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Lake Worth is "not normal" says a writer. This has to be, without a shadow of a doubt, the strangest blog I have ever read in years. It appears
here on Blackman's site.
One of Blackman's hypotheses is that all Gays vote for Gays, not the individual person. That's the same thing as saying, all black people vote for black people..or all women vote for women...We all know that is not true. Because the Human Rights Council Voters Alliance endorsed Szerdi and not Maier, his reasoning for stating that Lake Worth is "not normal." This is faulty conjecture. The Human Rights Council says that it endorses someone who supports LGBT initiatives and privacy
rights. Endorsements of candidates are made upon consideration of:
How a candidate has voted on LGBT issues
How a candidate has supported the Palm Beach County LGBT Community
Mr. Maier has no proven track record on LGBT issues but one would logically surmise that he certainly supports them. Endorsements are also political.
Next he says that the election was about "politics." Well, no kidding. It was a POLITICAL election. That's what it is--POLITICAL. People vote for people they like and people they trust until they prove themselves otherwise. That happened with Szerdi. They don't want to vote for people who obviously don't care about them or their wallet or who they feel does not truly care about our city but cares more about developer and special interests.
Th writer believes that there is a "far left" that has made Lake Worth its headquarters. A handful of socialists live in our community. Another handful are "tree huggers" and care about our environment. Blackman suggests that these people are here to undermine our city. This is an unproven allegation and an assumption based on the writer's fantasy. It's really laughable. We have many more far right residents here who are registered Republicans. You can take that statement to the bank.
We got our candidates to the polls by calling them on the phone and asking for their vote. It had nothing to do with "fear," something that seems to be your problem for writing what you did. I know first-hand that Maier and McVoy supporters did not BAD-MOUTH their opponents, something that their opponents can't say themselves. As FDR said,
the only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
No one has ever "enlisted" this blogger to fight for truth and democracy and our city--no one. I have been writing this blog since September 2008 and my principles have never wavered. I support conservative values and approaches in government, living within our means, and can't stand bullies who refuse to listen to the people they serve. To me, it is amazing that many Republicans here supported candidates who want development at any cost, even wanting the taxpayer to pick up $11million or whatever amount they can get away with in infrastructure costs at the Park of Commerce, not to mention higher taxes.
The writer ends her/his piece by stating
They enlist the Lynn Andersons' (there is ONLY ONE, a registered Democrat),
The Dennis Dorseys' (there is ONLY ONE, a registered Republican)
and Suzanne Squires' (there is ONLY ONE, who used to be a registered Republican, now a Libertarian) o
f the community. How bizarre, how bizarre."
What
is bizarre, is that the writer can't face the truth. All of those who helped in this election have recognized over years, the total lack of transparency and the bully tactics that are too numerous to mention from this commission.
What is desperately needed in Lake Worth is a broad majority who are re-engaged and who see their
own self-interest as inextricably linked to the interest of others who live here...candidates who actually want to hear from their constituents. I always say, let the best man win. It doesn't always happen but the truth and the light eventually prevail. This time it did. And there's nothing bizarre about that.
