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Walter Moore has been selected to write the ballot argument against Proposition S, which—as every Angeleno should already know—is Mayor Villaraigosa’s proposal to increase the phone tax from 0% to 9%.This is terrific news, because it means our fellow voters will receive up to 300 words of truth about
Proposition S.
Indeed. Previously: Fake news from Los Angeles
Labels: mayor antonio villaraigosa, phone tax, proposition s, walter moore
Posted by solomon @ 11/07/2007 10:13:00 AM
25 Comments:
Excellent news! Methinks this one will backfire on Mayor V.
Good morning Ladies and Gentlemen (removes hat and bows low with flourish):
We wish the lawyer Walter hearty congratulations and best wishes on being selected to craft what must be, if you will, a most persuasive argument. (Says confidentially to Walter) Our sources tell us that His Nibbs plans to have someone else write the argument and take credit for it when it is published for sitting still and remaining clear, sober and focused does not come easy these days, savvy?
Actually ,Walter was the only person to fill out the paperwork to write the argument. Rumors are this is the reason he was selected. HE was the only person to file to write the argument.
Calling it tax cut will not work. People are not as stupid as City Hall assumes them to be.
Capt. Jack and Joe Mailander: I saw Antonio's "performance" at the CRA/ UCLA event, and while he did ramble, and looked confused looking at his notes, and spoke haltingly, it was clear that it was maybe a lack of prep -- wonder when his people gave him his "lines" and how much ahead -- but he wasn't drunk for sure. His odd al libs were just off -- he's not exactly the funniest guy on his feet, his trademark was always energy. So when that's off, he looks off/ he needs more prep before showing up, if he has to talk for such a long time. The guy was on for some half hour. If he was drunk, he'd have keeled over.
To the person who says they were at the CRA meeting with the mayor...I almost bought your story until you threw in the part about, "...if he were drunk he would have keeled over." Only a spin doctor would throw that part in. (And Now you can dispute that you are a spin doctor. )
12:07pm,
Then I guess you should be thanking Walter Moore for thinking to fill out the paperwork to write the argument.
Otherwise, THAT side wouldn't have been told at all. THANK YOU WALTER FOR THINKING TO DO IT!
Q: What kind of crybaby (12:07pm) would try and diminish Walter's achievement on this?
A: A privately-paid employee who serves a certain elected official.
12:07 needs to rethink his argument. If Walter were blogging here as he did last year, he would be able to shoot so many holes in 12:07's reasoning that 12:07's statement would resemble swiss cheese.
Third Floor Spin Chamber at work.
Feature article on Mayor's sister, Judge Mary Lou Villar in Daily Journal.
Captain Jack, can you please find out who Walter was selected over? In other words, who else applied to write the opposition?
It's really laughable that anytime anyone says anything to dispute your Three (or is it Four, now?) Stooges' innuendos, they're accused of being a spin doctor. Basic capitalism would tell you no one can pay someone to "spin" on a blog with maybe a dozen regular readers. and with half the posts by the Stooges themselves, accusing the others of spinning.
I don't care one whit about Prop S (yet). Give me some time and maybe I will.
But I can guarantee you this . . .
If Wacko Walter, the self-appointed "chief economist and legal analyst" of an unmanned (as Red Snot would type it) "thinked tank" -- the same guy who several times posted math-heavy analyses here last year, with his decimal points off by a factor of 10, and his verifiable data harder to find than Ms. B. Spears' undies on a Saturday night -- if HE'S arguing against it, it's in NO danger.
He'll be telling voters that if the mayor's phone tax passes, the city with owe each of US $9.99, as a refund for using our phones.
And, if he was the only one that applied to write it, there's another good reason -- the same reason the Titanic didn't require the services of an exterminator AFTER it hit the ice.
(What has less sense than a common rat?)
It's really laughable that anytime anyone says anything to dispute your Three (or is it Four, now?) Stooges' innuendos, they're accused of being a spin doctor. Basic capitalism would tell you no one can pay someone to "spin" on a blog with maybe a dozen regular readers. and with half the posts by the Stooges themselves, accusing the others of spinning.
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The three Stooges aka Blogging Burros are not only paranoid but stupid. They even write stories about Mayor V operatives spying on them while in Cleveland. Theses stooges can't phantom the idea that there are regular citizens who take the rumor and innuendo clowns to task.
The National Enquirer is more believable than Mayor Sam’s blog. And in addition the constant Mexican, Mechista and illegal alien comments shows their racism.
Does any reasonable person really believe only a third floor spinster could call out the Three Stooges?
Help wanted By Parke Skelton.
Captain Jack, please find out who Walter was selected over. Who else applied to write the opposition? Show these candyass naysayers they're wrong!
