The voiceofsandiego.org has reported the following Twitter message from Alex Roth, a spokesperson for Mayor Jerry Sanders:

“I’m beginning to see more and more similarities between the Heaven’s Gate cult and today’s Republican Party.”

The spokesperson issued a clarification and apology after receiving media attention. Seems like a bizarre statement for a PR person to issue publicly.

Your thoughts?

1. Jefferson says:

   November 3, 2009 at 5:23 pm

   The Office of the Mayor must be ashamed. What an awful thing to say about Heaven’s Gate!
2. Outrageous says:

   November 3, 2009 at 5:40 pm

   I’m seeing more and more unprofessionalism out of the Mayor’s office. Sad…. I’m embarrassed to have supported him.
3. Barry Jantz says:

   November 3, 2009 at 5:55 pm

   The comparison is obviously a fallacy. The Heaven’s Gate folks rented a home in Rancho Santa Fe. Republicans living in the Ranch clearly don’t rent.
4. D7 voter says:

   November 3, 2009 at 7:08 pm

   Saw this posted on VOSD where they reference this guy as a “new” mayoral spokesperson. My question is – why, in the midst of a supposed hiring freeze, is the mayor’s office adding new staff?
5. Bradley J. Fikes says:

   November 4, 2009 at 7:57 am

   He must have thought he was a reporter again.