Commissioner Pete Allen

Today I received an e-mail from Mayor Stanley. I returned his e-mail commenting on his interesting statement among other things. As I stated I would do on our Blog and Our Voyage page, I sent both his email and mine to the Beaufort and County Commissioners, the press, and other parties in order to keep everyone on the same page. They were also published on our E-mail page.
This afternoon I received an e-mail from County Commissioner Pete Allen. He stated in his e-mail: " I do not know you Sir and have no earthly interest in your opinions or agenda." He also accused me of harassing him on his personal e-mail.
First I will address the e-mail address issue. The address was on the Carteret County Commissioners web site. If he didn't want anyone to contact him at that address, why did he allow it to be published in such an obvious manner? It was not my intention to contact him at his personal e-mail address. The e-mails had nothing to do with personal issues. They were about issues connected with the Beaufort Sewer System and their impact on the entire County, along with what the County might do to help. However he did call the communications between Mayor Stanley and myself "crap".
Now lets look at the rest of his statement. He said he does not know me and has no earthly interest in my concerns,or agenda. Does this mean we have to be buddies for my opinion to matter? This sounds kind of like "good ole boy" politics to me. Is it because we haven't met or is it because I am from the poor end of the County? It could be because he does not care about anyone's opinion, or it could be one of many other reasons. Only he can answer that one.
How does someone get elected with an attitude like that? I wonder if he displayed the same attitude when he was running for office. I wonder if he will display the same attitude next election.
I must admit though, he didn't jerk me around on this. He let me know he is what some might call a horse's arse. He also made it very clear he doesn't care about people thinking he is a jerk, the opinions of someone he hasn't met or the environment.
Mayor Stanley took the time to contact me today. I have issues with his perception of the situation, but at least he took the time to contact me with respect for my concerns. Commissioner Allen said that was crap. He disrespected Mayor Stanley, me and everyone else that thought he cared.
All of the e-mails mentioned above can be found on the E-mail pages on our web site. www.thepollutedloon.com
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