Fort Worth Mayor Mike Moncrief FINALLY Breaks Silence Over Rainbow Lounge Raid

Mayor Moncrief (0.00 / 0)

My goodness. Serving on so many boards and committees and his service over so many years and to so many organizations, Mayor Moncrief's silence on this for so many days (and now speaking through a surrogate) is a puzzlement.

Current city boards, committees and other organizations

   * Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Board, Board Member
   * Tarrant County Workforce Governing Board, Board Member
   * North Texas Commission, Board Member
   * Crime Prevention Resource Center, Board MemberSafe City, Steering Committee Member North Central Texas Council of Governments, Member Texas Municipal League, Member
   * National League of Cities, Member
   * U.S. Conference of Mayors, Member
   * Tarrant County Mayor's Council, Member
   * Fort Worth Promotion and Development Fund, Chair
   * Fort Worth Sister Cities International, Honorary Chair
   * Alliance Airport Authority, Inc., Chair
   * Fort Worth Housing Finance Corporation, Chair
   * Fort Worth Local Development Corporation, Chair
   * Sunbelt Industrial Development Authority, Chair
   * Trinity Housing Finance Corporation, Chair
   * Airport Freeway Committee, Ex Officio
   * Area Metropolitan Ambulance Authority, Ex Officio
   * Community Justice Council, Ex Officio
   * Fort Worth Convention and Visitors Bureau, Ex Officio
   * Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce, Ex Officio
   * Fort Worth Cultural District Committee, Ex Officio
   * Lone Star Airport Improvement Authority, Inc., Ex Officio
   * Neighborhood Resources Development Council, Ex Officio
   * Stockyards Improvement Authority, Inc., Ex Officio

Board memberships

   * American Heart Association: Tarrant County Board of Trustees & Honorary Co-Chairman of the Tarrant Heart Walk
   * Fort Worth Police Award Foundation, Board Member, 2002
   * March of Dimes, Board Member, 2002
   * The Learning Center of North Texas, Board Member, 2002
   * Health Law & Policy Institute, Advisory Board Member
   * James L. West Presbyterian Special Care Center, Advisory           Board Member
   * Kids First, Honorary Board Member
   * Kids Who Care, Board of Directors Advisor
   * The Parenting Center, Advisory Board Council Member, 1988
   * Council of the Crime Victims Institute, Advisory Board Member
   * Open Arms Home, Inc. - Advisory Board Member, 1997
   * The David Nicklas Organ Donor Awareness Foundation - Advisory Board Member, 1996
   * AIDS Outreach Center - Board Advisors
   * Wednesday's Child Benefit Corporation - Advisory Board Member
   * Baylor University - Social Work Advisory Board Member
   * Alliance for Children - Honorary Board Member
   * Caring for Children Foundation of Texas - Advisory Board Member
   * Tarrant County Homeless Coalition - Lifetime Board Member
   * Fort Worth Airpower Council - Member
   * Tarleton State University Foundation, Inc. - Director
   * Southwestern Exposition and Live Stock Show - Director
   * Fort Worth Stock Show Auction Syndicate - Director
   * Happy Hill Farm - Advisory Board Member
   * March of Dimes - Development Council Member
   * The Badge and Shield Association of Tarrant County - Director

Past board memberships

   * Brite Divinity School, Board MemberArts Council of Fort Worth and Tarrant County, Board Member, 1996-1997 Paul Quinn College, Board Member World Craniofacial Foundation, Board Member Texas D.A.R.E. Foundation (TDF), Board Member
   * Texas Preservation Board, Board Member
   * The Troy Aikman Foundation, Advisory Board Chairman
   * Tarrant County Medical, Education and Research Foundation,       Board Member
   * Fort Worth Airpower Council, Board Vice Chair
   * YWCA School for the Children of the Homeless, Steering Committee Member
   * Interagency Council for Services for the Homeless, Board Member
   * Texas Society to Prevent Blindness, Board Member
   * Community Advisory Board, Care Unit Hospital of Fort Worth,        Board Member, 1987 to l991
   * Texas Board of Mental Health and Mental Retardation, Board Member, 1988 to 1990
   * National Craniofacial Foundation, Board Member
   * Stars for Children, Texas, Inc., Vice Chair
   * Neighborhood Health Horizons, Inc., President
   * Gill Children Services, Inc., Board Member
   * Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association, National          Board Member
   * 30-LOVE Tennis Tournament Benefiting Special Olympics, Chairman
   * Fort Worth Junior Chamber of Commerce, Board Member
   * Fort Worth Library, Board Member
   * Tarrant County Mental Health Association, Board Member
   * Tarrant County Drug Abuse Board, Board Member
   * United Cerebral Palsy of Tarrant County, Advisory Committee MemberNeighborhood Resources Development Council, Chair M.D. Anderson Hospital, Board of Visitors Longhorn Council of Boy Scouts of America, Board Member Lone Star Transportation Authority, Board Member North Central Texas Council of Governments, Board Member Tarrant County Juvenile Board, Board Member
   * Fort Worth State School, Board MemberUnited States Olympic Committee, Board Member
   * White Lake School, Board Member

