By: Diane Benjamin City of Bloomington has a Committee of Whole meeting Monday. Agenda: http://bloomingtonil.iqm2.com/Citizens/FileOpen.aspx?Type=1&ID=1072&Inline=True On the agenda: How the Budget Overview is presented will be fascinating. If it is “sugar-coated” it will be to promote the discussion following. Tax revenue has to be plummeting: Income tax, Sales Tax, Food and Beverage Taxes, Hotel/Motel Tax, […]
By: Diane Benjamin Saul Alinsky wrote a book he dedicated to Lucifer. Rules for Radicals The local bellyachers are using his playbook. Note Jenn’s intern signed the email below that sent to the County, Bloomington, and Normal. See the rules here: https://bolenreport.com/saul-alinskys-12-rules-radicals/ Read past the meme to the actual rules. I see at least two […]
By: Diane Benjamin I wonder when Renner is going to take his comedy show on the road! Source: http://www.pantagraph.com/business/local/expert-communication-diversity-key-for-economic-development/article_145290bf-c5c5-50cd-9536-8b1b4c6e34bc.html Renner’s comments don’t deserve any respect. We know transparency is much less since Tari became mayor. We know anyone who challenges his beliefs are his enemy. (“Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it.”) […]
By: Diane Benjamin Tari Renner LIED to me the first time I met him. I knew he had been a speaker at “Camp Obama” in Normal, so I asked him about it. He told me he was asked to tell the attendees what happens during the Iowa Caucuses. Considering contrary information was on-line, I knew […]
By: Diane Benjamin May 2014. Aldermen Lower and Stearns had a list of proposed cuts. Renner would not let them speak! Instead, Renner read a prepared statement. Watch the video: Little Scotty did an interview this week on WJBC: http://cdn.stationcaster.com/stations/wjbc/media/mpeg/Bloomington_Ald__Scott_Black_with_Terry_James__11_19_15-1447963935.mp3 Scotty happily bashed Alderman Lower, the WJBC host was happy to join in. I’ve never […]
