‘MONEY. IT’S A HIT. DON’T GIVE ME THAT DO-GOODY GOOD BULLSHIT’
BY DAN VALENTI
PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY
(FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, MONDAY JAN. 28, 2019) — One subject that needs to be added to the public school curriculum is money. THE PLANET first learned about money and how it works in grammar school. We had our first bank book in first grade.
Today, it’s not just kids who have an appalling lack of knowledge of money, finance, and economics.
THE PLANET shares 25 economic principles as food for thought. They form the basis of a rational approach to that greatest abstraction: coin of the realm.
1. The federal government is ignorant of the nation’s economy.
2. To present capitalism and communism as white versus black is a false dichotomy. There is a third way that takes advantage of capitalism’s free markets and the theoretical security blanket offered by communism. That being said, capitalism stands undefeated against all challengers as the most viable economic system, since it is the only one that takes into account human greed.
3. Money is not a commodity. It is an abstract unit of value that measures work. Nothing more.
4. Incentive is the engine of social and personal progress.
5. Data and information can take the emotion and “hunch managing” out of economics, particularly investment.
6. Usury is exploitive and non-productive.
7. Every war in history has had economic causes.
8. Money should be distributive in character.
9. Good economic policy is the basis of good government.
10. Economics should be separate from politics.
11. When politics infect economic policy, monopoly often results. Monopoly as a force quickly overtakes democratic imperatives. This may be good. This may be bad.
12. The production and regulation of money is the central issue for any society.
13. Crashes occur in only four areas: stock markets, banking, commodity markets, or foreign exchanges.
14. Currencies at the bedrock of reality are essentially worthless. Lacking insufficient hard backing (i.e., precious metals), currencies operate solely on trust.
15. War as an economic stimulus is invariably a losing proposition except when war can be made continuous. That’s why the Cold War (1945-1990, including Korea and Vietnam) gave way to the current adventurism in the Middle East. That has gone unstopped since 1991, Sept. 11, 2001 giving it momentum for a lifetime.
16. America should return to a right-sized, peacetime economy.
17. Sound money (low taxes, high interest rates) encourage growth.
18. “Progressive” taxes punish the wealthy and middle class, stifling growth and development.
19. Excessive taxation removes productive money from the market.
20. Tax cuts are the best way to stimulate an economy.
21. Debt only increases the pressures to produce more “worthless” paper.
22. Easy credit encourages reckless spending.
23. Unsustainable borrowing leads to speculative bubbles that ultimately damage economies.
24. As a curb on easy credit, an economy does best to return to the backing of currency with precious metals.
25. We must drop the prevailing illusions that the federal government is the answer to every social problem. It’s not.
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THE PLANET realizes we are treading into the realm where the knowers don’t know. That’s when the guessers guess (Dr. Charles Trzcinka, excepted, of course).
Kick a buck.
Meanwhile, in a peak ahead, THE PLANET has heard from multiple sources both within and without the D.A.’s office. There are rumblings. We have contacted the D.A. herself, shared a summary of what we’re hearing, and asked for her comments, if she has any. Stay tuned.
Au Revoir.
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“OPEN THE WINDOW, AUNT MILLIE.”
LOVE TO ALL.
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Kampala Harris for president. Free pre-school, free health insurance, free college, and tear down those walls. What could possibly go wrong? She even resembles Mayor Tyer
Does number 23 effect Pittsfield? I am sure the lid is on tight but I wonder what the debt load is for the city of Pittsfield. Could either the mayor or Barry tell us and also what is the annual interest the taxpayers are digging deep for?
Who holds the debt?
Is this a subject, like crime, that the mayor and Kerwood would rather not discuss in public?
Dusty I dont know the current debt load but I know that if the Gman doesnt get these water and sewer projects nixed or reduced there will be 160 million dollars added to the present load. That spells DISASTER. Might you agree????
It would be informative, both on its own and for comparative and analytic purposes, to have the TOTAL indebtedness of Pittsfield (a) itemized and (b) sum-totaled. It has to be a PONDEROUS figure, one that would be sobering. It would start with an OPEB debt of approximately $400 million. $23 million for unpaid school renovation borrowing. The notes for building the new high school. All the borrowing for capital spending (roughly $9 million a year for the past X number of years). You could also have a sub-category for positions and programs added to the budget by grant money that has expired. Would it be $1 billion total? With a “b?”
People paid minimum wage recirculate every penny back into the economy creating more wealth.Its the perfect part of Capitalism and the easiest to measure.The more you raise min wage the more wealth you create. Billions of wealth pulled out of the economy because individuals cant spend it to recirculate creates no wealth.
The more you raise min wage the more McDonald’s and other people go to self service kiosks.
Could the Beacon install outside lighting and make for a more attractive night walk.Could the Mayor cut limbs on 1st street to expose more light to this unsafe street.Lets light up the hood.The street lights in Pittsfield are so low you might as well turn them off.
TSC Agree with both of your posts.
Condider switching to LEDs, More light @ a lower energy cost $ Savings
City already converting to LED…..brighter, Me and G man see fat chick better now.
Love #25!
The #1 job of the government is to protect its citizens. Build the damn wall!
MAGA!
A wall or fence protecting our country is a “medieval vanity project” according to presidential hopeful Kamala Harris. The message being that only people who have big egos want to protect their country. That idea is right up there with “it’s racist and/or immoral to want to protect our country with a wall or fence” which the far left has also put forth as another reason to NOT build a barrier on our southern border. We already have built hundreds of miles of fencing on some of the border and it wasn’t called racist, egotistical or immoral then.
The #1 job of the government has always been to protect the country. That idea has been demolished by the far left. They want government to allow open borders and they want social engineering to be the number one concern of government.
Again Pat, as usual, none of what you say here is true. Liberals, progressives Democrats and just about everyone else care just as much about appropriate immigration and border security as you and your regressive whacko friends. To say otherwise, and especially to spout flat out lies like that we want open borders, makes you look foolish. The question is how to do it. An ego driven wall is not the answer. $5 billion could be used much more productively and effectively
Mr. G
Agree, and it should done by legislation in Congress, not by this dictator, who is dreanged and chaotic.
deranged
I agree with both Mr. G and Spa girl. Good common sense.
Congress hasn’t done anything to fix illegal immigration. I put ZERO hope into them fixing any problem Besides, the way the far left wants to fix the problem is NO BORDERS.
The Government should never be shut down and used as a pawn. He lives a pipe dream headed to nowhere.
