It happened again.
Every time there is any kind of legal or recognized holiday, Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos “Cry Wolf” Gimenez and most of the commissioners send out mass produced greetings and well wishes to the employees who have email.
And it’s getting on their nerves.
“One thing would be if it were authentic. But it’s like a campaign mailer to our in box from our boss,” said one longtime County Haller.
And it’s pretty constant — Labor Day, Memorial Day, New Year’s Day. Heck, I’m a little surprised that there wasn’t one sent out wishing workers a Happy Halloween.
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The email sent Monday to commemorate Veteran’s Day was inoffensive enough.
“We remember those who were called upon to give all a person can give, and we remember those who were prepared to make that sacrifice if it were demanded of them in the line of duty, though it never was. Most of all, we remember the devotion and gallantry with which all of them ennobled their nation as they became
champions of a noble cause.”
On this Veterans Day, let these words from President Ronald Reagan remind us that as a nation we must always honor the sacrifice of the men and women of our armed forces who protect our liberties and freedom. To all Miami-Dade County residents who are veterans, and to those who paid the ultimate price for freedom, I extend my heartfelt gratitude for your service to our nation. May God continue to bless you, your families, and the United States of America.
Sounds like something his publicist, Miami-Dade Communications chief Mike Hernandez, probably wrote. No, wait, Mike’s would have been better.
But, obviously, it is not the vanilla content that people object to. It is the sheer arrogance it takes for the mayor to believe that an email he never sees before it goes out will make any difference in employees’ lives or their view of him.
Ladra has griped about this before. It seems ludicrous and must be a waste of time and taxpayer dimes for the administration to send feel-good messages — which, by the way, have the opposite effect of irking most people — via the county’s email system to about 25,000 employees who also probably vote.
And, hey, here comes Thanksgiving.
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