Hardly a Martyr

In Nick Welsh’s recent wrap-up of the November 3 election results, I am described (in my losing bid for a trustee’s seat at SBCC) as “the Joan of Arc of the conservative right.”

No. No. No. I resent being characterized as a martyr. I have never comported myself as such. Throughout the campaign and in  defeat, I stood tall, praised my opponent, and presented myself as  the hopeful person I am, in this case optimistic for our beloved college.

I stood up for the First Amendment. That was the issue for me back in early 2019 in the wake of the Pledge of Allegiance incident during public comment. While it’s true that the conservative media pretty much solely covered the story, where was the Indy? The Los Angeles Times? Every American journalist should be mightily concerned when the First Amendment is threatened. Where were you? Or are you selective in the application of those protections?