Betty Patu Endorses Ben Gitenstein For School Board

Folks, this may be late in the game but it's huge. 

Betty Patu is a legendary school board director (and former Board president). The Stranger endorsed her over and over as a "badass." Betty is not a polished person and speaks plainly and to the point. At so many times, over her 12 (1!) years on the Board, it was Betty cutting through the crap and pointing out obvious issues that others had no courage to say. 

For her to believe in Ben's skills is a very big deal indeed.

Comments

@Sheepish said…
I see that a group of Dunlap teachers are unhappy with Rankin's endorsement. For some reason, The Stranger won't publish the piece.
Very telling that Seattle Educators have not endorsed Rankin. What is going on with The Stranger?? Voters would be smart to do their homework and ignore The Stranger.
11/7/23, 10:39 AM
Amanda F said…
Wow, that skit is profoundly unserious and tone deaf. And out to lunch.

Did one of them say "crisisis" as the plural of crisis??

There's room for disagreement and discussion from people of good faith. This...isn't it.
11/7/23, 10:51 AM
Patrick said…
The timing is less than ideal. People, especially people making endorsements I agree with!, should remember that many voters mark their ballots and drop them in a drop box the weekend before election day so they don't have to take the time on a weekday.
11/8/23, 9:36 AM
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