DESPITE HANDGUN’S DROOL-BLATHERINGS, COUNCIL MEETING WAS ITS BEST OF THE SESSION
BY DAN VALENTI
PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY
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(FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, THE WEEKEND EDITION MARCH 31-April 2, 2023) — Tuesday, March 28. It was, perhaps, this city council’s best meeting. Most of the councilors were in good form, Peter Marchetti ran an excellent meeting, and clarity appeared on a least-expected front. However …
There’s always a however in this town.
It came through no fault of anyone on the council. It came in the form of one of our High Priestesses of Woke (H-POW).
C’mon down, Helen “Handgun” Moon.
Handgun appeared at the Open Mic portion and hogged an undeserved spotlight, although her dark shadow reduced that great beam to dimness — about the same that happened when she “served” as a failed Ward 1 councilor.
New D.A. Tim Shugrue didn’t need to deep-six Handgun from her phony position on Squeaky’s staff. Andrea OuttheDoria took care of that. It was Squeaky’s Finest Hour, as Winston might put it. Handgun’s exit raised the performance of the office at least by a factor of 10. Handgun had one simple task: ensure Squeak’s re-election. Kiss o’ death for Squeaky. Again, Handgun practiced her specialty, namely, failure. Oh, and THE PLANET might add that the other H-POW is none other than Dina “Climate Change” Lampiasi. Unlike Handgun, Climate Change got the Shugrue boot. Also unlike Handgun, Climate Change won re-election.
THE PLANET won’t bother to reproduce Handgun’s out-of-touch screed. One sentence will suffice: “I came here in honor of Miguel Estrella’s one year of death, when he was unalived by the city of Pittsfield, Moon.”
“Unalived.”
Swear to Zeus, THE PLANET isn’t making that up. That’s what Handgun said!
Get that. Miggy wasn’t killed by Pittsfield Police. He was “unalived” by the entire city. Then it was more defund-the-cops crap. As one of our astute PLANETEERS commented, that ship sailed a couple years ago. Apparently, Handgun didn’t get the memo.
“Moon River, whiter than a smile …”
Where is Andy Williams when you need him? As for that, where is Andy McKeever when you don’t need him?
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Now, about the council meeting. As we said, it was arguably their best in its present configuration.
Give credit where credit is due. Our Right Honorable Good Friends made some sensible and piquant remarks on the state of downtown. VP Peter White made a motion to rescind the previous approval. The measure passed 7-2 (Charles Kronick, Karen Kalinowsky ney) with Tony Maffuccio in present but abstaining.
And you know what? It was the correct vote. Ward 1’s Ken Warren and city solicitor Stephen Pagnotta turned the proposed ballot question from simple and straightforward to a hopeless mess. Don’t we know that when you elect a Warren anywhere in the Bay State, you play Risk! Kenny’s no fake Indian, but at times he puffs a crazy peace pipe.
Solicitor Pags made sure to further scramble that simple, sunny-side-up question, leaving the council with no other choice than to scrap the whole thing … perhaps to try again? We can only hope, this time with no confusion.
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What stood out at this meeting was the way, for the first time, the council seriously acknowledged the Big Picture with respect to downtown North Street. THE PLANET saw unanimous agreement that in its current sad state and dangerous configuration, downtown North Street is a disaster. Yes, traffic has slowed down, not because of intelligent design but from hopelessly confusing road markings and a clogged, single lane that makes right turned heading north a game of Russian Roulette.
Drivers have to figure out the Tower of Babel markings, different colors, an overabundance of signs, faded markings, jay-walking pedestrians, and more while stopping-and-going to a flurry of traffic signals not properly synchronized. In a recent PLANET poll, four out of give drivers chose either root canal or getting their thumbs chopped off in a cigar cutter to driving through the downtown. The lone holdout turned out to be The Fifth Dentist.
A city engineer (requesting strict anonymity, naturally) told THE PLANET that the traffic flow “shows no predictability” and have produced “a chaotic [traffic] flow. S/he said that “best practice requires that we first determine wanted flow and only then install the signals and markings. Pittsfield did it ‘back assword,’ a huge blunder'” leading to the present-day downtown. We asked our source: “Who bears responsibility for that error.” S/he said it can be placed on the messy desk of public works commissioner Ricardo Morales, aka Rickey Rumpus.
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A highlight during Tuesday’s meeting came about when Ward 5’s Patrick Kavey through the chair called Rumpus to the podium. Kavey asked Rumpus about the alternative plans for North Street (including diagonal parking) that have been in the works for some time. Kavey wanted an update.
“How far along are those plans?” Kavey asked.
“Not too far along,” Rumpus answered.
TRANSLATION: “We haven’t done squat, councilor.”
Mind you, Kavey and others weren’t requesting actual engineering specs but merely some initial ideas. Rumpus got caught with his pants down. Gets drafty down there.
