IS IT TRUE August 28, 2013

IS IT TRUE that the Facebook war for “likes” is being waged by the administrator(s) of the page called “Citizens of Evansville for Progress on a downtown Hotel”?…in the 24 hours after the City County Observer pointed out that the demographics of that particular page are old (35 – 54) as compared to the “Citizens of Evansville Against a Taxpayer Funded Hotel” are young (25 – 34) the old folks must have mobilized a telemarketer to get some more likes because their likes increased rapidly by about 50?…the admins for the “Against” group must not be as versed at gathering “likes” as the old folks are because the “likes” on their page only increased by a mere 4 during that same day?…this public funding of a downtown hotel issue is really turning traditional demographics on its head in Evansville?…it is odd that young people are supporting the conservative approach of being frugal with public support of a traditionally private project but the old folks are supporting giving HCW a gift of $37.5 Million to build a hotel in downtown Evansville?…it is also odd that the old folks seem to be much more adept at Facebook than the youngsters are?…we want to thank the old folks at the “FOR” Facebook page for allowing discussions to take place while the youngsters at the “AGAINST” Facebook page seem intent on taking down every challenging post to their position that is put up?…it seems as though the youngsters are practicing censorship while the old folks are allowing informed discussion to occur?…in this case we support the actions of the old folks at the “FOR” page?

IS IT TRUE that one of the discussions on the “For” page resulted in the City County Observer offering an audience to one of the people who are in favor of giving away $37.5 Million to make her case without being subject to editing, opinion, bias, or even a word limit as most publication hold onto till the death?…we were surprised to be declined on the basis that “the CCO is tearing our community apart”?…we would like to take a few lines to rebut that assertion as we have always been and shall always be a website that advocates for good public policy?…we would like to know how exposing the back room meeting to take away the Homestead Tax Credit called by Mayor Winnecke as a favor to former Mayor Weinzapfel tears this community apart?…we would like to know how exposing the sneaky back room way that Mayor Weinzapfel used GAGE to supplement the salary of Tom Barnett tears the community apart?…we would like to know how pointing out the failure of former Mayor Weinzapfel’s chosen developer to pay the property taxes for the McCurdy Hotel is tearing this community apart?…we would like to know how exposing the dilapidated state of the parks and the neglect of maintenance on nearly every publicly owned facility under the stewardship of the City of Evansville is tearing this community apart?…we would like to know how taking the bull by the horns to expose the underhanded and uniquely ignorant things that lead to the Earthcare Energy debacle is tearing this community apart?…that finally we would like to know how demanding and encouraging our elected officials to demand a business plan, a supportable job creation estimate, and an economic impact study based on reality for the hotel the “FOR” site wants to pass without VETTING so badly is tearing this community apart?

IS IT TRUE what we suspect is that there are indeed a small group of people who refer to their ranks as a “community” is perhaps being torn apart by the CCO’s rational requests for information?…if all we are tearing apart are the community of social butterflies that support this hotel so they can have another place to socialize and a few unions who are for anything that involves construction whether it is the right decision for the entire City of Evansville or not, then we are doing what we want to do?…thinking is good?…VETTING is good?…making informed decisions rather than catching a case of irrational exuberance at a tent revival is good?…if all of these things had been done from the start then downtown Evansville would probably already have a downtown convention hotel in place for much less that a public subsidy of $37.5 Million?

IS IT TRUE that “Our Times” newspaper published an editorial in support of giving away $37.5 Million to HCW to build a downtown hotel?…the article cited a few other cities who had done such things and then laid the words “Evansville is really a southern city” in at just the right time to send a subliminal message to her readers?…there was then a paragraph that cited what other cities are ended with “Who is Evansville”…that is a legitimate question that we would also like and answer to?…that the last part of the article was one of the most self serving and misinformed string of words ever put into print?…it stated “we are still smarting over Mayor Winnecke backing off of the Earthcare Energy deal” and then ended by stating that with the hotel we should be like Nike and “Just Do It”?…we applaud Mayor Winnecke for seeing the error of his ways and backing off of the Earthcare Energy deal?…that reversal from an idiotic sneaky start is his finest decision as Mayor?…we ask “Our Times” what other city has embraces Earthcare and where are they now?…with deals like that and avoiding VETTING of a hotel the answer to “Who is Evansville” may be answered as “the most gullible bunch of dopes on earth”, if every person that knocks on the door gets some of our tax money?…as for the “Just Do It” attitude, that works for shoes and hamburgers but it is no way to run a City?…we counter propose “Just VET IT” as a better slogan?