So is Sweet Brucey going to pay for the room if this has been hijacked into a selectmen's meeting?

This sounds like a desperate power play where they are trying to seize control of the meeting by declaring it a BOS meeting, thus allowing them to put Sweet Brucey in charge of the meeting.  Then you would only hear from the cronies and the dissenters would be shut out, or maybe they'd just declare an end to the meeting altogether.

My God, the levels they will stoop to to crush all dissent is "staggering."  They apparently have alot to hide.

Last edited by Hamatron5000 (2009-07-28 17:56:17)

Not sure what to make of it at this point.  They really are throwing out all the stops to stop this meeting from happening.

I'm sure donations could be collected to rent a private venue if that would be what is needed to keep these thugs from crushing dissent, but if the organizer of this meeting is taking a stand, he is within his rights.  He rented the room.  If the selectmen want it, they should pay for it.

C'mon urneighbor, you gotta give me the A+.
Wareham's politics is playing right in because its all about
having control.  Control the media (Bobo), control the employees
by intimidation, control the venue and control the crowd.
I think its time to break the cycle.  Join me on Thursday.
They have to "post" if a mojority want to attend MY meeting.
If they don't, they would be in violation (AGAIN) of the open
meeting laws.  What they and Bobo fail to admit is that it's still
not a "open public meeting" for that space during that same time;
unless of course the BOS/Town want to pay the rent.  And we all
know they wasted the money on the AUDIT that they didn't have.

YET ANOTHER REASON NOT TO READ THE RAG:

Think about it. If there was no rag and no ragboy who has twisted the truth at every turn, I'm pretty sure the media would be invited to this gig. The courier and the st are real newspapers and would give us a fair shake.

Ragboy is the one who accused us of breaking the law, being racist, using town property improperly etc. If there had been no rag, we wouldn't be dealing with this distraction right now.

So, the sooner we can see the back side of ragboy--no, please don't post that photo again!--the better off we all will be.

What kind of unbelievably pathetic life will ragboy then have if he actually comes to this site and doesn't see his own name?

Hamatron5000 wrote:

Is there a BOS meeting tonight?

The streaming webcast address has timed out all evening and there's no posted ajenda, I'm guessing no.

Last edited by billw (2009-07-28 19:15:41)

Larry, I'm sure you didn't believe that he actually made the call. Exposing his lies is always a good thing, so thanks for that.

If he is true to form, ragboy is writing his story with allegedly--who alleged it?--reportedly--who reported it?--supposedly--who supposed it?--etc. etc. Pure bull.

But since you called, did you ask by any chance if you can have an invitation only meeting in a public building? Does the media have some sort of permission from god to enter every public building in the country at any time?

I refuse to read the article/rag. Did he say the bos definitely posted a meeting? Those of us who get the email notices should be getting one then with an agenda. I think if they post a meeting they have to have an agenda. My email box is empty, but maybe it hasn't been posted yet. Or maybe ragboy is writing more fiction and baseless speculation.

Tuesdays are quite dull without being able to watch the bos abuse another citizen or embarrass themselves by saying something crude and inappropriate.

They have to post if a mojority will be anywhere. It's not their meeting, my how something simple stirs the pot.

Let's keep our eye on the ball.If any of them try to speak I would hope Bob treats them in the manner they treat us when we try to speak at the BOS meeting

So, here's a thought, could we sell 1 dollar tickets and donate the proceeds to charity?  And woops, we already sold all the tickets, sorry Sweet Brucey, you need to pay that dollar to the government anyway...

Bobo is interviewing himself again. Molly, like you, I just want him to go away. Maybe Bobo,Sweet Brucie, Brenda, Coleman(too many to list), can go form their own town and call it "Assville" or something. They've brought Wareham close to it already. But if the state told them to call Wareham "Assville", they'd just disregard the ruling anyway.

I feel sorry for people who read the lies in the rag and believe them. In my opinion, ragboy has done more harm to this town than anyone could ever imagine.

Of course, how do you know this is not another example of ragboy's fiction? The fact that he keeps adding in these little tidbits should be a clue that he is just doing this to get a response.

