Does the drawn-out vote to elect a new Wake County school board vice chair on Tuesday signal a start to restoring unity among the Republican board members?
That's the hope coming from supporters of the GOP board majority and from at least some of the board members. They're focusing on the hug that outgoing board vice chairwoman Debra Goldman gave to incoming vice chairman John Tedesco after she finally voted for him after 56 rounds of balloting.
"It took a bunch of ballots to accomplish the latter election (of vice chairman), but the pictures on the tv news told the real story as previous chair Debra Goldman and John Tedesco hugged," said Wake County GOP Chairwoman Susan Bryant in Wednesday's issue of the Elephant Express newsletter. "It’s nice to see the united Republican team in action! Congratulations to all the Republican School Board members! Now we need to elect Heather Losurdo this Fall to join this distinguished group!"
In a blog post Wednesday for the conservative Civitas Institute, Bob Luebke writes about the vice chair vote.
"I’m not going to waste any time detailing the obvious splits on the board …" Luebke writes. "Suffice it to say it’s ironic how that final vote may help to heal one the board’s biggest rifts. … I guess a lot can happen after fifty-six ballots…"
Tedesco is also singing an optimistic tune about what Tuesday's vote could mean for the unity of the board majority.
"What you're going to see coming out of this is a stronger Republican team," Tedesco said in an interview Wednesday.
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Fri, 06/24/2011 - 07:52 — chaboardWhat you're going to see coming out of this is a stronger Republican team," Tedesco said in an interview Wednesday.
It's not about a stronger, more effective school board .....it's about the "Republican team". Big of him to admit out loud like that that their actual votes on the board are driven by raw, naked partisanship. Nothing more, nothing less.
JT was always...
Fri, 06/24/2011 - 08:29 — bpuli9999been party first. So that comment is nothing new. So are the rest of the republican members of the board. Whatever they say or do has to be approved by the party first. So much for independent thinking. From not asking for more money from the county commissioners (because it might impact their re-electability) to selecting BoE candidates based solely on party membership and loyalty to the party line.
the hug that outgoing board
Fri, 06/24/2011 - 07:10 — CaryCurmudgeonthe hug that outgoing board vice chairwoman Debra Goldman gave to incoming vice chairman John Tedesco after she finally voted for him after 56 rounds of balloting.
.... the black widow spider also embraces her mate.. immediately before she bites his head off.
black widow
Fri, 06/24/2011 - 16:44 — localyank......if only.
So JT....
Fri, 06/24/2011 - 00:57 — bpuli9999is now all friends with the prom-queen? And all he wanted was a vote and a hug? Awww.
I heard there was a
Thu, 06/23/2011 - 14:58 — CaryCurmudgeonI heard there was a Mansfield/Losurdo/Hill PPP call yesterday in D/3.
Losurdo/Hill PPP call
Thu, 06/23/2011 - 14:36 — Jeff_morseGot that yesterday
There are a lot of people in
Thu, 06/23/2011 - 16:29 — DrActualFactualThere are a lot of people in D8 that have not been impressed with Ron's actions and outcomes lately. To think that he will easily be voted back into office may be overlooking how women perceived him during the JT/DG exchanges earlier in the year. There are many women voters who felt that DG got the raw end of that deal and that entire scenario will come up during the campaign.
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Thu, 06/23/2011 - 21:25 — SideburnsBut there are many more who continue to support Ron because of his commitment to families and students.
Not sure what being a woman has to do with anything but -- what raw end of the deal? Are you suggesting Goldman is not supportive of Margiotta?
Ron. M. and I (and voters in
Fri, 06/24/2011 - 12:28 — DrActualFactualRon. M. and I (and voters in D8) may have some of the same goals/vision for WCPSS students. Some leaders would use a bull in a china shop approach, some would use a less confrontational style. I respect Ron's position but even he can use methods that would move him from a good to a great leader. Some women voters think that RM treated Goldman poorly, he will need to work to improve his image to gain the female demographic vote--that's all I mean in regard to women. In the private sector he would be forced to attend sensitivity training. What can I say, it is a politically correct world.
