The Martin Chronicles fully understands the significance of September 11, 2001. The events of that day provide yet another example of Americans at their best. Responding to the chaos created by terrorists who hoped to bring our country to its knees, many fine people gave the last full measure of devotion while selflessly coming to the aid of others. The sacrifice made by these first responders and others should never be forgotten.
We hope many people decide to go to the ceremony at Crescent Springs Community Park tonight to remember that sacrifice and honor the memories of all of the victims of that terrorist attack. It is a worthwhile thing to do.
But we have to admit that Villa Hills malfeasant Mayor Mike Martin's involvement in this event does not come without irony. Whether Councilmember Mary Koenig is correct when she says that all of the current turmoil in Villa Hills has resulted from Martin's utterance of "an unfortunate word", or as is far more likely, it has come from Martin's vendetta against the police department he blames for his 2007 FORGERY ARREST, what is happening to that local department is a disgrace.
Villa Hills police officers deserve far better than what they have been getting since January 2011. We can only imagine what it must be like for those dedicated professionals who come to work with the cloud of uncertainty that hangs over their heads. They should not be pawns in the vagaries of local hillbilly politics. But they are.
Fortunately, we live in a country where these problems are solved with ballots, not bullets. All we have to do is to look at the history of the past twelve years of bloody violence in the Middle East to know how fortunate we are. The people of Villa Hills have the opportunity to come to the aid of their hometown heroes on November 4, 2014. That is now 419 days away.
Never forget.
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Have Some Fun Tonight
The Martin Chronicles is sending a last-minute notice to all of our loyal readers. Why not drive up to Rogers Road tonight and attend what is laughingly referred to as the "Safety Committee" meeting. It is a guaranteed laugh riot.
This may be one of the few remaining opportunities to see a true Villa Hills Police Department discussed before malfeasant Mayor Mike Martin finally finishes his vendetta against them caused by his 2007 FORGERY ARREST. Yes, we know. There are actually a few pinheads who still actually "trust this mayor".But they are nothing more than "useful idiots".
So why not join tonight's fun?
This may be one of the few remaining opportunities to see a true Villa Hills Police Department discussed before malfeasant Mayor Mike Martin finally finishes his vendetta against them caused by his 2007 FORGERY ARREST. Yes, we know. There are actually a few pinheads who still actually "trust this mayor".But they are nothing more than "useful idiots".
So why not join tonight's fun?
Monday, September 9, 2013
The Apologists
The Martin Chronicles has been watching Villa Hills malfeasant Mayor Mike Martin scurrying around trying to cover his tracks ever since he tripped over his own tongue and betrayed the long-standing lie he was telling about not having a radical plan to disband the local police department. Because of course Martin does have a radical plan to disband the local police department. A noticeable majority of residents have reacted very negatively.
While we know this was never possible-because he is an incompetent and corrupt fool-what if Martin had pursued his radical plan in a logical, common-sense way? Suppose he had announced very early on that he was going to study every aspect of the City government-not just the police department-in search of ways to lower costs and shift funding to what he believed were more pressing needs?
What if he had created a committee to explore the possibility of contracting for snow removal and park maintenance? What if he had created a committee to explore the possibility of reducing administrative costs instead of almost immediately hiring a crony to do the City's bookkeeping for an offensive $47.50 per hour? Perhaps it would not been so obvious that his nearly three-year long assault on the Villa Hills police department has been nothing more than payback for his 2007 FORGERY ARREST.
We read the social networks. We find the exchanges revealing. It appears that the Martin apologists now say they support Martin's radical police plan to outsource because of the pay received by Police Chief Dan Goodenough and Assistant Chief Joe Schutzman. What these apologists don't say-but what our investigation has revealed-is that Martin had the opportunity to do something about it when he first took office but did absolutely nothing.
