Anonymous wrote:Agree with the initial post and think Silverman is an important check on Bowser (even though I don’t agree with everything Silverman does).

In a text exchange last Sunday, Lopez used an invective to question White’s manhood when he asked the council member whether he was planning to “stay silent” or urge his supporters to vote for Reeder.

White responded angrily, according to an image of the exchange shown to The Washington Post by a friend of the council member.

Another friend, Jauhar Abraham, in two videos posted on Facebook that had more than 1,500 views by week’s end, called Lopez a “clown” and a “punk,” and excoriated him for sending a “disrespectful text to my council member.”

“You crossed the line and we are not going to be able to come back from the line you crossed,” said Abraham, a community organizer and Reeder’s onetime business partner who has said he is not supporting her.

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jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Reeder doesn't need a plan because the idea itself is bad. DC needs less "let's solve the social problems of America" policies that put DC at a competitive disadvantage and give the bill to DC residents and businesses.

I'm voting for Reeder because she has run a small business. Experience sorely lacking on the DC Council which ranges from Bolshevik to Menshevik.

That's the nature of labor laws. The DC minimum wage law applies to non-residents as well and DC businesses pay for that. If you don't want DC businesses to pay for family leave, it means that you don't want paid family leave. That's a valid position if that is your position, but just be clear about it.

Reeder claims to support paid family leave, but has no plan of her own. The Russian word you are looking for is "Potemkin". She is faking her support for paid family leave.

I'm not philosophically opposed to paid family leave, but I don't see it as a labor law as much as a fringe benefit.

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Reeder doesn't need a plan because the idea itself is bad. DC needs less "let's solve the social problems of America" policies that put DC at a competitive disadvantage and give the bill to DC residents and businesses.

I'm voting for Reeder because she has run a small business. Experience sorely lacking on the DC Council which ranges from Bolshevik to Menshevik.

That's the nature of labor laws. The DC minimum wage law applies to non-residents as well and DC businesses pay for that. If you don't want DC businesses to pay for family leave, it means that you don't want paid family leave. That's a valid position if that is your position, but just be clear about it.

Reeder claims to support paid family leave, but has no plan of her own. The Russian word you are looking for is "Potemkin". She is faking her support for paid family leave.

Anonymous wrote:Reeder doesn't need a plan because the idea itself is bad. DC needs less "let's solve the social problems of America" policies that put DC at a competitive disadvantage and give the bill to DC residents and businesses.

I'm voting for Reeder because she has run a small business. Experience sorely lacking on the DC Council which ranges from Bolshevik to Menshevik.

Anonymous wrote:Reeder doesn't need a plan because the idea itself is bad. DC needs less "let's solve the social problems of America" policies that put DC at a competitive disadvantage and give the bill to DC residents and businesses.

I'm voting for Reeder because she has run a small business. Experience sorely lacking on the DC Council which ranges from Bolshevik to Menshevik.

But with twelve days to go until Election Day, Reeder has yet to propose a plan for her signature issue and says it’s unfair to ask her for one.

“I have not had the experience to actually sit and be able to create a policy document on every issue across the city,” said Reeder at a media meet-and-greet organized by her campaign on Thursday.