Showing posts with label Crony Capitalism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Crony Capitalism. Show all posts
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Should Robbie Perkins recuse himself from the Performing Arts Center project?
"This week, in the wake of Brown’s proposal, the Greensboro City Council voiced support for putting a bond referendum on the November ballot to fund such a project.
But it renews the question: Which location should the referendum support?
Ultimately, it’s an “either/or” question;
there won’t be two performing arts centers.
But it renews the question: Which location should the referendum support?
Ultimately, it’s an “either/or” question;
there won’t be two performing arts centers.
Notice the alternative close?
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Greensboro Performing Arts Center Lie Number One: Robbie Perkins
“This project didn’t exist two weeks ago,” Mayor Robbie Perkins said.
“This is an evolving process.
We have moved it forward more in the past two weeks
than we have in the past 10 years.”
Since 2006, voters have twice turned down bond referendums
to pay for replacing the aging War Memorial Auditorium
at the Greensboro Coliseum Complex."
Don "propaganda" Patterson
“This is an evolving process.
We have moved it forward more in the past two weeks
than we have in the past 10 years.”
Greensboro Downtown Economic Development Strategy: 2010
Create a signature Performing Arts Center
Since 2006, voters have twice turned down bond referendums
to pay for replacing the aging War Memorial Auditorium
at the Greensboro Coliseum Complex."
Don "propaganda" Patterson
Monday, January 23, 2012
Mayor Perkins $22 Million Gift to Crony Capitalist Developer Roy Carroll in Eastern Guilford County
HAT TIP FOX 8 CLICKHERE
Who owns the most property in the area in question Landport Investments LLC
with principal officer in Roy Carroll. Ever since the American Express secret deal to Roy Carroll was exposed now we have this.
Everybody wants to talk about this land and the need for water and sewer but nobody want to report as to who will benefit from this whole deal. Now you know,
Who owns the most property in the area in question Landport Investments LLC
with principal officer in Roy Carroll. Ever since the American Express secret deal to Roy Carroll was exposed now we have this.
Everybody wants to talk about this land and the need for water and sewer but nobody want to report as to who will benefit from this whole deal. Now you know,
Sunday, December 25, 2011
"Security Advisers Tied to $40 Bln in Contracts"
"National security advisers to the Republican presidential candidates have ties to defense, homeland security and energy companies that have received at least $40 billion in federal contracts since 2008.
...Romney and former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich of Georgia, who are leading in the polls, have advisers who sit on the board of directors of BAE Systems Inc., which has received at least $37 billion in U.S. government contracts since 2008...
...Romney and former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich of Georgia, who are leading in the polls, have advisers who sit on the board of directors of BAE Systems Inc., which has received at least $37 billion in U.S. government contracts since 2008...
If democracy is government by the people, plutocracy by the wealthy
oligarchy by a few, aristocracy by nobility, theocracy by clergy
corptocracy by business and autocracy by one
who has what where, and who’s on who’s side and why?
Friday, December 23, 2011
Mayor Perkins and Crony Capitalist Roy Carroll seeking millions in taxpayers monies for water and sewer to Eastern Guilford County
repost here with more at Guarino's CLICKHERE
TRIADWATCH PARODY Picture.
After seeing that the Triad Business Journal is doing their bidding for Roy Carroll to get his property shovel ready for over $4 million dollars in Greensboro bond money CLICKHERE . Someone needs to point out the close relationship between local developer Roy Carroll and mayoral candidate Robbie Perkins as we see from this post before on TRIADWATCH titled "Greensboro City Council Member Robbie Perkins and Local Developer Roy Carroll are ethically challenged" CLICKHERE.
When we see Roy Carroll wanting this $4 million dollars in bond money we also need to be reminded as to who is Roy Carroll's leasing agent for plenty of these endeavors all over Greensboro from properties on elm street near the Super Wal Mart to the Center Pointe building downtown to the property off of Horse Pen Creek Road it is none other than NAI Piedmont Triad Commercial properties president and partner along with being a sitting Greensboro Council member and mayoral candidate Robbie Perkins.
