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1. #1
   On February 23rd, 2008 at 5:57 pm, Blind_Mule said:

   “Carty Finkbeiner is a complete moron.”

   I’ve learned that sometimes telling the truth can get you into trouble

   “Thank you for calling Toledo, the most liveable city.”

   The most liveable city? for who?

2. #2
   On February 23rd, 2008 at 6:00 pm, SHoward said:

   Keep us up to date when they catch the perp and severly over-react….

   “Prank Phone Message? — 50 Years!!!”

3. #3
   On February 23rd, 2008 at 6:15 pm, Blind_Mule said:

   “Thank you for calling Toledo, the most liveable city.”

   Thank you for calling Toledo, come and raise a fruckus with a complete moron, Mayor Carty Finkbeiner

   Fixed it

4. #4
   On February 23rd, 2008 at 6:15 pm, magicarb said:

   “If you know the number of your party’s extension, you may press it now….

   For Ekaterina Gordeeva, press 1.
   For Katerina Bekyarska, press 2.
   For Katerina Witt, press 3.

   For Funky Winkerbean, press 4.
   For Eric Cartman, press 5.
   For Carty Finkbeiner, press 9.”

5. #5
   On February 23rd, 2008 at 6:16 pm, jukin said:

   Truth is a conplete defense.

6. #6
   On February 23rd, 2008 at 6:19 pm, BlameAmericaLast said:

   “If you know the number of your party’s extension, you may press it now….

   Your forgot the part about:

   1. For Spanish press 1
   2. For Arabic press 2
   3. For Vietnamese press 3
   4. For French press 4
   5. For Korean press 5
   6. For Japanese press 6
   7. For German press 7
   8. For Russian press 8

   And, oh yeah, for English press 9

7. #7
   On February 23rd, 2008 at 6:24 pm, SirKnob said:

   Heck, that could be his new campaign slogan. Toledo is so liberal, he would still get elected, go figure

8. #8
   On February 23rd, 2008 at 6:28 pm, SirKnob said:

   BTW: does the recording say the most ‘liveable’ or most ‘liberal’ city?

9. #9
   On February 23rd, 2008 at 7:25 pm, TexasTiger said:

   “Carty Finkbeiner is a complete moron.”

   So is best friend, Farty Kinkbeiner.

   BTW, what the heck was going on at Ellis Island the day the Finkbeiners inprocessed? I thought the clerks were supposed to fix names like that.

10. #10
    On February 23rd, 2008 at 7:33 pm, Tennessee Dave said:

    “Carty Finkbeiner is a complete moron.”

    That’s funny, I don’t care who ya are!

    A security code is needed to access any of the city’s voice mail systems and change an outgoing greeting, she said.

    As part of my job I sometimes administer the telephone and the voice mail system. It would be easy for someone in that position to do something like this. I’ve never changed someone’s voice greeting, but I have been known to change a co-workers phone display language to French or Spanish and see how long it takes them to notice it. I’ve had it done to my phone as payback. It’s all in good fun.

11. #11
    On February 23rd, 2008 at 8:15 pm, Old Tanker said:

    “Thank you for calling Toledo, the most liveable city.”

    Between that and Carty, no wonder everybody is moving to Sylvania….before too long even Tony Paco’s is gonna head for Sylvania…

12. #12
    On February 23rd, 2008 at 8:38 pm, zorro said:

    That mayor deserved that one. Serves him right.

13. #13
    On February 23rd, 2008 at 8:55 pm, dankitti said:

    Someone obviously went in and - trying to do a joke, not a very good one

    I thought it was funny.

14. #14
    On February 23rd, 2008 at 9:42 pm, BKennedy said:

    I LOL’d at the whole thing.

    I agree with everyone else: Truth is the ultimate defense.

15. #15
    On February 23rd, 2008 at 10:14 pm, Lifeofthemind said:

    I am Spartacus!

16. #16
    On February 23rd, 2008 at 10:43 pm, SHoward said:

    No, I’m Spartacus!