Warren made good points in explaining why he supported rescinding earlier approval of the bike-lane/four-lane referendum. He said a similar referendum can be brought forth in the future, and that if the city doesn’t acknowledge and address the mess it has made of downtown, he will support another referendum effort. There are alternatives, he said. Councilor-at-largevPete White concurred, saying Pittsfield needs to look at fresh alternatives.
Morales, however, has been lagging far behind. It’s his job to provide those alternatives, but he (doesn’t) act as if he doesn’t realize it.
At-large Earl Persip laid the problem out in stark terms: “There’s confusion, and we need to fix it.” Persip spoke for nearly everyone and anyone who has ventured downtown. It’s a bloody tumble, a helter-skelter hash of farrago, a crazy-quilt of disarray. Moreover, irrespective of the realities of its actual condition, downtown Pittsfield is perceived, rightly or not, as dangerous, unsafe, and enormously frustrating. Those perceptions include fear of being harassed or attacked, lack of convenient parking, the presence of gangs, drugs, handguns, lack of parking, tickets if you do park, trash, and a whole lot more.
Thing is, IT DOESN’T HAVE TO BE THAT WAY.
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At-large councilor Karen Kalinowsky, who has made a referendum on the bike lanes a passion since first elected, deserves enormous credit for bringing the effort forward for the simple reason of having spurred this much larger discussion on the future of the downtown. And it’s not a distant future. It is upon us, now, today. At the most recent council meeting, the reps seemed to grasp that fully.
THE PLANET gets the impression that councilors are taking this matter seriously. Is it because of the looming elections? Perhaps, but it’s about time downtown gets addressed — sanely. Intelligently. The solution can only be achieved by listening to the two most important stakeholders: citizens and the downtown businesses.
Now if only the administration can take this seriously. THE PLANET suggests to mayor Linda Tyer that she light a fire under “back assward'” Rumpus. Listen to the council, who for once truly represented The Kapanskis.
Kronick and Kevin Sherman were oddly silent during most of the debate. So was Maffuccio. As for Lampiasi, she contributed this gem:
Lampy: “We’ve heard from the experts in the field, we know that we do not want to go back to a four-lane downtown. It would be unsafe for our residents. We had This chamber was filled with residents pleading with us to not create a dangerous commute for them. Every morning I drive my daughter to daycare across the city and the number of bikers that I have seen has increased over time since those bike lanes went up.”
THE PLANET shall let our readers parse Lampy’s “knowledge.” We will add that the “experts” she quotes are the same ones who, with their countless and failed revamps, have killed the downtown in the first place.
Have a great weekend, everybody.
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Dan, once again, you’re amazing. No one does what you do.
and btw, Lampy is a liar. I work downtown and I rarely see bikes in the bike lane. If I see ten in an 8 hour shift, that’s a good day. So if she’s just driving through for a drop off, she’s not seeing an “increase”. Let’s remember that at election time.
Thanks, JAKE. The fact that you work downtown gives your comment added weight.
Famous Pittsfield words: Unalived, The Houseless, Barstool, It’s Happening!, Aberration, Rolodex, Downtown Renaissance, Montello, Vibrant and Dynamic. Famous Pittsfield politicians: Luciforo: Pittsfield’s Pot King, Ben Downing: Little Ben, Adam Hinds: Chrome Dome, Paul Mark: Paul Marxism, Peter Larkin: GE Lobbyist on a Lark, Chris Speranzo: Hack de Sinecure, Trica Farley-Bouvier: Country Buffet and Happy Endings, Sara Hathaway: Level 5 forever, Jimmy Ruberto: Mystery man from Texas to Naples, Florida, Dan Bianchi: A Big Bust, Linda Tyer: Gated Community School Secretary. Famous Pittsfield taglines: North Street: Social Services Alley. The distressed neighborhoods that surround North Street: The Ring of Poverty. Pittsfield #1 industry: The underclass. PEDA: Postindustrial Debacle. Pittsfield’s industrial chemical: PCBs. Pittsfield: The beautiful Berkshires’ hole in the doughnut. Pittsfield’s transportation: How about that bypass? Pittsfield’s daily rag: The Dirty Bird (Berkshire Eagle). Pittsfield’s Finances: Kufflinks “Cooks the Books”. Pittsfield’s taxpayers: The (fictional) Kapanskis. Pittsfield’s budget: Always raise municipal taxes, fees, debts and other liabilities by 5% or more per fiscal year. Pittsfield’s Planning Office: Significant losses in population and living wage jobs over the past 50 years. Pittsfield’s public safety: Top 10 city in Massachusetts for violent crime year-in year-out. Pittsfield’s diversity: Over 1,000 gang members who call Pittsfield home. Pittsfield’s inner-city: The Shooting Gallery. Pittsfield’s diversity office: DIE. Pittsfield politics: The Godfather movies’ Mafia-like 4 families who have run the city into the ditch since the mid-1960s. Pittsfield City Council: The City Clownsil. Pittsfield’s two candidates for Mayor: Peter Marchetti: Plainer than vanilla, & John Krol: Trying to be the comeback kid in Pittsfield politics. Pittsfield’s Fourth Estate: Blogger Dan Valenti.