If you don’t have a fence Mr. G, you have open borders. No drone or Ice Agent can take care of an entire border. Besides, ICE Agents are like Nazi’s in the opinion of the far left so they certainly want to get rid of them if they were in charge. What could a drone do to stop people crossing the border?
Ironically some of these illegal immigrants that Pat dislikes so much were good enough to work at Trumps resorts. And they were hired because they would work cheaper than the Americans he said.
So I guess Trump loves money more than he hates immigrants. go figger.
Oh boy, here we go, I’m racist and hate illegal immigrants because I want a secure border. No, I want legal immigrants to come into the country as has always been done in the past.
This is the same nonsense the Progressives pulled on the people in France. You’re a racist and hate people if you want to protect your borders. Now France is overrun with terrorists and the people are fed up!!!
If walls are nor effective, why did President Obama, President Clinton, Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer all support them at one time or another?
OV They all supported them because they werent thinking at the time. A wall is not the answer and the majority of Americans also dont agree with the building of the wall. Soon technology will produce Drone transport technology which will transport immigrants anywhere they so chose. How will a wall deter that??? We need smart technology not a ,5th century solution. Are you the man from Mensa???
Illegal immigrants will be able to afford drone technology?!? We need all 3 for border protection, drones, ice agents and a physical barrier. Also any latest technology too. We live in dangerous times Mr. Art Seller. This isn’t like the early years of the country when it was first being settled. We live in the Age of Terrorism, dangerous gangs, and disease. Your attitude of “They will just get in anyway” is NOT acceptable!!!
I just heard that flesh eating bacteria in a new strain could enter the county if we do NOT protect our borders. People need to be quarantined before entering this country. This is protect your family as well as the families and friends of everyone in this country!!!
G man wheel older than wall and still worky pretty good.
Unless G man invent star trek force field wall needed .
G man no want wall. He think fat chick no can climb over. He disapointed.
When you so rich you run out of things to buy and then your money cant participate in capitalism so it just sits.as these are very lazy dollars.America needs high energy dollars.The higher min wage goes the more we have a energetic economy.Letting wealth sleep is bad for the economy.
Letting “Big Government” take everybody’s money (socialism) is bad for the citizens of a country. It leads to corruption, violence and the bankrupting of a country. We see examples all over the world right now of socialist countries that are imploding.
Pat, where did Trump get the trillion dollars he gave in tax breaks to the already super rich? Just curious.
The same place that Obama got it when the rich were doing very well during his presidency and it was all beautiful according to the liberal media.
Why don’t the very wealthy like Soros, the Obamas, and the Clintons start giving 70% or more of their wealth to big government? They could start right now and set an example of just how this would work. They might have to downsize their mansion and sell some of their properties and own only one very expensive vehicle and stop all the endless traveling and eating out, but it could be done.
Tax cuts stimulate the economy and cause more tax revenue to be generated. Ask JFK.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEdXrfIMdiU
Johnny. Pat isn’t aware that the 1.5 trillion scump gave to the rich came from her pocket. After all why should she not believe him. After all he has only told over 8500 confirmed lies. Maybe if he tells one more whopper she will realize she has been duped but I doubt she will.
The liberal media tells so many lies everyday and you praise them to the heavens!!!!
Pat,we are very very conservative country.Where are people in America working under socialism?Do you work for city,state,or fed and is that your healthcare provider?Talk whats real in America not what you are afraid of.
Notice #20 – tax cuts stimulate the economy. Democrats want to raise your taxes.
Pocahontas wants your assets!
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/01/elizabeth-warren-tax-plan-is-asset-forfeiture/
Middle class consumer protector of deregulated bank and financial services want to tax the wealthy at 2%…not one person in Pittsfield would be taxed.Why do the poor defend the wealthy.Amazing to think how the Republicans converted the poor to defend them
Hillary is in your basement right now packing up your Rembrandts. OMG
Can you people spell P A R A N O I D???
Yes johnny. Its spelled SCUMP.
Mr. Valenti you were asked by me to remove shakes from this board because he is a coward and outright liar. He is unjustly denigrating a decorated Vietnam veteran. He has further added other false information regarding Mr. Gaetani’s rank. I have seen a.post from you stating you knew who shakes was. If you are truly interested in stopping a liar in their tracks you can call Mr. Gaetani and he will provide all the information necessary to Prove that this miscreant shakes is a bald face liar. I and everyone else on this board who value the truth are awaiting your reply to this very serious matter. You have redacted several of my posts which were mild in comparison to the lies this individual is telling. We are talking about an individual who is a decorated Vietnam veteran and one of the most important people to ever live in pittsfield who has also been recognized by a former mayor a and city council for bringing his technology to the attention of the city of pittsfield and seeing the project thru to completion. impugning the record of a decorated. Veteran is a very serious matter to all veterans. Again in the interest of all veterans. Ban this individual shakes for life from this board. He or she is a danger to all veterans who have put their life on the line for our country. Everyone on this board who believes in the truth is awaiting your response. If you need to contact Mr. Gaetani. His telephone number is 413 442 5466. Thank you from all veterans who have bravely served their country.
It’s one thing to name call and although I don agree with art all the time, you cannot disparage vets like.Shakes,does,he should be banned. He-she does both,and insults many on here,sick off it myself. Think shakes is also fritz pat sc many more.
What were his decorations for?
They were for his Xmas tree. Where do you people come from????
Shakes has a right to ask questions regarding Art’s outrageous claims. If anyone should be banned from the blog – it is you, Art, for your insults & derogatory comments about anyone who disagrees with your opinions.
Quite frankly, the period of time over the weekend without Art’s posts turned out to be a welcome relief from his usual egocentric obnoxious epistles.
Art – why don’t you start your own blog, instead of bloghogging this site?
Fritz The Mental Midget Strikes Again. Not capable of even stringing together a single coherent sentence. Sad so very Sad. Just saeing.
Art’s outrageous claims!!!! State just one.
ART
I know both Shakes and, of course, Craig. I stand for both in terms of their rights of free speech and expression. I have seen nothing that requires a ban. Remember, the limits of free speech must be flexible, especially on this site. Also keep in mind that I do not agree with every post. In fact, I didn’t agree with Shakes’s message in question. Nonetheless, as the saying goes, I support his right to say it. THE PLANET has gotten into this discussion many times, about the limits. There ARE limits, yes, and like the Supreme Court justice said of pornography, it’s nearly impossible to define but “I know it when I see it.” I will also point out that when the posts were recently getting a bit too “wooly” and out of hand, we came in with warnings and a tiny number of redactions.
