Hendersonville resident Donna DeSopo, a frequent critic of city officials in Hendersonville, has come under fire for her aggressive, personal attacks on two local elected officials.
The Hendersonville Standard carried a story this week on DeSopo's tactics and her refusal to return calls for comment.
In one incident, DeSopo took to an area news blog and then Facebook to attack Goodlettsville City Commissioner Zach Young, accusing him of being jobless, living in his parents' basement, and relying on them for health care and food.
DeSopo has not responded to the fact that Young is employed full-time at a local property management company and is also a full-time college student. Young notes that he lives at with his mother to care for her as she has a terminal illness.
No word from DeSopo in terms of an apology for her outlandish attack.
Young says he's fine with political disagreements, but doesn't understand why DeSopo made it personal. Worse, she simply lied. Every one of her accusations about Young's personal life are false.
In another incident cited by the Standard, DeSopo refers to Hendersonville Alderman Scott Sprouse as a piece of excrement who should be thrown out.
The paper goes on to editorialize that DeSopo's conduct has no place in a civil discussion regarding political disagreements.
Sprouse says DeSopo's words don't concern him, but he'd like for her to produce tangible evidence to support her claims.
It's not clear whether or when she plans to apologize for insulting Sprouse or lying about Young's family life.
Perhaps DeSopo will continue her approach of boldly attacking with lies and vile language, then hiding when confronted. Perhaps being exposed for such tactics will cause her to re-think her approach. Time will tell.
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