CONSTABLE DAVID WHITLOCK LAWSUIT, AND MORE

Ed Springston lashes out at the latest lawsuit by Constable David Whitlock and his unknown Kentucky Criminal attorney, Guy Hibbs.

What is the cost of the Occupy movements? Are they illegal?

Who benefits from the East End Bridge conspiracy?

For more on the Occupy lunacy check out Springston's article today. Occupy doesn't represent me

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UPDATES AND SUCH: POLICE CHIEF SEARCH IS ON!

Edited to reflect that Rep. Shaughnessy is vacating his seat at the end of term. 

The search for Louisville's new Police Chief is on and so far I can't say I am really impressed with the possible candidates listed here CJ. No names pop up as really worthy in my opinion and appear to be more of the same.

The article mentions that Kenton Buckner and Yvette Gentry are both "considering" applying. Mayor Fisher pay heed. If either of them apply and are considered, rest assured you will have your hands full trying to justify it.

I have to admit though I really don't see it happening. White's girlfriend Gentry is slotted to go with White to Denver in the near future, and Buckner is rumored to be negotiating a pension buyout so he can follow and not lose 17 years towards retirement.

Speaking of Chief Robert White, he is under investigation right now by yours truly about a possible sexual harassment charge brought against him a few weeks ago that was then, according to anonymous sources, covered up by Gentry. We will keep you informed if it pans out.

And then we have the whole Occupy New York scandals going on. According to Fox news FOX, ACORN is actually paying folks to protest in New York and is now firing and shredding evidence to prove it. It really is no surprise to anyone who has actually been following this lunacy. Great read check it out.

Additionally the 2012 campaign season is getting underway with at least two folks from the "Say no to bridge tolls" movement have announced their intent to run. Shawn Reilly is going to run for the Ky House seat being vacated by Tim Shaughnessy, and Curt Morrison will be challenging Metro Councilman Tom Owen.

Though I don't personally agree with these guys on many issues, I have to admit I know them both and have much respect for their passion and commitment to what they believe. Pay attention to these races as both Reilly and Morrison will bring much to the discussion. 

Finally, we have this about the GM bailout. GM Bailout costs billions. Apparently, as many of us already knew in the first place,  GM is set to lose money and cost us taxpayers more than what they originally planned. The key word here is planned. Though we in the public knew we would lose money on Government Motors they have not been willing to tell us that. Until  now.

Seems even the fed is tired of covering up the obvious anymore.

See you next time folks!

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Ed Springston Show, Louisville Bridge Updates

Louisville Kentucky needs three local access bridges. Where is the plan?
Rob Chapman rants about local access bridges, KIPDA's failure to plan and Louisville's complete lack of political will. Ed and Ed get mad and throw down the gauntlet.
Will any of our local leaders take the lead?
Occupy Wall Street gets ugly and Occupy Louisville gets a new location.
Constable David Whitlock is facing sexual harassment charge from local Denny's employee.
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Ed Springston Show, Louisville's Police Chief Search

LMPD's new Police Chief search begins,
Occupy Wall Street and Louisville means what?,
Constable David Whitlock vs Louisville Metro Council,
and more from Louisville Kentucky's only hard hitting political and news talk show!

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CATCHING UP IN LOUISVILLE KY

What do you mean Louisville, Kentucky can't fund bridges

Senator Rand Paul brought common sense to the funding of bridges, including our Sherman Minton Bridge in Louisville, Kentucky, and was of course shot down http://www.louisville.com/content/democrats-kill-rand-paul%E2%80%99s-plan-finance-bridges-arena. Common sense in Washington? Apparently not.

Yet we can continue to take care of Democratic supporters http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/10/31/another-energy-company-goes-bankrupt-3-million-borrowed-from-taxpayers/?icid=maing-grid10%7Chtmlws-main-bb%7Cdl5%7Csec3_lnk2%7C109052

Where does Denver's #1 morning radio show go for answers on Chief White

Right here of course. KHOW 630-AM's (www.KHOW.com) Peter Boyle show, the #1 radio show in Denver, Colorado, featured Ed on Tuesday to discuss the shenanigans of soon to be former Louisville ex-Chief Robert White.

