One made a comment the other day just berating me for my "much raking" and personal attacks against some Politically Elected/ Appointed members of Vienna. I expected this and while respecting a person's right to their opinion am not going to take anonymous assaults in the dark of night as being very valid. If one can not and will not put their name to their complaint, then they are just attacking the messenger and avoiding the message. And an excellent job of avoiding the issues was well done.
Having fought against corruption at any level, be it the least illegal of a shortage of Ethics, Morals and Integrity, up through the Civil Crime issues to even Criminal Issues; I have no lack of willingness to do so here in what is a wonderful Community.
I was belittled for running for Mayor; told to withdraw. I have nothing to offer to the Community. Well to Mr./ Ms. Anonymous, I am NOT withdrawing; have put MY money where my mouth is and have a "Platform for Tomorrow" that while tough and hard to get implemented will show when I put it out that I have the visionary thinking to do for the Community what past Councils have failed to do and should have. Everyone will benefit from my plans; some more than others because so many received so little for years and years. But in the end ALL, even you Anonymous will gain. So mode it be.
All the crummy rotten things done to so many here be it the maximum taxing for years, with the massive spending and huge wastes of money for little or no return; plus the out right stealing of the votes from YOU the people in the Primary with some semi-lucid City Ordnance show over and over why the current gang need to be retired/ fired. Rant away Anonymous; rant away.
For those of you not familiar with how I sometimes post, I will do a change or add on in red separate from the grey I use for the initial/ first post.
At about mid day yesterday (22d), Ms. Anonymous named herself. It was allegedly none other than Ms. Rapp. I am saying allegedly as it could have been anyone wanting to either "out" her or just make fun of her? But, I will commend her for her courage albeit a few hours late in coming in admitting to the rant if she did do it?. And some of the other members of the alleged "Rapp" clique made their presence known also. Is possible my syntax/ grammar is not perfect, but than how am I to know yours is either? Stick to the issues ladies; the Truth will come out in time. And your comments, where ever they are actually are going to stay there. I do not delete pro or con; and unlike Mr. Rapp, I respect, believe in and allow the First Amendment to flourish.
One of the comments that I ask too many questions that are not questions. One need understand what one is trying to find out as a question is not the same to one who knows the answer as a statement of fact. In simple terms Madam, I am trying find out; but you already know the Truth.
And yet, again in response to the comments; I do not erase or delete anything. I allow anyone to speak their mind even when it nothing but vicious personal attacks. It just proves that I am right on my suspicions; nothing to present just wild ranting and raving.
And even more so, the second time a comment was added on with more of the rabid off the wall attack went on only confirmed the truth on what has and is going on here. I feel sorry that their little imaginary world is getting torn open by the FOIAs that are sometimes answered truthfully. By the records that show the unrelenting abuse and lies to so many of the people that live here by the so called Governance that is in place.
And if I lose this Election, so be it; it won't be because I don't care for the good people here. It will be because of the way just as is shown in the petty words that were put out instead of addressing the issues that were and have been brought up.
Attack and attack some more Ms. Rapp. I don't care; I have put up with your ilk for decades. Get some power and than believe in one's own superiority over the others who foolishly put him into office.
All they have to do is ask themselves; am I better for all the Taxes taken from me in the past 15- 20 years? Am I better for all the money spent on so many things that I can not feel is to my good in the past 3 1/2? The answer for the majority will be a resounding NO.
And for a final fact of the day. How many people realize how they were about 7,000 strong totally disenfranchised from the May Primary City Vote? All to protect the incumbents from facing them earlier?
When one is put into a position of responsibility be money, equipment and most importantly people, the obligation is the protection and improvement for all the areas I just mentioned. This City is not better for the Taxes taken; the monies spent and the people who are treated second hand at best.
I may enjoy the rest of my retirement if I lose but it will be with the knowledge that I stood up and gave the people in this fine Community a chance to take back their City.
And post whatever, where ever but don't be shy and have to be shamed to put your name on it.
Allow me to suggest that you not threaten me. I am not afraid of you in the slightest. Write what you will as you will. And feel free to stick it where ever you will. Those who have lived here for many years have you figured out already and I myself, do not care in the littlest bit about you.
It is most interesting that you whomever feel you have the "authority" to tell me to pack up and get out of town. I cannot remember your name on any of my house payments, insurance or tax payments? Guess it must be the delusion of power that some elitists seem to acquire when out in the sun too long?
This is an add during the day (22 March 2016), as more slime and crud oozed out from under a rock.
When the abuses of position, power and authority begin to crawl out from under the rocks where they have hidden for decades and stink so badly in the light of day, there will be negative responses. The sycophants who depend on a particular person to keep their particular rice bowl full while others are used and abused must defend their benefactors. I expect nothing less and will bear those attacks with the good nature of one who has been down this path before.
If one need sneak around to defend someone than their position has less value than to put the name to the deed. I put my name on what I believe to be accurate and of value to a given issue. When I stood up for the seventy five black people working in the Seattle Social Security District (10) because of the bias, discrimination and just dirty pool that was done to them, I put my name on EVERY document that I submitted to the investigating body (the Inspector Generals Office). It was said to me, "don't sign anything as you will be retaliated against". And I was, had I been less qualified/ capable in my daily performance, it would have been used against me as a tool to fire me. But I was lucky in being so conscientious to those calling in for whatever reason that the Administration could not get me for that.