You see, Goodenough's and Schutzman's pay was temporarily increased in late 2010 to compensate for the extra duties that had been assigned to them. These extra duties were supposed to cease when Martin took office in January 2011. How do we know this? Because Martin himself said so during his dirtbag 2010 campaign. Had Martin been a man and sat down with Goodenough and Schutzman to address that issue, well, it wouldn't be an issue now.
We have been told that Martin is bitterly complaining to those who will listen-and that number is shrinking noticeably-that his attorney told him he just couldn't sit down with Goodenough and Schutzman back then. Why? Because he was suing the two police officers-and the residents of Villa Hills-for $1.505 MILLION. Okay. Who the hell's fault is that? Survey says, IT'S MARTIN!!!
Besides, if Schutzman's extra pay was such a huge problem, why did Martin later sign him to a new contract for building inspection services that would pay Schutzman another $24K a year over and above what the Assistant Chief was already making? A reasonable person can see that Martin's inexplicable act punched a hole in the apologists' "pay too high" argument big enough to sail the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower through. The problem? The dwindling number of Martin apologists are simply not reasonable people.
Those who make excuses for Martin's mismanagement and corruption by blaming Goodenough and Schutzman will end up the stuff of legend. Martin's personal-and now City Attorney-Toad V. McMurtry called Goodenough unethical, said it was the Police Chief's fault for not telling Martin that the diminutive dictator was not allowed to break the law and accused Schutzman of planting evidence. Martin's City Administrator, er, uh, City Clerk Craig Bohman has accused Schutzman of harassment and selective traffic enforcement. This despite the fact that Bohman was never given a ticket or even stopped.
The good news about McMurtry's and Bohman's disgraceful-and false-assertions? The next mayor will have more than ample reason to fire them both on January 1, 2015.
Then there is Councilmember Mary Koenig. She attributes the all of the negative reaction to Martin's radical plan to the diminutive dictator's use of an "unfortunate word". If only that were true.
If Martin was truly concerned about spending, why is he using taxpayer money to fund the activities of a half dozen lawyers? It's nonsense. And no amount of postage meters, car washes, paper towels or coffee will paper over the mess the diminutive dictator has made of the City government's operations.
This whole mess will most likely get worse before it gets better. When Martin finally summons the courage to carry out his plan he has the votes on council to get it done. Why? Because voters wrongly believed that surrounding Martin with a new council would fix the problem. Instead, the aftermath of that 2012 vote has brought more uncertainty and turmoil. The next mayor will have an incredible mess to fix, thanks to the dim-witted and venal Martin.
The only thing that can resolve this is to eliminate the root cause of the mess. Events have clearly demonstrated that the root cause is Martin himself.
We still have to wait 421 days until the next election.
While we know this was never possible-because he is an incompetent and corrupt fool-what if Martin had pursued his radical plan in a logical, common-sense way? Suppose he had announced very early on that he was going to study every aspect of the City government-not just the police department-in search of ways to lower costs and shift funding to what he believed were more pressing needs?
What if he had created a committee to explore the possibility of contracting for snow removal and park maintenance? What if he had created a committee to explore the possibility of reducing administrative costs instead of almost immediately hiring a crony to do the City's bookkeeping for an offensive $47.50 per hour? Perhaps it would not been so obvious that his nearly three-year long assault on the Villa Hills police department has been nothing more than payback for his 2007 FORGERY ARREST.
We read the social networks. We find the exchanges revealing. It appears that the Martin apologists now say they support Martin's radical police plan to outsource because of the pay received by Police Chief Dan Goodenough and Assistant Chief Joe Schutzman. What these apologists don't say-but what our investigation has revealed-is that Martin had the opportunity to do something about it when he first took office but did absolutely nothing.
You see, Goodenough's and Schutzman's pay was temporarily increased in late 2010 to compensate for the extra duties that had been assigned to them. These extra duties were supposed to cease when Martin took office in January 2011. How do we know this? Because Martin himself said so during his dirtbag 2010 campaign. Had Martin been a man and sat down with Goodenough and Schutzman to address that issue, well, it wouldn't be an issue now.
