Disclaimer: everything contained in this blog is MY OPINION. Every attempt is made to present the truth through actual facts or to identify statements which are in doubt; otherwise there will be no deliberate presentation of gossip, rumor, or innuendo which can't be proven as factual.
Although it is my opinion that the medical complex allows too much politics in what should be solely professional, and that this is out of control and unethical, with a couple of serious exceptions, I have never had anything but courtesy and cooperation from the personnel there.
I am already hearing doom and gloom associated with the appointment of the replacement commissioner.
Obviously most people know that this commissioner was formerly employed at the medical complex and they associate her with certain elements in politics there. So they're jumping to the conclusion that she is part of what they perceive as the medical-school-city power conspiracy.
Wait.
It's too soon to make that sort of judgment.
Part of Electra's problem is jumping to conclusions and not waiting for the other shoe to drop. People make premature and unfair judgments often based on "I know for a fact" which isn't factual at all but a hashup of the above-mentioned gossip, rumor, and innuendo.
That assessment goes for members of both 'sides' of the continuing control freak antics at city hall-and elsewhere.
It is possible that the new commissioner is perfectly capable of making fair and equitable decisions.
We need to wait and see what happens before condemning her out of hand.
5. Who pulls the strings on a puppet city official?
Anita Huguelet McMurtrie
Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Friday, September 19, 2014
Shoulda, coulda, woulda
Disclaimer: everything contained in this blog is MY OPINION. Every attempt is made to present the truth through actual facts or to identify statements which are in doubt; otherwise there will be no deliberate presentation of gossip, rumor, or innuendo which can't be proven as factual.
Thanks to Michael Dozier of the Electra PD for his courtesy and attention on a break-in report.
'Negativity.' Now, there's a dandy word. It's a prime example of 'disinformation' in that it provides a misleading and denigrating name with which to label the opposition, And it's so easy! Just replace the word 'truth' with 'negativity' and run with it. It's a common ploy which will be familiar to anyone who has had military training in psychological warfare. It's meant to undermine the credibility of those who disagree and to shame or frighten them into retreat and silence.
Hey, * Machiavelli, it ain't gonna work.
(*Please take note that a name has been replaced here)
What the city commission, school authorities, and medical complex don't, can't, or won't understand is that we don't object to some of the things they've done.
We object to the WAY THEY DID THEM.
Electra isn't a town that approves of things that are devious and sneaky, or for that matter illegal. Most of the people here are pretty law-abiding and have a highly developed sense of ethics by which they live. They're polite. They listen when others are talking. They try to help. They try to do the right thing. They have an instinct for things that are simply Not Done. They expect others to have the same sense of common decency.
Some of those in authority just don't comprehend this because they apparently don't have that inbred sense of right and wrong themselves.
They plot a course that is calculated to get what they want, regardless of how it's done. Why do they think it's necessary to be ugly and underhanded about it?
The result is outrage.
Johnny Morris should have been removed from his position (legally) without scandal.
The school bond could have passed without the hidden agenda and the unwelcome (and illegal) annexation of city park.
Health care would be adequate without the often rude (and sometimes illegal) mix of politics which causes unease and distrust.
And that's just a sample from each.
So you can stop milking the media and your groupies for sympathy by saying you just don't understand why people are mad.
THAT'S WHY.
And here's a new 'negative' for you:
Page 4 of the proposed city budget:
Expenditures for 2015, line 20, under 'Sheriff Dept.-Police Services,' column #3 says 'Actual 7/31/14 $145,560.50.'
That is presumably the actual billed expense for September-December 2013.
Column #4, 'Proposed' is blank.
That's the money budgeted to pay the Sheriff's Department for their security work.
Zilch.
And it looks like that's what city hall 'proposes' to pay the Sheriff's Department for the rest of the debt.
4. Who manipulates word meanings to excuse illegal actions?
AHM Negativity, PhD.
Thanks to Michael Dozier of the Electra PD for his courtesy and attention on a break-in report.
'Negativity.' Now, there's a dandy word. It's a prime example of 'disinformation' in that it provides a misleading and denigrating name with which to label the opposition, And it's so easy! Just replace the word 'truth' with 'negativity' and run with it. It's a common ploy which will be familiar to anyone who has had military training in psychological warfare. It's meant to undermine the credibility of those who disagree and to shame or frighten them into retreat and silence.
Hey, * Machiavelli, it ain't gonna work.
(*Please take note that a name has been replaced here)
What the city commission, school authorities, and medical complex don't, can't, or won't understand is that we don't object to some of the things they've done.
We object to the WAY THEY DID THEM.
Electra isn't a town that approves of things that are devious and sneaky, or for that matter illegal. Most of the people here are pretty law-abiding and have a highly developed sense of ethics by which they live. They're polite. They listen when others are talking. They try to help. They try to do the right thing. They have an instinct for things that are simply Not Done. They expect others to have the same sense of common decency.