So many on this site agree with me that it is not worth looking at the rag, but when someone does, we all get upset about what he says. Can't we all see that he is doing this as a way to get to us? Don't let him win.

How do we fight it? Don't look at what he writes, and if you have to look, DON'T RESPOND TO IT.

The CV community is smarter than what ragboy presents--so shame on him for presenting the CV's as unable to do something as simple as inquiring about the meeting before making this a racist issue. The ad in the courier and the st is clear--anyone who is unhappy with the way the town is being run should come to the meeting. There are no qualifiers as to race, religion, or degree of power eliteness.

Forget all this bos/ragboy posturing and attend the meeting if you care about Wareham.

I am furious that Bobo has tried to turn this into a race issue. For me this takes the tryng to spread the word to boycott his paper to a new level. I love the village store in Onset, but the next time I'm in there I am going to tell the new owner that if he continues to sell Bobo's garbage rag, I and my friends will no longer shop at the his store.

Dirt bag Bobo has also said that he has "hired" new freelance reporters, he must be paying them with bagels. You can bet one of those "freelance reporters" is Larry Gaines. Larry is a strong supporter of Bobo because he has figured out all you have to do is buy him a bagel and he will write any article you want. Larry also makes sure the garbage rag is distributed to the people who receive meals on wheels. This may not sound like a big deal but you have to understand that for a lot of seniors the rag is the only paper they read. It's delivered to them FREE and FREE copies are left at the multi service center. They believe the crap that Bobo writes, they think because it is in the paper it must be true.

commonsense wrote:

Let bobo and BOS make themselves look foolish

Don't you mean AGAIN? They are experts at this. They do something every week that makes them look foolish.

Most of us would stop acting that way through embarrassment, but these wing nuts don't ever get embarrassed.

Their hubris and sense of entitlement will be their ruination.


And I encourage you all to continue to boycott businesses where the rag is sold. The rag, by encouraging racist issues in Wareham is the absolute worst tabloid ever to hit the presses. Didn't we learn by the recent racist problem in Cambridge that these things get out of control? If ragboy loves this town like he always claims, why would he encourage a racial divide?

IN MY OPINION he is lower than scum. Wareham has a diverse community and we should celebrate every citizen and his or her right to live here without being hassled.

ZERO EVIDENCE? HE HAS YET ANOTHER ANONYMOUS SOURCE TO BACK UP HIS CLAIM!

Keep your eyes on the S-T I beleive they have received a letter to the editor about this shameful comment....more to follow

I spoke with an attorney at ACLU today. She informed me there is NO investigation and there was never an investigation. According to her, the first call she had about it was me. I also spoke about the fact that the Wareham Observer is stoking the flames for racial tension. She said the wording of the invitation does not exclude anyone based on race, religion, or gender, so it is NOT an issue. Now, she also said the ACLU would be more apt to back Mr. Brady and his right to hold a private meeting.

Basically, any reference to this being a racial issue has been manufactured by someone who insists on disrupting the meeting.

Come on folks, it's a simple thing. If you feel that Wareham needs a chance in their leadership, please attend. If not, then don't.

I am furious! I just read the article on his website and he KNOWS what the attorney said, so why continue this farce? There is no investigation, no civil rights violation, and to state anything different is a lie! What makes me even more upset is he is in a position to defuse the situation, but won't do it. A simple statement that the invitation does NOT exclude anyone based on race, gender, or religtion would suffice. TO compare the meeting to a gender lawsuit is ludicrous! 

This is the type of reporting that should result in paid advertisers rethinking their advertising dollars. No one has the right to incite racial tension a destroy a community or town.

This is from a man who claims he loves Wareham so much that he "reportedly" works 80 hours a week to bring truth to us poor ignorant souls.

How did all this racist rhetoric begin--he said the CV community supported some of the bos, so he claimed they would be banned from the July 30th meeting. He is the only one who ever made that false claim.

A totally asinine moronic statement that had not one shred of truth, and yet he has gotten so many people upset and hurt--especially the Cape Verdeans. While I don't believe what he says, the part about the elderly CV couple making claims of racism in the rag---well that is just sad.

That the ragboy would use racism to get more people to read his rag is the lowest form of human behavior I have seen in this town. And for a "supposed" journalist to do it? Beneath the dignity of the lowest scum of the earth.

