This just appeared in my e-mail. Take it for what you want. I personally think that this guy’s overblowing things a little bit…I would bet more folks would call Brad Pitt the favorite son of the Queen City over him. 
The whole “announcement at City Hall” thing reminded me of my April Fool’s Joke and I almost didn’t post it for that very reason. However, the website linked in the header of his e-mail looks legit so on the chance this is legit, here’s what was sent to me:
Derek White to Announce Candidacy for Mayor
The Queen City’s favorite son Derek White will publicly announce his intention to win the 2009 Springfield Mayoral race on Monday, June 30th, 2008 at 5:30pm on the front steps of the old City Hall.
White has heard the call for new leadership and intends to Restore The Public Trust and Bring Accountability Back to Springfield City Government.
It is common knowledge that elected city officials have known about infrastructure problems surrounding transportation and water runoff for years and have not proactively addressed these issues until now when they have become emergencies.
“We are at the point where the City needs to invest 800 million dollars in storm water drainage,” White said. “It is ridiculous that leaders have allowed us to sink to this point.”
“We should have been proactively addressing this issue years ago when it was first brought to council’s attention instead of waiting for ‘the water’ to build to critical mass and flood our homes and streets every
time the rain comes down.”
It is common knowledge that elected city leaders stopped fully funding the public workers pension plan, as promised, and purposefully created the boondoggle and debt associated with that fund today.
“When you make a promise you need to keep that promise,” White said.
“These are only a few of the promises that have been made and broken.”
On Monday, White will expand on the issues that will be addressed when he is elected to serve as Mayor.
“We have come to crossroads where we are teetering on edge, and we need to stop making promises we are not able to fulfill,” White said. “Together we can lead Springfield in the right direction and make it better for the future instead of passing the buck to someone else and avoiding personal responsibility for our actions.”
