IS IT TRUE? December 18, 2011

IS IT TRUE that during the last couple of weeks several members of the Mole Nation along with non affiliated civic leaders have told the City County Observer that the $18 Million Wesselman – Roberts Ball Fields project is being prepared to raise its head again in 2012?…that with all of the money that lame duck Mayor Weinzapfel has been committing in his last hours that the City of Evansville will essentially have no money for projects so the Ball Fields may be the only thing even possible to keep some kind of public works project going?…that the Ball Fields as you recall were to be paid for by bonding the cash stream from the innkeepers tax costing the City of Evansville exactly ZERO?…that the City County Observer never ever opposed Ball Fields per se?…that what we did oppose was paying $2 Million per Ball Field since our investigations of similar sports parks revealed that nearly every other sports park was having Ball Fields built for between $250,000 and $650,000 per Ball Field?

IS IT TRUE that if the Convention and Visitors Bureau, previous Ball Field supporters, and the architects keep their costs based somewhere in the realm of reality like say $5 Million for the entire project that the CCO projects that there will be substantial support from the community?…that for the realistic projection of 40,000 visitors per year that an investment of $5 Million could very well be justified leaving the remaining $13 Million for other worthy projects like resurrecting parks?…that the opportunities are only limited by the imagination of the recommendations?…that local visionary Mr. Jordan Baer is absolutely full of ideas and even had a very unique Ball Fields idea that would make Evansville’s Ball Fields if they ever materialize a very attractive and memorable place for kids to have tournaments?

IS IT TRUE that Indiana Democrat Chairman Dan Parker has withdrawn his resignation creating even more backstabbing and discontent within the state party?…that it looks like old Dan is going to be around for this election cycle and into 2013?…that between the leadership of Pat Bauer and Dan Parker the Indiana Democrats have gone from a force to be reckoned with to a band of renegades that run for the border to further legislative agendas?…that the political landscape of the State of Indiana has been permanently altered by these old school dinosaurs who apply party rules with geographic preferences?

IS IT TRUE that the 200th birthday of Evansville kicks off today with a party at the Ford Center hosted of course the paparazzi seeking Mayor Weinzapfel?…that this does look to be shaping up as a 200 day opportunity to celebrate, appreciate, and learn about our history?…that we were surprised to learn that that Hugh McGary, the pioneer/entrepreneur who put that first building that was also a business in what is now downtown Evansville was only here briefly before hitting the road never to be heard from again?…that we bet that less than 1% of the school children who attend McGary Middle School know the story of High McGary?…that this 200 day birthday party is a good opportunity to instill some pride in the people of Evansville and that it should permeate our schools to seed that pride in the next generation?…that people with pride do not litter, keep their properties looking good, and groom themselves before leaving the house?…that 200 days from now if the pride opportunity is properly put out there that there should be a visible difference in the appearance of Evansville, Indiana?

IS IT TRUE? December 17, 2011 Another Film to be Made in Evansville

IS IT TRUE that Mole #22 tells us that there is an effort being undertaken to make a very relevant documentary film and that Evansville has already been chosen as the city where the filming will take place?…that a casting call has already gone out for a very specific profile of actors and extras that according to national statistics Evansville is the best place in the country to be able to attract this profile?…that we are sure that Madonna will not be coming to town but that Rosie O’Donnell fits the profile quite well so she may land a role along with Rosanne Barr who also fits the profile and has a history with a sitcom that featured some Evansville places in its sign on?

IS IT TRUE that Morgan Spurlock is the independent director who is preparing to come to Evansville to do a documentary?…that Mr. Spurlock was nominated for an Academy Award in 2005 for his 2004 documentary film called “SuperSize Me”?…that Spurlock in SuperSize Me documented how his body reacted to eating at McDonalds every day for a month?…that during that month he ate at McDonalds for 3 meals a day and tried every item on their menu multiple times?…that during that month Mr. Spurlock gained 24½ lbs. (11.1 kg), a 13% body mass increase, a cholesterol level of 230, and experienced mood swings, sexual dysfunction, and fat accumulation in his liver?…that it took Spurlock fourteen months to lose the weight gained from his experiment using a vegan diet supervised by his future wife, a chef who specializes in gourmet vegan dishes.

