Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Tully: Joe Hogsett Won't Answer Questions About Anti-Downtown Insider Meme
I'll have to give Indianapolis Star political columnist credit for finally asking an uncomfortable question of his favored candidate for Indianapolis mayor, Democrat Joe Hogsett. Tully in his latest column questions whether Hogsett can really be believed when he claims he's going to take on the downtown insiders when his campaign is funded by them and he's been a part of that clique for decades. Tully had one problem. Hogsett refused to answer any questions when he learned the topic for his column. "I tried to ask Hogsett about all of this but his campaign went radio silent on me after I shared the point of this column," Tully writes. Sigh.
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Did Tully sigh or was that your sigh? The reason I ask is because I refuse to read that emoting waste of ink and newsprint.
Too little too late Tully, most of the column was about Hogshitt's vision. Great he can see, the question is what is Joe going to do for the neighborhoods?? I suspect anything he does will have a near overdose of Corporate Welfare and Crony-Capitalism. The issue of Crony-Capitalism and Corporate Welfare is the third rail topic in our News Media - do not touch it.
Joe's campaign is now taking the submarine approach on down town insiders - Run Silent, Run Deep.
So far I have not seen much believability in Hogsett, from the pristine 40yr old sneakers, to the house, the lawnmower, his dad's car crash and now this. Seems like all smoke an mirrors.
Gary, I spent far too much time perusing the donor list linked in Tully's article. A Frank Espisito, Investor, gave the piddling sum of $20K. Had me intrigued so googled him. Looks like he sued or is being sued by former employers JP Morgan and UBS. Do you have insight or access to the lawsuit?
https://dockets.justia.com/docket/indiana/insdce/1:2015cv01232/59856
https://dockets.justia.com/docket/indiana/insdce/1:2013cv01115/47745
He seems like a really, really big deal.
http://www.ibj.com/articles/32363-2012-forty-under-40-frank-j-esposito
His boorish "work" makes him more of a Dully.
I'm not really tied into the elite circles in which Mr. Esposito runs. Don't know what the lawsuits were about, but I thought his previous employers were among those investment firms that cost the City of Indianapolis a boat load of money from those swap bond agreements that should be outlawed. He's the CFA for Washington & Scoville--a wealth management firm. From their website:
As a senior portfolio manager, Frank manages investment portfolios with a goal of meeting each client’s unique objective while carefully managing risk. Prior to founding Washington & Scoville, LLC, Frank held senior positions at Goldman Sachs, Wells Capital Management, J.P. Morgan and UBS Wealth Management. Frank earned a Bachelor of Science in Economics & Philosophy from Marquette University in 1994, and a Masters in Business Administration from The Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University in 2001. Frank is a holder of the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation, as well as a series 65 securities license. He is active on boards of The Legacy Fund (Central Indiana Community Foundation), The Indiana Repertory Theatre and the Aquinas Institute of Theology. Frank and his wife, Valerie, reside in Indianapolis and have five children who currently attend Brebeuf and St. Luke School.
Mr. Hogsett sets a campaign theme promising he is "against" downtown insiders and their crony insider deals. Democrat Joe Hogsett's "campaign is funded by them and he's been a part of that clique for decades."
Democrat Joe Hogsett is silent when questioned about his promise to the Marion County voting taxpayers about being "against" downtown insiders and the crony deals that follow them.
What a surprise, huh? Why vote, people? It is not going to make a damn bit of difference who wins... you will be financially raped and lied to by any one of the politicians left standing after the election. Any one of them.
Thank you Gary.
If I were a self-hating downtown insider like these Hogsett donors apparently are, I think I'd be throwing you money rather than this duplicitous snake.
I am laughing out loud to see a post about political insiders giving donations with a quote from a political insider - whose firm also gives out dollars for influence. What a joke of a column. Consider your sources. Then stop reading.
Incidentally, the lawsuits between JP Morgan and Esposito occurred after he and another JP Morgan employee, Matthew Green, left JP Morgan to go to work for UBS. The first lawsuit accused the two of breach of contract, misappropriation of trade secrets, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of loyalty, conversion, and unfair competition. They were accused of poaching clients and taking steps to liquidate clients' accounts to facilitate transferring their funds to UBS--supposedly without the clients' knowledge in some cases. That case was quickly resolved and dismissed. In August of this year, Esposito filed suit against JP Morgan, UBS, Jon Ramey and J. Albert Smith over an incident that occurred at Meridian Hills Country Club. Defendants were accused of disparagement, defamation and threats he said had been going on since 2013. He mentions his cooperation in a FINRA investigation and state securities division. He claims whistle blower status. That lawsuit was quickly dismissed as well.
Hmm, not sure if I'd trust him with my money, but maybe as a whistleblower he might be alright. Thanks for checking. I still wonder what his connection to the downtown insider-slayer is, though. The attorneys, engineers, construction magnates, and concrete masters are easier to figure out. The bond and swap angle is probably the best guess. It looks like he's an out-and-about Catholic and as a dem I'm sure Hogsett is pro-abortion (doesn't make diff in mayor race) so that $20K was the one that caught my eye the most. Thanks for digging deeper.
Does Joe have ties to Frank Short? Not his real last name? He had to change it for legal reasons? ( Chicago) What has been Frank Shorts involvement with Micro Vote and eltronic voting machines? Has this ever been looked into by the D.O.J. or F.B.I or was it just swept under the rug?
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