Thanks for the summary Jonathan.
Chrome Dome Indeed
Now yooz talking’… ah, we knew her well.
Wasn’t that a bob hope song?
Right. The hutsuck song. You can’t make this stuff up.
Is Barry in business with Andy on the pot place?
You would have to ask “Scary Barry” or “Luciforo” for an answer because I don’t know about their relationship.
Unexplained is why so many councilors AND THE MAYOR , were all for the North street Rubiks Cubing for a year or more. By the way, was there any paid consultants involved in this design or was it someone off the street with a pencil and some drawing paper? And I ask because the city now looks incredibly stupid and somebody rolled this out and they had people backing them up.
Ricky may be being pushed to the front to set off the IEDs but there is no way in hell he was tasked on his own with this design. Just don’t buy it.
But hope it ain’t the same folk designing the Springside bike ramble. Or the new water plant. Or the new Waconah park.
(but just wait till Tyler street is paved and lined. Was its original design modeled after the North street debacle?) uh maybe
FIZZ
Correct. Young Mr. Nick Russo of Berkshire Regional Planning Commission, in a “freelance” gig worth at least $25,000, scribbled up the “plan” for the bike lanes. Someone correct us if we’re wrong. It all spilled over from there. The mayor and Ricky, as well as the council, could have stepped in and put an end to this child’s sandbox fantasy. But no. To them, it must have looked great. Question is: WHY??? Russo had inside connections with the city.
“Unexplained is why so many councilors AND THE MAYOR , were all for the North street Rubiks Cubing for a year or more”
Good question. This bike lane craze is national. Where ever you travel, Boston, Charleston, SC, Great Falls MT, Hartford CT – you have bike lanes everywhere and of course, no bikes on them. The plan comes from way above the Pittsfield Dept. PS. However, the issue is the manner this city prioritizes and conducts policy. I spoke with several businesses downtown. They hate the lanes, but they have shifted their concern to illegal camping violating their properties. Their point is that they are not interested in protecting the bike lane interests, but they are not interested either in a symbolic fight either.
Springside House:
I believe the bigger issue that day was the raid upon the Free Cash account to match a federal grant that didn’t require immediate appropriation. We could make that appropriation anytime up to the point we write the check to the vendor. The argument that prevailed is that the CPA Trust should be reserved for private interests. And once again, ‘Cheeseface‘ was the emotional argument used to support the fallacy.
“Vote yes or I’ll shoot this puppy.”
Bad weirdness.
What’s the hurry to fix up SH and who is the tenant?
The city will fix it up and sell it cheap to a special interest pal. Don’t laugh either. There are people right now buying up properties just like that and turning them into resturants and living quarters and they all got city hall connections.
Fathead Don Trump will be flown in his 747 with 4 people on board to be fingerprinted in New York City for crimes
Tyrants rise! They pull hard at your heartstrings.
Is anything happening with the Hess station Charles?
Hess Forest still alive and well … only messier.
Huge mistake by the Dems. They just made Trump a martyr.
Game. Set. Match.
Welcome back Prez!
ROTFL Nominate Con Man Donny again and you Guarentee 4 more years of Biden ROTFL
He might not or can’t even finish the first one. What are you talking about?
What In Da Know means is that Trump can’t lose in the primary and can’t win in the general election. A gift for the Dems in 2024.
Go make your sheep moan
Urkraine, China, and #1 son Hunter/family Jim will catch up with Traitor Joseph Stolen.
The sordid tales from pedo Joe’s daughters diary have been confirmed, along with the hundreds of crimes in Hunter’s “laptop from hell”, some of which Ole Joe was complicit.
R- Robert Kennedy Jr is being asked to run. He does not seem to be controlled by the deep state uniparty.
Fact.
bonner! We have potentially unfinished business on the prior board.
K!
Exactly
And 12 of Kamala.
Bring it on. You are outnumbered. You haven’t got a chance. In case noone has told you, you need brains in order to win.
Um, Biden can’t even find his way to the podium without the help from his handlers and even with a Jumbotron to read from he can’t get out the speech without screwing up the words.
“you need brains in order to win.”
You just need to cheat. Joe can’t form a coherent sentence, with a teleprompter, with staged questions.
How is the mental case D-Fetterman doing these days? Seems he’s been committed and has not voted at all.
Sorry, Trump has reached the end of his cheatin’ rope.
“Charge the stripper with extortion. She extorted him, he is the victim of a crime.” – Michael Savage
pretty sure trump went looking for her…she did not go looking for him…he has crapped on woman all his life but this one bit back
Saw a great MEME for Trumps mugshot shirt….2024 Biden/Ferriter….it’s a No Brainer!! Let that picture float through the world
or Trump/Majorie Taylor Greene….he would bang her in a minute
Trump/Lake 2024
But you know what MT? He has NOT been indicted.
heh heh
He’s going on Jeopardy with Biden and AOC
An irony is that the taxpayers are paying for secret service agents to protect him when he goes while at the same time he is encouraging his disciples to cause death and destruction. And he wants to be president again? Can’t make this shit up.
