Wednesday, October 21, 2009

O'Brien--Mayor of the City of Openness?

FRANKSMITHSAYSNB EDITORIAL:



Will the city hall become as closed as his personal blog that shuts out those that disagree with him?

Many of the residents have tried to sign into his blog and were denied access. Is that the kind of open government he promises for New Britain?

He is also claiming if elected Mayor he will fight for state legislation to bring property tax relief to our taxpayers. Why does he need to be mayor to perform that task? Shouldn't he have accomplished this as a State Representative?

I received a mechanical phone call with the representative's voice claiming that the mayor raised all the house taxes by a sum of $2,000. He of course is referring to the same claim as in his mailer with the former board of education member Peter Kochol making the very same claim that his house taxes went up $2,000 as an attack on Mayor Stewart's claim of the retention of the mill rate with no increases, however, what these two individuals do not explain is that the revaluation took place on July 1, 2008 mandated by the state legislator. Are they purposely fabricating the facts?


HE PROMISES ETHICS REFORM AND TO REMOVE SPECIAL INTEREST MONEY FROM STATE ELECTIONS!

WHY DOESN'T REPRESENTATIVE O'BRIEN PRACTICE THIS BY REFUSING THE DONATIONS FROM OUTSIDE INTERESTS WHO ARE NOT NEW BRITAIN BUSINESSES OR RESIDENTS? WHY DOES HE ACCEPT CAMPAIGN DONATIONS FROM ORGANIZATIONS AS FAR AWAY AS NEW YORK? MORE IMPORTANTLY, WHAT DO THESE ORGANIZATIONS HOPE TO GAIN FROM AN O'BRIEN ADMINISTRATION?

13 comments:

N. Merc said...

Want further evidence of the type of "openness" that Tim O'Brien believes in? Check out this , this, and this!

Anonymous said...

Despite his promise to answer "any" questions I have or to take part in an interview I have not heard back from Tim O'Brien. Tim Stewart, for his part, has replied to my request and did so within a day. So much for "open government" and "clear communication."

Anonymous said...

Why exactly is Tim O'Brien afraid of being video or audio recorded while he talks with New Britain voters?

So why doesn't Tim O'Brien want his comments publicized? It grated on me this evening especially as he spoke about how he believed in an open government and how he wanted to be there for the people. I am a voter and a tax payer in the City of New Britain, my wife and I are home owners. Why should he be worried that what he is saying to citizens is being recorded?

I just don't get it.

Dwight Blint for City Council said...

O'Brien the say-one-thing-do-something-else candidate.

He says he wants to Open Government - yet he runs a closed website

He says he will work the statehouse from New Britain as mayor to cut taxes - yet he couldn't work the statehouse while working at the statehouse as a state rep. and voted to raise taxes.

He says he's got bold new ideas - yet he proposes old tired ideas, built on false assumptions.

He says the people of NB want him to run - yet he gets all his money from out-of-towners and Acorn.

The choice is clear. Support Team Stewart.

Anonymous said...

Because Liberals and Socialists especially need to lie to the public to be successful with their extremist agenda, so that the public is kept in the dark until it is too late for them to realize what his happening, that is perhaps why O'Brien is afraid to be video or audio taped.

If you tape him, you will be able to hold him accountable for what he said.

I still keep seeing the 4 minute video of him standing with his back to the camera when the Republicans were trying to take part in the "meet the candidates" event which really turned out to be the "meet the liberal candidate" event.

What kind of mayor or any other leader for that matter, stands with his back to the camera in apparent fear that he might be recognized?

Anonymous said...

Tim O'Brien is just plain weird.

Anonymous said...

Chicago style politics comes to New Britain through O'Brama

Anonymous said...

The radicals are attempting to take over our city hall!

Anonymous said...

Does Catanzaro and Cruz think their elections are in the bag?

Wow.

Other than Ald Sherwood who is spending money on their campaigns?

Anonymous said...

But Sherwood is probably spending the same kind of money O'Brien is, isn't he?

NB Resident said...

Anonymous said...
Does Catanzaro and Cruz think their elections are in the bag?

Looks to me their elections are in the trash bag!! LOL

Anonymous said...

Where were Catanzaro and Cruz the night of the debate? Do they know in advance they'll be elected out of office on Nov. 3?

Anonymous said...

Where were Catanzaro and Cruz the night of the debate? Do they know in advance they'll be elected out of office on Nov. ?

Either they feel they are an automatic in the election because they are high and mighty elitist Democrats, or they realize they don't have a snowball's chance in hell in winning, you decide which is correct?

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