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September 26, 2007
Arrogance: Personal and Corporate.
I couldn't help but make the connection yesterday between Marti Rutherford's arrogant lawsuit against the city (which is the same as suing the people of Chattanooga) and Comcast's arrogant lawsuit against EPB (which is the same as suing the people of Chattanooga).
Marti believes that a city council seat is her birthright and doesn't see why she shouldn't be able to perpetuate a scam and get away with it. Did you read the details of Randy Nelson's filing against her? Dude has nailed her to the wall--even involved the dog and cats! That Marti doesn't bow her head, apologize to the citizens she's deceived and resign is a shame that will follow her name from here on out. But her arrogance, pride, and not a little bit of delusion, have caused her to file a lawsuit. A lawsuit that we, the citizens of Chattanooga, will pay to defend.
Comcast believes that an unfettered monopoly is their right and refuses to acknowledge that the law now allows someone else to offer 'cable' service. A unanimous vote of the city council has allowed EPB to bring us electric, phone, cable and next generation broadband. So Comcast (through their lobbying arm) is suing the City of Chattanooga (sure it says EPB on the papers, but it's really the City and that means you and me) to keep their monopoly.
The arrogance of Comcast is astounding. Even if what EPB is doing were illegal, what's it to them? If their service is so comcastic, all they have to do is undercut EPB's price by a few bucks and problem solved. It's clear that Comcast knows that their service is going to be far inferior and this is the beginning of the end, unless they install fiber as well. How in hell they think they can sue the citizens of this city and then expect them to continue to buy their service is a marketing technique that is ill conceived, to say the least.
Marti Rutherford and Comcast: arrogance in the face of common sense--which we will be paying for in court. I predict that the citizens of Chattanooga will be victorious in both matters. I hope a judge makes Marti and Comcast pay us back when we win.
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