Thursday, October 25, 2012

The PACman cometh in Palmetto Bay, but what is the expected return on this investment on just 2 candidates?


To candidates Brian Pariser and Tim Schaffer: What have you promised that it is worth 4 families to put together $7,500, including a $5,500 PAC (Political action committee) for this small municipal election? 

This PAC has sent out political mailers/advertisements, filled in my opinion, with political low blows, innuendo and tripe. The PAC has reported raising $5,500 in donations and loans on this single known report with $3,327.15 in expenditures reported to date. CLICK HERE to review the Palmetto Bay Concerned Residents PAC

This is a significant investment in just 2 candidates.  What do they expect in return?

And this does not include the personal donations that these residents have made to your campaigns

The families:
Jack Fell and Pam Reid
Anthony Gorman
Stuart Guthrie Family

Most Palmetto Bay residents are not big donors.  It is very unique that in Palmetto Bay, there appears to be a total of $7,500.00 in campaign monies coming from just four addresses.  This for a single municipal election.

Here are the reported donations to the PAC:

Jack Fell, 7210 Mitchell Drive, Palmetto Bay, FL 33158       $500.00 plus $3,000 loan (not from a candidate)
Ruth P. Reid, 7210 Mitchell Drive, Palmetto Bay, FL 33158  $500
Anthony Gorman, 14140 SW 72 Avenue, Palmetto Bay, FL 33158, $500
Phyllis Kaplan, 7898 Devonshire Way, Boulder CO 80301 $500 (out of state money)
Jean B. Guthrie Trust, 6969 SW 141 Street, Palmetto Bay, FL 33158, $500 (from a trust)

There have been direct donations to both Brian Pariser and Tim Schaffer from these same addresses:

Brian Pariser Campaign:
$100  10/09/12 Pamela Gorman, 14140 SW 72 Avenue, Palmetto Bay, FL 33158
$400  08/06/12 Stuart Guthrie, 6969 SW 141 Street, Palmetto Bay, FL 33158
$100  06/05/12 Anthony Gorman, 14140 SW 72 Avenue, Palmetto Bay, FL 33158
$200  06/05/12 Jack Fell, 7210 Mitchell Drive, Palmetto Bay, FL 33158
$100  06/05/12 Stuart Guthrie, 6969 SW 141 Street, Palmetto Bay, FL 33158
$100  02/27/12 Anthony Gorman, 14140 SW 72 Avenue, Palmetto Bay, FL 33158

Another gave directly, is listed on the PAC materials including the e-mail blast, but appears to have reported donating solely to the candidate:

$100 02/22/12 Gary Pastorella, 6940 SW 142 Terr, Palmetto Bay, FL 33158 to Brian Pariser
$100 06/21/12 Gary Pastorella, 6940 SW 142 Terr, Palmetto Bay, FL 33158 to Tim Schaffer

Tim Schaffer Campaign

$200  10/01/12 Jack Fell, 7210 Mitchell Drive, Palmetto Bay, FL 33158
$100  07/12/12 Pamela Gorman, 14140 SW 72 Avenue, Palmetto Bay, FL 33158
$400  08/23/12 Stuart Guthrie, 6969 SW 141 Street, Palmetto Bay, FL 33158
$100  07/25/12 Stuart Guthrie, 6969 SW 141 Street, Palmetto Bay, FL 33158

The Gorman family has reported $500.00 to the PAC, $300.00 to Pariser, $100 to Schaffer
The Guthrie family has reported $1,000.00 to the PAC, $500.00 to Pariser, $500 to Schaffer
The Fell family as reported $1,000 in donations and $3,000 in loans to the PAC, $200 to Pariser, $200 to Schaffer

$2,500.00 Total reported donations from the above to PAC that benefits 2 candidates and directly to their campaigns.
$3,000.00 total loans to the PAC that benefits the 2 candidates.

$7,500.00 from a total of 4 addresses in a single municipal campaign? What is the expected return on investment?

13 comments:

  1. Discusting.

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  2. We are sure that Mr. Pariser has denied any responsibility. This is another example how how big a hypocrite he is.

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    1. No way, Mr Pariser has been taking credit for all Gene's successes, doesn't he want to take credit for the political action committee as well?

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  3. The common denominator is that Pariser is run by and part of the radical fringe who are pushing for an even stronger neighborhood protection ordinance after the election. This is a group that wants more than a strong zoning code, they want a permanent moratorium against anything changing anywhere.

    They are known as the BANANA bunch. They want absolutely nothing built anywhere near anyone.

    We need to shake off the freaks from each side and get some good people into office who represent the center of the village.

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    1. The Banana bunch of which you speak is rotten to the core.

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  4. Well, what are they expecting for their money? And no, we know for this level of money, there is a lot more at play than "good government."

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  5. Mr. Flynn - I would be interested in your comments regarding the upcoming Palmetto Bay issues that are on the ballot for Nov 6th. Will you be posting your suggestions and/or information that voters might consider?

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  6. How can the Miami Herald take other candidates to task for money from outside Palmetto Bay and leave this out? The campaign contribution limit is $500. It is obvious that the Vice Mayor has found a way to skirt that limit and not report all of the money that is supporting him.

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  7. Mr. Ethics apparently has a second PAC working on his behlaf. I received an attack mailer today attacking Mr. Dubois. It is clear there is more than one fact to Mr. Pariser and his campaign minions.

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  8. Pariser is such a sleeze. He is quoted as so indignant that other candidates take money from outside Palmetto Bay, but uses PACs to spread garbage. He is the ultimate politician who wont accepts responsibility for his minions who spread lies and innuendo as well as those who steal candidates signs.

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  9. Don't vote for Dubois no matter what.

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  10. I can see from reading this that there is no difference between Pariser or Dubois.

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  11. You need to-update your facts. It appears that Pariser has 2 PACs, not just one.

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