{"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":"<p><A HREF=\"http:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2016\/08\/19\/semi-literate-mayor-of-bankrupt-city-denounces-critics-as-racists\/\">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<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/577d2ac99132b.image_.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/577d2ac99132b.image_-300x236.jpg\" alt=\"577d2ac99132b.image\" width=\"300\" height=\"236\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-105722\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/577d2ac99132b.image_-300x236.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/577d2ac99132b.image_.jpg 760w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>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<p>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.<br \/>\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<p>\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<br \/>\n\u201cNo one Council member does it alone as always regurgitated<br \/>\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<br \/>\n\u201cVote your conscious not your election. \u201c<br \/>\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<br \/>\nAt the end of the letter, Myers declares in all caps \u201cI AM PETERSBURG.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Daily Caller: 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. Petersburg, a city of just 32,000 people, is battling severe budgetary issues. 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