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Monday, August 3, 2015

I AM NOT SURPRISED

As homicide number 20 was coding at Saint Francis Hospital and eventually being pronounced dead, Hartford's Mayor Pedro Segarra was posting on Twitter that he was dancing he night away at the Riverfront.

If only he spent as much time focusing on Hartford's violence problems as he does on cutting ribbons, kissing babies and dancing at the Riverfront .Or for that matter maybe if he spent more time on job creation, the violence would be reducing itself.

Sunday, August 2, 2015

I THINK IT IS OFFICIAL, PEDRO HAS LOST HIS MIND

 
 


Does Pedro Segarra really think that any reasonable person can believe the nonsense flowing out of his mouth?

I know the saying, desperate times call for desperate measures, but Pedro is taking it to the extreme, Pedro's attack on his challenger's time of residence is laughable It is now coming to light that Pedro's claims of  41 years in residence seem to b e less than truthful. Apparently after Segarra filed for bankruptcy in 1998, he left Hartford and moved to Florida for  several years before heading back North.  Bankruptcy case number- 98-25578..Pedro was represented by Attorney Alex Aponte.

Although I think this info should draw Segarra's claims of residency into question, it might also explain an awful lot. Is it any wonder how a man who had to fle for personal bankruptcy could be entrusted with Hartford's half a billion a year budget?

 The comment  above from Segarra's Twitter feed is also laughable "how dare someone who cannot relate think they can run this City"  Is that what you call your performance Pedro, "running the City"? Maybe more like running it off a cliff.

I also can't understand this residency issue when it comes to leadership. Segarra has pretty much proven he  is devoid of any leadership skills. His challenger has already shown he has a better leadership resume than Segarra could ever hope for. The military experience, the Obama Administration, the Malloy Administration compared to  Segarra's history as a failed , and bankrupt attorney..

And just a quick note, if residency is so important to qualify for leadership potentially did Segarra drag a Hartford newcomer onto his slate? James Woulfe, one of Segarra's Council slate members. Woulfe has just barely a year as a Hartford resident according to voter registration records, he also still has his vehicle apparently registered in Middletown, avoiding Hartford's outrageous mill rate for car taxes. Not a good way to start out, "taking it to the streets for the people"  avoiding the same taxes we are burdened with. I could probably overlook Woulfe's newness to Hartford when I look at others on Segarra's Council slate that have done nothing for Hartford except to claim residency here.

And what about the member of Segarra's slate that was institutionalized and committed to the Institute of Living after a cocaine binge when he threatened to kill a former  Mayor. I guess integrity and character only counts when it comes to your political opponents, and I would match Luke Bronin's character up against Pedro Segarra's or any member of his slate any day.

Pedro needs to start talking about truthfulness  and stop the rhetoric. Hartford's political system worked just fine for Pedro Segarra four years ago when he was Hartford's political son. He gladly accepted the nomination when I went in his favor. Now four years later when the majority of the Democratic Town Committee have come to realize his inefficiency and incompetence and went in a different direction, the system is suddenly corrupt  and rigged.

And while I am talking about rhetoric, lets be honest about the homicide numbers. Figures were apparently put out today comparing homicide numbers for the last ten years. It showed our high point in 2003 of 45 homicides for the year. Segarra should remember that was the year of the Greenwood's arson fire and fourteen of those deaths were ruled homicides as a result of the arson fire. It is still bad, but a lot different than shooting deaths.

Residency means nothing. Lets focus on ideas and what the candidates bring to the table, not how long they have lived here.

Saturday, August 1, 2015

SPEAKING OF COWARDS

I will not be intimidated.

Yesterday I received a "an unknown caller" message on my cell phone voice mail. The phone call, a little after 5:00PM was short and to the point. A male voice which sounded disguised left the message, "Leave the Mayor alone"

Listen to this coward, I clearly post my thoughts under my own name and stand by everything I write and I will not back off.

The truth is the truth, if your "Mayor" wasn't such a loser and so incompetent, I would have a lot  less to write about, get used to it, the best is yet to come

WHERE ARE OUR PRORITIES?



By this point in the week, most people know the name of Cecil the Lion.  I am an animal lover and I can't understand the cowardly thrill of killing such a majestic animal. All for the sake of mounting the lions head above the mantle or the lion pelt on the floor. Maybe if it was a little more fair, if you wrestled the lion and win, OK take him home.

I am somewhat confused by our priorities though. All the media attention and the uproar over a majestic lion from Zimbabwe is interesting . Many more young people and others are hunted down in our streets everyday with hardly any notice.

By now, just about everyone knows the name of Cecil the Lion.Can anyone name Hartford's last homicide victim?

Friday, July 31, 2015

MAYOR SEGARRA A NO SHOW AT COMMUNITY MEETING ON VIOLENCE

Pedro Segarra talks a good story. There is nothing more important to him than the violence facing Hartford. He has apparently spent much of this summer comforting the families of homicide victims, at least that is his version , if you believe it. I don't, and the more Segarra opens his mouth, the more I realize what a fraud he is.