True dat.
Exactly for which crimes?
So a man tries to kill a cop, and the WokeAHoles make him a saint.
The Eagle ran two days’ worth of articles about Saint Miggy. When you run towards cops with a knife in your hand then you deserve to get shot. They should open the Clocktower to illegal immigrant housing since they’re so woke.
Why support the Hate Rag? That is all they write about is the progressive hate and lies. That’s why the Berkshires are getting all the losers that are running from other liberal states! Why do you think all of a sudden we have the houseless park in Springside?? Was never there before
They did it for the, “was/were” tranny, who did a hate crime murdering Christian children too.
SUICIDE: The Leading Cause of Death for Police Officers, Data Show
Suicide has now become the number one killer of police officers in the U.S. That’s according to Blue H.E.L.P., a group that is helping police departments with the problem.
While in-the-line-of-duty police deaths continue to fall, Blue H.E.L.P.’s data show suicides are on the rise.
Black and Blue Bloods: Protecting Police Officer Families from Domestic Violence scholarycommons.law.hofstra.edu
Abstract
Officer-involved domestic violence (OIDV) is a national problem, with police officer families having higher rates of domestic violence than non-police officer families. Many victims of OIDV do not report their abuser precisely because their abuser is a police officer, whom they fear is in a unique position to protect him/herself from any legal consequences.”
Domestic Violence within Law Enforcement Families:
The most recent research in police domestic violence has shown that officers may perpetrate domestic violence at a higher rate than the general population, 28% verses 16%, respectively.
Data Shows 40 Percent of Cops Abuse their own families.
Interspousal Aggression in Law Enforcement Families: A Preliminary Investigation / policing.umhistorylabs.Isa.umich.edu
“Survey results revealed that approximately 40% of participating officers reported marital conflicts involving physical aggression during the previous year.” This was a self-reporting survey, so one can only imagine what kind of domestic violence hell that is being perpetuated in the cops’ families that refused to participate in the self-report survey on Domestic Violence in Law Enforcement Families.
Domestic Abuse Among Cops
“it has been demonstrated that the abuser may use their position to deter the victim from reporting the abuse. It has also been determined that training and law enforcement experience can become a tactic used to commit acts of abuse.”
Figures show, 80% of UK Police Accused of Domestic Abuse kept their jobs.
So, I just heard this coming from the 1931 movie, Night Nurse, on TMC,
that’s my story, and a couple of cops and a rubber hose can’t make me change it
Dan, Tyer is responsible for the North Street mess. Rumpus is following orders by not doing jack spit or diddly squat. Kinda like Mayorkiss with our open borders.
LOCK HIM UP !!!!
Craig since you claim to be running for mayor, why don’t you share with us your love of all things Democrat and Marxist? Please tell us why Joe Biden and son Hunter have not been locked up despite evidence which shows they are owned by communist China? Why haven’t the Pelosis been locked up for insider trading?
But, but, but, Trump posted mean tweets and got caught using ‘guy talk’ that every heterosexual male (and female) have done at least once in front of their friends growing up and beyond.
That’s worth ruining our country, plus the false narratives of “climate change,” “racial injustice,” and Russia. Amazing the D’s hated Ukraine until Trump exposed how dirty the Xiden crime family was with Vlod and Ukraine. Ukraine’s worth WWIII, right Craig? JM? TSC?
As mayor, maybe Craig plans on using ARPA money to have Hunter Xiden “consult” for the city on the roads. The cultural competency coach ain’t seen nothin’ yet when it comes to fraudulent schemes.
Might be time for a résumé updating Ricky Rumpus.
What crime did he commit?
He won the 2016 election. Defeating Hilary is a felony.
Misdemeanor.
Putin defeated Hillary
Democrat disinformation
Rather, which ones didn’t he commit?
I knew you couldn’t answer this question so you tried to make a dumb diversionary joke.
You put a nice spin on the Council meeting, my take is they realize now in an election year they screwed up and actually made the Kapanski’s mad! Personally I don’t follow the bike lanes when I’m on North, I use it just like I always have. In contrast to Lyin Dina I haven’t seen a bicyclist yet who uses the bike lane. Yes I was almost hit by a bike on the sidewalk which is where I see the bicyclist. I am curious why Dina is driving across town while she doesn’t work, she should walk or ride her bicycle across town it would do her good!
Shirley, I too have seen bikes using the sidewalk. Had a chance to ask a rider why he wasn’t using the bike lane? He chuckled and said the sidewalk was safer!!
That would be me.
She needs someone to watch the kid while she’s at hot yoga and Pilates. Her life is filled with important shit like that.
