Sunday, October 10, 2021

Holmes Boils Over at The Voice

The Voice of Blythewood & Fairfield County newspaper wrote a great story about the Richland 2 Board Meeting, out of which Trustees Scott, Agostini and McFadden walked on September 14. If you haven't read that September 16th article yet, click here: https://www.blythewoodonline.com/2021/09/39850/

Publisher Barbara Ball hit the nail squarely on its head. She got it right.

Trustee-elect and acting board chair Teresa Holmes is shown in the screen-grab with that story to be wagging her finger to her left. That may have been right at the time when she should have recognized Trustee McFadden, but instead shut her down and let Vice Chair Manning speak first. McFadden had asked to be recognized, after Trustees Scott and Agostini had walked out. Holmes can be heard on the recording saying, "Just a second, Ms. McFadden, I’m sure you’re going to join them.”

Shutting down Trustee McFadden and uttering such a disrespectful remark to her were two massive parliamentary errors by Holmes.

Holmes' nose got out-of-joint at the article in the Voice, and Holmes tore into the newspaper in her comment to the story on the same date, September 16. Holmes' letter read:

"This article is yet again another example Yellow Journalism. I urge the community to watch the board meeting for the real events of the meeting. The rag of a paper might as well be the Gus Philpot show along with who him and his band of racist choose to endorse or follow. The community is well aware of how this paper hacks up a story to suit their hate. The real story is how parents and the community were cheated out of information they needed by reckless behavior and dereliction of duty. I know this paper and the crew working for this rag will continue slant and half report stories to deface those of us like myself who have called them out as the racist they are and I have a filed legal complaint against their silent stooge Gus z Philpot .Truth in journalism does not exist for minority leaders in the let’s get them grudge fill piece of trash. Again to see what really happened log into R2 Livestream."  Source: www.BlythewoodOnline.com

Holmes invites you to watch the livestream recording of the September 14, 2021 board meeting. If you haven't watched it already, do just that. Go to livestream.com/richland2 and select that date. 
Fast-forward to 1:16:50 for the fireworks after the executive session. Holmes calls for approval of the agenda, and this is where the meeting begins to disintegrate. 

Don't miss the "deer-in-the-headlights" look on Holmes' face after Trustee Agostini makes her motion. That is the point at which I wondered whether she is wearing an earpiece and getting advice from "someone behind the curtain." 

I hadn't seen Holmes' comment in The Voice until this morning, when it was sent to me. I must admit to being curious about who this "silent stooge Gus z Philpot" is. I'd like to meet him, since his name is so close to mine. I hope he'll contact me after her legal complaint is served on him. 


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