IS IT TRUE that the life of a political candidate must be a bit surreal?…that the beauty of friendships is that a person really does have the privilege of choosing who their friends are?…that political supporters are more like family?…that means that you do not get to choose them and that everyone running for office has to deal with that overzealous supporter that does something that is so far off the reservation or even outside the law that it causes what may be called “second hand embarrassment”?…that if Charles Manson were a free man that next year he would have to take sides in the presidential election?…that neither candidate would want to be seen with Manson, have a picture in the paper of Manson holding their sign, or have anything to do with him at all?…that the candidates can’t choose that?…that in every race for anything there will be surrogates that take matters into their own hands and that we hope that is what happened with the incident that we are now calling FloatGate?

IS IT TRUE that the handcuffing incident is just to staged to have been random or even to be the EPD just doing their job?…that in the sea of probabilities that a person with an outstanding warrant would be on the Democratic float, at exactly the right moment that the EPD was notified, and have available officers in place to serve the warrant that this probability is well below 1%?…that this was political theatre and that our readers seem to be evenly divided on who orchestrated it?…that at the time of writing that the readers of the CCO that have voted are favoring the choice “Democratic Central Committee Dirty Tricks” by a small margin over both “Davis Campaign Dirty Tricks” and “Police Just Doing Their Job” that are statistically tied?…that in last place is the “Planetary Alignment” option?…that it surely seems like a dirty trick?…that we hope that someone gets to the bottom of who pulled the dirty trick?

IS IT TRUE that the University of Evansville Aces held an open house at the Ford Center yesterday and that every comment that we have heard or been sent is very positive about the opulence and the beauty of the interior?…that the only complaints are that it is obviously a “hockey” arena and of course that it is downtown?…that the best advice that we have is “don’t take it out on the team because you don’t like the downtown location”?…that Aces fans need to get out and support the team and enjoy the games as they always have even if they did not support the arena?…that Aces games are a part of the enjoyment of life and being aggravated with the Arena as a whole is no reason not to support the Aces?

IS IT TRUE that while this is not a Mole #3 tip, but we have gotten some information that a certain “Material Girl” who spent a summer in McCutcheonville while filming “A League of their Own” may be making a return visit?…that the last time this person spent time in Evansville she is quoted as saying that Evansville reminded her of Eastern Europe?…that was before Eastern Europe was the chic place to visit?…that some locals took offense to her comparison?…that having never been in Eastern Europe that we reserve comment but that we may just attend the concert if Madonna really does get on the growing roster of entertainers at the Ford Center?…that we are still waiting for that first act that could not have performed at Roberts Stadium because of the load bearing capacity of the ceiling?

IS IT TRUE? October 11, 2011 Special Evening Edition

IS IT TRUE that the City County Observer will most certainly be setting records today for pageviews, absolute unique users, and for time online?…that some folks would think that it is the stories about the Evansville City Council and Vectren that would be driving the traffic but then one would be wrong?…that our mid morning IS IT TRUE about FloatGate is what is driving the traffic?…that the other story that still has wings is Andrew Smith’s letter of endorsement for Rick Davis that was published Sunday?

IS IT TRUE that excluding police reports that the most read IS IT TRUE ever is now the story about the young lady who was tricked by a faulty Vectren electric meter into thinking here use was affordable only to find out later that they were billing her for power that she never knew that she used and still isn’t sure that she used because their gear was defective?…that we have since learned that the contract out the reading of meters but they still have not admitted to or accepted any fault?…that perhaps this sort of behavior is why Councilman John Friend and Candidate for 2nd Ward City Council are circulating petitions and why Occupy Evansville is putting Vectren on the same list that they have banks and government on?

IS IT TRUE that there is a spoof organization that is being bantered about online that is calling itself “VACATE EVANSVILLE”?…that if there is such a thing that it has been in existence since 1960 and has chapters that meet regularly in progressive cities with plenty of job opportunities all over America?…that the best way to be invited to join is to get a bachelor’s degree from any of our good local universities?…that they will sign you up for the Alumni Club that is otherwise known as “Vacate Evansville”?

IS IT TRUE that Mole #8 tells us that Justin Alex Jarvis ran as a Republican for public office in 1994?…that specifically Mr. Jarvis ran for pigeon township advisory board?…that he also managed the campaign office for Lori Frary when she ran for mayor in 1995?…that if this sounds a bit strange that you can confirm it yourself on the following link to the Courier and Press Archives

http://local.evpl.org/views/viewimage.asp?ID=924980

IS IT TRUE that reading that article is a strong reminder that Evansville may not be very good a recycling garbage but it sure is good a recycling politicians?…that even then names don’t seem to change?…that when we sing “old boss same as the new boss” or “same old story same old song and dance”, it really is the same old boss and the same old song and dance?…that it is no more apparent than in the Office of the Mayor of Evansville where we can honestly claim to have 52 years, 13 administrations, and 4 last names?…that even the deepest darkest hollers of Appalachia are more diverse?

A Little Dueling Banjos for Old Times Sake