The Lamoine Informer - Lamoine Maine

TRUE COLORS?

GONE BESERK!

WE HAVE JUST SEEN A TAPED VERSION OF THE LAMOINE SELECTMAN’S MEETING HELD LAST NIGHT, JULY 17, 2008.

WHAT A DISASTER! THE CHAIRWOMAN, JOSEPHINE COOPER ONCE AGAIN HAS SHOWN HER TRUE COLORS. "NO CONTROL!"

EVIDENTLY, STUART, THE SECRETARY KNEW WHAT WAS COMING AND SUGGESTED THAT THEY GO TO EXECUTIVE (SECRET) SESSION.

MS. COOPER EMPHATICALLY SAID, "NO, I WANT THIS MATTER DISCUSSED PUBLICLY." OR WORDS TO THAT EFFECT.

SHE BEGAN TO PUBLICLY BERATE ANOTHER BOARD MEMBER FOR HIS DECISION TO SUPPORT A FLYER THAT ADVISED VOTERS TO OPPOSE THE LAMOINE SCHOOL BUDGET.

BY HER ACTIONS, THE CHAIRWOMAN HAS MADE IT VERY CLEAR THAT SHE SUPPORTS THE BUDGET, AND WANTED IT PASSED AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL INITIALLY PROPOSED.

HER INSISTANCE OF TRYING TO PUBLICLY HUMILIATE THE SELECTMAN, RICHARD FENNELLY JR. WAS REALLY A MESSAGE SENT TO THE OTHER THREE MEMBERS, IF YOU DO NOT STAY IN LINE AND FOLLOW MY DIRECTION, YOU WILL RECEIVES THE SAME PUBLIC HUMILITY.

HOWEVER, HER VOCAL TIRADE WAS SOON QUELLED AND REVERSED BY THE CALM AND COOL REPLIES OF MR. FENNELLY.

THE CHAIRWOMAN FREQUENTLY INTERRUPTED MR . FENNELLY’S RESPONSES WITH HER LOUD AND SHRILL VOICE DESIGNED TO STOP HIM FROM EXPLAINING HIS POSITION ON FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND SPEECH.

MS. COOPER, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ARE EQUAL. NONE HAVING MORE POWER THAN ANOTHER. YOU EVIDENTLY DO NOT UNDERSTAND YOUR POSITION ON THE BOARD OR THE CONCEPT OF MEETINGS HELD IN A DEMOCRACY.

SO, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DID YOU GET THE MESSAGE?
STAY IN LINE OR GET THE SAME TREATMENT. IF NOT, LET US MAKE IT CLEAR FOR YOU.

AN OLD SONG HAS LYRICS THAT STATE, "WHATEVER LOLA WANTS, LOLA GETS!"

IT IS WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY PAST TIME TO PUT A MUZZLE ON "LOLA".

WE RATE THIS MEETING AS FOLLOWS:

"A DISASTER"

COWBOY HATS

FENNELLY: .........WEARS A WHITE HAT

JONES: ................WEARS A DARK GREY HAT

WIELANDT: .........WEARS A DARKER GREY HAT

DONALDSON: ..... WEARS A BLACK HAT

COOPER: .............WEARS A PITCH BLACK HAT

MARCKOON: .......WEARS NO HAT, THERE’S NO HAT LARGE ENOUGH!

THE INFORMER POSTED 7-18-98

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STRATEGY PERSONIFIED

IF YOU ARE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF CENTER, YOU MAY AGREE WITH THIS PLAN. IF YOU ARE ON THE WRONG SIDE OF CENTER YOU MAY NOT!

THE PLAN
a. Back off and let those men who want to marry men, marry men.
b. Allow those women who want to marry women, marry women.
c. Allow those folks who want to abort their babies, abort their babies.
d. In three generations, there will be no Democrats.

VICTORY OR DEFEAT???

ACCORDING TO JIM BOOTHBY, THE SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT, WE WILL FACE ANOTHER VOTE ON THE SCHOOL BUDGET IN AUGUST!

HE HAD TO ADD A REFERENDUM ITEM TO ASK IF THE BUDGET WAS TO HIGH OR TO LOW?

WE WONDER IF HE OBTAINED HIS EDUCATION. ANYONE WITH ANY COMMON SENSE WOULD KNOW THAT THERE WAS NO NEED FOR THAT ITEM.

HE KNOWS THAT WE CANNOT STOP THE ONSLAUGHT OF HIS REDICULOUS PROPOSALS. HE, ALONG WITH HIS SUPPORTING SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS CONSISTING OF THE LAMOINE SCHOOL COMMITTEE, BUDGET COMMITTEE, AND THE BLACK HATS OF THE SELECT BOARD WILL TRY AND FAIL ONCE AGAIN.

YES, THE SPECIAL INTERESTS GROUPS DID A GOOD JOB IN TURNING OUT VOTERS, BUT THOSE THAT WANT TO SAVE THEIR HOMES DID BETTER, AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO BETTER UNTIL THE SCHOOL BUDGET BECOMES REASONABLE.

FOR EXAMPLE, ONE TEACHER FOR SEVEN STUDENTS IS NOT REASONABLE!

FOR THOSE THAT VOTED FOR THIS OVER INFLATED SCHOOL BUDGET, YOU SHOULD THANK THOSE THAT CANCELLED YOUR VOTE FOR SAVING YOUR HOME AND THE TOWN OF LAMOINE.

THEN, NEXT TIME, DO THE RIGHT THING AND VOTE NO FOR A SCHOOL BUDGET THAT WILL STILL EXCEED TWO MILLION DOLLARS.

NOTE: IF THE STATE OF MAINE DID NOT REQUIRE A REFERENDUM SECRET BALLOT VOTE ON THIS SCHOOL BUDGET THAT HAD PASSED THE TOWN MEETING VOTE, WE WOULD NOW HAVE AN INCREASE IN OUR TAXES OF 39%.
NOW YOU KNOW WHY THE SELECTMEN HAVE DECIDED NOT TO PERMITTED YOU TO VOTE ON THE SECRET BALLOT AMMENDMENT.

THE INFORMER POSTED 7-18-08