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Candidates: Consider Facebook information
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October 9, 2014 |
October 9, 2014
To the Editor,
When confronted by a question at the Bonners
Ferry Candidate Forum on October 7, Heather
Scott’s opponent complained that her privacy was
being invaded and refused to answer any more
questions! I was shocked by this assertion and
her attitude that her Facebook postings are not
the business of potential constituents’
inquiries. On the contrary, statements on her
Facebook page (which since has been scrubbed),
or any candidate's Facebook page, helps give
insight to how the candidate might vote as a
representative.
Facebook is an effective public method of
communication. It is a way to reach out to
people you wouldn’t otherwise be able to reach
just by virtue of the fact that it is public!
When one becomes defensive about statements made
on this public entity, does that mean that one
is trying to hide what one really thinks? Why
wouldn’t Laura admit to her Facebook entries? Is
she afraid that her potential constituents
wouldn’t approve? My recommendation to Heather
Scott’s opponent is to be proud of what she
stands for and share it with us. Say what you
mean and mean what you say!
People in North Idaho are tired of double speak.
Their incumbent representatives and senator have
repeatedly told their constituents that they are
against abortion, federal health care, or
federal education, and then go to Boise and vote
for those very things. If you are for these
things, tell us! Don’t hide behind platitudes
and feel good rhetoric. “We can do better!” you
tell us, but on your now scrubbed Facebook page,
you declare that the “American Dream is
unattainable." Pretty negative, how is that
doing better! Will the real Laura Bry please
stand up!
Sharon Oldfield
Sandpoint
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