"We Will Call If Interested" He Said of Veterans

 

Recently, a candidate for the Florence City Council told everyone how he felt about helping animals. So how do the candidates feel about helping local veterans? It might surprise you.

Local activist Wendy Snitzer has been working on obtaining an abandoned school building in Colbert County to expand efforts for displaced veterans in both Lauderdale and Colbert Counties. This should be a priority for our area, but sadly it isn't.

Ms. Snitzer contacted several candidates in Florence, including Gunner Ford and Jackie Hendrix who are both seeking to fill the District 2 seat. Do you think that each immediately offered to do anything he could? Not quite.

Mr. Ford both wrote a check and offered his services to assist in the remodeling of the old building. What did Jackie Hendrix do?

He replied "We will call if interested."

What does this tell you about Jivin' Jackie? We speculate that Hendrix isn't familiar with Ms. Snitzer or her work with both animals and veterans. After all, Wendy doesn't live on some of the ritzier streets in his district, so why would he consider her someone he should keep up with?

How many veterans do you know who have taken their own lives, or perhaps just lost their way in general? We can name several, and certainly many are out there in our area. Many elected officials don't care. 

Jackie Hendrix doesn't care about veterans. He won't call to assist Wendy because he certainly isn't interested. 

Did Jivin' Jackie Hendrix just make sure he lost the election?