Especially the part where he calls meg Genes campaign manager, or the part where gene posted under a "nom de plume." Is that right???
http://www.chathamschoolsnow.com/2008/04/shes-back.htmlGene's campaign manager, Meg Miller, is back from a self-imposed bright and sunny sabbatical which lasted all of about 6 weeks. That's OK - I find the "real" Meg a lot more quotable.
Galin doesn't say much - with his obstructionist, provincial and anti North East (as well as anti-West) views it's a smart strategy. He's 0/2 and will try to sneak by under the radar saying as little as possible this time. But little is left to the imagination by the years long paper trail left by his vocal and opinionated campaign manager, Miller.
Miller's provincial and myopic schools "advocacy" goes way back ...
As one of the chief opponents of the proposed county wide school bond that would have fully funded the North East High School as well as get Northwood millions in renovations, she was pleased when it invariably arrived DOA, with a knife in it's back. The reason the bond was bad? Because it would have funded "Governors Club High School" (her nickname for the North East High School) of course - and that was something that she couldn't tolerate. Instead we've had to fight a tortuous battle to essentially accomplish the same thing - but 2 years later (another 2 years wasted).
Fast forward to early 2007, Miller advocated for the NE High School to be moved to Moncure (or any other location outside the North East), lest students from the North East be able to attend! It would have been a "rich, white" school, in her mind. Her world view is highlighted in this article.
When the school location was reluctantly approved by the BOE later that year she then howled that it's budget should be cut and the money used to fund a costly and wasteful expansion plan for Northwood. In this she was largely successful, since good friend and neighbor George Lucier (County Commissioner) did just this. His scheme to finance an unneeded expansion off the backs of North East students is cataloged here.
When I said the school was to be increased to 1,200 she screamed "propaganda" but oops, that's exactly what happened. And is now reflected in the current Or/Ed plan, which will distort district lines and artificially lengthen bus routes for years.
Who was in favor of the radical redistricting scheme that was to be foisted on North Chatham - who else? Miller has been vocally agitating for this school to be redistricted even though she fought bitterly against the same exact plan several years ago when it would have affected her children. When I announced this redistricting plan, pre-empting the BOE's attempt to get this done before anyone found out about it, again she screamed "propaganda". Um, nope - we wished it was. It's covered here.
Now she occupies herself (with what seems to be a lot of free time) trying to get "her man" Gene elected for the BOE, District 2. The important thing to understand is that electing Gene is electing this same old, tired clique of Totten, Miller, Solomon) that has been against any attempt to do anything worthwhile at any school in the county except Northwood. They use the same exact tactics - misquoting, threats, spin and even the same talking points quoted almost verbatim.
Galin's campaign message is "it's going to be a bright, new sunny day" - or some sort of tripe. The reality is it's the same old tired, divisive cynical class/race based thinking that has led us to our current situation - no where. And if you try to forget, as many of us have, Meg promises to be around for a long time reminding us of the kind of thinking that got us here.
It's time for some new faces ... but we need these guys around long enough to remind us of why voting (for anybody but Galin) this November is so critical. Otherwise you can kiss "Governors Club High School" good bye. I also need grist for my blog which was starting to get a little too quiet
let's see if this elicits another "chatlist" missive from Galin writing under a Nom de plume like he did last time. That last one garnered a lot of new readers and some new fans out West!
For what it's worth, I dont' think Gene's theme that something good is going to happen today is tripe, I think it's sincere. I also don't think there's a thing divisive about him.
