SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT, by Amy LepineInteresting read this afternoon in Megan Burks' post, on CityBeat's Last Blog on Earth about the joint press conference of Scott Peters and Dan Coffey.
I was not surprised to hear of Dan's withdrawal from the race; I would have been surprised to hear that he had actually filed. But what did catch my interest was a quote by Scott:
“I talked to all the candidates and said, ‘I think it’s best to stay united.”
I have had exactly one conversation with Scott. It was at the recent Chamber of Commerce "Candidate School", a very very worthwhile event attended by an eclectic group of business people, activists and attorney types. As a panel member, Scott addressed the need to hire to one's weakness. Apparently people tell him he is not the warm, "hugging type" so he hires people who are.
At the lunch break I introduced myself with the icebreaker line that I don't think he comes off cold, that he's warm enough for me. We continued to joke for a few moments, and before we excused ourselves, Scott said he'd like to talk to me sometime "about this", referring, I could only assume, to the race. With a grin, I told him he could talk about endorsing me in public, I would not be offended. Then with all seriousness, I told that I welcomed the opportunity to talk with him. I gave him my card, and told him to call.
I never heard anything more from Scott. I have never been approached by the Peters' campaign and asked to "unite".
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