What can I say: when I'm right, I'm right (see Sunday's posting).
Fasten your seat belts.
Monday's article (Math & Science Backer Under Fire], quotes only outgoing CCSD School Board President Hillery Douglas on Park Dougherty's shortcomings and supposed "lies." Does anyone (with the possible exception of Courrege) believe that Douglas supports CSMS? Then, in the most convoluted reasoning I've seen recently, the story also twists Dougherty's support of ANYONE BUT TOYA (ABT) into "playing the race card" by quoting Armand Derfner, whose successful suit nixed at-large representatives on the Charleston County Council. "A judge in that case found that people here, and elsewhere, tend to vote along racial lines, he said." Never mind that the Lowcountry just elected a black Republican to the state legislature.
By Derfner's Orwellian reasoning, Dougherty's saying he would support ABT--either Marvin Stewart (black) or Robert Russell (white)--for the District 20 seat now held by Toya Hampton-Green, makes him a racist. He's a racist because he supports candidates that he believes will vote to support charter schools! [Why do I hear Dot Scott's voice echoing in the background?]
Actually, I happen to believe that members of the CCSD School Board should be voted in by the residents of their districts. Then, Dot Scott and her cronies who reside outside of District 20 wouldn't be able to vote for Hampton-Green. Then District 20 wouldn't get a representative who claims that she doesn't represent District 20. Sounds good to me.
Douglas lauds Hampton-Green's support of charter schools in his absurd claim that Dougherty is a liar. Read the background on support of Sea Islands YouthBuild in previous postings on this blog. Hampton-Green supports charter schools THAT ARE SUGGESTED BY 75 CALHOUN, not by actual residents of individual constituent districts (that would be Dougherty and CSMS). Douglas claims that Dougherty is playing "lowdown dirty politics." Why didn't he attack Russell for attempting to take a "black" seat? Is this ranting simply a result of what happened to Douglas in the North Charleston mayoralty race?
Take the beam out of your own eye, Hillery.
Monday, July 21, 2008
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OMG, people actually take Hillery seriously! Hillery for years who has been the puppet of Nancy and Greg. Can Hillery even make a decision on his own? When I took the problem of no foreign language at Charleston progressive (the only middle school not to have one)to him, he told me to get my own votes and then he would support it. On the same subject Greg told me that he was unaware that there was anyone who wanted the programs there. This was after a student...a student...spoke in front of an open session meeting about the subject. Those who cry racism should look in their own closets before accusing those who mean only good!
Thank you.
Racism is CCSD. Toya looks to Hillery for political advice. Gregg tells downtown parents to "start your own Buist". Nancy McGinley only now arranges to have certified language teachers at Burke for next year by ordering the transfer of established teachers from Garrett. Why is Burke's Principal Benton unable to recruit teachers? Another import who's not familiar with the community yet. The more CCSD says it's for change the more CCSD remains the same. Like I said, CCSD is racism.
I'm for real change this fall. The majority that have run our schools into the ground these last ten years should be voted out. Thankfully Douglas is already a lame duck. Toya Green should be resoundingly sent home by the people she said she didn't represent.
Marvin Stewart is a far better choice. He knows downtown as well as anyone who has ever represented it on the county school board. Then let's see what Gregg has to say with Marvin sitting at the same table. The irony is that Marvin Stewart will very likely be far more conciliatory than the acrimonious majority as been. What a refreshing change that would be.
Oh, who cares what Hillery Douglas thinks about Park Dougherty or anything else?
Here's a more important point of view, as stated in the P&C story:
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(Marvin) Stewart said he's dissatisfied with Green and most of the county school board, and that's why he's running for office.
"I'm just there to try to get rid of this dysfunctional school board," he said.
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Couldn't have said it better myself.
GO MARVIN!
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