Smoke and Mirrors

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Category: Politics

Published: Friday, 16 May 2014 15:11

by Lawrence A. Robinson
There was press release in a local media a few days ago, with the title, "Demings calls on Jacobs to return all tainted campaign donations." This was a front page release and the most important news of the morning.

Obviously, candidate for Orange County Mayor, Val Demings questioned the manner which, County Mayor, Teresa Jacobs received some campaign donations.

From the press release: "Val Demings is calling on Mayor Jacobs to disclose all donations bundled by Jim Palmer and stop using the relationship to recruit donors to her campaign. His continued position

on her fundraising committee shows that Teresa Jacobs is not serious about cutting ties to the embroiled developer."

Ms. Demings is concerned about Jacobs not being serious. Really, Val. Are You Serious?

So, when I read the press release, I wondered if this is the most pressing situation that Val Demings is concerned about in her campaign? Is the thought of Teresa Jacobs receiving, 'tainted donations' the biggest issue that Demings has to work with? Is this the number one issue on her agenda, to make Teresa stop receiving bundled donations from Jim Palmer?

I am sure that Val's got a lot more to think about than Teresa's donations. There is that whole county management thing. You know things like, jobs, education, minimum pay, tearing down monuments.

Maybe Val Demings will issue weekly press releases to cover some of these issues that actually concerns the residents in beautiful, safe, Orange County Florida. Here are a few press release ideas that she might be able to use.

Related:Distractions and Diversions

Press Release - "Demings calls on Jacobs to return all tainted campaign donations."
Press Release - "Demings calls on Jacobs to stop the gentrification in Parramore"
Press Release - "Demings calls on Jacobs and ask about the closing of Black schools"
Press Release - "Demings calls on Jacobs to fix all the boarded up apartments in District 5 and 6"
Press Release - "Demings calls on Jacobs to save Tinker Field"
Press Release - "Demings calls on Jacobs and questions the validity of eminent domain in Parramore and wants to understand Code Enforcement's relationship to this situation.

Of course, if Val Demings calls on Jacobs about these issues, then Demings herself will have to answer these same questions. And we all know, that Demings is not prepared to entertain those type of questions without smoke and mirrors.