Yes Virginia , He really is what he appears to be

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Could someone please explain these 'Tweat ' things? and how we are getting them? I know zip about computers but Ballard claims to be an expert in communications. Could this be someone else using the heading? Surely he should not be this stupid? We should be careful unless someone is certain of the source of these items.
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 Sorry I can't explain the "tweating" thing .
The exchange between Councillor Ballard and Deborah Kelly  have been forwarded to me  exactly as they appeared on Councillor Ballard's domain. It's like a transcript.
I'm not even sure domain is  the right  word for  the address to  send and receive  Councillor Ballard's  "tweats".  I should stop with the quotes, I think.
If anyone was trying to pin this  demonstration of imbecility on to the Councillor, I think we might have heard  loud protestations by now.
My reader  ponders in disbelief that a Councillor could be so "stupid"
Well, we  have the evidence provided by himself. It's a pattern.
He has already referred to Aurora citizenry as "rubes" in connection with the high culture offered at the occupied museum facility in Church School.  
Don't forget, the exchange that started this thread was between himself and Deborah Kelly, managing- editor of  a group of Metroland newspapers, one of which failed to win the competition for the $30,000.  annual contract with the town.
The  subject of  exchange between the two professional associates, being Conflict of Interest and Ethics. .
Council had an e-mail from a Metroland  person the day before yesterday.
Ii contained information I did not know before. 
It seems  a hot-shot ad salesman with the  Era Banner approached the town in 1993 and sold  the idea of The Aurora Notice Board .. 
There was no other newspaper  in town at the time so, of course,  they got the business without  a competition. They have had it ever since.
Things changed. A new newspaper  emerged.  It was small. But it grew.It was published by  man who cut his teeth on local news.He understood what people wanted and had before Metroland gained a monopoly and provided it in spades.
Twice, it made a  failed bid for the town's business..
Now, it has succeeded.
Squawking ,accusations and threats of retribution have resulted, courtesy of Councillor Ballard,  from the managing editor of the newspaper  that lost the competition, against one Councillor who voted with the  majority vote of  seven  to two.
This time Gaertner and Ballard were the stand-out duo. 
Chris Watts, our  resident media wizard could perhaps  give us a primer on tweating.