[Editor’s Note: The following letter, written all in capital letters, was sent to Los Angeles City Councilman Bill Rosendahl, who recently announced he had been diagnosed with cancer.]
DEAR BILL,
BEST WISHES FOR A SPEEDY RECOVERY.
WITH THAT OUT OF THE WAY, LET'S GET TO THE HEART OF THE MATTER: THE WEST L.A. POLITICAL GHOULS ARE CIRCLING YOUR WAGON, COUNCILMAN ROSENDAHL, ANGLING FOR AN OPPORTUNITY (THEY HOPE) TO SUCCEED YOU REALLY SOON.
EXACTLY WHAT TYPE OF CANCER ARE YOU SUFFERING FROM? BE SPECIFIC! THE PUBLIC HAS A RIGHT TO KNOW. IT'S POLITICALLY CORRECT, AFTER ALL!
THE SIDE EFECTS OF YOUR SILENCE IS A WHISPERING CAMPAIGN TARGETING YOU THAT'S BEING CONDUCTED ON THE DOWN-LOW BY YOUR POLITICAL RIVALS. THESE GHOULS ARE MURMURING THAT YOU ARE DYING OF CANCER AND ONLY A MIRACLE CAN SAVE YOU. YOU ARE NOT ENOUGH IN YOUR RIGHT MIND TO MAKE RATIONAL DECISIONS.
THE GHOULS SAY YOU ARE LYING ABOUT THE EXTENT OF YOUR (GROWING?) CANCER TO DISCOURAGE ANY WESTSIDE POLITICAL HEAVYWEIGHTS FROM FILING WITH CITY ETHICS COMMISSION TO JUMP IN AND RAISE CAMPAIGN FUNDS TO CHALLENGE YOUR ANNOUNCED REELECTION HOPES FOR NEXT YEAR.
YOUR ENEMIES HAVE ESTABLISHED A DEATHWATCH, COUNCILMAN ROSENDAHL.
WHAT IS YOUR REALISTIC LIFE EXPECTANCY RIGHT NOW, MR. ROSENDAHL?
WHAT ANTI-CANCER DRUGS ARE YOU TAKING? WHAT ARE THEIR CURRENT SIDE EFFECTS?
IS IT TRUE THAT NO ONE ON YOUR STAFF HAS MET FACE TO FACE WITH YOU IN MORE THAN A WEEK?
HERE'S A. POLITICAL TRIVIA QUESTION FOR YOU, BILL. WHO WAS THE LAST DEAD PERSON TO BE ELECTED IN L.A.? THAT'S SHERIFF SHERMAN BLOCK WHO WAS RE-ELECTED AS SHERIFF BY THE L.A. COUNTY VOTERS WHEN HE WAS SIX FEET UNDER.
SHERIFF BLOCK DECIDED TO RUN FOR RE-ELECTION WITH TERMINAL CANCER BECAUSE BLOCK BELIEVED HE WAS IMMORTAL.
NONE OF US ARE IMMORTAL, MR. ROSENDAHL. YOU ARE NOT GIVING THE PUBLIC A FULL PICTURE OF YOUR HEALTH CHALLENGES? DO SO RIGHT AWAY!!!
REMEMBER CALIFORNIA STATE TREASURER JESSE UNRUH? HE KEPT HIS TERMINAL CANCER A SECRET FROM STATE VOTERS, GOT RE-ELECTED AND DIED OF CANCER SOON THEREAFTER.
THAT GAVE THEN-GOVERNOR PETE WILSON THE GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY TO APPOINT A REPUBLICAN PARTY SUCCESSOR TO A NEWLY DEAD DEMOCRATIC TREASURER.
LET'S MAKE SURE SOMETHING LIKE THAT NEVER HAPPENS AGAIN! OKAY?
HOLLYWOODHIGHLANDS.ORG DEMANDS THAT YOU, BILL ROSENDAHL, NAME YOUR CANCER PHYSICIAN PUBLICLY AND ASK HIM/HER TO OUTLINE FOR THE PUBLIC AT-LARGE YOUR SHORT-TERM CANCER TREATMENT AND YOUR CHANCES FOR SURVIVAL OVER THE NEXT SIXTH MONTHS!
GOOD LUCK !
AS ALWAYS, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT.
Mr. Walsh may be contacted at Hollywoodhighlands.org
