it's own board. The village and it's board would owe their existences to Grampa Gedalye. But, little by little, they might just find their own way in this world.
Grampa might hold back on Jr's allowance. He might order Jr to bed with no dinner. But he can never be absolutely sure that Jr won't climb out the bedroom window, keys to the family Chevy in hand.
Not only that. A village, Sr or Jr, needs well disciplined voters to keep things going the way Grampa wants.
Back home he sees his majority becoming thinner and thinner. The dissidents are growing. Some say an honest vote would show they are the real majority already.
How many trained and disciplined voters can Szegedin spare to hold the natives in check in the new village when things at home are already so tenuous?
And, none, none of these problems would be confronted with a nice clean annexation.
So, is a KJ jr impossible? Nope. But it sure isn't choice number one.
A Bedtime Story
A few years back, if memory serves, when John Karl first ran for the Monroe Village Board, the folks who run KJ hated his guts and wanted him to lose.
So they endorsed him.
Now, everything that KJ's bosses are doing -
announcing a suit to stop the Village of Woodbury vote -
suddenly registering 200 new voters -
having Moses Witriol (KJ's head of Public Safety) announce the formation of the specious South West Woodbury Home Owners Association -
writing a letter to people throughout Woodbury begging them to vote no
all of that has had one single effect:
to scare a great many Woodburians into voting yes.
Think that's not what they intended?
A few weeks back one of the Uncle's favorite pen pals (I won't say who, but pie comes to mind) emailed the following scenario - the Uncle has been hoarding it until this very night.
Let us say the Village of Woodbury is created.
And let us say a group of people all answerable to one man (Ralph Caruso for example, to pick a name at random) is elected to run the Village of Woodbury.
And them some little time later, the Village of Kiryas Joel submits an annexation request for a humongous portion of Woodbury.
Well the boards of the Village of Woodbury and the Town of Woodbury will both say no, of course.
The powers that be in KJ might well threaten to take the matter to court.
Now, someone looking out for our interests, perhaps one such as Ralph, might well say "court is expensive and you can never tell how they'll decide, can't we work something out?"
And Messrs Szegedin and Wieder will respond "We are reasonable men. Of course we can work out a compromise. Instead of this humongous portion of Woodbury, which we see that you are loathe to part with, give us only ACE Farms (and a bit around it) and the Banda properties on Acres Road and Bakertown Road and Blueberry Lane {which by the way has access to Cromwell Lake, Woodbury's back up water supply}, and Milval (which we enjoy calling Melville) and Serpi and Schunemunk and Amdur Park and the Bungalow Colonies on Owen and a little of this and a little of that."
And, Mr Caruso, or whomever, might well say, "Gee, you already own lots of that, so why not? But do you promise never to come back and ask for more?"
"We most surely do," they will reply in unison.
"Done deal!"
And, one expects, the Village of KJ Board will vote yes, and the Village of Woodbury board (under the wise guidance, perhaps, of Mr. Caruso) will vote yes and all eyes will turn to the Town of Woodbury Board.
And many voices will plead and cajole and argue with the Town Board to say yes.
Do not be surprised if Mr. Baranowski and Mr. Reveille and Mr. Donnelly and Mrs. Mullooly and Mr. Haviland and Mrs. Gerard and Mr. Siebold and Mr. Ungerer and Mrs. Fitzgerald and Mr. Sullivan and Mrs. Reveille and Mr. Seyferth and Mrs. Ungerer and Mrs. Gross-Ferraro -- that is to say all the wise and independent voices that so often try to lend us their wisdom and their independence--will importune the Town Board to say yes.
And Mr. Caruso might well ask the same.
And our Town Supervisor, wisest and independentest of all, might ask the Board "What say you?"
And, perhaps, the Board will remain unmoved and they might very well say no.
Then What?
Then back to court. The very thing that Caruso (perhaps) tried to steer us from at the start. But now the court will be told "Look, your honors, the Village of KJ says yes, the Village of Woodbury says yes, and only the mean and obdurate (look it up, it's a word) Town of Woodbury says no.
"But" say the lawyers "The Town of Woodbury Board is led by a man who has put into print the view that Woodbury must protect its "HERITAGE" from the black garbed men of KJ."
"HE SAID WHAT?" screams the court.
"Just as we have told you, and he has said they pose the threat of creating an 'Imbalance of Voting.'"
"BIGOTED SNOT!" yells the court, "We will have none of it. The annexation is allowed!"