Triadwatch had a post where the $4 million in bond money for Roy Carroll was taken off the Greensboro City Council for the second time CLICKHERE but then in the Triad Business Journal article they are saying that it might be brought up next month making this the third time they want to bring this up to the Greensboro City Council. Mark my word that this proposal to give developer Roy Carroll over $4 million dollars in this bond money has been shopped around to all the sitting Greensboro City Council members and knew that Roy Carroll didn't have the votes for this to pass and you see how they have delayed this for the past few Greensboro City Council meetings and if we see this agenda item back up again in front of council it was already approved by a majority of council members before it ever made it to the agenda.
Anytime you see Roy Carroll doing business in front of council remember who his leasing agent is in Robbie Perkins.
It would be interesting to see if any local media outlet will do any investigative reporting to see just how close this relationship is because we already have Robbie Perkins texting him from council chambers all the way to China with this post titled "Greensboro City Council Member Robbie Perkins Text Messages to developer Roy Carroll during council meetings, any Ethical Questions? CLICKHERE
As you see from the parody picture above if Robbie Perkins the Mayor of Greensboro watch out the TREBIC CARTEL will be on cloud nine and Roy Carroll will have his own red line phone to the mayors office.
TRIADWATCH PARODY Picture.
After seeing that the Triad Business Journal is doing their bidding for Roy Carroll to get his property shovel ready for over $4 million dollars in Greensboro bond money CLICKHERE . Someone needs to point out the close relationship between local developer Roy Carroll and mayoral candidate Robbie Perkins as we see from this post before on TRIADWATCH titled "Greensboro City Council Member Robbie Perkins and Local Developer Roy Carroll are ethically challenged" CLICKHERE.
When we see Roy Carroll wanting this $4 million dollars in bond money we also need to be reminded as to who is Roy Carroll's leasing agent for plenty of these endeavors all over Greensboro from properties on elm street near the Super Wal Mart to the Center Pointe building downtown to the property off of Horse Pen Creek Road it is none other than NAI Piedmont Triad Commercial properties president and partner along with being a sitting Greensboro Council member and mayoral candidate Robbie Perkins.
Triadwatch had a post where the $4 million in bond money for Roy Carroll was taken off the Greensboro City Council for the second time CLICKHERE but then in the Triad Business Journal article they are saying that it might be brought up next month making this the third time they want to bring this up to the Greensboro City Council. Mark my word that this proposal to give developer Roy Carroll over $4 million dollars in this bond money has been shopped around to all the sitting Greensboro City Council members and knew that Roy Carroll didn't have the votes for this to pass and you see how they have delayed this for the past few Greensboro City Council meetings and if we see this agenda item back up again in front of council it was already approved by a majority of council members before it ever made it to the agenda.
Anytime you see Roy Carroll doing business in front of council remember who his leasing agent is in Robbie Perkins.
It would be interesting to see if any local media outlet will do any investigative reporting to see just how close this relationship is because we already have Robbie Perkins texting him from council chambers all the way to China with this post titled "Greensboro City Council Member Robbie Perkins Text Messages to developer Roy Carroll during council meetings, any Ethical Questions? CLICKHERE
As you see from the parody picture above if Robbie Perkins the Mayor of Greensboro watch out the TREBIC CARTEL will be on cloud nine and Roy Carroll will have his own red line phone to the mayors office.
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Why hasn't the Greensboro News & Record reported on the Craig Saperstein, Pillsbury Law lobbyist campaign contribution story?
Are the less informed easier to persuade than the more?
If white northern college students enlisted for voter registration drives,
only after murders of black civil rights volunteers
went relatively unreported by law enforcement and news organizations
is the Greensboro News & Record doing the same thing
only different?
