We’re in the gut of the election season and mayoral candidates and entourages were out in force marching on Park Avenue or working the sidelines at the Barnum Festival Great Street Parade on Sunday.
Mayor Bill Finch was shaking hands, greeting the peeps, smiling broadly but still wondering in private conversations: who’s behind that Anyone But Finch billboard on the Route 25-8 Connector?
Mary-Jane Foster, grand marshal of the parade, echoed her supporters as only MJ can say it: “Hey buddy, it’s not us!”
Okay, could it be John Gomes, former Finch administration official? “No, it’s not us” (but we wish we had thought of it).
How about Charlie Coviello, multi-mayoral candidate? Could he be responsible? “What? We have no money!”
How about independent candidate Jeff Kohut? “Come now, Lennie, it would be a badge of honor to place my name on that, if I paid for it.”
Hey, former Mayor Joe Ganim was working the crowd like he was still mayor (or someone acting like he wanted his old job back). Joe hadn’t worked a Barnum Festival crowd like that in nearly 10 years. Could Joe be behind the billboard? “What, are you kidding, if it was me I’d have 10 billboards up like that!”
And so it goes. Another OIB moment in this election season.
What gossip did you pick up?
Joe Ganim wasn’t working the crowd–the crowd was working him. Once word spread that Joe and family were at the parade, people walked blocks just to say hi and welcome Joe home. He was just standing there and people were flocking to him.
Meet the Flockers! Most of these people warmly receiving Joe don’t live in Bridgeport.
LG,
The word on the street is the independently wealthy JIMFOX paid for it. Others may follow.
“Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned, Nor hell a fury like a woman scorned.”
So … just who is Sharon?
Lennie, was mayor Finch waving a white flag?
www .ctpost.com/local/article/Finch-Ramos-ask-for-state-takeover-of-Board-of-1451391.php
Word at the parade was Gomes was denied a float because he is not a not for profit company; anyone else hear that?
Why anyone gives a rat’s ass about a convicted criminal is beyond me.
John Gomes wasn’t denied a float because he wasn’t an NFP. He could have sponsored, as the Red Rooster Deli, a Cape Verdean float. Foster was named the Grand Marshall of the parade well over a year ago and there was nothing political about her float.
Bill is a Big Crybaby! The Foster contingent was strategically placed with Foster for Mayor signs on the lawn of Bob Keeley’s house. We respected the office of the Mayor and his family with polite applause. He was the one who had to go out and make it political with his statement about the Bill Bored!
I guess that billboard has hit a nerve in his polling taken last week.
Anyone But FINCH!
Gomes and family walked the parade route so they could meet and greet the spectators. Charlie Coviello walked as well. Yes, there was a large cheering section for Mary-Jane which obviously irked the good mayor. Mission accomplished.
Grin,
I figured it out. That is the first sign of the Apocalypse. Foster, Finch, Gomes and Joe Ganim are obviously the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
I saw Gomes and his family also, and most interestingly of all, I saw Ganim huddling with Gomes and looking VERY friendly. If only the fly on the wall could have been buzzing near that convo.
My Bridgeport Girl-friend is right on all accounts.
I saw Finch walking around with a flyswatter. It must have been for all the West Nile virused mosquitoes that are plaguing our city.
*** Political hype @ its best for independence day parade goers, no? Will the candidates do the same @ the P/R parade? *** Zumba Steppers ***