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Sunday, 20 May 2012 19:28 | Written by Editor |

Carolyn McPherson Saturday was the poster child for ignorance and fraudulent fiscal management of proponents that propelled the Virginia Beach City Council to back a referendum for light rail on the November ballot.

The plan she presented to the Tidewater Libertarian Party Saturday was based on ‘pretty’ graphics and the “crack cocaine dreams of politicians” accustomed to sending the money of citizens to fund their illusions of progress.

It was the presentation that Councilman Glenn Davis referenced when he said the council didn’t need to wait for a pending $1.6 MILLION study on the feasibility of light rail slated to be completed next year before setting a referendum.

Davis said the council knew everything it needed to know about light rail from the data like Ms. McPherson’s presentation Saturday to the TLP, without the expensive $1.6 MILLION study. dummies

Davis’ action showed he was more a part of Mayor Sessoms’ political conspiracy to try to fool the voters into light rail approval in November than he is in getting to the truth about the proposal to extend Norfolk’s fraudulently misguided light rail into Virginia Beach.

McPherson struggled with how stupid she was made look and sound with her incomplete, inaccurate data under questioning by savvy, concerned citizens. She failed miserably in trying to answer simple questions, such as, “How much did non-riders subsidize the first 1 MILLION riders on the system?” She didn’t know.

She couldn’t answer that or these questions:

How many riders are paid passengers?
How many riders are riding on corporate or government reduced fare or free passes?
How much does the $1.50 fare really cost non-riding taxpayers?
How much the recently touted 1 MILLION riders cost non-riding taxpayers in subsidizes?
How much light rail will reduce traffic congestion
How much it would cost to upgrade the currently ‘non-performing’ bus system sufficiently ‘feed’ light rail

The 46 people who turned out for the TLP Saturday breakfast, some from Chesapeake even, were highly frustrated they couldn’t get answers to what they considered the above simple questions.

To those an many others questions, as the top paid lobbyist for Light Rail Now, she simply said, “I can’t answer that question.” Despite Councilman Davis' statement to the contrary the depth of knowledge on the light rail issue is disastrously shallow.

The presentation was prima facie evidence, no such plans with so many misleading, incomplete and missing answers to such crucial data could ever be sold to a private corporation to launch.

Several at the meeting, although highly frustrated at the ignorance of the presentation and lack of response, expressed sympathy for McPherson. “She can only deal with what her bosses give her,” one said.

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Friday, 18 May 2012 07:17 | Written by Morris Rowe |

by Larry Henry
Special to VNS
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THE MANCHURAN CANDIDATE

At a Maryville Kiwanis luncheon recently a TVA economist spoke in riddles for 20 minutes. Having studied government for 37 years it didn’t take me long to catch on. Mister PhD was promoting more government, more taxes, and more Obama.

President Obama tells us the top 1% are not paying their fair share. The top 1% pays 36.7% of all income taxes. The top 10% pays 70.1%. The bottom 48% pays nothing.

Obama tells us oil production has increased under his presidency. On federal lands it hasn’t increased one barrel’s worth because Obama has a moratorium on all new drilling on government real estate.

Obama just signed an executive order to suppress fracking via the EPA in the Bakken oil fields.

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Wednesday, 16 May 2012 16:40 | Written by Morris Rowe |

The Concerned Citizens of he Hostoric Triangle are pleased to host Rosa KOIRE of Democrats Against UN Agenda 21, Monday May 21st, 7:00pm at the Crowne Plaza Williamsburg at Fort Magruder, 6945 Pocahontas Trail, Williamsburg.

Ms. Koire has spoken across the nation to Democrats, Libertarians, Republicans, and Independents about what Property Rights, Smart Meters, GMO's, and the National Defense Authorization Act have in common, and what YOU, as a citizen, can do about it!!

Agenda 21 is a rights robbing scheme by the United Nations to foster continue moves toward a 1-world government.

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Wednesday, 16 May 2012 11:12 | Last Updated on Monday, 21 May 2012 16:19 | Written by Editor |

Salyer

An increasingly crowded field of candidates for the November Virginia Beach Council race has apparently claimed its first victim as others stand in line to jump in.

Sources tell VNS that school board member Patrick Salyer, who’d earlier jumped from one at-large school board seat to a district seat in preparation for running for the Kempsville District Council seat has withdrawn.

Salyer could not be reached Wednesday morning by telephone for confirmation, but sources said his website was no longer available.

Salyer, who’d not found much favor among rank and file Republicans because he appeared to some to be too ego-driven and too quick to form questionable relationships with the likes of Mayor Will Sessoms and other mainstream GOPers.

In the Kempsville District race, replacing retiring councilman Harry Diezel, Salyer would have been facing the likes of former unsuccessful 3rd District Congressional candidate Chuck Smith and others who’ve indicated they expect to seek the seat. That includes former Kempsville District Candidate Don Weeks, reportedly testing the waters for another run.

On another front, former Virginia Beach GOP party chairman Kenny Golden is dusting off his cowboy hat to throw Wilson’s way. And surf shop owner R. K. (Rick) Kowalewich, and frequent, but unsuccessful to date candidate for City Council, Wally Erb is poised to take on the mayor’s race, sources have told VNS. Although others are not yet on the ballot, they have indicated to the city registrar they plan to file for the council and mayor races.

The city’s conservative coalition - the Virginia Beach Taxpayer Alliance, the Libertarian Party, the Tea Party, some black groups and others - are reportedly set to go hard after the seats held by council members Glenn Davis (Rose Hall) and Rosemary Wilson (at-large) and Mayor’s Sessoms.

All three are considered contributors to the fraudulent fiscal mismanagement of the city in past years and unabashed tax and spenders - never voting against a tax or fee increase.

The coalition, credited with this year’s election of Councilman John Moss, believes it has to horsepower now to unseat the trio. Removal of any which would go a long way in upsetting the current establishment power base.

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Tuesday, 15 May 2012 16:20 | Last Updated on Wednesday, 16 May 2012 09:02 | Written by Editor |

captcrawdad We have a new blogger starting this week: Captain Crawdad - AKA John P. Kuchta Jr.

John prolifically writes on a variety of subjects from the current post, ‘Banking Bamboozle!’ to stories about President Obama’s homosexual experiences and crack cocaine use.

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He is also know for ripping the Obama’s Department of Injustice for not prosecuting CAIR and other Islamic/Muslim organizations that have been identified by a federal judge as terrorist co-conspirators.

Capt. Crawdad, John is from the land of Cajun logic in Louisiana, has long been a crusader for Cajun Common Sense and a pillar of integrity - a trait the Virginia Beach City Council, with few exceptions, lack.

So check daily, Capt. Crawdad, spares no one.

Local government watching antagonist blogger, Bob O’Connor, this week continues his observations of a totally ‘citizen insensitive’ City Council.

O’Connor kicks off with council’s manipulation forcing the school board to join in sharing the corruption and fiscal mismanagement during the past 3 decades by calling for a real estate tax increase.

Then he moves on to the next (creepy - insulting?) manipulation - the ‘dupes’ - we the citizens. Read O’Connor’s reasoned blog http://tinyurl.com/bpx4fp6

And in Israel, maybe there will be peace talks after all.

Israel and the Palestinian authority pledged their commitment for peace after Natanyahu's envoy, Yitzhak Molcho went to Ramallah on Saturday evening to deliver a letter on his behalf to President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen).

After the meeting a statement was issued which said,"Israel and the Palestinians are committed to achieving peace and the sides hope that the exchange of letters between President Abbas and Prime Minister Natanyahu will further this goal." Read rest of our Middle East report by Irene

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