Oh my god–is this guy serious? How does he say this with a straight face? Let’s review:
“Having opened upfive new public schools, increased access to the waterfront, and revitalized our downtown, it’s no surprise that the CT Post has endorsed Mayor Bill Finch.”
I think it’s been well established the editors of the Post don’t read their own paper, which has had story after story over the last year (and longer) pointing out the administration’s failings. It is hard to fathom what they were thinking when they decided to endorse Finch.
Now on to the mayor’s absurd claims:
* We should reelect you because you showed up to five ribbon cuttings? Fabrizi built those schools, not you.
* Access to the waterfront? Really? Last time I checked, we’re still waiting for the promised opening of Pleasure Beach. Hasn’t happened yet …
* Revitalized downtown? Fabrizi was in office when the GE money for downtown was secured. Not you. Fabrizi got City Trust & the Arcade built. Not you. Kuchma broke ground on his new building under Fabrizi. Not you. About all you can say for that, Mr. Finch, is you happened to be sitting in your office while Phil Kuchma & GDC leased up their space. Considering the number of no-show jobs in City Hall, are we supposed to reelect you just because you showed up for work?
OK–moving on …
“The Post praised Mayor Finch saying he has brought the city to a better place and that his focus is on the right things: the city’s financial security, economic growth, safety, education, and sustainability.”
* the city’s financial security? Really? Millions in deferred pensions? Putting city hall up for sale? Taking out tens of millions in tax anticipation notes to pay your bills? Starting the year with an $8 million budget hole and then magically having a surplus 2 weeks before an election … and no paperwork to document it? David Walker’s independent fiscal watchdog group announces Bridgeport is $1.4 BILLION in debt (again proving that the editors don’t read their own paper considering Walker is one of their columnists)!
* economic growth? Seriously? Derecktor is leaving … at least two supermarkets have closed … what jobs have you created, Mayor Finch? What economic growth exactly, specifically, are you talking about? Is this one of those, “if I talk about it enough people will believe it” moments? Because we’re not buying it.
* safety? Tell that to all the parents and loved ones who lost someone to violence in Bridgeport over the last four years. Or to the families of the two firefighters who lost their lives for no good reason at all. I think it’s called negligence, actually. Perhaps you should re-read that damning report again …
* Education? You really want to go there? You cut a backroom deal to put the Board of Education out of business so you could control it. And now that you control it, you won’t take responsibility for the PCB situation at Columbus School. 600 kids are being robbed of their education (not to mention all the kids who won’t graduate this year …) You flat-funded the BOE for four years and you want to take credit for education? Just how big are your balls? How do you stand up straight?
* Sustainability. OK. I’ll give you credit for distributing a lot of rain barrels. Congrats. Oh right–and for putting together a Parks Master Plan. Not a JOBS Master Plan. A Parks Master Plan. Because that’s definitely going to help lower my taxes. NOT.
Hi this is Mayor Bill Finch. You elected me with a mandate to build Bridgeport up.
* You were elected with a mandate? Funny, I don’t remember it that way. I remember you suing for a recount because it was so close. 270 votes, wasn’t it? I’d hardly call that a mandate, buddy. Do the math. You squeaked by. And didn’t you try to keep your Senate job while you were mayor …?
Aren’t you the guy who promised everyone a $600 tax refund upon taking office when you knew you couldn’t deliver on it? And the guy who knew about the North End jail for a year before coming out against it …?
Well guess what? No one’s buying what you’re selling.
Get your resume ready. Oh right–you’ve never gotten a job on your own either, have you? Well maybe someone will take pity on you and hook you up AGAIN with another no-show job. Must be nice. But then again, I guess a lot of people owe you for all the money you’ve sent their way through your ironically titled PAC. I’m sure Bill Beccaro can hook you up with … something … from his jail cell.
Please Bridgeport voters. Wake up. Do not be fooled by the emperor’s new clothes. There really is no “there” there. It’s time for new blood in City Hall. It’s time for someone with no ties to the Democratic party machine. It’s time for Mary-Jane Foster to clean house.
Had to traverse a good part of the city yesterday. GBT is the only horse in town, and away I went. Caught the #5 inbound. The route stops at Showcase Cinemas on Canfield Avenue, takes a left onto Brewster and heads down Fairfield Avenue, turning right onto Wordin Avenue, onto Ocean Terrace, a short stretch of Yacht Street and back onto to Wordin before coming out onto State Street via Bostwick Avenue. Saw more than a few of those obnoxious green signs, crammed anywhere the DPW workers could erect them. There’s one placed on lower Main Street proclaiming “sidewalk improvements.” The bus was moving kind of slow so I was able to look for the sidewalk “improvements.” It looked as though the litter had been swept up, that was all.
Also saw the “bike path” markings. If this is supposed to appeal to bicycling enthusiasts Bill Finch and Adam “Front Page News” Wood have got it all wrong. I have to question their logic and sanity. No one in their right mind would ever consider riding this route on a bicycle worth several hundred dollars. It goes down Railroad Avenue, for cryin’ out loud! That’s an area known for gang activity.
Oh my god–is this guy serious? How does he say this with a straight face? Let’s review:
“Having opened upfive new public schools, increased access to the waterfront, and revitalized our downtown, it’s no surprise that the CT Post has endorsed Mayor Bill Finch.”
