The Observation Deck

Dan OMalley wrote:Just to clarify - the countywide committee will not vote on this issue. Only the 36 Executive Committee members from Lakewood are eligible to vote.

Great... any chance one of those "Executive Committee" members of Lakewood will have the courage to speak up and right the current injustice?! Any chance one of them will hold anyone accountable for the $34 million dollar loss in LHF charitable funds that SERVED OUR POOR AND UNDERPRIVILEDGED? Why would they choose public office? For the wealthy corporations or for the people? This is wrong all around and I don't know why you are not stepping up. This is a travesty. At some point with all the recent revelations from public records requests and depositions, you would realize your constituents are not going to accept this loss as inevitable. We are not "sheeple". It is clear that it was intentional and many of our city leaders stand to make a profit while many lose so much. It is ABSOLUTELY WRONG.

Does anyone know the Lakewood members for the 2016 Executive Committee? I looked over the 2015 Executive Committee and was not pleased with the members I saw. Does anyone know if the 2015 members are still on the 2016 committee? These are the Lakewood people from 2015:

- Mike Summers
- Tom Bullock
- CIndy Marx
- John Litten
- Sam O'Leary
- Monique Smith
- Kevin Butler
- Karolyn Isenhart (Lakewood Democratic Summers' Club President, also alleged Summers friend)
- Chuck Shaughnessy (husband of Betsy)
- Mark Schneider (alleged Summers friend, rumored to not even be a full-time resident, currently being researched)
- JT Neuffer (alleged Summers friend)
- Chitra Walker (alleged Summers friend)
- Stephen Bennett (alleged Summers friend)
- Mike Skindell

It appears the only straight arrow in this whole pack is Mike Skindell. Almost all of the rest appear so crooked you would have to screw them in the ground.

While these people apparently cannot vote, it is worth mentioning them as 2015 members, as some of them have been accused of "dubious" activities:

- Merle Gordon (mayor of Beachwood, accused of illegally pocketing money from marriages)
- Anthony Brancatelli (Cleveland Ward 12 councilman, accused of sitting on hundreds of thousands in street paving money, also on Cuyahoga Land Bank Board of Directors)
- Kevin Kelley (Ward 13 Cleveland Councilman, alleged crook, form Dimora Days)
- Nickie Antonio (allegedly infiltrated SLH, an alleged backstabber and Summers' friend)
- Peter Lawson Jones (another alleged crook, leftover from Dimora and Tim Hagan days)
- Brad Sellers (Mayor of Warrensville Heights, on Board of Directors for Cuyahoga Land Bank)
- Jeffrey Johnson (Cleveland councilman, convicted felon)

When will this man (Summers) stop? What is he after? What is to be gained? What is the benefit of doing all of this work? How much money and power does one person apparently need? How much of an ego trip is enough?

It appears that Summers' Extended Co. just got bigger. I thought the county was involved, but not to this extent. With all of the alleged house theft from the underserved, the alleged intimidation of citizens, alleged money laundering surrounding the hospital, and allegedly "dubious" things with the voting in the last mayoral race, what should we think now? For example, people born in 1900 and 1902 voting and people allegedly using addresses other than their own to vote multiple times?

These people have gone too far. It is time to pull the cord out of the wall and stop their power trip. Vote against 64 on Nov. 8th.

T Peppard wrote:Great... any chance one of those "Executive Committee" members of Lakewood will have the courage to speak up and right the current injustice?! Any chance one of them will hold anyone accountable for the $34 million dollar loss in LHF charitable funds that SERVED OUR POOR AND UNDERPRIVILEDGED? Why would they choose public office? For the wealthy corporations or for the people? This is wrong all around and I don't know why you are not stepping up. This is a travesty. At some point with all the recent revelations from public records requests and depositions, you would realize your constituents are not going to accept this loss as inevitable. We are not "sheeple". It is clear that it was intentional and many of our city leaders stand to make a profit while many lose so much. It is ABSOLUTELY WRONG.

I was on the Executive Committee many, many years ago. It does not exist to discuss policy or to solve problems.
It exists as a means to raise money and sustain the status quo.

There was an annual fee back when I was a member (early/mid 1990s)...that money goes to the party apparatus.
The committee only met to vote, not to discuss any policy matters.
Much like Karolyn Isenhart's so-called "Democratic Club", the executive committee is just a mechanism to buy endorsements for candidates and issues.

From Lakewood to DC, the Democratic Party needs a massive overhaul in its leadership.

T Peppard wrote:

Dan OMalley wrote:Just to clarify - the countywide committee will not vote on this issue. Only the 36 Executive Committee members from Lakewood are eligible to vote.

Great... any chance one of those "Executive Committee" members of Lakewood will have the courage to speak up and right the current injustice?! Any chance one of them will hold anyone accountable for the $34 million dollar loss in LHF charitable funds that SERVED OUR POOR AND UNDERPRIVILEDGED? Why would they choose public office? For the wealthy corporations or for the people? This is wrong all around and I don't know why you are not stepping up. This is a travesty. At some point with all the recent revelations from public records requests and depositions, you would realize your constituents are not going to accept this loss as inevitable. We are not "sheeple". It is clear that it was intentional and many of our city leaders stand to make a profit while many lose so much. It is ABSOLUTELY WRONG.

This is a great post. Thanks.

Mr. O'Malley you use to have a quote by George Orwell at the end of your posts. And suddenly it's vanished. I forget which one you were owning. It doesn't really matter. But I always thought the implication was a confirmed affinity and belief in " The Wintery Conscience of a Generation."
As a constituent I'm now wondering why did you drop it? Was it getting too awkward posting Orwell while going along to get along?

the alleged intimidation of citizens

Lori, the intimidation is not alleged, it is FACT.

The Lakewood police investigation and report are PUBLIC RECORD that anyone can see, and that anyone can talk about or comment on.

Let's be clear about that.

Bridget,

I believe you. It appears Lord Lakewood has an undercover parked outside my house from time to time. The guy is always parked facing the wrong way! Last time I called the Lakewood Police, and before the call came across the scanner, the undercover took off like a bat out of hell! Lord, It appears you are not real bright when it comes to intimidation tactics.

That being said, back on topic. It appears that Lord Lakewood even controls the Cuyahoga County Democratic Club. I believe that is to be expected seeing as his friend and alleged money launder and alleged Lakewood residential house thief, Armond Budish runs the county. I believe it is possible that some others on this "executive committee" may be involved in our alleged hospital and residential home thefts. Let us not forget that our ex-council president Mary Louise madigan works under Budish and appears to be his right hand man!

The best defense against this, what I believe to be the most extreme corrupt Mayor in Lakewood's history is to talk, talk, talk! When you shop in Lakewood, Lakewood Library, Lakewood School events, walking your kids to and from school, at the park, sporting events, events at the Beck Center, tell people what our city leaders appear to be doing. I have reached many people in the last month who did not know about the slow destruction of our city. I only met two people out of about 250 that were for Lord Lakewood. Most people are pissed!

TO STOP THIS, WHAT APPEARS TO BE AN ILLEGAL AND IMMORAL TAKE OVER OF THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, WE MUST START BY FIRST VOTING NO ON ISSUE 64!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!