Bill LuMaye is warning that the Wake County school board election results means more prison cells will be needed and school board candidate Heather Losurdo wants you to cancel your subscription to The News & Observer.
"Hey congratulations Wake County," LuMaye said on his show today on WPTF. "You've decided on a jobs program. That's right. As you know, the Department of Corrections looks at fourth-grade reading scores in order to build prison cells.
So in the future, based on your voting this past month or so, more Correction officers are going to be needed so you may want to apply right now. Do I sound bitter? No, I'm really not."
As noted in this September piece by Fayetteville Observer columnist Myron B. Pitts, this claim that reading scores are used to project prison beds isn't true.
Back to the show, where the conservative talk show host then welcomed Losurdo on air.
LuMaye asked Losurdo, who he said "deserves a big thank you," whether it was worth it to run for school board.
"Yeah, I think so," Losurdo answered. "Do I like everything that happened, not myself, my family got put through? Absolutely not.
But you know what, I hung with them and I'm very proud of how we ended up. I wish it would have turned out differently, the results. But it's not. We are where we are. We just need to keep moving forward."
LuMaye asked Losurdo if she would consider running for school board again in the future.
"You know I haven't really thought about it, but Bill I don't have one skeleton left in my closet. There will be no surprises," Losurdo said to laughs from LuMaye. "I don't know.
The support I've had, I've never felt anything like that in my life. It was truly amazing. It still is. I will remember every single person, every single email. I got cards in the mail thanking me profusely for sticking with it. And you know what, I've always been a servant and so who knows what the future holds."
LuMaye asked Losurdo if she will still be active in the school system.
"Oh certainly," Losurdo answered. "You now, we need to hold these people accountable. I think there were a lot of mistruths told in the last couple of months and hopefully these folks will stick to their word. But unless we hold them accountable, they can do whatever they want."
LuMaye, who was an outspoken supporter of Losurdo, told her "the smear campaign against you was something, especially for a local school board race."
"If I may make the recommendation that anyone that has a subscription to The News & Observer, call and cancel it today," said Losurdo as she interrupted LuMaye. "That would be something that would make me very happy. I'm doing that and the rag, the trash they put out, that hit piece on me was utterly ridiculous.
There was no factual evidence to anything that they printed. Almost an entire page of just complete smear against me and they took it upon themselves to print it in black and white and I'm appalled."
"I am too and I don't know bow you compete against the newspaper or some of the other liberal media outlets," LuMaye added.
(I'm not going to dwell on it here, but I disagree with Losurdo and LuMaye on their view of the article.)
LuMaye said that they need people to run but that, based on what happened to Losurdo, they would be "very frightened." He asked what she would say to those possible candidates.
"I say take 'em on," Losurdo answered. "You know, I don't think any of us have a past that we're proud of every single moment, every single thing we've ever done and we need to recognize that everybody else is in the same boat, not exactly the same circumstances, but we've all got those skeletons in the closet.
And I've talked to many people that say, 'I would never run for public office because I did x, y and z when I was 20.' And that's just a darn shame because none of us is the same person we were 20 years ago. If we are, that's a shame. But I don't think many of us are.
We learn from our mistakes and grow and, you know, hopefully become better people. And I hope this does not too much deter women, especially conservative women, from continuing the fight."
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Thank you, 52%ers. You've
Fri, 11/11/2011 - 17:10 — hippiefreakThank you, 52%ers. You've saved WC from some evil degenerates.
You're up to 18 hours and 9 mins
Sat, 11/12/2011 - 11:14 — FSandYOUHang in there. Time flies on this blog and it will take no time at all for Evans and her tribe to P O that 52% and bring them back to reality.
I predict around 30%, at most, after their first year.
I see Bill Lumaye is still
Fri, 11/11/2011 - 12:03 — drecj56I see Bill Lumaye is still spreading his hate and lies about minorities and using overtones to do it. The idea that the Department of Corrections is building new prisons based on fourth grade testing is a hoax that has been perpetrated the Right crazies for years. It has no truth in it what so ever, it's a lie and truth is not in it. All Lumaye's comments have done,once again is to show how he hates the public school system and the students who attend them, by assigning them to jail, before giving them an opportunity to achieve! Typical arrogant extremists behavior.