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Greensboro Mayor Perkins Has a Pay To Play and a Crony Capitalism Moment in Embedded Video on Hiring Lobbyist Craig Saperstein
Greensboro Mayor Robbie Perkins voted on Tuesday to hire Craig
Sapperstein as a lobbyist for the City of Greensboro. Perkins received a
campaign contribution of $250 from Saperstein's father and $250 from
Sapperstein's mother in June of this year.
To see a back history on this subject this is what was written a few days ago, CLICKHERE .
Watch this video below to get a background of what Mayor Perkins had to say after they voted on the new $79,000 federal lobbyist Craig Saperstein from Pilsbury law.
In the first official business meeting for the Greensboro City Council 12-13-2011 we have Mayor Perkins reversing the past council and playing the PAY TO PLAY politics on top of the Crony Capitalism card on this one agenda item which was
44. Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a contract with Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw and Pittman LLP to represent the City of Greensboro Priorities to Federal elected officials and agencies. (Council District: all) (roll call vote) (Attachment #44 to Councilmembers
Let's start by saying that the new lobbyist is Craig Saperstein who in this video above was in the audience for the Greensboro Council meeting after the vote Mayor Perkins acknowledge that he has known the Saperstein's since Craig was 6 years old so this will be a relationship of close to probably 25 to 30 years.
George Hartzman before the vote brought up the fact that on or before June 8, 2011 we have a contribution of $250.00 from Paul Saperstein and also another contribution on or before June 8, 2011 of $250.00 from Sara Saperstein these 2 people are the new federal lobbyist's parents.. In the embedded video you will hear Mayor Perkins say that he did get a contribution from the federal lobbyists parents. Looking at past contributions back to 2000 we see that this is the first time the longtime friends of probably 25 to 30 years the Sapersteins have given Mayor Perkins campaign contribution.
So as we see longtime friends of the mayor gets his first contributions from the parents who then hire the son to work as a federal lobbyist for the City of Greensboro. Welcome to the pay to play crony capitalist Greensboro City Council.
Sapperstein as a lobbyist for the City of Greensboro. Perkins received a
campaign contribution of $250 from Saperstein's father and $250 from
Sapperstein's mother in June of this year.
To see a back history on this subject this is what was written a few days ago, CLICKHERE .
Watch this video below to get a background of what Mayor Perkins had to say after they voted on the new $79,000 federal lobbyist Craig Saperstein from Pilsbury law.
In the first official business meeting for the Greensboro City Council 12-13-2011 we have Mayor Perkins reversing the past council and playing the PAY TO PLAY politics on top of the Crony Capitalism card on this one agenda item which was
44. Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a contract with Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw and Pittman LLP to represent the City of Greensboro Priorities to Federal elected officials and agencies. (Council District: all) (roll call vote) (Attachment #44 to Councilmembers
Let's start by saying that the new lobbyist is Craig Saperstein who in this video above was in the audience for the Greensboro Council meeting after the vote Mayor Perkins acknowledge that he has known the Saperstein's since Craig was 6 years old so this will be a relationship of close to probably 25 to 30 years.
George Hartzman before the vote brought up the fact that on or before June 8, 2011 we have a contribution of $250.00 from Paul Saperstein and also another contribution on or before June 8, 2011 of $250.00 from Sara Saperstein these 2 people are the new federal lobbyist's parents.. In the embedded video you will hear Mayor Perkins say that he did get a contribution from the federal lobbyists parents. Looking at past contributions back to 2000 we see that this is the first time the longtime friends of probably 25 to 30 years the Sapersteins have given Mayor Perkins campaign contribution.
So as we see longtime friends of the mayor gets his first contributions from the parents who then hire the son to work as a federal lobbyist for the City of Greensboro. Welcome to the pay to play crony capitalist Greensboro City Council.
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Highlights of a comment thread at Guarino's: Tony Wilkins, Abner Doon, Bubba, George Hartzman, Elizabeth, Roch, Ab, on Matheny, Ovittore and Greensboro's establishmentarianism
...it would need to be a very strong candidate to beat Matheny
with his incumbency, name recognition,
and his support from the Melderec con Simkins crowd.
Joe Guarino
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