“I been witch hunt since day one.” -Deedy Slaughter

Port Allen Mayor Deedy Slaughter has “had enough of these acquisitions” she claims. After facing a public recall, she appeared in public to claim,  “I been witch hunt since day one. I been fighting acquisitions after acquisitions.”

The accusations against her are:

• Hiring her brother-in-law, Ralph Slaughter, for a nonpaid chief of staff position.
• Litigation over her alleged wrongful termination of the city’s chief financial officer, Audrey McCain.
• A running debate over whether she should have boosted her own salary by $20,000 a year to $84,960 annually.
• Asking taxpayers to cover the cost of her $2,500 trip to Washington, D.C., to attend President Barack Obama’s inauguration.

I’m certain taxpayers meant to simply fire her after a formal inquisition, but perhaps she was too confused by the grammar used to be able to address the concerns over her corruption.