Sorry I know you don’t want many posts in a row from the same poster but I just read a list of streets to be paved and Ricky Rumpasses statement of the process they go through mainly street condition. I walk many of these streets and they are in way better condition than the one I reside on! I did notice several streets where the wealthy citizens reside are getting a do over even though their streets are not in rough shape. So what gives? Whose pockets got lined?? Just another lyin linda screwing the working class over again and again
SHIRL
Not to worry. Two of three in a row from a credible correspondent such as yourself is no problem. The Robots are more permissive with such as yourself. Algorithms, not to be confused with Al Gore-isms, allow amazing capabilities.
Who can forget Al Gore dancing the Macaraina ?
UH HUH. They started Alfred drive last year, ran into problems with the sewer line, and it is not on this years list that I can see. (but still a mess)
I know who you are. You always complain about Alfred. With good reason. The city repaved the whole street last year, then a few months later ripped up the entire left side to install new water pipe. I couldn’t believe the timing. They still haven’t put back the sewer lids and drain grates. I was hoping they’d come back & repave the whole street but it’s not on the city’s list of streets. Conant could care less.
Kinda seems like they were supposed to do the sewer line first but someone did not get the memo…taxpayers will pay to have it paved twice though. If they ever finish it
https://youtu.be/PpMAd7uXMSY
Actually, someone sort of tried to ask me a question on this matter on last board.
‘Why should a councilor give a damned about paving‘ appeared to be the question.
Well, for thirty years, streets in Allendale neighborhood have not seen any work and they have been promised it for about a decade. I was surprised last year this day that not a single one got selected for repair. Further, Ward 2 got scarce 2-3% of road work. Wow. I spent much of last year working to remedy both that disparity and the thirty years of neglect. I worked for those streets because residents there challenged me to get it done. I presented a large list of roads in numerous neighborhoods and hand delivered flyers to residents therein alerting them of the public hearings. Only ones to show up were from two streets in Allendale. They got their streets. Not reviewing the numbers, I am inclined to report that good managerial response has been accomplished.
That is my answer: if you want change and if you want action, you have to provide it. The way this city manages its resources will not work well so long as residents leave it up to councilors and staff to anticipate. There are two philosophies that conflict on City Council. One says ‘we lead, and the public minds their private business’. The other says that the public drives the process in greater measure. There are dangers in both – beware of true-believers.
Solid answer, CHAZ. That first philosophy, “Public, mind your own friggin’ business,” has been the one prevailing in this town for what now seems like forever. This has been building after The Suits got beat on the Civic Authority. Since then, they acted to seal off any repeat of public involvement (except for token ones). Charter “reform” saw to that. The only way for that to change is if the masses revolt, begin to attend meetings, and put on city officials. Until then, reps such as yourself are consigned to that 9-2/8-3 wilderness. That said, though, stay feral. Don’t let “Them” tame you. One of these days/weeks/months/years/centuries your efforts might pay off.
Centuries. That’s something fortunately that know that I do not have. Crises are the main motivation for me – the Imp of the Perverse.
As for feral, my barber last said, “Well you always come in looking the wolf, so no, you cannot count on me to remember that cut.”
No fears there.
I agree Charles but unfortunately I am of the working class and the meetings seem to always be at a time where I am making money to provide for the family. I have discussed this with every ward city councilor that has been voted in since I bought the house I live in now. Everyone said they would work on it and that my street and sidewalk is on a list. I never was able to get a copy of said list. I have even talked to mayors about being a member of one of the city committees which again they said they would work on. I am at the point that the city will be a view from the rearview mirror so I have stayed in my abode not buying a more expensive one because I don’t want to give this city anymore of my money because I don’t trust where they would spend it. It’s unfortunate because this city was awesome when I was growing up, the baby boomers really screwed it up and it just continues with the current generation.
what ward? What day/time is a better fit for community attendence?
Thanks for the reach out Charles, keep it up maybe you will rub off on your peers. I have a very busy schedule working and volunteering. The only time left that is free is probably Sat morning but summer is coming. This is why I like this blog I am able to have discussions that I think the council and mayor should be having at thgeir meetings, As Isaid I won’t be here much longer so I feel the way my volunteering is how I will continue to help the Kapanski’s.
Agree. How can Bernard be left off the list, and Anne Drive be on the list. Pot holes on Bernard are 4 ft in diameter.
Barker is getting done again. Does Massery still live there? Cuz he be having clout.
I went to North Street a few weeks ago and was chased to my car by someone asking for money. It was scary. This is what a far left globalist city is like. Nobody feels safe.
There is going to be an empty apartment at Mara Largo at the end of the month. Might be just what you are looking for.
Keep hoping. Trump will get through this. It’s Americans I’m worried about. Anyone who doesn’t comply with the far leftist globalists will be carted off to one of Leticia James “Camps” for political prisoners.
https://www.theblaze.com/news/new-york-ag-appealing-ruling-so-democratic-governor-can-throw-americans-in-quarantine-camps?utm_source=theblaze-breaking&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20230320Trending-NYAGInternmentCamps&utm_term=ACTIVE%20LIST%20-%20TheBlaze%20Breaking%20News
Pat, you need to spend more time consulting with your mentor. Try listening to yourself and evaluating the truth value – the objective reality – of what you say. If you
can’t do that then you might risk talking to a friend who can.
