Monrovia TV: Unplugged

Speaking of grainy video, you don't have an excuse for living in Monrovia and avoiding your city council's meetings. You can watch all manner of video related to city politics online at KGEM's website here. The city of Monrovia posts such video on its website as well. (For schedules of more content available to you on TV if you live in Monrovia, check here.)

For our purposes, go to the video of the last city council meeting as posted on Google Video:



Get as close as you can to 12 minutes and 30 seconds in and enjoy the perpetual challenger to Mayor Rob Hammond, Stephen Grollneck, at his diatribal best. I'll provide you with a transcript of his grand finale, in which he disgracefully refers to Hammond's campaign manager, Gloria Crudgington, who recently revealed Mr. Grollneck's 1999 grand theft misdemeanor conviction:

Mr. Grollneck:
And I think there's an old phrase in high school, and in college too, and this refers to Mrs. Crotchington [sic]:
She's not a one-bagger, she's a two-bagger.
Thank You. [Walks off]

[Stunned silence]

Mayor Hammond: Ain't America great?

[Silence]

Welcome, folks, to San Gabriel Valley politics.