I have been to Mr. Gaetani’s house multiple times, seen the evidence of his service, and have trust in his accounts of same. I have seen no reasons to doubt his accounts of service. I have the highest respect for veterans, particularly those who were drafted and served honorably by force. In the same vein, I have spent time with Shakes. He is “a serious man,” as is Mr. G. Both are presently welcome to and on this board.
I saw Gaetani and Shakes at the pet store.Both were byuing Piranha.
Gosh, and I was hoping they’d cut their mutton together for lunch at the Red Lion Inn.
Fritz tax cuts to the rich Dont stimulate the economy. Tax cuts for the bottom end stimulate the economy. Where do you think the 1.5 million scump gave to the rich came from??? Take a wild guess. As usual your posts are worthless for accurate content.
Wrong again. Very fake information.
OK Einstein let’s hear your understanding of what stimulates the economy. Are you capable of putting together a couple coherent sentences??? Here is your chance.
Einstien no economist but he make big bomb. I guess genius like to blow up stuff.
These are all opinions, not facts.
Ask Kansas about Taxcuts.
Agree with shakes-on the taxes. Agree with info mercials in the morning on morning drivel,bring back t b r just music instead of kowtowing to the gobsigs.
Your squirming now shakes and you weren’t posting opinions. You were posting outright lies. Mr. Valenti Must in the interest of fairness remove you from this board. There should not be any other alternative. There should be no room for such a dangerous person as you who have disparaged veterans who have so bravely served their country. You must go.
Excuse me? What were outright lies?
YOU must go.
What false information about his rank? You said he was a specialist 5. That is a Second Class Specialist in the Vietnam War era of army rankings.
Are you now saying he was something different? On and on with the “decorated” service, and zero evidence to back it up. No mention of exemplary citations in military database searches.
If proven wrong I’ll be the first to admit fault and I will heap praise on the waterboy, but the thing is, I don’t think I’m wrong.
Shakes Mr. Valenti has the Gman Tel number. He is I am told an investigative self identified reporter and he will be able to find out all about your lies regarding the Gman with one telephone call. I am as persistent as the Gman and that means you are in my cross hairs and are in deep do. If you are not banished from this site it will shed serious light as to whether truth is the order of the day on this site. I am waiting to see confirmation of your banishment from this site and the Gman is waiting for a call from Mr. Valenti so he can expose you for the coward and liar that you definitely are. Now its Mr. Valenti’s time to check in so we can clean up your lies!!!!!!!! Have you delivered your 50 thousand or 10o thousand dollars I bet you that the Gman is a decorated Viet vet to Mr. Valenti yet??? Once you do Mr. Gaetani will deliver my money to Mr. Valenti and I guarantee you will loose the bet. The clock is ticking.
I will only donate $200 to the PAC that is set up or St. Mark’s. And I will do either of those when the waterboy wins an election.
If you would like to put up a billion gazillion dollars to a charitable cause, then go ahead, but I made an offer that you haven’t answered, and I refuse your counter proposal.
ART
See my response, above. You seem to value the First Amendment as much as I do. It means we have the right to expression and to disagree, dispute, even disparage to a point. Free speech must be kept free. It takes a lot to ban from this site. As I said above, I know it when I see it.
SHAKES
As I have said, I’ve vetted the claims of service and have seen no reason to doubt them. Mr. Gaetani served, and he did so with distinction. I would suggest that both you guys put that quarrel to rest and get on to more substantive matters. That’s just a suggestion, of course. Now on to the PAC. The PAC may not happen — but it may. I have some people interested, and if it should occur, may I count on the $400 from you and Craig? I am good for at least $200. There: We have $600. That’s a start.
No, my offer was conditioned on only home winning a city wide election. If there is no PAC and that happens I desire my contribution to go to the food bank.
If he cannot mount an effective campaign and I am the winner, I desire his contribution to go to the food bank.
I’m more than happy to move on once he abandons his foolish self indulgent hagiography.
Tell me, what, in economic theory, IS a fact? You use the term “fact” casually and in a misleading way, as if often done in polemics. To settle this, here are the proper definitions: FACT = Information that cannot change, and does not change, even as the source changes. OPINION = Information that can change, and usually does change, as the source changes. So tell me: What economic tenet can you supply about money that is NOT an opinion. Before you attempt to answer, keep in mind that there are many kinds of opinion falling between the range of “ignorant” and “informed,” “unsupportable” and “reasonable.”
Mr. Valenti. I have always adhered to your requests on this board and will after I say this: Shakes is nothing but a sniveling coward who has disparaged the decorated Gman. He and I would never knowingly lie about anything. That’s the kind of people we are and that is why we despise scump. And of course you can count on the Gman 200 dollars. Have you noticed Mr. Valenti you are not getting a confirmation from shakes for his two hundred dollars??? I will adhere to your request. Notice shakemoron has declined to engage in my bet with him for100 thousand dollars in which I say the Gman is a decorated Viet vet and he says he isn’t. I will watch carefully what this miscreant has to say on this board. One of the reasons why people can not find info regarding parts of his military service is because he holds a top secret Crypto clearance level four which is one of the highest clearances in both the military and civilian positions. His mos is 31s30 Electoral mechanical cryptographic repair specialist and worked for the assistant chiefs of staff of intelligence and reported to the president of the United States and the joint chiefs only. This is the person that jerk Shakes is disparaging. The Gman was well known to the president and the joint chiefs and traveled to Vietnam with General Creighton Abraham’s and would later meet up with then major Colin Powell in Chu Lai where they worked together for 13 months. The Gman sends his regards and thanks you for saying his TV program is the best show on pctv. He is very appreciative of your support.
Correction Top secret Crypto level 14. Not 4. If a 4 no problem getting any info.
Then-Major Powell allegedly whitewashed the civilian massacre in My Lai, and contradicted his accounts later in interviews and his autobiography. Hardly heroic.
ART
Regards back to the Gman.
People are smartening up,don’t be a guest on the propaganda artists show in the morning. A student was asked what was the most important experience of her Taconic education was?Her reply,I don’t know. Stooge must have been bewildered.
Interesting comment made by Rep. Richard Neal at Four Freedoms Coalition mtg.
“There is no invasion of America at the southern border”
If the thousands that are now forming at the border suddenly swarm at one time into our country (and can’t be stopped), will this constitute an invasion. If not, what does?
