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I rarely paste stories from other sources, but because I broke the story on the internet, called Howie's producer, Nancy Shack, gave her the information, and the Barnstable Patriot picked up the story off this web site, I've posted the item that clearly proves that Demetrius Atsalis, and Janet Joakim, although only related by marriage, have identical egos .

What is it about state reps demanding to park for free? Actually, what is it about state reps demanding everything for free?

 

But first things first. Before going any further, you should know that the hack du jour, Rep. Demetrius Atsalis (D-Hyannis), denies saying “Do you know who I am?”

 

What he did do at the town parking lot at Veterans Beach a week ago Saturday was decline to pay $15 to park. He then put one of his State House business cards on the dashboard of his Audi.

 

Which is a lot like saying, “Do you know who I am?”

 

The local paper, the Barnstable Patriot, said Atsalis refused to pay his fair share. They quoted from the police dispatcher’s narrative, reporting that Atsalis’ exact quote to the attendant was: “Just give me a ticket. They will laugh in your face.”

 

Atsalis denied saying this. He didn’t refuse to pay, he said, he just didn’t have any cash on him, a strange situation indeed for a guy who had just come from the town parking lot he owns during what he describes as the “busiest shift of the week.” Who does he think he is, a Kennedy, walking around Hyannis without cash, demanding free stuff?

 

“I paid the ticket,” he said. “I’m out $25. I’m probably out a couple of hundred from the parking lot while I was gone.”

 

Don’t you hate it when these cheap bastards sneak in and try to park for free?

 

As for the reps, their free parking on Beacon Hill has spoiled them. It offends their sensibilities when they’re asked to pony up, especially on the Cape. Two years ago it was Worcester Sheriff Guy Glodis, a former state senator. At another municipal lot, Glodis was accused of flashing a badge and claiming he was on “police business” (with his wife and kid). He denied it, but paid a $50 fine. These people aren’t reps, they’re recidivists.

 

By the way, free parking isn’t Atsalis’ only perk. He also doesn’t pay federal income taxes, or damn few anyway, on his $57,000 salary. See, he lives more than 50 miles from the State House - so, like one-third of his colleagues, not only does he get a per-diem travel allowance of maybe $70, he also gets to write off about $150 a day for every day the Legislature is “in session.”

 

“Hey, I didn’t write that law,” Atsalis said. OK, back to last Saturday at the beach.

 

“It was an emergency,” he said. A friend had a problem on his boat in the bay and asked for help. Why you would call a state rep if you’re in trouble, I have no idea - unless maybe you’re being attacked by a platter of jumbo shrimp. So Atsalis abandoned his post at his own lot and drove down to Veterans Beach and all of a sudden there was this young girl asking him for $15.

 

“She was 16 years old,” he explained. “She had no idea who I was.”

 

So he drove on, parked and put his solon’s business card on the dashboard. He didn’t expect to get a ticket. He knew somebody.

 

“I was looking for a little help from a fellow citizen when somebody needs help out on the water. I’d do it again.”

 

I read the story from the Patriot on my radio show Friday night, chuckled and moved on to another topic. But then Atsalis called in. He wanted to explain. Beautiful, I thought. Keep talking. Keep digging.

 

And so he did. For a long time, he said, the lot was free for members of the Hyannis Yacht Club, to which he used to belong, until he let his membership lapse. And speaking of lapsed, the inspection sticker on his car was expired. But no problem, the cops didn’t write him a ticket for that violation, because he wasn’t present. I’ll have to remember that one.

 

Since Atsalis does work the gate at his own lot, I asked him how often he himself gets the eternal “do-you-know-who-I-am?” question in a shameless ploy to beat the $15-a-day fee.

 

“Just last week,” he said. “This Bruin, a former Bruin, pulls up. He’s going over to Nantucket for the weekend, and he says, ‘Come on, gimme a break, times are tough.’ He was driving a Mercedes.”

 

That ex-jock took a big risk. He could have been arrested for impersonating a state rep.

Comments

[Wow!]

Someone should go down and interview the folks at the beach lot. Would make great YouTube material!

I'd take the word of a 16 year old over our State Rep. any day of the week.

Did you see the CCT article?

Tiny-D is a pathological liar.

[John Julius]

So Janet, word is now going out that the other powers that be in town hall are playing MORE GAMES with your recall...... Why not cal Demitrius? With ALL his grand power he ought to be able to muscle his way to NOT have your recall go forward!

All I can say is that if our town clerk participates in the 'games' we will get the word out to the VOTERS. Come time for that ELECTED position to come up for ELECTION, the voters will REMEMBER! So to Linda, I say, "Be careful. The VOTERS, MOST in this town WANT Janet Joakim GONE which is WHY this recall movement is ongoing.

As for our present town clerk, ALL EYES will be watching. And as for the Town Attorney Ruth Weil, go ahead Ruth. Play all the games you want. Perhaps you KNOW WHO Bill Galvin is? Oops, yeah Ruth, Bill Galvin, the Sec of the Commonwealth. I heard he DOES NOT LIKE DISHONESTY and GAMES. And this town is FAMOUS for the Town Attorney's Office to make up its own rules and laws. Ruth, YOU ARE NOT ABOVE THE LAW even though you and the late Bob Smith THOUGHT you are!

All eyes are on the dishonest bastards in this filthy rotten corrupt town!

