Goulet vs Sriqui Ward 3 Board of Education Race

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Anonymous wrote:That Palisades listserve post just now. One of the most disingenuous things I’ve ever read.

What listserv post?

Eric Goulet via groups.io
1:08 PM (2 hours ago)
to Palisades

I ignored all of the negative campaigning in the Ward 3 Council race, perhaps to my detriment, including a false personal attack against my campaign chair on this listserv and some individuals placing stickers reading “Endorsed by the Koch Bros.” on my campaign signs, which was both obviously untrue and offensive. I generally don’t respond to negative campaigning by close supporters of my opponent, because I want to speak about positive solutions to issues that concern our Ward 3 families, but I'll make an exception in this case.

This time my opponent’s close supporters, coordinated by a close personal friend of my opponent, are trying to allege that I am misleading people through campaign signs. I won't personally name the individual (per listserv policy) spearheading this coordinated negative campaigning with school PTOs, but I am deeply disturbed by this individual's behavior. He called me twice in Ward 3 Council race ranting in an unhinged manner about the MacArthur High School. He recorded a third phone call without my knowledge. He runs an anonymous Twitter account @CapitalFlamer, which he uses to attack our fellow citizens in an aggressive fashion. (I've saved screenshots of the Tweets in case he takes it down.) When my dog died of throat cancer, he tweeted his condolences to me, and then offered them again to me as himself in the ANC 3D chat, pretending he was learning of my dog's death for the first time. This man's behavior is so disturbing, I have felt the need to show my children his picture, so they will know to immediately come inside the house if they see him outside.

As for my signs. I think all campaign signs look very tacky but are, unfortunately, a necessary part of campaigning. Since I had to make campaign signs again, I was looking to make something unique from the Ward 3 Council race. I thought our Ward 3 children would really enjoy seeing their school logos on the signs, and in fact, this has been what has happened. Children love picking out their logo and telling me their mascot. I got the inclusion of the logos approved by the Office of Campaign Finance ahead-of-time, and because everyone knows that public schools cannot endorse political candidates, there certainly wasn't any intent to "mislead" anyone into thinking all of our Ward 3 DC Public Schools have endorsed me, and I don't think anyone has genuinely been confused.

I have seen e-mails to Key and Hardy parents suggesting that school logos on my campaign signs will somehow risk the tax-exempt status of parent teacher organizations (PTOs), which is completely untrue and a misleading scare tactic. Just in case there is any genuine confusion, no PTOs, principals, or DCPS schools could ever endorse either candidate. I'll post something positive and substantive about my State Board of Education race tonight, but I wanted to respond to this first. Please try to ignore these negative attacks by my opponent, and if you ever have any questions about me, you can call me on my personal cell phone at [phone] or e-mail me at [e-mail].

Eric Goulet
Candidate for Ward 3 State Board of Education

Sorry Eric, the Office of Campaign Finance does not have the authority to gran permission to use trademarked or copyrighted materials without permission from the rights holder, which in this case, is the non-profit entities controlled by the parents of each of the individual schools. Sorry you don't understand rights law 101, but facts matter. You have really pissed off the parent bodies of these schools.

Have you checked with OCF to confirm if he is lying?

I am sure he is telling the truth that he checked with OCF. But the question was likely "can I use logos" and the answer is yes, of course. But He can use the Washington Post logo because he was endorsed by them. The same as the other candidates who use endorsing entities logos in mailers etc. But he didn't get permission to use THESE logos, which OCF cannot authorize, just like they couldn't authorize him to use the Coca-Cola logo either. He needed to get permission from the entities that own those logos, which he failed to do, and apparently, he has also ignored a cease and desist letter as well.

How's them ethics? He is making a stink about Silverman but fails to flush his own toilet.

You are making a lot of presumptions and drawing conclusions based on those presumptions. Are these logos trademarked or copywrighted? Who owns that trademark or copywright? Did his use of the logos require permission? Who did he need to receive that permission from? Do you have sufficient information to answer these questions?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:That Palisades listserve post just now. One of the most disingenuous things I’ve ever read.

What listserv post?

Eric Goulet via groups.io
1:08 PM (2 hours ago)
to Palisades

I ignored all of the negative campaigning in the Ward 3 Council race, perhaps to my detriment, including a false personal attack against my campaign chair on this listserv and some individuals placing stickers reading “Endorsed by the Koch Bros.” on my campaign signs, which was both obviously untrue and offensive. I generally don’t respond to negative campaigning by close supporters of my opponent, because I want to speak about positive solutions to issues that concern our Ward 3 families, but I'll make an exception in this case.

