tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126825064641092276.post4995574245416940212..comments2023-10-29T09:14:37.832-04:00Comments on Painfully Objective Political Analysis (POPA): For the Love of Money: Brizzi, Kennedy, Curry, & Orentlicher Burn Rate RoundupChris Wordenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00558836541249077077noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126825064641092276.post-71943318064736113462010-01-28T02:16:40.770-05:002010-01-28T02:16:40.770-05:00It would make sense that Carl would need $1000 of ...It would make sense that Carl would need $1000 of cigars. With the lights off, women might really think he has a tool.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126825064641092276.post-84220561698221051572010-01-27T14:26:16.168-05:002010-01-27T14:26:16.168-05:00So Carl spent almost $1000 of his donors' mone...So Carl spent almost $1000 of his donors' money on cigars??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126825064641092276.post-83550207632589282312010-01-27T12:43:17.297-05:002010-01-27T12:43:17.297-05:00"Brown & Joseph" is the company that..."Brown & Joseph" is the company that the Indy Cigar Bar handles card transactions through, if that means anything in this context.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126825064641092276.post-63836725437052449272010-01-26T11:51:37.809-05:002010-01-26T11:51:37.809-05:00I dared criticize the great and powerful Carl briz...I dared criticize the great and powerful Carl brizzi on his FB once and was unceremoniously defriended. <br /><br />I was offended that MY public servant would defriend me. <br /><br />he's a cowardM Theoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01892309818226431745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126825064641092276.post-58174146761442728202010-01-25T15:37:02.765-05:002010-01-25T15:37:02.765-05:00While this may be a good year for Republicans nati...While this may be a good year for Republicans nationwide, the local braintrust running the Marion County GOP is screwing this up like a pro! You could not ask for anything better than Marchal's "I know nothing about Carlito" and Fishburn's "28 years to make Sargent" career. What is up with Tom John's strategy here? Is this a suicide mission?!<br /><br />Someone needs to take Mr. Brizzi to task on this - or like Chris said - does anyone really care anymore?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126825064641092276.post-41998264610759206142010-01-25T13:51:45.693-05:002010-01-25T13:51:45.693-05:00Can Brizzi give money to the Fishburn for Sheriff ...Can Brizzi give money to the Fishburn for Sheriff campaign?<br /> According to what I know, he can use the money for anything he wants.<br /><br />I assume that he will be donateing a bunch to Fishburn and Helen. Kind of funny because Fishburn will not be slated and Helen needs to run from the man as soon as possibleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126825064641092276.post-48025072660249705502010-01-25T11:34:30.630-05:002010-01-25T11:34:30.630-05:00Brown and Joseph appears to be a nation-wide colle...Brown and Joseph appears to be a nation-wide collection agency. Interesting. The employee Christmas bonus is also interesting in that Carl's top people received gift certificates from Harry and Izzy's for Christmas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126825064641092276.post-35553759024189774372010-01-23T10:33:07.741-05:002010-01-23T10:33:07.741-05:00State law is pretty vague on what candidates can d...State law is pretty vague on what candidates can do with their contributions. IC 3-9-3-4 provides that campaign contributions can only be used to "(1) defray any expense<br />reasonably related to the person's or committee's A) campaign for federal, state, legislative, or local office;(B) continuing political activity; or (C) activity related to service in an elected office; (2) to make an expenditure to any national, state, or local committee of any political party or another candidate's committee." <br /><br />State law also prohibits campaign contributions from being used for "primarily personal purposes".<br /><br />Upon dissolution of a committee, money can be spent in a variety of ways, such as transferred to another committee or donated to a 501(c)(3) charity. <br /><br />Chris, when did most of these expenditures occur? Over the year, or mostly in the last few months?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126825064641092276.post-33253756837216992642010-01-23T10:01:21.065-05:002010-01-23T10:01:21.065-05:00Don't you think most of those "expenses&q...Don't you think most of those "expenses" are actually date receipts from the various women Carl was "impressing?"<br /><br />The "donor meeting" was probably Carl "donating" his manjuice to you know who and charging it to his expense account.<br /><br />I bet there is some IRS agent somewhere working behind the scenes on this who is salivating!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126825064641092276.post-8637145892209250242010-01-22T18:50:28.402-05:002010-01-22T18:50:28.402-05:00This not going to help with future Republican dona...This not going to help with future Republican donations. I'm not interested in paying for Mayor McDonalds dinnerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126825064641092276.post-60371812987982781312010-01-22T16:51:44.434-05:002010-01-22T16:51:44.434-05:00As Paul says in his follow-up on this post, this k...As Paul says in his follow-up on this post, this kind of spending surely indicates a long held decision not to run again. The party boy image is only reenforced with these expenditures.<br /><br />Good job pulling this all out into the daylight. I doubt donors would give twice after they saw the uses to which their money was put. Except maybe the ones who only want to buy future influence.Had Enough Indy?https://www.blogger.com/profile/09673791504434523246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126825064641092276.post-8969853014098722902010-01-22T14:17:11.151-05:002010-01-22T14:17:11.151-05:00Thanks, I did not realize it was Harry and BRIzzy&...Thanks, I did not realize it was Harry and BRIzzy's (was out of state when it opened). That makes it even classier, having his donors pay 200 bucks a pop to his own restaurant.<br /><br />Still don't think it should government restricted though. I do think it would be great if the Red Team and Blue Team enforced greater transparency as a condition for party support. <br /><br />Donors should also demand to know where their money is spent.Kozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15078622472339041164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126825064641092276.post-5244334989712680992010-01-22T12:18:20.855-05:002010-01-22T12:18:20.855-05:00Chris,
