tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819850637666173640.post2002256201552358565..comments2024-01-03T19:50:33.344-05:00Comments on Paper Trail: Merchant v. James: Email smackdownUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819850637666173640.post-37902694066370071472012-01-27T06:45:11.790-05:002012-01-27T06:45:11.790-05:00For my part every person may read this.For my part every person may read this.discreto sex shophttp://sexshoptienda.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819850637666173640.post-23287165881402972292011-05-15T18:48:36.674-04:002011-05-15T18:48:36.674-04:00Surely anonymous 9:48 was being sarcastic.Surely anonymous 9:48 was being sarcastic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819850637666173640.post-17068238908402811272011-05-14T10:15:57.971-04:002011-05-14T10:15:57.971-04:00Before you praise Merchant, realize that he voted ...Before you praise Merchant, realize that he voted to spend millions on more standardized testing, including classes like weightlifting and chorus. He also allowed Gorman to put the first money from any increase to Bright Beginnings, which is not even in CMS responsibility (10 million!). Bringing back teachers is a lower priority. Trent, 9000 teachers will remember you and Eric (I can't say no to Gorman) Davis come election time. You are done!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819850637666173640.post-175970222463356802011-05-14T09:48:26.530-04:002011-05-14T09:48:26.530-04:00Finally common sense!!!!!! Thank you Mr. Merchant...Finally common sense!!!!!! Thank you Mr. Merchant for your service to our community. I vote for the idea that Mecklenburg County continues the tradition of hundreds of years of respect for education - first in one room school houses, then in a request to the crown for a college, then in public schools, later in desegregated schools, and even later in pursuit of teaching ALL children using innovation to improve results. Thank you Mr. Merchant and Mr. Morgan - you make me proud to be part of Charlotte.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819850637666173640.post-86330174494864630992011-05-12T16:10:30.623-04:002011-05-12T16:10:30.623-04:00Now I am concerned about Trent Merchant. If he thi...Now I am concerned about Trent Merchant. If he thinks his County taxes would increase only $108.86 per year with a revenue neutral rate when he says his re-eval increased 36%, he is delusional. According to tax records, Merchant paid $1302.50 in 2010 County tax. A 36% increase makes his 2011 tax $1771.40 (for the County tax alone) - a $468.90 increase- $39/month or more than four times what he says. This does not even include the city tax portion. Good to see he’s one of our leaders.Terrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819850637666173640.post-342514170298464592011-05-12T16:04:31.217-04:002011-05-12T16:04:31.217-04:00It's been messed up all day but seems to be wo...It's been messed up all day but seems to be working for me now...Wiley Coyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16966764080565903720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819850637666173640.post-61178126721581971212011-05-12T15:58:09.540-04:002011-05-12T15:58:09.540-04:00OK, I don't know what's up with this. The ...OK, I don't know what's up with this. The last four letters are aspx; for some reason they show up when I paste it in but not after it posts.Ann Doss Helmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03511764376105157616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819850637666173640.post-12723854869129583122011-05-12T15:58:09.541-04:002011-05-12T15:58:09.541-04:00My question - who leaked the response to Bill Jame...My question - who leaked the response to Bill James' email to the CO? <br /><br />Trent or Jennifer Roberts?Dennis Petersonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819850637666173640.post-83148157049402268822011-05-12T15:55:46.300-04:002011-05-12T15:55:46.300-04:00Trent sent this email from his CMS account. I'...Trent sent this email from his CMS account. I'm pretty sure he reads it. If he's not responding to you, it's probably not going to change if you use a different email address. There's also a phone number listed on his profile, if you want to try that:<br />http://www.cms.k12.nc.us/boe/Pages/TrentMerchant.aspxAnn Doss Helmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03511764376105157616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819850637666173640.post-60557426614458465072011-05-12T15:54:37.468-04:002011-05-12T15:54:37.468-04:00Trent Merchant, you're my hero! Bill James has...Trent Merchant, you're my hero! Bill James has shown repeatedly he doesn't have the necessary intelligence to understand how things work in the real world of governance, nor the compassion and humility to serve effectively in an elected position. And he's a small-minded, intolerant bigot to boot. How on earth does somebody like him keep getting re-elected? What is wrong with the people in his district? <br /><br />You've made a lot of smart Mecklenburger's day by pointing out once again what a little troll he is, and how embarrassing it is for the city to see the likes of him continue in office.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819850637666173640.post-44531999571157783752011-05-12T15:50:05.574-04:002011-05-12T15:50:05.574-04:00Then the question needs to be asked:
Trent? Why h...Then the question needs to be asked:<br /><br />Trent? Why hasn't CMS made great strides in the past decade?<br /><br />And don't hand me that "we have".<br /><br />When people move to Charlotte specifically because ALL of our schools are great and better than private schools and parents who have their kids in those private schools start putting them BACK into CMS? (Foxx and Cannon, are you listening?)<br /><br />Call me. I'll congratulate you, the BOE and Gorman on a job well done.<br /><br />Until then, fix the mess and stop trying to make people believe the constant throwing of money at the problem is going to fix it.<br /><br />CMS was a mess years ago when you were awash in funds.<br /><br />Nothing has changed.Wiley Coyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16966764080565903720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819850637666173640.post-10882697571514710292011-05-12T15:47:42.842-04:002011-05-12T15:47:42.842-04:00Ann,
Merchant's school board email is availab...Ann,<br /><br />Merchant's school board email is available on the CMS website, but he never responds to anything. You have Bill James' personal email, unless the county now owns Time Warner Cable. What is Merchant's personal email address?Ghoulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04099647823915879139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819850637666173640.post-33116988113233550542011-05-12T15:46:36.017-04:002011-05-12T15:46:36.017-04:00I absolutely agree with Bill James. How many more ...I absolutely agree with Bill James. How many more millions are we going to throw away trying to educate the blacks? It’s hopeless. Enough is enough.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819850637666173640.post-32468046530076223092011-05-12T15:40:31.697-04:002011-05-12T15:40:31.697-04:00So trent supports aditional taxes to continuing pa...So trent supports aditional taxes to continuing paying phys ed teachers $60, 70 and even $80,000, rather than paying them a fair market rate and saving many other teachers' jobs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819850637666173640.post-69681166680248736192011-05-12T15:35:09.888-04:002011-05-12T15:35:09.888-04:00Annoy a Republican.
