Blog 6

Texas a fossil fuel addict state written by my colleague Lorena caught my attention because Texas is a very big state, and Texas being Texas we like to go big! Whether that be good or bad a fact from Lorena's article states that the  "consumption of energy per Texas home, the average is 26% higher than the national level, which is equivalent to 43 citizens in India. The state of Texas must take a stand." I agree with Lorena on that "If we can get Texas to be a fossil fuel state, we are one step closer to save our eco system."

Critique on The Dallas County Democratic Party

On my last blog assignment I came across a really good article by Harold Cook titled : On public service, mental health challenges, and knowing when to STFU which was about how a state rep. And a district attorney who are suffering from a mental illness one from bipolar disorder and the other from severe depression.

I am here to further along the information about Dallas county District Attorney Susan Hawk who is battling severe depression and how the Dallas County Democratic Chairwoman Carol Donovan is broadcasting misinformation about Hawks condition, raising concern with the Dallas community  and is honestly bullying her and making her look small for a condition she did not ask for nor ever thought she’d have. No one asks to have depression, no likes being depressed. Depression is a condition that can be effectively treated studies show that the recovery rate is exceedingly high, and it’s well above 50 percent if a person is receiving treatment

Susan Hawk took the time she needed which was roughly about two months and checked herself into  Menninger Clinic rated one of the best hospitals to seek adult psychiatry, she came back better and stronger only to find out that Chairwoman Carol Donovan was not to pleased with her return back to office and was already asking for her resignation releasing this statement

“Yes, we can all survive depression,” Donovan said, “but what concerns me greatly is now finding out the seriousness of her considering suicide during a period that was just a few weeks ago, Susan Hawk has failed to tell the truth about her troubles and her whereabouts. Now we learn that, just weeks ago, our top law enforcement official was involuntarily committed after threatening to kill herself.  There is not a family in America that has not been touched by depression, directly or indirectly. It is an illness that must be taken seriously, and it should not be belittled. In view of the facts that have just recently been revealed, Susan owes it to herself, not to mention her nearly 500 employees and the taxpayers, to resign and to concentrate on getting well.

Dallas County GOP Chair Wade Emmert has a different opinion

“I think the Democrats are looking to exploit the situation for their own political benefit,” Emmert said. “And it’s a shame because many people suffer with depression, and the more that condition is stigmatized, the fewer people are going to get help.”

District Attorney Susan Hawk released this statement: “During the nine weeks I was treated for depression it was my decision to be there — I was there voluntarily the entire time. To say that I was there involuntarily at any point is factually wrong. I understand why my political opponents would want to use this against me, but I’m healthy and I know that my story can help others so I respectfully ask them to step back and give me a chance.”

Saying someone is not capable to do their job correctly due to a mental illness publicly and exploiting them to resign makes Chairwoman Carol Donovan look like a big bully spreading misinformation because she heard it from so and so and they heard it from someone else no one knows the truth but Susan Hawk and her people.  

“Sometimes, the very best thing to say is nothing, and the best way to react is with kindness, not shrill political hackery clumsily worded to mimic concern.”-Harold Cook

Work Cited

http://www.lettersfromtexas.com/2015/10/public-service-and-mental-health-challenges.html by Harold Cook

http://www.texasstandard.org/stories/on-path-to-recovery-dallas-da-susan-hawk-battles-calls-to-step-down/ By Rhonda Fanning

http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2015/10/04/dallas-democrats-call-for-da-susan-hawks-resignation/

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