I never paid much attention to endorsements in the political arena. I do my own research and form my own opinions and I don't really want to spend a lot of time learning about what goes on behind closed doors in the organization providing any endorsement.
But, after Fred Hawkins was indicated on felony charges in July, I became curious how the organizations which declared a choice prior to the arrest date, would feel about their endorsement decision at this stage.
I slowly went down the list, locating contacts and email addresses and sent out a few inquiries, including to Florida Family Action (FFA).
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I was a little taken back by their response the end of which sounded remarkably like it was written by the spokespeople who handled the news media regarding his arrest and subsequent suspension from his Osceola County Commission seat. What was really interesting is they addressed me as "Ms. Setters" which is the pseudonym I use to write nature blogs to share via facebook. That name doesn't appear on my email and is not the name I signed. Now why heck would they address me as Ms. Setters????
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It looks like this organization has fallen for Fantasy Fred's "witch hunt" scenario and assumed I was a Democrat, which I am not. My main mission is to try and enlighten enough people so that Fred Hawkins is never elected to ANYTHING because Republican or not, he is BAD FOR FLORIDA. He is hardly a conservative and caters to the wishes of his special interest donors which include the developers and waste industries that are trying to pave over most of Florida and poison the rest of it with their coal ash and biosolids.
So, I felt compelled to reply and added comments on why I really was surprised at Florida Family Action's endorsement in the first place given their motto includes "Fighting for ...Marriage...", which in the past Fred hasn't been known to do.
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"PAC"man's follow-up response was slightly contrite but this puppet
organization is holding strong. At least the Orlando Sentinel had the
guts to pull their endorsement of Hawkins.
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Do you homework people. Don't think that a bunch of fancy endorsements stand for anything other than future favors owed. Another reason I say #HellNoHawkins2020.
