This tidbit didn’t make the Jeffersonville Moore-ovian.
It speaks for itself, don’t you think? Just remember: Dan Coffey is Jeff Gahan’s chosen enforcer, the one running interference for the mayor.
This isn’t Coffey’s scandal alone, is it?
New Albany councilman swears into open mic during prayer debate, by Theo Keith (WAVE)
NEW ALBANY, IN (WAVE) – A New Albany councilman referred to a colleague as a “lying piece of (expletive)” during a debate over public prayer on Monday.
Councilman Dan Coffey made the comment into an open microphone, yet denied using the curse word during a brief, tense interview after the meeting.
“I didn’t call him that,” Coffey said, as a reporter followed him down a staircase in the City-County Building. “That’s what you say I called him.”
Coffey used the meeting to argue in favor of starting Common Council meetings with a prayer. The council approved the public prayer ordinance on a 7-2 vote after three amendments failed.
A minister who attends the meetings will likely lead the prayer, as one did before Monday’s debate that became increasingly tense.
Councilman John Gonder offered an amendment that would’ve allowed only council members to lead in prayer or moments of reflection before meetings. The amendment failed, 5-4, after Gonder accused Coffey of trying to “curry favor” with the prayer issue.
“No, I didn’t bring this up to curry favor,” Coffey said, hitting his hand against the council’s desk. “I brought it up because every time you turned around, there was something coming up about gays, lesbians, transvestites and making sure they had their rights.”
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