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May 24, 2007
Littlefield To Pierce's Posse: Bite Me!
Leamon Pierce's BlueRibbon panel on homelessness submitted their report and it was fairly straightforward. On the topic of whether or not it is a good idea to build the Homeless Hilton, the report said: "Through all the weeks of study, we were unable to find a rationale to support the idea." Essentially, they said, let's make some corrections to the system before we address any new buildings. Fair enough and basically what this blog has been saying all along.
Leamon himself, who having been fool enough to support Ron during the election gets what he damn well deserves with this mess of an administration, said in the Times Free Press, "We haven't had any input whatsoever as to the location. Who makes those hard decisions? The Council did not have the input we should have had up front going into this."
So, having been told, 'Stop, it's not a good idea' by informed citizens who spent weeks studying the situation and 'You've already insulted us, best not do it again' by a Councilman, what did Ron Littlefield have to say?
"We can't stop everything we're doing, any more than we can stop breathing as a community." Beyond the issue of the lazy mind where that metaphor originated (we don't 'breathe' as a community, especially not metaphorically), that statement is simply not true. Yes, you can stop what you are doing. Because if you stop implementing your bad idea, nothing bad happens. Those who help the homeless are already doing so and will continue to do so. How blind to what's going on around him is this man? I know ideas in general are hard for him to come by, but why does he cling so desperately to this bad one?
But the City Council holds all the cards here, right? Isn't it still true that the City of Chattanooga doesn't spend any money that the City Council doesn't approve? I mean if Littlefield chooses to ignore the Iraq Study Group Report...uh, I mean, Pierce's Posse's Report on Homelessness (TM Billy Blades), can't we rely on the City Council to put the brakes on and make Ron do the sensible thing and follow the reports suggestions?
UPDATE: Today's ham-handed 'retraction' of the report by Pierce's Posse is so bogus it's beyond funny. You just know that that version was what was supposed to go out until Ron saw it the day before. Anyone who knows how Ron Littlefield works, knows what happened behind the scenes. The minute that the Times hit the streets yesterday, and the paper chose to emphasize what they did, Ron started hollering and badgered Linda into her 'Oops wrong report!' apology.
Folks, I guarantee you that the statement yesterday was a toned-down version of their real opinion and today's version #2 is that much further from the truth. It obviously reflects division in Pierce's Posse between those who wanted to tell it like it is and those who want to smooth things over with the mayor. I'm guessing they really think Ron's Homeless Hilton idea is bad, but don't want to be hurtful to the cause of helping the homeless. Word to that. I bet the Times newsroom was fun yesterday. The funny thing is that the retraction helped tell more of the real story than the original story did on its own.
Ron Littlefield: Worst. PR Instincts. Ever.
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