School board candidates Rita Rakestraw, Karen Simon and Lois Nixon are getting a last-minute campaign boost from the Wake County Democratic Party.
In this mailer that should reach people's homes today, the Democratic Party is urging people to vote for the candidates it has endorsed in Tuesday's school board and municipal races.
"Will we continue to have diverse and economically balanced schools that have contributed so much to our community's economic and academic success?" says the mailer. "Or will we follow Charlotte and abandon diversity, spending tens of millions more tax dollars a year to prop up failing schools?"
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Bill Randall: Diversity & Goldman 4 School Board
Sat, 10/03/2009 - 05:39 — AngelaWhttp://www.youtube.com/profile?user=walshworkz#play/uploads/0/3CNiIj-EzeQ
Bill Randall is a nice man
Sat, 10/03/2009 - 13:33 — WhalerCaneBill Randall is a nice man who has lived here less than a year, and has already run for State GOP Chair. He has no sense of the history of our schools and seems more interested in having people listen to him, then getting anything really done.
I interviewed him early this year. Slightly to the right of Attila the Hun and not particularly rational.
Sounds EERILY familiar...
Sat, 10/03/2009 - 20:40 — petehs"He has no sense of the history of our schools and seems more interested
in having people listen to him, then getting anything really done."
Same anonymous post from you
Fri, 10/02/2009 - 17:16 — WhalerCaneSame anonymous post from you two, a different day. :-)
Yeah, but you love it
Fri, 10/02/2009 - 20:29 — g88ky07and are obviously concerned about it. As Simon, Rakestraw and Nixon's campaign manager, or at least "clue giver", sounds like you are getting a tad nervous.
Hey, whoever wins, our children still have to go to school on Wednesday. Or are they tracked out that day? Or is it an early, early release day? Or is it put the kids on the bus and see who can ride the longest day?
I'm not the campaign
Fri, 10/02/2009 - 22:36 — WhalerCaneI'm not the campaign manager for any of them. I am Rita's general consultant, and have advised Lois and Karen.
Yes, I am concerned with anonymous posters who continualy call names and spread false information. Perhaps you and woodstock will show a little courage and put your name behind you words.
Why can't the candidates go to WPTF on their own?
Sat, 10/03/2009 - 11:01 — fiestamomI was listening to the radio interview with Debra and Lois this week. Why were you accompanying Lois to a radio interview? Did Debra have a political adviser with her as well? If any of the candidates do bring along political advisers, I wish Bill LuMaye would advise of that before the radio program begins.
don't get much more FALSE
Sat, 10/03/2009 - 08:09 — AngelaWdon't get much more FALSE than "there are no mandatory year round schools"
really...
False information? Examples
Sat, 10/03/2009 - 08:07 — woodstockFalse information? Examples please, Captain Courageous.
False Information....Hmmm!
Sat, 10/03/2009 - 06:07 — MamaLynnI guess your candidates need to start saying...YR schools have the POTENTIAL to save us 350 million instead of saying it does! That's false information, but I guess it's OK if they are on yourside!
Most of your info seems false
Sat, 10/03/2009 - 04:36 — g88ky07to me. It certainly isn't reality based! You just don't get it and I'm quite sure your "girls" don't get any of it!
LOL. Why am I not
Fri, 10/02/2009 - 17:43 — woodstockLOL. Why am I not surprised that you broke your vow not to respond to my posts?
Your interest in me is getting a little creepy. Am I going to to have to get a restraining order?
Same tired message,
Fri, 10/02/2009 - 16:37 — woodstockSame tired message, different day. It's laughable.
More toilet paper for the
Fri, 10/02/2009 - 16:19 — g88ky07More toilet paper for the pooch!