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Health & Fitness

The Rest of the Tommy Alexander Story

Rumor has it that there’s a back story to the story that Tommy Alexander abused a dog.

Apparently, shortly after the last mayoral election, the new (and current) Mayor went on a rampage of harrassment against supporters of the former Mayor, Don Cresitello.  The Mayor illegimately eliminated carefully selected jobs in his office -- carefully selected, that is, to get rid of some staffers who liked Mayor Cresitello.  He also sent his minions off on "surprise home inspections" of Cresitello supporters.  The Mayor demanded Mr. Alexander take part in those surprise inspections (which was not in any way part of his job), and Mr. Alexander refused the order -- seeing it as clear harrassment. 

When Mr. Alexander refused to do the Mayor's dirty work, the Mayor used the dog as an excuse to get rid of Mr. Alexander.

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And now, with the successful appeal, we can all see what an empty case existed against Mr. Alexander.

How many people in the local administration chose to contribute to the Mayor's dirty work and testify against Mr. Alexander?  How many people involved in the "Dougherty Team" used "the dog issue" against Mr. Alexander in the recent Democratic primary?

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And now that it’s all over, what compensation will Mr. Alexander get for the abuse he suffered?  Will he even get an official apology from anyone who was part of this shameful exercise?  Not likely -- as there are those in power who apparently have no shame.

And shame on the rest of us for not remembering things like this come voting time in November.

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