However, as Portune and his mustache have traveled around Ohio seeking support, he was confronted by this vicious attack:
Showing posts with label Todd Portune. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Todd Portune. Show all posts
Sunday, December 29, 2013
Todd Portune for Governor?
Dear fellow tax hikers, we blog tonight to honor and defend one of the biggest icons in local politics - Todd Portune's mustache. As Todd ponders whether to run for Ohio Governor, we want everyone to understand the source of his strength - Mustache Power. It is the power that drives Southwest Ohio politics.
However, as Portune and his mustache have traveled around Ohio seeking support, he was confronted by this vicious attack:
We may sometimes allow you to attack Portune, but never Bash the Stache! His legendary mustache must be defended at all costs. Whether Todd runs for Governor or not, the 'stache stays where it is.
However, as Portune and his mustache have traveled around Ohio seeking support, he was confronted by this vicious attack:
Monday, April 2, 2012
Commissioners kill Museum Center tax hike
Dear fellow tax hikers, we are extremely angry tonight after reading the Hamilton County Commissioners have unanimously rejected the Museum Center's demand for a $150 million property tax increase to renovate the Union Terminal building. This is appalling. If the Museum wants $150 million, they should get it no questions asked. It is the Commissioners' duty to raise taxes on command.
Ignore the fact that the building is owned by the City of Cincinnati. They don't have the money to fix their own buildings because they would rather spend their Capital funds to build a streetcar. You suburbanites need to pay higher taxes to maintain Cincinnati's buildings so that white urban hipsters can have themselves a streetcar!
We are extremely disappointed in Commissioners Greg Hartmann and Todd Portune for their decision. We would be disappointed in that miser Monzel, but we already knew he was a bum. This guy has viciously opposed every part of our tax-and-spend agenda. From opposing our $777 million Sales Tax increase, to opposing the Light Rail Sales Tax hike, to opposing more stadium taxes, to opposing a modest Trash Tax, and much more, Monzel has been one of our biggest enemies.
Commissioner Hartmann disappoints us. We thought he turned a corner over these past few years and became one of us. Why wouldn't he want to raise taxes on all Hamilton County property owners to help Cincinnati afford their streetcar? We are so upset at Hartmann, that effective immediately we have stripped him of the prestigious "Tax Hike Hartmann" nickname that we once awarded him. He will not get it back until he raises some serious taxes around here.
We are also very disappointed in Commissioner Portune. We remember the days when he was our ally, but over the past 2 years he has turned into one of those fiscal conservatives! Who could have guessed that Todd Portune, in the same 12 months, would say no higher stadium taxes, say no to subsidizing the streetcar, and say no to taxing Hamilton County residents to help maintain a Cincinnati building? Todd needs to look in a mirror and remind himself the true meaning of Mustache Power.
We encourage all you tax hikers to contact the Commissioners to let them know of your disappointment. Tell them they should raise taxes anytime one of Cincinnati's buildings needs work. Tell them all Hamilton County residents should pay higher taxes to ensure that Cincinnati has the money to build their streetcar. We are going to continue our fight to raise county property taxes forthis streetcar, I mean the building that hosts The Museum Center. Tax us more!
Ignore the fact that the building is owned by the City of Cincinnati. They don't have the money to fix their own buildings because they would rather spend their Capital funds to build a streetcar. You suburbanites need to pay higher taxes to maintain Cincinnati's buildings so that white urban hipsters can have themselves a streetcar!
We are extremely disappointed in Commissioners Greg Hartmann and Todd Portune for their decision. We would be disappointed in that miser Monzel, but we already knew he was a bum. This guy has viciously opposed every part of our tax-and-spend agenda. From opposing our $777 million Sales Tax increase, to opposing the Light Rail Sales Tax hike, to opposing more stadium taxes, to opposing a modest Trash Tax, and much more, Monzel has been one of our biggest enemies.
Commissioner Hartmann disappoints us. We thought he turned a corner over these past few years and became one of us. Why wouldn't he want to raise taxes on all Hamilton County property owners to help Cincinnati afford their streetcar? We are so upset at Hartmann, that effective immediately we have stripped him of the prestigious "Tax Hike Hartmann" nickname that we once awarded him. He will not get it back until he raises some serious taxes around here.
