I could not resist sharing this little poem from the forums today (typos and all).

14670. Twas the Night Before Election
by shoerack, 3/26/10 2:53 ET
Twas the night before the election and all through the city all the creatures were stirring especially ole Tribly. The postings were made and the voters now know how incredbly guilty of taxes she paid low. The chairs were all empty at frequent restaurants and bars, the crooks were over at Tribly’s scheming to cover the scars. The St Tammany Parish Schools are still numner one in the state lets hope Villere is elected and makes Mandeville a better place. Ive almost had accidents at intersections where Trilbys big signs blocked my view, certainly if an acident happens Trilby will be sued. I hope it wont be a situation where I have to take a number and stand in line, especailly if I happen to break my old spine. Trilby give it up because even if you win there wont be day where someone’s not out exposing your sins.

As of right now, Casa de Perry is paying pretty high taxes because our home was assessed in 2007 when home prices were at an all time high. Grrrrrrrr

I report…you decide…talk amongst yourselves and don’t miss everything below this!

This selection is from the website Mandeville Mayor’s Race

Thought this blast from the past Legend of Billie Jean clip worked nicely here.

Anybody but Trilby (copying a recent New Orleans council race campaign).

A lot of people, including my husband, have asked who they should be voting for as the next Mayor of Mandeviile. If you dig back in my archives, you will see that I was one of the people fueling the recall for our former criminal Mayor, Eddie Price. When I play politics, it is not a personal attack on an individual, but a matter of better government. I hate dirty politics, but appreciate fair discussion. Now trust me, I saw a lot of dirtiness during the recall.

During the recall, I watched Trilby Lenfant sit on the council and never “stoop” to make a statement regarding our efforts or to sign it. Hey Carla, I’m still waiting for you to return that phone call too. That speaks volumes right there! She then proceeded to do some BS grandstanding that I witnessed in person and wished I had my boots on for. Yet she is for government reform? Puhleeze! She is forever muddied by the dirty waters of Eddie Price and for that, she will never get a vote or endorsement from me. She has all the big money behind her campaign (that should be a red flag to voters) and has run a great campaign. Her mailed out “scrapbook” certainly cost a pretty penny as has the mass amount of repetitive mailings and the abundance of large banners. She will most likely win because of her campaign and the inability of many people to connect the dots that she is as much as part of the problem of the City of Mandeville’s government as every member who currently sits on the city council.

If you are undecided or thinking of sitting home, I ask for a vote for at least a fresh slate.

Update: here is the link to the Mandeville Audit PDF

Donald Villere will be getting my vote. I have not participated in his campaign nor do I know much about him. The fact that he has not sat on the City Council makes him the most desirable of the two candidates!

Early voting has begun and ends the 20th. Click here for all the voter information. Voter’s registration information is here.

A website against Trilby but without an author’s name attached is here. As a blogger who has never hidden her identity, you know that bugs the tar out of me!

It is show time! The corrupt house of cards has begun to fall with the departure of our fearful leader, King Eddie Price. After causing complete embarrassment and surrounding our city with shame for the last 18 months or so, it took a plea with the Feds to make him leave. I was glad to hear he pleaded guilty in court yesterday and will hopefully do a few years in the pen. Lord knows how many tax dollars were wasted because of him or how much potential revenue was lost. Now, my guess has been that he was the bottom feeder, the little guy, the school yard drug dealer when the authorities are looking for the kingpin in this whole big picture. I would gather that he has been singing and ratting everyone and their grandmother out so he could get off easy. My tipsters tell me that the rest is coming swiftly and I am breaking out the popcorn and going to sit back and watch. No, I do not enjoy seeing people destroyed. But, I do think it is a wonderful thing to see criminals (and that is what they are), get what they deserve. You use your position to steal and do shady crud – you pay!

On a personal note here. No, I do not hate anyone, including Eddie. I do not even know him personally or any of his other upcoming jailmates. He may have “done his job” after Katrina. He may have done you favors over the years. He may be a lot of fun to hang out with (this is all stuff I have heard from people who would not sign the petition), but he is a criminal – period! Now, for the rest of the City Council….I can’t bite my tongue any longer – they may all be honest, they may all be innocent, but none of them are stupid! They sat back and continued to let Eddie embarrass our city and they could have held a vote of no confidence or publicly stood up and said enough is enough – but they did not! Not one of them. Instead they sat back and tried to “shine shit” (much better when my dad says it in Yiddish). But, it is the only way to describe it. Do I think they all need to go? Yes. Even if it is guilt by association or lack of intestinal fortitude to stand up and speak up against King Eddie – that is enough for me to say they should wave their white flags. But they will all do their council time unless they go down too (& I think at least 1 may).

