Wake County Republican Party Chairwoman Susan Bryant is attributing last week's school board election results to "President Obama’s national organization" while also trying to rally people around Heather Losurdo's runoff efforts.
In the first post-election issue of the Elephant Express, Bryant writes today that "President Obama, Governor Perdue, and Reverend Barber won last week." She charges that the various Democratic-leaning groups that sent out mailers attacking Losurdo and school board chairman Ron Margiotta are linked to Obama.
"Make no mistake!" Bryant writes. "President Obama’s national organization was very much involved in the recent elections, with particular emphasis on Ron Margiotta’s and Heather Losurdo’s campaigns. They hired 'volunteers' and spent tens of thousands on mailers cleverly disguised as coming from non-related groups.
We cannot and will not be fooled by their disingenuous efforts to deceive us and to demoralize us. And, while we cannot compete with his billion dollar campaign, we can compete for the hearts and souls of our Wake County voters."
Moving ahead to the Nov. 8 runoff election, Bryant points to Tuesday's no votes on the student assignment plan by board members Kevin Hill and Keith Sutton.
Bryant calls the new plan "an end to forced busing for socioeconomic diversity and a victory for neighborhood schools." But she says that electing Hill to give Democrats a new majority will put the plan at risk.
"So the three new Democrats, plus Sutton and Hill, would make a majority, which could undo the plan at any time, or emasculate it by amendment," Bryant writes. "That means Heather Losurdo’s election becomes even more critically important than ever. Only if she wins is the new plan secure."
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It took her this long....
Wed, 10/19/2011 - 16:26 — bpuli9999to come up with this bs? I was expecting something better from an accomplished person like Susan. Oh well. I look forward to the one after the November election. Wonder what she will say if Heather wins!
We thought Wake County
Wed, 10/19/2011 - 15:49 — JoeTarheelWe thought Wake County schools were a laughing stock the last two years.
Put this ding-dong with:
1) no college education
2) a convicted felon for a husband,
3) having only lived in Raleigh for a whopping 3 years (yet she knows how to solve all its problems in that short a period of time),
4) and an apparent racist based on her response to her genuis of a husband's comments on facebook, and we haven't seen anything yet.
Comedy Central will have a field day!
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Wed, 10/19/2011 - 17:12 — Bob_SconceSo.... First of all, her husband is NOT a convicted felon. He was convicted of a misdemeanor. Big difference.
Secondly, I'll agree that the joke was in bad taste and had racial tinges, but that hardly makes her a racist any more than people calling Herman Cain an "oreo" makes them racist. Sure, both jokes are offensive, but neither is enough to justify calling somebody a racist. That's not a word to be tossed about lightly.
Not That Big A Difference
Wed, 10/19/2011 - 20:51 — chaboardThere are a lot of contexts where the difference between "convicted felon" and "committed felonies but pled to misdemeanors" matters. The judgement or lack of judgement displayed by a spouse in marrying (or staying with) the perpetrator is not one of those contexts. His status may or may not be relevant (I don't necessarily think marrying or staying with a criminal is an automatic disqualifier).....but the difference between the two statuses is pretty immaterial to whether the status is relevant in this context.
And, c'mon - any person who tells that joke is a flat-out racist - no ifs, ands or buts. So even at best - giving her the benefit of doubt and assuming she's not one herself- she married one and , worse, she personally encourages the behaviour from him in public forums. Again, in the context of choosing someone to be in a position of high authority of a minority-majority school system the distinction is pretty darn meaningless. It should be a complete and total disqualifier for any thinking voter. Whether it technically means she's earned the racist label or not.
That is just silly nonsense.
Thu, 10/20/2011 - 10:36 — woodstockThat is just silly nonsense. The comment was in no way racist. A mere reference to one's race -- or more accurately, one's multi-racial genealogy -- does not making something racist.
Disagree...
Thu, 10/20/2011 - 10:21 — Bob_SconceI agree that it's an offensive joke, especially when thrust into the harsh light of a campaign. But, let's be real -- the joke is an attack on Obama for his pin-headedness, not his race.
Bull
Thu, 10/20/2011 - 18:44 — chaboardThe entire premise of the joke is his race....substitute any "pinheaded" animal for "skunk" and it quite literally makes no sense. Substitute any other President who was white and it quite literally makes no sense.
It's a full-on, flat-out racist joke. There's no conceivable way around that.
Oh....
Thu, 10/20/2011 - 23:25 — Bob_SconceI agree that it doesn't make sense absent a knowledge of the race of his parents. But, the joke was not "Oh, his dad was black, so he must be stupid." A skunk's coloring doesn't cause its stink, just as Obama's parentage doesn't cause his stink. Nevertheless, stink they both do.
Personally, I don't think that's enough to brand somebody as a racist. But, if it helps you score some political points, then, by all means....
What was the joke? I
Thu, 10/20/2011 - 10:46 — danofncWhat was the joke? I missed it. Can it be found somewhere here?
Here you go
Thu, 10/20/2011 - 11:01 — HereWeGohttp://blogs.newsobserver.com/wakeed/progress-nc-calling-heather-losurdo-queen-of-extreme
Her husband has been convicted of Federal charges - he cut a plea deal. I wonder how many folks on the far right object to plea deals? My understanding is that folks on the far right only want the judicial system to hand out sentences to the full extent of the law, they do not like giving criminals a break. He husband was given a break.
Welll...
Thu, 10/20/2011 - 11:25 — Bob_SconceI know that some folks on the far right definitely object to plea deals. But, Losurdo is not on the far right, so I don't know why that matters. (I agree that Progress NC tried to paint her as being far-right.)
Not to mention that
Wed, 10/19/2011 - 15:45 — localyankelecting Losurdo puts Tedesco in the driver's seat for the next two years, and I know where THAT bus is headed......
As far as Obama's involvment....really? Really?? More political absurdity....