Thayer Taxpayers Association Blog

Good to see you're keeping an eye on us!

Or at least you have been since April 9th. I hope it continues.

As long as you're here, I invite you to look into this threat I received that my county sheriff and prosecutor wouldn't do anything about.

But I have a question -- I've noticed in my statcounter you seem inordinately interested in my posts on the Thayer City Council, meetings, and Gary Barton. Why?

Labels: Missouri Highway Patrol, threat of violence

It will depend on whether or not the Quill and/or the Allen Deckard Mouthpiece show up to cover the event.

If they do, I'll ask it. If they don't, I won't.

If I ask it, I don't want to cover the forum in the Hill 'n Holler. I'm not comfortable writing articles in which I am a part of the news. It feels too much like conflict of interest and self-promotion.

If they do cover the event, I'll ask it and not cover the event.

Anyway, here's the question:

This question is for the incumbents:

While you have been in office, I have seen Bob Grimes and Allen Deckard team up at a city council meeting to ambush and berate a citizen for having the audacity to talk to his state representative.

I have seen you, Bob Grimes, express a desire for people to "shut up," just because they want to hold their government accountable, and you have told at least one citizen to "get a life" when she tried to hold you to doing only what the council voted to do. Then you whined to her, "Why won't people just leave me alone and let me do my job?"

And you, Mister Mayor, complained about "what kind of people we have [in Thayer]." You have repeatedly called citizens of Thayer "lowlifes" behind their backs, and as recently as yesterday, when you thought I couldn't hear you, you referred to me as (pardon the language, folks; this is the mayor's word, not mine) "dumbass." Again, you did not have the courage to say it to my face.

I have even received an anonymous threat of violence, simply for going to council meetings and letting people know what happened there. And oh, yes, Mister Mayor, I know EXACTLY where it came from.

And you, Buddy Rogers, have been so afraid of making waves that you didn't stand up to them and put a stop to it. That makes you as much a part of the problem as they are.

So my question is a two-parter.

1. What is it about citizens being informed and holding you accountable that makes you so angry?

2. And I remind the three of you that I and other citizens like me are your employers. Now let me ask you -- if YOU had an employee that treated you the way you treat US, wouldn't you fire him?

Labels: Allen Deckard, Bob Grimes, Buddy Rogers, election, informed citizenry, mayor's race, threat of violence

Submitted for your consideration:

Remember the threat of violence I received back in March '06?

Take a look at a few excerpts, paired up with some excerpts from Cory Deckard's weblog.

Cory Deckard, I remind you, is the [supposedly adult] son of current Thayer mayor Allen Deckard.

First, our mysterious anonymous threatener misuses the word "along" when he means "a long."

This city has come ALONG way while under Gary Barton and Allen Deckard

Cory Deckard also misuses the word "along" when he means "a long."

It took me along time to get here but now I have to do it alone I see.

Next, let's look at our mysterious anonymous threatener's use of the word "then" when he means "than."

That whole road has been dug up MORE then once and replaced, other then
that, THEY are the only ones with problems

Now, let's look at Cory Allen Deckard's use of the word "then" when he means "than."

I have been spending more time in Memphis then at home

Next, let's look at the mysterious anonymous threatener's use of a comma, not a period, to end one sentence and start another:


b

That whole road has been dug up MORE then once and
replaced, other then that, THEY are the only ones with problems, it's in their
lines and the city if only responsible for the sewer to the start of the
property line, or better yet, the sewer main in the middle of the road.

Now, let's look at Cory Deckard's use of a comma, not a period, to end one sentence and start another:

I stayed the entire week in Thayer this last week, wow how it reminds me of
HOME.

"bobby and his clan"
the reference to my "uncle"

Labels: intimidation, mayor's race, threat of violence

In the coming days, look back here for new information regarding the threat of violence I received for my political views.

I've got a feeling somebody's little house of cards is about to crumble...

Labels: mayor's race, threat of violence