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Fri, 06/24/2011 - 16:51 — SideburnsAgain, what has Margiotta done to treat Goldman poorly as a woman? Not as a public figure but as a woman. I have worked closely with Margiotta for many years and have witnessed nothing but complete respect for women from him.
You may want to rewatch the
Sat, 06/25/2011 - 10:59 — DrActualFactualYou may want to rewatch the COW sessions during and after JT's pinky-hair remarks to Goldman. Granted they were all engaged in power struggles in many aspects but it is quite obviously displayed in a few interactions during those meetings. Watch the archived wral meetings and judge for yourself as my neighbors did.
So, still can't cite a
Sat, 06/25/2011 - 11:29 — woodstockSo, still can't cite a single example to support your position?
Why on earth would you want
Sat, 06/25/2011 - 15:39 — DrActualFactualWhy on earth would you want me to--don't you want your candidate to win? I've given you the source for the video (wral website) and the timeframe around Nov. 2010, the COW worksession, etc. do you want quotes? Whalercane should just slap you back to reality--be careful what you ask for (take the constructive criticism and don't ask for too much proof--or Mr. Goodman will provide it.)
Sure, quotes will be
Sat, 06/25/2011 - 16:43 — woodstockSure, quotes will be fine.
As for Goodmon, I have no doubt that nutty old left-winger and his media empire will do what they always do... it has really worked out well for them lately, eh?
what are you, sideburns' PR
Sat, 06/25/2011 - 11:36 — CaryCurmudgeonwhat are you, sideburns' PR person?
LOL you are such a wanker...
Sat, 06/25/2011 - 11:45 — woodstockLOL you are such a wanker... and very original.
Besides, my comment was related to Margiotta, not sideburns.
Are you working on your trolling today?
Disclosure
Fri, 06/24/2011 - 17:54 — Dove314You should perhaps start clarifying when you are posting here as personal opinion versus as RM's media person.
Why? The truth is the truth
Fri, 06/24/2011 - 18:28 — woodstockWhy? The truth is the truth regardless of who is delivering the message.
Not so
Fri, 06/24/2011 - 22:31 — Dove314Political hacks and truth don't go together. Just spin. And that is regardless of party affiliation. Sideburns is now an official Margiotta campaign spinner just as whalercane has been in the past.
Huh? When was whalercane a
Sat, 06/25/2011 - 10:53 — woodstockHuh? When was whalercane a "Margiotta campaign spinner?" What are you talking about?
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Fri, 06/24/2011 - 22:47 — SideburnsEverything I say on here is my opinion. I will say, however, I'm sure Margiotta would agree with my statement about him.
Whalercane, btw, gets a paycheck for his words. I speak from the heart.
LOLOL.. sorry, it just
Sat, 06/25/2011 - 11:30 — woodstockLOLOL.. sorry, it just cracks me up when I think about folks actually paying for whalercane's advice. Now that it appears he is on the WSCA team, it is not only funny, it is also downright strange. What do folks actually get for that money? Whalercane cannot even support a winning argument on these blogs much less among the voting public. The people who pay him could just as well be tossing that money into the wind.
Otherway around
Thu, 06/23/2011 - 23:25 — Solon77That Margiotta has not shown Goldman the least amount of respect. I find it very interesting Margiotta's comments during the Wakecares lawsuit calling for the board to compromise and try to find some middle ground. And yet, since he came to power he has been a hardliner - unwilling to listen to other points of view and my way or the highway. I could actually have respect for him if his behavior were consistent, but it is clear the door only swings one way.
DG got the raw end of the
Thu, 06/23/2011 - 17:17 — woodstockDG got the raw end of the deal?!! You HAVE to be joking. You can tell by the recent vote, no one trusts her. NO ONE.
OT--anyone else get the PPP
Thu, 06/23/2011 - 11:42 — DrActualFactualOT--anyone else get the PPP survey phone call yesterday on Ron. M. campaign?