Furthermore, there was no smear campaign against Heather Losurdo. What the N&O printed was the truth. If you don't want people to know that you were a waitress in a high end strip club, don't take the job, and don't lie about being responsible for a 2 billion dollar operation if it was not true, just say that you were a secretary! That is not smear, but the truth. The fact that Lumaye would put his money and radio program to support Losurdo only shows that he is willing to support anyone with extremists beliefs, regardless of background, personal character or competence. What a shame!
My suggestion is that the people need to stop listening to the Bill Lumaye Show and the hate that it promotes!
So...
Fri, 11/11/2011 - 15:45 — Bob_SconceThe fact that something was the truth does not mean that it was not a smear as well. And, I'll note that you're contributing to the smear with remarks like "Right crazies," calling her a "secretary" (no matter what she was, she was certainly not a secretary), and "extremist beliefs."
However, I hope the Republicans doesn't blame her loss on the smear campaign -- the loss was primarily due to the GOP pitting a rookie against the opposition's top talent.
I beg you N&O....
Thu, 11/10/2011 - 10:32 — Jackson_Tybee.... now that Losurdo has launched a campaign aganst you, keep digging into her background. Find out why she left the military after only three years instead of four and what her military record say about her actual duties. Find out why she says she managed people in the military, given her low rank, and what other military people think about it. Find out more on the old back office hack who stepped forward to support her ("well, she could have...") and check out her employment records for yourself. Don't let her get away with this crap that she was some vicitim of a smear campaign. She brought it on herself by LYING. The moment I read her Indy Weekly questionnaire claim that she had "vast managerial experience" I choked on my breakfast. Her actual job history is appalling. There is a difference between spinning your qualifications and lying about them. Don't let her blame you for something she brought on herself.
And if there is any one group to blame for the Wake voters being subjected to the unpleasantry of a public autopsy on Losurdo's lack of qualificvations it is the WAKE COUNTY GOP. Ask them what in god's name they were thinking by choosing a canaidate like that when they had better alternatives? They cost taxpayers $150,000 we coukld have used elsewhere. And if I were a member of the Wake GOP? I'd demand to know who made the decision to back Losurdo and I'd make sure they got voted out of any party offices as soon as possible. They have bought shame on the entire organization. Really, if the Wake GOP can't do better than her for a candidate, they ought not to field anyone at all.
I love the way...
Thu, 11/10/2011 - 08:50 — bpuli9999republicans play the victim - and at the same time espouse personal responsibility. Losurdo lost because of the N&O article? Nicely done - that's personal responsibility.
And about being accountable - how about holding Lumaye accountable for the crap he spews everyday? Somehow the N&O needs to be fair but he doesn't? This is the guy that hangs up on any caller who does not agree with him? Or is he acknowledging that nobody listens to his show anyway?
Why don't you do this
Thu, 11/10/2011 - 09:34 — FSandYOUWhy don't you give ole Bill Lemming a call this afternoon and tell him you're going to hold him "accountable."
Let us know how that works out for you.
"This is the guy that hangs up on any caller who does not agree with him?"
No, that's the Herman Cain supporter to the death Neal Boring you're thinking of. He's in denial that his tax plan will come to pass during his lifetime. Which is like the WCPSS will someday be broken apart drivel. Neither are ever going to happen.
McClatchy (MNI) Continues to free fall...
Thu, 11/10/2011 - 10:48 — Jeff_morseThe Parent company of the News and Observer continues it free fall from thousands of Short sellers on fears of the doors being closed..... McClatchy (MNI) is trading at $1.24 a share so the Sunday Paper costs more than a Share of stock!
But you are able to line
Thu, 11/10/2011 - 11:01 — starsonoursBut you are able to line more bird cages with the Sunday paper than you can with the stock certificate. That makes the Sunday paper a better investment.
