If we read another letter from Todd Bailey in our local newspaper about England, we will cancel our subscription. The only thing left for Bailey to say about Candidate England is that Doug can now walk on water!
We thought England had promised the NAPD Chief's position to Councilman Jack Messer, not Officer Todd Bailey.
The political situation in New Albany continues to deteriorate with half-truths. As we have said before, it seems that no politicians are willing to talk openly about the real issues at hand.
* property taxes
* sewers
* utility fees
* streets, pot holes, and mismanagement of taxpayers dollars
Instead, they hide behind the blanket of their partisan positions, blathering back and forth and using propaganda and deception to mislead the voters. Every general election, candidates just seem to get more negative, focusing on the weaknesses of opponents instead of the strengths of their own ideas!
This has occurred in every mayoral election, with both sides throwing mud back and forth.
If you voted a candidate out why would you want to vote that candidate back in office?
What about Councilman Messer, Gahan and Zurschmiede? Should we as voters review their voting records?
Candidate England should justify his past record of service and tell voters his solutions and plans for New Albany.
No wonder people get turned off of elections.
There are just seventeen days until election day, and now the gloves have come off for mayoral candidates.
Matthews: GOP chairman digs into England's past
By Dave Matthews
Local Guest Columnist
So after attending a recent organizational meeting with Randy's campaign staff, I decided to spend a few hours at the New Albany Public Library looking up old newspaper articles and find out for myself whether or not any of these stories were true.
* August 1993 questioned conflict of interest
* October 1999 England raised $18,600 in corporate contributions after promising not to accept them
* October 2004 "Former New Albany Mayor Doug England is under investigation by the Floyd County prosecutor after he confronted a motorist and allegedly claimed to be a county sheriff deputy.
However, I firmly believe, whether Republican or Democrat, conservative or liberal, like me, all the Southern Indiana Hoosiers I've spoken to recently still care about honesty, integrity, and accountability in their elective officials.
Source: New Albany Tribune
Democrat Response:
To the Editor: Republican Chairman Contradectory
I was taken aback when I read the mud-sling letter of Republican Chairman David Matthews, coming on the heals of a conversation that I had with him just about a week before.
Let me use this opportunity for just such a teaching moment.
* Lesson 1: Let he who is without sin cast the first stone
* Lesson 2: Before removing the splinter from your brother's eye, remove the plank from your own
* Lesson 3: Forgive us our Debts as we forgive our Debtors
Randy Stumler
Floyd County Democratic Chairman
Source: New Albany Tribune
Ah, there's something to be said about political mudslinging. Perhaps the beauty of mudslinging is that it allows you to attack opinions you do not like without actually having to back up your claims, which comes in handy when your own claims are either unfounded or incomprehensible.
How about asking each candidate if they have ever filed Bankruptcy?
There's also something to be said about backing your words with actions. You can sit back and philosophize about improving your community, but unless you are willing to put theory into reality and "put your money where your mouth is." Well enough said...
Democrat Voters ask yourself this:
Are the local Democrats being embarrassed by their leaders?
Freedom of Speech has received emails from many Floyd County Democrats regarding statements made by the Chairman of the Democrat Party in a local newspaper article.
"They want to know what made him so high and mighty" as he used bible quotes in his article?
"The current Central Committee members have divided our party not united it."
"Randy Stumler should step down as Democrat Party Chairman."
Is he really a preacher?
We know that there is one proclaimed preacher on the Democrat Central Committee, But, we were not aware that the Democrat Central Committee had two preachers on board.
We also heard that Democrat Chairman Stumler had a bible on his arm and held it up to make quotes at a past Democrat meeting at the Knights of Columbus.
We suggest, Mr. Stumler you make a decision and either be a professed preacher or a professed politician! Boy--you must have the progressive-Atheists all shook up as you are mixing Religion and Politics.
Politics 101 rule 26 states: You never mix Religion and Politics Democrat Chairman Stumler. Maybe that's why you got beat by your own party in the Commissioners race.
Mr. Stumler, you failed to list the bible chapters of the quotes you used in your newspaper article. Please...if you are going to make bible quotes, then give the authors of those bible chapters the credit they deserve from those worthy comments.
Now let us review the comments that you used to advise the Republican Chairman:
* Lesson 1: Let he who is without sin cast the first stone
* Lesson 2: Before removing the splinter from your brother's eye, remove the plank from your own
* Lesson 3: Forgive us our Debts as we forgive our Debtors
Freedom of Speech would like to suggest that you, Democrat Chairman Stumler, stand in front of a mirror and offer those comment suggestions to yourself and your Democrat Central Committee.
We wish that they would stick to the issues and stop saying what the other candidate "cannot" do.
Mr. and Mrs. Candidates, and Party Chairman's do us all a favor and start running an HONEST campaign and stop all the mudslinging...the VOTERS are tired of it!
Voters want solutions, facts, and truth...not mudslinging!
VOTE~November 6, 2007
