IS IT TRUE? October 7, 2011

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IS IT TRUE? October 7, 2011

IS IT TRUE that the two petitions that signatures are being gathered for to request that IURC meetings be held in Evansville and that Vectren should have no rate increases until neighboring areas have caught up with Vectren’s rates are picking up steam?…that we have confirmed that the Chairman of the Vanderburgh County Republican Party, Wayne Parke has placed his signature on the online petition that 2nd Ward City Council Candidate E. Lon Walters originated?…that Chairman Mark Owen of the Vanderburgh County Democratic Party is supporting City Councilman John Friend’s petition?…that City Councilwoman Missy Mosby just back from a vacation is considering signing both petitions?…that the Vanderburgh County Tea Party is collecting signatures for both petitions both in person and online?

IS IT TRUE that it seems as though the Republicans, the Democrats, and the Tea Party have finally found something that they all can agree on?…that both petitions essentially say the exact same thing?…that merging the petitions into a single petition with the support of both parties and the Tea Party would be a quite unifying gesture and would send a true message?…that for Republicans to choose Walter’s petition and Democrats to choose Friend’s petition without supporting the other is just silly?…that they say the same thing?…that an electric bill that is triple the amount for the same thing in Henderson doesn’t see the political leanings of the ratepayers?…that it seems odd that people who should be thought of and called customers are widely referred to as ratepayers?…it must be the lack of a free market for the commodity of electricity that feeds such a mindset?

IS IT TRUE that the new movement of discontent that refers to themselves as “Occupy Evansville” has two Facebook sites and that the “like” button has been selected by well over 1,000 people?…that there appears to be a beginning of some organization as the date for their “coming together” has been changed to Sunday October 16, 2011 at 1:00 pm?…that this little move implies enough organization to start planning and to minimally effect downtown traffic and commerce?…that while the “Occupy” movement is largely led by youth and has a limited agenda they have chosen One Vectren Square to gather?…that like Wall Street in New York City, the Bank of America and their FEES in Boston, the Evansville group has a focus and that focus seems to be shaping up to be Vectren?…that for the most part that the “Occupy” groups have been peaceful and that the CCO supports freedom of assembly, freedom of expression, and freedom of personal property rights?…that One Vectren Square is the property of Vectren and that Vectren’s property should not be harmed or defiled in any way?…that respectful assembly is what we hope this is in Evansville?

IS IT TRUE that we have it on good authority that there is broad support for “Occupy Evansville” within the Tea Party as long as there is real focus with a defined message to send?…that if people wish to dress like Zombies that should add some spice to the protest?

IS IT TRUE that the CCO would like to remind “Occupy” that while they may be calling out Wall Street for amassing huge profits by leveraging gatekeeper positions to get commissions or fees that are largely based on the industriousness and innovations of others, there is a personal tribute going on worldwide for Steve Jobs who passed away Wednesday?…that Steve Jobs died richer than any of the “commission and fee” brigade from Wall Street?…that he earned his wealth through the power of ideas expressed as excellent products?…that Steve was really a very driven and visionary regular guy?…that the jeans and t-shirts were always who he was and that he never changed who he was for anyone?

IS IT TRUE that Steve was even fired from Apple once by a corporate type who was brought in to bring order to the creative chaos that Apple was and is now?…that we needed the assistance of Google to remember the name of the person who fired Steve Jobs as the creativity stopped when the suits took over?…that we want to encourage “Occupy” to remember that their movement like the products of Apple want to change the world?…Apple did and the people who led it became very rich?…that we all became very better for the efforts of Steve and his teams?

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6 COMMENTS

  1. Across a broad range of issues, the staff of the C-CO has shined a light and energized the citizenry.
    They have cultivated a new awareness and issued a call to “rise up.” I support the “Right to Assemble and Protest” no matter what the cause. I support the C-CO because there is nothing greater than “TRUTH”. …

  2. If this “Occupy Evansville” movement can advance the causes that some of us have been championing for many years, that would truly be a good thing.

    If the solution is as simple as large numbers of people showing up to voice their grievances then I would like to make the observation that the groups that have been working on these issues for so long would have welcomed your participation at any point along the way.

    Your participation in these groups, and the resultant larger number of voices, could have made an difference.

    Should this current experiment not have the longevity needed to accomplish all its goals, please make the effort to find the groups that are working on the issues important to you. I assure they are out there and will welcome you.

    In the meantime, best wishes on your efforts and please FOCUS your efforts and delineate the issues. Painting with too broad of a brush will raise cries of anarchy.

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  3. At least there is one shovel ready project that Barry Obama is good at …community protests that change nothing

  4. My immediate reaction is What Commerce?!, What Traffic?!,And What Occupancy!!?? There is a strange irony at work here: Since the dawn of this millennium the popular trend in Southwest Indiana has been to depopulate Evansville. Now there is this “Occupy Evansville” bunch! My reaction is, “Why waste your time? Warrick and Henderson Counties are much better places in which to live!”

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