Saturday, August 7, 2010

Only The Shadow Knows .......

Published by Dick Schaefer, Unpaid, Part-time Contributing Writer and Amateur Investigative Reporter

Date:  8/7/2010


"We've been waiting on them and waiting on them!"  ~ The Shadow

NEWS FLASH from CNL!

Published by Dick Schaefer, Unpaid, Part-time Contributing Writer and Amateur Investigative

Date:  8/7/2010

BREAKER!  BREAKER!  THIS JUST IN!

CNL, the propaganda "news" agency for Jerry Lairmore and Ron Jost,  is reporting ....... (brace yourself for this SHOCKING NEWS FLASH) ........ that "County Commission majority shoots down Penning's ideas for Road Department meetings"!

And this is "news"?  Hello?  Earth to Jeff Noedel?  The County Commission "majority" has been shooting down ALL of Penning's ideas since he was first elected Northern District Associate Commission TWO YEARS AGO!

It's because of shallow "news" reporting like this that I am drinking FIJI artesian water instead of buying a subscription to CNL!  Ha ha ha!  FIJI artesian water is refreshing and satisfying!  Especially good with Macallan 12 single-malt scotch!

By the way, I can't read the entire article on this subject since I'm not a subscriber, but I'm wondering if Jeff Noedel is hammering Lairmore and Jost about Missouri Sunshine Law violations with respect to the "road department meetings" just like he hammered the GCCS Board of Directors about alleged sunshine law violations?  Perhaps a CNL subscriber can let me know.

The GCCS is a private 501(3)c corporation which accepts and spends no public/taxpayer funds.  They are free to have open meetings or closed meetings.  No law, however, compels that they must have open meetings.  Nevertheless, they are very transparent and welcome members and non-members to their meetings.  You can come to any of their meetings!  They will welcome you with open arms!  They want you to know what their objectives are and they'd like for you to join their organization.  Nevertheless, Jeff Noedel inexplicably raised holy hell about the GCCS violating the sunshine laws several months ago! 

On the otherhand, the County Commissioners represent the public, all the taxpayers in Gasconade County.  They authorize the expenditure of public/taxpayer funds.  They are therefore subject to the Missouri Sunshine Laws.  So-called "road department meetings" are no exception.  Because official business of the County Commission is presumed to be conducted anytime two or more Commissioners are gathered together, the Commissioners must notify the public of these "road department meetings" and open them to the public.  The principle is "transparency in government".  I wonder what Jeff Noedel has to say about the county's "road department meetings"?

Boning Up On The Missouri Sunshine Laws

Published by Dick Schaefer, Unpaid, Part-time Contributing Writer and Amateur Investigative Reporter

Date:  8/7/2010

There's been a lot of people citing the Missouri Sunshine Laws here in Gasconade County.  I thought I'd spend some time this weekend "boning up" on the various provisions of Missouri law.  Perhaps you'd like to "bone up" as well.  If so, you can go to the Missouri Attorney General's website.  Pour yourself a glass of Macallan single-malt scotch and light up a Cohiba cigar.  Then click on the following link and knock yourself out reading the law:

http://ago.mo.gov/sunshinelaw/sunshinelaw.htm

Doncha be callin' me a racist, bro!

Published by Dick Schaefer, Unpaid, Part-time Contributing Writer and Amateur Investigative Reporter

Date:  8/7/2010

A few postings back, a particularly bold and brave commenter named "Anonymous" had the audacity (and poor judgment) to call me a RACIST.  Can you imagine that?!  Little ol' loveable fuzzball me?!

Sometimes when people don't like what you're saying and they don't have any factual rationale to refute what you're saying, they go mad with rage and they resort to personal attacks.  Calling someone a RACIST is a typical intimidation tactic used by bullies and it is often the last refuge for those whose minds are completely exhausted. 

No one wants to be called a RACIST.  No one wants to think of themself as bigoted.  We all want to think of ourselves as fair-minded.  And I am no different!

Maybe "Anonymous" called me a RACIST because I posted a photo of the notorious gangsta rapper, 'Snoop Dogg'.  ('Snoop Dogg' just happens to be BLACK.)  I can't find anything else in my posting which might have elicited such an accusation by "Anonymous".  That's why I am now (hereinabove) posting a photo of 'Eminem', a notorious WHITE gangsta rapper.

So ya see, we are an equal opportunity critic of gangsta rappers here at Hermann Hearsay.  We don't like any of 'em ...... BLACK or WHITE!

So "Anonymous", doncha be callin' me a RACIST ..... bro!

Patsy Cline - "Crazy"

Published by Lois Lame, SSALRCYTMVDQJCP & Assistant Editor

Date:  8/7/2010

The world lost Patsy Cline when she was barely 30 years old.  What a shame! 

Today is "Patsy Cline Saturday" at Hermann Hearsay.  Here's Patsy singing one of her most recognizable songs, "Crazy".

Hermann Hearsay Local Advertisers

Published by Lois Lame, SSALRCYTMVDQJCP & Assistant Editor

Date: 8/7/2010

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Published by Lois Lame, SSALRCYTMVDQJCP & Assistant Editor
Date: 8/7/2010

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Photo Of The Day - Saturday, 8/7/2010

Published by Lois Lame, SSALRCYTMVDQJCP & Assistant Editor

Date:  8/7/2010


Red-headed Woodpecker
Photographed by Hermann Hearsay subscriber Richard Smoker

Laugh Of The Day - Saturday, 8/7/2010

Published by Lois Lame, SSALRCYTMVDQJCP & Assistant Editor

Date:  8/7/2010

"Be true to your teeth and they won't be false to you."  ~ Soupy Sales

Quote Of The Day - Saturday, 8/7/2010

Published by Lois Lame, SSALRCYTMVDQJCP & Assistant Editor

Date:  8/7/2010

“First they came for the Communists, but I was not a Communist so I did not speak out. Then they came for the Socialists and the Trade Unionists, but I was neither, so I did not speak out. Then they came for the Jews, but I was not a Jew so I did not speak out. And when they came for me, there was no one left to speak out for me.”  ~ Dietrich Bonhoeffer