We are also very disappointed in Commissioner Portune. We remember the days when he was our ally, but over the past 2 years he has turned into one of those fiscal conservatives! Who could have guessed that Todd Portune, in the same 12 months, would say no higher stadium taxes, say no to subsidizing the streetcar, and say no to taxing Hamilton County residents to help maintain a Cincinnati building? Todd needs to look in a mirror and remind himself the true meaning of Mustache Power.
We encourage all you tax hikers to contact the Commissioners to let them know of your disappointment. Tell them they should raise taxes anytime one of Cincinnati's buildings needs work. Tell them all Hamilton County residents should pay higher taxes to ensure that Cincinnati has the money to build their streetcar. We are going to continue our fight to raise county property taxes for
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Hartmann's Property Tax Hike Fails
Dear fellow tax hikers, we are extremely mad at Hamilton County Commissioners Chris Monzel and Todd Portune for voting to keep their promise to the voters by maintaining the Property Tax Rollback. We are disgusted that they refused to support the fantastic property tax increase championed by Commissioner Greg Hartmann. Because of this awful 2-1 vote, Hamilton County homeowners will not be paying higher taxes for the Bengals and Reds stadiums.
This is a terrible day for the tax-hiking movement. It was a great chance to raise taxes. Tax Hike Hartmann knows higher property taxes are needed to ensure Mike Brown and the Bengals are provided everything they want. Tax Hike Hartmann knows our property taxes are too low and must be raised. Tax Hike Hartmann knows that the Property Tax Rollback was a promise made to be broken.
We at Republicans for Higher Taxes are officially withdrawing our long-standing support for Portune. He has betrayed our movement time and time again this year by refusing to supporting higher property taxes for the stadiums and museums, supporting a stadium ticket fee so that those who use the stadiums pay for them, and opposing new gifts to Mike Brown. Portune no longer understands that the taxpayers should always come last.
We also call on our beloved Republican Chairman Alex Triantafilou to throw Monzel out of the Republican Party. We're the party of higher taxes and Monzel isn't respecting this fact! He was ordered to obey Tax Hike Hartmann and refused, just as he disobeyed Simon Leis in 2007 by opposing the Leis Sales Tax increase.
We applaud Tax Hike Hartmann for his fantastic pro-tax leadership. We hope his staff took the time to visit their favorite OTR bars and enjoy their favorite beverages. We will work tirelessly to find good tax-and-spend Republicans to replace those awful fiscal conservatives Monzel and Portune.
This is a terrible day for the tax-hiking movement. It was a great chance to raise taxes. Tax Hike Hartmann knows higher property taxes are needed to ensure Mike Brown and the Bengals are provided everything they want. Tax Hike Hartmann knows our property taxes are too low and must be raised. Tax Hike Hartmann knows that the Property Tax Rollback was a promise made to be broken.
We at Republicans for Higher Taxes are officially withdrawing our long-standing support for Portune. He has betrayed our movement time and time again this year by refusing to supporting higher property taxes for the stadiums and museums, supporting a stadium ticket fee so that those who use the stadiums pay for them, and opposing new gifts to Mike Brown. Portune no longer understands that the taxpayers should always come last.
We also call on our beloved Republican Chairman Alex Triantafilou to throw Monzel out of the Republican Party. We're the party of higher taxes and Monzel isn't respecting this fact! He was ordered to obey Tax Hike Hartmann and refused, just as he disobeyed Simon Leis in 2007 by opposing the Leis Sales Tax increase.
We applaud Tax Hike Hartmann for his fantastic pro-tax leadership. We hope his staff took the time to visit their favorite OTR bars and enjoy their favorite beverages. We will work tirelessly to find good tax-and-spend Republicans to replace those awful fiscal conservatives Monzel and Portune.
Monday, November 21, 2011
Hartmann's Tax Hike fails to gain support
Dear fellow tax hikers, we are facing a moment of truth. Hamilton County Commissioner Greg Hartmann had planned on passing his big property tax increase at today's Commission meeting, but failed to find a second vote. This fight continues. Tax Hike Hartmann is working very hard to raise your taxes and we will stand behind him 100%.
This is the most important tax increase we have faced....than at anytime in the past two weeks. Mike Brown deserves that money. Mike Brown needs that money and he needs it more than you do.
