Today I got onto City Council candidate Michael Moore’s website to find out more about his campaign platform. His site can be found at www.stlcc.us.
I click on the link FIRST HUMAN RIGHTS AND RELATIONS MEETING (url: http://www.stlcc.us/hrinfopg1.htm) under Michael’s picture. It takes me to a page advertising a meeting of Michael’s group “Committee for Unity.” So, I click on the Committee for Unity (url: http://www.stlcc.us/cu.htm) link and come to a web page with the City of Kirkwood’s logo on it.
What!?!?!
What is the logo of the City of Kirkwood doing on the main page of Michael’s political group “Committee for Unity?” Who gave Michael the right to use our community’s City logo for his own personal political agenda?
This has to be a fluke … right? No one would have the insolence to attempt to legitimize their personal political campaign by misusing the copyrighted logo of our City government?
So, I start clicking on the other links on “Committee for Unity’s” page.
Here are the other pages misusing our City’s logo:
http://www.stlcc.us/khraac.htm
http://www.stlcc.us/khraacweb.html
http://www.stlcc.us/hrissues.htm
http://www.stlcc.us/komplaintform.htm
How much more misleading can you get with what is being perpetrated on these pages? I am just shocked by this outright abuse of our City logo for a personal political agenda. This has to be either ignorance or arrogance to have gone this far. The answer to this question becomes clear as I read this statement at the top of each of these pages:
“An Initiative Charter Petition and a Human Rights Initiative are in construction and moving to completion by the Committee for Unity (CU) now. CU is also making some additional proposed changes in related areas of Kirkwood Human Rights Advisory And Awareness Commission and Kirkwood Human Rights and Relations including Web pages like this one to let Kirkwood citizens know how much the community wants and cares for each individual.”
I am just amazed at the gall of this statement given their actions. So, I have to find out who makes up the “Committee for Unity.” Well, according to the “Committee for Unity” main page their members are:
Michael Moore, Carl Jones Jr., Michele Jones, Elswerth Caviness, Lloyd Jones, Charles Howard, Charles Runnel, Yvette Howard, Share Thomas, Sharon Thomas, William Thayer, Reese E. Forbes, Christina OHallaron, Elaine Thayer and Lucy Thayer. Nonresident associates: Pastor Larry Addison, Ken Gordon, Grant A. Godwin, Cindy Neu, David Breeden, Karen Kalish and Arthur Grunmann.
Where do the members of “Committee for Unity” get the idea they can misuse and in this case abuse our City logo that belongs to all of us? Do these folks even have a clue about political campaign ethics? Much less any idea about what the term copyright or trademark means?
Yet, these folks have taken upon themselves to write and draft a new law to replace our present Human Rights Commission ordinance in our community?
Give me a break ... The Arrogance Is Unbelievable … but this is only the beginning with Michael Moore, William Thayer and the rest of the “Committee for Unity.”
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If you are displeased with this abuse of our City logo by the “Committee for Unity” then please contact our Chief Administrative Officer Mike Brown at 822-5806 or brownmg@kirkwoodmo.org to let him know your thoughts. He ultimately has the task of protecting our community and its property from these kind of abuses.
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Dear Joe:
Thank you for taking the time to visted my website; however, sir, you are operating on a misunderstanding,the Committee for Unity does not have a logo. Moreover, the Committee was created before I place my bid for City Council, so there is no political agenda. Furthermore, we are exercising our rights under the City Charter to change and adopt new ordinances, including the cover page for the Human Rights Commission, the very page you made reference to. However, instead of attacking me and my committee, I would have glady sat down and talk with you about the matter. My goal is to make Kirkwood a better place for all and it starts with Human Rights. Furthermore, may I suggest that in the future if you are going to print a story, please check with the source before you assume. Thank you for your feedback and I will make correction to the website to prevent citizen from becoming obfusgate.
Yours Peacefully,
Michael Moore
Remember Joe:
F-A-B
WHEN REPORTING YOUR STORY.
THANK YOU.
MICHAEL MOORE
Michael,
I have not misunderstood one thing about your web site. Neither you nor your group "Committee for Unity" represent the City of Kirkwood in any way, shape or form. Yet, you are using the logo of the City of Kirkwood on your website: www.stlcc.us/cu.htm and other pages too. This attempt to give some sort of legitimacy to "Committee for Unity" is at best questionable ethically. None of you have not been elected or appointed that I know of to represent the City of Kirkwood when it comes to our Human Rights Commission or any other issue.
Plain and simple. You have no right to use the logo of the City of Kirkwood.
Finally, for your site to be riddled with a variety of innuendos and charges against our City's elected leaders and staff, is it not a bit disingenuous for you to fain that a Kirkwoodian is "attacking" you when they call you out for such a blatant abuse of our City's logo?
Thanks for posting your comments.
Have a great day!
Joe Toenjes
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