Bush to visit Cincinnati Monday
No indication as to why Bush is coming here and if will be in the city or someplace near by. Fund rasing I would guess, low key and partisan in nature.
Thursday, October 03, 2002
A tale of the death of alternative media from Chris Anderson. This brings up a local issue. City Beat still is around, but Everybody's News just vanished several years ago.
Wednesday, October 02, 2002
Vine St. Kroger to get a face lift
Jay Love and several callers to his radio show today were complaining that Kroger was doing this. They think it was a sign that city is going to change the type of residents and customers on Vine Street. I hope the residents and customers on Vine Street do change, if they want to have a store. Jay seemed to indicate that Kroger should have done this for the community long ago. Why? This is not like putting in a park. This is a business. Companies do not pour money into stores for the social good. They do it to make money. An upgraded Kroger’s built in 1995 or even 2000 would not have changed anything in Over-the-Rhine. All it would have been is a waste of money for Kroger. The people at Kroger do not leave the garbage in the parking lot. Those in the neighborhood leave it. Kroger is damned for doing something, and damned for not doing something. I would close the store down if this is attitude that a majority of people are going to profess.
Jay Love and several callers to his radio show today were complaining that Kroger was doing this. They think it was a sign that city is going to change the type of residents and customers on Vine Street. I hope the residents and customers on Vine Street do change, if they want to have a store. Jay seemed to indicate that Kroger should have done this for the community long ago. Why? This is not like putting in a park. This is a business. Companies do not pour money into stores for the social good. They do it to make money. An upgraded Kroger’s built in 1995 or even 2000 would not have changed anything in Over-the-Rhine. All it would have been is a waste of money for Kroger. The people at Kroger do not leave the garbage in the parking lot. Those in the neighborhood leave it. Kroger is damned for doing something, and damned for not doing something. I would close the store down if this is attitude that a majority of people are going to profess.
CityBeat: Piling On
Did the Owensbys’ attorneys write this article or did Leslie Blade? I really do not like this kind of "journalism." This is advocacy "journalism." The supposition espoused by the comment of "police ambush" is not only inflammatory, it is crass sensationalism. I can understand discussion of this case and the many problems with the testimony of the individuals involved, but to create a conspiracy, best left to the antics of delusional boycotters, is a clear sign of prejudice. An assumption has been made and made and made again no matter what the police and prosecution say. When people make baseless claims against Mike Allen that are ludicrous to anyone with an ounce of objectivity, I do not think facts or realities matter.
As a sidebar issue I must conclude that this article is strongly tainted with progressive populism. This is the political philosophy, as I have phrased it, which most would just call the far left or radical left. Conservatives would just call this liberalism. Since I am a liberal I can tell you this is not liberalism. I am working on a general set of definitions of political ideologies, which I will eventually post. Please don't wait with baited breath.
Did the Owensbys’ attorneys write this article or did Leslie Blade? I really do not like this kind of "journalism." This is advocacy "journalism." The supposition espoused by the comment of "police ambush" is not only inflammatory, it is crass sensationalism. I can understand discussion of this case and the many problems with the testimony of the individuals involved, but to create a conspiracy, best left to the antics of delusional boycotters, is a clear sign of prejudice. An assumption has been made and made and made again no matter what the police and prosecution say. When people make baseless claims against Mike Allen that are ludicrous to anyone with an ounce of objectivity, I do not think facts or realities matter.
As a sidebar issue I must conclude that this article is strongly tainted with progressive populism. This is the political philosophy, as I have phrased it, which most would just call the far left or radical left. Conservatives would just call this liberalism. Since I am a liberal I can tell you this is not liberalism. I am working on a general set of definitions of political ideologies, which I will eventually post. Please don't wait with baited breath.
CityBeat: Porkopolis "Love, War and the People's Money"
Greg Flannery was not chicken. He printed what no other local media outlet would carry. He reported what I alluded to yesterday: the allegations of Councilman Pat DeWine's affair with Betty Hull, former head of last year’s Issue Five campaign. Greg hits the points of what is wrong with this alleged situation, to which I agreee. This is however an example of why Nate Livingston is not exposed by the Media to be the dirt bag he is. Nate made this allegation at a City Council meeting last week. Nate opened the door for Greg, and me to be fair, to walk through. The gang on the Week in Review on 1230 the Buzz last Friday indicated that this affair had been a rumor dating back to last year. I would have liked to have seen the Cincy Post have the balls to included this in their political sex scandal editorial, but I guess they are chicken.
Greg Flannery was not chicken. He printed what no other local media outlet would carry. He reported what I alluded to yesterday: the allegations of Councilman Pat DeWine's affair with Betty Hull, former head of last year’s Issue Five campaign. Greg hits the points of what is wrong with this alleged situation, to which I agreee. This is however an example of why Nate Livingston is not exposed by the Media to be the dirt bag he is. Nate made this allegation at a City Council meeting last week. Nate opened the door for Greg, and me to be fair, to walk through. The gang on the Week in Review on 1230 the Buzz last Friday indicated that this affair had been a rumor dating back to last year. I would have liked to have seen the Cincy Post have the balls to included this in their political sex scandal editorial, but I guess they are chicken.
Livingston released after contempt finding (2nd item)
Nate Livingston has all of the earmarks of a deadbeat dad. The number of domestic court cases filed against him is outrageous. I am still amazed that this accused abuser is allowed to be the leader of a so-called "civil rights group", the CJC. I have to wonder about the women who are listed as the co-leaders of the CJC. Are they codependent? Were they victims of domestic abuse of some type and have an emotional attachment to or tolerance of other abusers?
Nate Livingston is clearly a bad parent. His neglect for his family is only rivaled by his neglect of the truth. Why do most of the activists and nut cases supporting the boycott turn a blind eye to his record? This goes hand in hand with the tolerance of the outright racism and bigotry from other boycott supporters, including Nate. Why are the Enquirer, the Post and City Beat afraid of exposing Nate for the lowlife he is? Is it because he creates theater that makes for good copy, and they need all of the sensationalism that can fit into a single issue of their newspaper? You don’t have to answer that, do you?
Nate Livingston has all of the earmarks of a deadbeat dad. The number of domestic court cases filed against him is outrageous. I am still amazed that this accused abuser is allowed to be the leader of a so-called "civil rights group", the CJC. I have to wonder about the women who are listed as the co-leaders of the CJC. Are they codependent? Were they victims of domestic abuse of some type and have an emotional attachment to or tolerance of other abusers?
Nate Livingston is clearly a bad parent. His neglect for his family is only rivaled by his neglect of the truth. Why do most of the activists and nut cases supporting the boycott turn a blind eye to his record? This goes hand in hand with the tolerance of the outright racism and bigotry from other boycott supporters, including Nate. Why are the Enquirer, the Post and City Beat afraid of exposing Nate for the lowlife he is? Is it because he creates theater that makes for good copy, and they need all of the sensationalism that can fit into a single issue of their newspaper? You don’t have to answer that, do you?
Media Minded on the Enquirer Lawsuit
The anonymous blogger Media Minded comments on the lawsuit filed against the Enquirer. This is a conventional analysis of the issue from this conservative media critic. He/she is copy editor at a major newspaper; so their views are an interesting take on the interworkings of big media outlets.
The anonymous blogger Media Minded comments on the lawsuit filed against the Enquirer. This is a conventional analysis of the issue from this conservative media critic. He/she is copy editor at a major newspaper; so their views are an interesting take on the interworkings of big media outlets.
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