Think for yourself.Annoy a Republican.<br />Think for yourself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819850637666173640.post-1246547855852137602011-05-12T15:33:15.038-04:002011-05-12T15:33:15.038-04:00Merchant sums up what is wrong with public educati...Merchant sums up what is wrong with public education with one statement: "where your constituents will lose 2/3 of the elementary teaching assistants, many of whom have masters degrees, who have all the qualifications to be teachers except for formal certification..."<br /><br />Formal certification is simply a way for educators to protect their turf, both in the teaching ranks and the colleges of education. Merchant also impressed me with his correct usage of 'who' and 'whom,' a grammatical concept which would stump the majority of education majors.part-time teachernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819850637666173640.post-892903580380821992011-05-12T15:29:02.369-04:002011-05-12T15:29:02.369-04:00Merchant's witty little comment about how not ...Merchant's witty little comment about how not reducing the tax rate will cost us each $9 more a month sounds a LOT like Parks Helms' witty little comment about how raising taxes is only going to cost us each a Chick-Fil-A sandwich and cup of slaw a month. It's REAL easy to sacrifice other people's money, isn't it, Trent?<br /><br />PS: His use of the word "corn-pone" confirms that Trent Merchant is an elitist jerk.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819850637666173640.post-21453363265681861892011-05-12T15:21:18.412-04:002011-05-12T15:21:18.412-04:00You can see why Jennifer Roberts would welcome the...You can see why Jennifer Roberts would welcome the idea of wearing a costume--green or otherwise--especially if it included a full face mask.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819850637666173640.post-16375332360864598582011-05-12T15:19:07.633-04:002011-05-12T15:19:07.633-04:00While I certainly don't agree with Bill James&...While I certainly don't agree with Bill James' tirades about gays, etc., he is one of the few elected officials who seems to look out for the interests of people who pay taxes on home they occupy and not slum lords whose taxes will decrease on the eye sores they own in East, West and North Charlotte). I honestly believe the majority of elected officials in Charlotte and Meck County think their whole reason for being is so they can dress up in little green suits and pretend to be Robin Hood.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819850637666173640.post-9457106139249669522011-05-12T14:55:14.585-04:002011-05-12T14:55:14.585-04:00Hey Trent?
Why is it you and the rest of the BOE ...Hey Trent?<br /><br />Why is it you and the rest of the BOE didn't question why Gorman still included Bright Beginnings in his request for $50 million?<br /><br />The man plainly stated the program produces little results for the money and there is no data to support it. He went even further by saying the same thing about the State's black hole, More at Four.<br /><br />Until you and the rest of the BOE grow some big ones and do what you were ELECTED to do which is run the school system, instead of sloughing your job off onto the BOCC, I would say you have no right to be upset at James about anything.<br /><br />Wiley CoyoteWiley Coyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16966764080565903720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819850637666173640.post-4673256986537045022011-05-12T14:47:50.549-04:002011-05-12T14:47:50.549-04:00trent.merchant@cms.k12.nc.ustrent.merchant@cms.k12.nc.usAnn Doss Helmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03511764376105157616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819850637666173640.post-24908785201124905872011-05-12T14:47:11.386-04:002011-05-12T14:47:11.386-04:00Way to go, Trent! It's always great to see som...Way to go, Trent! It's always great to see someone stand up to Billy's tyrannical tirades. <br /><br />The combination of ignorance and arrogance of James is frightening!komodomannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819850637666173640.post-29962715858061637112011-05-12T14:43:52.154-04:002011-05-12T14:43:52.154-04:00Can you post Trent Merchant's personal email, ...Can you post Trent Merchant's personal email, you conveniently left it off while posting Bill James'. I would like to respond personally to Trent "Gorman's Puppet" Merchant.Ghoulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04099647823915879139noreply@blogger.com