>Kyle, >Your "speculation" comes closest to what I believe actually happened. >After all, that was the Saturday before Election Day, where >politicians were visiting all sorts of public community events. I >personally saw Jannie and Tom Knox at the Spruce Hill May Fair that >same day, and saw or heard people talk about other candidates appearing
>there. Plus, campaign posters were in almost every public space leading >up to Election Day, and Malcolm X Park was no exception. None of that >meant that John was responsible for whatever led the student to make >the accusation that he did. It makes sense to me -- everybody's telling the truth, things get blown out of proportion by the media, nobody asks the important questions.... Being an armchair investigator, it seems to me it could have all been cleared up with a few phone calls. Call the Penn students, "what do you mean exactly by 'set up for a knox event?' call Jannie, call the church.... But there was a fierce firestorm boiling around UCD at the time. We'll never know why those decisions were made but I do recall people posting to the list that UCD was just going to "sweep it under the rug" and cover it up. I suspect some of their actions might have been a reaction to that. >Was this like any number of prior events he had been asked to assist >with without controversy? I've definitely seen John gleefully grilling burgers at other events, surrounded by happy and uncomplaining admirers. >John Fenton was royally screwed. John is extremely employable and I suspect he may get quickly snatched out of his current job by someone who needs an energetic go-getter. So, everybody, get your requests for city services in quick! Kyle ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>.
