CityLink Sellouts: Tim Burke and Dale Mallory

CityLink lawyer Tim Burke sent out the preceding letter in which he tried to circumvent the nominating committee of the Hamilton County Democratic Party. The nominating committee refused to endorse Dale Mallory for the 32nd. CityLink’s Tim Burke thought otherwise.

Behind the scenes arm twisting and political maneuvering like this has plagued the Democratic Party for years. An unqualified candidate gets a pass because of privilege, party favors, and connections over a better candidate with more merit, substance and public service.

“In the 32nd House District race, the two most prominent candidates in the Primary are Dale Mallory and Eve Bolton…In this race, the Committee has recommended leaving the Primary open. I believe the best choice is to endorse Dale Mallory. Dale has lived in the district all his life. He knows the district very well and I believe he is the best candidate to serve the diverse needs of the district”

Huh? I guess he did live in the district his whole life, along with thousands of other citizens. But what has he ever done, other than be executive director of the Genesis Redevelopment Scandal?

This is exactly the type of quid pro quo that was talked about in the West End Community for months, even before Dale Mallory announced his candidacy.

Dale Mallory unethically had a CityLink contract thrown to one of his friends at Elite Security, and the board of Directors of the OneCity foundation looked the other way. They didn’t even respond to the accusations. Still, it was common knowledge that the final payoff was much larger. Dale threatened people that if they opposed him and CityLink, payback was going to come once he held state office. It is no big secret that CityLink Lawyer Tim Burke, head of the Hamilton County Democratic Party had promised Dale Mallory a seat at the table. If Dale Mallory played their game and gave CityLink a free pass, he would be the next State Rep for the 32nd.

Tim Burke, paid by CityLink. Dale Mallory and Elite Security, paid by Citylink.

That is why Dale couldn’t let us vote. It wasn’t because of principle; it was just that he had already sold his soul to CityLink. And I am sure Mark Stecher knew nothing about it. Yeah right. You got a lot of dirty hands around here right now, and they are trying to push an idiot into office. It is criminal.

They guy can’t even hold office in his own community. He couldn’t run for dog catcher in this community. And he is going to represent all of us? Please.

Luckily for the people, the Executive Committee of the Hamilton County Democratic Party voted against endorsing Dale Mallory. This despite the efforts of CityLink’s Tim Burke and the efforts of the Mallory Political Machine. It was a rude awakening for them.