There's really no big rush to do this. We're just gonna see how many signatures we can collect and hopefully gauge how strongly people feel. Simpson said he will likely attend tonight's meeting but is not planning to make a presenation. Simpson said he has been approached by several county residents since his letter appeared last month. People have been complimentary.
People are just tired of others playing the Civil War and Civil Rights Movement against each other.
Simpson says he's spoken to only two black residents about the issue. Both were complimentary and shared my views. But I don't claim that they represent the entire African-American community, nor am I the spokesman for the white community. I really don't want this to get ugly. I want to keep the hotheads out of this issue.