Ed Arzouian Posted February 22, 2008 Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 I thought we could all use a few laughs. Does this sound familiar: "The first six months of my administration will be putting together that plan, all the people that can accomplish that plan and letting everybody have a say in what that plan should be. Then we have to show the world that we have a purpose, a direction and a goal, and we'll ask them to join us." -Matt Ryan, October 16, 2005 Section: Front Edition: 1 Page: 3A THE BINGHAMTON MAYORAL RACE; Why should we vote for you? That was Ryan's plan to plan to have a plan!!! I still cannot believe that fools elected a guy who admitted at the time he did not even a plan for what needed to be done. The statement above should sound familiar because it is exactly what Ryan is now proposing again with his four new committees. So, two and half years later, after his third State of the City Address, we are right back to where he proposed to start. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE, EVEN LESS HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED! The article goes on with his classic, "ABC Plan, which he said will form a partnership between the academic and arts community, local businesses and city government. "We're going to help them all that we can to create a vibrant community," he said. "We need to have new blood in this community. And we have to show them what a great community this is." We got Bloods, alright. And where are these things: "He (Ryan) has advocated a "smart on crime" tactic, which includes advanced training for police and fire, putting police on foot and bike patrols, and recruiting police officers from city neighborhoods. Ryan also has announced plans to aid seniors, including assigning city officials to visit senior centers, property tax breaks (!!!!) and working with nonprofits to create affordable senior housing. Downtown is key, Ryan said. A vibrant downtown, he said, will positively affect the neighborhoods. The city still must promote its strengths namely the low cost of housing, which is well below the national median price $66,500 in Binghamton versus $119,600 in the U.S., according to U.S. Census 2000 data. He closes with: "The mayor has to sell the city to businesses, too, and Ryan said he has no qualms about his ability to negotiate a deal. "Part of my job is about negotiating to make sure my clients do better things in life," he said. " Yes, those negotiating skills that gave away The Regency after he could not reach an agreement with Sarbro in the first place, the negotiating skills that saw the owners of the O'Neil building dump it on the city of Binghamton after they demolished only half the building forcing taxpayer to pay for the rest, the negotiating skills he chose not to use with the civil servants, the Teamsters, and the Firefighter since Abdelazim and Silberstein negotiated those. Finally, those negotiation skills that have left the police without a contract for two years and now led to arbitration. Yup, a skilled negotiator he is!!! What a lying hypocrite! How do you people swallow this stuff? Are you braindead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted February 22, 2008 Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 how embarrassing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted February 22, 2008 Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 It's almost as lame as the poor job you're doing. Thank God you didn't end up with responsibility for more than a couple of abandoned buildings. Imagine if that progress were citywide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Arzouian Posted February 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 It's almost as lame as the poor job you're doing. Thank God you didn't end up with responsibility for more than a couple of abandoned buildings. Imagine if that progress were citywide. It is "almost" as lame but not quite as lame, right! So, I'm doing a better job according to you. If I'm doing mine poorly would you say they are doing theirs atrociously? Do you have a sliding scale on this? Can you explain how my job is being done poorly? Pleased let me know how you would do it better. Thx. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted February 22, 2008 Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 It is "almost" as lame but not quite as lame, right! So, I'm doing a better job according to you. If I'm doing mine poorly would you say they are doing theirs atrociously? Do you have a sliding scale on this? Can you explain how my job is being done poorly? Pleased let me know how you would do it better. Thx. If something is almost as lame as your endeavor it means that you are more lame. That is, the lamer and the poorer one. I think you could do a better job by not bringing scorn and derision upon your employer through your mere presence. I think you could do a better job by not driving away customers and support by being a jerk. I think you could do a better job by realizing that you are not bringing good will or customers to the theater but are having rather the opposite effect. Then again, it's the Theater's job to make the discretionary decision to have the building super being such a icon of cranksterism. It's not really much different than the discretionary decisions that the City gets to make. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted February 22, 2008 Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 Tax breaks for property owners????? Matt, where are those tax breaks????? I thought we could all use a few laughs. Does this sound familiar: "The first six months of my administration will be putting together that plan, all the people that can accomplish that plan and letting everybody have a say in what that plan should be. Then we have to show the world that we have a purpose, a direction and a goal, and we'll ask them to join us." -Matt Ryan, October 16, 2005 Section: Front Edition: 1 Page: 3A THE BINGHAMTON MAYORAL RACE; Why should we vote for you? That was Ryan's plan to plan to have a plan!!! I still cannot believe that fools elected a guy who admitted at the time he did not even a plan for what needed to be done. The statement above should sound familiar because it is exactly what Ryan is now proposing again with his four new committees. So, two and half years later, after his third State of the City Address, we are right back to where he proposed to start. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE, EVEN LESS HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED! The article goes on with his classic, "ABC Plan, which he said will form a partnership between the academic and arts community, local businesses and city government. "We're going to help them all that we can to create a vibrant community," he said. "We need to have new blood in this community. And we have to show them what a great community this is." We got Bloods, alright. And where are these things: "He (Ryan) has advocated a "smart on crime" tactic, which includes advanced training for police and fire, putting police on foot and bike patrols, and recruiting police officers from city neighborhoods. Ryan also has announced plans to aid seniors, including assigning city officials to visit senior centers, property tax breaks (!!!!) and working with nonprofits to create affordable senior housing. Downtown is key, Ryan said. A vibrant downtown, he said, will positively affect the neighborhoods. The city still must promote its strengths namely the low cost of housing, which is well below the national median price $66,500 in Binghamton versus $119,600 in the U.S., according to U.S. Census 2000 data. He closes with: "The mayor has to sell the city to businesses, too, and Ryan said he has no qualms about his ability to negotiate a deal. "Part of my job is about negotiating to make sure my clients do better things in life," he said. " Yes, those negotiating skills that gave away The Regency after he could not reach an agreement with Sarbro in the first place, the negotiating skills that saw the owners of the O'Neil building dump it on the city of Binghamton after they demolished only half the building forcing taxpayer to pay for the rest, the negotiating skills he chose not to use with the civil servants, the Teamsters, and the Firefighter since Abdelazim and Silberstein negotiated those. Finally, those negotiation skills that have left the police without a contract for two years and now led to arbitration. Yup, a skilled negotiator he is!!! What a lying hypocrite! How do you people swallow this stuff? Are you braindead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Arzouian Posted February 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2008 Matt, tell us about all that training you have provided for the Binghamton Police Department you want to dissolve? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The West Sider Posted February 23, 2008 Report Share Posted February 23, 2008 Is planning to have a plan like taking a vacation from a vacation? TWS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted February 23, 2008 Report Share Posted February 23, 2008 The only laugh I got from your post is looking at you in that turtleneck! :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted February 23, 2008 Report Share Posted February 23, 2008 That is a good thing then. You know what, I'm wearing it right now. 100% Merino wool from J. Crew. I've had it for years. You would not belieive how warm and comfortable it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted February 23, 2008 Report Share Posted February 23, 2008 Ryan said he was going to, "work with nonprofits to create affordable senior housing." He has done anything whatsoever in that regard? Has one senior citizen benfitted from one thing Matt Ryan has done apart form Barb Daly gettign a job? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted February 23, 2008 Report Share Posted February 23, 2008 That is a good thing then. You know what, I'm wearing it right now. 100% Merino wool from J. Crew. I've had it for years. You would not belieive how warm and comfortable it is. The warmth you feel is, no doubt, from the thickness of B.O. that has formulated on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted February 23, 2008 Report Share Posted February 23, 2008 The warmth you feel is, no doubt, from the thickness of B.O. that has formulated on it. no way, it take them regularly to the best dry cleaner in the county....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted February 23, 2008 Report Share Posted February 23, 2008 Who will Doofus appoint to these committees??? I thought we could all use a few laughs. Does this sound familiar: "The first six months of my administration will be putting together that plan, all the people that can accomplish that plan and letting everybody have a say in what that plan should be. Then we have to show the world that we have a purpose, a direction and a goal, and we'll ask them to join us." -Matt Ryan, October 16, 2005 Section: Front Edition: 1 Page: 3A THE BINGHAMTON MAYORAL RACE; Why should we vote for you? That was Ryan's plan to plan to have a plan!!! I still cannot believe that fools elected a guy who admitted at the time he did not even a plan for what needed to be done. The statement above should sound familiar because it is exactly what Ryan is now proposing again with his four new committees. So, two and half years later, after his third State of the City Address, we are right back to where he proposed to start. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE, EVEN LESS HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED! The article goes on with his classic, "ABC Plan, which he said will form a partnership between the academic and arts community, local businesses and city government. "We're going to help them all that we can to create a vibrant community," he said. "We need to have new blood in this community. And we have to show them what a great community this is." We got Bloods, alright. And where are these things: "He (Ryan) has advocated a "smart on crime" tactic, which includes advanced training for police and fire, putting police on foot and bike patrols, and recruiting police officers from city neighborhoods. Ryan also has announced plans to aid seniors, including assigning city officials to visit senior centers, property tax breaks (!!!!) and working with nonprofits to create affordable senior housing. Downtown is key, Ryan said. A vibrant downtown, he said, will positively affect the neighborhoods. The city still must promote its strengths namely the low cost of housing, which is well below the national median price $66,500 in Binghamton versus $119,600 in the U.S., according to U.S. Census 2000 data. He closes with: "The mayor has to sell the city to businesses, too, and Ryan said he has no qualms about his ability to negotiate a deal. "Part of my job is about negotiating to make sure my clients do better things in life," he said. " Yes, those negotiating skills that gave away The Regency after he could not reach an agreement with Sarbro in the first place, the negotiating skills that saw the owners of the O'Neil building dump it on the city of Binghamton after they demolished only half the building forcing taxpayer to pay for the rest, the negotiating skills he chose not to use with the civil servants, the Teamsters, and the Firefighter since Abdelazim and Silberstein negotiated those. Finally, those negotiation skills that have left the police without a contract for two years and now led to arbitration. Yup, a skilled negotiator he is!!! What a lying hypocrite! How do you people swallow this stuff? Are you braindead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted February 23, 2008 Report Share Posted February 23, 2008 Matt Ryan should come with a male bovine feces metering system............... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couch Potato Posted February 24, 2008 Report Share Posted February 24, 2008 Who will DELETED appoint to these committees??? Who would want to be on one of these committees? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted February 24, 2008 Report Share Posted February 24, 2008 Who would want to be on one of these committees? Mayor Ryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 Tax breaks, police training, senior housing, six month planning sessions, First Ward Health Clinics, North Side Grocery Stores, bipartisanship, where is it all? I thought we could all use a few laughs. Does this sound familiar: "The first six months of my administration will be putting together that plan, all the people that can accomplish that plan and letting everybody have a say in what that plan should be. Then we have to show the world that we have a purpose, a direction and a goal, and we'll ask them to join us." -Matt Ryan, October 16, 2005 Section: Front Edition: 1 Page: 3A THE BINGHAMTON MAYORAL RACE; Why should we vote for you? That was Ryan's plan to plan to have a plan!!! I still cannot believe that fools elected a guy who admitted at the time he did not even a plan for what needed to be done. The statement above should sound familiar because it is exactly what Ryan is now proposing again with his four new committees. So, two and half years later, after his third State of the City Address, we are right back to where he proposed to start. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE, EVEN LESS HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED! The article goes on with his classic, "ABC Plan, which he said will form a partnership between the academic and arts community, local businesses and city government. "We're going to help them all that we can to create a vibrant community," he said. "We need to have new blood in this community. And we have to show them what a great community this is." We got Bloods, alright. And where are these things: "He (Ryan) has advocated a "smart on crime" tactic, which includes advanced training for police and fire, putting police on foot and bike patrols, and recruiting police officers from city neighborhoods. Ryan also has announced plans to aid seniors, including assigning city officials to visit senior centers, property tax breaks (!!!!) and working with nonprofits to create affordable senior housing. Downtown is key, Ryan said. A vibrant downtown, he said, will positively affect the neighborhoods. The city still must promote its strengths namely the low cost of housing, which is well below the national median price $66,500 in Binghamton versus $119,600 in the U.S., according to U.S. Census 2000 data. He closes with: "The mayor has to sell the city to businesses, too, and Ryan said he has no qualms about his ability to negotiate a deal. "Part of my job is about negotiating to make sure my clients do better things in life," he said. " Yes, those negotiating skills that gave away The Regency after he could not reach an agreement with Sarbro in the first place, the negotiating skills that saw the owners of the O'Neil building dump it on the city of Binghamton after they demolished only half the building forcing taxpayer to pay for the rest, the negotiating skills he chose not to use with the civil servants, the Teamsters, and the Firefighter since Abdelazim and Silberstein negotiated those. Finally, those negotiation skills that have left the police without a contract for two years and now led to arbitration. Yup, a skilled negotiator he is!!! What a lying hypocrite! How do you people swallow this stuff? Are you braindead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Arzouian Posted February 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 Can you believe Ryan said he would bring tax breaks!!! He has raised business taxes 15% in two years so far and is sure to raise them more this year. Same for property taxes up about 10% in two years. By the time his four years are up taxes will probably have risen 30% or more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted March 2, 2008 Report Share Posted March 2, 2008 Tell us again how Matt Ryan will lower taxes! Can you believe people fell for that.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted March 3, 2008 Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 Taxes will be up about 35% by the end of Ryan's first term. Then he will tell voters this time he really means it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted March 3, 2008 Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 I thought we could all use a few laughs. Does this sound familiar: "The first six months of my administration will be putting together that plan, all the people that can accomplish that plan and letting everybody have a say in what that plan should be. Then we have to show the world that we have a purpose, a direction and a goal, and we'll ask them to join us." -Matt Ryan, October 16, 2005 Section: Front Edition: 1 Page: 3A THE BINGHAMTON MAYORAL RACE; Why should we vote for you? That was Ryan's plan to plan to have a plan!!! I still cannot believe that fools elected a guy who admitted at the time he did not even a plan for what needed to be done. The statement above should sound familiar because it is exactly what Ryan is now proposing again with his four new committees. So, two and half years later, after his third State of the City Address, we are right back to where he proposed to start. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE, EVEN LESS HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED! The article goes on with his classic, "ABC Plan, which he said will form a partnership between the academic and arts community, local businesses and city government. "We're going to help them all that we can to create a vibrant community," he said. "We need to have new blood in this community. And we have to show them what a great community this is." We got Bloods, alright. And where are these things: "He (Ryan) has advocated a "smart on crime" tactic, which includes advanced training for police and fire, putting police on foot and bike patrols, and recruiting police officers from city neighborhoods. Ryan also has announced plans to aid seniors, including assigning city officials to visit senior centers, property tax breaks (!!!!) and working with nonprofits to create affordable senior housing. Downtown is key, Ryan said. A vibrant downtown, he said, will positively affect the neighborhoods. The city still must promote its strengths namely the low cost of housing, which is well below the national median price $66,500 in Binghamton versus $119,600 in the U.S., according to U.S. Census 2000 data. He closes with: "The mayor has to sell the city to businesses, too, and Ryan said he has no qualms about his ability to negotiate a deal. "Part of my job is about negotiating to make sure my clients do better things in life," he said. " Yes, those negotiating skills that gave away The Regency after he could not reach an agreement with Sarbro in the first place, the negotiating skills that saw the owners of the O'Neil building dump it on the city of Binghamton after they demolished only half the building forcing taxpayer to pay for the rest, the negotiating skills he chose not to use with the civil servants, the Teamsters, and the Firefighter since Abdelazim and Silberstein negotiated those. Finally, those negotiation skills that have left the police without a contract for two years and now led to arbitration. Yup, a skilled negotiator he is!!! What a lying hypocrite! How do you people swallow this stuff? Are you braindead? How much are taxpayers going to have to fork over to demolish the last half of the O'Neil Building because some idiot (was it Jim Dessauer) told Ryan that half could stand while the other half came down (at the owner's expense, not taxpayers'?) Just one more example of a botched Ryan negotiation and gross incompetence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neighborhood Disassembly Posted March 3, 2008 Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 I heard it's going to be at least 1/2 million to tear it down. Not to mention that two streets will be closed down while the work is proceeding. A good time to avoid downtown Binghamton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted March 3, 2008 Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 I heard it's going to be at least 1/2 million to tear it down. Not to mention that two streets will be closed down while the work is proceeding. A good time to avoid downtown Binghamton. That won't be a problem for the vast majority of Broome residents. They're already doing that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 Every now and then this bears repeating. It stands the test of time really well. I thought we could all use a few laughs. Does this sound familiar: "The first six months of my administration will be putting together that plan, all the people that can accomplish that plan and letting everybody have a say in what that plan should be. Then we have to show the world that we have a purpose, a direction and a goal, and we'll ask them to join us." -Matt Ryan, October 16, 2005 Section: Front Edition: 1 Page: 3A THE BINGHAMTON MAYORAL RACE; Why should we vote for you? That was Ryan's plan to plan to have a plan!!! I still cannot believe that fools elected a guy who admitted at the time he did not even a plan for what needed to be done. The statement above should sound familiar because it is exactly what Ryan is now proposing again with his four new committees. So, two and half years later, after his third State of the City Address, we are right back to where he proposed to start. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE, EVEN LESS HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED! The article goes on with his classic, "ABC Plan, which he said will form a partnership between the academic and arts community, local businesses and city government. "We're going to help them all that we can to create a vibrant community," he said. "We need to have new blood in this community. And we have to show them what a great community this is." We got Bloods, alright. And where are these things: "He (Ryan) has advocated a "smart on crime" tactic, which includes advanced training for police and fire, putting police on foot and bike patrols, and recruiting police officers from city neighborhoods. Ryan also has announced plans to aid seniors, including assigning city officials to visit senior centers, property tax breaks (!!!!) and working with nonprofits to create affordable senior housing. Downtown is key, Ryan said. A vibrant downtown, he said, will positively affect the neighborhoods. The city still must promote its strengths namely the low cost of housing, which is well below the national median price $66,500 in Binghamton versus $119,600 in the U.S., according to U.S. Census 2000 data. He closes with: "The mayor has to sell the city to businesses, too, and Ryan said he has no qualms about his ability to negotiate a deal. "Part of my job is about negotiating to make sure my clients do better things in life," he said. " Yes, those negotiating skills that gave away The Regency after he could not reach an agreement with Sarbro in the first place, the negotiating skills that saw the owners of the O'Neil building dump it on the city of Binghamton after they demolished only half the building forcing taxpayer to pay for the rest, the negotiating skills he chose not to use with the civil servants, the Teamsters, and the Firefighter since Abdelazim and Silberstein negotiated those. Finally, those negotiation skills that have left the police without a contract for two years and now led to arbitration. Yup, a skilled negotiator he is!!! What a lying hypocrite! How do you people swallow this stuff? Are you braindead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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