Democrats care more about illegals than citizens.
Agreed, Spider. Notice all the speakers at the socialist gathering misnamed “Four Freedoms” were Democrats. A caravan of 12,000 Central Americans are moving thru Mexico. But, “ nothing to see here, folks” according to the Dems!
Build the damn wall!
MAGA!
Fritz. We all know you aren’t very knowledgeable with your posts. Are you aware that mexico is welcoming these migrants to their country and might these immigrants be looking for asylum legally at legal border crossings??? What became of the last so called dangerous migrant caravan. Your nose is as long as scumps.
You see what Trump tells you to see.Our southern boarder is secure.In spite of Trump there is information out there.
Definition of invasion, “an incursion by a large number of people or things into a place or sphere of activity”
So calling it an invasion is entirely accurate. Dems are making up their own definitions and trying to rewrite the dictionary, which is a tactic that fascists use.
The Egremont police department could fend off this invading army of women and children and y’all want to build a $5.7B wall.
Looking forward to your comment, Shakes, if and when this should occur.
To all that want to see a brave man in action you can tune in at 11:30 on CH. 1301. What you won’t see is a coward like shakes. What you will see is an individual who is trying to save your ass and identifying the problems facing all of us here in pittsfield. Go Wizard.
I will tune into the G Mans show and watch to see if the brave man looks into the camera and holds up his design drawings and his water and sewerage plans showing his registered engineer stamp on the actual work he did for the city of Pittsfield and other systems he has done elsewhere in this country and abroad. I think that would put to rest just how involved and how much credit the G Man should get for at least the Pittsfield project where he saved millions for taxpayers. Krofta would still have all of the information along with the city of Pittsfield.
I’ll take that as a no for the G man not having what I believe was a fair request by me to present his work as he has stated he has done. Art you or the G man aren’t helping the G Man out with people who might have been supporters or potential supporters of his with such rebuttals.
Johnny2 You want to see the Gman work??? Go visit the water plants. You being a supporter of the Gman. give me a break. With supporters like you he wouldn’t need any distractors. Look what the Gman is trying to do for the city. In case you or anyone else doesnt know. He is trying to save your asses for Christ sakes. Do you find something wrong with that?? He could be living it up on the French Riviara or on the Amalfi coast in Italy but no. He is here trying to prevent the taxpayer from being butchered. I just dont get some of you who post on this board. Would you be happy if he works against your interests?? Please get with the program.
What a foolish comment, the last caravan took care of several Mexican police units.
These people are being misled and used by cartels and gangs. Wake up, maybe when they storm your home and throw you outside, you will finally call it what it is…an invasion.
“took care of several Mexican police units” ?
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/mexican-police-caravan-photos/….
FACT: This country has borders. It MUST have borders to even BE a country. FACT: Borders must be secure, or why bother with nationhood? FACT: The United States has always welcomed immigrants. It still does: those who are properly vetted (do they have relatives here? Sponsors? Do they have needed skills? Have they been medically examined? And on and on)
.. FACT: Thousands of people, some with hostile intent, swarming a country’s borders, MUST be seen as a threat, if simply as a precautionary measure (an “erring on the side of caution” measure). If you want to address this issue emotionally, which you have done, do so. If you want to deal with it in a mature fashion, you have to stick with the FACTS.
Are these not, by your own explanation above, theories and not facts?
Politicians and their delusion, dishonest followers never let facts stand in the way of their rantings.
But who needs a wall when we’ll all be dead in 12 years anyways?
Well, are these factual statements? You tell me:
1. The U.S. has borders.
2. Borders by definition must be secure to ensure nationhood.
3. The U.S. has long welcomed immigrants.
4. If thousands rush a country’s borders demanding illegal entry, they must be seen as a threat.
Now tell me, which of these are not factually true?
1- The US has borders FACT
2- There is no definition I can find of nationhood, statehood, sovereignty, etc. that mentions a secure border. this I’m afraid is OPINION.
3- The US has long welcomed immigrants. You know this isn’t so cut and dry. I suspect that some posters on this blog would argue that chattel slavery welcomed immigrants. Our immigration laws over the years waiver between racist and draconian. In 1986 the republicans granted amnesty to almost 3 million immigrants, a position they would not claim today and would be untenable in the GOP’s narrow mind. This statement I’m afraid is OPINON. If you wanted to say that the US generally has processes for people to legally immigrate, then I could call that a FACT.
4- If thousands rush a country’s borders demanding illegal entry, they must be seen as a threat. I suppose if the contrived situation were to happen it would be threatening to the operations at that point of entry, but I do not think it rises high on a scale of civil unrest. That is my OPINION, and its really all that one can have about this imaginary event. don’t forget, we are a country of 300 million people. A couple of thousand people that are about as threatening as the innocent civilians at the My Lai massacre could be dealt with fairly easily today, and wouldn’t even have to be murdered.
So we agree, 1 is FACT. 2 also is FACT because the very notion of nationhood implies and is precedented on secure, definable borders. If you don’t accept, go to history and look at what happened to the Middle East, Eastern Europe, and the Pacific Rim after the Allies were victorious in WWI and WWII. If you go to map, you’ll not find “Palestine,” the “Ottoman Empire,” or a unified Korea. 3. Let’s agree on the wording: “The US has generally had processes for people to legally immigrate.” That is FACT. 4. Thousands at the border ARE demanding illegal entry. They are unvetted. They pose a threat to public safety. Stands as FACT.
You will not find Czechoslovakia, Prussia, Yugoslavia, the USSR, and dozens and dozens of other past nations, but lacking a wall is not why they no longer exist.
Last I checked the Caravaners intended on applying for legal asylum en masse, which whether you like it or not, is a procedure established by Congressional legislation. It is the law of our land.
A wall is NEVER a reason for a country not existing, as you should well know. As for the Caravanites, I assume you have excluded the ones who have tried to crash the borders and who have fought with authorities. Also the ones who have appeared with their shouts and chants demanding immediate access. Not many left once you rule out those decent people.
Except I find no sources to support your fantastic claim. There was no charge of the migrant brigade.
#FakeNews
You must have missed the news reports (print, TV, internet), when the police at the Mexican-US border had to forcibly turn back people who were cutting fences to get in, hurling objects, and demanding immediate entry. It was reported on most all the networks. Maybe you need to upgrade your search engine or refine your research techniques, my good friend.
