“IS IT TRUE” JANUARY 31, 2019

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We hope that today’s “IS IT TRUE” will provoke honest and open dialogue concerning issues that we, as responsible citizens of this community, need to address in a rational and responsible way?

IS IT TRUE that yesterday Ben Trockman officially filed to run for the Evansville City Council in the First Ward as a Democrat?  …if Ben wins the 1st Ward seat he will become the first Democrat to win the First Ward seat in 52 years?  …he would also become the first quadriplegic to ever win a seat on the Evansville City Council in the history of Evansville? …that on a terribly cold afternoon, with various school closings, Mr. Trockman managed to attract a large, diverse and enthusiastic crowd to witness his filing?  …we are told that Mr. Trockman chose yesterday to file for public office because it was FDR’s birthday?  …FDR is Ben’s political hero because he was the only U. S. President to serve while in a wheelchair because of a physical impairment?  …that Ben’s campaign theme is “Forward” with an emphasis on that “E” is for everyone? …Mr. Trockman campaign manager is none other than the popular Vanderburgh County Commissioner Ben Shoulders?

IS IT TRUE we are puzzled why the longtime and well-liked Secretary of the Vanderburgh Republican Party Hobart Scales is no longer serving in that position?
IS IT TRUE we were told that the Republican candidate for the At-Large City Council seat was seen at Ben Trockman announcement event?   …if this information is correct we expect that Alex Schmitt will be receiving a phone call from local GOP Party Chairman Wayne Parke?
IS IT TRUE that the Vanderburgh County Council meets next week? …that the subject of appointing a new board member to the Vanderburgh County Library Board is on the agenda? …that a member of this board’s term ends this month?  …we have been told that the Vanderburgh County Council will not reappoint her to the Library Board? …we are told that her replacement to the Library Board may be a family member of a Vanderburgh County Councilman?
IS IT TRUE 2019 is shaping up to be a year where people will wonder just why in the daylights that 5 out of the 9 members of the Evansville City Council have decided to get out of the governance business and pursue personal interests?…power is one of the most intoxicating things that a person can become addicted to and roughly 60% of the Evansville City Council has decided to avail themselves of positions of power at a time when the headlines are still looking pretty good?
IS IT TRUE we are told that the avoidance of being held accountable sometimes cause politicians to decide not to run for re-election? …for a few politicians, the intoxicating elixir of power is too great to resist even if the lash of accountability is coming unless of course, they need the small stipend of service to make ends meet?
IS IT TRUE we are told that Mayor Winnecke possible Democratic opponent will demand that he explains why he gave the property ownership rights of the IU Medical School building and the Downtown Doubletree Hotel to investors while the taxpayers are still responsible to pay off the construction bonds for these capital projects?
IS IT TRUE that the City of Evansville may have seen the record murder rate of 2017 shrink by 45% in 2018 to what is the 3rd highest murder rate ever but 2019 is off to a start that will reverse those improvements in a matter of months if Evansvillians keep shooting each other at the same rate they have thus far in January?…when it comes to murder in River City the last 10 years have been a time of one step forward and two steps back?
IS IT TRUE that tonight’s Vanderburgh County Democrat Party big-ticket political fundraiser is a sellout? ….that County Commissioners Ben Shoulders and Jeff Hatfield are co-hosting this “Political Fundraiser ” to help raise money for the candidates running in the upcoming city election?  … tonight’s event will be held at Party Central downtown Evansville? …we are told around 350 tickets have been sold for this event?
IS IT TRUE that yesterday a well known 19-year-old University Of Evansville student-athlete was sworn in as a member of the Greenway Advisory Committee?  …as far as we know that Aulden Nance is the youngest member to be appointed to a county board during the last 50 plus years?   …that Tom Shetler, Jr. was around 16 when he was appointed to the Parks and Recreation Board?…we congratulate Aulden Nance on this prestigious political appointment made by members of the Vanderburgh County Commissioners?  …we know he will do an outstanding job in this position?
Todays“Readers Poll” question is: Are you excited about the diverse group of individuals running for a seat on the 2019 City Council?
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21 COMMENTS

  1. “…as far as we know that Aulden Nance is the youngest ever member to be appointed to a county board?…”
    Not a Vanderburgh County board but I believe Tom Shetler was around 16 when he was appointed to the Parks and Recreation Board.

  2. Don’t look now, but Kelvin Sampson has Houston as the first 20 win basketball team (20-1 record) and rated 13th. Dan Dakich is right about Archie and IU basketball. Soft coaching and soft players, with lone exception of Romeo.

  3. The Demo plan is to find someone to run against Mayor Winnecke. The Demos know they will lose, but they know this will cause the Mayor to overspend and deplete most of his huge campaign war chest.

  4. Yoda, one less willie rider in the Democrat presidential primary
    …………………………………………………………………………………….
    Porn star ends 2020 presidential bid after 17 months, endorses ‘my love, Bernie’

    “A Democrat porn star is ending her long shot 2020 bid to “Make America F—ing Awesome Again” after her campaign failed to get off the ground.

    Cherie DeVille, an adult film actress whose real name is Carolyn Paparozzi, made a splash after announcing her bid for president 17 months ago, way ahead of every other candidate, and hoped to run for the Democrat Party’s nomination.

    But she has officially ended her bid, citing a lack of support for a campaign that tried to combine opposition to Trump, libertarianism, and Bernie Sanders-like views, including legalization of marijuana, free education, gun control, and net neutrality.”

    https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/porn-star-ends-her-17-month-campaign-to-get-on-dem-ticket-for-2020-presidential-election

  6. BREAKING: Laura Loomer Storms CA Governor’s Mansion Wall in Sombrero and Poncho – Is Quickly Arrested (VIDEO)

    ““Gavin Newsom, the Governor of California said everybody is welcome here and now the police and the armed guards are telling us that we are trespassing, but I thought that California was an open borders state,” Loomer said.

    Loomer added, “Gavin has a fence — they have officers here. They are telling us we’re trespassing…I’m so confused!”

    After the police handcuffed Loomer she said, “It’s interesting how as an American you’re not allowed to hop over Gavin Newsom’s fence or Nancy Pelosi’s fence — you get handcuffed and arrested, but if you’re an illegal alien or you’re a rapist or you kill innocent police officers or you murder and rape women here, you’re an illegal here in California you get all the free benefits, you have free welfare — free housing — free everything and you don’t get deported, right?””

    • Hey, dimwit, why don’t you and Loony Loomer go jump the fence at the White House? Oh yeah, that BS crap you are mouthing off about is only for heads of government who are Democrats

      #Hypocrite

  8. Hobart Scales stopped performing his job duties as Party Secretary, quit coming to Central Committee Meetings and lied about his involvement in an affidavit matter. The members of the Central Committee voted unanimously requesting Hobart resign from his Party Secretary position. Hobart did the right thing by resigning his Party position.

      • To GOPer
        Obviously I thought about not commenting. I do not like it when a person who volunteered for a Central Committee position represents to others they did a good job when in fact they did not.

    • Typical Wayne Parke crap. Spreading BS and using character assassination is the normal method, but also shows what a weak and pathetic person he is. This is why his methods of trying to oust good candidates with weak lapdogs have failed over and over again. Not to mention the hypocrisy of bitching about Republicans who support good Democratic candidates, yet showing what a coward he was by voting for Hillary Clinton in a primary

      #Loser

  9. My service as Secretary was very rewarding and I continue to be grateful to the membership of the County Committee for electing me to that role.

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