Special Jackson Memorial Edition of the Ass Clown Award
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" Matt spins his way to prestigious honor"Memo to Matt Szabo in the "Third Floor Spin Chamber" on Spring Street.
Back in the beginning of the New Year, a kind-hearted blogger step forward with an offer of help for your "affliction of spin" for all things, Tony Villar.
To turn down this thoughtful act of compassion was either based upon stout resolution or feeble denial of what ails someone who was in the recent past, consider one of the more thoughtful bloggers in the City of Los Angeles.
And as the world turns their attention to the spectacle that was the final act of exploitation involving Michael Jackson in "physical form", the assemble media was treated to the City of Los Angeles role in exploiting the Jackson Legacy for monetary gain, and crafting the message was none other than Mayor Villaraigosa "minister of spin" Matt Szabo.
From somewhere in the "Southern African Bush" came the directive to ask the general public to pony up cash for something that others should pay for. In this case, those "others" are the corporate welfare recipients from the Anshultz Entertainment Group (AEG).
Withstanding concerns from Councilman Dennis Zine, City Attorney Carmen Trutanich and many in the community, Szabo was out the doors of the "Third Floor Spin Chambers" with talking points in hand and pay pal/website set up (Wonder if Community Partners was consulted again ??), where suckers could donate what AEG should cover in their "2009 Exploitation's of Jackson's Legacy Tour".
Szabo meet with journalists who made him do the "Moonwalk of Spin" to skeptical reviews, in his selling of this act of "civic begging". (Matt did you offer free copies of Lu's report on "pubic grooming" for any contribution over $100.00 ?? Think PBS).
One even speculated that Szabo was on the phone with "Bubbles the Chimp", seeking to shakedown some "bananas of contributions", that was not confirmed.
But then Szabo attempted to "Jump the Shark of Spin" by appearing on the "John and Ken Show", in the 4 o'clock hour, and sell the act of civic begging to an audience that was relishing a chance to nail the Villaraigosa Administration for again, granting corporate welfare payments, in form of free public services, to AEG.
Now I don't know if Szabo fancies himself the "Fonz of Spin" or models himself after former Nunez spokesperson Steve "Moo Boy" Maviglio for that matter, but Szabo launched himself toward the "sharks".
......and was torn to threads.
And as Szabo and his "body of spin of all things Antonio Villaraigosa" were torn to threads by the "shark teethes of retorts" from "John and Ken", one wonders if Szabo was heard to cry, whine and sigh, "WHY DID I EVER GO TO WORK, CRAFTING SPIN, FOR TONY VILLAR ??
Thus Matt, in my act of "Blogging Tough Love", I bestow you with the honor of being the winner of the Special Jackson Memorial Edition of the Ass Clown Award.
A award worthy of someone who lowers the dignity of our once great city by spinning "civic begging as honor", and corporate welfare for the likes of AEG as an "civic duty".
Repent while you can Matt!!
Your thoughts.......................................
Labels: AEG, Ass Clown Award, Jackson Memorial, matt szabo, michael jackson
Posted by Red Spot in CD 14 @ 7/07/2009 06:42:00 PM
21 Comments:
For the Mayor of the 2nd largest city in the nation to have to resort to low bullshit in order to get a muli million dollar corporation like AEG who got tax breaks to pay up is beyond embarrassing. It shows the Mayor doesn't have any character to ask AEG for what they owe the LAPD. Any money from the Mayor's paypal better go back into the LAPD budget NOT THE GENERAL FUND. All hell will break loose if we find out that is not happening. Matt Szabo needs to stop the makeup and come out of the closet. He's the worst pr spinner for the Mayor. Yes, only an idiot would go into the lion's den with John and Ken who hate the Mayor. Remember how they lied to us saying the trash fee hike was for police then we found out over $100 million was transferred into general fund. ASSHOLES!!!!
What the HELL are you trying to say? Nominate yourself Red Spoot. And isn't that Jan Perry's butt, who is the one here in town as Acting Mayor who was supposed to know along with bald idiot Zine AND his puppetmaster Trutanich BEFORE second guessing Perry in the media? Your problem is beyond Spolling Wet Spot, it's logic.
And yes if what you say is true, Szabo should have known better than to do on Jon and Ken and expect a fair shake or anything but a SHake n Bake, which is all ANYTHING Villar ever gets there OR Kevin James but that doesn't prove anything, just that Szabo should wise up.
