I enthusiastically cast my ballot for Marc Elrich today! AMA!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do you believe we should continue implementing his task force plan to reduce MCPD, in spite of increased crime in the county?

No, nobody is reducing MCDP. At the very most, there is a chance of reallocating the duties of the police, as in having them focus more on actual law enforcement and violent crime rather than mental health issues without imminent violent threats.

You clearly haven’t done your research, then. The Task Force absolutely, 100% calls for fewer police. There are over 80 recommendations, including reducing staffing in Wheaton and Silver Spring by 50%. It even speculates about taking away officers’ weapons. Perhaps you should read it before commenting on Elrich’s plans.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do you think your negative tone (“Does that bother you?” “clutching of pearls”) is useful? Do you realize it contributes to a me-vs-you environment in Montgomery County?

Yes, because I love making fun of the spoiled, whiny, speak-to-the-manager, upper middle class to exceeding wealthy who think they know what's best for everyone. I love watching them squirm and cry when they realize that normal working people don't agree with them. When the DCUM demographic is unhappy, I'm happy. This especially goes for anyone on the Finance forum. Eat the rich!

Oh… so you can’t communicate effectively with people who disagree with you.

This does not lend support to Elrich. Your endorsement of him actually would make this “normal working person” look elsewhere. I want government that can work together effectively, leaving middle school behaviors behind.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Four more years!

I voted for Elrich. Does that bother you?

Pro Elrich. Pro Lula. Pro Workers. Pro Unions.
Anti Fascism and anti Corporatism.

I got to celebrate Brazil’s victory by voting for MoCo’s victory. It makes me proud to live in a place that rejects the Right Wing.
Let the clutching of the pearls continue!

He's been the leader for four years, yet over his term in office, we have

increased poverty
increased homelessness
increased office space vacancies (meaning less business)
increased crime in lower income and minority communities
decreased school performance

Those indicators hurt lower income people the most. Marginalized communities.

How do you reconcile your vote with that?

Replace Elrich with Riemer as CE and all of these indicators get even worse.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Elrich is generally pretty awful, across the board. The one thing he's done thats decent is push back on the frenzy of online yimbys who would pass thrive even if the planning board shot their mother in the face on Fenton Avenue.

Thrive may well be a good plan- but the fact that it was pushed through a week after the entire planning board was thrown out for about 5 different scandals, tell you it was always a done deal no matter what.

Elrich wanting a sober (no pun intended) review of the work, before rubber stamping it- was at least something.

Wish Blair would have won, but it is what it is.

Agree with this assessment.

I’m really only bothering going to the polls to vote for the BOE races. The rest are already decided.

[Anonymous]

Sully thinks MCPS is teaching children "graphic sexual material". That is code for that he hates trans kids. Argue it if you want, but it is obvious to me. I have a pretty low bar as Elrich is really not great, but Sully doesn't even meet that low standard of not hating kids that get bullied enough as it is. He also fear mongers about Latinos, flat out lied about Asbury, as a Latina that is a big no thanks from me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sully thinks MCPS is teaching children "graphic sexual material". That is code for that he hates trans kids. Argue it if you want, but it is obvious to me. I have a pretty low bar as Elrich is really not great, but Sully doesn't even meet that low standard of not hating kids that get bullied enough as it is. He also fear mongers about Latinos, flat out lied about Asbury, as a Latina that is a big no thanks from me.

I don’t know anything about this, can you explain what you mean? I’m off to Google too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sully thinks MCPS is teaching children "graphic sexual material". That is code for that he hates trans kids. Argue it if you want, but it is obvious to me. I have a pretty low bar as Elrich is really not great, but Sully doesn't even meet that low standard of not hating kids that get bullied enough as it is. He also fear mongers about Latinos, flat out lied about Asbury, as a Latina that is a big no thanks from me.

I don’t know anything about this, can you explain what you mean? I’m off to Google too.

From the Bethesda Beat below. Btw it is obvious to me that Sully really does not know anything about MS-13. He probably couldn't even tell you what the "MS" stands for.

“We need to feel safe where we live, work, play and worship. I believe we need to control crime. Look at Lakeforest or even [Westfield] Montgomery mall, where I worked my way through school,” he said. “MS-13 is taking control of Germantown, Gaithersburg. People in Asbury [Methodist Village, a senior community] don’t even want to go outside of the house. We have armed carjackers here in Montgomery County, something we would have never heard of 30 years ago.”

Spokespeople for the Montgomery County Department of Police and the Gaithersburg Police Department could not be reached immediately Sunday for comment.

