The silence at the moment when this photo was taken as Mayor Mark was introduced speaks volumes... Taste of Danbury, 09.08,07. Photo by ctblogger
This is the moment at the Taste of Danbury when the I-95 crew introduced Mayor Mark Boughton and his wife to the audience.
The problem...you could hear a mosquito fly in the air when his name was introduced.
So many Boughton balloons and not one clap, not one cheer for the three-term mayor. It's just about as pathetic as his laughable fundraiser at Molly Darcy's earlier this week.
I'll bring you more from the Taste of Danbury later.
NOTE to readers: Several of you guys emailed me asking if I caught the "Boughton" moment on video. Unfortunately, I didn't have my video camera in my hand at that moment and I was trying to adjust no SLR camera for the low-light conditions at the moment they introduced the mayor. The photo is the only thing I have as a record of the moment for right now. Hopefully, someone else has it on video and will send me a copy. If anyone has video of Boughton's flop, please email me ASAP.
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On September 26, 2007, ten plaintiffs filed suit in response to an arrest of aday laborers at a public park in Danbury, Connecticut. Plaintiffs amended their complaint on November 26, 2007.
The amended complaint states that plaintiffs sought to remedy the continued discriminatory and unauthorized enforcement of federal immigration laws against the Latino residents of the City of Danbury by Danbury's mayor and its police department.
Plaintiffs allege that the arrests violated their Fourth Amendment rights and the Connecticut Constitution because defendants conducted the arrests without valid warrants, in the absence of exigent circumstances, and without probable cause to believe that plaintiffs were engaged in unlawful activity. In addition, plaintiffs allege that defendants improperly stopped, detained, investigated, searched and arrested plaintiffs. Plaintiffs also allege that defendants violated their Fourteenth Amendment rights when they intentionally targeted plaintiffs, and arrested and detained them on the basis of their race, ethnicity and perceived national origin. Plaintiffs raise First Amendment, Due Process and tort claims.
Plaintiffs request declaratory relief, damages and attorneys fees.
The silence at the moment when this photo was taken as Mayor Mark was introduced speaks volumes...
On September 26, 2007, ten plaintiffs filed suit in response to an arrest of aday laborers at a public park in Danbury, Connecticut. Plaintiffs amended their complaint on November 26, 2007.
