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SEE YOUTUBE VIDEO(S) OF THE BEST ALL-COUNTY-CANDIDATES' FORUM FOR NOV. 2
You will get a better sense of all the candidates from this forum, sponsored by the NAACP, than from all the pieces of paper in your mailbox. This was held Monday night at St. Philips Church on Lawrence Street in Charles Town. - Jim Surkamp
NAACP Forum - 1
Introduction by George Rutherford, president, NAACP;
Harold Stewart, moderator, says three minutes for opening statement, Q&A, ending with a one minute wrap-up by each candidate.
Question on racial attitudes for County Commission candidates (Shepherdstown - for one seat): Starting Paul G. Taylor, Ed Dunleavy, Walt Pellish.
NAACP Forum - 2
Question on racial attitudes for County Commission candidates (Charles Town): Derek Lambert, Dale Manuel.
NAACP Forum - 3
Question on race views and hiring policies to County Clerk candidates: Starting Jennifer Maghan, Ronda Lehman;
Question on race views, hiring policies, and background to Circuit Clerk candidates: Starting Laura Ratenni, Edward Compton.
NAACP Forum - 4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkzFq8ppcMM
Moderator Stewart announces a 75-minute Q&A.
Question to incumbents on number of hires from minorities or appointments: Maghan, Ratenni.
Question to Ratenni on long passages of time before being selected as juror.
Question to Manuel on the number of County employees from minorities and how many he has voted to appoint to boards or commissions;
Question to County Commission candidates: why so many lawsuits are being filed: Starting Manuel.
NAACP Forum - 5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PT39C8TTS_k
Question wanting a promise from candidates that they are not above the law;
this question along with comments on lawsuits, sign locations, employee evaluation: Starting Manuel, Pellish, Manuel, Lambert, Taylor, Dunleavy, Manuel.
NAACP FORUM - 6
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4EeeSuF1Uw
Question to incumbents: What is the one big thing you want to change in your office(s) in the first year in office? And the same question is asked of the challengers. Starting with (incumbents) Ratenni, Maghan, Manuel (challengers) Compton.
NAACP FORUM - 7
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zKZnb1lsXk
Question to incumbents: What is the one big thing you want to change in your office(s) in the first year in office? (challenger)
Lehman.
NAACP FORUM - 8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lj_REA2yzxY
Question to incumbents: What is the one big thing you want to change in your office(s) in the first year in office? (challengers)
Starting Lambert, Pellish, Dunleavy, Taylor.
NAACP FORUM - 9
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d57LbFCvJh4
Question to County Commission candidates about the community addressing the public expense of creating new jobs. Starting with Pellish, Dunleavy, Manuel, Taylor, and Lambert.
NAACP FORUM - 10
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCSvc02Gh9k
Question of whether current residents or potential businesses or both pay for the imminent and very large costs of legally mandated sewer plants that cost tens of millions of dollars. Starting Dunleavy, Manuel, Pellish.
NAACP FORUM - 11
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8PIaHxUdqo
Question on affordable housing: Taylor
Question regards the Park Service in Harpers Ferry and Route 340 expansion:
Starting Pellish, Dunleavy, Taylor, Lambert, Manuel.
Question on the meaning and connotations of the phrase "colorblind": Starting Dunleavy, Lambert, Ratenni, Lehman,
Question about discrimination against Hispanics: Starting Compton, Ratenni, Lehman, Maghan, Manuel, Lambert, Pellish, Taylor.
NAACP FORUM - 12
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c32JuQerMYk
Question of which candidates would "stand behind" President Obama if he were to show up on the courthouse steps: Starting Compton, Ratenni, Lehman,
Maghan, Manuel, Lambert, Pellish, Dunleavy, Taylor.
Question to Lehman and comment on use of phrase "racial divide."
NAACP FORUM - 13
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwrIZZRLn1Q
Question to County Commission candidates which services or departments would they cut if they had to make budget cuts: Starting Taylor, Dunleavy, Pellish, Lambert, Manuel, Maghan, Lehman, Ratenni, Compton.
NAACP FORUM - 14
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQnaOQ2rl-U
Closing remarks of all candidates: Starting Compton, Ratenni, Lehman, Maghan, Manuel, Lambert, Pellish, Dunleavy, Taylor.
