Toledo Mayor to Marines: Drop dead

Pajamas Media ^ | 02/09/2008 | Roger Kimball

[mkjessup]

That name is just too complicated and confusing to keep typing, I nominate that it be shortened to

:MAYOR FINK

[A knight without armor]

Holy Toledo.

[jdm]

I live just outside of Toledo and worked inside the city for more than a decade. This is an outrage. First Berkeley, now Toledo? The Toledo mayor is an ass of the highest order. He got into some hot water last summer for leaving his dog in his parked car for hours at a time, with heat indexes of 100+ degrees, with no water bowl or food inside the car.

[LADY J]

So much for the RATS ‘we support the troops’ mantra!!

[Leofl]

We need more contact info about who is responsible for this travesty. I have a fax machine with free long distance, I’ll be happy to pass on my disdain for this kind of action.

Berkeley California is getting a different fax about their stupidity every hour on the hour.

leofl

[CindyDawg]

6pm ? Maybe he wan’t them to eat supper before they left?

[I see my hands]

More shameful is that there will be no consequences.

[Tennessean4Bush]

What an a$$.

[Red_Devil 232]

Toledo must resemble Falusia if the Marines to want to train there! Are they sister cities?

[fkabuckeyesrule]

But of course they support the troops and you better not question their patriotism (or in their case its so-called patriotism). For the record mayor, YES I DO QUESTION YOUR PATRIOTISM.

[fkabuckeyesrule]

****He got into some hot water last summer for leaving his dog in his parked car for hours at a time, with heat indexes of 100+ degrees, with no water bowl or food inside the car.****

Well that was Bush's fault for causing global warming.

[smug]

The Marines should have detained Mayor Fink as an Enemy Combatant

[jackv]

Just went to his website and sent him a piece of my mind. I have a son in the military, and told him I will not visit his hateful city.

[BerryDingle]

Carty Finkbeiner thinks having U.S. soldiers in town will frighten the voters,.......

Right! Like Blanco thought the National Guard would frighten the (voters?) of New Orleans.

[RBurke]

Here is his email, let this “patriot” /sarcasm, know what YOU think.

mayor.toledo@toledo.oh.gov

[ASA Vet]

200 Marines stationed in Grand Rapids, Michigan, piled on to five buses and came to Toledo, Ohio, yesterday to practice some urban patrol exercises.

That would be our local Marine reserve unit. They did a tour in Irag last year.

They didn't have to travel to Toledo though. We have lots of "Urban" right here in Grand Rapids.

[awake-n-angry]

“The Toledo police knew about the request for the three-day exercise well in advance, but somehow Mayor Carty Finkbeiner didn’t see the memo requesting permission for the event.”
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Then the Marines did not have permission to run this excersize? Where did they get permission if not from the mayor?

[EagleUSA]

The Filthy Libs keep their reputation up -— that are the best at being exactly what they are...

[BerryDingle]

and you better not question their patriotism (or in their case its so-called patriotism). For the record mayor, YES I DO QUESTION YOUR PATRIOTISM.

How the heck do you question something that doesn't exist? Would you question a paraplegic about the color of their socks?