8/5/13

"Civil rights museum should get no bail-out", Monday, August 5, 2013; GN&R

"I believe taxpayer money being asked for by Greensboro’s civil rights museum will be used to bail out banks and wealthy investors.

As Yvonne Johnson is listed as a manager of the ICRCM, and is a Simkins PAC member along with Skip Alston, and the PAC endorses City Council candidates, she should be recused from deliberations and votes on this issue.

Mayor Robbie Perkins, whose 2011 campaign paid $3,000 for the Simkins PAC endorsement, was the honorary chairman of a recent ICRCM/Simkins golf tournament. Mr. Perkins is now advocating Greensboro taxpayer money be spent to save the museum, which would let some Simkins PAC members retain fiduciary control over the museum’s finances.

I propose letting the museum go under, let the banks and the investors take the hit as they should in a capitalistic free market and leave behind an Alston- and Simkins PAC-free, ethically and financially viable civil rights museum in Greensboro."

George Hartzman
Greensboro
The writer is a candidate for mayor.

1 comment:

John said...


Yeah; like that is going to happen. It seems no one in Greensboro cares too much about how this city's leadership is bought and paid for by the Simpkins pac.