This time my opponent’s close supporters, coordinated by a close personal friend of my opponent, are trying to allege that I am misleading people through campaign signs. I won't personally name the individual (per listserv policy) spearheading this coordinated negative campaigning with school PTOs, but I am deeply disturbed by this individual's behavior. He called me twice in Ward 3 Council race ranting in an unhinged manner about the MacArthur High School. He recorded a third phone call without my knowledge. He runs an anonymous Twitter account @CapitalFlamer, which he uses to attack our fellow citizens in an aggressive fashion. (I've saved screenshots of the Tweets in case he takes it down.) When my dog died of throat cancer, he tweeted his condolences to me, and then offered them again to me as himself in the ANC 3D chat, pretending he was learning of my dog's death for the first time. This man's behavior is so disturbing, I have felt the need to show my children his picture, so they will know to immediately come inside the house if they see him outside.

As for my signs. I think all campaign signs look very tacky but are, unfortunately, a necessary part of campaigning. Since I had to make campaign signs again, I was looking to make something unique from the Ward 3 Council race. I thought our Ward 3 children would really enjoy seeing their school logos on the signs, and in fact, this has been what has happened. Children love picking out their logo and telling me their mascot. I got the inclusion of the logos approved by the Office of Campaign Finance ahead-of-time, and because everyone knows that public schools cannot endorse political candidates, there certainly wasn't any intent to "mislead" anyone into thinking all of our Ward 3 DC Public Schools have endorsed me, and I don't think anyone has genuinely been confused.

I have seen e-mails to Key and Hardy parents suggesting that school logos on my campaign signs will somehow risk the tax-exempt status of parent teacher organizations (PTOs), which is completely untrue and a misleading scare tactic. Just in case there is any genuine confusion, no PTOs, principals, or DCPS schools could ever endorse either candidate. I'll post something positive and substantive about my State Board of Education race tonight, but I wanted to respond to this first. Please try to ignore these negative attacks by my opponent, and if you ever have any questions about me, you can call me on my personal cell phone at [phone] or e-mail me at [e-mail].

Eric Goulet
Candidate for Ward 3 State Board of Education

Sorry Eric, the Office of Campaign Finance does not have the authority to gran permission to use trademarked or copyrighted materials without permission from the rights holder, which in this case, is the non-profit entities controlled by the parents of each of the individual schools. Sorry you don't understand rights law 101, but facts matter. You have really pissed off the parent bodies of these schools.

Have you checked with OCF to confirm if he is lying?

I am sure he is telling the truth that he checked with OCF. But the question was likely "can I use logos" and the answer is yes, of course. But He can use the Washington Post logo because he was endorsed by them. The same as the other candidates who use endorsing entities logos in mailers etc. But he didn't get permission to use THESE logos, which OCF cannot authorize, just like they couldn't authorize him to use the Coca-Cola logo either. He needed to get permission from the entities that own those logos, which he failed to do, and apparently, he has also ignored a cease and desist letter as well.

How's them ethics? He is making a stink about Silverman but fails to flush his own toilet.

You are making a lot of presumptions and drawing conclusions based on those presumptions. Are these logos trademarked or copywrighted? Who owns that trademark or copywright? Did his use of the logos require permission? Who did he need to receive that permission from? Do you have sufficient information to answer these questions?

It's pretty clear that was a sketchy use and inappropriate. His reasoning doesn't pass the smell test.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That Palisades listserve post just now. One of the most disingenuous things I’ve ever read.

What listserv post?

Eric Goulet via groups.io
1:08 PM (2 hours ago)
to Palisades

I ignored all of the negative campaigning in the Ward 3 Council race, perhaps to my detriment, including a false personal attack against my campaign chair on this listserv and some individuals placing stickers reading “Endorsed by the Koch Bros.” on my campaign signs, which was both obviously untrue and offensive. I generally don’t respond to negative campaigning by close supporters of my opponent, because I want to speak about positive solutions to issues that concern our Ward 3 families, but I'll make an exception in this case.

This time my opponent’s close supporters, coordinated by a close personal friend of my opponent, are trying to allege that I am misleading people through campaign signs. I won't personally name the individual (per listserv policy) spearheading this coordinated negative campaigning with school PTOs, but I am deeply disturbed by this individual's behavior. He called me twice in Ward 3 Council race ranting in an unhinged manner about the MacArthur High School. He recorded a third phone call without my knowledge. He runs an anonymous Twitter account @CapitalFlamer, which he uses to attack our fellow citizens in an aggressive fashion. (I've saved screenshots of the Tweets in case he takes it down.) When my dog died of throat cancer, he tweeted his condolences to me, and then offered them again to me as himself in the ANC 3D chat, pretending he was learning of my dog's death for the first time. This man's behavior is so disturbing, I have felt the need to show my children his picture, so they will know to immediately come inside the house if they see him outside.

