The three candidates take exception to being connected (unfairly they aver) to what is nothing less than a fatwa against a teacher in their school district. Instead of rushing to the defense of a district employee, which is what competent leadership would look like, they all play the victim over the fact this mailer deflects from their campaigns or the important issues in their district.
This vendetta against the teacher cannot be provably traced back to them by courtroom standards - but we are not in a courtroom. In conversation, in digital forums, and in the voting booths we enter, we need not reduce ourselves to absurdly naïve droids who cannot see what's happening.
This reminds me of mob "hits" that cannot be traced back to the Don. The legal machinery does not first have to pull its load before we can exercise the logic and common sense to fill in the winks and nods and diabolical laughter that flows from the disparaging words and condemnation (of a teacher, in this case) to the predictable terror that others unleash upon her.
Even if we can believe they didn't pull the trigger on this mailer, we saw and heard them light the fuse that they and the mailer hope to ignite in their deputies, capos and rogue henchmen.
Absolutely. The refusal to even respond to press inquiries about this (The State Newspaper reached out for comment) says a lot about how they feel about transparency, too.
Thanks for keeping us informed, Steve. This is horrifying, but not surprising, given the current political climate.
The three candidates take exception to being connected (unfairly they aver) to what is nothing less than a fatwa against a teacher in their school district. Instead of rushing to the defense of a district employee, which is what competent leadership would look like, they all play the victim over the fact this mailer deflects from their campaigns or the important issues in their district.
This vendetta against the teacher cannot be provably traced back to them by courtroom standards - but we are not in a courtroom. In conversation, in digital forums, and in the voting booths we enter, we need not reduce ourselves to absurdly naïve droids who cannot see what's happening.
This reminds me of mob "hits" that cannot be traced back to the Don. The legal machinery does not first have to pull its load before we can exercise the logic and common sense to fill in the winks and nods and diabolical laughter that flows from the disparaging words and condemnation (of a teacher, in this case) to the predictable terror that others unleash upon her.
Even if we can believe they didn't pull the trigger on this mailer, we saw and heard them light the fuse that they and the mailer hope to ignite in their deputies, capos and rogue henchmen.
Absolutely. The refusal to even respond to press inquiries about this (The State Newspaper reached out for comment) says a lot about how they feel about transparency, too.
They don't actually deny working with them either. None of us have ever done anything we're not allowed to do, right?
Very good point. The similarity (in timing and content) of the statements also makes me wonder if someone is coordinating with them on this messaging.