Hole in the Wall
Church and State
RECEIVED Fri., Dec. 5, 2014
Dear Editor,
I was disappointed to see that The Austin Chronicle allowed a false and misleading advertisement attacking mayoral candidate Steve Adler to be printed in your Nov. 28 edition. The advertisement lists an anonymous comment left in response to an online story by the Austin Bulldog, and then claims that the anonymous comment was “reported” by the Austin Bulldog.
The ad also attempts to mislead voters into believing that Steve Adler “worked against the Save Our Springs ordinance.” The ad, paid for by the the Shudde Fath PAC, also states, “Shudde Fath, age 98, loves Barton Springs.” I don’t doubt the truth of that statement, but I would hope that Ms. Fath would spend some time getting to know Steve better before allowing her political action committee to attack him. Steve also loves Barton Springs and would never work against the SOS Ordinance.
These types of false attacks appear to be defining the Martinez campaign more and more every day. I have faith that Austin voters won't fall for them, but I am disappointed that The Austin Chronicle is serving as a medium to deliver them.
I was disappointed to see that The Austin Chronicle allowed a false and misleading advertisement attacking mayoral candidate Steve Adler to be printed in your Nov. 28 edition. The advertisement lists an anonymous comment left in response to an online story by the Austin Bulldog, and then claims that the anonymous comment was “reported” by the Austin Bulldog.
The ad also attempts to mislead voters into believing that Steve Adler “worked against the Save Our Springs ordinance.” The ad, paid for by the the Shudde Fath PAC, also states, “Shudde Fath, age 98, loves Barton Springs.” I don’t doubt the truth of that statement, but I would hope that Ms. Fath would spend some time getting to know Steve better before allowing her political action committee to attack him. Steve also loves Barton Springs and would never work against the SOS Ordinance.
These types of false attacks appear to be defining the Martinez campaign more and more every day. I have faith that Austin voters won't fall for them, but I am disappointed that The Austin Chronicle is serving as a medium to deliver them.
Mario Bravo