REVEALED: The ($333.33 per Minute) Ibram Kendi Videotape
As reported in several prior posts on this site, the Fairfax County School Board paid Ibram X. Kendi $20,000 for a one-hour Zoom appearance in August 2020 at the kick-off session for the school year. Fairfax County schools spent an additional $44,000 to purchase his books.
Fairfax Schools Monitor wanted to see what the school officials said about Kendi, and what words of wisdom he conveyed, that warranted paying him $333.33 per minute. (Not a bad rate of pay for someone who preaches that to love capitalism is to love racism!)
Gov. Youngkin on Boeing’s Decision to Headquarter in NoVa
Governor Glenn Youngkin made the following statement on Boeing’s announcement that the company will headquarter in Arlington, Virginia:
“Boeing is one of America’s great pioneering businesses and we are thrilled the company has decided to headquarter in Virginia. The decision to call Virginia home shows that the Commonwealth is the premier location for aerospace companies.”
KNOTTS: On to Victory!
In recent years, we have really seen the curtain pulled back on our government. Nationally, statewide, and locally, we have seen leftist politicians openly promote racism in our schools; cover up sexual assault; put criminals ahead of victims; and refuse to prosecute crime. They continually smear our great nation as inherently evil, founded on “white supremacy.” Too often, the so-called “news” is nothing more than left-wing propaganda.
Gilbert K. Davis, 1942–2022
Gilbert K. Davis, a longtime resident of Northern Virginia and distinguished lawyer, died last month, following a long battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. He was 79.
In his role as Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, Mr. Davis’s cases included numerous “firsts,” including the first aircraft hijacking in America; the first case under the Clean Air Act; and the first case under the 1968 Gun Control Act. Decades later, he was involved in yet another “first,” when his client, Paula Corbin Jones, sued a sitting U.S. president over unwanted sexual conduct.
Stop Higher Taxes in Fairfax County!
At the February 22nd Board meeting, the County Executive presented the FY 2023 Advertised Budget which includes a 9.5 percent increase in taxes paid by the average homeowner – with many across the County seeing increases much higher.
If approved as is, it will be the most significant tax increase since 2006 when Gerry Connolly was Chairman during the period when real estate taxes on the average homeowner doubled from $2407.27 in 2000 to $4830.42 in 2008. This increase comes despite the advertised budget holding the tax rate flat at $1.14 per $100 of assessed value due to higher assessments.
REGISTER NOW: 2022 Fairfax GOP Convention
The 2022 Fairfax GOP Convention will be held on Saturday, March 26, at the Country Club of Fairfax (5110 Ox Rd, Fairfax, VA 22030).
At the biennial convention, delegates will vote to elect a chairman of the Fairfax GOP; elect delegates for the 8th, 10th & 11th Congressional District Conventions; and confirm new Fairfax GOP members.
The filing deadline to be a delegate for the biennial Fairfax GOP Convention is Saturday, February 26, at 12 noon.
Chris Henzel Joins Fairfax County Electoral Board
Former diplomat Chris Henzel was recently named to Fairfax County’s Electoral Board, for a term of three years. He replaces Steve Hunt, who served on the board for eight years. Fairfax GOP Chairman Steve Knotts congratulated Henzel and wished him the best, in a statement issued today.
“Since his retirement from the U.S. Foreign Service, Chris volunteered his time right here in Fairfax, as a county election officer as well as a poll watcher for the party committee,” Knotts said.
In Memoriam: Doug Jones
Douglas Freeman Jones, 68, of Alexandria, Virginia, passed away on November 27, 2021, in Converse, Texas, while visiting his children and grandson for Thanksgiving.
Visitation will be held at 5 pm on December 19th at Demaine Funeral Home in Alexandria, VA. Funeral services will be held at Pillar Church of Woodlawn on December 20th at 10 am with Pastor Brian Collison officiating.
Gwendalyn F. Cody, 1922 – 2021
Gwendalyn F. Cody, formerly a member of Virginia’s House of Delegates, died last week. She was 99 years old. A veteran of the Second World War, Cody will be laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery.
In the 1970’s, Cody was actively involved with the Fairfax County Taxpayers Alliance. After losing a bid for a seat on the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, Cody was elected to serve as a member of the House of Delegates in the 1980’s.
VIDEO: Celebrating Republican Women
In a special edition of our Facebook Live video series, Srilekha Palle led a conversation with fellow Republican women Patti Hidalgo Menders, Cathy Ruse, and Janet Varre. The discussion took place on March 26, during Women’s History Month.
“We have hundreds of Republican women leaders in Northern Virginia that are extremely accomplished in their own ways and leading the party with principle and integrity for decades,” Palle said.