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November 04, 2007
Currying favor with the people
It's uncanny, really: in just the past day or three, I have had the same thought as Billy Blades posted today. If hiring Marti Rutherford for 2 or 3 days so that she can qualify for taxpayer-subsidized retiree medical benefits is "the right thing to do," even if Ms. Rutherford knowingly falsified election documents to run in a district in which she clearly did not reside, then why would it not also be "the right thing to do" to offer the same gesture to former city employee Kenardo Curry, who has been indicted on charges of theft of city funds?
Whose bank account ultimately gained the most as a result of his or her respective actions? Does it really matter? How can the mayor extend a "we'll let it slide" to Rutherford, and a "see you in Hell" to Mr. Curry, under these* circumstances?
The possible answer is twofold:
1) Curry backed Littlefield's rival in the runoff election of 2005, Ann Coulter. Rutherford supported Littlefield.
2) Rutherford has some information pertaining to Mayor Littlefield that she has threatened to disclose if she didn't receive this special treatment.
Watch for updates on the latter in the coming weeks. Let it be clear as of this posting that the statements above are mixed as to certainty. Number 1 is factual; and number 2 is a hunch, though more and more people are openly discussing their belief that this must be the case. (By the way, what the heck did Littlefield say to Roy Exum the other day?)
*Note: I am not aware of Kenardo Curry's retirement status, his age, nor his length of service with the City of Chattanooga. If, however, those data are similar enough to Ms. Rutherford's, then I propose that we start a petition to formally request that he be given the same treatment, i.e., temporary employment, or the equivalent thereof, to make him eligible.
Government | By joe lance | 02:08 PM
Comments
The Marti mess absolutely makes the mind reel! We were just discussing what we all heard at the mayor's Dist. 6 mtg. Thurs. night: Littlefiled called Marti the "incumbent" and Marti clearly said she wanted to work for the city only until March of '09 because city employees cannot run for office ... she's running in '09! Now, in today's Metro section, Michael Davis interviews Melinda Hickey (!) about it and Melinda says no, that's not what Marti said. But at least a half dozen people I talked to today heard it. So there's backpedaling for some reason. Also, Melinda Hickey was allowed to make an "announcement" at the mayor's meeting re: her campaign kickoff, The Brainerd Christmas Crawl. We all agreed it really seemed as if Littlefield is supporting Melinda Hickey who is Marti's best friend and head death squadder. Must be a helluva secret Marti's got on the mayor! And I do hope everyone had a chance to hear the uncensored video of Marti's choice word for Lesley Dale of Channel 3.
Posted by: Candy at November 4, 2007 10:01 PM