Now it's past your bed times, so turn off the light and go to sleep.
So they endorsed him.
Now, everything that KJ's bosses are doing -
announcing a suit to stop the Village of Woodbury vote -
suddenly registering 200 new voters -
having Moses Witriol (KJ's head of Public Safety) announce the formation of the specious South West Woodbury Home Owners Association -
writing a letter to people throughout Woodbury begging them to vote no
all of that has had one single effect:
to scare a great many Woodburians into voting yes.
Think that's not what they intended?
A few weeks back one of the Uncle's favorite pen pals (I won't say who, but pie comes to mind) emailed the following scenario - the Uncle has been hoarding it until this very night.
Let us say the Village of Woodbury is created.
And let us say a group of people all answerable to one man (Ralph Caruso for example, to pick a name at random) is elected to run the Village of Woodbury.
And them some little time later, the Village of Kiryas Joel submits an annexation request for a humongous portion of Woodbury.
Well the boards of the Village of Woodbury and the Town of Woodbury will both say no, of course.
The powers that be in KJ might well threaten to take the matter to court.
Now, someone looking out for our interests, perhaps one such as Ralph, might well say "court is expensive and you can never tell how they'll decide, can't we work something out?"
And Messrs Szegedin and Wieder will respond "We are reasonable men. Of course we can work out a compromise. Instead of this humongous portion of Woodbury, which we see that you are loathe to part with, give us only ACE Farms (and a bit around it) and the Banda properties on Acres Road and Bakertown Road and Blueberry Lane {which by the way has access to Cromwell Lake, Woodbury's back up water supply}, and Milval (which we enjoy calling Melville) and Serpi and Schunemunk and Amdur Park and the Bungalow Colonies on Owen and a little of this and a little of that."
And, Mr Caruso, or whomever, might well say, "Gee, you already own lots of that, so why not? But do you promise never to come back and ask for more?"
"We most surely do," they will reply in unison.
"Done deal!"
And, one expects, the Village of KJ Board will vote yes, and the Village of Woodbury board (under the wise guidance, perhaps, of Mr. Caruso) will vote yes and all eyes will turn to the Town of Woodbury Board.
And many voices will plead and cajole and argue with the Town Board to say yes.
Do not be surprised if Mr. Baranowski and Mr. Reveille and Mr. Donnelly and Mrs. Mullooly and Mr. Haviland and Mrs. Gerard and Mr. Siebold and Mr. Ungerer and Mrs. Fitzgerald and Mr. Sullivan and Mrs. Reveille and Mr. Seyferth and Mrs. Ungerer and Mrs. Gross-Ferraro -- that is to say all the wise and independent voices that so often try to lend us their wisdom and their independence--will importune the Town Board to say yes.
And Mr. Caruso might well ask the same.
And our Town Supervisor, wisest and independentest of all, might ask the Board "What say you?"
And, perhaps, the Board will remain unmoved and they might very well say no.
Then What?
Then back to court. The very thing that Caruso (perhaps) tried to steer us from at the start. But now the court will be told "Look, your honors, the Village of KJ says yes, the Village of Woodbury says yes, and only the mean and obdurate (look it up, it's a word) Town of Woodbury says no.
"But" say the lawyers "The Town of Woodbury Board is led by a man who has put into print the view that Woodbury must protect its "HERITAGE" from the black garbed men of KJ."
"HE SAID WHAT?" screams the court.
"Just as we have told you, and he has said they pose the threat of creating an 'Imbalance of Voting.'"
"BIGOTED SNOT!" yells the court, "We will have none of it. The annexation is allowed!"
Now it's past your bed times, so turn off the light and go to sleep.
HYDE PARK
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you have to hit the word "comments" immediately below this entry,
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If you mistype those letters you get as many more chances as you need, don't get flustered.
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That's all the Uncle is asking.
If you live in Woodbury and want the world to know how you will vote, say it here and say it now.
Here are the rules:
1) You must sign in using your real name.
2) you must type one word only, either "yes" or "no".
3) you must live in Woodbury.
ALL ANONYMOUS POSTS WILL BE DELETED.
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NON-WOODBURY FOLKS, PLEASE POST AT HYDE PARK ABOVE, NOT ON THIS THREAD.
If you want to comment, explain your vote, yell and curse- you have to do that at some other entry on this blog. Feel free to go to the entry just above this one, labeled "HYDE PARK." and vent to your hearts content or explain 'til your blue in the face - but not on this one thread.