We have been told that Martin is bitterly complaining to those who will listen-and that number is shrinking noticeably-that his attorney told him he just couldn't sit down with Goodenough and Schutzman back then. Why? Because he was suing the two police officers-and the residents of Villa Hills-for $1.505 MILLION. Okay. Who the hell's fault is that? Survey says, IT'S MARTIN!!!
Besides, if Schutzman's extra pay was such a huge problem, why did Martin later sign him to a new contract for building inspection services that would pay Schutzman another $24K a year over and above what the Assistant Chief was already making? A reasonable person can see that Martin's inexplicable act punched a hole in the apologists' "pay too high" argument big enough to sail the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower through. The problem? The dwindling number of Martin apologists are simply not reasonable people.
Those who make excuses for Martin's mismanagement and corruption by blaming Goodenough and Schutzman will end up the stuff of legend. Martin's personal-and now City Attorney-Toad V. McMurtry called Goodenough unethical, said it was the Police Chief's fault for not telling Martin that the diminutive dictator was not allowed to break the law and accused Schutzman of planting evidence. Martin's City Administrator, er, uh, City Clerk Craig Bohman has accused Schutzman of harassment and selective traffic enforcement. This despite the fact that Bohman was never given a ticket or even stopped.
The good news about McMurtry's and Bohman's disgraceful-and false-assertions? The next mayor will have more than ample reason to fire them both on January 1, 2015.
Then there is Councilmember Mary Koenig. She attributes the all of the negative reaction to Martin's radical plan to the diminutive dictator's use of an "unfortunate word". If only that were true.
If Martin was truly concerned about spending, why is he using taxpayer money to fund the activities of a half dozen lawyers? It's nonsense. And no amount of postage meters, car washes, paper towels or coffee will paper over the mess the diminutive dictator has made of the City government's operations.
This whole mess will most likely get worse before it gets better. When Martin finally summons the courage to carry out his plan he has the votes on council to get it done. Why? Because voters wrongly believed that surrounding Martin with a new council would fix the problem. Instead, the aftermath of that 2012 vote has brought more uncertainty and turmoil. The next mayor will have an incredible mess to fix, thanks to the dim-witted and venal Martin.
The only thing that can resolve this is to eliminate the root cause of the mess. Events have clearly demonstrated that the root cause is Martin himself.
We still have to wait 421 days until the next election.
Friday, September 6, 2013
WEEKENDER: No Time To Celebrate
The Martin Chronicles staff read the fairly recent cincinnati.com article, "Villa Hills adding three part-time officers" very closely. As is almost always the case in the local papers, the headline is very misleading. The unknown-sized portion of Villa Hills residents we categorize as "the low information population" might see the headline and conclude that all is well with the Villa Hills Police Department.
But before these inattentive folks break out in to a rousing rendition of Handel's "Hallelujah Chorus", they should read the entire article. Why? Because therein lies the truth. The article tells us that "Martin said he does want to outsource the department's work". So, nothing has changed.
The article says Martin has "no intention" of putting police services out for bid now or in the near future". Of course not. Martin has already approached other Cities to provide bids for police protection. The Ft. Mitchell mayor already confirmed that.
While we are loathe to try to guess what the malfeasant Martin is cooking up, it does seem that he is delaying things in hopes that the strong opposition to his radical plan cools off. But his comments-and the "cat-and-mouse" comments of Councilwoman Koenig-in this recent article are clear signs that they have every intention to outsource police services.
Martin's surrogates are also pushing a full-scale attack on the VHPD's leadership. It is truly disgusting. It's also truly Martin and his compliant band of idiots. Hey, we read the social networking posts just like a lot of people do. We can tell that Martin's pinheads are blaming City employees and others for Martin's abject lack of leadership since January, 2011. It's always someone else's fault for Martin's wasteful screw-ups? Give us a break. And these aforementioned pinheads should try being intellectually honest for once.