But WHAT are you trying to say? You want Szabo's job since you're a worse "communicator" than him, huh?
....Leiweke: shame on Zine
2:27 PM Tuesday July 7
AEG chief Tim Leiweke, asked by Mark Coogan on Channel 2/9 to respond to Councilman Dennis Zine's demand that the company cover the public costs of the Jackson memorial, sounded a tad Biblical when he replied to beware the man who stands on a casket. Leiweke said Zine should be ashamed for distracting from Jackson on the day of his funeral.
OMG this is posted on another blog from the man Lieweke who is so greedy he made a memorial public so he can get millions for himself.
I'm so confuse
Red Spot, for the first time ever, I agree with you 100%.
Instead of Los Angeles understanding the world-wide publicity that money can't buy would generate tax income and tourism revenue for local merchants, they chose to... as TMZ put it, hold out a cup like a street beggar for the world to see.
Los Angeles leaders missed an opportunity to show its class. The people of Los Angeles however, did; Showing respect and dignity in what had become a circus.
It is laughable to suggest that the highest-paid City Council members in the country, with their perks and constant shadiness of bait and switching the people (ala trash fees for 1,000 cops) give a rats ass about saving money. They want the APPEARANCE of caring without actually having to go through the trouble of giving a damn.
If they care about it so much, let them take a 50% pay cut and use their own cars writing off the mileage like everyone else. No, they were o busy extending their terms so they can get higher pensions.
Srsly? That Ass Clown picture is really too much. "Figuratively" and "LITERALLY". Also.
Couldn't you perhaps take a burro and photoshop-dress him like a clown? Really... it's ((*that*)) bad. Hideous. And highly cheesy/dum. It will turn off teh grrl readers. As such.
The librul elite haz spokens.
xoxo
Angelenos are missing the reasons how the Los Angeles Mayor Villaraigosa and the Lack of Leadership City Council waste millions or billions of tax payers, specifically on gang non- profit programs, the on going special events fee waivers, and now setting precedent in paying city employees salaries for a private person’s funeral costs. It’s not city employees’ early retirement or pensions that created the budget deficit.
Don’t be fooled by the wolves dressed in sheep clothing! Where is Mayor Villaraigosa or the LACK of Leadership City Council, who spent tax payers’ money praising each at chambers, but do nothing for their constituents.
This was an excellent opportunity for Mayor Villaraigosa, the consensus builder, to interrupt his vacation and take action regarding city business, but he failed again! Instead, he hid behind his spoke person as usual.
Bottom line Antonio Villaraigosa has no balls... No spine... And no vision to do something right!
Get a new job Antonio so that Lu and you can live happily ever after and not on City time.
Really sick of paying your salary and your little Huizal butt wipe!
You have got to be kidding me. You think that Szabo was "torn to shreds"? Seriously? By John and Ken??
Those two assholes are no worse than Bill O'Reilly with their screaming asinine selves. They never gave Matt a chance to even answer the questions they asked before they disrespectfully continued to call him Villar and make snide comments about his vacation.
The average listener must know their scam by now. They're pathetic, uninformed yellers. They called Michael Jackson a convicted pedophile and that is total bullshit. They make lies up while yelling and you, Red Spot, consider that to be shredding the mayor's spokesperson?
You're a freaking joke.
1:08 AM actually thinks that the mayor should cancel his vacation because Michael Jackson died to come and ask AEG for the money to pay for it? Are you a total nutcase?? Crazy out of your mind? Just a hater? More than likely...
Not that this has anything to do with the subject at all but the first asshole poster - the one who laughingly threatens that "all hell will break loose" if they find out money donated goes to the general fund - said that Matt Szabo needs to stop the makeup and come out of the closet.
He's never been in the closet, you stupid dumb ass.
You state the Mayor doesn't have any character while you accuse the Mayor of resorting to low bullshit, trying to "out" and out gay man, called him an idiot for going on John and Ken who hate the Mayor when it really took big balls on Matt's part, called them liars regarding the trash fees and then called them assholes in all caps.
Who doesn't have the character here?
AGREE with many posts here. City council members every week waste money and pass shit on their agendas that don't make sense. They gave just last week $1 million to the Zoo. The same zoo they gave $8 mil to complete construction just last year. Sadly we have the worst group of politicans. One of them could have stood up and made a motion to do the right thing and found a way to do this funeral using money from the countless sneaky funds they all have. The Mayor is paying for gang programs not even in the city and not one council moron says a word.