This entry is for ONE WORD ONLY.
Use a phony name - it will be deleted.
Say "Yes, but.." or "No, because..." - it will be deleted.
If you see your name falsely entered by someone else (now who would do that?) email the Uncle immediately at cuzzincookie@hotmail.com .
For those of you who don't know how to comment:
you have to hit the word "comments" immediately below this entry,
type "yes" or "no" in the box,
choose "other" (NOT ANONYMOUS),
type in your full name - first and last,
you can ignore the line for "your web page",
type in the strange looking letters that appear above the box labeled "Word Verification."
If you mistype those letters you get as many more chances as you need, don't get flustered.
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Ralph, If You're Trying To Screw Me, At Least Buy Me Dinner First.
Some fun facts from tonights forum at the IBEW:
John (let the public speak) Burke was asked by the Fire Commissioners (who put together the forum) to broadcast it on channel 22. Big John's response "Absolutely not!" What makes this most interesting is that Burke doesn't have the power to make that decision - it's up to the whole town board - and Burke had since last Thursday to get their views - only it sorta slipped his mind.
Ralph (Committee for the Perversion of Woodbury) Caruso was whomped upside the head repeatedly for putting out his fact-free booklet. Seems he couldn't quite explain how he could claim to know exactly what the possible future village board would choose to do and exactly how much those imiginary decisions would cost.
Jonathan ("you're on your own") Swiller said that he couldn't tell anyone else how to vote but he was voting "no." Is that sorta, kinda, maybe like a hint?
We all learned one hell of a lot about fire departments, fire companies and fire fighting volunteers, only the Uncle couldn't follow most of it (nor could Ralph who kept confusing a coterminus town and village with a coterminus village and fire district).
We heard that a new village might well have to spend $200,000 a year just on insurance. We're not quite sure where that would fit into Ralph's total $140,000 village budget. (And that doesn't even begin to include the gazillion dollars in legal fees it would cost to set up the damned village).
No one asked about the rest of Ralph's wierd numbers like a projected $7500 a year for village clerk. Village clerks in even the most stripped down villages have full time, day to day responsibilities like recording village board actions, handling FOILs, keeping the village records, etc, etc.. They also have to run village elections which includes registering voters, receiving and verifying petitions, creating poll books, overseeing election day nicities like poll watchers and voting machines and such like, tabulating and reporting results. All that and more for $7,500 a year? Wow!
It turns out that Joe Ferguson is still alive.
Bob Reveille and John Baranowski were not visibly present. Rumor has it that Caruso's mind meld was wearing off so they had to be locked in a basement somewhere until they could be re-reprogrammed.
The Toad, the Rump Roast and the Ankle Biter were present and took turns confusing everyone.
Bubbles and Bo were AWOL.
Bubble's whereabout were unknown.
As to Bo, legend has it that during the full moon he turns into a normal person.
McKenna was there for the Record, a cutie named Caitlin was there for the Photo News and Channel 12 was there - hey wait - Channel 12 was allowed to have its cameras there, but the Town of Woodbury wasn't?
John (let the public speak) Burke was asked by the Fire Commissioners (who put together the forum) to broadcast it on channel 22. Big John's response "Absolutely not!" What makes this most interesting is that Burke doesn't have the power to make that decision - it's up to the whole town board - and Burke had since last Thursday to get their views - only it sorta slipped his mind.
Ralph (Committee for the Perversion of Woodbury) Caruso was whomped upside the head repeatedly for putting out his fact-free booklet. Seems he couldn't quite explain how he could claim to know exactly what the possible future village board would choose to do and exactly how much those imiginary decisions would cost.
Jonathan ("you're on your own") Swiller said that he couldn't tell anyone else how to vote but he was voting "no." Is that sorta, kinda, maybe like a hint?
We all learned one hell of a lot about fire departments, fire companies and fire fighting volunteers, only the Uncle couldn't follow most of it (nor could Ralph who kept confusing a coterminus town and village with a coterminus village and fire district).
We heard that a new village might well have to spend $200,000 a year just on insurance. We're not quite sure where that would fit into Ralph's total $140,000 village budget. (And that doesn't even begin to include the gazillion dollars in legal fees it would cost to set up the damned village).
