tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29499732.post115349978895039504..comments2023-07-10T08:38:13.395-04:00Comments on Out of the Woodwork: Pierce ScuttlebuttRodney Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06702171113958426125noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29499732.post-1153704571722897882006-07-23T21:29:00.000-04:002006-07-23T21:29:00.000-04:00The REAL scuttlebut from an ANONYMOUS commenter?Co...The REAL scuttlebut from an ANONYMOUS commenter?<BR/><BR/>Come one, that's a bunch of hooey. You want credibility -- identify yourself.<BR/><BR/>As to the leadership complaints, it makes me wonder whether we'd have all this debt -- motivating talk of an income tax -- if other "naysayers" had been listened to way back when. I recall a small group of residents with actual land development trusty gettohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12428191762443615975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29499732.post-1153633434761177932006-07-23T01:43:00.000-04:002006-07-23T01:43:00.000-04:00Another sad and ill-reasoned post from another mou...Another sad and ill-reasoned post from another mous(e). If this is a-non-y-mous(e), then we might call it an x-mous(e) for short. If it is an x-mous(e) we might call it a he, or dead. <BR/><BR/>Yes I do have a warped mind, and an absolute disdain for cowardice; and these “brave souls” who hide in the shadows are the bottom of the barrel.<BR/><BR/>However, being the best the Schreiber campaign canRodney Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06702171113958426125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29499732.post-1153632823410640512006-07-23T01:33:00.000-04:002006-07-23T01:33:00.000-04:00Mary,Your recollection is heavily biased and repre...Mary,<BR/><BR/>Your recollection is heavily biased and represents an extreme point of view. Yes the BRCCF could have been done better, but it wasn't quite the lost cause that you recall. I remember hearing that point of view back then, but I don't hold with it.<BR/><BR/>Plante Moran survey answered the question it was asked to the best of its ability. In hindsight, the Committee might have asked Rodney Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06702171113958426125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29499732.post-1153614896697863242006-07-22T20:34:00.000-04:002006-07-22T20:34:00.000-04:00When is someone going to come out with the REAL sc...When is someone going to come out with the REAL scuttlebutt about Pierce?<BR/><BR/>For some reason, this guy seems to have fooled an awful lot of people in this town into believing he has the solutions to Ypsilanti's problems by telling them almost ANYTHING he thinks will help him get elected.<BR/><BR/>Now, he pretends to be a supporter of those who depend on bus service; yet only a year ago he Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29499732.post-1153513844922217382006-07-21T16:30:00.000-04:002006-07-21T16:30:00.000-04:00The parallels I'm seeing between what the "status ...The parallels I'm seeing between what the "status quo" candidates and their supporters said about me when I ran for the BOE over two years ago and what's being said about Pierce now are disturbing and like deja vu.<BR/><BR/>I agree it is difficult to deal with dissent and disagreement. When I ran, one of my central ideals was that we learn more from dissent than we do from people who agree with trusty gettohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12428191762443615975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29499732.post-1153511459180216302006-07-21T15:50:00.000-04:002006-07-21T15:50:00.000-04:00Regarding the BRCCF: Isn't it true that as a commi...Regarding the BRCCF: Isn't it true that as a committee, members were never given the information on the budget (the actual numbers, line items) to make rational financial decisions in the first place. And the “study” provided did not answer the questions that should have been asked (I am having a difficult time remembering the specifics, as I only came to later public meetings). Given this case, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com