The liberal news media must have purged history to cover it up.
Wait, I did find some photos of the November incident where a Mexican police officer got his lip split and US CBP fired tear gas OVER/THROUGH THE PHYSICAL BORDER WALL, to deter families from rushing the entrance.
Like I said, the Egermont police department could handle the situation. Although they may need Barney Fife’s bullet.
If they go as far as Barney’s bullet, they should also deputize Gomer, Goober, Floyd, and Otis. That’d take care of bidness.
As much as it is killing me. I have to agree with shakes.
Cans make Dufresne of Shawshank look like an amateur making tunnels
Our southern border is secure for all the factual reasons the planet has stated.That is why we secure it.
Precisely. And it’s why the thousands who have amassed in the southern border have not been admitted. That IS why we secure it. That IS why we have to keep that border, and all our borders, intact and subject to the legal process of entry.
Trump states lm against that.100% for it.Just not lock step on the Mexico Wall falling through and the burden falling on the majority who believe we should leave it to DHS
You regulars know no boundaries.
It’s become clearer to me every time I read a post on this site why some are hiding behind pseudonyms.
You are cowards!! Every one of y’all.
Reveal your true identities. Be accountable.
And that’s the bottom-line!!
Brian There is some truth in what you say today. We all stretch the fabric sometime but blatant lies are something else. I’m sure you agree.
BM….Non Essere Uno Stronzo.
You are back, Mr. crybaby didn’t study hard enough to get the grade I wanted and it impacted my B- GPA at mid level public college?
How’s studying for the bar exam going?
My identity is Long Wang, in case you hadn’t noticed. And it’s an apt description.
That ain’t what your wife is telling everyone. Your real nickname is peeper.
Maybe your new to Pittsfield Brian
Bri. Who In Peticular? Today?
PLease fix the pot hole
And rubber ripper going off wahconah to st charles Church, manhole is exposed.
Just did my taxes. I LOVE TRUMP.
I would like to suggest that all these bitching senior citizens get off their sorry geriatric asses and start filling in some of these potholes. Park that goddamn walker and climb up on the back of a hot asphalt truck and make yourselves useful for Christ sake.
sick of it
Train them to operate THE BIG RED POTHOLE MACHINE. What did the city pay for it and where is it now ?
Remember the most arrogant hire in the History of the State by skinny legs, for Barrett. Did the gig help his pension in any way? and if it did needs a close examination because of it. Tens of thousands who would actually know public works would have loved that gig.
Ah yes, THE BIG RED POTHOLE MACHINE. Trip down mammory lane, man. Maybe we should put it in Dunham Mall and display it as a work of art, since there doesn’t seem to be a practical use for it. Cost, as we can best recall: North of $250,000.
Think it’s in use, the no doubt carcinogenic vapors stink up a several block radius around the Highway Department.
Why should seniors fix a pot hole? Johnny….just sayin? Churchill. Where I. Am sucks.
“During the meeting 7 p.m. Wednesday [1/30] in Council Chambers, Finance Director Matt Kerwood will present the city’s financial outlook to members of the City Council and School Committee.”
I can tell you the state of Pittsfield politics’ public finances!
* A 2-cents per day property tax cut
* Interest only debt payments on the new Taconic High School
* Municipal budget near the property tax ceiling
* Hundreds of millions of dollars in municipal debts or liabilities
* A shrinking tax base because of population and job loss
* Thousands of people at or near poverty with high per capita welfare caseloads
* The vested interests (big 3 unions) getting their cut of the money
* A city government headed towards financial insolvency over the next 5 years
* PEDA turning 21 this upcoming Summer 2019 and headed towards insolvency with 0 private investors
* The Good Old Boys still run the show because of political hacks, citizen apathy, intimidation, and suppression, and low voter turnout
* Blogger Dan Valenti having no influence fighting for Mary Jane and Joe Kapanski
– Jonathan Melle
Melle The city is in the worst shape ever. THS and updates at the water and sewer plants are going to sink the tax and rate payers. These ill conceived projects are the brain child of your idle the incompetent secretary tired. We have had some bad mayors here but she takes the cake. She better pray that the Gman is in India at election time because if he isn’t election time is going to be known as demolition derby time. The Gman and many residents here are fed up with her bullshit and she definitely is not in the Gman’,s league by any stretch of the imagination. If he runs I am all ready feeling sorry for her. You can’t beat a Porsche with a Chevy. Just saeing.
Sounds like you grew a brain. Keep up the good work.
Art,
Go to India. Please.
Fritzy. I would but i have to take care the Gman dog bucky and his six cats,four birds, two opposums, several squirls and a pet fox. The Gman has allergies. When he opens up the door to the glass room where they all live all hell breaks loose. Fur and feathers flying all over the place to get close to the Gman. His pet pheasant was eaten by another fox he use to have.He also has a pet skunk but he is in hibernation now. The Gman raised all these animals from infancy and they are a sight to behold in the summertime. He is looking to thin out the menagerie. Anyone interested??? Good Homes only.
I’m sure the waterboy has the approved permits for any non-domesticated animals that aren’t on the exempt list? Sounds like a regular freaking snow whit,
The waterboy, never met a law he won’t break.
Calling PETA now.
I hope you have the proper permits for those animals, Gaetani.
https://www.mass.gov/guides/wildlife-as-pets
Art, sounds like you might want to run an intervention for the GMan. It usually starts with a dog, six cats, four birds, two opossums, etc, and ends up with the GMan on an episode of “Hoarders.”
Art, you realize that’s over 15 pets? That’s strange..
Specially with that chasy….just sayin.
Shakes fritz Gigi Kate. All loco speak no make no sense. All wanna be the great one but will never happen. Losers all. Do you morons know the great one is trying to help you?? Please add to the conversation or stay in your caves. Where do you halfwits come from. Just saeeing
Is breaking another law going to invoke the waterboy’s suspended sentence?
I’d love to see him do 3 months at BHC. I bet the Donovan’s would too.
Shakes Gigi Fritz and Kate: now you have done it. You have the poor Gman so fearful that he is heading to the French Riviara till things blow over here. He has about 30 pets there. Later he will head to thevAmalifi coast where he has some 50 pets there. Gman pets live like royalty all over the world. He’ll get some pets in India when he gets there also.
Maybe g-man can do a remake of Dr Doolittle right here in Pittsfield. He talks to his animals. Heaven help us.
Gman need pet pussy.