No one asked about the rest of Ralph's wierd numbers like a projected $7500 a year for village clerk. Village clerks in even the most stripped down villages have full time, day to day responsibilities like recording village board actions, handling FOILs, keeping the village records, etc, etc.. They also have to run village elections which includes registering voters, receiving and verifying petitions, creating poll books, overseeing election day nicities like poll watchers and voting machines and such like, tabulating and reporting results. All that and more for $7,500 a year? Wow!
It turns out that Joe Ferguson is still alive.
Bob Reveille and John Baranowski were not visibly present. Rumor has it that Caruso's mind meld was wearing off so they had to be locked in a basement somewhere until they could be re-reprogrammed.
The Toad, the Rump Roast and the Ankle Biter were present and took turns confusing everyone.
Bubbles and Bo were AWOL.
Bubble's whereabout were unknown.
As to Bo, legend has it that during the full moon he turns into a normal person.
McKenna was there for the Record, a cutie named Caitlin was there for the Photo News and Channel 12 was there - hey wait - Channel 12 was allowed to have its cameras there, but the Town of Woodbury wasn't?
Tuesday, August 08, 2006
News From The Sea
Here's what arrived in today's email:
To the People of Woodbury
The Vote on the Village of Woodbury
August 07, 2006
On Thursday we are facing a vote which may change Woodbury forever. New factors have arisen on an almost daily basis. The amount of misinformation in circulation is overwhelming and disgusting. And fear is everywhere.
The people who put all of this in motion have brought about a situation where we are now faced by two unhappy alternatives.
If we form a Village of Woodbury:
Our taxes will rise. Anyone telling us that the tax rise will be minimal is trying to treat us like fools.
The current setup of town services - police, fire, highway, water and sewer, etc, - could be drastically changed. A village may well choose to put in their own departments.
It is most unlikely that the village board will be a shell, passing along all authority to the town board. No group of people who have power in their hands will choose to sit back for long and let someone else make decisions.
The threat of annexation will remain.
BUT
If we do not form a Village of Woodbury we now face the very real possibility that a new village, closely allied to the leadership of Kiryas Joel, will be created.
We have said that a NO vote leaves our options open to react to changing events. Now, new events have made it necessary to reexamine those options.
We still feel that creating a village is a dangerous idea; however, not creating a village presents its own, very real dangers.
Some of you are looking to us for a definitive answer. We cannot give you one. Each path has its own pitfalls and we have neither the wisdom nor the right to make the choice for you.
We can tell you this:
Beware of anyone who tells you that there is a simple, risk-free choice. Life is not so kind.
Beware of anyone who tells you, with certainty, that the village will do this or do that. No one can possibly know what decisions will be made by a village board that does not even exist as yet.
Beware of anyone who has lied to you. He is certain to do it again.
If a Village of Woodbury is formed, we must be very, very careful about who will run this village.
Look for truthful, thoughtful candidates with no ties to the people who forced all this on us.
The town board, employees, uniformed services, and all of us who make our homes in Woodbury must work together to create a slate that has no hidden agendas, no history of lies, no secret alliances.Become involved.
Ask questions. Verify answers. Control your own destinies.
Ocean
Jonathan Swiller
To the People of Woodbury
The Vote on the Village of Woodbury
August 07, 2006
On Thursday we are facing a vote which may change Woodbury forever. New factors have arisen on an almost daily basis. The amount of misinformation in circulation is overwhelming and disgusting. And fear is everywhere.
The people who put all of this in motion have brought about a situation where we are now faced by two unhappy alternatives.
If we form a Village of Woodbury:
Our taxes will rise. Anyone telling us that the tax rise will be minimal is trying to treat us like fools.
The current setup of town services - police, fire, highway, water and sewer, etc, - could be drastically changed. A village may well choose to put in their own departments.
It is most unlikely that the village board will be a shell, passing along all authority to the town board. No group of people who have power in their hands will choose to sit back for long and let someone else make decisions.
The threat of annexation will remain.
BUT
If we do not form a Village of Woodbury we now face the very real possibility that a new village, closely allied to the leadership of Kiryas Joel, will be created.
We have said that a NO vote leaves our options open to react to changing events. Now, new events have made it necessary to reexamine those options.
We still feel that creating a village is a dangerous idea; however, not creating a village presents its own, very real dangers.
Some of you are looking to us for a definitive answer. We cannot give you one. Each path has its own pitfalls and we have neither the wisdom nor the right to make the choice for you.
We can tell you this:
Beware of anyone who tells you that there is a simple, risk-free choice. Life is not so kind.
