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Tuesday, July 23, 2013

UPDATE: When in doubt, make sh*t up… - Wait, What?

When in doubt, make sh*t up… - Wait, What?:


Divine intervention in Bridgeport….
Categories: Bridgeport Kenneth Moales Malloy Mayor Bill Finch Paul VallasTags: BridgeportKenneth Moales Jr.MalloyMayor Bill FinchPaul VallasKenneth Moales’ church “Miraculously” gets certificate of occupancy and Board of Education votes to pay for Vallas’ legal fees. According to the Connecticut Post, “Just hours after city officials conceded that the Rev. Kenneth Moales Jr. had been operating hi

We don’t need no stinkin Certificate of Occupancy…. Laws don’t apply to Rev. Moales
Categories: Budget Cuts Kenneth Moales Mayor Bill Finch Paul VallasTags: BridgeportKenneth Moales Jr.Mayor Bill FinchPaul VallasThe strange twisted tale of Reverend Kenneth Moales, Jr. the Paul Vallas defender, Mayor Bill Finch campaign treasurer and Chairman of the Bridgeport Board of Education took another strange turn yesterday when the Connecticut Post reported that Moales’ 1500-seat church,

When in doubt, make sh*t up…



The Hartford Courant editorial writers weighed in on the Paul Vallas debacle today with an editorial entitled, “Why Make It So Hard For Paul Vallas To Help Bridgeport Schools?”
The most cursory review of their position reveals that they either failed to take the time to check the facts or worse, made up their own facts to fit their conclusion.
The Hartford Courant Editorial claimed, “Mr. Vallas may not meet every certification requirement to the letter. But in the larger sense, to say that he is unqualified or ineligible to be superintendent in Bridgeport is a bad joke…The experienced administrator has served 15 years in Chicago, Philadelphia and New Orleans school districts. This record doesn’t qualify him to run Bridgeport’s schools?