A New, Improved Smear, With Bonus Faux Outrage

After he’s done being “repulsed” maybe the mayor can also explain who or what is actually being “smeared,” versus simply reported on, and not because she’s an “adviser” but rather because she’s in the high profile position of getting paid $170,000 to be the chief of staff to his wife, hardly a typical “public servant”:

We’ve seen this — we saw this in the 1950s, we’ve seen this throughout the history of this country. If someone wants to smear people, and use that for political purposes, there’s a pretty easy playbook for doing it. It’s repulsive, but it’s become quite common. The idea is that for those of us who have a sense of mission, we’re not going to let it stop us. So, character assassination happens every day in public life. What’s sad is when it goes beyond the boundaries of the public servant, and starts to be something that could include anyone they ever met — any family member, anyone they’re romantically involved with, their children.