Nader Baoukh's attempt to distance himself from Pro-Referendum platform backfires

Nader Baroukh supports the Falls Church Referendum to change the City's Charter. He has been a proponent of the Referendum since he decided to run for office along with the other Pro-Referendum candidates: Ed Hillegass and Margaret Housen.

While Hillegass and Housen have been papering the City with their Pro-Referendum flyers all weekend, which attack everyone from the School Board Chair to the Falls Church Housing Corporation, Nader Baroukh has been busy trying to distance himself from a campaign platform that he now realizes may cost him the election: his stance in support of the Referendum.

I talked to 2 friends yesterday who both told me the same story:
Both of my friends have CBC yard signs and they told me that Nader came to their houses campaigning - he asked them both to vote for him and then only 2 of the CBC candidates. When asked why they should vote for him since he supported the Referendum and they were against it, he told them: "City Charters get changed all the time" (after one friend objected to changing the City's Charter) and "Even if it passes, it will never be enacted" - saying in essence it was ok to vote for him even though they didn't support the referendum, because "it will never be enacted anyway"!

Both friends were turned off and deeply skeptical of Nader's message. One said "If it will never be enacted, then why waste people's time and the taxpayer's money?" The other one said, "I wonder if all the people who actually support the Referendum know this is what Nader Baroukh is saying??"

Voters should be appalled by the dishonesty and manipulation such statements reveal, no matter which side of the Referendum issue they're on. Nader Baroukh should be ashamed of himself... and Voters should beware!

Confused about the Falls Church Referendum on the May 6 Ballot?

Confused about the Referendum on the May 6 Ballot?

You’re not alone! Many citizens we’ve talked to feel the same way. They say the language of the Referendum proposal is so confusing, they can’t figure out what it’s asking them!

The Referendum language has drawn criticism from the very beginning… even the State Board of Elections (SBE) initially refused to certify the Referendum for the ballot due to “improper wording” and “confusing language”. Apparently, it was only after the proponents of the Referendum threatened to sue the SBE that they modified the language and cleared it for the May 6 ballot.

Certain candidates who have said they SUPPORT the Referendum, now seem to be distancing themselves from the Referendum. However, candidates Nader Baroukh, Margaret Housen and Ed Hillegass are on record as supporting the Referendum. They are running on a Pro-Referendum platform.

The CBC Candidates: Robin Gardner, Lindy Hockenberry and Lawrence Webb are all AGAINST the Referendum.

It seems that for many voters, this campaign is boiling down to a vote for or against the development direction the City is heading in. But this election is about so much more than that. It is also about the long, proud CBC tradition of service to building a strong community and strong schools vs. the opposition’s record of non-service, “no-shows” and non-support of the schools.

VOTE CBC. VOTE FALLS CHURCH. VOTE NO ON THE REFERENDUM.

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2008 Vote Falls Church Campaign is up and running in record time.

The new 2008 Vote Falls Church campaign is up and running in record time. One of the many traits of this group is the ability to get things done. The campaign is no different. This years election is playing out to be one of the most contested in years. There are huge differences between the two groups. So it is critical that the community understands what is at stake. Setting aside what we think we know from what is fact. That is the goal of this blog, to inform you of the facts as we see them and keep you updated on how things are playing out. The official campaign web site is linked on the left side of this page. http://votefallschurch.googlepages.com/home2teFallsChurch.org Please stay tuned, comment and most importantly, get involved and vote.