Hizzoner Jer ♡s Cordish – Why?
Posted: May 12th, 2009 | Filed under: Community, Personalities, Politics, Ruminations | 4 Comments »
thevillevoice.com has struck again.
On a daily basis, Rick Redding’s site continually provides insight into the political and cultural goings on here in Louisville.
And it was there reported last week that Paris Hilton received a cool $150,000 to appear in town for the Derby. First of all, good for her. She’s been able to turn herself into a commodity that people pay just to appear at a party. What a gig. (By the by, you can get me for a lot less. Hell I’ll even wear a pair of Jimmy Choos if the price is right.)
Anyway, the website reports that 1/2 was paid by the Barnstable/Brown party. Which means, one would surmise, that it lessened the charitable contribution by that figure. And that the other 1/2 was paid by those wacky carpetbaggers who have deftly got their hands in the pocket of our Mayor Jerry Abramson. That’s right, those lovable Cordish folks.
Which means, if you follow the money, that city dollars paid for Paris Hilton’s visit to the Derby.
Does anybody in authority understand the concepts of “cost/ benefit analysis” or “legitimate and prudent use of taxpayer dollars”? It doesn’t appear so.
Enough is enough, I say. It’s time for the Courier-Journal or LEO or Business First or The Voice or one of our local TV news departments, somebody/anybody with the energy and doggedness, to launch a full scale investigation to reveal the sordid details of the Cordish/ City of Louisville tryst. Frankly, this love affair is starting to stink worse than the dump out on the Outer Loop. Actually that’s not true. It’s stunk for awhile.
Home owned businesses are falling by the wayside because they can’t compete with the apparent sweetheart deals our city administration keeps handing Cordish.
Where’s the outrage?
Ladies and Gentlemen of the Fourth Estate . . . Which of you is up to the challenge?
— c d k
I got a belly full out outrage. I’m surprised this story hasn’t blown up into a full-on scandal. I’d like to hear Uncle Jerry rationalize how the city benefited by paying Paris $50,000 to $75,000 for 30 minutes at a soulless sports bar.
Are you right ,OR What!…..The reason Jerry is avoiding making any comments is that he thinks once he comments or defends the deals then he opens the door,& he can’t afford to do that . He knows he can’t pass the truth test.
Good for you Chuck! ,,,,call it as it is…..This deal and all the other Cordish Scams shyould have the DOJ & the US Atty. all over it?…..It’s got such a dirty underbelly it’s criminal.
40 years in New Orleans and I never saw anything that could hold a crawfish to this s**t. Where ARE the Investigative Journalists in the town? Does the Mayor own them, too? My gut tells me this is Pulitzer stuff … 60 Minutes … the BIG time … and that a s**tload of folks belong behind bars. Unbelievable …
Yet another reason for term limits. To paraphrase, too much power too long corrupts judgment or possibly more.