Some of those in authority just don't comprehend this because they apparently don't have that inbred sense of right and wrong themselves.
They plot a course that is calculated to get what they want, regardless of how it's done. Why do they think it's necessary to be ugly and underhanded about it?
The result is outrage.
Johnny Morris should have been removed from his position (legally) without scandal.
The school bond could have passed without the hidden agenda and the unwelcome (and illegal) annexation of city park.
Health care would be adequate without the often rude (and sometimes illegal) mix of politics which causes unease and distrust.
And that's just a sample from each.
So you can stop milking the media and your groupies for sympathy by saying you just don't understand why people are mad.
THAT'S WHY.
And here's a new 'negative' for you:
Page 4 of the proposed city budget:
Expenditures for 2015, line 20, under 'Sheriff Dept.-Police Services,' column #3 says 'Actual 7/31/14 $145,560.50.'
That is presumably the actual billed expense for September-December 2013.
Column #4, 'Proposed' is blank.
That's the money budgeted to pay the Sheriff's Department for their security work.
Zilch.
And it looks like that's what city hall 'proposes' to pay the Sheriff's Department for the rest of the debt.
4. Who manipulates word meanings to excuse illegal actions?
AHM Negativity, PhD.
Monday, September 15, 2014
Congratulations to the City Commission
Disclaimer: everything contained in this blog is MY OPINION. Every attempt is made to present the truth through actual facts or to identify statements which are in doubt; otherwise, there will be no deliberate presentation of gossip, rumor or innuendo which can't be proven as factual.
Try Netta's! Good food, right prices, really nice atmosphere!
City meetings have now degenerated into a screeching madhouse with the mayor apparently being indifferent to maintaining order. Perhaps he didn't have the right instructions from the shadow mayor.
However, that's what tends to happen when you plant loud supporters in the audience.
"We love our commission!" Indeed.
No, we don't.
"We want our town back!"
Yes, we do.
Citizens may legally be ejected from a city meeting if they cause a serious disruption. In this case, the meeting was totally out of order while the commission appeared to be unconcerned and sat and giggled and twiddled their thumbs. It's not only the mayor's job it's his duty to enforce order before things get out of control. Instead, the police chief was ordered to remove some of the audience.
As might be expected in the current tyrannical atmosphere of city government, certain citizens seemed to be targeted for removal from the meeting while others remained to screech.
However if the city commission is allowed to selectively eject people who disagree with them while their supporters remain, that's prejudicial and we will have been illegally deprived of our right to assemble and the open meetings act will have been compromised---again.
Have any of these people ever even heard of Robert's Rules of Order?
Oh, wait; silly me. That's just a piece of paper like the city charter and the Constitution, isn't it?
3. Who sits in city meetings and deliberately shows his disrespect by smirking and snickering when people are trying to talk?
(That's just bad manners, dude)
Anita Huguelet McMurtrie
Try Netta's! Good food, right prices, really nice atmosphere!
City meetings have now degenerated into a screeching madhouse with the mayor apparently being indifferent to maintaining order. Perhaps he didn't have the right instructions from the shadow mayor.
However, that's what tends to happen when you plant loud supporters in the audience.
"We love our commission!" Indeed.
No, we don't.
"We want our town back!"
Yes, we do.
Citizens may legally be ejected from a city meeting if they cause a serious disruption. In this case, the meeting was totally out of order while the commission appeared to be unconcerned and sat and giggled and twiddled their thumbs. It's not only the mayor's job it's his duty to enforce order before things get out of control. Instead, the police chief was ordered to remove some of the audience.
As might be expected in the current tyrannical atmosphere of city government, certain citizens seemed to be targeted for removal from the meeting while others remained to screech.
However if the city commission is allowed to selectively eject people who disagree with them while their supporters remain, that's prejudicial and we will have been illegally deprived of our right to assemble and the open meetings act will have been compromised---again.
Have any of these people ever even heard of Robert's Rules of Order?
Oh, wait; silly me. That's just a piece of paper like the city charter and the Constitution, isn't it?
3. Who sits in city meetings and deliberately shows his disrespect by smirking and snickering when people are trying to talk?
(That's just bad manners, dude)
Anita Huguelet McMurtrie
Tuesday, September 9, 2014
Ever More Absurd.
Disclaimer: Everything contained in this blog is MY OPINION. Every attempt is made to present the truth through actual facts or to identify statements which are in doubt; otherwise there will be no deliberate presentation of gossip, rumor, or innuendo which can't be proven as factual.
The city commission says we should put in an application to fill Sue Howell's term as city commissioner as if applying for a job. Is that maybe like taking applications for police chief?
Be sure to have a list of the towns-ah, streets that will be an acceptable home address for the candidate. Oh, yes, and the telephone number of the candidate's boss. And wow, we have the mayor's assurance that the commission never "double-teams anybody."
Ridiculous as it sounds, this is not the first time applications for city commissioner have been solicited. That happened a few years ago, and applications were submitted. Of course, none were deemed acceptable, so the commissioner's seat remained vacant until the next election.