I’m still waiting to find out what Gaetani’s military decorations were for. Art, can you find out?
He carried around the equipment. Was he in combat?. He probably makes a mean cup of coffee. I am confident he completed his service orders with distinction. I bet his uniform was always creased impeccably. Thank you for your service.
I told you earlier they are for his Xmas tree.
Being drafted. For one.
H Nope. The Gman enlisted. He states that all the people he served with in Vietnam whether drafted or enlisted were all heroes to him. The Viet Cong’s and the north Vietnamese regular soldiers bullets didn’t know one from the other. The Gman lost many good friends in Viet nam and he only came out of there alive because of good luck. Every one in the military has a service number. Soldiers who were drafted have the letters US in front of their number. Those who enlisted like the Gman have the letters RA in front of their service number.
No amount of crime by those who enter this country unlawfully should be acceptable, because it is ‘extra’ crime that wouldn’t occur if our border security were effective.
Congrats to D A Harrington for appearing the the Coalition-with Mrs. Edgerton.p and Congress,an Neal
What did Nips the democrat hack have to say?
Lounger nothing of any importance of course. Just a photo op for Edgerton and Harrington. I dont know how we could possibly get by without Edgerton’s priceless advise. Soon they will be comparing her to Einstein. Just another member of the ship of fools led by the secretary
Yes. Edgerton is the Al Sharpton of Pittsfield. “Can’t touch this.”
Congrats for what? Trying to promote open borders? Neal lecturing us that we need diversity in the country. These far left people are telling so many lies to gullible Americans.
Hello, Mr. Neal, this day and age isn’t like the earliest days of the country being settled. We live in a dangerous age of terrorism and gangs and lethal drugs. Also, we have plenty of diversity in this country now. We want immigrants to come to this country. We INSIST that they do it legally so they can be screened for disease and whether they pose a danger to this country and will contribute to the country. Mr. Neal knows this, but is playing on the stupidity of many people in the general public.
Unemployment is DOWN.
That should be great Adam hinds. It was a great event.
Why ICE agents are worth their weight in gold: Illegal immigrant with flesh eating bacteria helped by border patrol agents. He will need intensive treatment to save his life. These ICE agents are doing their job. Other diseases can be highly contagious and ICE agents at our border are helping to stop diseases from spreading into the country, but they can’t be everywhere at once which is why a barrier is needed. This way illegal immigrants would go to ports of entry to come into the country which is where they are supposed to be going to be properly screened.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/migrant-with-flesh-eating-bacteria-found-at-us-mexico-border_2778958.html
Flesh eating bacteria are dreamers too. They should be let into the country unfettered.
LONG
THE PLANET agrees. Flesh-eating bacteria is life, and all life is equal. Anyone who wants to keep flesh-eating bacteria out of the U.S. is a racist, a species-ist, a sexist, and a lot of other “ists” the left loves to use as branding irons.
Or Germ-ist, not to be confused with German or germane.
Germs are people too!
Wang,
Stay away from flesh eating bacteria, or you will have to change your name to Short Wang.
Let’s hope they are well compensated Pat. Dangerous stuff. I was watching where measles can be inhaled up to two hours in public.
The G man earned military decorations. Were they good conduct and a Viet Nam recognition? Just about everyone there got these.
He put the conduct one and the recognition one at the middle of his Xmas tree. They looked nice.
Rumor has it the agent Amanda couldnt put any more medals on the tree, couldn’t hold them all.
@ Now that you mention it. Your correct. The tree nearly fell over Had to take a few decoratioñs off to lighten the load.
Blind item:
What lawmaker from MA who touts “foreign service” on his or her resume was kicked out of a country and out of a job for being caught with underage boys?
It’s all very hush hush but a read of a service report from local authorities to the US Govt and a diplomatic service report is very very telling.
I guess when you are connected you can bury reports but only for do long. I wonder how this report will impact his or her future in politics?
Do the initials AH resonate?
No, granted she’d love to be a law maker, and often thinks she is, it is not her. Close but no cigar.
She isn’t the only AH around.
That’s true!
Is it Anthony Swinson?
John Kerry?
Deval Patrick?
Liawatha?
Hinds or Ben Downing?
The choices are endless!
Please tell!
Gman love Shirley. Was Gman there?
Dr. Wang. Gman no like cherly edge of town she spake wit fork tuñgg. Too meññy lye no like peeepl with dicktaret degwee. Get loco wit DAT degwee. Jost seeinj.
We no ever see Shirley at Lach’s. We disappointed. Shirley only have honorary docterate. Honorary degree bull shit.
I’m just glad the Dr. has the D A ‘s ear.
NPR reporting scump shut down took 3 billion out of the economy. I though it was more than that. Also 63% of Americans saying the country is heading in the wrong direction under scump and only 34% of Americans approve of scumps presidency. If he isn’t impeached he could never get re elected with these numbers. Even Colter Limbaugh Hanity and other right wing nut jobs are jumping scumps ship. Can’t say that I dont blame them.
Very fake information.
Trump 2020 This time you are absolutely correct The figure lost to the economy was 11 billion not the 3 billion I erroneously mentioned. Thanks for pointing it out. For once you are correct. Try to keep it up.
More very fake information. No impact .
Complain to Chuck & Nancy.
Please Dan V. give us your take on the Four Freedoms Coalition event hosted by Neal and Harrington. Harrington says she will not treat all defendants the same. Neal says we have no crisis on the border; going against what even Obama said during his presidency.
Why was a public building used for a democrat rally?
Good question Carl Marx. Why dont you call cherly edge of town and ask her to explain???
Why you no like Shurly? She one fine big chick.
Dr. Wang Gman not like cherly edge of town. Too stupid loco,spate wit fowl tunnggee and big big gobsig. Gee men not found of boooty likeers or haff twitts. May b invite lawn edger to tee vee shoo and take to whood shad and make sáwh dust for tee p . Gee Mon hate gobsigy say no good
I likey idea of gobsig people go on you show.
Neo-Marxists democrats believe they own public buildings.
PAT
I paid zero attention to it. Nada. Nothing. Zilch. That, I guess, serves well as my take on it. I didn’t even know they had it.
“Harrington says she will not treat all defendants the same”
Isn’t that racism, sexism and bigotry?
Long. I’ll bet she treats gobsigs very differently than others. Now the jail will be empty. Just saeeing
I don’t know who Brian Marquis is
Neither does he.