As for my signs. I think all campaign signs look very tacky but are, unfortunately, a necessary part of campaigning. Since I had to make campaign signs again, I was looking to make something unique from the Ward 3 Council race. I thought our Ward 3 children would really enjoy seeing their school logos on the signs, and in fact, this has been what has happened. Children love picking out their logo and telling me their mascot. I got the inclusion of the logos approved by the Office of Campaign Finance ahead-of-time, and because everyone knows that public schools cannot endorse political candidates, there certainly wasn't any intent to "mislead" anyone into thinking all of our Ward 3 DC Public Schools have endorsed me, and I don't think anyone has genuinely been confused.

I have seen e-mails to Key and Hardy parents suggesting that school logos on my campaign signs will somehow risk the tax-exempt status of parent teacher organizations (PTOs), which is completely untrue and a misleading scare tactic. Just in case there is any genuine confusion, no PTOs, principals, or DCPS schools could ever endorse either candidate. I'll post something positive and substantive about my State Board of Education race tonight, but I wanted to respond to this first. Please try to ignore these negative attacks by my opponent, and if you ever have any questions about me, you can call me on my personal cell phone at [phone] or e-mail me at [e-mail].

Eric Goulet
Candidate for Ward 3 State Board of Education

Sorry Eric, the Office of Campaign Finance does not have the authority to gran permission to use trademarked or copyrighted materials without permission from the rights holder, which in this case, is the non-profit entities controlled by the parents of each of the individual schools. Sorry you don't understand rights law 101, but facts matter. You have really pissed off the parent bodies of these schools.

Have you checked with OCF to confirm if he is lying?

I am sure he is telling the truth that he checked with OCF. But the question was likely "can I use logos" and the answer is yes, of course. But He can use the Washington Post logo because he was endorsed by them. The same as the other candidates who use endorsing entities logos in mailers etc. But he didn't get permission to use THESE logos, which OCF cannot authorize, just like they couldn't authorize him to use the Coca-Cola logo either. He needed to get permission from the entities that own those logos, which he failed to do, and apparently, he has also ignored a cease and desist letter as well.

How's them ethics? He is making a stink about Silverman but fails to flush his own toilet.

Not totally clear he has the Post's permission to use their logo. actually -- I don't think the endorsement conveys anything from a copyright standpoint -- but obviously it would be silly for them to pursue a claim against a candidate who they endorsed.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That Palisades listserve post just now. One of the most disingenuous things I’ve ever read.

What listserv post?

Eric Goulet via groups.io
1:08 PM (2 hours ago)
to Palisades

I ignored all of the negative campaigning in the Ward 3 Council race, perhaps to my detriment, including a false personal attack against my campaign chair on this listserv and some individuals placing stickers reading “Endorsed by the Koch Bros.” on my campaign signs, which was both obviously untrue and offensive. I generally don’t respond to negative campaigning by close supporters of my opponent, because I want to speak about positive solutions to issues that concern our Ward 3 families, but I'll make an exception in this case.

This time my opponent’s close supporters, coordinated by a close personal friend of my opponent, are trying to allege that I am misleading people through campaign signs. I won't personally name the individual (per listserv policy) spearheading this coordinated negative campaigning with school PTOs, but I am deeply disturbed by this individual's behavior. He called me twice in Ward 3 Council race ranting in an unhinged manner about the MacArthur High School. He recorded a third phone call without my knowledge. He runs an anonymous Twitter account @CapitalFlamer, which he uses to attack our fellow citizens in an aggressive fashion. (I've saved screenshots of the Tweets in case he takes it down.) When my dog died of throat cancer, he tweeted his condolences to me, and then offered them again to me as himself in the ANC 3D chat, pretending he was learning of my dog's death for the first time. This man's behavior is so disturbing, I have felt the need to show my children his picture, so they will know to immediately come inside the house if they see him outside.

As for my signs. I think all campaign signs look very tacky but are, unfortunately, a necessary part of campaigning. Since I had to make campaign signs again, I was looking to make something unique from the Ward 3 Council race. I thought our Ward 3 children would really enjoy seeing their school logos on the signs, and in fact, this has been what has happened. Children love picking out their logo and telling me their mascot. I got the inclusion of the logos approved by the Office of Campaign Finance ahead-of-time, and because everyone knows that public schools cannot endorse political candidates, there certainly wasn't any intent to "mislead" anyone into thinking all of our Ward 3 DC Public Schools have endorsed me, and I don't think anyone has genuinely been confused.

