I’ve been following the Democratic mayor of Miami Beach Dan Gelber for a while, and keep getting impressed. In part I’ve paid attention because he comes across as smart, thoughtful, fair-minded, open, polite, blunt and concerned with the best interests of the public. But the other reason is because I know people who know him -- who have said what a really good guy Dan Gelber is. Which is how he comes across. He probably came to the most attention recently he appeared on CNN and was asked about a video of Florida’s Gov. Ron DeSantis dismissing concerns about safety measure during the COVID spike. His response was pure Gelber – deeply blunt, yet fair-minded, thoughtful and even polite, considering his openness. He said – “I mean, listen, our governor went to Harvard and Yale, but that was absolutely moronic. Honestly, he should be out there trying to get people to wear masks. Every, you know, sort of major medical group, including pediatricians, have said it is healthy. When you talk about letting people have a choice, letting them do whatever they want, you have to stop at a stoplight." Over the weekend, he was a guest on a local CBS show, Facing South Florida, hosted by Jim DeFede. There’s not overly special about this, but it’s just 12 really good minutes with a mayor who is smart, thoughtful, fair-minded, open, polite, blunt and concerned with the best interests of the public. In the heart of one of America's biggest and irresponsible COVID spikes.
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