But that won't happen this time, assuming the pre-selected person applies. As a couple of our city officials are wont to say, "It's a done deal."
The request for applications is likely meant to convince the citizens of how democratic and 'fair' the commission is.
No such thing. It seems that deals are done, decisions are made, vengeance is extracted, people are slandered, fired, hired, all in secret by our city commission, and this is no exception. After the applications are made and when an acceptable length of time has passed so that Electrans will think the commissioners have seriously considered all the applications (NOT!), the person already chosen will be revealed.
How dumb do they think we are?
Pretty dumb, actually. We continue to elect them to office, don't we?
2. Who brought disgrace and embarrassment on the town by loudly and publicly pursuing a never-proven scandal concerning Johnny Morris?
Anita Huguelet McMurtrie
The city commission says we should put in an application to fill Sue Howell's term as city commissioner as if applying for a job. Is that maybe like taking applications for police chief?
Be sure to have a list of the towns-ah, streets that will be an acceptable home address for the candidate. Oh, yes, and the telephone number of the candidate's boss. And wow, we have the mayor's assurance that the commission never "double-teams anybody."
Ridiculous as it sounds, this is not the first time applications for city commissioner have been solicited. That happened a few years ago, and applications were submitted. Of course, none were deemed acceptable, so the commissioner's seat remained vacant until the next election.
But that won't happen this time, assuming the pre-selected person applies. As a couple of our city officials are wont to say, "It's a done deal."
The request for applications is likely meant to convince the citizens of how democratic and 'fair' the commission is.
No such thing. It seems that deals are done, decisions are made, vengeance is extracted, people are slandered, fired, hired, all in secret by our city commission, and this is no exception. After the applications are made and when an acceptable length of time has passed so that Electrans will think the commissioners have seriously considered all the applications (NOT!), the person already chosen will be revealed.
How dumb do they think we are?
Pretty dumb, actually. We continue to elect them to office, don't we?
2. Who brought disgrace and embarrassment on the town by loudly and publicly pursuing a never-proven scandal concerning Johnny Morris?
Anita Huguelet McMurtrie
Friday, September 5, 2014
It Ain't Over Til It's Over
Disclaimer: everything contained in this blog is MY OPINION. Every attempt is made to present the truth through actual facts or to identify statements which are in doubt; otherwise there will be no deliberate presentation of gossip, rumor, or innuendo which can't be proven as factual.
Knowing what some Electrans have become-that is, people without scruples or ethics- it's no surprise that we seem to have a repeat of the school bond campaign which apparently did and will cost some people their jobs. There were no consequences from that, so it might be expected our city commissioners would encourage a telephone campaign against Sue Howell to try and force her out of office. We can probably expect more of the same whenever anyone opposes them.
Ms.Howell's resignation, for whatever reason, is going to cost us in more ways than we can imagine, and she should never have run for the office People feel betrayed and abandoned. I don't blame them. Suffice it to say that I don't think if someone had been hired to come in and make a mess, they could have done a better job of it.
What has happened to Electra?
Is it any wonder people don't want to live here and the town is dying?
Now we can stand and watch the mayor and commissioners appoint someone just like them to replace Ms. Howell. You can guess what former city authority, or school official, or medical complex flunky will be our next commissioner, can't you?
As for it being time to give up?
Sorry, but I haven't heard the fat lady sing yet.
I think it's time to play 20 Questions, starting now:
1. Who thinks threats and intimidation is an ok way to do things?
Come on, answer honestly.
Tune in next week for Question #2
Anybody got another petition to recall Warner and DeLizio? Bring it on!
Anita Huguelet McMurtrie
Knowing what some Electrans have become-that is, people without scruples or ethics- it's no surprise that we seem to have a repeat of the school bond campaign which apparently did and will cost some people their jobs. There were no consequences from that, so it might be expected our city commissioners would encourage a telephone campaign against Sue Howell to try and force her out of office. We can probably expect more of the same whenever anyone opposes them.
Ms.Howell's resignation, for whatever reason, is going to cost us in more ways than we can imagine, and she should never have run for the office People feel betrayed and abandoned. I don't blame them. Suffice it to say that I don't think if someone had been hired to come in and make a mess, they could have done a better job of it.
What has happened to Electra?
Is it any wonder people don't want to live here and the town is dying?
Now we can stand and watch the mayor and commissioners appoint someone just like them to replace Ms. Howell. You can guess what former city authority, or school official, or medical complex flunky will be our next commissioner, can't you?
As for it being time to give up?
Sorry, but I haven't heard the fat lady sing yet.
I think it's time to play 20 Questions, starting now:
1. Who thinks threats and intimidation is an ok way to do things?
Come on, answer honestly.
Tune in next week for Question #2
Anybody got another petition to recall Warner and DeLizio? Bring it on!
Anita Huguelet McMurtrie
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