Unfortunately, in your last address you refused to answer the simple question of my most recent post on the topic. I have never questioned that the remarks of Dr. Cooksey and Governor Foster were inappropriate, but my point was that the words and tone that you chose to criticise them was likewise inappropriate. I think it's obvious that your refusal to answer my question makes a two things very clear.
1. When I made my first criticism, you responded that you hadn't engaged in name calling. I showed you your own posts that made it clear that you had. If you hadn't believed that you weren't name calling, I don't think you would have denied it, but your denial makes me wonder whether insulting people is something you do without giving it much thought. When this behavior was pointed out to you, your first response was to deny it instead of looking more closely to see whether it could be true. I think if you had looked at your original comments, you would have seen that they constituted name calling. Finally, even when confronted with proof, you refused to admit what you did.
2. Your steadfast refusal to answer my question likely means that your answer to the question of my previous post would have been "yes." If the situations had been reversed; your candidate had said something unbecoming; and one of us had called her a "loser," "cry baby," or "unsuitable for public office," you would not have given enthusiastic support to the Republican candidate in the runoff.
I'll make this point one more time. I doubt that you will read it and know that you won't answer, but it's a point worth making. Your candidate's winning a primary does not entitle you to anyone's vote. Your candidate must still earn every vote, and that requirement extends even to those who supported another candidate from your party in the primary. Losing is hard, and people say hard things when they lose. It isn't right, but it's life. When you can't resist the urge to cast insults in return, you only hurt your candidate's chances of winning the votes of the loser's supporters. I've cast those insults too, so I'm speaking to myself as well as others. However, I hope that we will all think twice and try to avoid doing things that only make us lose more elections.
WFTR
Bill