Press Complains About Jorgenson Leak

“There is a strong perception that Coeur d’Alene’s municipal leaders are intolerant of criticism. The perception is backed up by concrete examples of council members past and present speaking harshly to constituents, reacting angrily to written criticism through written criticism of their own, and by playing political games aimed at punishing those considered threatening to the leadership structure. On that last point we cite the very recent example of a letter to state Sen. Mike Jorgenson pointing out a possible campaign expenditure violation. The letter was leaked to a third party who unwaveringly supports the city’s leadership, and that person published the letter online before Sen. Jorgenson had even received it”/ Coeur d’Alene Press editorial . More here .

DFO: I interrupt my vacation to respond to this Coeur d’Alene Press nonsense. The Press, of course, is complaining about the scoop here at Huckleberries Online re: the letter written to City Clerk Susan Weathers re: possible campaign finance violations on behalf of Sen. Mike Jorgenson — a story that, I believe, the Press never reported. Then, the Press accuses city leadership of leaking a letter that wouldn’t have seen the light of day until after the election had the last-minute violation (which Jorgenson admitted was a boo-boo) not been reported here. Which is simply guesswork. Basically, this is Press beating on the incumbents again for allegedly not treating the usual suspects with kid gloves when they appear before the council with their litany of gripes. Looks like the Press has revealed its hand that it is going to continue to target Mayor Bloem’s progressive administration on behalf of the community’s naysayers.