The Martin Chronicles wants to make it clear that we hold many Villa Hills Civic Club members in high regard. Some in the leadership work very hard to make the club a community gathering place that bucks the current trend of many locales where residents stay home alone, safely tucked away in their own "cocoons".
But we hear some very troubling things about the Club even today. Some people who have recently joined report that when they walk into the Club, the vine-swingers in the bar stare at them as if they have walked into the middle of an illegal drug deal. It's fair to say that what some have dubbed "Dead Pecker's Row" do not make the Civic Club a welcoming place.
There is of also the undeniable fact that the low-brow members of "Dead Pecker's Row" are a major source of corrupt Villa Hills Mayor Mike Martin's dwindling base of support. Many of these troglodytes commiserate with Martin. They want to believe that their complicity in the Civic Club's huge embezzlement scandal is much like Martin's forgery arrest from a few years ago. They want to believe that neither they nor Martin did anything wrong. But that is self-delusion.
When Martin comes in to the Club and, after several beers, launches into his (EXPLETIVE) him, (EXPLETIVE) them, (EXPLETIVE) her, (EXPLETIVE) it, (EXPLETIVE) this, (EXPLETIVE) that, (EXPLETIVE) me routine they chuckle along in the false belief that the entire world has conspired against him, and by extension, them.
But that is malarkey. "Dead Pecker's Row" is almost as corrupt as Mayor Martin. Almost. That gang sat by and did nothing while others nearly put the Club out of business. Some were even part of it. There is a running joke that asks, "Why did (NAME WITHHELD) only take nine cases of beer out of the Civic Club cooler? The punchline? "Because that's all they had." And (NAME WITHHELD) is one of Martin's biggest loudmouth supporters at the Club.
The Martin Chronicles holds Lou, Louie, Louis, Chuck, Chuckles, Charley, Charlie, Charles, Leo, Leon, Leonardo, Anthony, Dee Dee, Dee, Lady Di, Mary, Marie, Antonio, Tony, Fat Tony, Edward, Ed, Eddie, Scot, Scott, Scotty, Scottie, Dilbert, QBert, Filbert, Filibuster, Buster, Busboy, Lurch, Stretch, Greg, Gregg, Gregory, Dell, Della, Duluth, Bennie, Benny, Benny and the Jets, Jet, Lady Suffragette, General Zod, Lex Luthor, Luther, Lute, Jerome, Gerry, Jerry, Spud, Bud, William, Will, Willie, Willy, Bill, Billy, Slip, Whitey, Satch, Bobby, Bobbie, Rob, Bob, Brain, Brain-Dead, Brainiac, Wilma, Betty, Barney, Fred, Robert, Roberto, Gomez, and all the rest of the "Dead Pecker's Row" pinheads in low regard because they are almost as venal as Martin.
These lunkheads are going to serve as loud mouthpieces for the Martinites who are going to try to strip away any opposition to their corrupt pal Mike Martin in the November 6 election. They can be intimidating. Most people cave under the pressure. These people may just buy their BULL(EXPLETIVE).
These wingnuts support the lawbreaker Mike Martin. For any number of wrong-headed reasons. That is exactly our beef with the Civic Club.
[EDITOR'S NOTE: We are still trying to confirm exactly when Councilpsycho Mike Pope's resignation begins.]
