Friday, January 11, 2013

Blue Jersey:: QoTD: 19-year-old Socialist School Board Member Talks Some Sense

Blue Jersey:: QoTD: 19-year-old Socialist School Board Member Talks Some Sense:


QoTD: 19-year-old Socialist School Board Member Talks Some Sense

A 19-year-old pharmacy clerk named Pat Noble defeated an incumbent to win a seat on the Red Bank Regional High School Board of Education, and was seated this month. He is the founder of the Socialist Party of Monmouth and Ocean Counties, ran as a socialist for his seat and plans to bring a progressive, socialist set of ideals to the schools board.And he sounds like a breath of fresh air:

"You reach more people, more quickly when you win an election. People would rather hear from a candidate than some guy on a street corner, especially on socialism when a majority of them are capitalists." [snip]"I'm hoping to bring a different perspective, a left-wing perspective to a board full of capitalists. I have a different view point, both as a younger person and a Socialist, that I think could have a positive impact in and of itself."
On Noble's to-do list: promotion of LGBT issues in sex education classes, banning military recruiters from