This site contains many independent press reports and public documents that focus on my opponent's conduct as mayor. Much of what you'll read is harshly critical of his actions, I'm afraid, but you need to know these things in order to make an intelligent, informed decision. While my positive, can-do leadership style has been lauded by The Herald, these reports paint a very different picture of our current mayor. Before you vote Feb. 11, you need to know.

JIM'S GIANTS: NAUGLE VOTED 'YES' ON 18 HIGH-RISES

Tim Smith is "always seeking new, effective ways to improve neighborhoods. He has shown the ability to rally people to a cause ... and to persevere and find solutions," The Herald says. Click here to read editorial.

Meanwhile the other paper endorses the other guy ... without citing a single accomplishment of his!

TIM'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
1. Development
2. Crime
3. Initiatives for a Better City.

Sun-Sentinel reveals Naugle mistreatment of city employees Read Brittany Wallman's Feb. 4, 2003 story READ THE ACTUAL LETTER OF COMPLAINT "The treatment I received from the Mayor ... is just appalling" PLUS: City employees condemn Naugle's conduct in confidential survey Click here

Sun-Sentinel piece criticizes Naugle's posturing on development

Important Message from Tim Smith

IF YOU WANT TO KNOW the big difference between me and my opponent, just look at HIS campaign literature. Where does he talk about causes he championed? Where does he say anything about ideas and initiatives he generated in his 12 long years as mayor?

He doesn't.

Sadly, my opponent fails to mention a single area in which he played a positive and active leadership role. That's what makes us so different: Positive Leadership.

I would like you to join me in taking a critical look at his campaign letter. I've taken the politically extraordinary step of reproducing it in full on this web site. You'll see that he cleverly uses it to associate himself with positive things ... without actually saying he had anything to do with them!

NAUGLE SUPPORTS HIGH-RISES: My opponent brags in his letter about voting against "several" large projects, and implies that those who voted "yes" did so "after pressure from Developers and their Lobbyists." What he doesn't tell you is that he voted in favor of 17 high-rise projects in the last six years -- votes which no doubt made those "Developers and their Lobbyists" quite happy. (He also voted for the 300-foot Beach Place!)

To see a list of "Jim Naugle's GIANTS" -- high-rise projects for which he voted "yes" -- click here.

Sentinel: "Most of the high rise development and the increases in traffic ... have taken place on Naugle's watch." Read clipping.

[The Sun-Sentinel recently reported that, while painting himself as anti-lobbyist, Naugle has been pocketing money from the bosses of those lobbyists!! Click here to read the clipping.] -- PLUS: List of Naugle Contributions from Big-Money Developers,

ALSO SEE:

• Naugle Could Get Windfall from Big Development, Paper Says
• Naugle's Contributor Lists are Hard for Voters to Read

POSITIVE LEADERSHIP: Click here to see a list of Tim's initiatives to get development under control.

THE CRIME DEBACLE: My opponent writes, "Fort Lauderdale has made tremendous progress in the area of Public Safety." He notes that crime has dropped to "the lowest it has been since 1974," but fails to mention anything he did to get us there. In fact, he had been mayor for years when The Miami Herald saw our miserable FBI crime statistics and tarred us "Crime City USA." In the wake of that public safety and public relations nightmare, my opponent failed to generate or champion a single significant proposal to get us out of that mess.

POSITIVE LEADERSHIP: Click here to see a list of Tim's crime-fighting initiatives.

NEIGHBORHOOD ISSUES: In his letter, my opponent talks about "redevelopment progress" in the Northwest, the completion of parks projects, capital improvements in the neighborhoods, and other things -- all very nice -- but he fails to mention a single initiative for which he was responsible.

POSITIVE LEADERSHIP: Click to see a list of Tim's intiatives for a better city.

READ MY OPPONENT'S LETTER: See if you can find a single positive achievement for which he takes credit as the driving force. To read his unedited letter, click here.

My opponent may seem to be a nice guy with a cute daughter. He may return your phone calls, show up at your meetings, cut your ribbons and do all those things that are the hallmark of a good politician. But being a politician and being a leader are two very different things. In an time when terrorists are a real threat, developers are altering our skyline, criminals are preying on our citizens, and neighborhoods are clamoring for improvement, we need an active mayor who can lead the way, not a passive mayor who just stands there.

Leadership is the key issue in this campaign. I hope you'll see that my leadership skills are proven, and that I've accomplished many good things for our city. I hope you'll give me your vote on Feb. 11.

Sincerely,

Tim Smith

THE CHARACTER ISSUE...

IMPORTANT NOTE: This clipping below was written entirely by CityLink, NOT the Smith campaign. We have posted it because it addresses issues of character and honesty. It is in no way meant to slight or otherwise offend our Republican friends. We're not like that! Thank you for supporting Tim!!

Letters to the Sun-Sentinel's Editor
on this Character Issue:

"Naugle No Democrat" and
"Fort Lauderdale Mayor Ruining City"

Big-Money Developers Pour Cash into Naugle's Campaign See the list Smith vs. Naugle: CONTRIBUTIONS COMPARED! Click here to see the chart

Naugle Opposes Tim's Effort to Put Hardy Park on Ballot! Tim wins anyway. Click here

CITY EMPLOYEES CRITICIZE NAUGLE Study by City Manager unearths deep resentment of Mayor

READ EMPLOYEES' COMMENTS

ALL of the city employee unions that have issued endorsements are... ENDORSING TIM ...
POLICE Fort Lauderdale Fraternal Order of Police - Lodge #31	Fort Lauderdale Professional Fire Fighters IAFF Local 765
Personal Endorsement by Sam Warren, President, Fort Lauderdale City Employees Union
American Federation of Government Employees American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees Amalgamated Transit Union Communication Workers of America Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees International Association of Fire Fighters International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees International Brother of Electrical Workers International Longshoreman Association International Union of Operating Engineers International Union of Painters and Allied Trades National Association of Letter Carriers Office and Professional Employees International Union Service Employees International Union Sheet Metal Workers International Association United Auto Workers United Food and Commercial Workers
Congressman Alcee Hastings
Former State Senator and now Broward County Clerk of the Courts Howard Forman
Fort Lauderdale City Commissioner Carlton Moore
State Representative Chris Smith

Naugle voted FOR Symphony House High-Rise Click here

NAUGLE ANTI-GAY? Read the press reports

RELIGIOUS INSENSITIVITY People complain about Naugle's sermonizing, Sentinel says

Amazing 'New Times' Article Reveals The Real Naugle -- He registers Democrat, but does everything Conservative Republican. (He backed Jeb Bush.) -- He thinks gays are sinning criminals who should be prosecuted for private sexual conduct. -- He's all for Weapons of One-on-One Destruction (and doesn't mind people having AK-47 assault weapons, either). Click here to read the article.

NAUGLE ENDORSES TIM! (In 1997) See what his letter reveals! CLICK HERE

Tim's Record & Vision By Steve Kelley Click here.

Naugle Insults Lawyers

To Schedule Tim for an Event: Marge Anderson, To Volunteer, click here. Press Contacts: Terry DeCarlo, Media Director. Special Events Coordinator: Doug Blevins

Tim Smith is "the hard-working District Commissioner from District II."

-- Mayor Jim Naugle
5:53 p.m., June 17, 2002