December 3, 2017

Commissioner Barbara Sharief

115 S. Andrews Avenue

Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301

RE: You cite an impressive list of accomplishments when you were “Mayor” of the Broward County Commission in your mini Op-Ed in today’s Sun Sentinel. Pray, permit me to take a peek behind the curtain.

Commissioner, nee Mayor, Sharief,

Are you familiar with the term “tits on a bull”? That is the only valid description for “Mayor” of the Broward County Commission.

You say the unemployment rate “dropped to 3.3%” when you were Mayor. Before I get to the 25 century-old Logical fallacy, a fallacy discovered and codified by the original DWEMs – Dead White European Males, not to put too fine a point on it – can I ask you if you are responsible for the Patriots winning the last Super Bowl? It happened when you were Mayor, didn’t it? My eldest granddaughter made the Dean’s List this semester. Should I send you flowers also?

The Dow Jones Industrial Average has been growing like Topsy. Did you have a hand in that? How about the weather? Was it you or Vivaldi? We have an opioid crisis, plus the ongoing teen-age bullying and obesity crisis. They happened when you were “Mayor”. Are you responsible for any of them?

I can say “tits on a bull” for 2 reasons.

#1 – “Free men speak with free tongues”

#2 – “tu quoque” – If Kathy Griffin can walk around with a severed head looking like Trump I can say “tits on a bull”, right?

Today’s Logic lesson, a gift from those long dead – 25 centuries – DWEMs. Dead White European Males for the great unwashed. It is called post hoc ergo propter hoc. Also, add tautologies and circular reasoning. As a card carrying, fire breathing modern American Liberal it sure as Hell beats thinking. You go, girl!

Kevin Smith