When you want to control the voters, you control the media that feeds them information and silence all opposition. The Vaad strength is most of its base are older people with no accesses to the internet and they rely on mailings, local newspapers and robocals to land lines.
The Vaad wrote the following in its endorsement propaganda:
Individual community members can have legitimate disagreements with some decisions that are made at the community or governmental levels. The Vaad not only respects that, but encourages feedback and dialogue. They constantly re-evaluate and re-calibrate their askanus based on the evolving needs of the community, as expressed to them at the grassroots level.
Has the Vaad allowed feedback and dialogue?
Does calling others as "Unqualified" show respect?
Why than did were several media outlets of the frum community told not to run articles or give a platform to the candidates running for Lakewood township who were not endorsed by the vaad?
A Yated columnist wrote 2 scathing articles (HERE) about the traffic and over development in Lakewood he was summoned by the powers that be and told emphatically no more articles. The 3rd one of the series is still in draft mode.
Matzav.com posted ads for some candidates running for township but the posts were quickly back dated to appear on the second page. Why?
TLS and the Vaad make strange bedfellows, just a few years ago the word VAAD was considered a 4 letter word and was not mentioned. Now, not only is TLS a
mouthpiece for the vaad but no other candidates were allowed to run ads there or explain their position.
The BP in Lakewood also did not run any ads for non Vaad candidates
Give Credit to The Voice of Lakewood and Lakewood Shopper for allowing others to express their position dring te election process and leave it up to Lakewood taxpayers decide who to vote for.
The Vaad wrote the following in its endorsement propaganda:
Individual community members can have legitimate disagreements with some decisions that are made at the community or governmental levels. The Vaad not only respects that, but encourages feedback and dialogue. They constantly re-evaluate and re-calibrate their askanus based on the evolving needs of the community, as expressed to them at the grassroots level.
Has the Vaad allowed feedback and dialogue?
Does calling others as "Unqualified" show respect?
Why than did were several media outlets of the frum community told not to run articles or give a platform to the candidates running for Lakewood township who were not endorsed by the vaad?
A Yated columnist wrote 2 scathing articles (HERE) about the traffic and over development in Lakewood he was summoned by the powers that be and told emphatically no more articles. The 3rd one of the series is still in draft mode.
Matzav.com posted ads for some candidates running for township but the posts were quickly back dated to appear on the second page. Why?
TLS and the Vaad make strange bedfellows, just a few years ago the word VAAD was considered a 4 letter word and was not mentioned. Now, not only is TLS a
mouthpiece for the vaad but no other candidates were allowed to run ads there or explain their position.
The BP in Lakewood also did not run any ads for non Vaad candidates
Give Credit to The Voice of Lakewood and Lakewood Shopper for allowing others to express their position dring te election process and leave it up to Lakewood taxpayers decide who to vote for.