{"id":105720,"date":"2016-09-06T07:58:45","date_gmt":"2016-09-06T15:58:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=105720"},"modified":"2016-09-06T08:00:48","modified_gmt":"2016-09-06T16:00:48","slug":"semi-literate-black-mayor-of-bankrupt-city-denounces-critics-as-racists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=105720","title":{"rendered":"Semi-Literate Black Mayor Of Bankrupt American City Denounces Critics As Racists"},"content":{"rendered":"

Daily Caller<\/a>: The Democratic mayor of Petersburg, Va., has denounced all critics of his leadership as racist Republicans in a bizarre email replete with many grammatical errors.<\/p>\n

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Petersburg, a city of just 32,000 people, is battling severe budgetary issues. It has an expected budget deficit of $12 million and over $19 million in unpaid bills. The city is even in danger of losing its garbage pick-up service because of missed payments to the Central Virginia Waste Management Authority.<\/p>\n

But Mayor W. Howard Myers says the many people critical of his administration are simply racists out to take him. And he makes his claim in a leaked email that are suggests he is barely literate in the English language.
\nThe grammar of the letter is so atrocious that at times it\u2019s difficult to deduce what Myers actually wants to say. Some of the most baffling lines include:<\/p>\n

\u201cOur economic and financial development is in crisis and until this Council set aside the foolishness of one and Facebook cronies, we will not be able to move forward.\u201d
\n\u201cNo one Council member does it alone as always regurgitated
\nI will as the representative of Ward 5 and as Mayor duly to my right hand, serve the Public without blemish and from scare tactics from a few racists and Republicansupporters.\u201d
\n\u201cVote your conscious not your election. \u201c
\n\u201cPlease be advised and understanding of the significant pressures we as Council Members are being adhered too, as well as being bullied and forced to make unlike leadership decisions.\u201d
\nAt the end of the letter, Myers declares in all caps \u201cI AM PETERSBURG.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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