The Martin Chronicles remembers the article in last December's weekly newspaper. Villa Hills malfeasant Mayor Mike Martin self-absorbingly pined for what he described as "good publicity". After he was CONVICTED ON SEVEN OF NINE COUNTS OF OFFICIAL MISCONDUCT and NEGLECT OF DUTY last October, one would have thought any future publicity Martin received would have to be better.
Then Martin's SECRET, RADICAL PLAN TO DISBAND THE VILLA HILLS POLICE DEPARTMENT and OUTSOURCE FOR (LESS SAFE) PROTECTION was accidentally revealed by a cub reporterette. The fallout? Martin's mischief is causing deep embarrassment for the once-proud City of Villa Hills yet again.
You probably know that P.T. Barnum is credited with making the observation that there is no such thing as bad publicity. Barnum travelled all across the globe. He saw every form of freak and oddity. Well, almost every form of freak and oddity. We suspect even P. T. Barnum would have to amend his comments about bad publicity after a meeting with the freak and oddity that is the mendacious Martin.
Channel 5 presented a news package about the latest turmoil in Villa Hills on Monday. Despite the fact that her home had recently been burglarized, one resident sung the praises of the Villa Hills Police Department. The News 5 reporter made a point of showing all of the yellow "Keep Our Villa Hills Police Department" signs lining up and down Rogers Road. We are sure you are aware that 720 Rogers Road is the headquarters of the disgraceful Martin.
The best part of the news report? Channel 5's newshound is seen leaving the City Building after unsuccessfully seeking a comment from the mayhemic Martin. The voice of Martin's assistant clerk can be heard saying, "the mayor says he's in conference". Uh-huh. If the assistant clerk could have told the truth, her comment would have been, "the mayor says he's in hiding".
Here's our prediction. Martin is going to try to have it both ways. His whole "outsourcing" push has really only been about his vendetta against Chief Goodenough and Detective Schutzman anyway. Based on recent comments by Menninger-Isenhour, the hag Koenig and others, we believe Martin will simply "outsource" the management of the police department (READ: FIRE GOODENOUGH AND SCHUTZMAN).
There are plenty of clues leading us this way. A document designed to mislead people in to believing that Goodenough and Schutzman are grossly overpaid was circulated at the recent sham of a public hearing. Sources also confirm that Martin and others have been giving the same false document to the ass-hats at the civic club in order to work those stupid hillbillies up in to a freak show frenzy.
Martin's two-and-a-half disgraceful years in the mayor's office have been a non-stop stream of incompetence and corruption. In point of fact, that stream is increasing in intensity. We are developing several stories on that.
But don't count Martin out just yet. He will stand for re-election in 538 days. We suspect he will still have the support of many of the civic club ass-hats. Martin will also mobilize whatever is left of his hillbilly lynchmob to spread DEFAMATION, SLANDER and LIBEL against whoever his opponent will be. Martin and his loud-mouthed wife will spread tales of woe about how no one will work with him to "move the City forward". In other words, it will be DIRTBAG MAYORAL CAMPAIGN 2.0.
Maybe, just maybe, the fact that Martin will also have a miserable record for voters to consider this time will make the difference. November 4, 2014 can't get here soon enough.
