Paul's Falls

 Those of you who know me understand that in the past I have had unresolved issues with Jefferson Davis, a candidate for a seat on the Menomonee Falls Village Board.  This year I have been biting my tongue to refrain from speaking out against him publicly, but I cannot do so any longer.

Mr. Davis has, year after year, submitted campaign finance reports that either show his inability to add a column of simple numbers
or, heaven forbid, deliberately being deceitful. 

Earlier in March I wrote two e-mails to Mr. Davis questioning his reports from the past election and asked for a reply.  He has not given me the courtesy of a response.  It seemed to me that he had not appropriately noted all his expenses or how they were paid.

Later, I sent copies of my queries to the State Elections Board with a request that they review my queries and then take appropriate action.  I have not had any response from them either. 

Recent stories in The Journal-Sentinel have pointed out a few of my questions.  There are more still  that are unpublished.  Check out the stories and then vote for the candidate of your choice.  Mine won't be for Davis!

 Strange things are happening along Pilgrim Road recently.

Political signs are going up everywhere.  It's election season.
But recent drives along Pilgrim Road have me wondering what's up.

One day at a house just north of the police station, a large political sign supporting Sharon Ellis was mounted. The very next day the sign had changed it's mind and was now supporting Jefferson Davis.

Today the sign is back to supporting Sharon Ellis.
Mighty strange things are happening indeed.
 

 For several decades, I daily traveled from my home to the Falls Cable Access broadcast studio during election season to make sure that the Chamber of Commerce Voters Form replay was set for broadcast. The goal was to make sure that Falls citizens could intelligently choose their next years representatives. I noticed that on those March days every year, little crocuses and daffodil shoots would be poking up an inch or so above aground near the broadcast facility just at that time.

This year  for me it is a bit different.  Automation and technology do not demand that immediate broadcast attention.  Electronic devices and other people are overseeing those playbacks.  But the issues are as important as ever. Even though we have had a horrendous winter, spring is at hand.  And at my house, the crocuses and daffs are again emerging with their springtime dance.

Election season - March Madness - is at hand.  The Voters Forum is again on the air. Have a look at Community Access channel 14, evaluate candidates, and then make your intellegent voting choices.

 For anyone interested in a twist on election politics, might I suggest trying this website.
It is run by an unabashed Libertarian radio personality.

www.rollye.net 

The hostess, Rollye James ,spouts the Libertarian philosophy. 

My political philosophy is conservative.  And one of my best friends is an ultra liberal.
We are great friends, but  somehow agree that both of our philosophies meet somewhere else in the universe  and are still quite similar.

I think that he is left of Communism.
He thinks that I am right of the John Birch Society.

We agree on that and are still closer friends.

This little blog isn't going to change the world, but it may cement one or the other of your beliefs.

Try the site and I'll be happy to post your comments.
 

 Upfront, I must acknowledge that I do not have any feelings or knowledge of the candidates in the various judicial races.  But, I have to comment about one particularly negativre TV ad criticizing one of the challengers without mentioning the other's name.  I have no opinion about which of either is the best choice.

 Some 40 years ago when Lee Dreyfus taught  my media class at the University of Wisconsin, he challenged us to question any and all advertisements and ask for proof of  the "puff" or the "substance" of what was being proffered.

Ask for proof!  If a commercial states a "fact" , then there should be some substance behind it for proof.

If a political commercial states that any candidate is has "over x percent" of his rulings overturned, there should be some easily addressable reference to the source.

Watch the bobblehead judge commercial.   Evaluate it.  And then ask, where is the proof?
 

 In an earlier blog on this website, Kimberly noted problems that she has been having with her telephone company. Reading that story made me again mentally grumble about my own telephone service.  I have never felt well taken care of by any of the companies that I deal with.

My cell phone provider leaves me feeling as if I should take a shower after talking with them.  And, I don't like being locked in to a contract.  (Only 8 more months to go.)

Last summer I was having issues with service interruptions from my copper wire provider that were not getting resolved in a timely manner. I was not at all pleased with them.  While wandering through the State Fair last August, I was enticed by an offer from a cable provider that offered great rates and good service if I would switch to them for both telephone and internet services. 

The prices quoted were very attractive, so I signed up.  Both services work well and I should be happy - but I'm not.
The trouble is, those attractive prices were not the ones that show up on my monthly bill.  Somehow the billing computer doesn't recognize the prices quoted on my sign-up sheet. Perhaps I'll make a stink about it soon, but maybe it's not worth the hassle. 

After all, the only recourse is to go back and try to deal again with that other company.