Customers Burning Rubber Away From Burnett-White Tire And Auto
Campaigns should focus on issues, not intimidation
"As a business located on a frequently traveled street in Salisbury, we are often asked to put up yard sale signs for events and political campaigns. Trying to be a good neighbor, we help everyone by placing signs to inform the public.
Even though I am not a voter in Salisbury, I put up a sign for a candidate after a polite request. However, the negativity of politics as practiced in this city has been turned against us.
First, local blogs attacked us for placing a sign for someone other than their candidate. Now we have received an unsigned letter, implying it came from a former customer, attacking us for exercising our right to free speech: "I was troubled to see a Gary Comegys for mayor sign posted at your place of business. ... Even if you take yours down, I have to consider my customer relationship with your business as being tainted."
This is America. Our democracy is not well-served by this type of hatefulness. The voters of Salisbury are tired of the fight between two small groups of politically active citizens that results in all of us looking bad. In a community that can rise up and provide incredible support on short notice for sick kids and other important causes, we should not allow candidates or their supporters to use negative campaigning or launch attacks on citizens who are trying to practice free speech.
We are better than that.
These candidates need to stop their supporters from using intimidation and focus instead on the issues facing Salisbury, which are considerable in these tough economic times.
Dawn Tilghman
Salisbury"
IMHO, Dawn is the one who is a HATER. She goes public with her feelings because some of her own Customers disagree with her choice? In America, Dawn, other people have the right to their opinion too. They even have the right to not do business with you. After this letter in today's Daily Times, my guess is you'll now have even more Customers who see your own HATRED towards those who don't agree with you and do business elsewhere.
Dawn finished her letter with: "These candidates need to stop their supporters from using intimidation and focus instead on the issues facing Salisbury, which are considerable in these tough economic times."
Perhaps you haven't read today's Daily Times Dawn? I'm sure you're still trying to pull that foot out of your mouth this morning.
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