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Gary Pearce posted on July 23, 2010 09:40
There are two kinds of political leaders: uniters and dividers.
Barack Obama is a uniter; Sarah Palin, a divider. Jim Hunt was a uniter; Jesse Helms, a divider. Ronald Reagan was a uniter; George W. Bush, a divider.
Dividers can succeed in politics. But they don’t leave lasting legacies of accomplishment.
The leaders of the WakeCounty school board, Ron Margiotta and John Tedesco, don’t get this.
They don’t realize that if they talked to their critics, instead of arresting them, they might achieve their goals – or at least move in that direction.
One of the most valuable lessons Jim Hunt taught me is never burn your bridges. You never know when today’s opponent might be tomorrow’s ally.
Margiotta and Tedesco are sowing the seeds of their own failure. The disruption they’ve fueled could well hurt the schools’ performance. What truly qualified professional educator would want to be superintendent in this environment?
If the Wake schools fail, Margiotta and Tedesco will get the blame. They’ll be out of power, out of office and in for years of infamy.
Friday, July 23, 2010 10:19 AM
Barack Obama a uniter? Uniter of who? Liberals, yes. But he's done more to divide the nation than Bush could have ever hoped. Just look at his favorability ratings amongst blacks vs. whites. Obama has pushed the racial divide in this nation even further apart. Sorry Gary, but you're just dead wrong on that one.
Friday, July 23, 2010 12:09 PM
If the new school board could show their commitment to the well being of every student and really listen to what us protesters have to say, this situation could be resolved a bit quicker and without as many arrests. One thousand people shouldn't need to march on the capitol and protest their own school system and school board just to be heard-- all the school board has to do is listen to us. A note for Tedesco and Margiotta: We won't stop until we're heard. Spaceman-- While I agree with Gary, it is very true that it's hard to call any politician a 'uniter'. Politics thrives on division, some just know how to handle it better than others. However, your argument doesn't even mention what Gary is writing about; Margiotta and Tedesco. You have a good point there, though. It's only natural for a liberal to think of a liberal politician as a uniter and a conservative as a divider, and vice vera. It's pretty much 100% subjective.
Friday, July 23, 2010 1:06 PM
mcp16, there were what...1,000 protesters? And, of course, all of those were of like mind, for sure. Wonder what the majority of those in that school district think of what the board is doing...you know, those folks that are actually paying the taxes that pay for the school's activities and fund the budgets for the school system. I think that, more than anything else, should be what the board looks at and how it operates and makes its decisions on. It's kinda like saying that because there were thousands of teapartiers at some "anti" rally in opposition to something the left wants says that because there were thousands there, it means that the left is wrong. Is that what ya really want or would you want to have a government that truly represents its populace?
Friday, July 23, 2010 1:23 PM
Here is an interesting column just published by a Democrat US Senator from Virginia that reflects what thinking Democrats realize about this ''diversity'' scam: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703724104575379630952309408.html This is a much more reasoned approach than the decades old leftwing drivel that Gary is spewing. And NONE of the leftists has yet told us how they are going to square this bussing policy with Al Gore and his carbon crusade. How do they get their fellow liberals to go along with this extra unnecessary ''carbon footprint''. And the quality of education provided under ''diversity'' is shown by the misuse of English by the student who has gotten his/her education under that policy. Someone who learned correct Engish would know it should be ''we protesters'' not ''us protesters''. But that is the old school boards fault, not the posting student's. Under community schools, maybe they will have the time to teach proper English.
Friday, July 23, 2010 1:33 PM
Well, that's a bit unfair Reaganite. I mean, we've got supposedly well-educated school teachers here on this blog that spell like a third grader and have a difficult time putting together a correct sentence. I'm a college grad myself and will fully admit to my failings with regard to the english language. Personally, I'm impressed by our resident student posting here.
Friday, July 23, 2010 1:37 PM
Oh, and Reaganite...that should be "And NONE of the leftists [have] told us....(rather than [has] ). I'm mean, aren't I ??? :-)
Friday, July 23, 2010 3:41 PM
mcp16 -- Tuesday's meeting started with Ron Margiotta saying "This Board does not intend to create high poverty OR low-performing schools in the new zone assignments. Again, let me repeat that this Board does not intend to create high poverty OR low-performing schools in the new zone assignments." He understands that your concern is that the new assignment plan will create such assignments. You have communicated that message, he has heard it and responded. Message heard. Also, I'll note that most of those protesters were not protesting "their own school system." 75% of the arrested were from outside Wake County. The only reason it was so big was because there was an AME Zion convention in the city that day and even then, 60% of the convention goers chose not to attend the protest, even though it happened right outside the convention location. Rev. Barber has done a great job of getting people riled up, but I suspect that very few of those protesters knew much about WCPSS schools -- they only knew that Rev. Barber told them that the school board wanted to resegregate the schools, and they believed him.
Friday, July 23, 2010 10:54 PM
The so-called 'reverend' Barber is a self-centered bigot, a mediocrity who has been handed a soap box and a ready-made mob of mindless followers. He and his ilk get their thrills, indeed their whole sense of self-worth, from attacking others. They have no appreciation of, or respect for, reason or civility. There are many decent, intelligent people who support the old busing scheme, and they should be invited to the table and listened to. Barber ain't one of them, and only an idiot would waste his time trying to have a 'discussion' with him.
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Wednesday, July 28, 2010 11:32 PM
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