Kudos to the publisher. It was astonishing to read the guest editoral [Jan. 15 issue of the Observer] which had the courage to name the political parties and practice despite most of the bias in today’s larger media organizations.
Gail Lebaron
Deerfield Beach
Ladies, govern yourselves appropriately
Dear Editor:
I would like to make a comment about a very timely article written by Anthony Man (a political writer), on Friday, Jan. 16 in the Sun Sentinel.I found it ironic that his article came out the morning after I (along with many others) had the misfortune of witnessing the very unprofessional, unfriendly behavior of several individuals that were upfront and “in the faces” of a group of business people who had gathered for a Chamber of Commerce event, to celebrate a grand opening and ribbon cutting for a new business opening here in Deerfield Beach.The women I am speaking of know who they are, and their behavior was a direct reflection on our incumbent commissioner for Deerfield Beach, District 1. I do not deny the Old Save Our Beach Committee their right to campaign. However, if we are asking to change things for the better, make strides for improvement in our community, perhaps it is time that we take some lessons from the presidential elections and create fair and realistic expectations of the people that we have representing those in positions of authority and leadership in our community. This behavior is exactly why the majority of registered voters choose not to be involved with our local politics -- and it will continue to disillusion voters and taint the very reputation of the folks who aspire to help make a better community for those who live and work here.
I learned from Man’s article that Broward County has a Fair Campaign Practices Committee that is ready to act as a neutral arbiter of “sleazy” attacks and other unsavory campaigning during the next eight weeks with 14 cities, towns and villages holding elections. Isn’t it a crying shame that everywhere we turn, we must have watchdogs to police the behavior and ethics of the people that should be looked up to with respect as pillars of our community?
Going back to the incident of last Thursday evening; I don’t know if rude behavior qualifies as a violation of clean campaign guidelines, but civility in our city politics is hard to find and for lack of a better way to say it, “ladies, govern yourselves appropriately,” it is an embarrassment to see adults behave so rudely in the name of politics
The individuals who have chosen to run for public office, hopefully are doing so because they live here, work in and love this wonderful community at least as much as I do. They all want to make it a better place. Let’s dispense with the petty stuff, grow up and have some respect .
