Reader: “I, too, was Brainard gullible”

Dear Editor:

I realized the error of my ways during the 2012 Carmel bailout. That was the first time I had observed Mayor Brainard saying things he knew not to be right at the time he stated them. You can call that what you will; I know what I call it when someone intentionally makes an inaccurate statement for their own benefit.

Remember the 2012 bailout? That was when Brainard and the Carmel Redevelopment Commission made Carmel financially unsustainable. Councilor Jeff Worrell knew because he was a member of the CRC from 2006 until after the 2018.  Even Jeff acknowledged the debt they had created was unsustainable.

So, it is true that a note was posted on my site Concerned Neighbors of Carmel IN by me.

Apparently, one person, that may have their own motives, made baseless accusations it was ‘stolen’ from the Mayor’s trash. Quote below:

D.G.M.: “Going through a person’s trash from their private home and stealing their US mail is a CRIME.”

Numerous comments followed, most of which questioned the accuser’s credibility.

Finally, the person addressed me directly and asked:

D.G.M.: “Rick Smith how did you get this?”

Rick Smith: “Well, it was all on the down low. After hearing Adam Declared Allegiance to the Mayor, I staked out the Mayor’s trash. It took two weeks of searching but I knew sooner or later I would find it…”

This would be considered obvious sarcasm by the most casual observer. Indeed 10 of 14 emoticons were of laughter, so ~70 percent took it as a joke and D.G.M. was the only person that seemed to be unable to detect it was sarcasm. Apparently, it went right over this person’s tightly-curled head. Imagine believing that someone would have been ignorant enough to try to go through the Mayor’s trash, on his property, in plain view during the weather we have had over the last few weeks.

There was no way I expected anyone to be that gullible.

I am informed that now a large number of people on Carmel social media’s Facebook page have swallowed this nonsense hook, line and sinker.

So, ladies and gentlemen, a single uninformed person exposes the leaky basket of remaining gullibles that believe virtually anything they are told to think or believe by the Mayor or his cheerleaders.

As far as any candidate being connected to my campaign, that too is fallacious. If you go to my page, you will see I announce both Republican and Democrat candidates for office. I started my site in August of 2017 well before any of the candidates except the incumbents were known.

I support any candidate that is not Jim Brainard or one of his puppet Councilors.

Friends, don’t let your friends be gullible!

Rick Smith

Noblesville

Concerned Neighbors of Carmel IN