It's no secret that Linda Fatata and Bobby Sullivan were quickly ushered out of City Hall by former Mayor King Roefaro last year and the question keeps popping up as to whether or not they will be returning to City Hall to their respective positions or other positions within city government...so I've decided to weigh in on the subject.
Personally, there are no people more qualified for the positions once held by Linda and Bobby...then Linda and Bobby. We all know that it's difficult to work in an environment where politics governs one's right to be employed. Out of experience, I know that the propaganda machine was in full force under the Roefaro regime, in an effort to discredit, malign and propagate rumors as to their incompetency, but that is par for the course when politicians find that they are challenged, number one, by those who have more knowledge and expertise, and two, go against the grain.
Roefaro, at the time of their dismissal never gave the public a legitimate reason as to why they were terminated. His excuse at the time was his need to cut back because of budgetary reasons...yeah, I believed that.
Roefaro and his cronies were experts at utilizing the media to get their message to the public...usually tainted and undoubtedly spun giving the appearance of righteousness and necessity, but I support the premise that if you fell out of grace with the powers to be, then you were doing the right thing, not going along with the status quo or the agenda of the Mayor or his wanna-be powerbrokers.
The people have spoken, Mayor Palmieri now sits at the helm and if he feels that both Linda and Bobby should return, then I say give them the benefit of the doubt...cast aside all the propaganda that was spewed by the previous administration....and open our minds to the fact that these once seasoned employees may be the best thing that could happen in moving this city forward....
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