[long hot summer]

Everyone knew this was going to be an uphill battle. Just go back out, re-gather your signatures plus ten or fifteen more.

This is a good lesson.

Now we know that the Town Clerk is going to start making up rules as she goes. It could take two or three passes at this petition and the next to get this recall on the ballot.

It will be a long hot summer, but the longer it takes you to get on the ballot, the more support you'll have at the ballot box this Fall.

[John Julius]

Yes, the town clerk AND Ruth Weil, town Attorney BOTH THINK they can make up their own rules and of course Ruth Weil THINKS she is GOD now that Bob Smith has passed on! So I say, GO AHEAD let them both make complete ASSES of themselves.

As for Town Clerk Linda Hutchenrider, perhaps she forgot something: Last time I knew the VOTERS ELECT her OR SOMEONE ELSE who may choose to run. If Linda WANTS to go AGAINST the WILL not only of those 50 or so VOTERS from precinct 6 but ALSO FROM I SUSPECT THOUSANDS OF REGISTERED VOTERS in this town who are DEMANDING the recall of Janet Joakim, then let her! It is the VOTERS who will send the message, to anyone and EVERYONE, both appointed and elected.

Good luck Linda and Ruth. Linda will need more of it since she is elected, but Ruth may pay the price from the press. The corruption here continues at an all time high, apparently with no end in sight.

[kneadles]

gary
wheres mary?
fair question
be open

[John Julius]

JANET JOAKIM: ALSO LOGGED IN HERE AS KNEADLES! Really Janet, you are like some small retarded child. Have you nothing better to do? Look Janet, here, follow this:

YOU have really made many in not only your precinct want you GONE and recalled but people from ALL OVER THIS TOWN want you gone! This will be well evidenced when just watch, YOU just watch how FAST one person, I said ONE PERSON, gets the signatures to send your ass packing from OUR TOWN HALL! GOOD. GOOD BYE, and GOOD RIDDANCE to one evil wicked moron which is just what you are, Janet.

So go away small child. No one cares where Mary is. No one really cares. MOST people in this town only care about ONE thing and that is getting Janet Joakim RECALLED> So Janet, watch, just watch.

It is so funny to watch you and the PHONIES Ruth Weil and Linda Hutchenrider play THEIR little childish games. Well this too, is fine. Howie Carr had a field day with Demitrius and NOW Howie will jump on board to take the rest of the FILTH and rotten corruption in Barnstable to the cleaners, and YOU along with it!

So keep it up Janet. ANYONE who frequents this site, and trust us, there are hundreds, knows full well WHO KNEADLES is. it is Janet Joakim, plain and simple.

For anyone who is NOT familiar with the RECALL from in the past of Janet, Jim Walsh from precinct 6 had been the initiator on the last one. It seems that Jim was threatened....... for what all that was worth. Then i heard the real truth. Jim was receiving calls from many SENIORS who were getting calls threatening THEM that they night be SUED for signing the RECALL PETITION! Ummmmmmm Janet, Janet? Hello, Janet. Janet JOAKIM, those threats to SENIORS...... Janet, might YOU know WHERE THOSE came from? Ummmmmm Janet, MIGHT YOU KNOW anything about those THREATS to SENIORS the last time when Jim Walsh HAD ALL THE SIGNATURES that he needed? Janet. Hello. Janet. ANYONE HOME?

Janet, AS IN KNEADLES. GET LOST. Your ass is going to be RECALLED and MOST in this town cannot wait.

Janet, just for your info, just last night I was shopping at Star market and ran into an older gentleman who saw me speak before the council last week. Ahhhhhhhhh Janet, I CANNOT reprint here what this gentleman had to say about you. And janet, I never saw this man in my life but let it suffice to say he can't STAND YOU or the other asswipes on the council who are running the town into the ground.

So Janet, ah I mean Kneadles, have your fun now because shortly your political career is, let us say, TOAST. Bye Janet, Kneadles. Janet has nothing better to do.

Gary, Didn't see you review of the whitewash from David Stills at the Patriot protecting his longtime family friend Councilor Crocker. Wait until the real story comes out.

john julius, really, you might have a point but your foul language and raging temper tantrum make me wonder how low we need to sink into uncivilized contempt for a not-too-uncommon political strong-arming maneuver, to get a point across. (what knight in shining armor would be able to remain lily-white pure and uncompromising in this environment? It's doubtful anyone could, because as rare as a bald eagle in these parts indeed is the person who is not corrupted by power, just show me one, just one, somewhere, anywhere) and actually inspires compassion for the one being lynched. Is it really necessary to drag the entire readership into a vile dung-heap? I would find it easier to heed your admonitions if the words weren't peppered with so much stench. And, remember this, let he who is without sin cast the first stone, besides foul language and disrespect for the average too-busy-trying-to-keep-our-heads-above-water-not-involved-in-politics stupidly trusting citizens like myself, what other skeletons might be in YOUR closet? You know, some time you might just get what you ask for, the law of attraction and cause and effect. If all you see is the private posterior, that's your eyes' problem, and if that's all you can think of to say, that says tons about your basic orientation. I for one am not buying it, and wish you would have cleaned up your act before vomiting this acidic bile. If your words have any wisdom, it's too well hidden down the toilet bowl for me to get any value from it. It's not worth wading in the manure to find out what the cow ate for breakfast.