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Sarasota News Leader April 12, 2013 "What we are now hearing is the electioneering-communication organizations affiliated with the gentleman who was arrested that are now looking to funnel thousands of dollars to coordinate with the campaigns to go after and attack Susan Chapman," Kirschner continued. "It's really despicable. We should have learned from what took place this last fall." Page 24 ON THE RADIO On Saturday, April 6, City Commission Candidate Richard Dorfman appeared on the radio talk show of Phil Grande. About 17 minutes into the program, Dorfman said, "You can't just listen to the white-haired ladies that come down to the [City] Commission meetings evKirschner's "gentleman who was arrested" is ery day and argue, 'No, no, no, you can't do a reference to former Republican Party chair- anything.' You've got to listen to everybody." man Bob Waechter, who was charged in December 2012 with a felony for his election- He continued, "You can't depend on people eering tactics. Waechter stepped back from who are in the twilight of their years to hold his positions on two local boards following back the city. They want things to stay the way they absolutely are. They are the past. his arrest. Susan Chapman supporters crowd around the Federal Building in downtown Sarasota. At left is former Mayor Kelly Kirschner. Photo by Stan Zimmerman