So in the end, I was proud to have stood by others to help make right what had been done to them. The District Commissioner was recalled to D.C. (read fired); the Director of the Mega site I worked in retired and some others found their career ladder slowed way down. And some others got long overdue promotions that managed to finally ignore their color and look at their records. I knew then that I could never apply for any other position higher up than what I had. And did not ever apply for one. But I did then and do now take great pride in how I helped the sick, lame and halt who needed my help on any given day for any reason they called.
It is no different here in that I know many are going to be mad and upset that I am exposing the Truth. They are not interested in the FOIAs that I have showing certain positions and actions by the City to protect and hide what has happened. As I have noted before "never confuse an issue with facts". So I encourage people to speak up with what they think or are told to say. Freedom of Speech even when it is totally incorrect is alive and well for all on my Blog. If one wants to contest something I post, feel free. But a little bit of counter fact is more meaningful and valued than personal attacks against me.
Now as I said I would do the other day, I am going to comment on the news article of the 18th of March, where Mr. Azinger, dear gentleman that he is stated "The water in Vienna is absolutely safe". And then as these things go, he added "I don't think the C8 levels are dangerous, but I could be wrong"? Folks, he is ABSOLUTELY wrong. But it made for a great headline and seemed to show the direction of how the local paper is going? I must wonder how many of those high end folks have or got water filtration systems?
A little "Truth in Advertising": I have one, but it was in my home when I bought the place. And I have noted before that my doctor told me a few years back not to drink the local water.
Now I don't think anyone is going to take a glass of water and drop dead in their tracks. The danger to each and every one of us in Vienna under current levels is the "cumulative" effect at this time and from how many years back. It will be impacted by a person's natural make up in their family backgrounds. Like any slow acting poison if I may use that term, it will attack and change the cells in a person with the resultant issues that are and have been noted in years and years of research.
It was only a few decades back that lighting up a cigarette was a pleasure and a fit end to anything one was or had just finished doing. Now the Truth as it all the time does is out. Smoking can and will kill you. We have all seen, known or had bad effects to someone and even ourselves from smoking or being around cigarette/ cigar smoke. I myself, used to get massive migraine headaches from walking into a room of smokers or even just one person smoking. And it is not pleasant to be heaving for hours and not able to even sip water because of another's choice.
We are going to go along and as the data comes out, we will know just how low is a safe level for C8 in our water/ air and maybe in our food? Mr. Brooke, a Vienna resident was attacked and had his honesty impugned at a recent City Council meeting by both Mr. Azinger and Mr. Rapp. I am a little suspicious of their educational background to be so positive on his errors? A 10 plus year study of 70,000 people and he is wrong is a little tough to take.
And come on Mr. Azinger, working at DuPont 50 years ago as a construction laborer is hardly a valid recommendation for what top management knew then about C8 even in it very earliest stages? Mr. Rapp has backed off his earlier attack on Mr. Brooke. But he did bring one of his "go to" guys out to help show the care and concern of the City Council for the little people in Vienna. I chuckled at Mr. Miracle being noted as "Vice President of the Vienna Utility Board..............". Another rubber stamp group that votes as needed to further whatever the desired agenda is to be. If the scientists, chemical experts in places like Texas, New York, New Jersey and even California are alarmed and doing more to protect their Residents, who are we to stand by our local industry if it has Health issues in its product(s)? As the Lawsuits ramp up, it would hardly surprise me to see the DuPont/ Dow Chemical company declare bankruptcy to try and stop the hemorrhaging of money that will come.
The water is NOT safe but in varying degrees at the moment based on level used for comparative standing. I would not want to be an expectant mother knowing that what ever level I have in my body is being passed to that defenseless child and their is nothing I can do to protect it. Drink only bottled water; quit bathing; don't go out in the rain; don't breathe in the moisture in the air? Not likely.
And his poorly thought out comment "I think we've done enough to chase DuPont out of the area", only shows his lack of understanding on what is today versus 15, 20, 50 years ago. DuPont is "gone" from" this area. It began to go when it stopped paying into the pensions of the rank and file folks some years back. It began to go when it sold off a portion of itself to the Japanese company a few years age. It began to go even more when it peeled of Chemours too as some hinted, get away from its C8 problems? It is now almost all gone except for its name as it is merging with Dow Chemical. The rumors that there are likely to be layoffs in the plant in the coming months as the merger settles in will further end the era of DuPont in this area.
We have to do nothing to "chase" it away; it is going from its own choice and the bottom line. The bottom line never includes the people who will lose jobs, home and futures. Only the Shareholders and the upper echelon will gain in any way.
The old time politicians who will stand by their political supporters of years gone by and try to coat over the issues of today even when the dangers of what that supporter might be or have been involved in just shows even more the need for change in Vienna Governance. 'nuff said'.
(Paid for by the Candidate- Lawrence J. Wilson for Mayor of Vienna).