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Ignoring friends' advice got Filner into trouble
Most women, if they have lived more than a few years on this planet, have had to deal with mashers, including in the workplace. I find it fortunate that we as a society have recognized that it isn’t right to be sexually imposed upon, and that we have forced our legal system to punish those who do so. I find it unfortunate that women still don’t get that it is their duty to come forward if something happens to them that they are morally bound to report. Morally bound to report because every time they don’t, that not only empowers the transgressor but exposes other women to the same conduct or worse. Supporting these women by enabling them, hiding their names, their accounts withheld from rigorous scrutiny, in fact drags women back to the bad old days of being treated as delicate flowers whose virginal reputations must be protected. If Donna Frye really wanted to help, she would have demanded that they come forward, after all according to her there are legions of women with the same stories, no reason to fear being the only victim pressing charges. This really appalling and disgusting game of toppling by innuendo has to stop. Either file charges and let’s see who wins in court, or stop with the screeching pressers. There’s work that needs to be done in this city, our elected representatives have to put away their torches and pitchforks and go back to their real jobs.— July 17, 2013 1:58 a.m.
Ignoring friends' advice got Filner into trouble
I personally look at the bigger picture. You want obscenity and horror, try how this city has been overtaken by money interests, special interests, wheelers and dealers on every level of the City Council and government, our own city council trying to sell off Balboa Park to developers, and Lilygate, just to name two issues associated with the boy glorious who would be interim Mayor (think on that one), then look at how our Mayor has in six months cleared off so many of the longstanding issues this City has been mired in (that’s “mired,” Toad Gloria), and then look at the bright prospects of this city in the coming years as problem after problem is resolved, and then look at how all of the citizens of San Diego are benefitting, and will benefit, from Mayor Filner’s leadership. It would be one thing if Bob hadn’t apologized, said he needed help and pledged to work on his issues, but even then I don’t see the pressing need for his resignation. The fact is, based on innuendos and unwritten and unproven allegations, it doesn’t make sense for him to resign. Unless you really do want to live in a city governed by lynch mob mentality.— July 17, 2013 1:51 a.m.
Ignoring friends' advice got Filner into trouble
This is exactly right. This little self-appointed guardians of our moral universe are the witting puppets of the people in this town who want things to return to the status quo. And you notice each of the people in this cabal have their own motivations. It's pathetic they have lost sight of the bigger picture.— July 17, 2013 1:43 a.m.
Ignoring friends' advice got Filner into trouble
So far, if the allegations can be proven, nothing worse than what the Guvernator did, and no one has yet come forward to allege Bob was schtupping the nanny, so he's got some catching up to do, lol.— July 17, 2013 1:36 a.m.
Mayor Filner: PLEASE don't resign
The so called leaders who are supporting the call for the mayor to resign are puppets with unclean hands and hidden agendas. Frye is obviously still bitter, and even more so, since clearly Filner is doing a better job than she ever could have. Atkins isn't even on the City Council anymore. Gonzalez and Gonzalez have financial incentives. Goldsmith has been clashing with Filner ever since he got into office. Saldana I wouldn't trust as far as I could throw her. Alvarez has been a disappointment ever since he supported Jacobs Folly. And speaking of Jacobs Folly, Jacobs and Gloria must be doing a happy dance at the thought that Gloria might get to play Mayor for a few months during which time no doubt the monster Filner had killed will surely be resurrected. I dread to think of all the terrific damage that would be done in this city if Filner resigns. Don't do it, Bob, please. You've also got powerful allies on your side, and the citizens of San Diego support you too. If anyone cares to start a page on Facebook, pls let me know, I'll do all I can to support it.— July 12, 2013 11:58 p.m.