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Here are a pair of campaign mailers from the Wake County Republican Party and school board candidate Debra Goldman.
In this final mailer, the GOP urges voters to stop the "roller coaster ride" that the school board has been taking families and taxpayers on.
In this mailer from Goldman, she plugs endorsements form Wake County Sheriff Donnie Harrison, Cary Town Councilman Don Frantz and Wake County parent Rene Hart.
Comments
Report all "fishy" ideas to Perry, then to homeland security
Tue, 10/06/2009 - 07:01 — fiestamomThe first letters of the bullet points are in code: B F L B I
I don't know what the code is, but I'm sure it's nefarious.
Perry, Perry! RED ALERT!
Mon, 10/05/2009 - 22:01 — petehsBoth of these mailers have the name "Debra Goldman" on them!!! Quick--jot off another poorly spelled chicken-scratch note to the SBOE and allege another ridiculous claim. Actually, you might as well wait until tomorrow night. You'll have plenty of free time in the months to come.
Did you notice the color of
Mon, 10/05/2009 - 22:20 — CaryCurmudgeonDid you notice the color of the bar on the roller-coaster car? It is gold. Gold bar and Goldman mailer on the same day... Coincidence?