Nancy Pelosi, along with most Dem idiots, seems to think that he’s “guilty until proven innocent.” Ass-backwards libtard!
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/nancy-pelosi-sums-tds-says-donald-trump-has-right-prove-his-innocence
Putin already has dibs on it.
Putin paid for it in exchange for a visit to the Oval office. (with his KGB friends and cameras)
Was it Fred Rutberg?
Same thing happened to me at Elm street car wash last week. Before I even got the money in the slot, there she was, Little Miss Woe Is Me, with her broken down car sob story. This is becoming the city of bums and beggars, and I blame Tyer.
Shugrue didn’t get rid of handgun. She was gone for years before he took over.
Dan,
Need to get your facts in order. Harrington actually fired Moon. Clown shoes actually has real employee hiring issues of his own, word on the street is he was so desperate he hired Jay Greene the biggest joke of a lawyer around confirm or deny? Getting back to Handgun I wish you would ask Krol if she is on his team.
“Jake”
You’re a fake. You have co-opted the real Jake. Why, we haven’t a clue. Our algorithms show that and reveal to us your true identity. Relax. We won’t share it here, except to say you are a dyed-in-the-cotton an Andrea OuttheDoria disciple. Your correct on the fact. Squeaky did fire Handgun. THAT’s how bad it got between the two banshees. Based on Mr. Worldwide’s first alert, we shall amend the text of the column. Thanks for your attendance on this blog!
The honor of biggest joke of a lawyer still goes to Squeaky
Did Squeaky find a job yet. Did any law firms hire her?
He got rid of Lampilazy
Agreed.
Thought it was lampylousy?
They both fit
In response to the murder of 3 children and 3 adults at the Nashville private Christian school by a mentally ill transgender activist, Sen Marsha Blackburn has put together the SAFE Act which would channel federal dollars to both private & public schools in order to beef up security. While your local illegal immigrant activists and nutjob Helen Moon want less cops and less money given to police depts., Sen. Blackburn’s bill is a step in the right direction in order to prevent senseless tragedies such as the Covenant School massacre. May this bill pass with overwhelming support.
https://thefederalist.com/2023/03/30/sen-marsha-blackburn-introduces-bill-to-harden-private-schools-like-covenant-with-enhanced-security-armed-officers/
I’ll clue you old folks in on “unalived”. TikTok will block videos where people say Killed or Murdered but for it to spill over into the real world is wild. Like your buddy tells a joke and you literally say “LOL”.
It seems like some of the Pittsfield politicians are creating their own language.
First, we had VP Porkchop Pete White, give us the classic ‘houseless.’
Next, we have Helen “Handgun” Moon, give us the gem ‘unalived.’ When a piece of fruit is picked off the vine/tree, is that piece of fruit now ‘unalived’ Handgun?
Who will be next to step up to the plate of infamy? My money is on “look like me” Earl Dumpster-Persip (D-trash dumpsters) to be the next.
To wind the clock back a year, the complaint – still standing – is the money and municipal labor wasted in the lanes and the terrible impact it had on driving and emergency vehicles (blocked ambulances, roads rendered inaccessible to fire trucks.)
We are hearing fresh whispering about fresh innovations on West Street. It goes on.
Charles, any word on when/if the kids will be risking their and other peoples lives weaving in and out of cars on North street with those scooters this year? Anyone who contributes to or otherwise encourages kids to behave in this manner should have their asses sued off.
The mayor wants bike lanes for “safety”? And then enourages children to ride up and down a busy street in and out of moving cars and trucks and motorcycles??? What am I missing? Do these two policies collide in some intellectual hole in the ground somewhere?
NYC is having problems with electric scooter batteries causing fires.
In 2022 their lithium batteries caused 216 fires, 147 injuries and 6 deaths.
https://www.autoblog.com/2023/03/08/ebike-electric-scooter-battery-fires/
Don’t tell me they let Ricardo out again without adult supervision.
“No comment” from Biden on the Trump indictment, but we know that he is up to his eyeballs in the corruption of these Soros appointed District Attorneys. Biden and Soros are in on this together. Soros is known for taking down economies and spreading violence across a country by the chaos of these far left district attorneys not prosecuting for crime except for the political enemies of their chosen ones.
Pat, you always say “we know”. Who else do you have permission to speak for?
Somehow I knew that out of everything I said, someone would focus on my using “we know”, but there are many people who do believe Biden is corrupt because of his pushing this globalist agenda on our country and using globalist attack dogs like Soros to do it. Soros has been quietly infiltrating our legal system since 2015 and it was kept hidden from the public for obvious reasons. Soros coming out today and saying he has nothing to do with Bragg is more nonsense and lies because there is plenty of evidence to show the ties between Soros and these far left district attorneys. They are using the Soros globalist agenda in everything they do. Biden has been told to distance himself from all of this, but the connections between Biden, Soros, and the far left district attorneys are just too glaring.