Excellent question Max,
Where is former Orbit Winner sic Pete White. Doesn’t he ever post on here. Inquiry, how the hell did ne win the Orbit anyway?
Pete White is still trying to find himself. Aren’t we all. He won an ORBIT based on his heart-stopping reports of his dining out and the winter weather (“It’s January. It will be snowing!!!!”). Never have so few done so little for so even fewer.
Dan That last sentence is the sentence of the decade. Peter White a city leader??? That has to be the second sentence of the decade. Boot licker is spelled PETER WHITE.. God help the Kapanski’s. There is seven others right behind him. Ñovember can’t come soon enough. We all must be ready for November to clean out the fowl stench emanating from city hall. We all need to bring pest spray to finish the vermin creating the stench. Wipe them out. Amen.
Crazy road rage on the Mass Pike the other day, Happens all the time around here. And those bike paths in the roads,are an accident waiting to happen, wait until on.e of those idiots get killed by a car, it is going to happen,almost hit a turd on a bike the other day, he was taking a right and lost control and almost crashed into a pole.Quite frankly, bicycles and motor bikes should be outlawed certain times of the years,especially bikes and those mini scooters.
Herberg School is a mess with stressed educators who need to find other employment.But first we need to hear from Department Head Mccandless and how much time he and Curtis spent in that building enforcing their discipline rules.The sped adjustment councilor head down there cant do her job so the school suffers from out of controll behavior sped students.
Stooge, do we have to hear about your fifty years in criminal justice system,and your kid is an investment banker day after day. My kid commands a nuclear submarine and plans on being President someday, and nobody cares, difference is you can’t stop…..just sayin.. And stop kowtowing to the arts and school administrators-former council members and current,please let the kids take over the radio station (tbr) retire to Florida or something.
Yes. There is a tad too much “I, Me, Mine” and defensiveness with our good friend. Kowtowing, also known as kiss-up, however, has long been the refuge of the mediocre.
I guess TF didn’t get the memo about WTBR moving to PCTV.
You and five other people are probably listening to it t f, get a life
Name that quote and consider it in the context of a wall:
“Based on the findings of the report, my conclusion was that this idea was not a practical deterrent for reasons which at this moment must be all too obvious”
??????
Berkshire Eagle: Hemorrhaging money, subscriptions way down and the situation does not look good for its future.
Recent self-aggrandizing press about the Berkshire Eagle being the best paper in the world or US, the recent PR stunt by Rutberg telling us how good the Eagle is for us and it will help lower our taxes if we get a subscription, to the now planned media blitz of buying ads on radio and tv to help sell papers.
The Eagle is is financial trouble, dire financial trouble, and it’s not getting any better. Depending on which numbers you use, circulation for the Eagle has dropped more than the national average and more than population decline.
Expect to hear radio ads on local radio stations and see television ads on local cable channels. It says a lot when a newspaper has to take out ads on radio to get subscribers.
AGENT
This is information agrees with THE PLANET’s intelligence coming from the newsroom, mostly, with a bit of info coming from “Rug Row.” Circulation is on a slide that has caused consternation in the newsroom and a bit of panic upstairs. Ad revenue, sources tell us, are down nearly 15% from a year ago. This year, it’s dropping by about 2% a month. They’re doing the math and it doesn’t look good. The “house ads” tell their own story. Do you think a newspaper would do that if its own ad space were being sought by third-party advertisers? The talented young staffers don’t stay long. The old timers are stuck. Morale is down, reporters and editors are overworked and underpaid, and content continues to trend toward rubbish — useless puff pieces, press releases, tame coverage. The irony is that content, and content alone, could reverse the trend. If the paper printed the type in inside information readers find here, established a competent investigative team, dared to dig up the many stories that are left unmined, gave its staff proper compensation, freed reporters up to actually COVER beats, unleashed editors on “controversial” story ideas, and generally let editorial “go after” the news instead of serving as a house organ for The Suits, you’d seen circulation skyrocket. Suddenly, the ad space would become valuable. Now, they almost can’t give it away.
A PEE ESS to our above note: As the Boring Broadsheet’s circulation dives, it’s website is also experiencing a proportionate dip. In fact, THIS site may soon overtake the BB in terms of daily traffic. We could be selling ads galore, but THE PLANET has remained true to our founding mission: To be free from ALL outside editorial constraint save the time-proven norms and protocols of fearless, independent journalism.
I fail to see how selling ads would affect this blog.If you accepted the offers you claim to have would you change the mission of the Planet? If you are as fearless as you claim to be I would think you would just tell the advertiser to shove it if they didn’t like what was posted. Businesses buy advertising to promote their products. Anyone who bought space here would know what they are getting going in. A journalist is beholden to no one unless he or she wants to be.
THOMAS
Well, it’s not for fear of editorial interference. That was it initially and for a while, until I learned how cyberspace worked. I realized I could still do it on my own terms with ads. The problems with ads, at this point, is that this turns into a business. To do it properly, which is the only way I’d do it, I’d have to establish an organization, hire a sales rep or an agency, keep books, and the whole none yards. I have no wish to get into all that at this stage of my career. I don’t want the money because the hassle isn’t worth it. I get psychic pay — a fortune — with this project.
Dan,
You may be needed to provide a public service by hiring the future Berkshire Eagle unemployed. Maybe your business could pick up a handful of the good ones there.
Dont worry they have a plan d. I’m sure.
Almost 5,000 Pittsfield voters voted for Trump. Why would any of them pay for a paper that constantly prints fake news and opinion about Trump?
I checked into that and 4889 of them were Russian bot votes. Pat and her family voted as well as yourself and they were the only legitimate votes. Stupid, but legitimate.
The Eagle is not really that bad of a newspaper…. certainly much better than what existed when they took over. The real problem is that younger folk do not or cannot read and generally do not care about anything more than 4 feet outside their own personal universe.
The above post contains a modicum of balderdash and should not necessarily be taken seriously though some of it is accurate or near accurate except where it fails to run parallel to the truth.
and why is that guy posting under my moniker?
dumbass
I don’t know, Maybe to get their old hearts pumping? I imagine at least one regular editorial contributor has a subscription.
They saved the Eagle and are printing a much better paper as its now readable.The sports section is better but could be the the savior of the Eagle.People here gave the high school team and others have babe Ruth and others little league and all want to see old fashion Box Score football Hockey, Softball,Baseball Basketball Bowling.
