We must be smart to win the battle for Jenny

[Guest guest]

Sadly, it has come to my attention that a couple of misguided individuals plan

a protest for Jenny in front of the Dallas Mayor's house under the guise of

"caroling." I urged those involved NOT to do this, as it

will cause serious harm to Jenny's cause. Concerned

Citizens for Jenny has won many thousands if not millions of advocates

for Jenny's retirement to The Elephant Sanctuary. To the greatest

extent, advocates have been won because retiring Jenny is the right

thing to do. But, we also won many to Jenny's cause by behaving

reasonably and rationally and by conducting ourselves in a way that

created empathy and respect. Protesting/Caroling

at the mayor's house makes Jenny supporters look bad. It will make

Dallas citizens to think about how they would not want "protesters" in

front of their own

homes. It will seem like an invasion of privacy and it allows the Dallas

mayor to caste

himself in the role of martyr. Do we really want to give him that? We know we can not win the mayor to Jenny's side, but we can win the hearts and minds of the rank and file of Dallas. Such poor behavior endangers our ability to do that. Jenny

supporters must not lose the moral high ground, which we seized early

in this battle and have kept by having right on our side AND by consistently conducting

ourselves well.

 

This ill-conceived stunt is already causing Jenny to lose many hard

fought for friends at City Hall and in the media. See the reaction of

Angela Hunt, our very best friend at City Hall ():http://angelahunt.com/I

trust in the good

judgment of Jenny advocates to understand this and not support any

short-sighted tactic that does not further Jenny's cause. It is my

hope that those involved will come to

their senses and see that this action is harming Jenny's cause. Concerned Citizens for Jenny plans an important event after Christmas, so watch your email and please make every effort to participate. Jenny needs you there. Happy Holidays to all and please keep working to SAVE JENNY.Margaret MorinFounder, CCFJwww.concernedcitizensforjenny.net