Urban Exercises In Toledo Fall To Mayor Nimby
URBAN exercises in Toledo. Not In My Back Yard:
There is intense anger over Mayor Carty Finkbeiner’s decision to halt planned urban exercises in Downtown Toledo by the U.S. Marines — and the horrible way in which he implemented his decision, waiting until after the advance team had already arrived to tell them to “go home.”
After the outrage expressed by many, he refused to apologize, insisting he’d do exactly the same again while using everything from citizens being “scared” to “it’s for the children” as his excuse.
To further demonstrate his complete and utter lack of understanding, he told WJR radio in Detroit that he doesn’t believe this incident has negatively impacted Toledo’s reputation.
In the meantime, just about every national news agency has carried the story, with posts on multiple blog sites such as Drudge Report, Instapundit, Little Green Footballs and Michelle Malkin. Even Web sites such as ESPN and the New Orleans Saints have featured posts in their forums expressing dismay and disgust with the actions of our mayor.
Though there are a few who agree with his decision, I don’t think there’s anyone who agrees with the way the decision was carried out, or with the public relations nightmare Carty started because of his last-minute order to prohibit the exercises.
Adding insult to injury, he refused to meet with an officer of the company to see if any alternatives could be worked out, contributing to the indignation over the way the U.S. Marines were treated.
Can the US Marines practice shooting and blowing things up in Plymouth. I’ve just been…
Posted: 16th, February 2008 | In: Reviews Comment | TrackBack | Permalink
