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Under the right set of circumstances, I don’t mind being manipulated. It usually involves two Brazilian strippers, good scotch whiskey and a box of cigars and chocolate. However, since none of those things have shown up on my door step lately, I really wish some people in this town would politely tone things down and just quietly go turn out the vote.
In case you’re wondering, I’m referring to efforts by Council Democrats to go after Carl Brizzi a few days before the election in the race for County Prosecutor. Council Democrats have been fuming about Brizzi since this summer’s hearings on jail overcrowding.
Earlier this week, the Democrats instructed Council Attorney Aaron Haith to investigate whether Brizzi misled the council during hearings on jail overcrowding. I would take the “investigation” more seriously if the Democrats hadn’t been sitting on this information for months. I reached that conclusion based on several factors.
First, the information used has been sitting around for months. Second, it showed up a partisan, although well done, Democratic blog just a few days before Election Day. Third, no one else in the media would pick up the story, which is ironic seeing how I did and I am the partisans’ least favorite media outlet. Fourth, Council President Monroe Gray has an axe to grind with Brizzi over the jail overcrowding hearings and the fact Brizzi is investigating 300 East, a bar that Gray has a financial interest in via his wife. Fifth, the Democratic chairman of the public safety committee has a relative who is a key staffer on the Melina Kennedy campaign. Need I say more?
So with all that said, Brizzi is scheduled to be a guest on the show from 7:30 - 8:00 a.m. And my sources tell me the Democrats are planning to fill the phone lines, ask Brizzi if he lied to the Council about jail overcrowding, have him say no and then cut a 30-second commercial and play it over the weekend. They’re welcome to do it, on someone else’s airwaves. Remember, I don’t mind being manipulated, but since there are no Brazilian strippers with cigar, alcohol and chocolate showing up anytime soon, pardon me if I don’t play that game this morning. Bring me strippers and I might change my mind.
November 2nd, 2006 at 6:59 am
I for one think it’s outrageous that you advocate taking jobs away from American strippers. O.k., not really “outraged,” but faux outrage seems to be all the rage these days.
November 2nd, 2006 at 7:51 am
Adbul, I know you are too lazy to actually follow through but ask the court when they received the first request for the court transcript.
I’m glad you are keeping this issue alive. Down deep you must believe that Brizzi said something he shouldn’t have.
November 2nd, 2006 at 8:05 am
Actually I already know and I kow who requested it and who they tried to shop it to first. No names need be mentioned, but they know who they are. And so do I.
November 2nd, 2006 at 9:25 am
Explain this comment then, “First, the information used has been sitting around for months.” Where was it sitting around?
November 2nd, 2006 at 9:38 am
In a court docket record file!
November 2nd, 2006 at 9:44 am
Remember, the smoking gun on Brizzi’s lies is the court transcript. Do you know when it was officially requested? And when it was finally received? The answer lies with the court administrator.
November 2nd, 2006 at 10:59 am
Hey Abdul,
Isn’t it fun being the messenger? I envision a great big target surrounding your head every time I read the angry reponses to your blog entries.
My advice is to ignore them unless they actually have something relevant to add. Shooting the messenger is an age old tactic of the desperate that’s easily recognized by those who aren’t emotionally attached to the issue’s.
Just keep up the good work and keep your audience informed on all sides of the spectrum. That’s your strong point and it’s what’s made you the most important commentator on Indianapolis and Indiana politics.
November 2nd, 2006 at 11:47 am
Ever since the “Progressives” (International Socialists) hijacked the Democratic Party, THEIR ends justify any means THEY choose in order to reach their ends of enslaving us all again. Their idea of ‘equality’ is one of ‘equal slavery under THEIR law’, which is anything they choose to say the ‘law’ is.
November 2nd, 2006 at 1:50 pm
Abdul,
Did he or did he not lie?
It’s a simple question.
November 2nd, 2006 at 2:53 pm
Bill “NAFTA” Clinton is an International Socialist? Or did the hijacking of the Democratic Party take place some time in the past 6 years?
November 2nd, 2006 at 4:18 pm
Last I checked, this wasn’t so. It’s just more of the nuttiness and rank pettiness of which we will experience in greater intensity by Election Day.
November 2nd, 2006 at 7:50 pm
Well, I gotta tell ya, I was ready to cross over and vote for Carl until I saw this. Melina is just, uh, too shrill. She’s run a horrible campaign PR wise. Kinda reminds me of a yapping little mop dog. Annoying as hell.
But if the prosecutor covered up known deficiencies in his office and adminiistration, just to “not get caught” by a council committee whose agenda was, frankly, perfectly obvious to most 4th graders, two things:
1. Same on him for being so stupid to not see the questions for what they were–setting him up.
2. Double shame for lying, if he did.
How many times do politicians have to learn and re-learn the lesson Kerry had thumped into his defunct ireelevant elitist ass the last three days? If ya eff up, step up.
It really is a simple question. My gut feeling is he did lie, but I’ll wait on more documentation and answers if there are any.
November 2nd, 2006 at 10:11 pm
I’m new to politics so excuse me if I seem a bit uneducated on the topic. But isn’t this a case of electioneering by the Democrats if they purposely waited until now anything?
January 31st, 2007 at 5:38 pm
Superb! (I wrote something else and then I read below that I aint supposed ter. So I deleted it.)