Townspeople of Oxford,
On Sunday, while most of us were celebrating Father’s Day, a couple of our fellow citizens who are opposing my campaign for Town Commission engaged in a coordinated smear campaign to spread, via email, scurrilous and false stories about me concerning my time at the Washington Redskins 15+ years ago. These emails were circulated without copying me or making any attempt to give me a chance to respond. It is all pretty superficial stuff, done at the last minute, with the obvious intent.
At this point, there is little I can do to respond in any meaningful way, given the vagueness of what they are asserting and the ambiguity about who they have sent it to.
I guess I just want you all to know this stuff is out there and my willingness to address any questions anyone has about any of it.
The bottom line is that the innuendo in these emails is entirely false.
I think there is no doubt that these individuals and their allies have intentionally waited to circulate these claims 48 hours before the election, in an obvious attempt to prevent any meaningful response.
One wonders why in this town holding on to a Commission seat would be so important to them to engage in such dishonest tactics. For that I have no answer.
I hope Tom Costigan has no involvement in any of this.
Certainly it appears that Tom’s supporters have nothing affirmative to say in support of their candidate and instead have decided to attempt to smear me.
It is ironic that after all the attacks on others for unfairly attacking the Town in the last year or two, these people would use the very tactics for which they have pilloried others.
Up to this moment the campaign has been based on the issues. I guess someone is worried that Tom Costigan can’t win on the merits.
This is a sad day for anyone who thought we were past the ugliness of the past several years. Please reach out to me if you have any questions about any of these dishonest claims.
