I got to brag a little. For the past couple of days, the view from my back porch has been prettier than a newborn foal.
Livin’ out here, I use this computer to keep up with the stuff that The Town Talk and Channel 5 ain’t got the guts to report.
I was pretty surprised to see that Mayor Roy has jumped all over State Treasurer John Kennedy, Senator David Vitter, and President Bush through his yapping poodle, Lamar White.
Now this little poodle will tell ya that his political views belong to him, and old Jacques don’t dictate what he writes. Right…and my chickens lay square eggs.
No secret that this Lamar kid couldn’t hold down a job anywhere but his momma’s real estate company so he jumps on Roy’s bandwagon and rides out the mayor’s campaign. Now he’s being paid to be the front man for Mayor Jacques Roy’s wacky political views and to take up for the mayor when he gets caught playin’ fast and loose with the facts.
So far the poodle has spouted off about Tibet, slammed a few Republicans, and admitted that Alexandria is getting’ a lot more than their fair share of parish taxes.
Good job there Lamar….thanks to you, we’re startin’ to see the real Jacques Roy. When the voters catch on to what a phony your boss is, they’ll send him back to being a mediocre lawyer and you back to workin’ for momma.
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Dear Neil (and/or Neil's surrogates),
First, if you're attempting to convince people that you aren't, in fact, Neil Kavanagh of the Northside Journal, it's probably not a good idea to lead-off your brand new blog with a post about how awesome and righteous Neil Kavanagh is.
But that's beside the point...
The point is: The Northside Journal published an inaccurate, poorly researched, and misleading editorial regarding information Mayor Roy presented in a public meeting, which, by the way, was videotaped for posterity.
For whatever reason, Mr. Kavanagh felt obliged to claim that Mayor Roy used inaccurate or misleading data and that Mayor Roy argued for "increasing" Alexandria's share of the proposed tax reallocation.
Both of these claims are flat-out lies, as anyone who attended or watched the meeting on television can attest.
Personally, I believe this constitutes irresponsible journalism and intellectual dishonesty, but that's just my opinion.
Either way, I've noticed that instead of responding to me on message, you've resorted to an ad hominem attack. (That is, I'm somehow an "unemployable" "poodle." Oh, and thanks for bringing my mother into this. You're a class act).
Yip. Yip.
And, moreoever: My opinions are mine alone, and my blog is a personal website with four different writers and numerous contributors, not all of whom share the same opinions.
During the past year, I've only written a very small handful of posts about the Roy administration. All told, I have written only thirteen posts since December 4, 2006 that contain the name "Jacques Roy," and the majority of those post only mention his name in passing. Your implication about the purpose of my website is absolutely false. I do not receive editorial orders from anyone and neither do the contributors to the website.
I do not receive any income whatsoever from my website and neither do the other writers.
I understand what you're attempting to do: You'd like to directly marry anything and everything posted on my blog to Mayor Roy. In my opinion, such a tactic represents the weakest, most simplistic, and most simple-minded of politics.
We are each individually responsible for our own words, and fortunately, in our democracy, we are each individually blessed with the freedom to express ourselves in our own words.
By the way, it's a special honor to be both the first and the second commenter on your website.
I read Kavanaugh’s editorial and watched Roy’s presentation on channel 4...many, many, times.
All I can say is that I have never seen a "factual" presentation that had so many "forecasts" and "projections" and "trends" and other numbers that have no basis in fact.
Roy says that 52% of the retail sales in Rapides Parish take place in Alexandria. So What? Does Roy want 52% of the money that goes to the school board spent on just Alexandria schools?
Watch this guy closely people. Jacques Roy is an old school Louisiana politician, taught by his father, an Edwin Edwards lackey. His motto truly is..."How can we fool them today?"
"Roy says that 52% of the retail sales in Rapides Parish take place in Alexandria. So What? Does Roy want 52% of the money that goes to the school board spent on just Alexandria schools?"
You've watched it many, many times, huh?
Roy said that 58%-- not 52%-- of the tax is generated in Alexandria.
And 50% of the allocation goes to the school board. No one has ever advocated changing that portion by "population."
Does Pinevilles Mayor have a yapping dog also?
Yeah, he does. His name is Rich Dupree.
So Lamar, you admit that 50% of the tax collected goes to the school board. That means that Alexandria sucks up 66% of the money intended for distribution in the parish.
66% of the money goes to benefit 38% of the people. Any moron can see that Alexandria is raping the taxpayers of this parish.
You seem to forget, this sales tax revenue does not belong to Alexandria. This is a PARISH TAX, administered by a Police Jury. The people of this parish have a right to decide how these dollars will be distributed. Right now, your boss in engaged in a campaign of lies designed to fool the people into thinking that somehow Alexandria is ENTITLED to this money.
News flash poodle boy, you aren’t.
Why is your boss so damned afraid to let the voters decide? Because he knows you and the rest of the city’s deadheads have squandered the gift the people of this parish gave you 40 years ago.
"So Lamar, you admit that 50% of the tax collected goes to the school board. That means that Alexandria sucks up 66% of the money intended for distribution in the parish.
66% of the money goes to benefit 38% of the people. Any moron can see that Alexandria is raping the taxpayers of this parish.