He doesn't love Wareham---he loves himself and will do anything regardless of how self-serving it is and regardless of how much he hurts innocent people.

Does this convince you not to read the rag? It should. Using his rag for toilet paper is too good for it. And Ms Lilly wonders why I want people to boycott the businesses that advertise in the rag and boycott the rag by not reading it.

QUOTH BOBO THE HOBO - "We will also send multiple new freelancers that we have hired for the event to insure that the people of Wareham get a full and accurate report of what transpires."

I just hope none of them speak in rhyme or have stolen cars from freemason halls.

Last edited by Hamatron5000 (2009-07-29 20:15:37)

I'm curious about something I read today. Basically, there is nothing we can do except reach out the CV community and explain that they are being mislead by reporting, but there is nothing we can do about his type of reporting...UNLESS....if there is any type of situation that can directly linked to the misleading statement, then it can be called INCITING a racial situation.

So, does that mean he can be held liable for any sort of misconduct that may result? I don't know the answer, but I guess if he can use court cases to make a point, so can we?

Casual,
I'm not sure if this is unethical, but it certainly wrong. He has the ability to diffuse the situation. I know he talked to the attorney from ACLU and I know she told him the same thing as me. He knows there is no evidence that ANYONE has been excluded based on race, religion, or gender. He also knows they would support Mr. Brady's right to have a private meeting in a public building. So, based on all that, he could make the statement that there is no evidence of racial exclusion, but that would not play into his plan to disrupt the meeting. So, he wants to make a big scene. How about when people of all races, gender, and religion show up at the meeting because they are unhappy with the Selectmen? Is he going to be shouting that we are discriminating?

If you read the legitimate papers, there is not a mention of this. WHy is that? Because they are not out to disrupt the meeting.

If you ever needed a reason to be unhappy with the Selectmen, it's their constant effort to bully people into not attending. That is more of a reason to attend! Come on out and let's get started on Taking Back Wareham.

I just saw a new update that the anonymous source noted that all members of the CBW Board are caucasion.  That's on top of several changes to the "souce's" statements throughout the day.  Is this source calling him every 5 minutes to throw in changes or what?

Hey Bobo, how many minorities does Ragserver Multi-Mega Media employ? Well, I mean back in the day when you employed people and it wasn't just you interviewing yourself?

Bobo, last I checked, you're caucasion.  The two main writers you USED to have were both old as the hills white ladies.  I've never seen anyone from any minority group reporting any news for you buddy, so how does that argument you use against the CBW work for you?  Might want to rethink it.

This race baiting is pathetic.  Whatever the selectmen have to hide is not worth it.  Selling your papers when your paper doesn't turn a profit by your own admission isn't worth it either.

Last edited by Hamatron5000 (2009-07-29 21:12:14)

You ever see that movie The Neverending Story?  Bobo has the neverending column.  This column gets changed every 5 minutes.

Last edited by Hamatron5000 (2009-07-29 21:44:56)

Larry, this is not the time to quit. This moment is pivotal.

There need to be 2 viable candidates that will work together with the best interests of the town in mind, not self serving primadonnas. Two candidates with similar morals and political beliefs.

Too many lives have been adversly effected by the current board.

It is my hope that action and resolve, not apathy and complacancy are prevalent in April.

I have had several conversations with media, residents, lawyers, and government agencies. Each one I spoke with condemned Rober Slager for taking this meeting in a "dangerous, and irresponsible" direction. I don't have the words to express my disbelief, anger, and sadness that someone with such an evil agenda has created a destructive path for the very same people he claims to care about. I also stand in disbelief that the Selectmen, who KNOW where this is leading, sit quietly by and watch. Despite whatever differences they have with Mr. Brady or the meeting, they could calm the tension as only a responsible town leader should do. Instead, they show their true colors by silence. Is it any wonder there is a grassroots effort for change in Wareham?

Last edited by Larry McDonald (2009-07-30 12:40:03)

hey folks - not sure if anybody on here "tweets", but this person claims they're going to be posting live from the meeting tonight: http://www.twitter.com/takebackwareham