Beware of anyone who tells you, with certainty, that the village will do this or do that. No one can possibly know what decisions will be made by a village board that does not even exist as yet.
Beware of anyone who has lied to you. He is certain to do it again.
If a Village of Woodbury is formed, we must be very, very careful about who will run this village.
Look for truthful, thoughtful candidates with no ties to the people who forced all this on us.
The town board, employees, uniformed services, and all of us who make our homes in Woodbury must work together to create a slate that has no hidden agendas, no history of lies, no secret alliances.Become involved.
Ask questions. Verify answers. Control your own destinies.
Ocean
Jonathan Swiller
Where It's At
Friendly Mr. Fireman is hosting an informational meeting on how we are screwed whatever we do at the IBEW (Interesting Bunch of Eccentric Wirers) Hall at 67 Commerce Drive at 7 PM.
Tonight.
It's now Tuesday.
August 8th.
2006.
Wake up!
For those of you who have no idea where the IBEW Hall is, the Uncle is posting this neato map (The hall is the ugly red welt center, bottom):
Tonight.
It's now Tuesday.
August 8th.
2006.
Wake up!
For those of you who have no idea where the IBEW Hall is, the Uncle is posting this neato map (The hall is the ugly red welt center, bottom):
Sunday, August 06, 2006
Non, Bi or Buy Partisan?
It seems the Village of Woodbury may well come into existence.
And then the fun will really begin.
Ralph (Mr. Republican Committee) Caruso and Bob (Mr. Democratic Committee) Donnelly will endorse a single slate.
They will say, that "in the interests of the people of Woodbury we are putting aside political differences and endorsing a NON-PARTISAN slate of the finest people that Woodbury has to offer."
This sort of ignores the fact that Donnelly does whatever Ralph tells him to do.
It also ignores that even if Donnelly was independent of Ralph (which he isn't) it would only make the slate bipartisan, not non-partisan.
What's the difference?
The difference is that Caruso's version of the town Republicans and Donnelly's version of the town Democrats, still comes down to the same handful of clowns that have been buzzing around Caruso for years - plus perhaps one or two new faces that they dragged in to hide behind.
It leaves out just about everyone else in town.
So they will trot out John Baranowski, who has been Caruso's pretend "intellectual" for years.
What makes a Caruso intellectual different than a regular Ralphling?
He lies using longer words.
Then they will trot out Bob Reveille. The strong, handsome type.
He'd look even better if he didn't have Ralph's arm up his butt.
Who else will this blue-ribbon, non-partisan, best-that-Woodbury-has-to-offer (Caruso version), slate have?
We'll keep you posted.
Tune in again.
Same Time.
Same Uncle.
And then the fun will really begin.
Ralph (Mr. Republican Committee) Caruso and Bob (Mr. Democratic Committee) Donnelly will endorse a single slate.
They will say, that "in the interests of the people of Woodbury we are putting aside political differences and endorsing a NON-PARTISAN slate of the finest people that Woodbury has to offer."
This sort of ignores the fact that Donnelly does whatever Ralph tells him to do.
It also ignores that even if Donnelly was independent of Ralph (which he isn't) it would only make the slate bipartisan, not non-partisan.
What's the difference?
The difference is that Caruso's version of the town Republicans and Donnelly's version of the town Democrats, still comes down to the same handful of clowns that have been buzzing around Caruso for years - plus perhaps one or two new faces that they dragged in to hide behind.
It leaves out just about everyone else in town.
So they will trot out John Baranowski, who has been Caruso's pretend "intellectual" for years.
What makes a Caruso intellectual different than a regular Ralphling?
He lies using longer words.
Then they will trot out Bob Reveille. The strong, handsome type.
He'd look even better if he didn't have Ralph's arm up his butt.
Who else will this blue-ribbon, non-partisan, best-that-Woodbury-has-to-offer (Caruso version), slate have?
We'll keep you posted.
Tune in again.
Same Time.
Same Uncle.
Saturday, August 05, 2006
Pie Man's Evil Nature Revealed
Wowie Zowie
Remember way back when, you know, when we thought that Swiller was Sweet As Pie?
Well, it turns out that he is actually the devil incarnate.
Just take a look at the Photo News.
Swiller is a poisonous, hate-filled spoiler whose preachings have forced the Satmar to unite to protect themselves - Moses Witriol, KJ’s head of Public Safety says so.
