Shame on you Gary Goncalves!

Well it did not take long for the Democratic mayoral candidate to drag himself into the mud. Poor Goncalves, he does not even know what he is in for. Taking a page out of former Congressman Jim Maloney's playbook, he has begun "push polling" with a notorious polling firm out of Florida. Anyone out there get one of these disgusting calls? We did, big mistake. We are sure the mayor has a whole slew of interesting responses set for Mr. Goncalves who has already demonstrated that he has a hard time with the truth. Here is a review from the 'net of the fine individuals that Goncalves has hired:

This is "research" company that goes by the name of "OTR" or "On Track Research." They call repeatedly, even if you ask to be removed from their call lists. Typically, they engage in political surveys, often engaging in polls of dubious nature designed to create public opinion, rather than understand it.

They are a shady and suspect organization. There is a whole list of interconnected companies whose relationships are obscured by a list of different names. For example, reviewing the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations website (http://www.sunbiz.org/search.html) we find that OTR was listed as dissolved and inactive as of 09/15/2006.

A big red flag is the fact that caller ID lists them as "Unavailable." If they were a legitimate firm, they would list their company name and phone number on Caller Id. Other research firms that have contacted us have done just that.

When the telemarketer "researcher" from OTR calls, an attempt to extract information from them is met with resistance. In the two calls from this company I received this weekend, I was told that they were not allowed to give out the company phone number or address. All I was told was the company name, and that they were located in Palm Bay, Florida. When I was asked for a copy of the company's privacy and do-not-call policy, I was hung up on.

When you participate with surveys, you have no method of knowing what will be done with your personal and private information. For example, let's say you answer questions in a political survey. You do not know if as a result, your name, phone number, and address will be sold to telemarketers that will in turn, call you incessantly. They can get away with this under the guise of having done business with you before, based on your survey participation.

Fight back people! Do not accept phone calls from suspect "research" firms that skirt the do-not-call laws! Challenge the callers with direct questions, such as what is the name of the firm, their phone number, address, and most importantly, THE NAME OF THE COMPANY THAT IS PAYING THEM TO PERFORM THEIR RESEARCH!

My own research discovered that OTR is the "sister" company of "Global Marketing Research Services" according to their website: www.polling.net.

Here is the address of GMRS, and presumably OTR:
712 East New Haven Ave.
Melbourne, Florida 32935
Phone: 321-723-7013
Fax: 321-676-5496

There are several alternate addresses as well:

OTR also has a listing of:
809 Palmetto Ave
Melbourne, FL 32901
321-725-8886‎

In the February 9, 2005 annual filing with the Florida Department of State, OTR listed its address at:
517 Bahama Drive
Indian Harbour Beach, FL 32937

and a mailing address of:
P.O. Box 880
Melbourne, FL 32902

This post office box was also listed as the mailing address of GMRS in a January 16, 2008 filing.

The "current" registered agent of OTR is listed as:
Peter Bakolia
517 Bahama Drive
Indian Harbour Beach, FL 32937

He is also listed as a company officer and director.

The "new" registered agent of OTR is listed as:
Anthony J. Diana
P.O. Box 880
Melbourne, FL 32902

GMRS has listed Anthony J. Diana as not only the registered agent, but the officer and director as well:
Anthony J. Diana
754 Hunan St. NE
Palm Bay, FL 32907
321-984-9055

A search for "Anthony J. Diana" in the Florida Department of State web site lists about 16 businesses, all with the same addresses as above. A search for Peter Bakolia lists 14 businesses.
Caller ID: Unknown
Caller: On Track Research (OTR)
Caller Type: Commercial

Nice job Goncalves, thanks for dumbing down the election already with your lies and half truths..

McLachlan opens a can of whoop ass on Dem power grab

State Senator MichaelMcLachlan had a rip roaring time last night arguing against the Democrats bill removing the Governors authority to appoint a replacement Senator should a United States Senator leave office before the term expires. From the Hartford Courant:

Sen. Michael McLachlan, a DanburyRepublican, noted that the legislature had debated the idea at the committee level for more than a decade. "It's been getting tuned up for 12 years, and we might have to shoot for 13,'' said McLachlan, who opposed the Democratic-written change as "a power grab.''

Nice job Senator McLachlan. This is just another 2 am assault on Governor Rell's authority.

Been busy...but we have stuff..

Boy oh boy how time flies.. We have been busy getting the "good stuff" you need. Want a taste? We are hearing that Councilman John Esposito has decided to pack it in. We haven't even started with this years sacrificial lamb- Gary Goncalves, and maybe a surprise City Clerk candidate for the Dems that will unite Republicans and Democrats in opposition..There's more, so stay tuned.

On the Republican side? Hearing that Councilwoman McMahon has decided to run on a different spot on this falls ticket.

Councilman Warren Levy misleds the public.

Anybody catch the display of preening and politicking in front of the cameras by Councilman Warren Levy during the budget meeting on Tuesday evening?

Did it not make you wanna barf all over the TV when this guy was claiming to be a fiscal conservative??
Let us take a stroll down memory lane for the Councilman... a quick fact check of Mr. Levy's record shows that he was the only Councilman to vote in favor of giving the teachers a million dollar plus raise in their contract- at a time when the city could not afford it.

Levy voted for all of the major bond requests while on the Common Council, including the Police Station and the Open Space Bond...

Levy lies and distorts his own record as he criticizes the mayors budget.

In his remarks to the Council, he stated that "the budget is one of the most important things the council does all year", yet, according to the minutes of the budget sub-committee meetings found on the City of Danbury's website, he didn't even bother to attend many of the meetings..

Just had to laugh while watching the meeting the other night, this guy takes the cake when comes to misleading the public.

PS. Will someone at City Hall please fix the damn sound on the TV broadcast?

Back in Black!

Just when you thought it was safe to get back in the water. We are back. That's right baby the Dan lives! Our fans just wouldn't leave us alone. So stay tuned.... we will be back with hard hitting, salicious "stuff" that made The DanburyDan a cult legend. Nobody, and we mean nobody, pushes us around, especially some weak kneed liberals from Danbury. Stay on this channel we will be back!