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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's interesting that all the love and hate is for Austin. [b]No one says anything about any of the other candidates.[/b] He's not supported by the "establishment" (teacher's union, Washington Post) so this must really be bothering some people that an "outsider" candidate is actually drawing the interest of the voters![/quote]

People are saying things about several of the other candidates. Pay closer attention.

Also, speaking for myself - no, Austin's [b]candidacy[/b] isn't bothering me. I'm a big believer in the Run For Something idea. It's his positions, his statements, and his actions as a candidate that bother me.[/quote]

^^^also, since this "outsider" candidate thing comes up often: No, a white man who lives in Bethesda and is employed in the finance industry, and whose candidacy is explicitly based on defending the status quo, is not an outsider candidate.[/quote]

The fact that his race matters to you motivates me more to vote for Austin. You couldn't have just said a man who lives in Bethesda who works in finance...yadda yadda. Like his race is somehow pertinent?  [/quote]

A large part of the dispute about the boundary analysis is the question: how should the demographics of the student body affect school boundaries and school boundary change decisions?

Race is baked into this part of the dispute.

And Steve Austin got involved in the dispute about the boundary analysis specifically because he thought that the demographics of the student body should NOT affect school boundaries or school boundary change decisions.

So yeah, his race is pertinent.[/quote]

His wife is Asian and he has bi-racial children, so does he represent 2 races or just his racial category?

As for - "And Steve Austin got involved in the dispute about the boundary analysis specifically because he thought that the demographics of the student body should NOT affect school boundaries or school boundary change decisions." School boundaries should be based up on geography, population and proximity. Montgomery County is extremely diverse and changes constantly. Trying to implement some ideal demographically balanced school system would be nothing more than a never ending game of whack-a-mole. A game where MCPS would be constantly behind. [/quote]

?Do you think that your race changes when you get married to someone of a different race? Did my white friend who married a black spouse become black upon marriage? Or maybe black-in-law?[/quote]

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