tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post4873194981928729366..comments2024-03-22T13:06:27.366-05:00Comments on WataugaWatch: Watauga County Commissioners Try To Bully the School BoardJ.W. Williamsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17694324792688711136noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-51662996592937438992013-11-20T06:39:07.332-05:002013-11-20T06:39:07.332-05:00http://www.pbs.org/now/classroom/allende.html Bi...http://www.pbs.org/now/classroom/allende.html Bill Moyer feels she has great value.Knowledge is power!https://www.blogger.com/profile/07703413468267621469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-46704881498646840162013-11-18T11:27:53.601-05:002013-11-18T11:27:53.601-05:00Anon 7:35 said "New to this area. What on ear...Anon 7:35 said "New to this area. What on earth did the Democrats do that allowed these extreme right-wing fanatics to get this kind of power? These commissioners are ignorant, like their party, but somehow, someway, they've appealed to the voters."<br /><br />This is the unfortunate consequence of very low voter turnout in the 2010 election (which also allowed Republicans to gain control of the state legislature and then draw up districts that favored them). In 2012 turnout was higher and we elected 2 Democrats, though Republicans held on to the majority in part because Miller and Blust were not up for reelection. The big lesson here is that every vote matters and 2014 needs to see real turnout so that we can vote these guys out. Miller in particular has been an embarrassment in so many ways, and a real impediment to compromise with the town of Boone. Voting him out will be a huge gain for the citizen of this county.Not Reallynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-899226229151538692013-11-18T10:52:39.654-05:002013-11-18T10:52:39.654-05:00If they allow the parents who oppose the book to &...If they allow the parents who oppose the book to "win" this debate, who will protect the rights of the parents of the other students in the class?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-78679767368514873802013-11-18T06:53:12.542-05:002013-11-18T06:53:12.542-05:00Was this Anne Marie's idea to make censorship ... Was this Anne Marie's idea to make censorship the new banner for the Watauga Republican Party? I see the local Republican Watauga Commissioners Perry Yates, David Blust and Nathan Miller quickly took up her causes without thinking about the rights or education value of great teachers in our community. Republicans supporting these Teahadist must really hate Democrats.Liberal POVnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-56008747735304151032013-11-17T19:35:01.817-05:002013-11-17T19:35:01.817-05:00New to this area. What on earth did the Democrats ...New to this area. What on earth did the Democrats do that allowed these extreme right-wing fanatics to get this kind of power? These commissioners are ignorant, like their party, but somehow, someway, they've appealed to the voters. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-78104842487110387192013-11-17T14:49:51.052-05:002013-11-17T14:49:51.052-05:00Let the goose stepping begin!!!Let the goose stepping begin!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-15568350607873946092013-11-16T20:08:33.223-05:002013-11-16T20:08:33.223-05:00This discussion makes our County Commissioners loo...This discussion makes our County Commissioners look incredibly ignorant and small-minded. Kennedy was the only one with enough sense to remain silent on an issue that wasn't within their purview in the first place.Not Reallynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-53159125911830631132013-11-16T17:38:05.187-05:002013-11-16T17:38:05.187-05:00Those 3 yahoos belong to the party that just hates...Those 3 yahoos belong to the party that just hates "government interference." So what do they think they are doing? Mind your own damned business.John Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06071870686156049707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-70257586192246624922013-11-16T16:01:49.289-05:002013-11-16T16:01:49.289-05:00Oh how I wish people were brighter and wiser and n...Oh how I wish people were brighter and wiser and not buy into these shenanigans anymore !!!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-37037949075193520452013-11-16T15:26:47.295-05:002013-11-16T15:26:47.295-05:00They are using this type of grandstanding because,...They are using this type of grandstanding because, frankly, they've got nothing else to run on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-4624270829522770132013-11-16T14:03:53.675-05:002013-11-16T14:03:53.675-05:00the BOC has no place weighing in as officials on t...the BOC has no place weighing in as officials on this matter from their bully pulpit, holding sermon over the BOE and derailing their budget discussions. Their grandstanding only reveals their ignorance of this excellent book, a top notch teacher, and a top quality education at WHS. Shame.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com