I would agree. The problem is the airfare...Chris,<br /><br />I would agree. The problem is the airfare and the dining out at restaurants in San Francisco, Miami, etc. You reach a point where there the "common sense" standard kicks in. It's a lot easier to hide those offenses when they are made in Indinaapolis. This is a local office after all.Paul K. Ogdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16137003328850866711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126825064641092276.post-66296479919717649242010-01-22T12:04:58.504-05:002010-01-22T12:04:58.504-05:00Good analysis, Chris. I learned how politicians us...Good analysis, Chris. I learned how politicians use their campaign finance money at an early age. When I was in college, I interned for my state senator. He had his state-paid legislative secretary prepare his campaign finance report, although he personally served as his own treasurer. This secretary and I figured out that he had used his campaign funds to pay off a bank loan for a Corvette, a trip to Mexico for he and his wife, thousands of dollars in VISA credit card charges that weren't identified. We also got a call from Phyllis Schlaffly asking why he didn't report a several thousand dollar contribution her Eagle Forum had made to him. It seemed he had accidentally deposited that check into a personal account instead of his campaign account. I wondered what the difference between the accounts were based on how the money was being spent. When I suggested that he should find someone else to be his campaign treasurer, he told me he wouldn't be needing my services as an intern anymore. He eventually got caught up in a sex scandal and was forced to resign, but the IRS never went after him, although his business did go bankrupt.Gary R. Welshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126825064641092276.post-35550484131367831622010-01-22T11:45:17.531-05:002010-01-22T11:45:17.531-05:00Paul:
I agree, but the definition of what is &quo...Paul:<br /><br />I agree, but the definition of what is "related" to a campaign is extremely subjective and seldom scrutinized. So, here's how you know whether it's legit. If it's a "pitch meeting," then it would be with somebody new everytime. No candidate will meet 12 times with the same guy. I bet anything these were political b.s. sessions paid for by Brizzi donors.<br /><br />ChrisChris Wordenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00558836541249077077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126825064641092276.post-18755949807689823702010-01-22T10:51:41.435-05:002010-01-22T10:51:41.435-05:00I wonder how many times Helen Maerchel was a party...I wonder how many times Helen Maerchel was a party to those parties? surely his chief of staff was involved in some of those "meetings". P.S. - doesnt Carl own Harry & Izzy's? In fact doesn't "Izzy" refer to him?<br /><br />You have a great way with words Mr. Warden.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126825064641092276.post-69445498254527538882010-01-22T10:38:43.797-05:002010-01-22T10:38:43.797-05:00Nathan, Mr. Brizzi seems to have a personal financ...Nathan, Mr. Brizzi seems to have a personal financial interest in Harry & Izzy's. I'm sure that influenced his decision-making process.varangianguardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12571595354792261993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126825064641092276.post-76886366098347383902010-01-22T09:57:22.239-05:002010-01-22T09:57:22.239-05:00Um, it's ILLEGAL to spend campaign money for e...Um, it's ILLEGAL to spend campaign money for expenses not related to the campaign. You can't spend campaign money for personal stuff like just going out to eat with friends or to pay dues for your job. You can spend it to take campaign workers out or to raise money. I'm dumbfounded that Brizzi didn't know that. <br /><br />I'll have to look more closely at that report.Paul K. Ogdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16137003328850866711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126825064641092276.post-76317406673648721562010-01-22T09:56:44.083-05:002010-01-22T09:56:44.083-05:00Didn't Brizzi leave the race basically because...Didn't Brizzi leave the race basically because of his connections with money that helped him live the high life?<br /><br />Bad day to be wanting more campaign finance restrictions with the Citizen's United ruling. I think the focus needs to be on transparency versus restrictions.<br /><br />I'm more annoyed on his selections of restaurants. Harry and Izzy's is nice, but 12 times? How far back does that report go. He couldn't throw Elements a bone before it closed instead of some of those chain steak houses? No trips to Oakley's Bistro? I know its on the North side, but that's the best restaurant in Indy. Hack.<br /><br />And boy, does that man like his steakhouses. Feel free to mix in a trip to Oceannaire every once and a while, your heart will thank you.Kozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15078622472339041164noreply@blogger.com