This Week's Top Ten List....

Judged:

… from the home office in Everett, MA. This week’s list, the Top Ten Rejected DeMaria Campaign songs:

#10. For the Love of Money (The O’Jays)

#9.(Nothing But) Flowers (Talking Heads)

#8. Running on Empty (Jackson Browne)

#7. Paranoid (Black Sabbath, Grand Funk, take your pick)

#6. You Don’t Bring Me Flowers (Barbra Streisand/Neil Diamond)

#5. You’re No Good (Linda Ronstadt)

#4. Suspicious Minds (Elvis Presley)

#3. How Do You Sleep?(John Lennon)

#2. Fool for the City (Foghat)

And the # 1 Rejected DeMaria Campaign Song – Tears of a Clown(o)(Smokey Robinson & The Miracles).

Alberto Parlino

Since: Dec 08

Maynard, MA

"Honey Dew" by Jimmie Rogers

Marie

I hope this is going to be a weekly topic. So much fun to read. You are very clever.

ga head

#6 had me in tears... Gave me a flashback of poor Chuck DiPerri getting yelled at for not thanking the mayor for flowers!

Evil Dave Letterman

Judged:

…from the home office in Everett, MA. Here now is this week’s BONUS Top Ten List, the Top Ten Signs that You Don’t Have an Opponent in the General Election:

#10. Rotary lemons are on sale on E-bay.

#9. Flowers are more important than fire engines.

#8. The Advocate is trying to arrange a public butt kissing.

#7. Planning on using inflated ego as a balloon in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.

#6. You don’t care who you hire,“Bestest” Mayor Eva’!

#5. Worried more about BOA and CC flunkies’
campaigns than your own.

#4. Tried to set up a debate with yourself but couldn’t agree on the format.

#3. Water bills become "What a bill!".

#2. A “White Space” fee will be implemented for blank ballots since the vote is being thrown away.

And the #1 Sign that You Don’t Have an Opponent in the General Election, Still no acknowledge of the Local Aid cuts made by the state and how the city is going to address them. Taxpayers beware!

long timer

Another great top ten......keep them coming.

I really enjoy reading them.

You are quite astute.

A Hole

Judged:

…from the home office in Everett, MA. Here now is this week’s Top Ten List, the Top Ten Unanswered Questions of the DeMaria Administration:

#10. Beauty donators want to know, where are the shrubs, the fountains and the lemons?

#9. Aren’t consolidations supposed to save money?

#8. Again, how do you say “ DeMaria”?

#7. Why is it so hard to get things right the first time?(Rotary, ISD, Budget Director, etc.)

#6. Exactly how much money has been COLLECTED in Code Enforcement fines?

#5. What does Matt Laidlaw do for ECTV that justifies his salary being paid from their budget?

#4. Why is time and money being spend fighting a separation incentive award in court when a city councilor got one, no questions asked, when he resigned from his other city job?

#3. GA’head, explain what happened to the water bills.

#2. What and when is something going to be done to address the $3.4 million cut to Everett’s State Aid for FY10?

And the #1 Unanswered Question of the DeMaria Administration, exactly where have the “Days” supposed to have “Gone”?

4real

Malden, MA

Thanks for the new list A-Hole...I liked #5 the best, Laidlaw's title is: "Director of Communications for the City of Everett"....seems like he is the DOC for just the Mayor and not the city! I was wondering where the money came for his salary, I would hope he's doing a lot for ECTV, otherwise, isn't it illegal to use those funds for a job outside that department?

What an A Hole

Judged:

A Hole-- you are undoubtedly attached to a the remnants of some former administration. You have demonstrated enough topic familiarity (i definitely will not go as far as saying 'intelligence' in any matter concerning you or your posts)to have blown your cover ten times over. Now, Mr. Shot in the Dark, why don't you reveal your identity? Haha- a coward and an A-Hole--no wonder you were toast!

Chuck

Hey A-Hole,

It sounds like you touched a nerve.

ROTFLMAO.....keep them coming!

A Hole

Wrong...no political attachments what so ever; you can be plugged in if you just pay enough attention to what's going on around you.

Just curious though...which former administration do you want to attach me to? Hanlon? Just wait for the next "Top Ten" list later this week; I think that will take care of that notion. Ragucci? As an accused "stocker" (yeah, that's me too), I don't think that person would agree with you.

So who am I? Who are you? And more importantly, what does either matter?

motown

Cambridge, MA

I love this weeks top ten list. Look forward to them! Sounds like you touched a nerve when you mentioned a Laidlaw salary.

Evil Dave Letterman

Judged:

…from the home office in Everett, MA. Here now is this week’s Bonus Top Ten List “rip-off”, John Hanlon’s 12 Point Plan for Charter Review:

#12. Any new versions of the charter will be etched onto tablets, the way that things should be done.

#11. A freeze on the number of city employees…Oh Wait…wrong 12 Point Plan.

#10. Recall? NO WAY!

#9. City employees with life time appointments will not be allowed to run for office.(Where was that rule when I needed it?)

#8. A four year term for Mayor; imagine what I could have done in four years!

#7. All city meetings will be suspended when The Mayor is at Foxwo…err… I mean, away on business.

#6.“I know more about this than the rest of you put together; we’re going to do this my way.”
#5. The City Auditor will not be allowed to speak at Budget hearings.

#4. Ex-mayors get an automatic job in Community Development. Avoids broken promises.

#3. Free forensic audits for everybody!

#2. The City Solicitor will only be allowed to look for loopholes in the law and say “I agree with The Mayor!”

And John Hanlon’s #1 Goal for Charter Review, It worked for me; why change it?

Deb

Seems like you are an equal opportunist top ten writer.

Can you do one for FFF?

Evil Dave Letterman

Judged:

Like to think that I'm an equal opportunist; tomorrow's Wayno & Millie. No more Clowno 'til next week at least.

FFF? Situation is so ugly right now. Not sure I can put any humor into. I'll try but no promises.

Evil Dave Letterman

To my judge.

Thank you very much. It's good to know that this stuff sticks in your craw and the only way that you can "fight back" is so childish. Thanks again, I can use the added motivation.

Evil Dave Letterman

…from the home office in Everett, MA. Here now is this week’s third Top Ten List, the Top Ten Reasons Why Choosing between Matewsky and Cardello is so hard:

#10. With her son no longer working for the city, Millie is just so less interesting.

#9. What would City Council agendas be without Wayne?

#8. Without constituent phone calls to answer at the beach, what will Millie do in the summer?

#7. The bricklayers don’t really want Wayne back either.

#6. Millie endorsed by Sergio Cornelio and Joanne Gregory.‘Nuff said.

#5. Both of them are capable of living up the Nuzzo tradition of missing most committee meetings.

#4. With both Wayne and Jason Marcus gone from the BOA, who will provide the comedy?

#3. Even if you question the beauty initiative, I guess you can still get back into Clowno’s good graces.

#2. With little else to do, Wayne’s next attempt to run for State Rep will begin on November 4.

And the #1 reason Why Choosing between Matewsky and Cardello is so hard, I can’t decide between heads or tails either.

clowno

Salem, MA

clowno and smitho are with millie. That changed my mind. Dont like Wayno either so I'm blanking

vote

I'm voting for Wayne. It just wouldn't be the same without him.

Evil Dave Letterman