SALUTING GOV. PETE WILSON
The controversial statue honoring former San Diego Mayor (and later U.S. Senator and California Governor) Pete Wilson was unveiled Saturday: http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20070826-9999-1m26wilson.html
I was on-site, having emcee duties at the birthday party reception for Pete, following the ceremony. Yes, protestors tried to make their laughable case that the statue praises "hate" and "white supremacy", and they kept their noise level to the maximum. What I haven't seen in most stories in print and on TV is how rude they were, yelling and taunting non-stop at high decibels throughout the program, during the National Anthem, during every speaker's remarks. Rude and yes, hateful. They were screaming about a disagreement over Prop 187 some thirteen years ago. One Wilson friend told me that this made as much sense as their protesting something former Senator Alan Cranston did years ago. Most of the protestors weren't alive during Wilson's terms in San Diego, and they were riled up over a grand distortion of history by group organizers. The fact is that the new Horton Walk of Fame statue honors Pete Wilson for his work as San Diego mayor... work that revitalized the city and gave us so much that we enjoy today. It's an entirely appropriate salute (and one that is on private land, paid for by private donors).
I was on-site, having emcee duties at the birthday party reception for Pete, following the ceremony. Yes, protestors tried to make their laughable case that the statue praises "hate" and "white supremacy", and they kept their noise level to the maximum. What I haven't seen in most stories in print and on TV is how rude they were, yelling and taunting non-stop at high decibels throughout the program, during the National Anthem, during every speaker's remarks. Rude and yes, hateful. They were screaming about a disagreement over Prop 187 some thirteen years ago. One Wilson friend told me that this made as much sense as their protesting something former Senator Alan Cranston did years ago. Most of the protestors weren't alive during Wilson's terms in San Diego, and they were riled up over a grand distortion of history by group organizers. The fact is that the new Horton Walk of Fame statue honors Pete Wilson for his work as San Diego mayor... work that revitalized the city and gave us so much that we enjoy today. It's an entirely appropriate salute (and one that is on private land, paid for by private donors).
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