I have seen e-mails to Key and Hardy parents suggesting that school logos on my campaign signs will somehow risk the tax-exempt status of parent teacher organizations (PTOs), which is completely untrue and a misleading scare tactic. Just in case there is any genuine confusion, no PTOs, principals, or DCPS schools could ever endorse either candidate. I'll post something positive and substantive about my State Board of Education race tonight, but I wanted to respond to this first. Please try to ignore these negative attacks by my opponent, and if you ever have any questions about me, you can call me on my personal cell phone at [phone] or e-mail me at [e-mail].

Eric Goulet
Candidate for Ward 3 State Board of Education

Sorry Eric, the Office of Campaign Finance does not have the authority to gran permission to use trademarked or copyrighted materials without permission from the rights holder, which in this case, is the non-profit entities controlled by the parents of each of the individual schools. Sorry you don't understand rights law 101, but facts matter. You have really pissed off the parent bodies of these schools.

Have you checked with OCF to confirm if he is lying?

I am sure he is telling the truth that he checked with OCF. But the question was likely "can I use logos" and the answer is yes, of course. But He can use the Washington Post logo because he was endorsed by them. The same as the other candidates who use endorsing entities logos in mailers etc. But he didn't get permission to use THESE logos, which OCF cannot authorize, just like they couldn't authorize him to use the Coca-Cola logo either. He needed to get permission from the entities that own those logos, which he failed to do, and apparently, he has also ignored a cease and desist letter as well.

How's them ethics? He is making a stink about Silverman but fails to flush his own toilet.

You are making a lot of presumptions and drawing conclusions based on those presumptions. Are these logos trademarked or copywrighted? Who owns that trademark or copywright? Did his use of the logos require permission? Who did he need to receive that permission from? Do you have sufficient information to answer these questions?

The fact that Goulet ignored a cease and desist letter is a tell that addresses your questions.

[Anonymous]

[Anonymous]

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Yuck, we're stuck with that for 4 years??

[Anonymous]

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Yuck, we're stuck with that for 4 years??

Unless he is recalled . . .

But I don’t get it. I thought he claimed he had verified that it was kosher with OCF. Did he lie about that?

[Anonymous]

Am I reading it correctly that DCPS and OCF told him not to do it and remembering correctly that he instead then claimed he had OCF’s approval to use the logos? If so, that’s damning and he needs to go.

[Anonymous]

Yup. It was a stupid move to being with. He should have been served a cease and desist letter to remove all of the offending signs. Yet he was pigheaded enough to ignore the letters of protest he received and now we are stuck with him.

[Anonymous]

E-mail from Eric Goulet to the Palisades Listserv, November 7, 2:54pm:

“I got the inclusion of the logos approved by the Office of Campaign Finance ahead-of-time”

He needs to resign.

[Anonymous]

If these tweets are right — and Goulet doesn’t appear to be contesting the quotes — Goulet was told by DCPS and OCF to not use the logos ahead of time.

“The attorney for the DCPS Office of the General Counsel confirmed that she had provided the same advice to Mr. Goulet and OCF followed up advising Mr. Goulet to comply with the advice provided by DCPS.”

https://mobile.twitter.com/Abdh372/status/1598814511603093504

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:E-mail from Eric Goulet to the Palisades Listserv, November 7, 2:54pm:

“I got the inclusion of the logos approved by the Office of Campaign Finance ahead-of-time”

He needs to resign.

When will the “Middle Finger Five” ANC 3C commissioners resign, especially Sauleh Siddiqui, Janelle Pagats, amd Hayden Gise? Flicking off a locally owned business and Tweeting “F” your constituents should be disqualifying.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:E-mail from Eric Goulet to the Palisades Listserv, November 7, 2:54pm:

“I got the inclusion of the logos approved by the Office of Campaign Finance ahead-of-time”

He needs to resign.

He needs to RESIGN over a campaign sign? I mean, I didn't vote for him, but that seems rather extreme.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:E-mail from Eric Goulet to the Palisades Listserv, November 7, 2:54pm:

“I got the inclusion of the logos approved by the Office of Campaign Finance ahead-of-time”

He needs to resign.

When will the “Middle Finger Five” ANC 3C commissioners resign, especially Sauleh Siddiqui, Janelle Pagats, amd Hayden Gise? Flicking off a locally owned business and Tweeting “F” your constituents should be disqualifying.

Whataboutism is the lowest form of debate

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If these tweets are right — and Goulet doesn’t appear to be contesting the quotes — Goulet was told by DCPS and OCF to not use the logos ahead of time.

“The attorney for the DCPS Office of the General Counsel confirmed that she had provided the same advice to Mr. Goulet and OCF followed up advising Mr. Goulet to comply with the advice provided by DCPS.”

https://mobile.twitter.com/Abdh372/status/1598814511603093504

He doesn't *need* to do anything. And if he continues in Trump style he'll go on the offensive rather than apologize.