Dennis Benzan, Cambridge City Councilor
According to this love letter from a Cambridge politician, attorney, politician and union leader, Warren Tolman may be a saint. Cambridge City Councilor Benzan reveals that Tolman, "cares dearly about the community he served." Benzan adds, "Warren is the only candidate who won’t wait to take on the NRA and will use the powers of the Attorney General’s Office to mandate smart gun technology on all new guns sold in Massachusetts."
John Lott's book, More Guns, Less Crime, establishes the fact that a legally armed population reduces violent crime. Tolman wants to reduce availability of guns to citizens. How is that "caring dearly" for the community? In one of Tolman's TV ads he stands in front of a Planned Parenthood clinic and says "This is where two abortion providers were killed." And his role in the killings was what?
Mr. Tolman has a long term presence in Massachusetts politics. He even met me at Cambridge's cable access TV station. He appeals to the majority coalition of interest groups in Massachusetts. Like other politicians he is described as "caring dearly" for the community. Are there any candidates who don't? He probably supports education too. Gasp!
In the second article below, long term Nuclear War and Peace Commissioner for the City of Cambridge writes that the city council should not speak out on public matters. She suggests they keep their opinions to city council meetings. Why does this principle not apply to endorsements of candidates by city councilors as in the first article? No one questions her wildly successful performance as Nuclear War Commissioner. No one dropped a nuclear weapon on Cambridge during her 25 year tenure.
[From article]
I know Warren is a great father to his three children, a great husband to his wife Carolyn, and a progressive advocate who cares dearly about the community he served.
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Warren is the only candidate who won’t wait to take on the NRA and will use the powers of the Attorney General’s Office to mandate smart gun technology on all new guns sold in Massachusetts.
http://cambridge.wickedlocal.com/article/20140904/NEWS/140908948
LETTER: Warren Tolman cares dearly about the community
Dennis Benzan, Cambridge vice mayor
Posted Sep. 4, 2014 @ 10:32 am
CAMBRIDGE Chronicle
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[From article]
The council chambers and the hearings are intended to be excellent places to debate and discuss. To use a bullying pulpit to discredit and try to get it to disappear, draped in language of collaboration, is troubling at best.
http://cambridge.wickedlocal.com/article/20140905/NEWS/140908394
LETTER: Welcome the Democratic process
Posted Sep. 5, 2014 @ 11:06 am
Catherine Hoffman, Pleasant Street
CAMBRIDGE Chronicle
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