Besides, are people considering how Martin's radical plan is impacting the morale of the police department? Long before Martin tripped over his own tongue and revealed that he had been lying about his plans for the police department, the officers already knew what the dim-bulbed, diminutive dictator was planning. No wonder good officers are leaving.
We hope that an any-sized majority of Villa Hills residents (we'd settle for a majority of one) are breaking out in the "Hallelujah Chorus" at about 9 o'clock on the evening of November 4, 2014. Why, because on that day that majority of those residents will have hopefully awakened to the disaster and voted Martin and a few others out on their asses once and for all.
If it happens, the drinks are on The Martin Chronicles beloved publisher.
But before these inattentive folks break out in to a rousing rendition of Handel's "Hallelujah Chorus", they should read the entire article. Why? Because therein lies the truth. The article tells us that "Martin said he does want to outsource the department's work". So, nothing has changed.
The article says Martin has "no intention" of putting police services out for bid now or in the near future". Of course not. Martin has already approached other Cities to provide bids for police protection. The Ft. Mitchell mayor already confirmed that.
While we are loathe to try to guess what the malfeasant Martin is cooking up, it does seem that he is delaying things in hopes that the strong opposition to his radical plan cools off. But his comments-and the "cat-and-mouse" comments of Councilwoman Koenig-in this recent article are clear signs that they have every intention to outsource police services.
Martin's surrogates are also pushing a full-scale attack on the VHPD's leadership. It is truly disgusting. It's also truly Martin and his compliant band of idiots. Hey, we read the social networking posts just like a lot of people do. We can tell that Martin's pinheads are blaming City employees and others for Martin's abject lack of leadership since January, 2011. It's always someone else's fault for Martin's wasteful screw-ups? Give us a break. And these aforementioned pinheads should try being intellectually honest for once.
Besides, are people considering how Martin's radical plan is impacting the morale of the police department? Long before Martin tripped over his own tongue and revealed that he had been lying about his plans for the police department, the officers already knew what the dim-bulbed, diminutive dictator was planning. No wonder good officers are leaving.
We hope that an any-sized majority of Villa Hills residents (we'd settle for a majority of one) are breaking out in the "Hallelujah Chorus" at about 9 o'clock on the evening of November 4, 2014. Why, because on that day that majority of those residents will have hopefully awakened to the disaster and voted Martin and a few others out on their asses once and for all.
If it happens, the drinks are on The Martin Chronicles beloved publisher.
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
C'mon Man
The Martin Chronicles has already reported the cheesy lecture malfeasant Mayor Mike Martin and his flunky Councilmembers Koenig and Wischer offered up about their twisted views on following the rules of sign placement in their embattled City. This diatribe was delivered at the August non-secret council meeting. Their lecture was not only hypocritical, it was extremely stultifying.
Here's what we suggest to our large audience. Hop in your car and take a quick drive around the 3.5 square miles of Villa Hills. What will you see? Signs for upcoming City functions placed in right-of-ways all over the place.
Look, the city-wide yard sale and family camp-out may be the best events ever held by any City anywhere, ever. But here's the point. If you clowns are going to lecture people who support a fully-staffed, local police department about the rules of sign placement-how about following those rules yourself?
Martin's track record has proved he believes that the rules apply to everyone but him. But, c'mon man.
We can only hope the voters deliver a "lecture" to Martin and his entourage in 426 days.
Here's what we suggest to our large audience. Hop in your car and take a quick drive around the 3.5 square miles of Villa Hills. What will you see? Signs for upcoming City functions placed in right-of-ways all over the place.
Look, the city-wide yard sale and family camp-out may be the best events ever held by any City anywhere, ever. But here's the point. If you clowns are going to lecture people who support a fully-staffed, local police department about the rules of sign placement-how about following those rules yourself?
