[Vision2020] Talking out of turn? Don't think so.

[J Ford]

Bully for Ms. Pall for recusing herself based on an off-handed remark 
regarding a matter before the council.  She KNEW it was coming up in front 
of them - no one had any way of knowing which way the NSA mess was going to 
go until it went, when Aaron, talking as a PRIVATE citizen, made his 
comments.  In regards to most of those comments, he didn't even know he was 
going to run for Council when he made them.  Will Dickison or other 
Wilsonista's request copies of EVERYthing that Ms. Pall has ever done before 
and since being elected?  If not, why not?

J  :]




>From: Steven Basoa <sbasoa at moscow.com>
>To: "g. crabtree" <jampot at adelphia.net>
>CC: vision2020 at moscow.com
>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] the appearance of impropriety
>Date: Tue, 2 May 2006 08:44:08 -0700
>
>The main difference I see here is that when Ms. Pall made her offhand  
>remark to (I believe) a member of the Thompson family, she was  already a 
>member of the city council.  Mr. Ament's comments were made  in his 
>capacity as a private citizen before he was elected to  office.   There is 
>a difference there, however slight.
>
>SB
>
>
>On May 2, 2006, at 7:44 AM, g. crabtree wrote:
>
>Last nights city council meeting had one interesting and unexpected  moment 
>when the honorable Linda Pall recused herself from involvement  in the 
>rezone hearing because of a very mildly disparaging offhand  remark she 
>made regarding the property in questions largest potential  occupant. She 
>did not refer to Wal-Mart employees as "androids." She  did not personally 
>insult Sam Walton. She did not disparage Wal-Mart  shoppers with 
>unnecessary insults. She merely expressed her opinion  that her preference 
>was that Wal-Mart not locate there. What are the  odds that this will set a 
>precedent for future council meetings,  where other council persons may 
>have been even more vocal (and much  more unpleasant) in the remarks they 
>have made regarding topics that  come before them? Topic's where it is 
>clear that there will be no  objectivity in that council persons decision 
>making process and no  backing down from previously held biases. Anyone for 
>holding their  breath?
>
>G. Crabtree
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