Have you ever seen anything like it?
How embarrassing. How sad.
The election for Town Council in Precinct 3 has brought local campaigning to an all time low. Candidate Eric Schwaab started this campaign with a campaign theme that "we can do better". He is right. We do deserve better.
But Eric Schwaab should be shamed of the campaign that he has conducted. It is the very worst of what politics has to offer. Built on fear, person attacks, innuendo, smear and lies.
Council candidate Eric Schwaab has brought local politics to such a low level I wouldn't be surprised if no one showed up to vote.
So far we have seen:
1. A candidates debate with a debate official now admitting he met with Schwaab the night before the debate to discuss issues.
2. Complaints of harassment to Barnstable Police that candidate Schwaab had repeatedly verbally harassed a supporter of his opponent by repeated phone calls to his business.
3. Candidate Schwaab publicly admitting that he went onto private property and illegally removing and stealing a campaign sign of his opponent.
4. Candidate Shwaab starting a cancer scare for no reason but to win votes.
5. Candidate Schwaab alienating almost every sitting Town Councilor by allowing scandalous posts and vicious personal attacks about them on his website. And he expects to work with them after the election?
Barnstable does deserve better. The Cape Cod Times, the Barnstable Patriot, The Register and every radio outlet should endorse Schwaab's opponent by stating that Barnstable is, "a No Place For Hate" community. The hate spewed by candidate Schwaab has never been seen before on this side of the bridge. It might be commonplace in Boston, but is that what we have come to?
Schwaab should take his hateful ways back to his residence in Brighton.
We can do better. Better than Eric Schwaab.
What do you think?
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7 comments:
well said, BB.
excellent post
Great story about Schwaab's campaign over on the Barnstable Beat blog
the story is entitled "Election Laws exist for a reason..."
here's a link:
barnstablebeat.blogspot.com
Pelletier should resign from the Civic Association. It was just plain wrong for him to meet with Schwaab the night before the debate. It hurts the Civic Association's credibility. It also reflects poorly on the Barnstable Patriot, who sponsored the debates. The old boy network is alive and well.
Al
BB, The word is out on Schwaab. I understand Deb Krau, Demetrius Atsalsis, Janet Joakim, and others are working overtime to make sure Schwaab is defeated.
I have found the BArnstable Patriot editor to almost "protect" TT and Schwaab, letting them post anything while removing posts against the two. I wonder what's going on there????....
The Patriot has done everything it can to undermine this election.
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