"Tom" Unloads a Racist, Anti-Semitic, Homophobic Rant on Staff Directed toward the BCC (Warning: Unedited and Uncensored)

 

An angry, unhinged individual called staff last week in a rage.  That's putting it mildly.  I heard about some of the language he unleashed on administrative staff, and he even left some of this disgusting, racist garbage on Administrator Wes Moreno's secretary's voicemail.  Of course I requested the recording.

Wading through the tirade of expletives, racist, anti-semitic, and homophobic bombs in his recording a couple of times--it appears as if this individual is upset with the recent decsision by a county board to deny an alcoholic beverage license to the owners of an arcade in District 3, due to the close proximity of a day care center nearby.  The media covered this issue and the reasons for the eventual denial.

But how does our following our codes and ordinances devolve into "Tom" leaving such a hate-filled, demented, angry, and unhinged voicemail in addition to his berating staff calling them, and I quote, "F#$%ing Secretaries"---well your guess is as good as mine.  Our office has had a few of these over the years.  This individual actually left his name.  I'm not printing his last name, but his first name is "Tom."

Folks need to know that there are folks like "Tom" out there that we deal with as commissioners--via email, voicemail, and sometimes even in person.  Some folks out there are volitile.

You can listen to the recording, here, if you are so inclined.  (Warning: this is an actual full recording of a voicemail "Tom" left with the county.  It is unedited and uncensored and contains language and name calling that is disgusting and racist, homophobic, and anti-semitic)

"Election Integrity" Form Letters Coming in Droves.....

The Flavor of the emails is:  Angry....

My County Commissioner Email inbox is getting inundated with "form" emails from all across the state--desperately seeking help in conducting a "full forensic audit" of the 2020 election.  

Each one is slightly different--these senders have obviously been coached not to do a "copy and paste" job.  Some have extensive lists of news-site links, some have personalized greetings, others discuss differing opinions on the validity of the software used in the election, but they all have one common ask:  A demand for a full and complete, forensic audit of Florida's 2020 election.

Here is the flavor of what these emails look like:

"Good morning,

 As a Florida voter, I am writing to express the many concerns I have about our past elections. 

 In particular, the Dominion (ES&S) voting machine software that was used throughout the state have been found to be easily hackable even when not online. Then, they transmit results via internet connection, leaving them wide open for hackers to have a field day. No election that uses computers to count votes is secure. Furthermore, because the machines are proprietary, they cannot be reviewed by We the People. We want transparency. How are we supposed to use blind faith and trust our most sacred constitutional right is secure?  We want proof our elections were safe.

 Additionally, the voter rolls are a mess and have been for a long time. Statistical analysis of voter rolls and registration, population increases, and historical voting trends revealed too many irregularities in counties across Florida, including Escambia, during the 2020 election. Florida canvassers have collected affidavits and found that a large number of deceased voted, phantom (no real person) voted, and people who did not reside at registered address voted. Recounts and partial audits do not catch all these errors. 

 Our elections should be held to the highest standard. We the People are expressing our desire for an independent and full forensic audit of all the paper ballots and machines to allow an opportunity to identify irregularities, provide explanation, and workout issues before the next election. I hope that we can count of your office to support the people’s will.  

Respectfully,

XXXXXXXXXXX

Florida Voter"