Endorsements

[warriorpride]

I'm pretty sure that I've seen or heard of a number of pro-referendum endorsements from the towns leaders, Chambers of Commerce, and local newspapers. In at least some cases, these endorsements are coming from people & groups that are potentially more unbiased 3rd parties.

If anyone has more specifics (i.e. links to articles, specific quotes from papers, etc.), please post them here. I am unware of any such group being anti-referendum, but if there are any, in the interest of fairness, post it here, too.

[blankcheck]

You tell me why the Chamber of Commerce would not endorse this? Unbiased?? Duh! It would be like cutting off their foot - do they have to pay the bill???

[admin]

It would be like cutting off their foot - do they have to pay the bill???

Yep, through property taxes, well the ones in 204.

[warriorpride]

blankcheck said:

You tell me why the Chamber of Commerce would not endorse this? Unbiased?? Duh! It would be like cutting off their foot - do they have to pay the bill???

So, it's all about the money, huh? I would think, though, that if someone with an unbiased opinion thought that this was an extravagent, unnecessary proposal, they'd call it out.

[cantretirehere]

Who is unbiased that would have an opinion?

[warriorpride]

How about the newspapers. While there have been articles that state both sides, the Editor opionion columns that I've have all been pro-referendum.

[doctorwho]

Have to understand, the only unbiased people are those who would support the CFO not side - Like Christine Vickers. WHile I respect her right to vote her conscious, she gets made out by some to be te only one who is correct and sees the true picture, while all other SB members are portayed as lazy ( taking the easy way out was one quote) - , on the table, with separate agendas, etc etc. ---

You can bet that is anyone of significance outside the board came out against the referendum -- it would be plastered everywhere.

You can;t have it both ways.....and endorsement is an endorsement - and they do mean something

[stop204]

Just remember, every group that has not endorsed the referendum is against it. The voters who are fiscally responsible are quiet, even some of your neighbors who claim they will vote yes wil in fact vote no on election day. They just don't want to offend the emotional soccer mom next doors who believes the crap that 204 puts out.

For real, factual information you should spend some time on www.voten0204.org

These people make sense.

[cantretirehere]

stop204 said:

Just remember, every group that has not endorsed the referendum is against it. The voters who are fiscally responsible are quiet, even some of your neighbors who claim they will vote yes wil in fact vote no on election day. They just don't want to offend the emotional soccer mom next doors who believes the crap that 204 puts out.

For real, factual information you should spend some time on www.voten0204.org

These people make sense.

I think this thing about the neighbors is true. Before the last election I knew so many people who claimed they were going to vote YES and then after the election they came out of the closet and said that they only said they were voting YES cuz they didn't want to be snubbed or feel like an outcast. Even now, I have friends who say stuff like, "when we get together for coffee lets not talk about the ref cuz that will get so-and-so (YES voter) going and who wants to sit through that". So the Nos tend to be pretty quiet about it.

[momof3]

I read somewhere else on this board that all school districts pretty much have to deal with a built in 30% no vote. When you ask people to voluntarily put up the dough to improve anything, that's what you have to deal with. When I'm talking to anyone about the referendum, I keep that in the back of my mind.

And I positively, honestly do not get the "fiscally irresponsible" take. Big picture - 204 spends below the state average to educate each kid (per the report card) and academically achieves in the top 5% of all districts (SchoolSearch 2006 Bright A+ Awards). I just don't get how that's anything but fiscally responsible.

[warriorpride]

stop204 said:

Just remember, every group that has not endorsed the referendum is against it. The voters who are fiscally responsible are quiet, even some of your neighbors who claim they will vote yes wil in fact vote no on election day. They just don't want to offend the emotional soccer mom next doors who believes the crap that 204 puts out.

For real, factual information you should spend some time on www.voten0204.org

These people make sense.

I'd say that the emotional outbursts that I've seen & heard have been from VoteNo people.

I also guess that crap is in the eye of the beholder, as you clearly believe the conflicting, untrue, half-truths on voteno.org

[admin]

Let's stop pimping the voteno site in every post. If you can't contribute more than go to voteno204, don't post.

[doctorwho]

<" quote" Let's stop pimping the voteno site in every post. If you can't contribute more than go to voteno204, don't post. "< quote

Couldn't have put that better myself -- tired of the advertisement for a site we all know exists -- if as much effort went into some ideas that actually work for the kids there, it would be time better spent.

[doctorwho]

<quote" Just remember, every group that has not endorsed the referendum is against it. The voters who are fiscally responsible are quiet, even some of your neighbors who claim they will vote yes wil in fact vote no on election day. They just don't want to offend the emotional soccer mom next doors who believes the crap that 204 puts out.
<: quote

keep it up -- the condescending output from you and others is just ticking people off - there must be desparate times over at CFO -- to turn to the " we're smarter than you attitude" is a last ditch effort....

Low class

[doctorwho]

<quote :" Just remember, every group that has not endorsed the referendum is against it. " quote <

what form of warped logic is this ?

one could turn that around and say every group who has not come out against the school plan is for it -- however we'd prefer not to make up our 'facts' and data