Even the National guys come to Ed for all the news. http://springston.blogspot.com/2011/11/ed-springston-on-denver-radio.html

What debate

The KET debate between Gubernatorial candidates was predictably a ho hum nothing new affair. Beshear still can't produce evidence of results, Williams still don't know how to run a campaign, and Gatewood just sits there.

You can read about it at the CJ http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20111031/NEWS01/310310046/Beshear-Williams-spar-over-state-economy-expanded-gambling?odyssey=tabtopnewstextHome.

Finally

No big surprises here. Mafia involved in money business? Say it isn't so http://www.dailyfinance.com/2011/11/01/mafia-takes-over-publicly-traded-company/?icid=maing-grid10%7Chtmlws-main-bb%7Cdl1%7Csec3_lnk1%7C109396

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BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER....

Like a bridge over troubled water, I will lay me down. When I look at this whole bridge fiasco I am reminded of this line from Simon and Garfunkel's "Bridge over troubled water." And why not? At the rate we are going we will have no bridge at all.

You may wonder why I am so negative. Quite frankly I think in the case of the bridge we are all negative. We have been told for years that we would get one. Anne Northup told us she had the funding and we would start construction. She even went so far as to have a major photo op in the East End with Jerry Abramson, and other so called leaders with shovels in their hand, turning dirt to symbolize the beginning of the construction.

7 years ago. We still have not started. When Northup lost to Yarmuth we "lost" the funding. Of course the funding was never there, or we would not be where we are today.

There have been known cracks in the Sherman Minton for years now as we are finally being told. Could we have avoided tis fiasco by doing more maintenance when the problems began?

Probably.

There are also cracks in the Kennedy in the same T-1 steel that is the problem with the Sherman Minton. Of course Kentucky leaders say it is ok and no big deal. Never mind that they are adding more weight to the bridge and more traffic to a bridge that is outdated and overused anyway.

We are to believe in our leaders right?

The Minneapolis bridge that collapsed in August 2007 was rebuilt in 339 days folks. That is no typo. 339 days. Predictably, the CJ started with their spin of how this can't be done here in an article today.

http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20110915/EXTRAS18/309150011/Minneapolis-replaced-its-bridge-13-months-why-can-t-we-

Of course, the CJ has been on board protecting the Democrats thoughout this community and certainly River Fields who are the true obstructionists.

So what happens now?

The Kennedy was built to handle a maximum of 100,000 vehicles per day and has exceeded that for many years with the most recent numbers I have looked at showing 120,000 daily. Of course this adds more stress to the bridge itself which would surely be a warning sign when cracks are found there right?

Wrong.

Kentucky says it is ok to add another 80,000 vehicles potential to the added stress (80,000 from Sherman Minton per day). We are now to believe that the Kennedy can handle the strain? Common sense dictates the answer is a resounding NO.

So here we are. The Sherman Minton is shut down by Indiana due to a critical failure in T-1 steel beams. Indiana says close it because they are the authority on the SM. Kennedy, however, while showing the same cracks in the same questionable steel stays open with new added volume and that is ok.

You guessed it Kentucky has the authority for the Kennedy. Where is the FHTSA?

The Federal Highway Traffic and Safety Administration surely would agree that this is a transportation crisis thereby negating the arguments from the CJ right? Being a crisis and an emergency River Fileds could be avoided correct?

Is no one paying attention to the fact that I-65, which includes the Kennedy, is THE major interchange to get from Florida to Detroit? Would that make it worthy of emergency federal funding?

We can give banks trillions of dollars due to their own illegal dealings and cannot find a way to fund an immediate bridge? Hogwash.

It is past time for so called leaders like John Yarmuth to call off his dogs in River Fields and say yes to an East End bridge and now replacing the Sherman Minton. Forget the fact that his home sits right in the way of the exit from the East End Bridge, which of course would be acquired through eminent domain, and perhaps the real reason he is using River Fields to obstruct this project.

As we learned from Minneapolis we CAN achieve results when there is the will to do so. Do we need more lives lost due to KNOWN faulty construction on our aging infrastructure?

I think not. Tonight on the Ed Springston Show at www.blogtalkradio.com/myviewmatters at 7 pm, I want to know if you agree.

It is time our "leaders" actually led.

Otherwise, our community is held hostage to a Bridge over troubled water.

That is not acceptable.........