Martin's track record has proved he believes that the rules apply to everyone but him. But, c'mon man.
We can only hope the voters deliver a "lecture" to Martin and his entourage in 426 days.
Tuesday, September 3, 2013
Low Hanging Fruit?
The Martin Chronicles thinks you should know that the August Villa Hills City Council meeting is now available to watch on TBNK.org. Yes, we know. Any meeting involving malfeasant Mayor Mike Martin is tough to slog through. But, the meeting is worth watching for anyone who is concerned about the current direction of Villa Hills' City Government.
First of all, after watching the meeting it is pretty darn clear that the mendacious Martin is a complete stranger to the truth. After a smarmy prompting from jittery Councilman Jim Cahill, Martin falsely proclaims that he has no intention to outsource police coverage for the "non-foreseeable(non-foreseeable??????) future". And yet, Martin has just told a cincinnati.com reporter that he "want to outsource police services". Besides, it has already been confirmed that Martin has already solicited bids from several Northern Kentucky Cities.
Then there are the obviously-evasive comments from vile ancient crocodile Councilman Mary Koenig. She "hates to say 'never" to anything"? Who the heck is she trying to fool? Perhaps the "low-information population" segment of Villa Hills' residents? It is a fact that Koenig is fully supportive of Martin's radical plan to "outsource" Villa Hills police protection. Several sources say that effort remains ongoing and that Koenig is a very active participant in that effort.
And what is up with the weird Councilman Brian Wischer? He describes Martin's diatribe against the "Keep OUR Villa Hills Police Department" yard signs as "low hanging fruit". Seriously, Brian? Is that a fact? Look, we know you will be a "YES" vote for "outsourcing" when Martin brings it to the floor. Please give us a break. By the way, we know what you did.
And what does Councilwoman Holly Menninger-Isenhour have against Councilman Rod Baehner? Why did she bark at Baehner for simply trying to help, saying "I'm not talking to you!". People should ask Isenhour what she was up to at the civic club fundraiser for a sick local resident. Her actions that night will tell those people all they need to know about the goofy Isenhour.
Many people have also been asking why Martin was so nervous throughout the entire meeting. Watch it. You'll see how nervous the diminutive dictator was.
We can tell you why. Because even the dim-witted Martin knows he is a LIAR. And Martin know its only a matter of time before event the "low-information population" of Villa Hills figure out what a LIAR Martin is.
First of all, after watching the meeting it is pretty darn clear that the mendacious Martin is a complete stranger to the truth. After a smarmy prompting from jittery Councilman Jim Cahill, Martin falsely proclaims that he has no intention to outsource police coverage for the "non-foreseeable(non-foreseeable??????) future". And yet, Martin has just told a cincinnati.com reporter that he "want to outsource police services". Besides, it has already been confirmed that Martin has already solicited bids from several Northern Kentucky Cities.
Then there are the obviously-evasive comments from vile ancient crocodile Councilman Mary Koenig. She "hates to say 'never" to anything"? Who the heck is she trying to fool? Perhaps the "low-information population" segment of Villa Hills' residents? It is a fact that Koenig is fully supportive of Martin's radical plan to "outsource" Villa Hills police protection. Several sources say that effort remains ongoing and that Koenig is a very active participant in that effort.
And what is up with the weird Councilman Brian Wischer? He describes Martin's diatribe against the "Keep OUR Villa Hills Police Department" yard signs as "low hanging fruit". Seriously, Brian? Is that a fact? Look, we know you will be a "YES" vote for "outsourcing" when Martin brings it to the floor. Please give us a break. By the way, we know what you did.
And what does Councilwoman Holly Menninger-Isenhour have against Councilman Rod Baehner? Why did she bark at Baehner for simply trying to help, saying "I'm not talking to you!". People should ask Isenhour what she was up to at the civic club fundraiser for a sick local resident. Her actions that night will tell those people all they need to know about the goofy Isenhour.