It's Over
Thu, 11/10/2011 - 00:52 — jgegbgmgThe elections are over - The Republican school board members showed that they were unable to handle the pressures of running our school system - They blew their chance and now it's time to move on - Losurdo needs to be quite - Talking about holding people accountable - Maybe she should take a good long look at the past two years and ask Margiotta and crew what they did to help our children - I don't think our system ever had to hire extra security and use barricades to carry on regular scheduled meetings - And they didn't listen to 95% of parents who were happy with where their children were going to school - Will Losurdo and LuMaye please explain who was accountable for the mess of the last two years!!!!!
Argh....
Wed, 11/09/2011 - 23:59 — Bob_SconceI stopped listening to talk radio years ago because of crap like this "department of corrections" nonsense. Why can't radio talk show hosts talk about issues without glossing over important details or just outright making stuff up?
That said, Losurdo has a good point here: the colonoscopy she received in this election will surely dissuade good people from running for school board. And that's a shame; it's hard to recruit good candidates willing to take on the long hours, measly pay and constant barrage of complaints. Who out there doesn't have something in their past that they wouldn't want to have brought back up? Given enough money, I'm sure there's dirt to be found on each of the current school board members and on each of their predecessors.
Bob, she brought some of
Thu, 11/10/2011 - 09:45 — danofncBob, she brought some of that on herself. She overstated her job title/duties. Then, when called on it, stretched all limits of common sense to say that she didn't overstate.
Once that came out, people started looking to see what else was hidden. That's America.
I can't imagine that anyone up there is really surprised that the race in District 3 became such a big deal.
I was actually surprised
Thu, 11/10/2011 - 10:09 — FSandYOUthat the end result was even close.
Which is why...
Thu, 11/10/2011 - 08:43 — bpuli9999the process needs to be non-partisan. But that boat has sailed...
That is the shame
Thu, 11/10/2011 - 00:55 — RKCurtrightIt will be good to get past the political campaigning and move onto good goverance regarding successful education and teaching families about this new assignment plan.
It is a shame, though the last election of 2009 started the "colonoscopy". It does not matter who started it, though taking extra care with what you chose to start can help in many ways.
Demonizing was done in 2009 and it was done this time around and it is truly a shame. I agree.
We do not have to agree with our Board members and we can tell them so. We can hold our BOE accountable and do so respectfully.
Yes, these past two years have been rough. So have been the past 10 years with so many reassignments. There has been some good that has come from it as well. Our Board have accomplished a lot and much of it was done together. Much more could have been accomplished had things been done more diplimatically, reasonably, factually from the start.
When the public is given half-truths it creates the need to clarify information over and over. People can digest, remember, and repeat simple lies. It is the complicated truth that helps us all be better informed, reasonable, and gain that middle ground we need.
None-the-less, good changes have been made& huge lessons have been learned.
We all will expect much more of our BOE than what we have had. Those who truly listen to people offering different perspectives will make the best decisions for wcpss. Always consider how our own bias blind us to other points of view.
There are two sides to every story. Can we get both sides at the same time from our BOE members when they dsicuss any policy, issue? This will go a long way in understanding the complete story.
Don't cry 'wolf' when there's no wolf. Nobody believes a liar even when telling the truth.
Admission of mistakes from both sides makes learning possible by moving the focus away from blame and towards understanding.
Our best lessons are often learned the hard way & many lessons have been learned by others mistakes.
When our BOW starts talking, discussing, governing with all of Wake County to consider people will be watching and will expect more. I am confident we will expect more and we will get more for our BOE I am confident we will expect more and we will get more for our BOE
I am confident we will expect more and we will get more for our BOE
So...
Thu, 11/10/2011 - 10:27 — Bob_SconceBy "Colonoscopy," I was referring to digging deep into people's pasts. I don't recall that happening at all in the 2009 election.
I wish it had happened in
Thu, 11/10/2011 - 10:38 — virginiadareI wish it had happened in 2009. Then perhaps JT wouldn't have been elected. These candidates need to be vetted more, not less.
So...
