Posted on 09/04/2014 10:15:27 AM PDT by Oldpuppymax
From hurling the vilest of racial epithets at African American children and teens who had volunteered for the Port St Lucie, Florida re-election campaign of Mayor Joann Faiella, to smear attacks on a patriot and Viet Nam War Commander, the behavior of people who disagree with what these candidates exemplify has reached lows that I never witnessed even while living in the Chicago metropolitan and suburban scenes for 40 years. Yes, I’ve been retired here in Florida for over ten years. But knowing the Midwestern mind set I believe in my heart that no such meanness would find its way to the streets of a small town there or be introduced in robo calls. From having my garbage stolen to a shout out from a homeowners’ group I suspect is pulling for the other side, I too was the subject of attacks.
My cousin, still living in Illinois, has chastised me for even getting involved in politics. And after being bone tired, exhausted beyond capabilities, I must agree with him.
Sweet, young children and a young mother stood along a busy intersection where three different campaigns were waving signs and practicing the freedom of speech we were once promised in this country. Then, along comes an “adult” contingent wearing tee shirts for the other side and five witnesses told me of the disgusting, hurtful, vile nature of what was yelled at these children and African American woman.
From another campaign, a day and a half of robo calls smearing a Republican candidate for national office just left me speechless. Here is a dedicated, honored Viet Nam War veteran who...
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Isn’t Debbie Wasserman Schultz from florida? Her mouth is about as ugly as it gets. I can’t believe she accused our Governor, Scott Walker, of woman abuse. If her lips are moving, she’s lying.
Florida is a swing state due to a large and growing minority population. Since the news media rarely calls foul on even the worst and most false Democratic attacks against Republicans and conservatives, the way is clear for Democrats to use all manner of smears and racist appeals.
Oldpuppymax,
I’ve lived in and just west of Port St. Lucie for 33 years.
Came here when there were 12,000, now about 180,000.
I’m sorry others spoke poorly to others cam[aligning, get over it, it happens, all over.
As for Joann Faiella, She has been an embarrassment as well as a legal hassle from her giddie up.
Well, it’s here. People finally hit the point where if they’re going to be called “racist” every time they try to make a political point, what the hell...
Sad day, but the Democrats are bringing this on themselves. If you choose to shut down political dialogue with hyperbole and the fallacy of motivation, you’ve got to be able to take what you’re dishing out.
As for tearing into Viet Nam veterans, the political left has done that for the past half century.
Port St. Lucie is run by snowbirds.
like most of the south of our state
Mayor from NYC.
“Florida is a swing state due to a large and growing minority population.”
More accurate: Florida is a swing state due to a large and growing influx of socialist liberals migrating to warmer climates from the northeast. This is occurring throughout the South. Notice they always migrate to large metropolitan areas, where they can “fix” the vote.
With limited exceptions, such as Jews in southeast Florida, those who relocated from the North became the foundation of the modern Florida GOP. Today, however, Orlando and Osceola have tilted Democratic because of relocation from Puerto Rico and Latin America, while Broward and Miami-Dade are awash with immigrants from the Caribbean and Latin America.
Isn’t Wassermann fro there too.
I believe the term what used to be used is carpet baggers.
Carpetbaggers was the strongest curse word my grandmother ever used.
yea times have changed, today girls and young women swear worse than guys, f-in this f-in that, all they know is the F word it seems.
Went by St Augustine high the other day and heard a bunch of girls swearing every other couple of words.
Difference is that your grand mother had class, most girls today do not
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