Yes, Jim, agreed - but it's ironic to say the least you feel my e-mail was an
attack on the messenger and not the message, when in fact, that is a tactic
Jerry and his ilk excel at.
However - and this I can honestly say I know from considerable experience -
when individuals like Jerry put themsevles in a very public spotlight of
disseminating information, viewpoints and allegations about projects others are
working on, (like myself) then I feel the individual should be as "honest" and
"upfront" about their own involvement/lack of, etc. as they are demanding of
those they question and accuse.
i.e, cut the hypocrisy.
If Jerry is going to continue to put himself out there as a truthsayer for
the people (my term) then in my opinion, the people should know that he is not
even a registered voter in this town, and may not even be a resident any
longer.
A property owner, perhaps, but that's a decidedly different issue, isn't it?
I find it rather ridiculous that there are people who:
a) won't make the committment to live or buy in Asbury Park, yet in internet
groups or in letters to the editor seem to have all the answers as to
everything that's going wrong
or
b) are the first ones to stand up and wave the finger and accuse the City
Council of everything from irresponsibility to downright fraud, yet will not
make
the committment themselves to even vote in this town.
And Jim, I am going to take incredible offense at your following statement,
that was beyond absurd: "What I would hope is that each of us will judge a
person's comments on the merits and not on one's voting status, gender, sexual
orientation, race, etc."
How dare you. How dare you mix apples and oranges so blatantly and
inappropriately? How dare you play the "sexual orientation" and "race" card in
a
discussion that is clearly, and solely, political - which has EVERYTHING to do
with
"one's voting status."
You say also, "If someone's comments are misinformed and lacking context, we
all have a responsibility to challenge them."
That's exactly what I did. Jerry's continued comment lack the context, "But
hey, in the end, I don't think it's important enough to register to vote in
Asbury Park..."
That's the context I was pointing out, since it has not been shared with
everyone. I'd appreciate it if you would help me in keeping that message on
point
and not drag in areas of one's life that have little to do anything.
Dane Hall
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