Thu, 11/10/2011 - 12:41 — Bob_SconceI agree that the GOP should have done a better job of vetting Losurdo. But, there was no need to go back 20 years. It's enough to ask "how does a person without a college degree get a job managing $2B?" if you want to call her on her job record.
I don't see where a colonoscopy would have affected things in 2009 or, rather, would have affected things for the better. But, who knows what sort of skeletons Lois Nixon or Rita Rakestraw had in their closets -- recall that they would have been subjected to the colonoscopy also. A messy divorce, an abortion, lawsuits, late taxes, who knows. Personally, I'd rather leave all that stuff in the past, even if it means that I know a little bit less about the candidates.
You have an odd idea
Thu, 11/10/2011 - 10:41 — starsonoursYou have an odd idea of "vetting". Is vetting the new word for digging up any dirt you can find? How relevent is the 2 months Ms. Losurdo worked as a waitress when she was 20 something?
Those two months might not
Thu, 11/10/2011 - 11:03 — virginiadareThose two months might not be relevant, but the fact that she claimed to have "vast managerial experience" when she did not was very relevant and I'm glad that it was brought out. It was important to know that not only did she NOT have the managerial experience she claimed, but that she lied, or at the very least grossly exaggerated. That's not the kind of person I want on our school board.
And Hill claimed to have
Thu, 11/10/2011 - 11:09 — starsonoursAnd Hill claimed to have worked with WCPSS for 35 years when it was only 32. That is a lie. Once you start digging for dirt were do you draw the line? The race to the bottom is just going to discourge people from running for BoE. What we saw with Ms. Losurdo was not vetting it was mud slinging.
And we got to read about a
Thu, 11/10/2011 - 11:30 — loriacAnd we got to read about a job Ms. Losurdo held in her 20s, instead of seeing any in- depth analysis of Hill's actual record. That he presided over the sytematic discrimination against ED and minority students being accepted into 8th grade math deserved much more discussion and light than it received.
The N&O did not help this at all. Despite all the dollars spent on the smear, it was still 52 to 48%. It really makes me wonder if people knew about Hill's actual 'accomplishments', what would have happened.
change 2009 to any prior
Thu, 11/10/2011 - 10:29 — starsonourschange 2009 to any prior school board election.
How funny
Wed, 11/09/2011 - 22:03 — logosisdeadthat LuMaye and Losurdo talk about the N&O's practices (which are mostly fair) and at the same time spread rumor as truth. And he got the grade wrong in that old, fake wive's tale that jails are built based on 3rd grade reading scores.
LuMaye's show is good for one thing: talk, and that's all it is. It's not truth, it's entertainment. He's good at it, he should fess up to it.
No coverage of Whale's appearance
Wed, 11/09/2011 - 22:00 — FSandYOUon the same show? Interesting.
How about some Herman Cain coverage next?
They haven't put up the
Wed, 11/09/2011 - 22:40 — KeungHui (author)They haven't put up the podcast of Perry's appearance, at least as of an hour ago.
Don't bother
Thu, 11/10/2011 - 08:42 — FSandYOUYou'd be better off showing Rick Perry's 200,426 blunder at last night's debate.
It would certainly be more entertaining.
how bitter...
Wed, 11/09/2011 - 21:28 — bpuli9999are these republicans? they are becoming more pathetic by the day.
wake county is going to need more COs because an idiot lost an election? a moron with a talk show.
"LuMaye asked Losurdo if she
Wed, 11/09/2011 - 21:16 — festus"LuMaye asked Losurdo if she will still be active in the school system."
Was she ever active? EVER?
Is LuMaye an anarchist?
Wed, 11/09/2011 - 21:15 — festusHe apparently wants to destroy public institutions and abandon the democratic process.
Look, it sucks to lose an election. But lets keep calm. Losurdo got nothing but favors from WRAL in the interview they did with her and Hill (softballs for her, tough questions followed by advertisement breaks for him). And frankly the N&O could have and should have been much tougher on her ridiculous campaign. Why was this person running for school board? What experience prepared her for this critical position? Why was she chosen by her party as their candidate? Those were the questions the N&O could have and should have asked.