For the record, I spoke with several of the candidates listed as "No Shows" on another blog and none of them received an official invitation. Mike Calpino, Mike Brewington and Chris Lewis never received an official invitation, phone call or email to come to the forum.
It is stated that Bob Caldwell was not invited, learned of the forum and got in contact to inform them he could not make it. In 2009 Bob had a car accident on the way to the NAACP forum when he ran for Mayor. He made it but he was a little late.
I do recall that when I ran for City Council in 2009 I received an official invitation from the NAACP for the forum. I enjoyed the forum very much and it was a very good experience.
This again shows a side of politics where creating an impression of something that is not there serves no good purpose. Neither of the candidates listed were contacted before that post was made to see if they received an invitation or had been contacted about the forum. Insinuating that certain candidates are racist or do not care about the African-American community is extremely irresponsible.
As someone who supports these candidates, I refuse to sit by and allow insinuations and lies to be spread without a response in their defense. Especially on an issue that is this sensitive and inflammatory, this deserves a response.
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