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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is this thread just manufactured outrage? Read the City Paper article. He basically regurgitated Federal statistics on voucher holders and then noted there have been issues with the homeless voucher holders that have been moved into Ward three apartment buildings.

And if you read this article, maybe concerns over housing homeless people isn’t that overblown: https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/dc-housed-the-homeless-in-upscale-apartments-it-hasnt-gone-as-planned/2019/04/16/60c8ab9c-5648-11e9-8ef3-fbd41a2ce4d5_story.html

Basically this entire thread feels like a campaign by some staffer for an opposing candidate to drum up drama and outrage. It’s good politics, but really it all seems overblown. These comments are not racist, at least looking at this from a high level, and it seems like a bunch of bs to find some scandal prior to election time. People can quote legitimate statistics and they can voice and address concerns without being racist.[/quote]
Yup. Totally orchestrated campaign from a bunch of campaigns pissed off about the Post endorsement. [/quote]

Agreed. [/quote]

Racism is objectively terrible.

But this is a comment no one has really seen that is snowballing on social media. Also if it was out of context then that’s a whole other thing.

So let’s see how it actually come out.

Meanwhile, can we elect someone who can actually tackle the 25% rise in overall crime and the 67% increase in car jackings? Wouldn’t that maaaaybe be a little more important?[/quote]

Being a successful councilmember is about building relationships with others on the council, with the mayor, and with the executives of city agencies. Goulet’s statement - and, even more so, his unabashed defense of it - suggests that he would be absolutely terrible at that. Others would distance themselves from him and that would be bad for Ward 3 and issues that concern Ward 3 residents (very much including the rise of crime). This is politics after all. If you care about getting these issues resolved, you will elect someone with a bit more tact.[/quote]

And the reality of DC politics is that a white councilmember representing the whitest part of the city has to be particularly mindful of racial dynamics in order to be effective. If nothing else this episode is disqualifying for Goulet just because of his cluelessness. I can't believe the guy worked in DC government for 20 years. [/quote]

Yep. I don’t have any problem with the broader point he was making about housing vouchers not being a solution by and of themselves, but the way he chose to express himself on the issue would make him an instant pariah on the DC Council. That would not be good for anyone in Ward 3, least of all those who don’t like the way the city is currently being run.

And it’s not just this one statement. Goulet has also endorsed a deceptive campaign run by a guy who has opposed public schools in his neighborhood regardless of whether they use existing or new buildings and made blatantly misogynistic comments to a Washington Post reporter.[/quote]

I think he was also trying to make a point about how the statistics on wealth distribution are skewed by housing vouchers.

But I guess we won't know until the tape is released...[/quote]

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