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Seeking Supporters and Friends of Commissioner Kevin White to Stand and be Counted.

Posted Aug 30, 2009 by Al Mccray

Updated Sep 3, 2009 at 04:41 PM

In a recent article I called for Hillsborough Florida County Commissioner Kevin White to resign. I also asked that Governor Charlie Crist appoint Tampa business man Ken Anthony for his replacement. ( 8-27-09 in this same section / blog site ).

Mr. kevin White

I understand that there could be multiple sides to any story. I would like to be very fair to Mr. White, his supporters and friends. I will publish here the comments ( w/ picture) of anyone who comes forward in support of Mr. White or any one who feels that he should not resign from his commission seat. Mr. Kevin White, or his staff can hand pick their own people to comment.

Mr. Ken Anthony

I will do the following for Mr. Kevin White, his friends and supporters;

1. Publish comments up to 200 words from each supporter.
My original article was under 1100 words. Even if only 20 respond, that would be 4,000 words, 3x the coverage of my article,
2. Publish the picture and occupation of the person,
3. NOT edit the comments unless there are outright lies, libel or slander wordings or profanity,
4. Very the persons identification before the comments are published,
5. I will publish atleast 4 persons at a time ( for sake of sizing in the blog.),
6. I will publish as many as I can, but I must get the comments between now and September 15, 2009,
7. I will not make commentary about the comments sent in my supporters or friends.

Here are the ground rules;

1. I must get a phone call before each comment is sent, ( Al Mccray, 813 244 0664, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address))
2. I must verify each person’s identity,
3. All comments must come from that person’s individual email address,
4. I will send back a comfirmation to that email address of sender,
5. I must get a picture in .jpg format with only one person in the picture,

Even after making this annoucement of FaceBook two days straight, repeated calls to people I know for a fact that have direct contact with Mr. White, and live on Willie Lawson’s show on WGUL 860 AM radio station ( a very popular and widely listened radio host ), ......

..... I have not received any calls…. Period

So I am here ready to let everyone know that Commissioner Kevin White have supporters who believe he should not resign
Well thats about it.

How much fair-er can I be ? ? ?

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