Most recent honors

   * NCCJ Brotherhood/Sisterhood Citation, 2003
   * Texas Champions Award, Mental Health Association in     Texas, 2003
   * Tarrant County Medical Society and the Tarrant County Academy of Medicine May Owen Award, 2003
   * Texas Society of Psychiatric Physicians Special Service  Award, 2002
   * Champions for Women's Health in Texas Award, Women's Health and Family Planning Group, 2002
   * Kiwanis Club "Community Builder" Award, 2002
   * NAMI Tarrant County Community Service Award, 2002
   * Texas Council on Family Relations Meritorious Family      Award, 2002
   * Texas Public Health Association Legislator of the Year Award, 2001/2002
   * Texas Democratic Women's Group Humanitarian Award, 2002
   * American Cancer Society Texas Advocacy Award, 2002
   * Fort Worth Lighthouse for the Blind Lumen Award, 2001
   * North Central Texas M.S. Legislator of the Year, 2001
   * Fort Worth Chapter of the Texas Academy of Family Physicians Patient Advocacy Award, 2001
   * Texas Council on Family Violence Legislator of the Year, 2001
   * Metroplex Chapter Concerns of Police Survivors Legislator's Award, 2001
   * Texas Assisted Living Association Legislator of the Year, 2001
   * Camp Fire Kids Rosie Mauk Award, 2001
   * Texas Association of Obstetricians & Gynecologists Legislator of the Year, 2001
   * Texas Speech-Language-Hearing Association Public Service         Award, 2001
   * Texas Association Against Sexual Assault and Texas Council of Family Violence The Pillar of Hope Award, 2001
   * Common Cause Star of Texas Public Service Award, 2000
   * Tarrant County Youth Collaboration Friend of Youth           Award, 2000
   * Children's Hospital Association Golden Bootie Award, 2000
   * Texas Mental Health Liaison Group Governmental Award, 2000
   * Texas Hospital Association Texas Hospital Advocacy       Tribute, 2000
   * Texas Association of Community Health Centers State Health Care Champion Award, 1999
   * Texas Public Health Association Outstanding Legislator    Award, 1999
   * Mental Health Association of Greater Dallas Prism Award, 1999

And there's more...at the link.

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by: Elsbeth @ Fri Jul 03, 2009 at 17:39:42 PM CDT

Mike's a good guy (3.00 / 2)

Maybe he was trying to get as many facts as possible before saying something publicly. Who knows. You might find out why it took 6 days before you condemn him. I know Mike well enough to believe that as a general rule, he will do the right thing. He might not do it perfectly, and it might take him awhile to sort through the information he has and decide what he thinks the right thing is. But once he gets there, he can be very tenacious.  

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by: hopemorrison @ Fri Jul 03, 2009 at 18:19:53 PM CDT

Hogwash (3.00 / 1)

"You must be the change you wish to see in the world." - Mahatma Gandhi

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by: Todd Hill @ Fri Jul 03, 2009 at 19:09:42 PM CDT

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I agree (3.00 / 2)

The Mayor of a top-20 city should not have taken this long to release a statement on an issue that has attracted world-wide attention.  There is no excuse, and my hometown's reputation has suffered as a result.  

"Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will." -Frederick Douglass

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by: Ware V. Wendell @ Fri Jul 03, 2009 at 18:49:06 PM CDT

I'd give him the benefit of the doubt this time -- Fort Worth (0.00 / 0)

is not as black-and-white as Dallas, this was not just the FWPD but a joint op with the TABC, and there's a lot of competing information to sort through.

Better to, as President Obama said, know what you're talking about before you open your mouth.

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by: BlackSheep1 @ Fri Jul 03, 2009 at 22:41:50 PM CDT

So (0.00 / 0)

the TABC operates differently in Fort Worth than it does in Dallas? And it was a "joint op"?  I thought the police chief said he didn't have any control over the TABC?

Who was in charge of it?

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by: Elsbeth @ Sat Jul 04, 2009 at 00:23:01 AM CDT

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Think before you speak (0.00 / 0)

Joel Burns, Kathleen Hicks, Sal Espino, Sen. Wendy Davis, and Rep. Lon Burnam all knew what they were talking about when they spoke up early on for the citizens of their city.

"Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will." -Frederick Douglass

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by: Ware V. Wendell @ Sat Jul 04, 2009 at 01:55:10 AM CDT

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To be clear (0.00 / 0)

The title of my post above ("Think before you speak") refers to the general principle mentioned and is not intended as an insult towards BlackSheep1.

My overarching point is that thoughtfulness and timeliness are not mutually exclusive.

"Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will." -Frederick Douglass

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by: Ware V. Wendell @ Sat Jul 04, 2009 at 03:31:15 AM CDT

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Moreover (0.00 / 0)

During the botanic garden incident in which a young girl drowned, Moncrief was up in the middle of the night, getting full detailed reports, and by morning had a press release out, a press conference scheduled, and was meeting with the family--all within 24 hours.  

It took Moncrief 6 days to react to the Rainbow Lounge raid.  That is simply unacceptable.  What briefing could you have and needed to wait for that Councilmembers Joel Burns, Sal Espino, Kathleen Hicks, and Rep. Lon Burnam and Senator Davis didn't already have?  

And as far as I know Moncrief has yet to contact the family, or visit with Chad Gibson.  

Your call if you wish to apologize for ineptitude but I will not.  His actions are an outrage and flat unacceptable.

Todd

"You must be the change you wish to see in the world." - Mahatma Gandhi

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by: Todd Hill @ Sat Jul 04, 2009 at 08:22:24 AM CDT

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Five Years Ago (0.00 / 0)

Yes. Mayor Moncrief reacted immediately to the Water Garden drownings. If you watch the video, the Mayor is shown right there viewing the scene.

The Rainbow Lounge Raid, while not resulting in any deaths so far, has also received nationwide attention.

Interestingly, the TABC Web Site Notices highlights their recent "inspections." It also highlights that Mr. Gibson was "treated for alcohol poisoning and a head injury," in that order.

Have any of the Commissioners (all appointed by Perry) made any statements?

If not now, when?

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by: Elsbeth @ Sat Jul 04, 2009 at 15:33:13 PM CDT