17. #17
    On February 23rd, 2008 at 10:56 pm, brooklyn red said:

    What is funny is that the next bill that congress votes on will have a 20 million $ earmark for Ohio phone security upgrades… ha,ha,ha…wait & see.

18. #18
    On February 23rd, 2008 at 11:19 pm, old trooper said:

    Toledo is a toilet by my standards.
    We have far too many Third World Cities in the U.S.

    Throwing tax dollars at those dirty places are a Demoncrat Solution.

    Toledo rates on the same level as East St.Louis, Gary, Indiana, Pontiac, Michigan and Compton, California or Mogadishu, Somalia. All excellent places for Live Fire Exercises for our Armed Forces to train up to Fight and Win the Global War on Terrorism. Collateral Damage is just an added Value!

    Tax Dollars well spent!

19. #19
    On February 23rd, 2008 at 11:29 pm, TexasAC said:

    The screw the American troops twin cities: Berkeley and Toledo. The liberal’s best.

20. #20
    On February 23rd, 2008 at 11:36 pm, JohnnyNJ said:

    Hey Mayor Finky(rhymes with) Stinky:

    God Bless the United States Marines - Semper Fi.

21. #21
    On February 23rd, 2008 at 11:45 pm, rightisright said:

    Sen. Harry Reid wants an investigation as to why the mayors of Toledo, Oh and Bezerkely, Ca. are being treated in an inflammatory way by the citizens of Amercia. He states their only doing their jobs as he see it.
    Obama tells them don’t give up HOPE, there can be CHANGE.

22. #22
    On February 24th, 2008 at 12:02 am, Klaatu said:

    C’mon now! What’s the mayor’s real name?

    And I think there was a grammatical error in the official phone message. It was meant to say:

    Thank you!, for calling Toledo the most livable city.

    I always take a complement even if its not true,or as in the case of Toledo, when it doesn’t make sense!

23. #23
    On February 24th, 2008 at 3:46 am, TomB said:

    I suspect that Toledo’s method for selecting mayor is similar to the one used in Monty Python’s Life of Brian to choose which criminal should be set free: Ewect Cawty Finkbeinew!

    Anyway, just for fun I looked up “liveable” in the American Heritage Dictionary:
    1. Suitable to live in; habitable: a livable dwelling.
    2. Possible to bear; endurable: livable trials and tribulations.

    So, Toledo proudly proclaims itself “…the most endurable city” in a manner of speaking. Sign me up.

24. #24
    On February 24th, 2008 at 8:18 am, granite said:

    #22:

    Actually, I believe livable and liveable are both correct, although livable might be the preferred spelling.

    BTW, did you mean to say that you always take a compliment…?

25. #25
    On February 24th, 2008 at 8:55 am, laugrat said:

    The City Council of where I live in upstate NY voted to condemn the war in Iraq several months ago.

    The taxes in Geneva higher than most in the country, forcing more and more long term residents to flee their homes because they can’t afford to keep them. Like all of upstate NY, the economy has been on a down turn for years, since industry has also been forced out by the tax and spend Democrats. Our school district costs more than most, and has an acadmic record to rival DC’s

    And through it all our city council expends the effort to condemn an action in Iraq that I guarantee they know little or nothing about - - except what they read on “moveon.org’.

    Extraordinary……and I thought moving back here would help us escape this nonsense.

    Toledo isn’t unique- - morons are everywhere.

26. #26
    On February 24th, 2008 at 8:56 am, RobM1981 said:

    How close was the election when this communist got in?

    It really doesn’t matter. Even if he won by 1/10th of a percent, he got in fair and square.

    Just like our imminent promotion of either Barack or John to POTUS, Toledo’s leadership represents their “best effort.”

    They, like we, get what they ask for.

27. #27
    On February 24th, 2008 at 8:57 am, DannoJyd said:

    He’s as unpopular at home as he is with the rest of the country.

    Not quite true as he got elected at home.

    “Carty Finkbeiner is a complete moron.”

