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Protecting our school board needs constant vigilance…..

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Sorry Fluffy, we know it can be too much!!

If you’ve been following us for awhile, you know we’ve been through several incantations of what we call (hat tip Elizabeth Barrett) the Hate Slate. Usually led by Cindy Rose, who has thankfully hung up her hat but will appear in today’s post, we’ve had to contend with a parade of hate-filled people who think they should occupy a seat on the school board.

The current name they are running under, though we will stick with Hate Slate, is the orange ballot. They recently held a very poorly attended event in which the theme was an Apple Roast. Just look at some of the pics they posted:

Yawn…

Three out of four of the candidates are in this pic. Are there any serious people to be found here?
Cindy Rose participated in this event. Even though she’s given up running, she hasn’t given up on installing a puppet regime on the board.

Today, Sherry Potter, one of the four members of the Hate Slate, posted this on one of the many Frederick social media pages:

The irony of claiming that she wants to make schools safe and welcoming for all!
How does this exclude Christians, Muslims, or Jewish people? Perhaps someone has a reading comprehension problem.

Trump has created a world in which the bigots are allowed to parade their hate and then claim discrimination. Who is she to speak for all Christians, Muslims or Jews? Who is she to make people feel as though they aren’t welcome in a place where they spend a majority of their time? Why are we even giving these people the time of day? (Here’s some more information about the rest of the slate and some others if you missed it.)

This constant work we have have to do to protect our school system can be so heavy. We have to continuously guard our school system against those who spread rumors (for example that teachers perform gender transitions and show kids pornography) and fear just to get elected. It makes us think we should advocate getting rid of this archaic way of choosing our board. Why should our school board elections be the constant target of these larger culture wars? Our children need to learn the facts about the world, therefore there should be no danger of curriculum being hijacked by those who don’t understand science or history. What are we even doing anymore?

Thankfully, we have a group of kind, educated, smart people running this time around. So, until this MAGA nightmare of hate and discrimination comes to a close, be sure to vote for those who truly care about all children and their future:

We guarantee you won’t see them running around with oranges in their mouths.

And if these folks want to worry about how to protect girls and young women in school environments, maybe they should drop the irrational fear of trans athletes and instead focus on monsters like them:

This post will not find you well…..

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We’ll start with the good news! Three amazing people have filed to run for the BOE next year! Check them out and please consider supporting them:

Casey Day

Jess Douglass

Chad Wilson

Even though each day seems like an eternity lately, next year will be here before we know it!

And now for the bad news…..

Apologies all around!

Heather Fletcher is running again. If you forgot who this now twice failed candidate is, don’t worry we’ll remind you. First let’s hand her the microphone to see how y’all like her:

Exhibit A: Her defense of Colt Black:

https://www.facebook.com/61558619399066/videos/626018053725844

Exhibit B: That time she checked out all the books about LGBTQ+ people and stole pins from the library:

https://www.yahoo.com/news/school-board-candidate-checks-many-065000967.html

Exhibit C: Look how she responded to Liz Barrett saying that all families and people matter at FCPS:

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1BrSxWXQnq

Exhibit D: No words needed…

Exhibit E: here’s all the posts in which we’ve mentioned her:

https://fredericklocalyokel.com/?s=heather+fletcher

This post will also serve as your reminder that all of us like-minded people need to vote for the SAME number of candidates as there are openings on the board. Just look at all we’ve had to put up with because of Black and Brennan so far! #learnfromthepast!

Once upon a midnight dreary, as I pondered weak and weary, never will I wonder why I didn’t cast my vote!

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We are in a bit of a dramatic mood this evening!

Tomorrow is the last day to vote or to drop off your mail in ballot. We don’t engage much in making primary endorsements EXCEPT when it comes to the BOE race.

8 candidates get through after tomorrow. Let’s make sure we get as many hate slate candidates off the ballot as possible!

There’s been some good ole Republican drama that reminds us of the Great Kirby meltdown of 2018 going on lately. (Which is really worth reading again because Cindy Rose makes an appearance–she’s like Michael Myers, no matter how many times you knock her down, she’s always back up and scary as ever!) Like 2018 there are two factions. One is on the side of Cindy’s Original Hate Slate, on the other side is a group promoting the 2nd Rate Hate Slate which includes Moms for Liberty candidates and other people who like to make scenes at public libraries. Apparently this new group, who go by the incredibly ironic name “Voices for Freedom,” put together a list with a slate called “Friends of The Right Side.” This list was allegedly to be distributed in order to give voters a guide on who they should vote for, in the best interest of the GOP of course! Guess who wasn’t on the list? Cindy Rose et al! And rumor has it they were not too pleased! Heather Fletcher once again used some questionable judgment when she posted this:

But it wasn’t a misinterpretation since sources have told us that this list had language like, “Vote for only the candidates listed as it helps the GOP overall.” Not exactly the note any of us have written to ourselves as we entered the polls!

