Dear Editor,
A man who defends his wife is a quite a noble individual in my opinion. However, a man who tries to destroy a person's reputation while insinuating deplorable behavior and attacking a person's right to earn a living is anything but noble.
Again Beth and Ricky are at it; telling half truths hoping nobody will listen to the other half or draw their own conclusions.
Two weeks ago Ms. Mason published a press release regarding her opinion on the municipal garage, but then went on to tell the story of her family (again) and how much they love Hoboken.
I think it's safe to assume all of us love this city.
Ms. Mason names her children by name and discusses their lives here. I did not. Here is her quote: "My husband, Ricky, and I have lived in Hoboken longer than any other place in our lives. Our daughters Shipley and Virginia were born here and are being raised in Hoboken, which is very much our family’s hometown. "
Here's what I said in response to her press release on one blog: "Beth Mason is a liar, a bully and worst incompetent".
Claiming she knows sealed bid information is a violation of her sworn oath of office and she should be brought up on ethics charges.
She limos her kids to elite private schools in Manhattan, her husband's own endorsement letter for his wife stated 'we owned our home here but lived our lives in NYC.'
I never brought Mason's kids into it; she did. I never mentioned them by name; she did.
I criticized a public official who based on her public comments over the years did not use any school in Hoboken.
Mr. and Mrs Mason let's agree: leave children out of it; along with people's weight, height, disability, volunteer service and low paying substitute teaching positions.
- Tony Soares
Read more background on this story at the Hudson Reporter.....
Here is a letter from Jake Stuiver, a former Mason campaign manager and what he said in response to remarks by Beth Mason:
Hoboken Councilwoman Beth Mason's former campaign manager criticizes her in a letter
Ricky Mason responds against Jake:
Children should not be used in political attacks
And Real Results candidate Liz Markevitch responds as well:
Stuiver pulled punches in call for civil discourse
And even blogger Grafix Avenger chimed in to Liz on her own blog:
http://grafixavenger.blogspot.com/2010/06/back-at-ya-liz.html
And in the Hoboken Reporter Tony Soares' response printed here that he sent me via email:
Hoboken politics Soares responds to Councilwoman Mason and husband
My brief comment: What a cyber-pissing match if I ever saw one before. A least comments are up on these sites as a result. ◦
