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"Shea-Porter opponents lack fairness, consistency"
seacoastonline.com - November 10, 2009
October 28, 2009 — To the Editor:
This letter is in response to one written by Mike Thiel, which appeared in the October 22, 2009, edition of the Portsmouth Herald.
Mr. Thiel is disturbed because he doesn't like a mailer that was sent to him by Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter.
Apparently, Shea-Porter's opponents, like Mr. Thiel, are willing to use any excuse to attack her. A few weeks ago, they complained that Shea-Porter does not communicate enough with them, even though she has held 22 town halls and two tele-town halls in the last two years. Now, Mr. Thiel is upset because she contacted him with a mailer. Please make up your mind, Mr. Thiel.
These critics don't seem to be consistent or make any sense. They don't have to. Their goal is to defeat Shea-Porter by hook or by crook. Any criticism will do.
By contrast, Frank Guinta, the Republican candidate for Congress, is immune to their critical comments, no matter what he does. One of Guinta's campaign promises when he ran for mayor of Manchester was to improve its schools. Now that Guinta is mayor, it doesn't seem to be happening. Bedford has voluntarily left the Manchester School District and Hooksett is considering doing the same. The Hooksett School Board sent Guinta a letter claiming that "Manchester used $10.6 million paid by the town of Bedford to offset the city's tax rate when the money was supposed to be used by schools."
Perhaps Mr. Thiel's next letter will focus on Mayor Guinta's failure to keep his campaign promise.
Martha McEntee
Exeter, NH
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