"That did not stop backers who went ahead with a “groundbreaking” ceremony a couple of weeks ago anyway.
People in power suits and armed with gilded shovels turned over store-bought dirt in a specially constructed sandbox. It was not to commemorate the beginning of construction.
It was a photo-op to persuade nervous patrons not to abandon their pledges of financial support.
Brian Clarey of Triad City Beat hit the nail on the head when he wrote that the charade “Symbolized nothing so much as the participants’ willingness to commit a farce.”
http://yesweekly.com/learn-to-recognize-phonies/
People in power suits and armed with gilded shovels turned over store-bought dirt in a specially constructed sandbox. It was not to commemorate the beginning of construction.
Nancy Vaughan should not run for mayor again
It was a photo-op to persuade nervous patrons not to abandon their pledges of financial support.
Greensboro's City Council is not only incompetent,
but sometimes they actually mean to do the wrong things,
over and over again
Brian Clarey of Triad City Beat hit the nail on the head when he wrote that the charade “Symbolized nothing so much as the participants’ willingness to commit a farce.”
http://yesweekly.com/learn-to-recognize-phonies/
