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October 23, 2005
It's Right There In Black and White.
Blacks Say Littlefield Needs To Rectify Dismissals Of 2 Recreation Supervisors
Mayor Says He Hopes For "Happy" Resolution
A number of black leaders on Friday afternoon said they expect Mayor Ron Littlefield to intervene in the case in which two longtime black city parks and recreation supervisors were recently terminated.
Kevin Muhammad said, "A lot of blacks voted for Ron Littlefield. You are the first white man I ever voted for. We're depending on you to take care of us because we took care of you."
Mayor Littlefield said he will work toward "a happy resolution" on concerns about the dismissals of David Crutcher and Clarence Williams.
---excerpted from The Chattanoogan.
Folks, I don't know that you'll ever see a more candid view of exactly what happened behind the scenes of the last mayoral election than that naked statement of quid pro quo from Nation of Islam leader Kevin Muhammad.
When you consider that Ron sold the Chief-of-Staff job to Dan Johnson for his white, Republican votes, then sold a job to Missy Crutchfield for her dad's support and now this--election night is starting to make a lot more sense.
Of course, Littlefield is free to make these kinds of alliances. I mean, be real--it's what he's done his entire political life. And if you're the kind of person who thinks of yourself first by your racial makeup, you're free to be herded into that kind of groupthink.
Well, whatever Ron promised the Good Old Boys and Bros in those back rooms last Spring, he's clearly not delivering. But then, why should the black community be any different from the community at large?
Don't be surprised when all this ruckus compels Littlefield to force a soon-to-be-embarrassed Healy to un-fire them. And watch carefully how Ron keeps his nose clean. In fact, Ron'll paint himself as the hero. Remember, he's a uniter. The man, after all, specializes in Happy Endings (TM Don Roos).
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