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Bucks Bible Banging Book Banners Booted By Balloted Betters.
Bucks County PA. is uncomfortably close to where I live, and recently the Christofascist movement took over the School Board and started banning books, pride flags, the works.
https://www.tiktok.com/@cbsdschoolboardwatch/video/7210809950405152043
Well, they're gone, defeated en masse.
Democrats claim control of Central Bucks school board in tense election
Subtitle:
The hotly contested campaign was marked by deep partisan divisions, intense personal attacks and a surge in spending.
More, from Patch: https://patch.com/pennsylvania/doylestown/democrats-win-across-board-central-bucks-school-board-race
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If CB Forward candidates can't run an ethical campaign, how can voters trust them to lead the school district?
https://buckscountybeacon.com/2023/10/a-long-list-of-deceptive-and-divisive-campaign-tactics-used-by-paul-martinos-central-bucks-school-board-candidates/
School board races have traditionally been a rather under-the-radar affair. Candidates talk to their neighbors and friends about their vision for the District, maybe knock some doors in their community, and then voters show up to make their decision at the polls on Election Day. All that changed with the introduction of Martino and his slate of Moms for Liberty-aligned candidates in 2021. During the last election, Martino created smear sites, dropped ridiculous amounts of money, and sent flyers filled with misinformation. Those of us who were involved in the 2021 election thought things couldn’t get any worse. We were wrong.
Since the primary election in March (when the Republican school board candidates vastly underperformed) the CBSD school board majority, Paul Martino, and the entire CB Forward Slate have broken every standard of decency and morality in an attempt to take over our District with their far-right agenda. Let’s take a look at some of the most egregious actions taken by Martino and the CB Forward Candidates: Dana Hunter, Aarati Martino, Stephen Mass, Glenn Schloeffel, and Tony Arjona in their quest to win the 2023 election – by any means necessary.
Defamatory Websites
A few months ago, a new PAC sprung up called Stop Bucks Extremism, run by DC consultants. This PAC created a smear website designed to destroy lives. Their defamatory claims about the Neighbors United candidates included such lies as “After all, these are the same people who want to teach 11-year-olds about eating feces and urinating on other people for sexual pleasure, amongst other things.” Paul Martino, who originally denied any connection to Stop Bucks Extremism, later admitted that he was, in fact, the one who commissioned it and paid for it.
Deceitful and Inflammatory Campaign Literature
Cherry-picked graphic images from books meant only for older students who CHOOSE to read them were sent to homes across the district where many young children opened them without realizing what they contained. The mailers were so vastly inappropriate that Staples refused to continue printing them. Other mailers sent to voters’ homes contained direct lies, fabricated emails, and unsubstantiated claims.
Unethical Use of Signs.......................
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https://buckscountybeacon.com/2023/10/a-long-list-of-deceptive-and-divisive-campaign-tactics-used-by-paul-martinos-central-bucks-school-board-candidates/
School board races have traditionally been a rather under-the-radar affair. Candidates talk to their neighbors and friends about their vision for the District, maybe knock some doors in their community, and then voters show up to make their decision at the polls on Election Day. All that changed with the introduction of Martino and his slate of Moms for Liberty-aligned candidates in 2021. During the last election, Martino created smear sites, dropped ridiculous amounts of money, and sent flyers filled with misinformation. Those of us who were involved in the 2021 election thought things couldn’t get any worse. We were wrong.
Since the primary election in March (when the Republican school board candidates vastly underperformed) the CBSD school board majority, Paul Martino, and the entire CB Forward Slate have broken every standard of decency and morality in an attempt to take over our District with their far-right agenda. Let’s take a look at some of the most egregious actions taken by Martino and the CB Forward Candidates: Dana Hunter, Aarati Martino, Stephen Mass, Glenn Schloeffel, and Tony Arjona in their quest to win the 2023 election – by any means necessary.
Defamatory Websites
A few months ago, a new PAC sprung up called Stop Bucks Extremism, run by DC consultants. This PAC created a smear website designed to destroy lives. Their defamatory claims about the Neighbors United candidates included such lies as “After all, these are the same people who want to teach 11-year-olds about eating feces and urinating on other people for sexual pleasure, amongst other things.” Paul Martino, who originally denied any connection to Stop Bucks Extremism, later admitted that he was, in fact, the one who commissioned it and paid for it.
Deceitful and Inflammatory Campaign Literature
Cherry-picked graphic images from books meant only for older students who CHOOSE to read them were sent to homes across the district where many young children opened them without realizing what they contained. The mailers were so vastly inappropriate that Staples refused to continue printing them. Other mailers sent to voters’ homes contained direct lies, fabricated emails, and unsubstantiated claims.
Unethical Use of Signs.......................
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