You seem to forget, this sales tax revenue does not belong to Alexandria. This is a PARISH TAX, administered by a Police Jury. The people of this parish have a right to decide how these dollars will be distributed. Right now, your boss in engaged in a campaign of lies designed to fool the people into thinking that somehow Alexandria is ENTITLED to this money.
News flash poodle boy, you aren’t.
Why is your boss so damned afraid to let the voters decide? Because he knows you and the rest of the city’s deadheads have squandered the gift the people of this parish gave you 40 years ago."
You, sir, are ridiculous.
The ENTIRE allocation is AVAILABLE MONEY.
Alexandria receives 33% of the tax-- not 66%. You're basing your claims around some pretty deceptive mathematics; you're literally removing HALF of the tax and attempting to claim that it doesn't count. Of course it counts.
Once again, Alexandria receives 33% of the tax, represents 38% of the population, and generates 58% of the tax money.
There is no such thing as "money intended for distribution in the parish." There's money intended for Alexandria, money intended for Pineville, money intended the Police Jury, and money intended for other municipalities.
That's what voters have TWICE approved in parish-wide referendums.
Lamar, please explain this in detail, your response has me confused.
"The ENTIRE allocation is AVAILABLE MONEY."
I was under the impression that the School Board’s 50% was off the table in any new redistribution plan, and that money was not part of the discussion. Is this true or False?
You also said:
"Alexandria receives 33% of the tax-- not 66%. You're basing your claims around some pretty deceptive mathematics; you're literally removing HALF of the tax and attempting to claim that it doesn't count. Of course it counts."
If the 50% of the total tax that the School Board receives is counted in the proposed redistribution plan, then why has your boss, other mayors in the parish, and ALL members of the Police Jury said that the School Board’s money will remain intact and ANY NEW TAX CALL will not jeopardize that funding? Your position is very confusing to me, please explain.
This statement is also confusing:
"There is no such thing as "money intended for distribution in the parish. There's money intended for Alexandria, money intended for Pineville, money intended the Police Jury, and money intended for other municipalities."
I’m really scratching my head over this one Lamar...Aren’t Alexandria, Pineville, the other municipalities and the Police Jury, all part of Rapides Parish?
It is pretty clear to me that the previous poster was classifying the total tax revenue in two categories based on a 50% split of those total revenues. Half of the revenues are sent to the School Board and not available to be distributed to the towns, cities, and unincorporated areas of the parish.
The other 50% of the total revenues that do not go to the school board, are currently being distributed to the towns, cities, and unincorporated areas of the parish.
So, my question to you is fairly simple. Is the 50% of the total revenues allocated to the School Board up for discussion or not? Is this portion of the total tax revenue off the table? And if so, are we talking about percentages of the OTHER 50% that ARE AVAILABLE for distribution to the towns, cities, and unincorporated areas of the parish?
I'm just trying to define the areas of discussion here. Instead of percentages, maybe it would be more clear if we talk numbers. The Total 1% parish sales tax produces revenues of about $24 million per year. I think we can all agree to that number.
So, the question is Lamar, is the following statement true or false?
"If the School Board's 50%, or $12 million, is not to be factored in this discussion of redistribution, then we're talking about just the remaining $12 million that is currently is being distributed to Alexandria, Pineville, other towns and Police Jury."
True or False?
Bizarre that you decided to switch over to the moniker "Lecompte Resident." Anonymous was working so well, "Gus" or "Neil" or whoever you're pretending to be.
More to the point, when you magically double Alexandria's allocation, even though it's completely dishonest and manipulative mathematic acrobatics, why aren't you also doubling the allocations of the other municipalities?
By your logic, every one else who receives money (besides the School Board) should have their allocation weighted doubly.
Yet the proposal calls for Alexandria's allocation to be CAPPED AT 17%.
You presuppose that anyone actually believes this proposal is fair and accurate in any way and that everyone universally agrees that an allocation should only be considered for half of the tax.
I believe that the proposal, in its current form, is recklessly unfair.
Alexandria receives 33% of the tax. Alexandria accounts for 38% of the entire parish population. And Alexandria generates 58% of the tax money.
You're a liar Lamar...
Why don't you answer the questions?
I have answered your questions, and I have been completely truthful.
I understand you don't like my answers and would prefer for other respective municipal corporations to receive 5 to 10 times more tax money than they even generate.
Also, please tell us how the per capita breakdowns are fair and "based on population."
Under this proposal, Alexandrians would receive around $85 per person whereas every other municipality would receive more than $151 per person.
No Lamar, you didn't. You danced, and dodged, and spun, and lied. Just like your boss you failed to answer a simple question.
So...we'll try once more. It's a simple question Lamar and a simple True or False will do.
Here's the question:
If the School Board's 50%, or $12 million, is not to be factored in this discussion of redistribution, then we're talking about just the remaining $12 million that is currently is being distributed to Alexandria, Pineville, other towns and Police Jury."
My guess is that you don't have the guts to give a one word answer Lamar...
True or False?
There's nothing like a squirrelly anonymous person accusing you of somehow being scared or not gutsy.
Anyway, simply because Linecum's proposal takes the School Board's allocation off of the table doesn't mean that it's fair to claim that Alexandria is suddenly magically receiving 66% of the allocation. That's deceptive mathematics.
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