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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If Steve Austin is someone you are considering voting for check out his social media. Some of his followers are quite intense and believe politics ie bringing very conservative views back into schools is a good thing.

Personally I will not vote for someone who can not explain their previous experience and how they are right for the job. I get he's running on a neighborhood school platform, but he still should be able to do a job interview with out flying off the handle, which his social media suggests.[/quote]

I am actually voting for Steve Austin because I believe it important for those who don't trust the BOE to have a member on the Board.     And it would be good for Austin to have to work on the nitty gritty of being a Board member.    As Michael Corleone said,   "Keep your friends close and your enemies closer."[/quote]
That might be a good idea. Let him experience what it feels like to be yelled at by parents, and see how he responds.  It will be entertaining.[/quote]

I won't find it entertaining. I think it will be awful. This is real life, not Netflix.[/quote]

I think it important to have diversity of opinion on the BOE.       We want to heal the divisons in MCPS.[/quote]

This "diversity of opinion" thing is the Republican talking point in Montgomery County, and I find it bizarre. As though there should be affirmative action in elective office for Republicans, on the basis of them being Republicans.[/quote]

Totally agree.  Diversity of backgrounds and experiences to make sure people are represented, yes. Diversity of opinions?  Hell, no.  I also don't want a creationist on the board for "opinion diversity."  The point of elections is to make sure the elected represent the positions of the electors.  If Austin's opinions are popular enough that a plurality of people agree with him, great, he should be elected.  But if not, we shouldn't give him the spot to make sure an opinion we disagree with is represented.  It's on him to convince people that he's right.

And ffs, hasn't Trump shown us that the whole "anti-establishment! shake things up! burn it down!" mentality is not a healthy one?  Given that the Board is about to face new and unprecedented challenges in responding to COVID-19, why on earth would "no experience/more chaos" be a plus?![/quote]

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