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Sept. 23, 2002
Student Republican club rolls onto the Blair scene
The Republican club made a come back at a Blair SGA meeting earlier this week.
Two junior magnet students, Gordon Su and James Gao, founded the club and are going to be holding meetings every Thursday in room 314. They feel that Republicans are not fairly represented at Blair because of Blair's liberal tendencies. "I'm always getting hell for being conservative," said Su.
According to SGA treasurer Sophie Strike, the club had a hard time passing in the senate. "[The vice-president of SGA, Emma Simson] had to stand up and say that we weren't asking [the student representatives] to be in the club, it was just a question of whether [Gao and Su] had the right to found a club." After Simson made this clear, enough people raised their hands to pass the club.
Student Democrat's co-president Matt Yalowitz said the Republican club will benefit the school. "I think it's good to have political diversity at Blair," he said.
Su said that most of the people in the club are magnet students. He thinks that magnets tend to be more conservative because of "the area they come from." "My regular classes tend to be liberal while my magnet classes are usually conservative," said Su.
Yalowitz is excited about the upcoming election and feels the competition brewing between the two parties. "Having a Republican club will be good so Blair student Republicans will have a place to go and cry after the democrats take back the house."
Su and Gao do not want their club just to be for Republican students. "We want the club to be a forum for people with conservative and liberal ideas," said Gao.
Gao and Su welcome any students with political opinions to come to their club. For more information people can contact Gao at jagao@mbhs.edu or Su at gosu@mbhs.edu.
Two junior magnet students, Gordon Su and James Gao, founded the club and are going to be holding meetings every Thursday in room 314. They feel that Republicans are not fairly represented at Blair because of Blair's liberal tendencies. "I'm always getting hell for being conservative," said Su.
According to SGA treasurer Sophie Strike, the club had a hard time passing in the senate. "[The vice-president of SGA, Emma Simson] had to stand up and say that we weren't asking [the student representatives] to be in the club, it was just a question of whether [Gao and Su] had the right to found a club." After Simson made this clear, enough people raised their hands to pass the club.
Student Democrat's co-president Matt Yalowitz said the Republican club will benefit the school. "I think it's good to have political diversity at Blair," he said.
Su said that most of the people in the club are magnet students. He thinks that magnets tend to be more conservative because of "the area they come from." "My regular classes tend to be liberal while my magnet classes are usually conservative," said Su.
Yalowitz is excited about the upcoming election and feels the competition brewing between the two parties. "Having a Republican club will be good so Blair student Republicans will have a place to go and cry after the democrats take back the house."
Su and Gao do not want their club just to be for Republican students. "We want the club to be a forum for people with conservative and liberal ideas," said Gao.
Gao and Su welcome any students with political opinions to come to their club. For more information people can contact Gao at jagao@mbhs.edu or Su at gosu@mbhs.edu.
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I was a Magnet, and the people I talked to tended to call themselves democrat but had republican views on many issues. You could, of course, take the middle road and say they just couldn't make up their minds, but when you consistently take big business over big government, hate affirmative action, and don't have any problems with the death penalty ... *shrug* ^_~
Another issue with a broad-sweeping statement such as the one made by Mr. Su is the demographics behind the parties. I'm not actually going to state them here because knowing the sensitivity of people on these forums it could easily touch off a firestorm, but let's just say that the Blair magnet and nonmagnet populations fit Su's political predictions rather well, according to party demographics.
I have no problem with conservative views, and support some of them myself. What I DO have a problem with is hearing Mr. Su say 'all liberals are stupid,' which I have heard him say on more than one occasion.
I, as a (liberal) magnet, would also like to add that CONSERVATIVE MAGNETS ARE IN THE MINORITY.
While Su may find this to be true, if I were him I would try to do something about it. The quote, "The area they come from," makes me feel slightly uncomfotable. Is he admitting that Republicans are generally upperclass and living in Potomac [which I assure you isn't always true, nor do all magnet students fit this description]? Is Su also accepting the growing gap between the wealthy and poor [which can most definately be seen at Blair] ? I ask not because it is pertinent to the club being voted on by the SGA, but just because if you get quoted saying something like that you should be prepared to respond.
I will admit, I am a liberal magnet student. But, I welcome the Republican Club to the Blair political arena. I extend an invitation to all of its members to come to SGR Thursdays, 2:15 and 3:00 in room 134 if they are interested in political discussion. And I plan to attend a Republican Club meeting as soon as the fall sports season and planning for our teach in about the war in Iraq are officially over.
I ain't a Magnet student I am just your Blazer guy from Cuba.
I have no problem with his republican viewpoints. I have a problem with 1) the way Gordon Su argues them ("You're so stupid! All liberals are so stupid! The poor people don't count!") and 2) his other views, which are guarenteed to offend people ("Athiests are just bad people," he told the room at large).
new conservative for presidency!