Derry Glenn a Hypocrite

There he goes again.

City Councilman Derry Glenn, during Monday's City Council meeting, decided to take the opportunity to scold the city's voters on the poor turnout for last week's primary election. The scolding came near the end of a rambling diatribe ranging from naming the kid of the week to thanking President Barack Obama for executing Osama bin Laden.

Really, Council President John Nixon ought to create some ground rules on what councilors can talk about at the end of the meeting so as to stop wasting our time with junk such as this or the random reading of a poem that has nothing to do with city governance. Some of the members seems to be talking just to hear themselves talk.

But I digress.

Glenn's comments were, admittedly, correct. We had a dismal turnout in the primary election. Very few people voted, and, coincidently, that includes Glenn himself.

That's right, the man complaining about the dismal turnout failed to cast a ballot himself. A search of Board of Elections records shows that Glenn has a decidedly poor voting record. He voted in November, for the first time in two years. In fact, he has not voted in a primary election since 2006.

One word comes to mind.

hypocrite
n.
a person who pretends to be what he or she is not; one who pretends to be better than is really so, or to be pious, virtuous, etc. without really being so

Wearing A Nazi Uniform For Re-Enactments Does Not Make One A Nazi

What a sorry state of affairs. It is unbelievable what passes for political dialogue today.

Richard Iott, a Toledo Republican running for Congress, has been pilloried by Democrats, Republicans and the media because of photographs of him in a Nazi uniform recently dug up by the Atlantic Monthly.

It turns out, Iott used to be an avid war re-enactor and has played soldiers from World Wars I and II as well as a Union soldier in the War for Southern Independence.

His opponent, longtime Democratic Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur, who is in her 14th term in the House, is exploiting the images because she knows she cannot defend her liberal record and support for President Barack Obama's irresponsible fiscal policies. Even the House Republicans' No. 2 person, Eric Cantor of Virginia, said Sunday he would not support someone who would dress up in a Nazi uniform.

Are Americans really this stupid?

Declare Your Independence: Vote Independent

Burger Endursed Bye Copps Adn Loyers

Lima Mayor David Berger received an endorsement this morning from 95 former employees of the Sheriff's Office, various police departments and the judicial system. It's somewhat relevant given that Berger is running against the former sheriff.

However, apparently these people cannot spell.

If you look at the picture closely, they spelled departments as deptartments and they spelled Sheriff's, as Sherrif's.

Perhaps someone should have edited the document before they turned it into an 8-foot tall sign. You would think that of those 95 lawyers and cops, one of them should be able to spell.

Or does this tell us the intelligence level of those supporting Berger?

Berger Comment Shows He Is Out Of Touch

"He truly despises the job that has been done by the Lima Police Department and that agency is much beloved by every citizen in our town."

-- Lima Mayor David Berger talking about his opponent, former Allen County Sheriff Dan Beck

What? Is he kidding? The LPD much beloved by all the residents of Lima?

Wow.

LPD officers are among some of the most unproffesional police officers with which I have ever dealt.

Berger is clearly in left field. He has lost touch with reality.

I long suspected it with his dogged quest to bring high-speed rail to Lima (as though another government-subsidized transportation system that very few would actually use would help the community), his made-up claim that he is responsible for 10,000 new and saved jobs in Lima (right), and his belief that the future of Lima lies in nanotechnology and alternative fuel sources (great for a city where only 8 percent of the population has a bachelor's degree or higher).

Berger's assertion that the city is on the right track is also evidence that Berger has lost his senses. The city has lost more than 10,000 people during his time as mayor (maybe that is where he came up with his jobs figure?).

While Dan Beck might not be the ideal candidate, he is better than the status quo.

Berger, on the other hand, has to be the poster child for term limits.

RIP Sen. Edward M. Kennedy

Rest in peace, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy.

He was often wrong, but he served his nation for more than 40 years fighting for his misguided liberal policies.

For his service, I salute him.

Another Beck YouTube video

Another campaign ad from the Dan Beck camp.

I still think he should consider a much longer video than 30 seconds. These 30-second sound bites are no better than television commercials and fail to exploit the benefits of new media.

Still, where are the Dave Berger YouTube vids?

Beck is not doing a great job exploiting new media, but he is still leaps and bounds ahead of the Berger camp.

Dan Beck campaign ad

Dan Beck released a YouTube campaign ad today.

Kind of high-tech for him. Can a Berger ad be far behind?

One stooge replacing another

Ray Magnus has withdrawn from the City Council race in November, leaving Kurt Neeper unopposed.

Seeing how that race was lose-lose for the members of the 1st Ward, I guess it doesn't really matter all that much.

While I am glad to see Magnus go, we are simply replacing one stooge for another.

Candidates forum does not bode well for Lima

Observations from tonight's candidates forum for 1st and 3rd ward candidates:

Jesse Lowe

According to my correspondent at tonight's candidates forum, Jesse Lowe only refered to himself in the 3rd person once. He is making progress. I am surprised, though, he has not come up with another pithy slogan for his campaign. Guess he is a one-hit wonder.

Ray Magnus

I found it funny that Ray Magnus thinks knocking down a few houses will inspire people to open neighborhood grocery stores. What century is he living in? I still can't figure out how he is able to run a business.

Marc Reinicke

Reinicke wants the city to have more control over people's lives. Guess he learned that while in prison. Why is he still in the race anyway? Rumor has it he has moved to Dayton and is living down there five days a week. What's the deal with that, Marc?