IS IT TRUE? February 24, 2012

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IS IT TRUE? February 24, 2012

IS IT TRUE that a fairly large number of incumbents including both of the Vanderburgh County Commissioner seats look as though they will be re-elected by default since no candidates have come forward to run against them in either the primary or the general election?…that with all of the controversial issues that will be in the mix this year that many people have just started to tune-out the rhetoric of the politician and would prefer juggling snakes to running for elected office?…that both parties are reluctant to place unqualified people on the ballot on the heels of the Linda Durham fiasco of an election and the fallout from the Evansville mayor’s race of 2007 where the Republican candidate (he won the primary) offered no real opposition to the incumbent who misinterpreted the results as a mandate and let hubris get the better of him?…that it is not a good time for someone with a weak backbone to run for office in Evansville-Vanderburgh?…that with real issues on the table like consolidation, meth, jobs, and crime politics should no longer a playpen as it seems to have been treated for a long time now?…that with all of the _____Gates that have been exposed recently many good people must be staying out of public life to avoid the character assassinations that have become typical in recent Evansville history?

IS IT TRUE that the off-track betting parlor is going before the Evansville City Council on Monday night to make a case for an after the fact exemption from the recently passed smoking ban?…that this business was not heard from during the entire deliberation period and must have assumed that they would be exempted as Casino Aztar was because they derive most of their income from gamblers?…that what they need to realize is that Casino Aztar was granted an exemption not because the City Council has any particular affection for smoking gamblers, but because of the magnitude of dollars that Casino Aztar pays in fees and taxes to the City of Evansville?…that it has been reported that the off-track betting facility pays about $400,000 per year in taxes?…that the tax revenue from Aztar is more like $10 Million or even more per year?…that these two businesses do not compete with one another in any way since Aztar does not have a sports book?…that if the City Council grants the off-track betting parlor an exemption that there will be a parade of businesses all making the same argument of lesser magnitudes and before long “in the name of fairness” Evansville will once again revert back to a wide open smoker’s paradise?…that the smoking ban exemption is all about money and that it seems as though the line was drawn at $10 Million?…that dropping that bar to $400,000 would essentially remove the line for every bar, restaurant, or gambling house in town?…that it will be most interesting to see if the 7 members of the City Council who voted for the smoking ban can be convinced that more exemptions are needed as Councilwoman Missy Mosby and Councilman Jonathan Weaver did the first time around?

IS IT TRUE that the last week seems to have ignited a crime wave?…that break ins and robberies are dominating the headlines and police reports in Evansville and Vanderburgh County?…that it must be the nice weather inspiring this binge week for stealing?…that not only has there been a rash of stealing but there has been vigilantism on both sides of the Ohio River where the victims of the crimes have fought back?…that another victim is offering a bounty for the arrest and prosecution of the thieves who looted his business?…that the business owner offering the bounty is a local young educated entrepreneur who has been victimized before and is pretty much fed up with it?…that the “parrots of propaganda” need to sit up and take notice of this short term trend as the levels of theft are not consistent with their sirens song of “it’s a great place to raise kids”?

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10 COMMENTS

  1. good thing those take-home police cruisers are having a positive impact, or we’d REALLY have a mess !

  2. “IS IT TRUE that the last week seems to have ignited a crime wave?…that break ins and robberies are dominating the headlines and police reports in Evansville and Vanderburgh County?” (CCO)

    Michelle Obama’s pitch: Share the wealth

    It almost seems as if an ultimatum is being issued nowadays.

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  3. Land of the free and home of the brave, I guess this means nothing now we have someone to tell us what to do?

  6. the reason we are having a crime wave is that Mayor Winneke’s tank has yet to be delivered.

      • the lead time to get a tank delivered is probably pretty long, I doubt they are sitting on the shelf at the army surplus store

    • Agreed. Field Marshall Erwin Lloyd Winnecke needs to come through with that inner-city tank he discussed during the campaign.

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