Not only that, but he also represents KJ’s interests, is bent on advancing KJ’s agenda and is making "pieces of any united effort to prevent the expansion of KJ into" Woodbury. Just ask Bob Donnelly - Chairman of Woodbury’s Democratic Committee and left-hand-man to Ralph Caruso, Chairman of Woodbury’s Republican Committee.
Where does Swiller find enough hours in the day?
Remember way back when, you know, when we thought that Swiller was Sweet As Pie?
Well, it turns out that he is actually the devil incarnate.
Just take a look at the Photo News.
Swiller is a poisonous, hate-filled spoiler whose preachings have forced the Satmar to unite to protect themselves - Moses Witriol, KJ’s head of Public Safety says so.
Not only that, but he also represents KJ’s interests, is bent on advancing KJ’s agenda and is making "pieces of any united effort to prevent the expansion of KJ into" Woodbury. Just ask Bob Donnelly - Chairman of Woodbury’s Democratic Committee and left-hand-man to Ralph Caruso, Chairman of Woodbury’s Republican Committee.
Where does Swiller find enough hours in the day?
Friday, August 04, 2006
WHOSE SIDE ARE THE KJ BOSSES ON?
In early summer of 2004, the petition drive for creating the Village of Woodbury was almost completed. But suddenly, just before the petitions were turned in, a number of people came forward and asked that their names be removed, claiming that they had been misled by petition carriers.
The mood in the town began to swing away from having a village.
Then on July 11, 2004, one day before the petitions were turned in, KJ’s attorney, Dennis Lynch announced that KJ was going to form a new village of their own in Woodbury, Monroe or Blooming Grove, and that it would be done in record time.
The reaction to this announcement was fear. Rampant fear.
Interest in forming a Village of Woodbury soared.
Dennis Lynch never attempted to create a new village in Woodbury (he couldn’t while the petition was pending) or in Monroe or in Blooming Grove (and there was nothing to stop him in either of those towns).
The only effect that Lynch’s announcement had was to scare a lot of people into supporting the Village of Woodbury.
A month and a half later, as people saw that there was no move by Lynch, the fear abated. Once again the Village of Woodbury was losing supporters. The time for a vote was getting closer and it looked like the vote would be “NO.”
Just then, supporters of the KJ leadership sued to bring the vote to a halt.
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Now, two years later, and a vote is a week away. Opinion in Woodbury is split. The outcome is very much in doubt.
And now, again, there is a flurry of activity by KJ’s bosses.
Lynch threatens to appeal the law suit.
KJ Mayor Abe Wieder sends a letter to Woodbury residents claiming that he is warm and fuzzy and sweet and good and please vote no on the village.
And suddenly, there are a bunch of new voters registering as residents of Milval and Serpi and Paradise Park.
It seems that the people who run KJ want the village defeated.
BUT
IS THAT REALLY WHAT THEY WANT?
Every move they have made will have one single effect – to scare Woodbury residents into voting for the village.
Is Lynch so stupid that he announces his appeal rather than sneak into court to file it?
Is Wieder so stupid that he doesn’t know what effect his letter will have?
Are the masterminds who suddenly came up with these new registered voters so stupid that they all register ONE DAY TOO LATE TO VOTE?
If the bosses of KJ are so anxious to have the Village of Woodbury defeated, why is it that EVERY SINGLE MOVE THEY MAKE HELPS GET THE VILLAGE OF WOODBURY PASSED?
But why would Szegedin and Weider and Lynch all want Ralph’s village to win?
Does it make any sense?
YES!
It makes sense if they expect that Ralph will run the new village and if they expect that Ralph will be very friendly to their goal of annexing part of Woodbury.
But why would Ralph want to do that?
Ask Ralph.
And ask his boss, Bill Larkin, who has given the bosses of KJ everything they ever asked him for.
And ask yourself, what the hell is really going on?
The mood in the town began to swing away from having a village.
Then on July 11, 2004, one day before the petitions were turned in, KJ’s attorney, Dennis Lynch announced that KJ was going to form a new village of their own in Woodbury, Monroe or Blooming Grove, and that it would be done in record time.
The reaction to this announcement was fear. Rampant fear.
Interest in forming a Village of Woodbury soared.
Dennis Lynch never attempted to create a new village in Woodbury (he couldn’t while the petition was pending) or in Monroe or in Blooming Grove (and there was nothing to stop him in either of those towns).
