Bob Geary of the Independent is calling on progressives and moderates to join in backing Cathy Truitt over John Tedesco in the District 2 school board runoff.
In a Thursday column on the liberal weekly's web site, Geary said that voters need to back Truitt or else a Tedesco win means "there may be no stopping the Republican right from rolling their wrecking ball over 30 years worth of successful school policies." While Geary acknowledges that Truitt "has sent mixed signals about busing and diversity... she won't act precipitously, recklessly."
Geary says that moderates and progressives are reaching out to Truitt, and vice versa. But he says Truitt "needs money and troops and she needs them immediately to even have a long-shot chance."
Geary is urging Horace Tart and his supporters to join in backing Truitt.
Truitt's varying statements about her support for diversity but not for forced busing or the diversity policy have also left conservatives wary of her. That's why school board member Ron Margiotta said he isn't sure what she'll do if elected and is urging people to vote for Tedesco.
Margiotta said Thursday he's suspicious that Truit's statement that "forced busing is dead" was meant to win over critics of the diversity policy.
Also in the column, Geary takes shots at the N&O for "the hundreds (thousands?) of anti-Wake school system stories it's carried over the last many years." He suggested doing a study on the impact of the N&O's coverage on public perceptions of the school system's performance."
While some of you guys complain about the N&O being biased in favor of the school system, there are a number of liberals who feel the newspaper is biased in favor of the critics.
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Progressive=liberal=bussingfor diversity
Fri, 10/09/2009 - 14:17 — fiestamomIf she's wooing liberals, then she's going to continue the status quo bussing/ignoring parents/putting education at the back of the bus.
Now, now...
Fri, 10/09/2009 - 14:47 — Eric_BDon't go making this political. You might be surprised about the number of progressives/liberals that support changing the status quo. There are certainly a number of us that are part of WSCA.
Flawed Plan
Fri, 10/09/2009 - 11:24 — woodstockGeary's plan is to target progressives and moderates. There is a flaw in that plan as moderates, progressives, Republicans, Democrats, Moms, Dads, Grandparents, and unafilliated voters have supported and will continue to support John Tedesco. Geary will have more success targeting members of the Pathological Liars Anonymous organization. Here's a clip of its founder: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLyyPCbxnIU
"Truitt's varying statements
Fri, 10/09/2009 - 10:13 — AngelaW"Truitt's varying statements "
that's what should make every VOTER, regardless of "party" wary of her.....
"Geary takes shots at the N&O for "the hundreds (thousands?) of anti-Wake school system stories it's carried over the last many years." He suggested doing a study on the impact of the N&O's coverage on public perceptions of the school system's performance."
yeah right, after we get done studying the harmful affects that failed policies have caused the CHILDREN of WCPSS.
the CHILDREN, somehow they have gotten lost in all this political fray.....