Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2010 22:36:55 -0400
From: “Lawrence F. London, Jr.”
Subject: I don’t live in Chatham but am only a few miles from the county line.
On 8/23/2010 9:56 PM, Chatham Chatlist wrote:
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> Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2010 19:08:23 -0400
> From: Roger Spencer
> Subject: Ban The Bunky
>
> I see Bunky has been using his wealth to pay for huge advertisements in
> the local papers. Do we really need to endure him on the Chatlist too?
> If he or his ghost writers had something valid to contribute for The
> Common Good, sure. But to keep hammering away with a single issue used
> as a tool for political revenge is wearisome…..Life is tough
> enough…..let’s limit the negativity here if we can…….ChainBreaker
Just made an interesting discovery with Thunderbird email client. When
reading the Chatlist (when will there be one for Orange County where it
is much needed?) I highlighted the above article (ready to cut and
paste) then hit the reply button and voila’, the text and header of
Roger’s timely message appeared in my reply exactly as seen above. Neat.
Yes, Roger, the object is to beat us down with mind-numbing propaganda,
exhorting us to “get with the program”, polarize and divide and conquer
or bore us to tears. Some loyal Chathamite Republicans, having earned
the right to call themselves “conservatives”, years ago conswerved and
conspired to get The Bunky elected to the CC BoCC so he could open the
floodgates to exploitation of Chatham’s great reserves of open land for
the benefit of the real estate and development industries and thus
“reduce the tax burden on Chatham citizens”. Some, just ahead of the
election, switched political party affiliation to Democrat so they could
assist The Bunkey achieve his political aspirations, afterward switching
back to the GOP. Well, you know the rest. How many thousands of Chatham
acres were clearcut in preparation for the building boom that never came?
I don’t live in Chatham but am only a few miles from the county line.
My great great Grandfather, great Grandfather, Grandfather and Father
were all from Chatham. With the control my Grandfather had over what
development would be allowed in Pittsboro and some of Chatham, Bunkey
would not have gotten to first base under his watchful eye. All that
squandered land would still be growing crops, trees, weeds and wildlife,
just as it had for hundreds of years before.