    Correction: Carty Finkbeiner is a moron. The people who voted for him are complete morons.

28. #28
    On February 24th, 2008 at 9:05 am, Wade said:

    Your forgot the part about:

    1. For USMC press 1 Nevermind
    2. For Arabic press 2
    3. For Vietnamese press 3
    4. For French press 4
    5. For Korean press 5
    6. For Japanese press 6
    7. For German press 7
    8. For Russian press 8

    And, oh yeah, for English press 9

29. #29
    On February 24th, 2008 at 9:59 am, nyc123me said:

    Wow.. Ralph Nader is joining the Presidential race.. kinda late start ain’t it Ralphie?

30. #30
    On February 24th, 2008 at 10:11 am, Outlander said:

    I live in Cleveland, about 2 hours east of Toledo, and have been to Toledo on a few occasions. It really isn’t a “liberal” city per se. It’s candidly a bit of a ghost town — not many people live there, there aren’t many jobs there outside of government — you get the picture. It is not as bad as Youngstown, Ohio, however.

    In any event, there is a huge difference between Toledo and Berkeley, even if the mayor of Toledo is as liberal as the Berkeley City Council.

31. #31
    On February 24th, 2008 at 11:36 am, BOB said:

    On February 24th, 2008 at 9:59 am, nyc123me said:
    Wow.. Ralph Nader is joining the Presidential race.. kinda late start ain’t it Ralphie?

    How can it be late? Ralph could announce the day before the election and have about the same effect. How many people don’t already know who and what Ralph Nader is?

32. #32
    On February 24th, 2008 at 1:53 pm, terrig said:

    Too funny!

33. #33
    On February 24th, 2008 at 3:47 pm, twoninerkilo said:

    Even as screwed up and crazy as Ralllph is; you have to admit, he’s head and shoulders above the rest of the wannabes we now have in the race.

34. #34
    On February 24th, 2008 at 3:49 pm, twoninerkilo said:

    What’s his position on illegal aliens? I may have found someone I can vote for.

35. #35
    On February 24th, 2008 at 5:24 pm, right_on said:

    “We are looking to see if there is an issue that needs to be addressed with our phone lines and if they need to be better protected,” she said.

    …Uh, just don’t call the Marines. Maybe the Code Pink gargoyles gals could help you out?

36. #36
    On February 24th, 2008 at 7:18 pm, CarpiJugulum said:

    Now thats funny that someone changed their phone message.

37. #37
    On February 24th, 2008 at 7:30 pm, Dersu said:

    Prankster should have said.

    Thank you for calling Toledo the most livable city, provided/protected by the blood, sweat and tears of Marines.

38. #38
    On February 25th, 2008 at 1:10 am, Prime Director said:

    Funky Winkerbean

    good call

39. #39
    On February 25th, 2008 at 1:53 am, Kini said:

    I’ve been to Toledo…..

    Not a nice place to visit…. or live.

40. #40
    On February 25th, 2008 at 9:30 am, tre said:

    The truth hurts, doesn’t it?

41. #41
    On February 25th, 2008 at 1:39 pm, emjem24 said:

    “Carty Finkbeiner is a complete moron.”

    I wouldn’t have been this polite.

    “Thank you for calling Toledo, the most liveable city.”

    Is this like saying that Toledo is the most health-conscious city? How ’bout most earth-friendly? Multicultural? Most receptive toward clowns?

    “We are looking to see if there is an issue that needs to be addressed with our phone lines and if they need to be better protected,” she said.

    I think there’s some issues that need to be addressed regarding your Mayor.

42. #42
    On February 25th, 2008 at 2:48 pm, RaisedRight said:

    No, it’s not a prank, that’s his real name… oh, you mean the moron part.

    [I know I'm late for this party, I just never blog on Sundays.]

43. #43
    On March 8th, 2008 at 12:54 pm, Bogtrotter said:

    If I was told I would have to move to Toledo tomorrow and stay there for the rest of my life………..I would off myself.