You kiss your mom with that mouth?
That’s the very first thing I assumed once I realized of the feedback suspended District 3 Commissioner Stephanie Lindsey was making about The Covington Information in her social media feed final week.
On her “Lindsey for District 3” Fb web page, which she posts commonly on since her suspension from workplace roughly three weeks in the past, Lindsey accused The Information of withholding info from the general public concerning her ongoing federal case and subsequent suspension from county workplace by Gov. Brian Kemp.
Then within the subsequent breath, she makes positive the general public is aware of it doesn’t matter if the newspaper needs to inform her aspect of the story or not, she’s not speaking to the paper, and boy she actually, actually means it, too.
“The fixed query when people overview the knowledge and different paperwork disseminating by means of the neighborhood is why hasn’t the newspaper reported this and different info to the general public,” Lindsey stated her put up. “My reply is at all times that The Covington Information won’t ever print truths that don’t match the narrative they need to current.
“This is the reason when the Covington Information ask [sic] me for a remark, my staple response is “Go f— your self!”
So, yeah. A few issues right here.
What a weird, utterly inappropriate approach for an elected official, even one that’s beneath federal indictment and suspended from workplace, to behave. Maybe Lindsey, who was unopposed within the basic election after profitable the Democratic main in a runoff, is taking her cues from nationwide Democrats in Congress, who additionally assume it is vitally cute and intelligent to drop the F-bomb every time they disagree with one thing President Trump or Elon Musk have finished or are doing.
In her put up, Lindsey defended her use of specific language, indicating her “no cussing in public mode” was off whereas she is suspended from workplace.
Hmmmm. Does that appear like a good suggestion to anybody?
Primarily based on the numerous, many feedback on our Fb web page about this story, I’m going to say the overwhelming majority of the great folks of Newton County don’t assume so. The truth is, most of them appear to have a mix of embarrassment of/for Lindsey and on the similar time honest concern about her habits.
I’m going to offer everybody even one thing extra regarding to fret/take into consideration.
As outlandish as all this already sounds, what makes it much more outlandish is that — now, stick with me right here — is that none of what Lindsey claims is true or correct.
In any approach.
The newspaper has by no means withheld info from the general public that might clear her identify. Why would we? That may make for a greater, extra full story. Which is the purpose of reaching out for remark within the first place.
Extra importantly, Lindsey has by no means responded to a request for remark from the paper by telling us to go f—- ourselves. She simply hasn’t responded, which is her perogative, and that’s mirrored in our reporting.
Why would an elected official, even one beneath federal indictment and suspended from workplace, admit/brag about any of this in social media even when it had been true? Extra importantly, why would an elected official, even one beneath federal indictment and suspended from workplace, simply make it up after which blast it on social media if it weren’t?
Once more, weird stuff.
With each twist and switch of this case, for the reason that federal indictment on cash laundering fees in June of final 12 months to the suspension from her elected workplace three weeks in the past, The Covington Information has persistently provided Lindsey and co-defendant suspended county Chairman Marcello Banes the chance to inform their sides of this story.
Lindsey has by no means availed herself of the chance, as a substitute forcing the paper to make use of feedback and knowledge from her social media or from reviews in different information shops. We will’t withhold info we don’t have, and she or he hasn’t supplied any.
And as for telling us to go f—- ourselves, I can’t discover a single occasion of that taking place. There’s no cellphone name, e mail, textual content message, voice message, Fb message. Nothing.
And you know the way I’m telling the reality? If that had ever occurred, you’ll have examine it. See Wednesday’s paper as Exhibit A.
Even when any of this had occurred, why would Lindsey assume it could be a good suggestion to share it with the general public like, effectively, this? And if it didn’t occur, and it didn’t, why would Lindsey say that it did, after which share it with the general public like, effectively, this?
I’d ask her, however she’s already let all of us know what her staple response could be if we wished a remark for the paper.
Patrick Graham is the Proprietor and Writer of The Covington Information and The Walton Tribune. His e mail tackle is [email protected].
