LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF THE TWIN TIERS…JUST RECENTLY AN HISTORICAL POLITICAL EVENT TOOK PLACE IN THE TWIN TIERS. IT WAS A FIRST. SOMETHING THAT--IN MY MEMORY-- HAD NEVER HAPPENED.
I’M TALKING ABOUT TWO OPPONENTS FOR PUBLIC OFFICE SIGNING A PLEDGE NOT TO ENGAGE IN NEGATIVE CAMPAIGNING. I’M TALKING ABOUT THE TWO CANDIDATES FOR MAYOR OF CORNING-- DEMOCRAT FRANK COCCHO AND REPUBLICAN RICH NEGRI.
EACH SIGNED A DOCUMENT PLEDGING AND I QUOTE: “NOT TO ENGAGE IN NEGATIVE CAMPAIGNING IN THIS YEAR’S RACE FOR MAYOR OF CORNING.” I WANT TO CONGRATULATE COCCHO AND NEGRI FOR HAVING THE COURAGE TO SIGN THE “DR. COLEMAN PLEDGE” RIGHT ON MY PUBLIC AFFAIRS TELEVISION SHOW.
YOU SEE…THE PUBLIC IS SICK AND TIRED OF LOW-LIFE, DIRTY, MUD SLINGING POLITICS AND ALL OF THE NEGATIVE ADVERTISING ASSOCIATED WITH POLITICS AS USUAL. IT’S TIME FOR ALL POLITICIANS AT ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT TO GET SERIOUS ABOUT SOLVING PROBLEMS. I HOPE THAT OTHER POLITICIANS FOLLOW THE LEAD OF COCCHO AND NEGRI AND PLEDGE NOT TO GO NEGATIVE.
WITH COMMENTARY…I’M DR. STEPHEN HURRICANE COLEMAN THE THIRD. THAT’S MY OPINION…WHAT’S YOURS?
