An Op-Ed Submitted by
Elijah El-Hajj-Bey of the Tuscarora Mitchell Clan
Why have you forsaking me, when it was you that begotten me. Have I ever turned my back on you? What is it you want me to do? You have done everything to call me out my name. Never once have I’ve been ashamed. You said you were protecting me, did you not know I had caller ID. What is it about me that got you so afraid? Would you rather see me dead? I’ve told you when the cop killed my nephew we was enemies for life, it was you that threaten to kill me more than twice.
I’ve made Carrie Saxon Perry the mayor, and then ask me to clean out her office, and take even the spare. You explained how she betrayed me, by hiring Jessie Campbell as police chief; then ask him to do a background check on me. They said I started a racial riot, protecting a friend when he was jump by ten. Did you forget to tell them he became a Hartford cop; and put a gun to my head in board daylight!
You were treating people inhuman, and we got together to form an all black union. Since I was the youngest in the group, I took the information to the news. When the story broke they all ran for cover, and you went after my dear mother. I. Charles Matthew lied on live TV, saying we just laid him off because of lack of money. I called Chuck and ask what was up, he said it’s my job I’m the buck. He said it’s not personnel, I’ve always wished you well, so I didn’t; go against him for Eddie Perez.
When Matt Hennessy called me for dirt, I said he’s still a brother and I would never hurt. You hired John Burke as the city manager, who wanted to put all black directors in the trash canister. When I stood up and said this is wrong, you went after a painter name Trevor Long. You even tried to flood out the city, where it would only affect Tony March was real witty. You then let Tony March sit on Adrian Landing committee, and then got piss when he set aside two hundred and ten million. The minority construction council got only ten percent of that, with eleven million going to Max.
Do you want to know how I know? I got the memo from Trudy Mero. You even went after her son Jeff, when he refuses to control my cousin with MDC mess. MDC hired Helen Nixon son, after clear water project was approved, Greg was done.
Eddie Perez hired Bhupen Patel; after they stole my pension they tried to put him in jail. Richard Weaver-Bey asks can you protect Eddie for me; I gave Hubert Santos the evidence that set him free. Bhupen Patel said you have no choice but to retire, and my lawyer Thompson Page sold me out. He was very defiant, now a dog is his biggest client. He forgot he had more to lose with the information I had, I told Mike Peters to redraw the maps.
They purchase a lot of properties down town; I believe it was more like a hundred million came crashing down. Now he can’t look me in the eye, and his partners still don’t know the reason why. They finally won the property on the corner of Girard Street but took a beating at 101 Pearl Street.
You place Rohan of Dynamic Electric on the school building committee, who blackballed all the contractors from his own country. Konover said we wanted you on several school projects, and it was Rohan that said reject him. My name was on five hundred million in contracts, which I turned down because I refuse to give kickbacks. Susan Hopgood spilled the beans; stand on the jobsite in blue jeans.
She said after the XL Center she was done; only the developers in the North End have won. I beat Annette Sanderson against HUD, and won over one point two million. Protecting Allen Green was the real reason. Remember these are all lawyers that I went up against, do you really want to back me up against a fence.
I’m running against Maryam Khan in the 5th” district, tearing down Bellevue Square was the last straw. Those are my people’s people, they might be poor, but deserves way more. Not on my watch, not on my dime, you want to fight somebody get in line. Here a list of my battles, come for me I don’t settle.
- New Haven Housing Authority
- City of Hartford
- State of Connecticut
- HUD
- Yale
- Hartford Housing Authority
- Connecticut Natural Gas
- Eversorce
- Windsor Federal Savings and Loan
- MDC
Next is the judicial system, did they think they could steal $1.2 million by blocking me, since my uncle death I’ve became chief.
Sincerely,
Elijah El-Hajj-Bey of the Tuscarora Mitchell Clan
