As Hamilton County Democratic Party Chairman Joe Weingarten filed a request with the Hamilton County Election Board last week to have allegations of bribery in the Carmel mayoral GOP primary campaign investigated, it turned on a bright and shining light in a number of places local GOP insiders would likely rather it didn’t. […]
Category: Integrity
How do you help a man in a tavern or a car crash? Pick them up or let them go!?
Old Town Tavern patron describes ‘helping’ Mayor Published: 4 February 2019 I’ve long heard the stories about the Mayors carousing though this is the most shocking comment I’ve heard on the subject. “I know him. I know his problem…” So the Mayor has been picked from the floor of a local tavern, according to this […]
What did the neighborhoods impacted by the Auman Stop Sign think about it?
I am here to speak for the Removal of the Stop Sign on 126th and Auman Dr. February 15, 2015 I am here to speak for the Removal of the Stop Sign on 126th and Auman. Mr. Mayor, Councilors and ladies and gentlemen my name is Rick Smith and I live in Newark edition. In […]
Who investigates our elected officials? – Not Carmel police.
Are votes for sale in Carmel? Is this Quid pro quo? Councilor says developer who has business in front of the city is withholding comments till a decision has been made on his parking garage. The garage did pass and there was a $1,000 donation by the developer later that year. Is this quid pro […]
How to listen to a Politician & propaganda neutralizers
Any time you hear a Politician speak, you should filter their words through the following: In 1937, Edward Filene helped establish the Institute of Propaganda Analysis. The goal of this institution was to help educate the American public and to understand the techniques by which propaganda is spread. Filene and his fellow researchers identified seven […]
Categorizing Self-Serving Politicians, Cronies and Political Groupies
It seems a number of those who seek to lead us are afflicted in one of two ways: Self-Aggrandizement – You will easily recognize this individual by an urgency to display or present themselves to others for admiration, self-promotion, and simple vanity. Political and personal attacks – These individuals will willingly give time and […]
The Bailout; the shock, the truth!
The Bailout; the shock that shook the city of Carmel to its core! To be sure we had numerous small tremors that should have served as a warning before the City was shaken to the core. *Please note this is the longest and most important thread on this website!* The first strong indications anything was […]
How The Auman Dr. Stop Sign won an election; Brainard’s campaign strategy for 2011 works like a charm in 2015 election.
Jeff Worrell campaigning during Election day A.M. traffic with a sign that states: “This Stop Sign must go” and two campaign signs by his side Removing the Auman and 126th Stop Sign! Please note the date of this text. One year to the day before the 2011 Primary So what year did the Mayor begin […]
Carmel Politics Take on an Indianapolis’ Flavor
The Use of Non-Profit Corporations to Avoid Accountability and Public Scrutiny Sunday, August 9, 2009 | By Paul K. Ogden Best quote: “As I have said before, Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard’s big spending ways and ill-advised projects are going to put Carmel deeply in debt for generations to come.” Paul K. Ogden The front page […]
Mayor Brainard’s tenuous grasp on his campaign finances.
Friday, January 25, 2008 What Is Jim Brainard’s Campaign Hiding? A campaign finance report filed by the campaign of Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard is raising a lot of eyebrows for what it’s missing. In his winning re-election campaign last year, Brainard’s campaign spent over $547,000. His campaign disclosure form, however, itemizes very few expenditures. More […]