Just what I feared would happen, is happening in my city. Things have gotten nasty and partisan politics are alive and doing the damage that we have seen too much of in Arizona and Washington D.C.
Some of the nastiest literature I have ever seen has arrived in my mailbox.
I have refused it which means it goes in the trash somewhere. However, not in mine or my recycling bin.
Throughout my 40 years in local government, I have seen the best of citizens working together for the betterment of the community. Some belonged to the Republican party, others to the Democratic party. I never figured out others or even cared who was who.
I have voted for and supported all of the current members of the Tempe City Council. They have their differences of opinion but I know where their heart is and it is here.
Some of the literature and comments on websites indicate that a prominent member of one party supports their candidate. Just a little hint. I don’t care and neither do a majority of citizens.
While it seems to be a common occurrence, here and in other non-partisan elections, I also think it is wrong for incumbents to endorse candidates. They just may end up having to work with someone they opposed.
My plea to all candidates is to drop the negative campaigning and tell us what you stand for. The cheap shots aren’t appreciated and that is what they are — cheap shots.
Ronald Pies
Tempe
Leon Ceniceros posted at 9:40 am on Sat, Feb 25, 2012.
You are so right (hopefully, politically "right" too....lol).
Just look at the "Class" l Warfare that Democrat President Barack Hussein Obama caused by blaming all the unemployment and other financial problems on the 1% of Americans who pay the majority of the Income Taxes.
50% of Americans in the Middle and Lower Income Brackets pay little if any taxes thanks to the Democrats.
Obama really showed America that he was the "Manchurian Candidate" by using Mao Tse Dong's ....."People's Guard" otherwise know at the ..."OCCUPY WALL STREET" anachists and burnt down and looted businesses on both the West Coast and the East Coast.
Obama's ..."Cultural Revolution" was done just to help him get elected.....I would rather have old "2-Time-ing" Bill Clinton fooling around with Monica Lewinsky on the Presidential Desk that was given to America by Britain's Queen Victoria (I bet she never owned a polka-dot dress in her life)....atleast Clinton was in the Oval Office of the White House (and other closets and storage rooms).........America is lucky if Obama spends..........1-2 days in Washington DC and usually he is on the Andrews Air Force Base Golf Course instead of working to solve our Nation's Deficit (currently at $15,000,000,000,000.00 = $15 Trillion Dollars and rising every second).
Accuracy posted at 9:50 am on Sat, Feb 25, 2012.
Ronald Pies wrote: “Things have gotten nasty and partisan politics are alive and doing the damage that we have seen too much of in Arizona and Washington D.C.”
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Then what must be done in order to effectively deal with present-day challenges?
Firm adherent to a party (or a one party candidate) through “partisan politics” is sometimes unreasoning allegiance.
What some people will do for a whit of publicity. Critical statements and cheap shots, that take advantage of known weaknesses, are only negative sarcastic remarks.
Be positive. First hold fast to sound moral principles and also make wise decisions concerning legislation, policies and practices in city, county, state and nation.
Rich posted at 7:11 pm on Sat, Feb 25, 2012.
Oh C'mon Ron, Tempe is as close to an aristocracy as you get on this side of the Atlantic. I mean the City Council is an inherited position, in how many cases? About the only thing the citizens get is a chuckle or two at the little hissy fits they throw at one another. The highest taxes, the highest crime rate, and they want to argue about a phony swimming pool in a fake lake.
"I have seen the best of citizens working together for the betterment of the community."
Where? Certainly not in Tempe, the city is just an employment agency for children of politicos who can't make a legitimate living. And having lived here or around here on and off for sixty years I've watched it, and at no time in Tempe has 'the best of citizens' worked at much of anything than filling their pockets and those of their friends with tax money, breaks, rebates. That's why Tempe has the HIGHEST taxes, AND the HIGHEST crime rate. Well run college towns have lower than median taxes and crime, what do Tempe's statistics show?
Tempe25 posted at 11:51 am on Sun, Feb 26, 2012.
Ronald: You stated you have "voted for and supported" all of the current members of the Tempe City Council, and you have worked for the City of Tempe. So, let me guess. You support Mark Mitchell and you're a democrat? And according to you Incumbents shouldn't endorse other candidates? Or is it just that they aren't supporting YOUR candidate? Your obvious bias is showing in your letter.
Tempe25 posted at 11:56 am on Sun, Feb 26, 2012.
Please enlighten us on what the "nasty literature" is that you have received. Is it relative to the job that candidate is running for? What does it say??
Tempe25 posted at 12:03 pm on Sun, Feb 26, 2012.
Ronald: Oh! Your recent public FB profile pic depicts Jan Brewer as the wicked witch of the west. Some would consider that to be "nasty, partisan politics", what you have accused others of. So it's okay for YOU but not for others? Seems very hypocritical of you.
Tempe25 posted at 12:07 pm on Sun, Feb 26, 2012.
Or is it just okay to bash politicians as long as they are conservatives?? I'm confused!
chatmandu002 posted at 3:35 pm on Sun, Feb 26, 2012.
Yeah, all nasty political campaigns are bad and we shouldn't allow that except for the candidate I like. LOL