Wednesday, March 26, 2014

the BScubed/Pinocchio award goes to...

Montgomery County Director of General Services David Dise, Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett, and Montgomery County Council President Craig Rice

“Our job is to beat those challenges and overcome them and still focus on delivering a first-class product, which I believe we have done in this case and I believe we do in all the projects that we construct.”  (Really?!?)


“...we got it done right.”


 “We here in Montgomery County are really trying to see things through. ...it is great for us to say we delivered.”

http://www.thesentinel.com/mont/New-library-opens1-9-2014

How are those for Baseless Self Serving Statements (BScubed)?!?




more BScubed/Pinocchio awards...

for Maryland Transit Administration project manager Mike Madden, Montgomery County Council member George Leventhal, and "other officials...from state (MD) agencies"


"I believe the project will open on-time and on-budget. If there are delays, it will be on the company's dime," says Madden, referring to whichever company is involved in the public-private partnership.

"We need to restore some trust with the public. We need to ensure ahead of time that the government and the contractors are very much on the same page. We need to make sure through computer modeling and just dialogue to make sure all the kinks are worked out before the shovels hit the ground," says Leventhal.


"Other officials tell WTOP that state agencies pay close attention to what is happening in Silver Spring and Tysons and are confident the Purple Line will be well constructed and properly inspected."  (Really??? Why are "other officials" and "state agencies" so confident that the Purple Line will be "well constructed and properly inspected"? Specifically, what's changed from what was in place for the severely flawed Silver Spring Transit Center?)

http://www.wtop.com/654/3587776/Purple-Line-Officials-say-when-not-if

The BSSSs (Baseless Self Serving Statements) just keep on comin'!



and, not to be forgotten for a BScubed/Pinocchio award:

Montgomery County Council member Roger Berliner

“The notion that you (WMATA) have no less responsibility than our county does with respect to the current state of affairs is something where we would need to understand how you could take that posture,” Berliner said.

http://www.wjla.com/articles/2013/07/montgomery-county-wmata-fight-over-silver-spring-transit-center--91762.html

Mr. Berliner, The SSTC is Montgomery County's project, and it's Montgomery County's responsibility to inspect and approve all construction in Montgomery County. 



and finally, BScubed/Pinocchio awards to all of the media (print, TV, radio, internet) who failed to challenge these and other outrageous Baseless Self Serving Statements; and, who failed to ask "probing questions" and to report "in depth" on the severely flawed SSTC. Congratulations to all of you.




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