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Blind faith and con men in politics

by David Esrati on July 7, 2012

in Our Broken political system, Turner Effect

A few of the posts on this site have been getting a lot of attention from people in Arkansas lately and the Special Operations community, the ones about the young paratrooper who fell out of the sky into Dayton and immediately set up a “non-profit” – “Citizens 4 Change,” to save us from ourselves. His [...]

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Another of the “Crazy Ones” who think they can change the world: Ken Aden Wade

by David Esrati on November 1, 2011

in #Occupy, Stories you don't see in the Dayton Daily News

Back in December of 2009 I wrote about a young US Army paratrooper who was going to transform our fair city of Dayton: We listened to political neophyte (because he doesn’t want to be a politician) give an hour and 15 minute ramble on how the “real people” will bring “real results” to changing Dayton. [...]

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Ken Wade an eternal optimist

by David Esrati on December 19, 2009

in big ideas for Dayton OH, Change the world, underdogs

I made it to the “Citizens 4 Change” kickoff event at the main library this morning. So did Mayor Elect Gary Leitzell and former Dayton School Board candidate Jim Weir. We listened to political neophyte (because he doesn’t want to be a politician) give an hour and 15 minute ramble on how the “real people” [...]

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Goals and objectives: next two years: David Esrati

by David Esrati on November 5, 2009

in Change the world, Dayton's future, Esrati: the accessible candidate

There are things I can do and things I can’t. I just hate admitting to there being things I can’t do. So, here are my plans: Continue to work on identifying and publicizing tax giveaways to private corporations- what I call “corporate welfare”- by government in the name of “economic development.” Politicians have no business [...]