If you bloggin burros want to do something actually almost useful, get out the news that Bitter Bernie seems to be turning the Council in his favor to steal the trash tax to balance the budget, and he just happens to head the Budget Dept. so he can steal it in plain sight, with all kinds of excuses about spending emergencies.
A sneaky devil, he's not saying he's raiding the trash tax to sweep into the general fund, just that "how can you hire more cops when you have no money?" Ch. 4 News said it's a confrontation vs. MAV, but everyone knows he's been bitter ever since not getting renamed Chief so he'd rather sink LAPD for lack of resources.
Email.call the CM"s opposing Bernie's sneak attack on taxpayers.
fuck your phone tax, Bernie.
Good evening Ladies and Gentlemen (peers out into fog and hold up oil lamp):
Halloo? Anyone out there? I hear someone calling for Captain Jack? (Sees sot waving with flashlight) Ah, yes. There you are. You had a question for Captain Jack Sparrow and his crew you did? Very well, an answer you shall have.
(Holds lamp close to parchment) According to that certain council file of record as kept by the winsome Maria K., it appears that there were FOUR requests to write arguments for the ballot. Those four are: The Lawyer Walter Moore, Miss Teresa Casazza, Our Man Bernard Parks, and the California Taxpayers Association. Oh, and His Nibbs also threw his name in as well.
As you all know, His Nibbs will employ someone else to write his paper for him, while the California Taxpayer's Association was asked to write the opposing view. And, if you will, in its great wisdom, said Association chose Master Moore to take pen to paper and make them proud, savvy?
Does this answer your question, dear sot? (Sot nods head up and down vigorously and waves flashlight) The sot was correct and should be commended for standing firm in the face of criticism.
(Bows low before sot) It was our pleasure to assist you in finding an answer to your question. (Puts hat back on) And now, let us retire to the local pub to drink a toast to The Lawyer Walter and his Taxpayer's Association. (Whispers) I feel so much better having a bloke who actually passed the Bar instead of stopping in to have a few write the words of opposition on my behalf, savvy?
Capt Jack, you were asked who else besides Moore was asked to write the nay to the phone tax, and instead you list three people besides himself, two of them being Bitter Bernie and His Nibs the Mayor. Surely you don't mean the Mayor was going to battle against himself (even Bitter Bernie who's fighting him over adding cops from the trash tax money isn't that dumb), so who did the fourth person, some woman no one ever heard of, want to write for? Was she for or against the phone tax?
If she was against, that means Moore went against one other person in a heated match of nobody vs. nobody; if she was for, she was a bigger idiot than if against, just thinking she could get selected over the Mayor or a Councilman.
So you make no sense, savvy?
THe California Tax Payers Association (duh!) filed to write the against argument like Moore did. The council file is silent as to which side the other person was on which leaves her open to either side. I would think she would probably want to write the against argument, but again the facts are silent. But there were at least two that filed to write the opposition argument (Moore and CTA). It made sense to me and if I can figure it out, you can too.
Thanks Captain Jack!
The California Tax Payers Association are a bunch of nobodys? Where have you been? Under a rock?
So why is it a "win" when unknown mayoral candidate Walter Moore gets to write the opposing argument over the CTA? Which person or org holds better brand identity?
Isn't it embarrassing that Bitter Bernie is the only clowncil member that a newspaper had a horrible, shameful opinion piece how bitter and immature his behavior has been and that was e-mailed citywide. Everyone in the city knows what a mental case he is. This trash fee thing will be a good fight between the power of Antonio and Bernie. You all know the blacks will of course side with Bernie. They can't think for themselves and Perry, Wesson as always feel a since of loyalty even though its a stupid move. Keep looking like an asshole Bernie
The Ideas more than the Personalities might be more the more important aspect here.
The Mayor wants to be able to claim responsibility for increasing the LAPD's officers. If former Police Chief Parks wants to do anything to upset that, there's going to be a fight.
The "phone tax" is as much if not more of a deception than the Prop. R term "limits" measure that the interested parties pushed. The real objective is having voters validate this by establishing a tax where there otherwise will likely be none at all. On top of that, it will make coverage broader, extending to include MORE than simply phone servicea as taxable items - various electronic communications as a ripe field for taxation.
But City government is pushing it as a benefit to residents,("10% tax bill going down to 9%, a Ten Percent reduction") and where this fails, the proponents will prey upon the fear factor of residents- that there will not be enough police, that services will be cut if the measure fail.
This all goes back to the best thing that most elected officials do as readily as they breathe- spend money. It's observed that in this endeavor, they are usually throwing heaps specifically toward their campaign supporters and fluffing up their own nest along the way.
Fabian Nunez might be the poster boy at the State level for this type of behavior.
That's only part of what's wrong with this picture.
It seems to me that having Walter Moore sign the ballot argument rather than the "California Taxpayers Association" is a win for the Mayor. A big win.
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