Cathy Canning, senior director of marketing and public relations for Asbury Communities, on Monday morning called Sullivan’s comments about Asbury “categorically false” and “fear-mongering.”

“We have 134 acres with a 17-acre nature preserve with woods. Residents are out walking around the community at all times of day and evening,” she said. “People are going back and forth all the time into the community.” She followed up with an email citing a recent resident survey that showed 93% of respondents felt “very safe.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Four more years!

I voted for Elrich. Does that bother you?

Pro Elrich. Pro Lula. Pro Workers. Pro Unions.
Anti Fascism and anti Corporatism.

I got to celebrate Brazil’s victory by voting for MoCo’s victory. It makes me proud to live in a place that rejects the Right Wing.
Let the clutching of the pearls continue!

He's been the leader for four years, yet over his term in office, we have

increased poverty
increased homelessness
increased office space vacancies (meaning less business)
increased crime in lower income and minority communities
decreased school performance

Those indicators hurt lower income people the most. Marginalized communities.

How do you reconcile your vote with that?

Replace Elrich with Riemer as CE and all of these indicators get even worse.

Riemer isn’t running though .

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sully thinks MCPS is teaching children "graphic sexual material". That is code for that he hates trans kids. Argue it if you want, but it is obvious to me. I have a pretty low bar as Elrich is really not great, but Sully doesn't even meet that low standard of not hating kids that get bullied enough as it is. He also fear mongers about Latinos, flat out lied about Asbury, as a Latina that is a big no thanks from me.

I don’t know anything about this, can you explain what you mean? I’m off to Google too.

Not that poster but it means he held a meet and greet at Asbury and residents expressed concern about crime. And they probably are concerned. That doesn’t reflect actual risk, however.

[Anonymous]

Does it count extra since you did it "enthusiastically"?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sully thinks MCPS is teaching children "graphic sexual material". That is code for that he hates trans kids. Argue it if you want, but it is obvious to me. I have a pretty low bar as Elrich is really not great, but Sully doesn't even meet that low standard of not hating kids that get bullied enough as it is. He also fear mongers about Latinos, flat out lied about Asbury, as a Latina that is a big no thanks from me.

I don’t know anything about this, can you explain what you mean? I’m off to Google too.

Not that poster but it means he held a meet and greet at Asbury and residents expressed concern about crime. And they probably are concerned. That doesn’t reflect actual risk, however.

He said residents in Asbury are afraid to leave their homes. He was obviously embellishing what he heard from residents. All you have to do is go there and see residents walking around.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sully thinks MCPS is teaching children "graphic sexual material". That is code for that he hates trans kids. Argue it if you want, but it is obvious to me. I have a pretty low bar as Elrich is really not great, but Sully doesn't even meet that low standard of not hating kids that get bullied enough as it is. He also fear mongers about Latinos, flat out lied about Asbury, as a Latina that is a big no thanks from me.

I don’t know anything about this, can you explain what you mean? I’m off to Google too.

Not that poster but it means he held a meet and greet at Asbury and residents expressed concern about crime. And they probably are concerned. That doesn’t reflect actual risk, however.

Some are. Not all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sully thinks MCPS is teaching children "graphic sexual material". That is code for that he hates trans kids. Argue it if you want, but it is obvious to me. I have a pretty low bar as Elrich is really not great, but Sully doesn't even meet that low standard of not hating kids that get bullied enough as it is. He also fear mongers about Latinos, flat out lied about Asbury, as a Latina that is a big no thanks from me.

I don’t know anything about this, can you explain what you mean? I’m off to Google too.

Not that poster but it means he held a meet and greet at Asbury and residents expressed concern about crime. And they probably are concerned. That doesn’t reflect actual risk, however.

He said residents in Asbury are afraid to leave their homes. He was obviously embellishing what he heard from residents. All you have to do is go there and see residents walking around.

Crime has gone up in the area and maybe they are afraid to go out, he obviously dramatized it but imo that’s not in egregious dramatization. I am Latina and I don’t think that is fear mongering about Latinos.

[Anonymous]

Q: Does it bother you the only way he can achieve even a semi chub is by closing schools and businesses and mandating masks outdoors? Or is that a feature?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sully thinks MCPS is teaching children "graphic sexual material". That is code for that he hates trans kids. Argue it if you want, but it is obvious to me. I have a pretty low bar as Elrich is really not great, but Sully doesn't even meet that low standard of not hating kids that get bullied enough as it is. He also fear mongers about Latinos, flat out lied about Asbury, as a Latina that is a big no thanks from me.

MCPS is independent so not much the CoExec can do about anything being taught there. The only control the County has over MCPS is a yes/no vote on their annual budget.