[Vision2020] Insulted

[Jack Porter]

No, Keely, you have not fairly represented my position.  Yes, I am 
angry.  No, I have not maligned committee members and MSD personnel.  I am 
curious to know where you got that outlandish idea, but I'm not going to 
spend any more time pursuing this discussion with you.

Jack


At 05:06 PM 3/30/2006, keely emerinemix wrote:
>Jack, I appreciate your efforts on the 2002 levy, which I also worked for 
>(granted, after only two months here).  And my intent is not to insult 
>you, but to point out that your approach seems to me to be not only 
>short-sighted but narrowly focused.  Within what I see in that 
>short-sightedness and narrow focus is an emphasis on preservation, not 
>progress.  By definition, preservation would seem to speak of buildings, 
>culture (a "way of life"), and neighborhoods, but it doesn't directly 
>speak to children, and I have not seen that you've been flexible in 
>seeking what's best for them.  I will grant you that it's not 
>"preservation for its own sake," but I'd like you to acknowledge that 
>others work not for "progress for its own sake," but for a system of 
>facilities and educational delivery that works now and will work later.
>
>As far as insults go, I believe I have fairly represented your position.
>Please tell me where I have misrepresented you.  If I have, I will 
>apologize publicly.  If, however, you're merely angry with me, please know 
>that while it's not my intent, it certainly mirrors how I've felt when 
>you've maligned committee members and MSD personnel who have demonstrated 
>enormous spirit, flexibility, and committment in trying to solve this problem.
>
>keely
>
>
>From: Joan Opyr <joanopyr at moscow.com>
>To: Jack Porter <jporter at moscow.com>
>CC: vision2020 at moscow.com
>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Insulted
>Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2006 09:55:03 -0800
>
>
>On Mar 30, 2006, at 8:54 AM, Jack Porter wrote:
>
>>Joan and Keely, you weren't here at the time, but I was serving on the 
>>school board back when Gerald Ford was President.  Three decades later, I 
>>was part of the group that started CQE and organized the campaign that 
>>passed the 2002 emergency operating levy, after the district's first 
>>attempt had failed miserably.
>>
>>You're not the only ones who care about kids.  People should be able to 
>>disagree with you about building priorities, or the wisdom or political 
>>viability of a particular plan, without having their motives attacked.
>>
>>If you hope to reach a 2/3 vote in a levy election, it doesn't help for 
>>you to go around insulting potential allies.
>>
>>Jack
>
>No one's attacking your motives, Jack -- just your method of delivery.  If 
>you're a potential ally, then all I can say is "Hurrah!"  If you want to 
>dump the alternative school for the time being and only focus on West Park 
>and Russell, that may well be your "pragmatic" choice, but I think it's 
>dead wrong, hell on the kids, and short-sighted.  What's more, I reserve 
>the right to say so.  I recognize that you may well represent a majority 
>view and me a small but vocal minority.  That would be not be a novel 
>experience for me.  I've indicated how I'll vote and how I'll 
>campaign.  My cards are out on the table; so are yours.  Fair enough?
>
>I'm glad you were serving the school board back during the Ford 
>Administration.  I was serving at the time as third baseman for the White 
>Sox -- Little League Baseball, Belleville, Michigan.  We made it all the 
>way to the All Stars, where we lost to a team from Ohio.  It wasn't fair; 
>we didn't even have Gatorade and they were all pumped up on glazed doughnuts.
>I believe Sugar is a gateway drug -- but just to be sure, let's ask Barry 
>Bonds.
>
>Joan Opyr/Auntie Establishment
>www.joanopyr.com
>
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