Sports is a goldmine of great news that so many kids play.My god double the sports and double circulation…..Planet also knows the Eagle does not ask question about budgets anymore,my god ask questions and find out where the money goes not feel good money but back money.How about gangster inside story of what the drug business is like here.Take an interest.Why did Country Curtains close and not sell to employees.How will the new Biotech building work what will it do ….takes us inside this building and the plan for business.There is a ton of stuff to write about.What did Hancock Shaker Village do with Pittsfields 450k take pictures talk to those that spent the money and talk to councilors ask them if they know….put them on notice that people are watching now….school department,dig dig dig there.
Go back in time The Eberwien years with Bouvier……do a story on state reps not the one today a puff piece for our 2 do nothing reps….on and on and on. Produce and be a protector of our city…..Do a story on how dark our streets are….this city has stories,Lenox has stories, Adams Housatonic history….
I would love to see the Eagle do an inside story on the city budget. What are the actual numbers? Make it a seven episode serial. Where does the money come from? Where and to who does the money go? How much does it cost to run the parks dept and how is it divided up? How many school principals are there and how many assistants and how much do they get paid?
List ALL business s getting tax relief including the Haddads and other city hall connected pals. (holding my breath on this one)
What is the city debt, interest on the debt and why so much debt? Why are we borrowing so much? Detailed interview with Kerwood and others if you can find one not prone to spin or dodging questions? (good luck)
Do not waste time interviewing the mayor as she has hit her stride and cannot see that she has left most others in her dust trail. Seems unaware that everyone else, especially seniors, are not rolling in as much dough as she is.
Newspapers controlled by politicians don’t do inside stories. Like Dan stated above, if they would become a real, actual newspaper, and stop being a propaganda arm of the local Democratic party their readership would increase greatly.
I guess you are right in the first line. In the budget review they should reveal how much money is funneled from the city to the paper. Might be surprising to us all.
It public record.
The King of Pctv will be educating at 5:30 CH 1301. Local news you can trust.
There is no hope for the eagle. It died a long time ago. With second rate ownership and third rate non reporting and no investigative reporting what so ever and tied to the hip with the administration and Gobsigs it is no wonder that the demise is on the horizon. Take away the city gravy train the eagle survives on and their toast. We should all pray that they plow under as soon as possible so that someone else may be able to buy it at a fire sale and start all over again. There is no place for this terrible news paper in pittsfield. Between the terrible people in city hall and the school department coupled with this terrible news paper, everyone’s health is at stake. We are in trouble but it need not be this way. Part two. Coming someday.
Thanx again Art! Love the show.
It is a great show, Informative and no bootlicking, count on that.
Art, Shelly, H – all the same person.
Watch the Lou Dobbs Show – you’ll learn more.
You mean crazy Lou Dobbs who tried to sneak a gun on a plane after 9/11…Him and Glenn Beck are too crazy for Fake Fox News
Report from the DAAH office.
Helen Moon is clueless, she is so out of her ability people are now trying to marginalize her so she stays out of the way. She’s AH’s darling who actually did very little. The real brains behind the campaign, a white guy from the east, doesn’t play well with their narrative so Helen is the golden child and the affirmative action hire of the moment.
There does seem to be a real schism forming in the office as the daily needs of the office aren’t being met and there’s a LOT of new dead weight that can’t get the job done.
Bell is looking at this as a payday, four more years at this at an increased rate of pay and her 5 year average will go up. She plans to retire in 2023. She’s very content in her position because “the DA will never dare question her”. Bell runs her own show and doesn’t report to anyone, it’s seen that DAAH aka “Nips” reports to her. Bell is ambivalent about the work as this is “not her community”
Harrington is now fetting desperate for things to do, she’s coming up with make work programs and trying to come up with ideas that make her look “important”. “I have to be seen as a leader”.
In other new Paul Cac has will take over Bell’s job in her old office.
Agent: Both Harrington and tyer are low intelligeñçe, Gobsig elected, boot licking morons who can only cop an appearance on the bootlicking sturgeon show at Pctv. The real danger for the city is that these two think they are the top of the barrel when in reality they are the bottom of the barrel. You could scout the Berkshires and not find anyone dumber than them. In the private sector they wouldn’t get an interview to be wash room matrons. Tyer has proven herself to be a failure without a single accomplishment to show for in three years in the mayors office. Harrington has barely got into the starting gate and is faltering very badly already. Failures burn out quite quickly and let’s hope we have seen the end of them after their terms. Fool me once but never fool me twice.
Art, are you ok? You’re making sense for once. Did you bump your head?
Acute Yeah. I’m hitting my Stride. I’m sick and tired of these nobodies.
Art,
No accomplishments! Did you forget about the Tyler Street trash cans, and that big revenue from downtown parking meters.
Don’t let her forget about these!!!
So sad for this county. Paul Cacc did so much work everyday and now his job is being farmed out so the District Attorney can stand around and “look important.”?? If true, this is Unbelievable!!
Is it true that Paul Cacc will still work in the DA’s office?
Paul will be working as an ADA in Hamden county I believe.
Nips Harrington is a nit wit. Moon is dumber than a bag of hammers. Have you ever watched her at a city council meeting? Nips is the dog that caught the car and has no idea what to do next. Many of us saw this comming. Thanks for the progress report.
Lounger you have hit you stride. Right on point!!!!
AGENT
As always, appreciate the news and views. THE PLANET has been swimming, there have been so many leaks in the new D.A.’s office. We have our report, still in progress. We plan to share it on Friday for The Weekend Edition. It will likely not be enough to fit all we have. On Sunday night, THE PLANET sent Harrington a summary of what we’ve got from her office, offering her the chance to respond and share her side of things. Thus far, she hasn’t peeped. We don’t expect she will. The focus needs to be evermore on this office. It is only THE MOST CRITICAL in the current losing battle for better public safety. The way AH has circled the wagons so soon suggests an office in complete chaos, weighed down by a lack of professionalism and too much incompetence. The proof, of course, will be not in anything you, THE PLANET, or anyone discloses, but on crime in the area. Nearly one month in, it looks like things are getting worse.
Excellent! Hopefully your report will be able to confitm
What I’ve been hearing. DAAH seems to think it’s the old holdover employees ratting her out, my sources say it’s her own team who are baffled by her pettiness and stupidity. Seems strange to me.
I expect subpoenas will be issued for everyone ‘s personal cell phones and computers. The leaks will be found. Heads will roll.
Dan Valenti’s office will be stormed by armed SWAT team, computers confiscated, records removed. The truth must be found!