The Martin Chronicles recommends you go back and watch the final 15 minutes of the July 18 Villa Hills City Council meeting by checking out the Video On Demand section of www.tbnk.org. Mayor (and miscreant) Mike Martin is called out for two of the many libelous lies he wrote in his April "Note To Villa Hills Residents", a.k.a. Unahandyman Manifesto.
When Martin's lies are flowing free and easy he is a happy customer-as long as he isn't challenged. He was strongly challenged at the July council meeting. He quickly transformed from his "Hey, I'm a good guy who goes to Haiti and will unclog your toilet real cheap, hee-hee" persona into the petulant, red-faced, paper-shuffling, stuttering "I'm the CEO. I stand by my story despite the fact that all the evidence proves its a lie. We aren't going to discuss it any more."
First, Martin was hammered for falsely writing that when he ascended to his throne he discovered that the Police Department Office's electric bills had not been paid for three years! Why is that a lie? Because Duke Energy hadn't sent one bill over those three years! The error was entirely Duke Energy's. But that reality doesn't fit Martin's dishonest attempt to falsely portray that, much like cartoon hero Mighty Mouse, Martin flew in to save the day.
Then Martin's libelous lie that "files on the hard drive of my computer had been erased on December 27, 2010" This written in the context that the previous administration was so mean to him, refusing to make his transition to power a smooth one. The problem? Several open records attempts failed to turn up any computer forensics report that back-up Martin's calumnious claim. The biggest problem? Martin has recklessly accused a private citizen of committing a crime. Martin's claims and babbling explanation have left the taxpayers wide open to another serious LIBEL LAWSUIT.
The good news for Martin? He had his two staunchest supporters in the audience. Who are they? Dale and Cordelia Schaber. Yeah, we know. Dale is the co-defendant in the LIBEL, SLANDER and DEFAMATION lawsuit filed against Martin and the taxpayers about a year ago. Yup. We realize it. Martin is funneling $47.50 per hour of your tax dollars to Cordelia-despite the fact that she claims she resigned last November-to mangle the City's books. So we guess they are all stuck with each other.
Kind of like we are all stuck with Martin. At least for awhile.
