Temecula school board president calls Harvey Milk 'pedophile' before book banning vote

[Initech]

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Temecula school board president calls Harvey Milk 'pedophile' before book banning vote
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By Tom Wait, Matthew Rodriguez

June 1, 2023 / 10:36 PM / KCAL News

An ugly scene played out at the Temecula Valley School Board meeting as they voted 3-2 to reject an elementary school social studies book that contained information about pioneering California gay rights figure Harvey Milk. The board's president made a baseless accusation that Milk was a pedophile before voting to ban the book.

"My question is, why even mention a pedophile?" said Board President Dr. Joseph Komrosky.

Temecula's emotionally charged meeting resembles many others from here in Southern California and across the country as communities demand school boards to limit discussions of race and sexual orientation.

The battle over books has been an ongoing conflict in Republican-controlled states. California Gov. Gavin Newsom interjected himself into the fray last summer in a series of commercials that aired in Florida. Now, he's taking that message directly to educators in the state through a letter directed to superintendents and school administrators. The warning — which was also penned by California State Superintendent Tony Thurmond and Attorney General Rob Bonta — urged them to not take part in the removal of instructional materials.

"Access to books — including books that reflect the diverse experiences and perspectives of Californians, and especially those that may challenge us to grapple with uncomfortable truths — is a profound freedom we all must protect and cultivate," the letter read in part.
https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/temecula-school-board-president-calls-harvey-milk-pedophile-before-book-banning-vote/

Why mention pedophiles? Because he gets all of his news from extremely shitty far right sources like Alex Jones and Steve Bannon.

Ugh, this shit is getting old. Fuck the MAGA GQP conspiracy theory morons. And fuck the book bans too. This is absolutely unconstitutional and getting really scary.

[CurtEastPoint]

1. and this pencildick dweeb Komroskywhatever is a GD PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY.

[LoisB]

2. Harvey Milk was a hero, Komrosky is an ass.

[Initech]

3. I seriously hope that Gavin censures his sorry ass.

Link to tweet

I wish he'd go after the book banning MAGA nutcases in my local school board too.

[LoisB]

4. Indeed. Go get him Gov. There has been too much stupid shit happening in my state lately. We

have our pockets of right-wingers but we can't let them take over.

[PortTack]

5. Here in Illinois, governor Pritzker has signed a bill into law making it illegal to ban books!

Go get ‘em governor Newsom!

[Hortensis]

10. :) Because IL voters also put Democrats in control of the legislature, etc.

I'm envious. Must give real comfort in these dangerous times. I feel better here in GA for having IL as a stronghold. Need more.

[Hortensis]

11. :) Because IL voters also put Democrats in control of the legislature, etc.

I'm envious. Must give real comfort in these dangerous times. I feel better here in GA for having IL as a stronghold. Need more.

[BootinUp]

6. Yes, I left the S.E. US

and found similar nuttery in the Inland Empire, Californiiiaa.

It has a Latin American flavor here.

[Initech]

8. I live in North Orange County.

There's definitely our fair share of MAGA nutcases here. When I found out that the MAGA shitheads on our local schoolboard banned some required reading material, I just about blew a gasket. Fuck the MAGAs and fuck Fox News.

[Hekate]

7. Nauseating

[ExWhoDoesntCare]

9. People need to go into these meetings

Ready to fight fire with fire. Print up the headlines about all the traitor thugs convicted of of sexually assaulting minors, soliciting them, possessing child porn, and even murdering children.

That list is long.

Very long.

So when this try this BS "don't teach gay because pedophiles," then say that if not teaching about people because they're pedophiles is the standard, then you can't teach anything about the traitor party, because it's full of pedophiles. While you're at it, add that nothing about christianity can be mentioned in school--same reason: Full of pedos. It's not like we don't have literally thousands of examples of that one.

Stop being nice. Nice doesn't win bupkis with traitor scum.

[Hortensis]

12. Contemptible. But at least 2 of 3 voted not to ban. Hope there. nt