Comcast and its politically-connected front group, Look Before We Leap, are becoming ever-more desperate in their attempts to thwart Longmont's right to operate our own fiber-optic network.
In a Times-Call article today, George Merritt (the spokesbuffoon who had to apologize for the lie that Mayor Baum supported his cause) came right out and accused the city of making deals with an equipment manufacturer. The city retorts that Merritt is basically lying. Again.
Merritt goes on to question what Vince Jordan, a supporter of 2A and a telecommunications expert, stands to gain from passage of the bill. Jordan says that no plans whatsoever have been made. (What does Comcast stand to gain???)
Merritt (who, as we're beginning to see, generally asks questions without merit) then asks why Longmont's Future - that is, me - hasn't reported expenditures to the City. That is a simple answer - because I am not obliged to, by law. Another pie in the face moment for Merritt. I choose to do so on my website, but only to draw a comparison with the lie that LBWL is funded by a 'grassroots campaign'.
Finally, Merritt is the guy who accused the city of pushing 'propaganda' when it created a pamphlet outlining what critics and supporters of 2A felt it would mean to the community. And - do you need me to finish this story? - no legal action was filed.
Deceit and misinformation. You can tell this guy has run political campaigns in the past. Comcast and Look Before We Leap have made a business of scaremongering, outrageous spending, robo-calls, junk mail and irritating door-knockers. Is that enough to buy them the votes they need, or will the citizens of Longmont Look Beyond The Lies and see them for what they really are - clumsy operators with an eye to profit, not progress.
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