This property tax increase only affects the stupid homeowners in Hamilton County. It doesn't affect people like me and my civil domestic partner, or our Section 8 landlord. Just because the voters were promised this money when they passed the Stadium Sales Tax increase doesn't mean they should get it. Promises are made to be broken, especially promises made to the lowly taxpayers.
We condemn Commissioners Chris Monzel and Todd Portune for standing in the way of this fantastic property tax increase. Monzel needs to learn his role. Republicans are the party of higher taxes. It's time for Monzel to stand in line and obey Tax Hike Hartmann and his other superiors. Contact your Commissioners and ask them to please raise our taxes. Tax us more!
This is the most important tax increase we have faced....than at anytime in the past two weeks. Mike Brown deserves that money. Mike Brown needs that money and he needs it more than you do.
This property tax increase only affects the stupid homeowners in Hamilton County. It doesn't affect people like me and my civil domestic partner, or our Section 8 landlord. Just because the voters were promised this money when they passed the Stadium Sales Tax increase doesn't mean they should get it. Promises are made to be broken, especially promises made to the lowly taxpayers.
We condemn Commissioners Chris Monzel and Todd Portune for standing in the way of this fantastic property tax increase. Monzel needs to learn his role. Republicans are the party of higher taxes. It's time for Monzel to stand in line and obey Tax Hike Hartmann and his other superiors. Contact your Commissioners and ask them to please raise our taxes. Tax us more!
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Support Hartmann's Property Tax Hike
Dear fellow tax hikers, we are delighted to endorse Commissioner Greg Hartmann's property tax increase on the homeowners of Hamilton County. Tax Hike Hartmann knows that we need higher taxes to give more money to the Bengals and Reds. Sadly, Tax Hike Hartmann lacks a second vote for his excellent tax increase. We call on all of you to get busy advocating for more taxes.
When the voters of Hamilton County approved the Stadium Sales Tax increase in 1996, they were promised that 30% of these Sales Tax revenues would be refunded to homeowners in the form of a Property Tax Rollback (PTR). Through 2009, this promise was kept. Thankfully in 2010, Commissioners David Pepper and Tax Hike Hartmann broke this promise, knowing that Mike Brown and Bob Bedinghaus could spend that money better than you.
Here we are again facing this same issue for 2012. Except now, serial tax hiker David Pepper isn't on the Commission. He's been replaced by Chris Monzel, who stupidly believes that this PTR promise should be kept. Amazingly, our formerly ally Todd Portune also believes the full PTR should be maintained.
We fully support breaking this promise. The stupid voters don't deserve this money. Bob Bedinghaus, Mike Brown, and Jeff Berding should get to spend that money for you. Promises to the lowly taxpayers are made to be broken.
This situation leaves Tax Hike Hartmann without a second vote to pass this absolutely necessary tax increase. We call on all you tax hikers to lobby Monzel and Portune. Encourage them to break their word to the voters so we can send more money to the stadiums. We also want you to contact Tax Hike Hartmann's office and thank him for everything he is doing to raise our property taxes. You don't need that money; the Bengals do. Tax us more!
When the voters of Hamilton County approved the Stadium Sales Tax increase in 1996, they were promised that 30% of these Sales Tax revenues would be refunded to homeowners in the form of a Property Tax Rollback (PTR). Through 2009, this promise was kept. Thankfully in 2010, Commissioners David Pepper and Tax Hike Hartmann broke this promise, knowing that Mike Brown and Bob Bedinghaus could spend that money better than you.
Here we are again facing this same issue for 2012. Except now, serial tax hiker David Pepper isn't on the Commission. He's been replaced by Chris Monzel, who stupidly believes that this PTR promise should be kept. Amazingly, our formerly ally Todd Portune also believes the full PTR should be maintained.
We fully support breaking this promise. The stupid voters don't deserve this money. Bob Bedinghaus, Mike Brown, and Jeff Berding should get to spend that money for you. Promises to the lowly taxpayers are made to be broken.
This situation leaves Tax Hike Hartmann without a second vote to pass this absolutely necessary tax increase. We call on all you tax hikers to lobby Monzel and Portune. Encourage them to break their word to the voters so we can send more money to the stadiums. We also want you to contact Tax Hike Hartmann's office and thank him for everything he is doing to raise our property taxes. You don't need that money; the Bengals do. Tax us more!
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