Friday, August 4, 2006
The Mayor Takes The Low Road
It's very difficult not to be disgusted by the blatant,
callous opportunism of some members of this community as they
take advantage of tragic circumstances to further their
intolerant agenda.
For example, the following comments in the Daily Pilot today are attributed to our young jailer/mayor, Allan Mansoor, in the aftermath of the tragic shootings in the north part of Costa Mesa two nights ago: "When you have job centers, soup kitchens and a high concentration of downscale rental units, it drives the city down. I favor a multi-faceted approach including stronger gang enforcement and overlay zone revitalization, and I also think a social worker holding the hand of a hardened gang member has not worked in other cities." These comments come from a man who, along with his trusty sidekick, Eric Bever, voted to not fund more than $300,000 in the current budget earmarked for gang intervention and prevention activities. What a hypocrite! Fortunately, wiser heads prevailed and the funding was retained in the budget.
At a time when most of us would expect our top elected official to be offering condolences to the families of those killed and wounded in this tragic event, our young jailer/mayor uses this horrific situation to further his intolerant political agenda. At a time when we would expect him to be a calm voice of reason, he goes on the attack. His behavior gives us yet another reason to remove him from office in November and allow him to devote more time to activities for which he is better suited - his day job, in the bowels of the Orange County jail.
And, of course, it will come as no surprise to learn that a man who very much resembles my theoretical character, Your Neighbor, was all over this shooting incident in his blog. He must sit beside his scanner, reading Mein Kampf, just waiting for something to happen that he can further inflame by inaccurately reporting the events, as he certainly did in this case. Those of us who regularly read his racist rants - with the exception of those few mesmerized, indoctrinated, goose-stepping disciples who join him in his desire to return this city to the days when bigotry and hatred were accepted - see through the facade of deception and understand the underlying motives at play. We understand and look forward to a new council majority that doesn't dance to his tune.
The winds of change are in the air in Costa Mesa, fanned by those who would return reasonable, intelligent leadership to the City Council in November.
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For example, the following comments in the Daily Pilot today are attributed to our young jailer/mayor, Allan Mansoor, in the aftermath of the tragic shootings in the north part of Costa Mesa two nights ago: "When you have job centers, soup kitchens and a high concentration of downscale rental units, it drives the city down. I favor a multi-faceted approach including stronger gang enforcement and overlay zone revitalization, and I also think a social worker holding the hand of a hardened gang member has not worked in other cities." These comments come from a man who, along with his trusty sidekick, Eric Bever, voted to not fund more than $300,000 in the current budget earmarked for gang intervention and prevention activities. What a hypocrite! Fortunately, wiser heads prevailed and the funding was retained in the budget.
At a time when most of us would expect our top elected official to be offering condolences to the families of those killed and wounded in this tragic event, our young jailer/mayor uses this horrific situation to further his intolerant political agenda. At a time when we would expect him to be a calm voice of reason, he goes on the attack. His behavior gives us yet another reason to remove him from office in November and allow him to devote more time to activities for which he is better suited - his day job, in the bowels of the Orange County jail.
And, of course, it will come as no surprise to learn that a man who very much resembles my theoretical character, Your Neighbor, was all over this shooting incident in his blog. He must sit beside his scanner, reading Mein Kampf, just waiting for something to happen that he can further inflame by inaccurately reporting the events, as he certainly did in this case. Those of us who regularly read his racist rants - with the exception of those few mesmerized, indoctrinated, goose-stepping disciples who join him in his desire to return this city to the days when bigotry and hatred were accepted - see through the facade of deception and understand the underlying motives at play. We understand and look forward to a new council majority that doesn't dance to his tune.
The winds of change are in the air in Costa Mesa, fanned by those who would return reasonable, intelligent leadership to the City Council in November.
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