{"id":1125,"date":"2016-03-25T09:07:24","date_gmt":"2016-03-25T14:07:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/truthinaddison.com\/?page_id=1125"},"modified":"2016-03-25T09:07:24","modified_gmt":"2016-03-25T14:07:24","slug":"the-unsolicited-letter-part-3-the-final-chapter-i-still-smell-a-rat","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/truthinaddison.com\/?page_id=1125","title":{"rendered":"The \u201cUnsolicited\u201d Letter, Part 3 The Final Chapter: I STILL Smell A Rat"},"content":{"rendered":"

The \u201cUnsolicited\u201d Letter, Part 3
\n<\/strong>The Final Chapter: I STILL Smell A Rat
\n<\/strong>By Susan M. Halpern
\n<\/strong>Former Addison Councilmember (1992-1999)<\/strong><\/h3>\n

So the author of the letter has now confirmed that he indeed is a local yokel, not an East Coast big wig. And, he\u2019s got lots of connections to Addison, and is indeed \u201clinked\u201d to one of the incumbents who is now a candidate.\u00a0 Good to hear that my investigation was spot on.\u00a0 And, I still smell a rat.<\/p>\n

First and foremost, there is no question that this letter was presented to lead the reader to believe that Mr. Local was Mr. East Coast. It was a clear effort to make the reader think that these positions were being taken by a complete stranger, and therefore they should be given some enhanced weight.\u00a0 It was deceptive.\u00a0 Period.\u00a0 Had I not investigated it and exposed it, the misimpression would have remained.\u00a0 So, to the distributors of the letter who conveniently omitted all reference to the author\u2019s local connections, including his connections with Addison, I say: You did it, you got caught, why not own it and apologize?<\/p>\n

Second, I too have experience in politics. I served on Addison\u2019s council for seven years. I\u2019ve also been a commercial trial lawyer for 33 years.\u00a0 And my experience tells me that complete strangers don\u2019t just jump into the type of inflammatory rhetoric that has unfortunately been championed by our own mayor.\u00a0 And no one with the impressive credentials of the author would endorse three candidates he claims he\u2019d never met.\u00a0 People just don\u2019t do things like that.<\/p>\n

My nose continues to tell me that a rat is in the midst<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The truth is that anyone with any political sophistication at all was immediately suspicious of the entire Kanter debacle. Lewis McLain spotted it right away. His blog on the subject can be read here: http:\/\/citybaseblog.net\/2016\/03\/14\/i-smell-fraud-in-addison-in-the-fraud-audit\/<\/u><\/a>. \u00a0And, in case anyone is wondering, Lewis\u2019s resume can be found here: http:\/\/citybaseblog.net\/about\/<\/u><\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0 Talk about someone with municipal credentials\u2026<\/p>\n

Lewis McLain smelled a rat without even knowing that Kanter\u2019s inflammatory presentation was nothing more than a recycled version of his two-year-old July 11, 2014 letter to council. When you figure that part out, you realize immediately that he was brought back not to help Addison, but to provide the springboard for the campaign Meier is running for people who he apparently believes can\u2019t run their own campaigns.<\/p>\n

And by the way, with all his vast experience in running campaigns, the author knows full well that calling for votes for candidates is \u201cpolitical advertising\u201d and needs to be identified and labeled as such. I\u2019m confident that those distributing the letter knew that as well.\u00a0 But then, identifying the letter as such would have dampened the \u201cMr. East Coast\u201d effect, right?<\/p>\n

So, this is my Final Chapter on \u201cLettergate.\u201d My bottom line: I STILL smell a rat<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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