tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1736983779956005333.post1942937770197283273..comments2021-09-16T12:03:10.755-04:00Comments on My Stoney Creek: Overheard candidate's comment this weekend...mystoneycreekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15941420937999095629noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1736983779956005333.post-55042209248801763162010-09-20T05:35:23.264-04:002010-09-20T05:35:23.264-04:00Nancy;
Thanks for commenting.
I take your point...Nancy;<br /><br />Thanks for commenting. <br /><br />I take your point about the person being 'directly named'. I suppose my response is that the level of engagement on the part of so many candidates city-wide has been rife with this attitude...and so many people listening, responding and commenting get fired up by what amounts to lazy politicking. I won't flog a dead horse here, merely reiterate that I find the situation disappointing on all counts. (Additionally, if I could go back and re-do this post, I may have contacted you and the other candidate not 'guilty' of this behaviour with a heads-up...but this gesture itself is worthy of discussion due to the prevalence of this approach to politics; the concept of being substantive in what you say seems to have gone the way of good manners...and common sense. Still; mea culpa, for what it's worth.)<br /><br />There is no doubt that there's widespread disenchantment with this Council. Some of the disenchantment has been well-earned. But I find it unacceptable for notions such as 'Throw the bums out!' and 'We need new blood, fresh ideas!' and the like to be generated (and wholeheartedly embraced), while at the same time, thorough examinations of the particulars of each incumbent's performance and each new candidate's qualification are not being carried out. (My firm belief) So what's commonly being pushed forward is hardly the stuff of discriminating viewpoint, something arrived at after due diligence by (some) candidates and (some) residents.<br /><br />As for the voters speaking loudly through the power of their votes...this presumes that they've formed qualified opinions, and with these kinds of antics seemingly being the norm, I don't have as much faith as you seem to in the profile of how things generally are now. If enough people get caught up in this 'rabble-rousing' and base much of how they vote on such antics...where does that leave us regarding an informed electorate making informed decisions?mystoneycreekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15941420937999095629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1736983779956005333.post-38455154243624512442010-09-19T23:29:11.915-04:002010-09-19T23:29:11.915-04:00For the record, I have to say clearly that I was n...For the record, I have to say clearly that I was not the "candidate" referenced here as making any statement regarding Mr.Clark. <br />My campaign has revolved around letting the people of Ward 9 decide who to choose and not on any attack on the incumbent or the other candidates. <br />It is the people of Ward 9 who will ultimately decide. I also do have great respect of Mr. Clark and I firmly believe that professionalism is returned when it is given. <br />Perhaps the person who is being accused of making this comment should be directly named so that the rest of us do not get categorized similarly as "bad preachers".<br />My campaign focuses on what I can offer the residents and not on a performance evaluation of the incumbent. I'm sure the voters will speak loudly on that through the power of their votes. <br /><br />Thank you<br />Nancy Fiorentino, Ward 9 CandidateNancy Fiorentinohttp://www.myward9.canoreply@blogger.com