Many people have also been asking why Martin was so nervous throughout the entire meeting. Watch it. You'll see how nervous the diminutive dictator was.
We can tell you why. Because even the dim-witted Martin knows he is a LIAR. And Martin know its only a matter of time before event the "low-information population" of Villa Hills figure out what a LIAR Martin is.
Monday, September 2, 2013
LABOR DAY PREVIEW: Shocking Story In The Works
The Martin Chronicles reporting staff has been spending many hours interviewing people who have been a target of Villa Hills malfeasant Mayor Mike Martin's spiteful vengeance. What we are learning is incredible, but sadly, all too true.
So what has Martin been up to for the past few years? Well, we are learning that Martin is attempting to carry out his paranoid vendetta against several people using several entities and people who in some cases you are paying.
Who are some of the entities and people we have learned Martin has been using to "get" his perceived enemies?:
Layer this on top of the other lies the mendacious Martin has been spreading for years.:
While we have expressed frustration with the three solid people who are currently on City Council for always prefacing comments with, "This (fill-in-the-blank) problem isn't about Martin" or refusing to respond to snarky insults that Martin hurls at them, we have to confess we understand to a degree. They see what we see. Martin is a venal, cheap-shot bully who has no boundaries when it comes to below-the-belt, more-often-than-not-false attacks on those he believes are his "enemies". Who wants to fool with that?
Our beloved publisher told the reporters who approached him about developing this shocking story to never compare Martin to Richard Nixon. Why? Because-while Nixon was indeed a crook like Martin is a crook-Nixon had a functioning brain. So, we will make no such comparisons when this story unfolds.
But, Martin's behavior has been solid proof that the old saw "Absolute power corrupts absolutely" is-interestingly enough-absolutely true. Oh, by the way...
Happy Labor Day! Hey, what the heck?
So what has Martin been up to for the past few years? Well, we are learning that Martin is attempting to carry out his paranoid vendetta against several people using several entities and people who in some cases you are paying.
Who are some of the entities and people we have learned Martin has been using to "get" his perceived enemies?:
- The reluctant Villa Hills Police Department-a group he earnestly intends to eliminate.
- The Better Business Bureau.
- His personal-and now taxpayer-funded City Attorney-Toad McMurtry.
- His taxpayer-funded City Attorney/City Administrator Craig Bohman.
- Taxpayer-funded Northern Kentucky Area Planning & Zoning Commission.
- Taxpayer-funded attorney Robert Winters.
- The Kentucky Labor Cabinet
Layer this on top of the other lies the mendacious Martin has been spreading for years.:
- He recruited members of his infamous hillbilly lynchmob to spread lies about his opponents with a now-fulfilled promise of taxpayer-funded crony employment.
- He turned loose the hillbilly ass-hats from the civic club by filling their empty heads with lies about how he was being persecuted by "dark forces" when the reality is that Martin did indeed commit forgery.
- He falsely claimed that he came in to office finding that computer files had been erased. We learned later that the computer forensic company he wasted your money on never made such a finding.
While we have expressed frustration with the three solid people who are currently on City Council for always prefacing comments with, "This (fill-in-the-blank) problem isn't about Martin" or refusing to respond to snarky insults that Martin hurls at them, we have to confess we understand to a degree. They see what we see. Martin is a venal, cheap-shot bully who has no boundaries when it comes to below-the-belt, more-often-than-not-false attacks on those he believes are his "enemies". Who wants to fool with that?
Our beloved publisher told the reporters who approached him about developing this shocking story to never compare Martin to Richard Nixon. Why? Because-while Nixon was indeed a crook like Martin is a crook-Nixon had a functioning brain. So, we will make no such comparisons when this story unfolds.
But, Martin's behavior has been solid proof that the old saw "Absolute power corrupts absolutely" is-interestingly enough-absolutely true. Oh, by the way...
Happy Labor Day! Hey, what the heck?
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