Miami Herald columnist Fred Grimm outdid himself today with his piece, Dark arts explain a lot in North Dade (http://www.miamiherald.com/
Grimm went on to detail the bizarre things that have gone on here in NMB in the past year alone, all of which I have covered right here in this blog, from missing manholes to councilman Frantz Pierre’s attempts to rid himself of a challenger in the last election, to the latest insanity involving birdseed and Santeria. He also wrote extensively about the troubles in our sister city to the south, some of which I did cover, including the mysterious appearance of a Porsche in mayor Andre Pierre’s parking space and security cameras in his office, as well as his nephew’s alleged bribery scheme and the infamous police badge fiasco. There are quite a few strange occurrences that I didn’t blog about, but that Mr. Grimm described in great detail, including the mayor’s insane obsession with building an indoor ski resort (WTF?), donations for Haiti going missing, and that infamous boondoggle known as Biscayne Landings. It’s hard enough to keep up with the shenanigans in my own city, much less North Miami, but I’m glad Fred Grimm was able to put it all together and explain why things are just so weird here in the northeast corner of the county. It’s definitely black magic.
The best part of Grimm’s column by far, in my humble opinion, is his explanation for the outrageous behavior of the utterly despicable ex-mayor of North Miami Beach – the one and only Myron Rosner. Grimm asks, “Why else would Mayor (now ex-mayor, after North Miami Beach voters gave him the evil eye) Myron Rosner go off on an bizarre one-man code enforcement tear in the midst of his re-election campaign last spring? He was like a man possessed, driving around with his notebook and camera, wreaking vengeance on the meddling activists who had been hounding him about his own alleged code violations. Perhaps that was because he was indeed possessed.”
Possessed, indeed!
Like North Miami’s mayor, Myron is possessed by a severe case of grandiose delusions. Not only did he believe that he was going to be re-elected last May, but he also had the warped impression that he would do it by alienating the residents of North Miami Beach with his fake “happy holidays” bus benches, abundance of ugly signs and bully tactics. Here’s a tip, Myron: If people hate you, they’re not gonna vote for you. I’m just saying.
Myron would have us all believe that his Peeping Tom behavior was perfectly justifiable. He needed to prove that by allegedly violating the city’s building code, he wasn’t the only one who was breaking the law. It obviously never even occurred to Myron that this was not the way to win friends and influence people. To say that his scheme backfired is an understatement of massive proportions. Luckily for us, Myron’s epic fail was our good fortune. He was voted out. That he’s not taking his defeat lying down (rumor has it he’s running again!), and that he’s STILL doing the Peeping Tom thing all over NMB, only proves that there must be dark forces at work. Does anyone know a good exorcist?
Here’s the thing. I can write about Myron’s “one-man code enforcement tear” until the cows come home and my opinion of Myron’s insane behavior is still just the opinion of a local blogger. I’m just one resident in a city of nearly 40,000, and I’m still only one voice in the city, no matter how outspoken I may be and no matter how many residents agree with my assessment. Neighbors reporter Nadege Green reported the facts of this story, and like the professional journalist she is, her articles were unbiased and uncolored by her personal opinion. Miami New Times reporter Tim Elfrink also wrote a couple of sarcastic articles, poking fun at Myron’s idiocy. But as much as I love the New Times, let’s face it – it doesn’t have the circulation or the readership of the Miami Herald. Even after all this reporting of his antics, Myron still remained a small fish in a small pond.
But, everyone in South Florida is familiar with Fred Grimm, one of the Miami Herald’s long-time columnists. He’s been with the paper since 1976 and has had his own column since 1991. In other words, he’s Big Time.
And now, Myron Rosner is on his radar. Gotta love it!
Even better, now everyone in South Florida knows about Myron’s buffoonery. Because of Fred Grimm’s column, Myron is now a Big Time Schmuck.
Myron, if I were you I’d take a hint. The residents of North Miami Beach are not the bad guys here. It’s not us. It’s YOU! We always had your number. Now so does everyone else who reads the Sunday Herald. ROFLMAO!
Stephanie Kienzle
“Spreading the Wealth”
