Former Republican mayoral contender
Mary Alford caught the attention of Democrats with a recent letter to theeditor assailing Democratic mayoral hopeful Chris Wilson.
Amy Breakstone, a local doctor, said
that Alford’s letter castigating Wilson’s stand on the sale of Memorial
Boulevard School was “pretty persuasive.”
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| Mayor Art Ward, left, with Mary Alford |
She said that Wilson ought to rebut
Alford’s charges by responding to them.
But Wilson said he can’t counter
everything that opponents throw at him “or I’ll be going crazy.”
Breakstone said that if she didn’t
know better, “I would have been very persuaded by” Alford’s letter. She told Wilson
that “discussing issues is not without merit.”
Wilson said, though, that Alford’s
charges are “without merit” and he thinks most readers understand that letters
from political operatives are inherently biased.
Former state Sen. Tom Colapietro, a
Bristol Democrat, said Alford “does well” in zinging political foes, but she
shouldn’t get credit for penning the epistles.
“When she writes a letter, it’s
because somebody wrote it for her,” Colapietro said.
He said that he agreed with Wilson,
however, that answering the letters is a waste of time. He said people who
support Wilson should write their own letters touting him instead of making the
effort to go head-to-head with Alford.
Update: Alford said nobody puts words in her mouth.
Update: Alford said nobody puts words in her mouth.