My name is Pat. Soros is to blame for everything.
His money buys evil
The Royal ‘We’.
Another loss. https://www.berkshireeagle.com/crime/jury-acquitts-windsor-man-of-sexual-assault-charges/article_ebe147a8-cfd8-11ed-a2dc-5be5fc622fd7.html
Why did Mayor Liar Tyer not hold a 2023 State of City Address? Thought possibly I missed this yearly vibrant and dynamic event, but I could not find it on the City website. Was she afraid to face the taxpayers, or maybe it’s because she basically has done nothing positive for the City in her current term, or more likely it is that she really doesn’t give a excrete? She really needs to tell us taxpayers why she has let the total maintenance of the public buildings, public parks, sidewalks and streets flop. The City is a mess, just take a drive on her vibrant and dynamic North Street and look at the filthy mess, garbage, nips, overgrown weeds, broken trees and a collage of painted lines.
While watching the latest Clowncil meeting I could not help but think about what a disgrace it was for Councilors Kalinowsky and Sherman having to stare at the ceiling hoping the ceiling doesn’t fall on them. Imagine if a potential new business owner was in the City and was watching the meeting, why would they move their business to a City that can’t even take care of their basically locked dilapidated City Hall. Taxpayers deserve some answers but we will never get them from Liar Tyer or her Clowncil kids!
Linda Tyer will soon retire with a 6-figure public pension plus perks. She will enjoy her Senior Citizen years ahead with her multimillionaire CPA third husband Barry Clairmont in their mansion in their elitist Gated Community. In the future, she will join Pittsfield politics’ Hall of Fame of the city’s former career politicians who put the city into the ditch. Her 2023 State of the City Address was a tribute to the thousands of people who moved far away from Pittsfield, Massachusetts, over the past 50 years – Pittsfield’s shrinking middle-class families. She rejoiced at Pittsfield’s huge underclass population who are dependent on social services, who send their children to the city’s Level 5 public schools, who purchase pot, booze, tobacco, drugs, sex workers, and all of the other wonderful goods and services Pittsfield has to offer its large underclass population in return for excessive municipal taxation, fees, debts and other liabilities that will never be paid off in our lifetimes. She touted Pittsfield State Representative Tricia Farley-Bouvier’s number one state legislative priority in 2023 – 2024 to decriminalize sex workers. She affirmed her own letter to the editor of the Dirty Bird (Berkshire Eagle) last Fall (2022) endorsing Paul Mark for State Senator because he is a rubber stamp vote for Beacon Hill’s secretive and corrupt dictatorial leadership. She said that the DIE Office will ensure that Pittsfield will have diversity so that cops will learn to call the Paramedics and Ambulance instead of shooting suspect in distress to death, and then writing in their Use of Force reports that the suspects were not in distress under the law. I am sorry you missed her historic speech earlier this year 2023, but I am happy to relay her latest remarks about Pittsfield being a Vibrant and Dynamic city.
You told me you didn’t care or fantasize about Barry anymore. Who do I find you posting about him after swearing to me you wouldn’t anymore? Your dream guy barry.
You tell me you love me and I’m your best friend after we make love but lie to me about your feelings about Barry. Why? Do I not satisfy you anymore Jonathan.
At least it’s not Holyoke.
At least she will be going into the Pittsfield politics’ Hall of Fame with an A+ from you.
Congratulations on noticing there are no goals for Pittsfield this year.
After watching both interviews I’m even more convinced that we need someone else to enter the race.
A couple things with these interviews where they look like sorry puppies wanting some food. Dan asked a question to Krol about something, and his reply was maybe you should ask Matt Kerwood? Kerwood’s not running for mayor. That’s a leadership answer. I wouldn’t votie Marchettti either. Hasn’t got the chutzpah. Both will tax you dearly.
Is Special K stepping into the ring?
and when you find out who is really behind each of these puppets you will want even less to do with them
Their OCPF data is pretty ordinary, but Greg Yon did give the Krol campaign $1000.00. I think it was still 2022. We’ll see if he coughs up another $1000.00.
Who owns the AT and the literal surrounding Berkshire Hills, cuz they bought it for a dollar – Alander Mountain, April Hill…. VIM, they took that because they could. It literally dates back to the colonists. Fred Rutberg an attorney for the mill owners, he owns the law office of Klepetar for one. Windrush thru your hair, Riordan. Marcus = Berger. Alander and the projects.
Skiing. Biking. Hiking.
When you own the inspector you get really good ROI.
I appreciate this column. Indeed, North Street is a terrible mess with the useless bike lanes. Question: is there a tax penalty for owners of storefront property in Pittsfield for leaving those storefronts vacant for 12 months or more? The old Jim’s House of Shoes and north is a blight. And did Moon truly say “unalived?” Good grief!
Why does the moon comment surprise you?
Why should they pay a penalty when the city screwed up North Street?
just wanted you give you my two cents on the interviews with John and Peter.