Why break the long-standing ritual of local Republicans eating their own? It’s a tradition!

And it’s so much fun to watch!

If you haven’t already voted and need to know where to go click here.

We’ll report to you when we know the outcomes. Make sure you do your part!

Let’s make sure we get some good candidates on our BOE!

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It’s been a busy week at Yokel Headquarters!

If you’ve been a follower of ours for awhile, you know how concerned we are about this year’s BOE race. We’ll put some nice links at the bottom of this post if you need to catch up. But first, let’s get caught up on some recent news.

Yesterday the FNP posted an article, which made it seem as though the First Rate Hate Slate was out fundraising everyone.

https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/continuing_coverage/election_coverage/school-board-candidate-slate-outpaces-others-in-funding/article_cb673722-19f9-5dc5-89a2-9c5fa8cbf64a.html

Some things that this article fails to point is that if you divided the hate slate’s money by 4 they aren’t doing as well as some of our favored candidates. Also, an interested reader analyzed the numbers for us and discovered that over 70% of the donations come from about 20 people including themselves and family members. But since every race seems to be a cash race, we would be amiss if we didn’t remind you to donate and volunteer for some of our good candidates. We borrowed this graphic from the Frederick Democrats to make it all nice and easy for everyone:

If you’ve been long time readers you also know that the blog Wonkette was one of our sources of inspiration for this blog. So today, when this story came across our feed we couldn’t help but start connecting the dots.

https://www.wonkette.com/moms-for-liberty-leader-wistfully-shares-dream-of-gunning-down-librarians?fbclid=IwAR1cW7BzXg_zEHilH76cOelCDU06zrsbSLxvWCEutEePJ5XK0i7C8FocHEY

Here’s our favorite quote from that post (but be sure to read it all for yourself!):

But books are not the only thing Bosch wants to destroy! In leaked audio of a recent Moms For Liberty meeting in Lonoke County, Arkansas, Bosch is heard complaining about a school librarian she felt did not offer her enough deference when she came in to complain about books. “I’m telling you, if I was — any mental issues, they would all be plowed down with a freaking gun by now,” Bosch said, before describing herself as a patient person.

Hmmm! Let’s see here……..who is running for school board and had a hissy fit over a Pride display? And wasn’t there another candidate running as a Moms For Liberty candidate?

Who could it be?
Oh yeah! Let’s not forget about our second rate hate slate! April Montgomery, Heather Fletcher, and Tiffany Noble. (not pictured: Ashley Nieves)

And now for those promised links:

Let’s revisit our election reporting!!!
We can do something! Local elections matter and have consequences.
Sound the alarm: be sure *independent & unaffiliated* voters know to vote in the primary July 19, 2022 (early voting the 7th – 14th)
And don’t forget to tell all your unaffiliated friends they can vote in the BOE primary.

Let’s revisit our election reporting!!!

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Make sure you do your research!

In light of Heather Fletcher’s national news making act of stealing the pronoun pins and checking out all the PRIDE display books from the Brunswick library, we’ve been getting quite a few inquiries as to which candidates should be avoided. This post will revisit some of our election posts (focused heavily on the school board) to get everyone up to speed!

In our most recent post, we did a deep dive to see how our local candidates feel about gun control in the wake of the shootings at Udvale.

We can do something! Local elections matter and have consequences.

We also put out the call for all Independent voters to make their way to the polls this primary season because the Board of Education primary race is open to ALL voters. You’ll also see your Yokel picks for this race!

Sound the alarm: be sure *independent & unaffiliated* voters know to vote in the primary July 19, 2022 (early voting the 7th – 14th)

Don’t let Tony Chmelik back into our county government. Period.

Chmelik wants to be on our council again? BAHAHA..NO!

We also took a minute to remind everyone why Michael Hough would be a horrible choice for our next county executive.

It’s time to pay attention to Mr. Hough!

Cindy’s hate slate doesn’t believe racism is a thing. Did we just have to type that sentence?

Guess which group isn’t against racism? Correct!

The national phenomenon of accusing teachers of being sexual groomers has made it to our fine county by the very unfine candidates listed below:

Cindy Rose

Mark Joannides

Olivia Angolia

Nancy Allen

Tiffany Nobel

Ashley Nieves

Heather Fletcher

April Montgomery

Read more about this in the posts below:

We’ve got to keep up the fight!
Your Yokel pals watched the public comment (again-it’s what we do) so you don’t have to!
There’s quite a few of you who should be ashamed of yourselves!

We’ll end our post with a primer we wrote back in March:

Who NOT to put on the school board. Your Yokel voter primer!

Please share this information far and wide. We need to make sure our school board and county governments remain sane and functional institutions. And don’t forget to check into our Facebook page as we frequently share what we find on our local characters.