IS IT TRUE that last year’s distinction as “THE MOST OBESE CITY IN AMERICA” is what inspired Mr. Spurlock to choose Evansville as the location for his next documentary on how bad eating habits and sedentary lifestyles are affecting the United States?…that this documentary will be about “LIVING IN THE OBESITY CAPITAL OF AMERICA” and that the specific profile that is being sought is OBESE men, women, and children?…that as much as getting national exposure in a cinematic way can help a city this will not be flattering to the City of Evansville?…that if this documentary serves as a WAKE UP CALL to the people of Evansville and the city government that in the long run there may be some good things that will come from what will certainly be a humiliating experience?

IS IT TRUE that public health is something that the City of Evansville should advocate for?…that during the last 8 years that we have been treated to a Mayor and a City Council that refused to strengthen a smoking ordinance and turned entire city busses into billboards for McDonalds?…that we anticipate that the Winnecke Administration will be much more active in promoting health that Mayor Weinzapfel ever was?…that we should each ask the question “am I healthier than I was 8 years ago” when evaluating the performance of the outgoing administration in this critical area?…that this film will be a memorial to the neglect of public health that is part of the legacy of the Weinzapfel Administration?

IS IT TRUE? December 17, 2011

IS IT TRUE that Evansville was named as national champion in a category yesterday that nearly no one is even aware the there is a contest held it?…that Evansville is the home of what has been dubbed as the “MUGSHOT OF THE YEAR” for the picture of the drug crazed fool that ran down the hall of the projects high rise last winter with a sword after using a sharpie to paint his face up?…that the high rise project that this happened in will someday (we hope) become the next door neighbor to the downtown Convention Hotel that was in the news yesterday serving as one last (we hope) photo-op for soon to be Private Citizen Weinzapfel?

IS IT TRUE that we wonder why the outgoing Mayor of Evansville announced his Memorandum of Understanding (MOA) with the Kunkel Group to area media late Friday afternoon?…that we suspect that the reason was because the masses would miss reading this article because upcoming weekend activities? …that this is a great example how the outgoing Mayor of Evansville has managed the main stream media over the last several years and that most media outlets have willingly or unknowingly served to further his propaganda?

IS IT TRUE that the Mole Nation has now learned that the MOU will be scheduled for discussion before the Evansville City Council on Monday December 19, 2011?…that the Congress of the United States is voting on its last spending bill today but that the all important lame duck Evansville City Council that has been a collection of puppets for the Weinzapfel Administration during his reign is going to jam some more spending through before Mayor Elect Winnecke is sworn in?…that scheduling this vote is an affront and an insult to every taxpayer in the City of Evansville?…that this last month of committing to spending by the Weinzapfel Administration show just how much contempt he has for the future of the City of Evansville?…that the skid mark of malignant narcissism will take several decades to be washed from the underpants of Evansville?

IS IT TRUE that when it comes to governance by appeasement, collaboration, and consensus that former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher who was better known as the Iron Lady, summed it up very perfectly in the following quote?

“To me, consensus seems to be the process of abandoning all beliefs, principles, values, and policies in search of something in which no one believes, but to which no one objects.”

IS IT TRUE that Mayor Elect Lloyd Winnecke would be very well served to commit Thatchers words to memory and to heart as collaborating with those who care nothing for furthering goodness or collaborating for the sake of collaborating is the biggest threat to his future successes?

