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Tom Fulks promotes division and anxiety

October 26, 2016
Tom Fulks

Tom Fulks

OPINION by ANDREA DEVITT

As an educator in California public schools for over 26 years, I have seen this presidential election evoke more distress and anxiety in students like no other. As community leaders, educators and elected officials it is our responsibility to role model civil discourse which includes being honest, being responsible for our own behavior, working for the common good to build a just society and holding all members of our community accountable for their behavior.

I was sadden when I read Tom Fulks’ Op-Ed on Oct. 23, “How Trump has made healing our divided electorate more difficult than ever,” as Mr. Fulks contributes to the partisan divide in our local community when he infers that 3rd District Supervisor candidate Dan Carpenter is a Republican which is not truthful.

Projecting labels on local candidates encourages a culture of divisiveness. Like myself, Mr. Carpenter is not affiliated with any political party. We can teach our children that it is possible to treat all members of our community with respect and we can disagree and still get along.

I ran Mr. Carpenter’s 2012 campaign for SLO City Council and I assure you he does everything in his power to avoid partisan politics.


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Tom Fulks is good at what he does.


He has been the dirty mouthpiece for the progressives in our county. Tom is proud of his attacks on character and honor. He has none.


Dan Carpenter is a breath of fresh air and for the first time since I moved here I will have a supervisor (I do not have a city council) represent me and my concerns.


Andrea keep up the good work.


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Tom is so filled with hate that it has become impossible to read any of his current stuff. Once in the long ago past he was an OK writer, but no more.


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I strongly believe it is important to read and listen to other viewpoints. I don’t always agree with Tom Fulks but I have to admit sometimes he does make sense. Too many people get all their political info from Fox News and Rush Limbaugh or Shaun Hannity. Sad.


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One of many reasons I quit the Trib and New Times. The guy is totally out to lunch.


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As the Shredder 20 years ago Tom was witty and funny. Or was it Moss that was the Shedder and Tom just took credit for it.. Regardless Tom now is a mean hateful person who thinks he knows it all and if you don’t agree with him he acts just like Trump and Hill. His son is smarter, wiser and funnier than him.


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Steve Moss was the funny Shredder 20 years ago.


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Nice piece Andrea. Fulks fulminates over his perceived hatreds while delivering hatreds of his own. He’s the hypocrite’s hypocrite…


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Agreed. Tom Fulks doesn’t keep up with national or state news, so all of his diatribes are based on emotional issues. He’s worthless as an opinion writer, and serves only to divide and disgust the readers.


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Fulks is and has always been a total POS.


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Tom who? No one reads the Trib so he’s just a nasty voice wailing in the void.


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Just received my weekly section from the Tribune that is thrown into my driveway in it’s little plastic bag, and as always it goes straight from my driveway to my garbage can. I never asked for it, not sure why they continue deliver it.


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