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Hackett gets spanked

From: JP -- venfl.com
Date: 05/16/08
Time: 10:22 AM

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From: <Kim.Hackett@heraldtribune.com>
To: "Ed Martin" <EMARTIN@ci.venice.fl.us>
CC: <victor.hull@heraldtribune.com>
Date: Friday - May 16, 2008 7:45 AM
Subject: Re: Alleged Sunshine Law violations

Mr. Mayor,
Have you had phone conversations or back-and-forth e-mail communication
with any of the Council since taking office?
Sincerely,
Kim Hackett

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From: "John Patten" <jpatten@veniceflorida.com>
To: "Kim Hackett" <kim.hackett@heraldtribune.com>;
<victor.hull@heraldtribune.com>
Cc: <emartin@ci.venice.fl.us>
Sent: Friday, May 16, 2008 10:13 AM
Subject: Re: Alleged Sunshine Law violations

 And if I'm the mayor, I'm really going to answer this. You are doing
 everything you can to signal to this guy that you are out to hang him, you
 are damned certain he's broken some law, you're just not sure which law
 and how he broke it.

 This is not how to do investigative journalism. Well, it is if you're
 writing for a high-school paper.

 Before the mayor answers that, Kim, would you kindly answer the following
 question yes or no:

 Have you stopped having sex with the thirteen-year-old neighbor boy?

 Just yes or no? No explanation, no denial of history, just a quick yes or
 no, all I want is one word.

 That's an unfair question? Not judging by the Herald-Trib's criteria as
 exemplified in your question.

 By the way, while we're at it, why not ask each council member if there
 has ever been a criminal investigation of allegations into child sexual
 abuse that has taken place at their residence while in office. As a follow
 up, if the answer is yes, why was it hushed up and why was there no public
 disclosure? Go ahead, ask each council member. You will be surprised at
 how lucky you'll get.

 Now about that thirteen-year-old twink -- yes or no?

[NOTE: I have no information to indicate that Hackett has done anything of the kind and no inference should be drawn. The question posed to Hackett is a hypothetical variant of the old textbook logic trap "Have you stopped beating your wife, yes or no?" It's a question that if answered with either a yes or a no is an admission of guilt when, in fact, guilt has yet to be established.]