Here is a press release sent out by his office Wednesday:

Mayor Segarra Joins congressman Larson and Congresswoman Esty in forum on violence in Hartford
 

— MEDIA ADVISORY—

 

(July 29, 2015) Tomorrow at 5:30 p.m., Mayor Pedro E. Segarra will join Congressman John B. Larson and Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty at a community forum on the recent violence in Hartford.---

WHO : Mayor Segarra, Congressman Larson and Congresswoman Esty

WHAT : Mayor Segarra, Congressman Larson and Congresswoman Esty participate in forum on recent violence in Hartford

WHEN : Thursday, July 30, 2015; 5:30 p.m.

WHERE : Parker Memorial Community Center; 2621 Main Street, Hartford
 
Segarra never showed up.
 
You would think that is you had a Congressman and a Congresswoman from a district that doesn't include Hartford, willing to meet and listen  the Mayor would be there. Nope, Segarra was a no show even after announcing he would be there. He claims he had a scheduling conflict, and no one from his office would say what that conflict was. Even Congresswoman Esty apparently was unaware why Segarra bailed.
 
Well here was the conflict. Segarra was seen by sources exiting the Fox 61 Television Studios last night after recording a segment for the Real Story, a Sunday morning news show. Segarra can't meet with residents of one of the most violent areas of the City to discuss crime, but he can make it a point to get to a television studio to record an appearance. Segarra can travel to the White House to discuss Hartford's crime issues but he can't travel to North Hartford. Maybe the resident's  of North Hartford would ask some tough questions he just doesn't want to answer.
 
Segarra did send a lackluster Councilperson in his place. Councilman Kyle Anderson chairs the Council's Public Safety Committee, the same committee that has overseen the decimation of staffing levels a the Hartford Police Department.
 
Segarra also sent COO Daryl Hill in his place. Mr. Mayor we didn' t elect Mr. Hill. The community deserves answers and solutions from you. Hopefully they will take your disrespect for the community into consideration an not elect you again either. After 41 years here, you think you would have learned some respect for our City and its residents
 
 

 

 

Wednesday, July 29, 2015

HE JUST DOESN'T GET IT

I've said it many times here before, but I often wonder if Pedro Segarra is delusional or just really out of touch wth his City? Wednesday evening Max Reiss had a great piece questioning some of  Segarra's claims. Again everything is someone else's fault , it is never Pedro's responsibility. Apparently, according to Segarra, Hartford's spike in homicides and violent crime is Governor  Malloy's fault. The facts aren't there to back  Pedro's clams up, but we know it must be true  because Pedro says so.

Click here  to see  NBC Connecticut's report:https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nbcconnecticut.com%2Fon-air%2Fas-seen-on%2F5P_P_Maroal_Race_Hartford-319652651.html&display=popup&ref=plugin&src=share_button&app_id=81242742459

I wonder why the Governor seems to get it, when our Mayor doesn't. Malloy was accompanied on a walking tour through the crime ridden Northend by a local pastor AJ Johnson. In the 95 degree heat and stifling humidity, ,Malloy,  Pastor Johnson  and others were actually "taking it to the streets" to hear the concerns of concerned residents. Segarra, who had promised to take his campaign "to the streets" was too busy to accompany them, he was cutting a ribbon and kissing babies for the photo ops in Baby Pope Park. Why is it that a young pastor is more in touch with his community than the Mayor is, and why is it that a Pastor has more vision to get things done than Segarra?

At the same time, Segarra's challenger, Democratic endorsed nominee Luke Bronin was also taking it to the streets , walking and listening to the concerns of business people and residents in the Upper Albany area.. Maybe Pedro needs to update his  GPS to be able to find Upper Albany. I think he usually just follows the television live trucks to the latest homicide scene.

At a 5:00pm news conference on the steps of City Hall, Segarra unveiled his Council slate, his choice of retreads that have been complicit in leading us down our path to destruction. Ken Kennedy, Kyle Anderson and Edward Casares. Ken, just a note, I never did get all those documents you said you were going to deliver to "my fat ass" to  show your accomplishments during your stellar 14 year career on the Council. Read more about that here  http://wethepeoplehartford.blogspot.com/2015/05/touching-nerve.html

And to continue the hypocrisy, I am getting tired of Segara's claims that he is qualified to be Mayor because he has lived her for 41 years. He seems to be claiming that Bronin can't make a good Mayor because he has only lived here a decade or so. I think Segarra is disproving his argument everyday. Even a 41 year resident can make a lousy Mayor, just look at Pedro's record. I don't care is someone has been here only 6 months, if they show leadership and vision, they are more qualified than Pedro Segarra has been after 41 years.

And at the same time the hypocrisy gets even better.Segarra introduced one member of his Council slate who most likely has far less time in Hartford than the Bronin's. I have never seen him at a community meeting or even heard his name before. Apparently his claim to fame is that he is the roommate of Segarra's scheduler. Actually  correct  that, his scheduler was recently promoted to  Segarra's Deputy Chief of Staff  with a sizable raise. I defy anyone  to find either the positions of Scheduler  or Deputy Chief of Staff  as authorized positions  in the Mayor's Office as defined in Hartford's Charter.

You probably also won't find the authorization for an assistant media spokesperson or a videographer in the Charter either. But apparently it is Governor Malloy's fault tat we don't have the money to hire cops, but Pedro has a scheduler, imagine that.

Pedro, can you say hypocrite? It is time we demand honesty and integrity from our Mayor. I think we have a better chance of getting that from Bronin , even after he has lived here for 10 years or 41 years.