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Rene Varela said it years ago, "Politics in Lake Worth is a blood sport." So much for this commission and its total lack of integrity. Talk about terrorists!
Yesterday I wrote them regarding Wes Blackman sitting on a city board and asked that he be removed for the lies and venom he spreads on his blog against this blogger in particular. Because he is a representative of the city by his political appointment as chair of the Historic Board, he should be subject to some sort of ethical standard, wouldn't you think? Well, the confidentiality request of my letter was not to be. Only one commissioner and the city manager even acknowledged they received it from me--Andy Amoroso, who appointed Blackman, and Mike Bornstein.
It is true that this is public information but no one expects their request of confidentiality to be ignored by the leaders of your own city. You go through the process of a public information request. If you constantly libel someone, slander them, present information that
is a lie, hate speech, senior abuse, etc. you can be sued in a civil court. Free speech is not absolute. And the city is now complicit?
Wes Blackman has no business being on a city board. Free speech can only, by law, go so far. You can not make up fantasy and hold it out to the world as truth--call someone a racist or call them anti-Semitic? As a board member and its chair, he represents the city and all who reside here and therefore there is no place for his hate.
How do you separate his being a representative of the city and his personal choice to spread disgusting venom? He can certainly have an opinion but his comments go far beyond what is acceptable especially for someone who represents the city. Members of city boards are held to a higher standard. This is more than just a difference of opinion between two bloggers. Should he be reporting the truth, not fantasy and be allowed to maliciously resort to lie after lie for political ends and to gain brownie points from this commission and his handful of haters?
THE LETTER I sent (his entire blog post was included along with the false comments):
Wes Blackman has no place as head of your Historic
board. Please remove him. His blog comments are lies and fantasy—calling
me a racist and anti-Semitic for starters.
As an add, I have never been to Century Village in my
life.
The first article was written by American Thinker,
documented by a link and on incidents happening across the country regarding
black on white crime. In his quest to ruin my credibility, he has resorted to
HATE speech. This is not in good fun. This is libelous and character
assassination. He feels he can intensify his false charges and defame me
because of your not following rules of decorum at city commission meetings and
allowing my public lynching.
Please REMOVE HIM from that board. Anyone who disagrees
with him politically in this city would be subjected to his inner prejudice and
could have difficulty appealing their case if they had to appear before him.
Free speech is one thing but what appears below is slanderous and libelous and
inaccurate fantasy. His comments prove that he has no business being on any
city board much less being the Chair of the Historic Preservation board.
This is a friendly notice via e-mail.
This e-mail is confidential and not to be forwarded.
Thank you.