I referred to this Leadership Alumni Newsletter in Challengers' Late Notice Leads to Imbalanced "Forum" (link to the Commercial Appeal article on this subject)
In his coverage of the Aldermen Candidate Forum held on
September 20, Daniel Connolly of the Commercial Appeal reported the explanation given by
Leadership Germantown Alumni (the sponsors) for the late
September 9 notice received by the challengers—namely, that
the emcees were not finalized until eleven days prior to the
event. What LGA neglected to tell Mr. Connolly was that its
very own newsletter displayed the September 20 Forum date
prominently, and that on August 11 this newsletter was emailed
to LGA’s membership, which includes the three incumbents in
the race (Janda, Owens, and Klevan). Neither of the
challengers (Massey and Nischwitz) are Leadership Germantown
Alumni, and therefore they did not receive the newsletter.
Their notice of the event came a full four weeks after that
received by the incumbents.
When Mr. Nischwitz could not
attend due to a previously scheduled out-of-town business
meeting, LGA claimed the event could not be rescheduled.
Appropriately, Mr.Massey refused to attend a “sham” Forum
that, thanks to the last minute notice, did not enjoy the
benefit of a candidate’s participation. That LGA nonetheless
proceeded with this showcase of its own favored alumni under
these circumstances is nothing short of a disgrace. If the
tables had been turned, you can rest assured that the event
would have been rescheduled.
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