Los Angeles has some of the worst political leaders in the world. Mayor Villaraigosa, who after 4 years of his stellar leadership and 3 million dollars in campaign money spent, could only get 9% of the voters to vote for him for re-election. Sadly, it was enough to win.
Many of the City Council Members were re-elected with fewer than 10,000 votes. Some of the WORST Council Members actually ran unopposed!
Voters in Los Angeles are getting the government they deserve, because they demand neither quality nor competence from their leaders.
http://blogs.laweekly.com/westcoastsound/daily-mj/by-tibby-rothman-city-hall/
$4 Million Cost to taxpayers.
OMG!!! The reason why the gang banger Mayor is not going after AEG who has MILLIONS IS ....Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa today joined NBA Commissioner David Stern and AEG President and CEO Timothy J. Leiweke to announce Los Angeles and STAPLES Center as the site of the 2011 NBA All-Star game. Los Angeles becomes the first city to host five NBA All-Star Games.
The Mayor doesn't have any balls and is a poor excuse of a man. He wants AEG to give him money for his personal projects and screw the taxpayers.
Did y'all know the Mayor has 8 PRESS PEOPLE. Why haven't any of them been laid off?
Matt Szabo,Jazmín Ortega,Jennifer Cuevas, Sarah Hamilton, Juan Bustamante, David Beltran,
Casey Hernandez, Jared Irmas,
Rachel Kruer,
2:06 am, 2:10am, and 2:16 am all the same person that doesn't have a life to be playing on his and is a jerk off for Antonio. Any experienced press person could have told Matt that was a lame pr move to go on John & Ken when the entire city knows they can't stand the Mayor. Criticize all you want Antonio kiss ass but the fact is John & Ken get thousands of listeners every afternoon. Go to another thread if you want to spin for your boyfriend
The Jackson family have made millions. They should have paid for their own furneral. The city took the money from our emergency fund (and just were did THAT come from?) and you know it won't be put back.
What about Citizens living on the Streets? What about the people who lost their homes in the fires? What about services being cut. I could go on and on.
L.A. is broke people!
This has got to be the worst run city in the nation. I am embarrased to be from L.A. whose the mayor and city council members should be wearing Dounce Hats because their don't know how to do their jobs which is supposed to be representing the ENTIRE public and run a financially sound city!
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One is outrage at Vilargrosa The Southern Africa Bushmen and Szsabo which meet with journalists and launched in the sharks!
The Jackson's and AEG who are making the money along with the Staples Center should have paid for the funeral of Michael Jackson. It's not the residents responsibility. We don't pay for police, street cleaners and other workers it took to put on this event for other residents. And paying for this one sets a precident now in our city. Anyone who can't afford to pay these costs for any funeral procession only needs to look to this to see the city has funds to pay for them and their loved ones funeral costs. Why should we pay for Jackson's? What role model was he? Was he a great artist? Yes. Was he a drug abuser? Yes. Was he a law breaker? Yes. Did people around the world love him? Yes. But all that doesn't make it right to pay costs for his funeral. Other great artists have died and had memorial services and the government hasn't paid for their funerals and or memorial services security. No one else had freeway closures. There are workers losing their jobs, their homes and cars due to the budget crisis. How insincere and disrespectful of AEG, Staples Center and the Jackson family to put this on the backs of those with less. Janet could have afforded it if the rest of them were broke. It could have come from the estate of Michael himself. The electives who allowed this to happen should be arrested. A criminal lawsuit should be waged to force the city officials to pay these costs out of their own pockets. IN essence they stole the money for the public coffers. They had no right to spend our money without even a vote. No one has to call Matt an ass, we already know he is... No one has to call the mayor a flake and self absorbed fool we already know he is... What we do need to do is call on Gruwel and Tunonich to do their jobs. Audit and prosecute!!!!!! We deserve to have someone doing their job.
HAVE TO AGREE WITH ANON WHO POSTED AT 7:49. wHAT ELSE CAN BE SAID. OUR TAX DOLLARS WASTED AGAIN. i FEEL RAPED WITH NO VASELINE.
JANE TAXPAYER
Give Szabo a break...he's the only person i know who has ever got pissed on (in the literal sense). You know what i'm talking about Szabo...freshman year at USD. OUCH! Hope you don't ever run for President...BAM!
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