tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2630119255634698692.post1855792315129810143..comments2009-12-15T21:31:17.090-05:00Thomas R. Creamernoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2630119255634698692.post-23300103312647301112009-12-03T18:04:58.478-05:002009-12-03T18:04:58.478-05:00Well said Jeff. We have a tendency to complain about what&#39;s going on then elect or re-elect more special interest politicians. First we had the SoS, now the GBIS. Both extreme, both bad for the community. Both with their own &quot;CLUBS&quot;. Balance is the key. No one can argue that Creamer is in any &quot;CLUB&quot;. He has proven to be an independent thinker and a man of great courage. He&#39;s standing up to the &quot;CLUBS&quot;. Thank God. We need another selectman who can do the same.Standing Tallnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2630119255634698692.post-22887204913047351362009-12-02T08:59:06.978-05:002009-12-02T08:59:06.978-05:00Please let me expand my thought a bit further as based on the current of this thread I do not want someone to think my disgust is directed at any specific group or individual(s), its at the self serving behavior itself and its manifestation in countless forms over the years. You add the names of people and groups yourself...<br /><br />Far too often in the past we, as a community, have overreacted to bad behavior to only vote in, or keep in, worse demagogues of the opposite slant. This is what perpetuates and facilitates this behavior. Sure the media in whatever form it takes is used very skillfully by the politically astute but we, as the voters, do not have guns to our heads when we are in the voting booth. <br /><br />How do we deal with the media or establishments that we each individually do not believe to be &quot;fair&quot;, don&#39;t patronize them! <br /><br />There is a small breakfast establishment in this town that conspicuously posted some misinformation propaganda on a board in its entry obviously to telegraph their belief in its content. That is fine, but they do not get revenue from me anymore!<br /><br />Jeff BonjaJeff Bonjanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2630119255634698692.post-18504932214854659972009-12-02T08:51:57.585-05:002009-12-02T08:51:57.585-05:00I&#39;m thinking about opening a jewelry store in Sturbridge. Competition is good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2630119255634698692.post-81085435821255082632009-12-02T08:08:25.676-05:002009-12-02T08:08:25.676-05:00Great time line. Puts things into perspective. Shows what GBIS is really all about. GBIS hasn&#39;t done anything to promote businesses. They meet and talk about candidates for town positions, then try to destroy us with shady deals to take care of themselves. GBIS is nothing more than Getting Bamboozled In Sturbridge and Growing Blanchardville In Sturbridge, and Garieri Belligerence In Sturbridge. Garieri and Blanchard are failures as selectmen. We need to remember this next April when GBIS runs their next selfish candidate. NO MORE Garieri Blanchards Inhibiting Sturbridge.GBIS need not applynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2630119255634698692.post-15154837868471649602009-12-01T20:52:24.320-05:002009-12-01T20:52:24.320-05:00Kudos there Jeff Bonja. You couldn&#39;t be more right. We need more people like you and Tom to keep these pariah in check.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2630119255634698692.post-64692627376727447812009-12-01T20:06:24.682-05:002009-12-01T20:06:24.682-05:00Wow!!! It&#39;s shocking to see this laid out like this. I&#39;ve only been able to get bits and pieces from the soft press accounts. It&#39;s a shame this hasn&#39;t been more widely reported. Thank you so much Mr. Creamer. You&#39;re a great public servant.Gregnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2630119255634698692.post-90441648108639321382009-12-01T15:01:44.013-05:002009-12-01T15:01:44.013-05:00GBIS is nothing more than Garieri&#39;s Business In Sturbridge. They haven&#39;t grown a thing but more smug and self-serving than the people they replaced. Can anyone name one thing they&#39;ve added other than more of their buds on the Board of Selectmen? The answer is NO. I applaud you Tom Creamer for putting the town first. Anyone running in April with a GBIS endorsement should be run out of town. We need more independent thinkers and doers like Creamer who have the character to do what is right.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2630119255634698692.post-87433205683215657702009-12-01T08:47:15.363-05:002009-12-01T08:47:15.363-05:00Jeff is right on the money. The same ol, same ol has been a destructive force in this town. I applaud your efforts to improve Sturbridge. I&#39;m sure that good ole boys aren&#39;t going to roll over yet. GBIS, their by-law breaking, shady jeweler leader, and the holier than thou Blanchard&#39;s are out there smearing you Mr. C. It’s great though because every time they open their mouths they convince more people of just how deceitful they all really are. Keep up the fight. You’re a good man Mr. C. and a very courageous one at that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2630119255634698692.post-57054852023792986982009-12-01T08:33:43.910-05:002009-12-01T08:33:43.910-05:00Thank you for posting this timeline; it&#39;s eye-opening and it&#39;s factual. <br /><br />I agree with you and Jeff Bonja that this community has long served as a vehicle for self-serving individuals. Unfortunately, that selfishness has carried on for far too many years, leading us to where we are today: a town that rested on its laurels while the world revolved around it. <br /><br />This town was not proactive at a time when it should have been investigating opportunities. Or perhaps I should I say, there are groups like GBIS that PRETEND to be proactive but are actually just politically self-serving. Where are all the changes they touted? These are businesses people for business, yet where are the positive changes? Rather, I see tampering with political processes. <br /><br />When you look at the Blanchards, Garierir, other GBIS members, and the town, there are similarities: Stale; very little change, if any; and seemingly unfriendly to &quot;outsiders&quot; unless it serves their own purposes. While they are so busy fighting for their own agenda, the town flounders in the background. <br /><br />Jeff&#39;s right; it is shameful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2630119255634698692.post-29384486357863948142009-12-01T07:30:02.340-05:002009-12-01T07:30:02.340-05:00Tom,<br /><br />This town has been plagued by self serving politicians for a long time and I applaud your efforts as well as fortitude. <br /><br />These people should hang their heads in shame! They should know that we, as a community, do not respect their actions and do not look at them as leaders to be revered but as pariah to be shunned. Shame on them, they should not be able to look any of us in the eye with any level of self respect!!! <br /><br />I hope that your leadership within our town government but also within your various volunteer endeavors have inspired more to take up the call of public service. It is only through new blood that we will turn a new leaf in this town as the same ol, same ol has lead us down a dark, self serving, dead end.<br /><br />Jeff BonjaJeff Bonjanoreply@blogger.com