I think it’s been well established the editors of the Post don’t read their own paper, which has had story after story over the last year (and longer) pointing out the administration’s failings. It is hard to fathom what they were thinking when they decided to endorse Finch.
Now on to the mayor’s absurd claims:
* We should reelect you because you showed up to five ribbon cuttings? Fabrizi built those schools, not you.
* Access to the waterfront? Really? Last time I checked, we’re still waiting for the promised opening of Pleasure Beach. Hasn’t happened yet …
* Revitalized downtown? Fabrizi was in office when the GE money for downtown was secured. Not you. Fabrizi got City Trust & the Arcade built. Not you. Kuchma broke ground on his new building under Fabrizi. Not you. About all you can say for that, Mr. Finch, is you happened to be sitting in your office while Phil Kuchma & GDC leased up their space. Considering the number of no-show jobs in City Hall, are we supposed to reelect you just because you showed up for work?
OK–moving on …
“The Post praised Mayor Finch saying he has brought the city to a better place and that his focus is on the right things: the city’s financial security, economic growth, safety, education, and sustainability.”
* the city’s financial security? Really? Millions in deferred pensions? Putting city hall up for sale? Taking out tens of millions in tax anticipation notes to pay your bills? Starting the year with an $8 million budget hole and then magically having a surplus 2 weeks before an election … and no paperwork to document it? David Walker’s independent fiscal watchdog group announces Bridgeport is $1.4 BILLION in debt (again proving that the editors don’t read their own paper considering Walker is one of their columnists)!
* economic growth? Seriously? Derecktor is leaving … at least two supermarkets have closed … what jobs have you created, Mayor Finch? What economic growth exactly, specifically, are you talking about? Is this one of those, “if I talk about it enough people will believe it” moments? Because we’re not buying it.
* safety? Tell that to all the parents and loved ones who lost someone to violence in Bridgeport over the last four years. Or to the families of the two firefighters who lost their lives for no good reason at all. I think it’s called negligence, actually. Perhaps you should re-read that damning report again …
* Education? You really want to go there? You cut a backroom deal to put the Board of Education out of business so you could control it. And now that you control it, you won’t take responsibility for the PCB situation at Columbus School. 600 kids are being robbed of their education (not to mention all the kids who won’t graduate this year …) You flat-funded the BOE for four years and you want to take credit for education? Just how big are your balls? How do you stand up straight?
* Sustainability. OK. I’ll give you credit for distributing a lot of rain barrels. Congrats. Oh right–and for putting together a Parks Master Plan. Not a JOBS Master Plan. A Parks Master Plan. Because that’s definitely going to help lower my taxes. NOT.
Hi this is Mayor Bill Finch. You elected me with a mandate to build Bridgeport up.
* You were elected with a mandate? Funny, I don’t remember it that way. I remember you suing for a recount because it was so close. 270 votes, wasn’t it? I’d hardly call that a mandate, buddy. Do the math. You squeaked by. And didn’t you try to keep your Senate job while you were mayor …?
Aren’t you the guy who promised everyone a $600 tax refund upon taking office when you knew you couldn’t deliver on it? And the guy who knew about the North End jail for a year before coming out against it …?
Well guess what? No one’s buying what you’re selling.
Get your resume ready. Oh right–you’ve never gotten a job on your own either, have you? Well maybe someone will take pity on you and hook you up AGAIN with another no-show job. Must be nice. But then again, I guess a lot of people owe you for all the money you’ve sent their way through your ironically titled PAC. I’m sure Bill Beccaro can hook you up with … something … from his jail cell.
Please Bridgeport voters. Wake up. Do not be fooled by the emperor’s new clothes. There really is no “there” there. It’s time for new blood in City Hall. It’s time for someone with no ties to the Democratic party machine. It’s time for Mary-Jane Foster to clean house.
Vote Mary-Jane on Tuesday–Row B!
Row “B” IS THE ONLY TICKET TO REFORM!!!
Power to the People–FABULOUS post. Finch is a fraud and a liar. The People of Bridgeport are smarter than he thinks they are. Row B all the way.
Had to traverse a good part of the city yesterday. GBT is the only horse in town, and away I went. Caught the #5 inbound. The route stops at Showcase Cinemas on Canfield Avenue, takes a left onto Brewster and heads down Fairfield Avenue, turning right onto Wordin Avenue, onto Ocean Terrace, a short stretch of Yacht Street and back onto to Wordin before coming out onto State Street via Bostwick Avenue. Saw more than a few of those obnoxious green signs, crammed anywhere the DPW workers could erect them. There’s one placed on lower Main Street proclaiming “sidewalk improvements.” The bus was moving kind of slow so I was able to look for the sidewalk “improvements.” It looked as though the litter had been swept up, that was all.
Also saw the “bike path” markings. If this is supposed to appeal to bicycling enthusiasts Bill Finch and Adam “Front Page News” Wood have got it all wrong. I have to question their logic and sanity. No one in their right mind would ever consider riding this route on a bicycle worth several hundred dollars. It goes down Railroad Avenue, for cryin’ out loud! That’s an area known for gang activity.