IS IT TRUE that it will come as a surprise to many to learn some of the statistics on earning that were released by the government this week?…that the top 1% of earners in the USA have been the target of much disgust and even hatred by people from the most lowly protester in the Occupy movement right up to the President of the United States Barack Obama?…that during the period from 2007 to 2009 that the Top 1% of earners saw their incomes fall by an average of 34%?…that during the same period of time the Bottom 90% only saw their income fall by just under 3%?…that contrary to the old saying, the rich did not get richer during this recession?…that as has been widely publicized the Top 1% pay roughly 50% of all taxes?…that if the Top 1% make less that they pay less taxes?…that using these statistics that if the Top 1% sees their earnings fall by 34% at a time when they are paying 50% of all taxes that the governments of the United States will see a revenue reduction of 17% because the earnings on which the Top 1% have fallen?…that we know that the Top 1% still has it pretty good but when you really examine how much the rest of us are impacted by the drop in tax revenue maybe the most impactful thing to help the economy would be for the Top 1% to start to prosper again so they are comfortable spending money in places that the rest of us work, or used to work?

IS IT TRUE that there is a neglected way to BUY AMERICAN this Christmas?…that regardless of origin if you BUYS SOMETHING USED FROM AN AMERICAN THAT YOU WILL BE PUTTING CASH IN THE HAND OF ANOTHER AMERICAN?…that whether at a yard sale, craigslist, Ebay, or just a private transaction that BUYING AMERICAN will create a secondary and immediate series of retail transactions?…that the last time this writer had a yard sale the collections were about $300 and that all of that money was spent doing things we would not have done within a week?…that was “found money”?

IS IT TRUE? December 16, 2011

IS IT TRUE that today Evansville Mayor Jonathan Weinzapfel who only has 15 more days to serve as mayor has announced that he has entered into a memorandum of understanding with the Kunkel Group to build and operate a downtown Convention Hotel where the rock pile was a short 5 months ago?…that Klenck Construction, the locally owned business that did the demolition and removed the rock pile have still not been paid the $315,000 that they earned?…that the people who own Klenck Construction must be some very accommodating people if they have not taken an form of legal action to secure their payment including getting a stop order of public funding of a project on the City of Evansville owned lot that they did the improvements on?

IS IT TRUE that a memorandum of understanding was not even a necessary step in this process and that for some reason the Weinzapfel Administration had a need to add a ceremonial step to the process and make an announcement on a Friday afternoon?…that a memorandum of understanding is not binding and has about as much significance as a couple of teenagers promising to marry someday when they grow up?…that the real fireworks on this project will be coming when it is brought before the Evansville City Council to vote for the incentive package to be funded?…that it will be very interesting if this comes to a vote in 2011 in its last official meeting?…that the only reason to even attempt such a last minute deal is if Mayor Weinzapfel thinks that the new City Council will not vote like a block of puppets the way this City Council has done for four years now?

IS IT TRUE that the key leader and key vote in this funding process will be the vote of City Councilman and Chairman of the Finance Committee John Friend, CPA?…that it will be up to Councilman Friend to VET THE VETTERS and determine if his recommendation as the most financially competent member of the City Council is going to be with ONB Commercial Loan Officer Sara Miller who cast the lone NO VOTE by the Evansville Redevelopment Commission and has been reported to have stated that she had not seen any reason to believe that either Kunkel’s or Prime’s proposal will result in a profitable hotel?

IS IT TRUE that it will also be interesting to see if even one member of the Evansville City Council will stand up for the interests of Klenck Construction?…that by voting to fund an incentive package for the hotel project without demanding that Klenck be paid for the honest improvements that they made to the City of Evansville’s property is callous and irresponsible?

IS IT TRUE that poor Mayor Elect Winnecke who already has been shackled with four balls and chains by the last minute cram throughs of the Weinzapfel Administration just got an albatross around his neck to go with the balls and chains?…that the returning blindly block voting members of the Evansville City Council would be well advised to push this vote to next year as an indication that they understand that 15 days from now that Mayor Elect Lloyd Winnecke and not then Citizen Elect Jonathan Weinzapfel will be the person that they have to work with?…that memorandums of understanding are easily set aside should Mayor Winnecke and the 2012 City Council choose to do so?

WHAT IS THE RUSH PEOPLE? IF THIS IS THE RIGHT COURSE OF ACTION IT WILL STAND THE SCRUTINY OF THE NEXT CITY COUNCIL AND THE NEXT MAYOR OF EVANSVILLE