The Mad Councilor of Watertown (Marilyn Devaney doesn't want to be placated)

[Ian David]

Submitted by adamg on Wed, 03/14/2007 - 8:37pm.

Paul Day offers the play by play for your basic Watertown town-council meeting, featuring Mad Councilor Marilyn Devaney:

... Marilyn starts talking about the recycling center again. Sweet fucking jesus. We're thrown back into chaos. She makes a motion about something lost in the Altman-esque fray. Clyde repeats the motion. No second comes. "There is no second," Clyde says tensely, "so it DIES." Naturally, Marilyn's not going to take this standing up and protests.

"There is no second," seethes Clyde.

"Hrrrmph, hrrmph", hrrmphs Marilyn.

"I'll second," pipes up Hecht.

"Don't try to placate me," she hisses. ...

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[Kat45]

1. I know Marilyn

A lot of the powers-that-be types in town don't like her, but she also gets the most votes of all the councilors because a lot of regular people really like her.