Now I now you're wrong. There's nothing triCity won't print :-)
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Fred" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "justifiedright"
> <justifiedright@> wrote:
> >
> >
>
> I hear there are letters out there that the Tri Shitty News
wouldn't
> even print.
>
>
>
> I don't know this Hopson fellow. You label him racist and
> > homophobic. Very serious charges.
> >
> > Can you lay out the facts that support those labels?
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "asburycheech"
<asburycheech@>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > Last night I posted the following on the GLBT Asbury Yahoo
> > group.
> > > I hope that the folks here think it is a subject worthy of
> > discussion.
> > >
> > > Dear Group,
> > > Since I have previously promised to keep the group
informed
> > about
> > > Board of Education matters that affect us all, I have been
> > wrestling
> > > with my conscience since last night's important meeting on
just
> > how to
> > > keep my pledge. I've concluded it is best to deliver the news,
> very
> > > disturbing news, at least in my opinion.
> > > You will recall that the board needed to fill the seats
of
> > Mrs.
> > > Sonnier and Susan Bisaha, both of whom resigned recently. The
> > Sonnier
> > > position was filled by Ms. Marie Castro, a part-time professor
of
> > > English at Lehman College, part of the CUNY system.
Personally, I
> > > could not be happier about that; the children of Asbury Park
will
> > have
> > > a great friend and role model in Marie.
> > > It is the second position, the one left vacant by Susan
> > Bisaha's
> > > resignation that we should find most disturbing for a number
of
> > reasons.
> > > The man chosen by the board has been the author, in my
> > opinion, of
> > > some of the most vile rascist AND homophobic "literature" in
our
> > city.
> > > The greatest irony of it all is that this newly appointed
school
> > > board member, Gregory Hopson, Sr., was the very person who had
> > accused
> > > Susan of despicable, cruel, and most unprofessional acts, all
> > reckless
> > > allegations which then had to be investigated at great expense
to
> > us
> > > and great distress to Susan. Upon thorough investigation by
State
> > > offcials, those charges were, of course, found to be completely
> > > groundless. As his reward, he now gets to take the position of
the
> > > woman he unjustly maligned.
> > > How this man came to be chosen may be the most disturbing
> > part of
> > > last night's meeting, and I've alluded to it in the subject
line
> > > above. If there is interest in this group for further details,
I
> > will
> > > supply them to the best of my ability, keeping in mind however
> > that as
> > > a member of the school board I am bound by board policy, and I
do
> > not
> > > speak for the board.
> > > Suffice it to say for now that the person who nominated
Mr.
> > > Hopson was the Board of Education Vice President Garrett
> Giberson,
> > Jr.
> > > I do not think that I am being overly dramatic when I say that
our
> > > city and our school board suffered a real setback last night,
and
> > the
> > > truly sad part is that the person most responsible for this
> > > degradation was the vice-president. We had an opportunity to
fill
> > the
> > > vacancy caused by the resignation of Susan Bisaha with another
> > > well-qualified and caring resident of our troubled city. That
> > > gentleman, and I do mean gentleman, was most eloquent in his
> > responses
> > > during the Board's public interview. The fact that he was
passed
> > over
> > > in favor of one who has sought to divide the city with
> > unrelentingly
> > > ugly and inflamatory rascist, homophobic statements is mind-
> > numbing.
> > > Meanwhile, absolutely none of this helps raise one test
> score
> > or
> > > educates one child.
> > > Score one for the bullies, the rascists, and the
homophobes.
> > > Regrettably, this travesty was initiated and made possible by
the
> > > board vice-president. I sincerely hope he will explain
> > > why he did what he did.
> > >
> > > Frank D'Alessandro
> > > 6th Ave.
> > >
> >
>
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