Both were great, but there were distinct differences between the way they came across.
I felt like John was quite polished and good intentioned, but he didn’t explain exactly how he’d be fixing things. I believe he wants to do everything he can to clean up our desperate city. I believe he will try and not abandon his responsibilities. he’s got the right people on his side who will influence him greatly. I think he’d make a good mayor.
Peter, on the other hand, seemed much more humbled and truly honest, bordering on apologetic. And since he has watched this mess evolve from the inside out in recent years, he could actually have a game plan that could work. If he means what he says, if he is truly not what I call “a puppet” (which is what we’ve had for the last 8 years) then he could make a good mayor. I just hope he doesn’t cave in to “what his friends think”. That’s not what this place needs.
Im torn at this point.
Hate to disagree but we need another candidate. These two are anything but polished. If Krol love the city so much why did he leave. Marchetti has been on the council Tyers whole term and has advanced nothing on his own,only what she wanted.
It will be interesting to see who the current mayor throws her support behind to replace her and why.
OMGOSH! Why in HELL would you believe that smarmy John Krol wants to do everything he can to clean up our desperate city? He absolutely didn’t do anything to make Pittsfield a safer better place to live during his entire time on the schitty council. And truly honest and Peter don’t belong in the same sentence. Both smarmy Krol and PEE PEE Peter have demonstrated their disdain for the taxpayers of city of Pittsfield throughout their entire political histories. Both of them are in for themselves, and everyone one else can go F themselves. Neither one of them have ever done anything good for the taxpayers or the city. You shouldn’t be torn about this. None of them are good moral choices. You may not deserve better than this schitt, but I do.
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.”
― Theodore Roosevelt
Unfortunately Louise, you know what they say about polishing a turd? It’s still a turd.
Marchetti had proven he can be bought and compromised. Enjoy watching the cultural competency coach taking vacations on your tax money, vote Pete.
See above, but have to worry about your girlfriend or wife keeping her undies on to assure her pay raise, vote Lover Boy Krol.
Sir Chaz, you sure you’re not interested? These two a$$-clowns write their own comedy for future press releases in your favor. I’ll 100% guarantee The Planet will back you.
I’m with you MA. Totally burnished beyond recognition.
Marchetti: got on board with Kerwood to hire an auditor to audit Kerwood’s handiwork. Serves on the ARPA committee – not a lot of good coming forth.
Krol: If he were in Marchetti’s seat, it would be the same story.
I’d like to hear the interview in which a candidate explains their failures after a 10 year stint.
“I’ll 100% guarantee The Planet will back you.”
Never promise that which is not yours to give. (Robertson Davies, What’s Bred In The Bone).
Fair point. I’m certainly not a fortune teller, but something tells me nothing will change with either.
They’ve both been schooled by past Pittsfield failures. Rolodex Ruberto for Krol. Flat Tyer with Marchetti.
Seriously, does anybody think anything will change with those two and TFCB dangling untraceable ‘grant money’ to pick up the vibrant and dynamic citizens the Boston area no longer wants.
What are you going to tell me next, TSC got a brain transplant and it’s functioning properly and he’s now voting Red?
“What are you going to tell me next”
I’m going to tell you, Markus, that you know what to do.
“Stand alone if you must, but stand!” John Parker.
Pete is NOT a puppet? He has sat by and let the mayor lead him around by the nose for seven years. The city council president has the POWER to question, slow and stop bad mayoral policies. He did nothing of the sort. He HELPED her in EVERY idiotic endeavor she bought into. You say Pete watched the mess evolve. So WHY did he sit back and WATCH the mess evolve? He had the power to stop much of it. Ask him why he did not do so.
And you say Krol “has the right people on his side that will influence him greatly.” I am SURE that is true and if you know this could you please tell us right now who they are? Probably not comfortable saying huh? I think we know and it is not reassuring.
Fizz,
Look at the donor list’s and especially the big donors on the list when things really get going for both candidates. Those lists will tell you much about who the people are they are surrounding themselves with.
Agree. Candidates should have to wear sponsors on their suits like NASCAR. That way everyone will no who there really working for.
Lock him up!
Joe Biden, that is…….
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/04/joe-biden-fondles-with-and-sniffs-another-little-girl-in-mississippi-video/
Quite frankly Krols promise is he loves the city and will be the most accessible mayor in the history of t he City? That’s it ? Marchetti on the other hand states his Experience and he’s not going to Cut the budget at the schools just to cut. That’s it ?
Again…can a third or fourth candidate come forward before Easter….please? One that will at least mention no new tax. And if that means slashing the budget so be it.
I agree. Biden is corrupt up to his eyeballs. What Biden is doing is similar to Watergate where Nixon was having people spy on the Democrats to win an election. Biden is having corrupt Soros appointed far left district attorneys do his dirty work against his opponent in the 2024 presidential election.
I don’t deny that both candidates are products of the gobsig machine. But according to their donor list not many big buck donors are listed. Please explain.