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Published Wednesday, March 9, 2011 | 10:47 a.m.
Updated Wednesday, March 9, 2011 | 12:15 p.m.
Las Vegas Councilman and mayoral candidate Steve Ross took another shot at the Goodmans today.
In a news release titled "Goodman to Goodman: Your education record sucks," Ross claims that Carolyn Goodman said her husband Mayor Oscar Goodman made Nevada's public education system worse.
"Under Oscar's leadership, Las Vegas schools have become the 'absolute worst' according to his wife Carolyn," Ross said.
It's true Carolyn Goodman has criticized the Clark County School District and called it the "absolute worst," but she never blamed her husband.
Las Vegas' mayor has no control over city schools. Still, several candidates including Goodman have made education a centerpiece of their campaigns.
"Carolyn can’t have it both ways," Ross' campaign manager Steve Redlinger said. "She claims to have a magic wand that will fix our schools if she’s elected. If the mayor has the power to do something about it, and she is claiming that he does, then by her definition, Oscar has failed miserably."
In 1984, Goodman founded the private Meadows School, which she ran for more than two decades before retiring last year.
She recently released two television commercials touting her success with the school and featuring testimonials from Meadows' students and families.
"I want to open the dialogue to improve the quality of our schools. Having quality education in Las Vegas will attract families and business, and that will create a thriving community," Goodman says in one of the ads.
Ross called the Meadows School "super-exclusive" and pointed out its high tuition.
"Ninety-nine percent of Las Vegas families can't afford $15,000 a year to send their kids to a fancy private school," Ross said. "If she was interested in a dialogue -- and not politics -- Carolyn would have started talking 12 years ago when her husband was first elected mayor."
Oscar Goodman and Ross were allies in City Hall, but Ross began criticizing the Goodmans as the mayoral race heated up. He previously accused Oscar Goodman of supporting policies that killed jobs.
It seems like Steve Ross is looking for votes by being a scumbag politition and attacking the other candidate instead of running on what he could do to make things better.
I knew a lot of people like Steve Ross back in the day on the East Coast. Unqualified pseudo-politicians who lapped at the trough of Union donations and influence. People who in the real world would be lucky to mop floors for a minimal living. Now with all his construction pals laid off, he exists solely to criticize people while ignoring the fact that his world is caving in.
It's over, Steve. You have thousands of Union brothers loafing, with little hope for the future. Blame the immigrants all you want, but one fact remains. Electing you as mayor will only exacerbate (make things worse, GED's)in our desperate situation. The good times are over, Steve, and they are not returning. Ever. Grab your Union 40 bucks an hour while you can-your time has come, and we don't want your Union BS anymore....
Congratulations Steve Ross! You're the first candidate for mayor who has issued an embarassing press release containing statements that are demonstrably false and blatant lies to attack a front-running candidate. Although not surprising since you're in a distant fourth place.
Your false claims are little more than an ill-conceived attempt to pander to those you perceive to be ignorant voters - a big mistake, as you'll soon learn on election day.
Union thug coming out!
Well stated Tarantula and Doogie. Those are my sentiments exactly. I sincerely and wholeheartedly hope that Mr. Ross is taking note.
Why didn't Steve Ross talk all this smack about the decision for the new City Hall, the Mob museum and the layoffs when OSCAR was governor?