The only effect that Lynch’s announcement had was to scare a lot of people into supporting the Village of Woodbury.
A month and a half later, as people saw that there was no move by Lynch, the fear abated. Once again the Village of Woodbury was losing supporters. The time for a vote was getting closer and it looked like the vote would be “NO.”
Just then, supporters of the KJ leadership sued to bring the vote to a halt.
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Now, two years later, and a vote is a week away. Opinion in Woodbury is split. The outcome is very much in doubt.
And now, again, there is a flurry of activity by KJ’s bosses.
Lynch threatens to appeal the law suit.
KJ Mayor Abe Wieder sends a letter to Woodbury residents claiming that he is warm and fuzzy and sweet and good and please vote no on the village.
And suddenly, there are a bunch of new voters registering as residents of Milval and Serpi and Paradise Park.
It seems that the people who run KJ want the village defeated.
BUT
IS THAT REALLY WHAT THEY WANT?
Every move they have made will have one single effect – to scare Woodbury residents into voting for the village.
Is Lynch so stupid that he announces his appeal rather than sneak into court to file it?
Is Wieder so stupid that he doesn’t know what effect his letter will have?
Are the masterminds who suddenly came up with these new registered voters so stupid that they all register ONE DAY TOO LATE TO VOTE?
If the bosses of KJ are so anxious to have the Village of Woodbury defeated, why is it that EVERY SINGLE MOVE THEY MAKE HELPS GET THE VILLAGE OF WOODBURY PASSED?
But why would Szegedin and Weider and Lynch all want Ralph’s village to win?
Does it make any sense?
YES!
It makes sense if they expect that Ralph will run the new village and if they expect that Ralph will be very friendly to their goal of annexing part of Woodbury.
But why would Ralph want to do that?
Ask Ralph.
And ask his boss, Bill Larkin, who has given the bosses of KJ everything they ever asked him for.
And ask yourself, what the hell is really going on?
Tuesday, August 01, 2006
Liars Poke Her
Below are excerpts from two unsigned emails making the rounds responding to an email by Mindy and calling on people to vote for the village.
There is word that at least one of them comes from the folks who run the Ambulance Corps. Lord, the Uncle hopes not. Who wants to place his life in the hands of a...ah gee, the Uncle is trying to cut back on name calling.
How's "dishonest poopiehead"?
Email number 1 makes a firm and absolute statement:
"It was never said that creating a village would prevent annexation."
Meanwhile email number 2 says:
"They are scared because it is true - a village will most likely prevent annexation. "
Do you think that the left foot in the mouth doesn't know what the right foot in the mouth is saying.
So email number 2 lies to us about a village offering protection from annexation. Email number 1 is far more creative, it lies to us by saying that no one ever lied to us by claiming that a village would protect against annexation.
I'd give the "Despicablele Piece of Dog Excrement" award to the author of number 1, just for the clever twist on an old lie, but author number 2 makes a sudden surge at the finish line by including this critique of an anti-village email: "..wouldn't be surprised if KJ put this email out on their own."
Yep. The upset winner is liar number 2. But good try number 1. Don't give up. There were still more goodies in your email and we'll take another look later in the week. And there's always the title Miss Congeniality.
And just remember boys and girls: If it's unsigned it's got to be true!
There is word that at least one of them comes from the folks who run the Ambulance Corps. Lord, the Uncle hopes not. Who wants to place his life in the hands of a...ah gee, the Uncle is trying to cut back on name calling.
How's "dishonest poopiehead"?
Email number 1 makes a firm and absolute statement:
"It was never said that creating a village would prevent annexation."
Meanwhile email number 2 says:
"They are scared because it is true - a village will most likely prevent annexation. "
Do you think that the left foot in the mouth doesn't know what the right foot in the mouth is saying.
So email number 2 lies to us about a village offering protection from annexation. Email number 1 is far more creative, it lies to us by saying that no one ever lied to us by claiming that a village would protect against annexation.
I'd give the "Despicablele Piece of Dog Excrement" award to the author of number 1, just for the clever twist on an old lie, but author number 2 makes a sudden surge at the finish line by including this critique of an anti-village email: "..wouldn't be surprised if KJ put this email out on their own."
Yep. The upset winner is liar number 2. But good try number 1. Don't give up. There were still more goodies in your email and we'll take another look later in the week. And there's always the title Miss Congeniality.
And just remember boys and girls: If it's unsigned it's got to be true!
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