No one wants to write, or read, “Everything is just peachy, and I’m so happy”.
Nope, those remarks are simply factual recounting, and frankly you can look through the many hundreds of remarks on this board to find plenty to dispute, but nothing in that last post was untrue or unwarranted. Perhaps you don't like the characterization of Mayor Poop Tornado? Well maybe you ought to ask the residents of Brazil Street how they liked having their houses and lives ruined? Mean indeed! And Ms. KLG did claim (quite pretentiously, as was truly characterized) her great knowledge (she moved here in 2014) and admiration of Mayor PT, and thereby nominated her and voted for her, subjecting the Brazil Street residents (and the entire city) to the disaster that has not yet been resolved fairly.
I'm having trouble trying to figure out how the truth is mean spirited. It may be ugly, but it's still just the truth - no more, no less.
Freedom of speech on an open message board - please seek other message boards if you are too offended - otherwise - accept the criteria for posting - anonymity & freedom of speech!
Some of you people amaze me. Lipper Garabedian probably visited every house in Melrose, so yes, she worked very hard. Not sure if anyone here actually pays attention to the meetings but she also clearly was probably the most commonsense person on the board! So she is smart and works hard. Neither is a crime.
Nah, I won’t say it, lol.
"only posts from the left get deleted"... Now that's funny. That's obviously predicated on notions that the Melrose version "left" is actually left.
Melrose is a political looking glass, where up is down and left is actually quite Trumpian. Those claiming to be "progressive" in this backwards little burb are generally unworthy of such a label. Look at the sordid recent history for numerous examples where nary a one of these self-labeled freedom fighters have uttered a peep of protest against publicly acknowledged injustices. The few actual progressives are routinely treated to a large menu of nastiness and abuse, including even threats of arrest by tinpot officials who don't like the public exposure of their misdeeds by the actual progressive activists fighting for the actual general good.
Some of Dolan's creatures, despite posing as progressive, appear to be townies or townie wannabees who are not thrilled when auslanders* might come into positions where they could shed unwelcome light or questions on The Way We Do Things Here.
* Or, in Maine parlance: People From Away. Common to New England is an attitude that anyone who is "not from here" is, essentially, a foreigner.
Lighten up, Alice. You’re gonna blow out your o-ring.
I might be the outlier but I don't like people knocking on my door. It's bothersome and I don't think it's a test of how good your are going to be in office. I could knock on every door in Melrose but it's a meaningless measure.
Lipper Garabedian wants to move up and she knew the position had a good likelihood of opening, perhaps higher than the results that came in. She knew she wanted to run for this seat but as far as I know, she kept very silent on it during her city councilor campaign.
I don't fault her for it but I can note it. It's ok to look at matters from all angles. You can discuss ideas in a multidimensional way unless you are afraid of getting kicked out of your circle of phonies, I mean friends.
I agree with you completely about people knocking on my door. I don't like it either, and although I of course understood it and admired them for doing so, what exactly was I going to say to or ask her parents when they came to my door? I think I said nice to meet you, good luck to her.
Don’t sleep on Anne Santos. She is very smart, experienced, and she knows why wearing orange still rubs some people the wrong way.
She is, but given the way the district is gerrymandered, she has very little chance.