As for me, I honestly would have put my resume in (and had every intention of doing so), if Coogan’s pal Lyons was the only candidate for Interim Mayor. There are a couple of good people in the mix and I look forward to the debacle at 1:00 today in City Hall as the council either 1. swiftly has 3 to agree on Lyons or 2. sends all the resumes to Jindal to select. I have a good candidate for Mayor I will get behind and 1 potential new City Council member….so far! Will I ever run for office….probably not….but never say never.

Well….all I can say is….it is about time!

People keep asking what I think about everyone that sits on the City Council. Here is my official statement,

“I now believe that everyone that is on the City Council is part of the problem and not the solution. None of them stood up to take a vote of “No Confidence” for Eddie or signed the “recall petition.” They were responsible for allowing Eddie Price to continually embarrass the City of Mandeville as his buffoonery made our city the butt of many jokes. We will never know how much potential revenue we lost due to them not taking action. We also will never know how much we lost while they allowed the city to carry on as business as usual. We must all remember that their job is to serve the people of this great city. It is the right of the citizens to demand the best for the future of the City of Mandeville. It is time for the city to move forward with new leadership. Please choose wisely.”

Many thanks for all the e-mails, phone calls and texts that thanked me for working to recall him last year. It was the right thing to do at the time and I have no regrets. I also want to thank all the brave citizens who worked on the recall. It was a success as we stirred the hornet’s nest and we won just by getting it filed! Thank you to the Feds for a job well done and all those who cooperated with them too. To all the cheerleaders of Eddie, it is obvious your hand had been in the proverbial cookie jar! Your gravy train has ended for now and I hope the City immediately evaluates ALL city contracts and re-opens them for new companies that did not have a chance before. From my understanding, Eddie is small potatoes in this scandal and more will be coming with bigger players going down. Nothing would please me more than seeing city hall completely cleaned out at this time. In reality, that will not happen, and Trilby will be our Mayor until the next election cycle.

Below are a few things I copied from the NOLA.com forum. As time went on, it was clear that Eddie’s usual cheerleaders on the forum, disappeared.

13946.1. WHERE IS EDDIE?
by micthemouse, 10/9/09 18:38 ET
Re: Don’t let the door hit you in the @ss by micthemouse, 10/9/09
HE IS OUT THE DOOR THE ONLY SHAME IS THAT THE COUNCIL PEOPLE ARE NOT LEAVING WITH HIM. I HOPE THE PEOPLE OF MANDY ARE SMART ENOUGH NOT TO VOTE FOR ANY OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS TO BE MAYOR, THEY ARE ALL THEIVES AND SHOULD WALK WITH HIM.

13948. Eddies gone
by studlyhungwell, 10/9/09 19:16 ET
But the corrupt political machine he assembled is still in place.

13953. Hey Eddie, It’s your buddy Mike!
by grenadethrwr, 10/10/09 2:30 ET
Hey Eddy,It has been a while, I guess it was in City Hall or in Court where you have been charged by the State with Purgery, remember our conversation before you went in to testify after being called in by Copp’s attorney Ralph Capetelli on behalf of now Convicted Coward FELON and WOMAN Beater Gary Copp. I said, “You need to tell the truth Eddie”, just as Ralph Capetelli walked up and interupted our conversation, I had to get in his face and tell him to “go take a hike”. And he did! You should have followed my request. But you didn’t, I really thought you were going to be totally truthful, you scumbag, you are no better than Copp, you are a coward too! Congratulations on finally cutting the bait as Mayor. You should have done this along time ago. Many think of you as the good old boy who sloshes around in ankle deep water after a storm, but I know you to be a liar and a scoundrel and you know you are, otherwise why resign. Well, being a liar is only a small problem, you likely will bring a few down with you on your way to Prison. Now you and Copp have something in common. Sgt Hursell, Mande PD, will be in the same boat, I hope. As I have said, you both are really liars or have early on set Alzheimers disease, I doubt the Alzheimers part. The consequences of the actions that you have done have ended up hurting many people’s lives and will be an indelible mark of pain that will likely last many for the rest of theirs. You did not mention ANYTHING about those people especially one I know who suffers from physical and emotional damage that will likely never go away totally, You know who I am speaking of. If you had any balls, you would at least write her a letter of apology. Good ridance to you Eddie, you have dissapointed many, your family, and those who blindly supported you. But those who benifited financially, like youon the backs of others,including taxpayers and ordinary citizens will NOT be missed! We really are glad to see you go. This kind of C&AP is a disease in Louisiana and many places in the country, it is disgusting that people in positions like you had, cannot just be HONEST. I hope that you will be rehabilitated in the future, I am certain the indictments will keep you busy for a while. When you get around to it, make amends for your actions and send that letter of apology. That is what real men do. Have a nice day Eddie, glad I was able to do just a little bit to assist your departure! I saw your resignation speech, and as usual it was ALL ABOUT EDDIE, not ONE WORD OF APOLOGY TO ANYONE, You are DISGUSTING and ARROGANT!

Oh ya – they have Abita beer there too and you know how I love me a cool one of those for a refreshment!