Boycotters suffer a setback
A Texas newspaper picked up this Cincinnati Post story on the Urban League's announcement of their National convention being held in Cincinnati. This is not a positive for the boycotters. They look to keep everyone out of the city, part of their extortion plan, or terrorist plan as I see it.
Saturday, July 13, 2002
Friday, July 12, 2002
Buzz Rant
I often feel amazed at the level of out right bigotry that one hears on 1230 the Buzz, mostly from the callers. The hosts and accompanying sidekicks usually are not bigoted, but they really see race as a rally point to rile up their listeners. Today's Jay Love Show on the Buzz was a great exception. When news of Lt. Col. Ron Twitty's investigation hit the
radio, the conversation swayed from the actions of the Police and why this was being done to a conspiratorial hootenanny containing claims that maybe CPD Chief of Police Striker was about to resign and "they" wanted the second in command Twitty out of the picture as the next chief, since Twitty is black. This is a symptom of two things. One is a small radio station's
attempt to be "off the hook", different or even outlandish, just to gain ratings in a radio market dominated by Right Wing ditto heads. The second is a lack of education, often a fear the educated, and various cultural differences in the "black community." I hate using the term "black community." I use that because many callers on the Buzz use the term the "White community" which is a perceived reality, but in fact it is a myth. There is a "mainstream community", but it is not based on race. It is based on class.
If you are middle class or higher you fit into the mainstream. If you are working class (lower middle class), you are on the edge of mainstream. The poor are the "them" to the mainstream. However, this mainstream community is not close knit. It's only basic vast commonalties are the core "American beliefs." Those generally being the belief the in rule of law, democracy, justice, honor, respect for others, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and freedom of and from religion. Now again in the real reality what these beliefs really mean are subject to individuals perceptions and perspective. My justice is your crime in some cases. Your democracy is my mob rule.
I often feel amazed at the level of out right bigotry that one hears on 1230 the Buzz, mostly from the callers. The hosts and accompanying sidekicks usually are not bigoted, but they really see race as a rally point to rile up their listeners. Today's Jay Love Show on the Buzz was a great exception. When news of Lt. Col. Ron Twitty's investigation hit the
radio, the conversation swayed from the actions of the Police and why this was being done to a conspiratorial hootenanny containing claims that maybe CPD Chief of Police Striker was about to resign and "they" wanted the second in command Twitty out of the picture as the next chief, since Twitty is black. This is a symptom of two things. One is a small radio station's
attempt to be "off the hook", different or even outlandish, just to gain ratings in a radio market dominated by Right Wing ditto heads. The second is a lack of education, often a fear the educated, and various cultural differences in the "black community." I hate using the term "black community." I use that because many callers on the Buzz use the term the "White community" which is a perceived reality, but in fact it is a myth. There is a "mainstream community", but it is not based on race. It is based on class.
If you are middle class or higher you fit into the mainstream. If you are working class (lower middle class), you are on the edge of mainstream. The poor are the "them" to the mainstream. However, this mainstream community is not close knit. It's only basic vast commonalties are the core "American beliefs." Those generally being the belief the in rule of law, democracy, justice, honor, respect for others, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and freedom of and from religion. Now again in the real reality what these beliefs really mean are subject to individuals perceptions and perspective. My justice is your crime in some cases. Your democracy is my mob rule.
Thursday, July 11, 2002
ChannelCincinnati.com - Mom: Daughter In Pledge Case Saddened By Ruling
What a lousy article based on bad reporting. This has no place on the front page of the website. I guess some Christians working at channelcincinnati.com are up in arms of this story. I would prefer they do a better job of reporting the news, but this is local TV. They don't know what news is, they only know what gets ratings.
What a lousy article based on bad reporting. This has no place on the front page of the website. I guess some Christians working at channelcincinnati.com are up in arms of this story. I would prefer they do a better job of reporting the news, but this is local TV. They don't know what news is, they only know what gets ratings.
Cincy.com Community :: View Forum - Your Opinion
This is a nice Cincinnati Area message board. It works well, has a great format and so far is not filled with spammers or complete morons. Maybe a bigot or two, but with them life would be boring.
This is a nice Cincinnati Area message board. It works well, has a great format and so far is not filled with spammers or complete morons. Maybe a bigot or two, but with them life would be boring.
Wednesday, July 10, 2002
CityBeat: Your Negro Tour Guide (2002-07-11)
Kathy needs to learn the difference between what people call "civil rights" and "economic rights". Civil rights are most commonly thought of as personal freedoms, like voting; not being discriminated against race, gender, or sexual orientation; freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and privacy rights. Economic rights deal with doing business as in operating a company, a small business, or other entrepreneurial enterprises.
The claims of economic repression by the boycotters are the biggest fallacy of their protests. Anyone in this city can start his or her own business. The problem is you can't just make it happen by magic. It takes work. It also does take financing. Blacks can get financing, but not if they don't have a profitable business in mind, and not if they have no experience in working in that type of business. No one is going to lend me money to start a barbershop at 12th and Vine Street. Why you ask? I have no experience in cutting hair, and the crime rate in that location is not conducive for a profitable business. Is it racist to think I could not do it? I really could do it, with enough money, courage, and police protection, but not in a reasonable amount of time. Time is something Kathy Wilson and the boycotters don't want to consider. They want instant revenge on the white man, and she seems to think that Gay White men (all of them are not conservatives as she claims, I bet not even most) will want to trade in selling their souls(sic) to the devil(sic) in order to gain the freedom they can win on their own.
Kathy needs to learn the difference between what people call "civil rights" and "economic rights". Civil rights are most commonly thought of as personal freedoms, like voting; not being discriminated against race, gender, or sexual orientation; freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and privacy rights. Economic rights deal with doing business as in operating a company, a small business, or other entrepreneurial enterprises.
The claims of economic repression by the boycotters are the biggest fallacy of their protests. Anyone in this city can start his or her own business. The problem is you can't just make it happen by magic. It takes work. It also does take financing. Blacks can get financing, but not if they don't have a profitable business in mind, and not if they have no experience in working in that type of business. No one is going to lend me money to start a barbershop at 12th and Vine Street. Why you ask? I have no experience in cutting hair, and the crime rate in that location is not conducive for a profitable business. Is it racist to think I could not do it? I really could do it, with enough money, courage, and police protection, but not in a reasonable amount of time. Time is something Kathy Wilson and the boycotters don't want to consider. They want instant revenge on the white man, and she seems to think that Gay White men (all of them are not conservatives as she claims, I bet not even most) will want to trade in selling their souls(sic) to the devil(sic) in order to gain the freedom they can win on their own.
Cincinnati Post: It looked so easy back then
The Post doesn’t blame Bush for being envious of Clinton's Presidency. The problem is that Bush is blaming all of those disasters and scandals and crimes that took place under his watch on Clinton. Bush is not the only Republican doing so; a majority of them do it. The Blame game is not the GOP's main tactic.
The Post doesn’t blame Bush for being envious of Clinton's Presidency. The problem is that Bush is blaming all of those disasters and scandals and crimes that took place under his watch on Clinton. Bush is not the only Republican doing so; a majority of them do it. The Blame game is not the GOP's main tactic.
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