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Just as predicted, Scal and Cat, the make-believe mayor humiliates himself again and provided yet another chance to prove him completely wrong.

"You choose to believe him rather than check the facts independently."

And by "check the facts independently," he means "take his word for it."

But for the sake of once again exposing the make-believe mayor for the defective candidate he is, let's review the facts as they are presented by truly independent sources [meaning not him].

1. Property tax records

Here is the link to the city's tax collection website, showing the verified public information recorded by the city: https://www.citizenselfservice.com/MSSProd/citizens/RealEstate/Default.aspx?mode=new

By entering 177 Grand View, the reader sees three different parties [none of which are the make-believe mayor] recorded as paying taxes on that property dating back to 2015.

The same tax collector that he demands you "check with" posts public information online -- which shows that he, indeed, did not pay the taxes on his former residence.

2. Car registration/taxes

Here is the link to the city's car tax website: https://www.citizenselfservice.com/MSSProd/citizens/MotorVehicle/Default.aspx

By entering "BANKRS" in the License Plate field, the reader sees that, indeed, the registration was not active from 2013 through 2015 before being reinstated in 2016.

By clicking on "view bill" for each year, the reader can then see that, for example, the make-believe mayor paid $28.72 in interest charged because he paid car taxes on March 3, 2013 -- after three of four quarterly payments were due.

The same registry of motor vehicles that he demands you "check with" uses information posted publicly by the city tax collector -- and that information proves that he did not pay taxes on that registration for three years.

3. Mortgage originator license requirements

Here are the for holding such a license criteria from the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System (NMLS): https://bit.ly/2BKh89k

On credit reports, the NMLS states, "There is no automated standard or minimum credit score that will be enforced inside NMLS."

https://mortgage.nationwidelicensingsystem.org/profreq/credit/Pages/default.aspx

So, even if delinquent taxes and late car tax payments were included on a credit report, the national organization does not set a minimum credit score to qualify for a mortgage originator license -- meaning the make-believe mayor could, conceivably, lose a property to foreclosure and still hold a license.

I am sure you will agree that this is what "checking the facts independently" means.

It does not mean taking the word of a failed candidate or accepting his illogical arguments that easily accessible and verifiable information is wrong.

It means finding the information from legitimately independent sources, like government agencies, and drawing the logical and obvious conclusions from that information.

In this case, it means he did not pay taxes on his former residence, he did not pay car taxes on his BANKRS registration for three years, and he did not face the potential of losing his mortgage originator license because of those proven facts.

The make-believe mayor is still trying to arguing that he is somehow more credible than objective, verified, accessible public information.

I am sure you would agree that the public records are clearly far more credible.