http://worstmayorever.chattablogs.com/ Seeking vengeance on sleazy politicians since 2005. en-us WorstMayorEver@aol.com 2009-03-02T22:01:52-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://worstmayorever.chattablogs.com/archives/2009/03/raise-your-hand.html That's right Ron Littlefield, longtime democrat, you keep your hand up. You voted for Republicans in the past two primary elections, didn't you? The most important coalition for political success that Ron put together in his first run for mayor... 80248@http://worstmayorever.chattablogs.com/ 2009-03-02T22:01:52-05:00 http://worstmayorever.chattablogs.com/archives/2009/03/an-interview-wi.html Back in May of 2007, Herman Wang of the Chattanooga Times Free Press wanted to ask me some questions via email. Only a tiny fraction of that ended up in the story. I'm printing our convo here for the first... 80214@http://worstmayorever.chattablogs.com/ 2009-03-02T08:27:05-05:00 http://worstmayorever.chattablogs.com/archives/2009/02/ron-bails-out-o.html Ron Littlefield has been ducking out of debating Rob Healy lately and it's really ticking off the people who are sponsoring the debates. In the past few days Ron hasn't bothered showing up for the YPAC (Young Professionals Association of... 80015@http://worstmayorever.chattablogs.com/ 2009-02-22T09:54:55-05:00 http://worstmayorever.chattablogs.com/archives/2009/02/youll-have-to-d.html Last week, Ron Littlefield failed to get the endorsement of several groups that had endorsed him last go-round, but he did manage to get the endorsement of the Chattanooga Area Labor Council this week. While that in itself is not... 79841@http://worstmayorever.chattablogs.com/ 2009-02-15T23:46:45-05:00 http://worstmayorever.chattablogs.com/archives/2009/02/cracks-in-the-f.html While it's still doubtful that Ron can lose this election--though if we've learned anything lately, it's the power of hope over the status quo--it must be noted that pieces of Ron's coalition for success in 2005 are falling apart. Last... 79707@http://worstmayorever.chattablogs.com/ 2009-02-09T23:37:21-05:00 http://worstmayorever.chattablogs.com/archives/2009/02/it-was-the-righ.html As you know Joe Lance dropped out of the mayoral race Friday. It was the right thing to do. Joe's a good man, but his campaign was a non-starter and at this point in the race, all he was doing... 79647@http://worstmayorever.chattablogs.com/ 2009-02-07T12:00:00-05:00 http://worstmayorever.chattablogs.com/archives/2009/02/mail-fraud.html Well, I knew that Ron Littlefield--who, I should remind you, is the Worst Mayor this town has Ever seen--would try to take credit for Volkswagon building a manufacturing plant here, but I didn't know he'd cause an international incident.... 79253@http://worstmayorever.chattablogs.com/ 2009-02-02T22:57:32-05:00 http://worstmayorever.chattablogs.com/archives/2008/11/an-honest-man.html First the good news: Joe Lance, he of the excellent TennesseeTicket.com, has picked up papers to run for Mayor of Chattanooga. Huh. I didn't see that coming. While I have no idea if Joe has executive skills, I do know... 77353@http://worstmayorever.chattablogs.com/ 2008-11-14T08:25:09-05:00 http://worstmayorever.chattablogs.com/archives/2008/07/thank-you-gov-b.html Today was a very, very good day for Chattanooga, Tenn. and we owe it, almost exclusively, to the efforts of Gov. Phil Bredesen and his Dept. of Economic Development. Generations of Chattanoogans will benefit from the unbelievable full-court press that... 72689@http://worstmayorever.chattablogs.com/ 2008-07-15T23:15:00-05:00 http://worstmayorever.chattablogs.com/archives/2008/07/im-billy-blades.html Hello. Billy Blades here. I'm back. Actually, I never went anywhere. I had simply slipped into a deep, deep sleep waiting around for Ron Littlefield to do anything. But since his management style so closely resembles doing nothing at all,... 72356@http://worstmayorever.chattablogs.com/ 2008-07-07T08:00:00-05:00 http://worstmayorever.chattablogs.com/archives/2008/04/dirty-deals-done-dirt-cheap.html Today's Times Free Press features a well-researched expose of Worst Mayor Ever Ron Littlefield's unbelievably corrupt back-room deal that gave his long-time buddy Dale Mabee the keys to City Hall, and apparently the city coffers as well. The highlights from... 69473@http://worstmayorever.chattablogs.com/ 2008-04-20T23:04:27-05:00 http://worstmayorever.chattablogs.com/archives/2008/03/littlefield-takes-on-corkers-legacy-good-luck-with-that.html I guess I'm not the first to tell you, but the 2009 Chattanooga mayoral race is already underway and Ron Littlefield's first tactic has been launched. It's clumsy and cheap, but Ron Littlefield, Chattanooga's Worst Mayor Forever and Ever Amen,... 68650@http://worstmayorever.chattablogs.com/ 2008-03-30T09:25:38-05:00 http://worstmayorever.chattablogs.com/archives/2008/03/tomorrow-tomorrow-ron-loves-ya-tomorrow.html [WorstMayorEver.com responds to the Ron Littlefield's State of the City speech in song, to the tune of Tomorrow from the musical Annie.] The jobs'll come out Tomorrow Bet your bottom dollar That Tomorrow There'll be jobs! Just thinkin' about Tomorrow... 68361@http://worstmayorever.chattablogs.com/ 2008-03-20T22:12:22-05:00 http://worstmayorever.chattablogs.com/archives/2008/03/yes-ron-its-exactly-the-same-except-totally-different.html Well, the Homeless Hilton project is falling apart around his ears and Ron is trying the oldest trick in the book (the book of double-talking politicians, that is)--the talking cure. Today's Times Free Press story had a lot of interesting... 67962@http://worstmayorever.chattablogs.com/ 2008-03-10T23:58:49-05:00 http://worstmayorever.chattablogs.com/archives/2008/02/23-skidoo-ron-steals-the-other-teams-mascot.html Ron Littlefield today issued a mayoral proclamation, that basically gave the middle finger to the City of Atlanta on our behalf. Today is Give Our Georgia Friends A Drink Day, per our mayor. You should take a minute to read... 67367@http://worstmayorever.chattablogs.com/ 2008-02-26T23:46:02-05:00