Jerry makes his case: Springer selling 'authentic' image
Jerry is making a hard push for support. Some of his political positions can be found here. The Dayton Daily News reports he will make up his mind officially on running for office in July.
Saturday, May 03, 2003
Minority and small firms win a share
It appears that either alot of out of town firms were used, or a new form of affirmative action was instituted.
It appears that either alot of out of town firms were used, or a new form of affirmative action was instituted.
About 32 percent of a projected $65 million in building, design and management contracts went to black-owned firms for a total of $21.2 million. Small businesses accounted for 42 percent of $38 million in building contracts, or $16 million.32% is rather high for a county that has a population of blacks less than 25%. For Paul Brown Stadium there were not enough "black-owned" businesses in the region to provide 32% of the building supplies, but here it happened, granted on a smaller project. I have to wonder how "black-owned" is determined. I assume it means any company that is at least partially owned by a "black" person.
Friday, May 02, 2003
Prep star Mayo's debut moved back
The kid does not need a "debut." I really hope Jamie Mahaffey, former Miami University basketball standout, does not let this kid’s life become any more of a circus than it already is. I hope the kid has the skills to go to college, but the kid is already behind at least one grade and maybe two. If he has the talent for the NBA, but not the intellectual ability for college, then I say let him go to the NBA. To many college athletes are taken who don't meet the standards of the college they are attending. That must stop, or at least any school that wants to be considered anything more than a sports franchise should not accept any athlete who could not gain acceptance to the school on their own.
The kid does not need a "debut." I really hope Jamie Mahaffey, former Miami University basketball standout, does not let this kid’s life become any more of a circus than it already is. I hope the kid has the skills to go to college, but the kid is already behind at least one grade and maybe two. If he has the talent for the NBA, but not the intellectual ability for college, then I say let him go to the NBA. To many college athletes are taken who don't meet the standards of the college they are attending. That must stop, or at least any school that wants to be considered anything more than a sports franchise should not accept any athlete who could not gain acceptance to the school on their own.
BRONSON: What do the unions give back to schools?
Peter, what do the unions give back to the police department? All the FOP gives back to the police department are slow downs, and arbitration that would make major league baseball players jealous. Why does Bronson regularly attack teachers? I know he has fits because most teachers no longer indoctrinate their pupils in the teachings of Christianity, but you think he would have grown out of the belief that everyone shared his brand of religion. I guess his ability to contradict himself on the value of unions seeps into his interpretation of the 1st amendment.
Peter, what do the unions give back to the police department? All the FOP gives back to the police department are slow downs, and arbitration that would make major league baseball players jealous. Why does Bronson regularly attack teachers? I know he has fits because most teachers no longer indoctrinate their pupils in the teachings of Christianity, but you think he would have grown out of the belief that everyone shared his brand of religion. I guess his ability to contradict himself on the value of unions seeps into his interpretation of the 1st amendment.
Thursday, May 01, 2003
The Bush Speech
More of the same propaganda. How much money did this photo-op cost? The penny pinchers bitched left and right about Clinton's trips, and Bush stages a free campaign commercial and is praised by the jingotastic media. The "Mission is Complete" but we are not done? I don't grasp the concept. We won the battle but the war goes on is the cliché that comes to mind, but our mission is complete. That just does not wash with me. This is not WWII. We had the Afghanistan speech last year, now we have another, but we were not really done. WMD are nowhere to be found, but we are going to find them.....ya. Saddam is on the loose. Osama is underground, and they are moot, but when we find their bones in October 2004 how loud with the monkey press shout for joy? We know the Fox Whores will be in such a complete stupor Geraldo will actually be made a human sacrifice live on air. The blood lust needs a sacrifice to quell its thirst, and Combs has been screwed by Hannity so many times, he is not virgin enough to satisfy Lord Ailes.
I am sure the conservatives out there will be scream at me for daring to dissent. I guess I don’t have a taste for trite horseshit. I can only swallow so much, and the stinker Bush dropped on the U. S. S. Abe Lincoln was foul enough to sink the Bismarck. Don’t get me wrong, however, the cretins will eat it up like the good little lemmings they are. It was “bold” and “powerful” no doubt in the minds of the chattering class. Bottom line, it was a elementary school pageant with big ass props. Nothing profound, just vetted buzz phrases placed to make little sound bytes that Betty and Joe will eat like candy while watching the morning media monkeys dance. Give me conformity or give me death! (Cough, Cough)
UPDATE: It appears Matt Yglesias agrees with me, on a much more muted level of course.
More of the same propaganda. How much money did this photo-op cost? The penny pinchers bitched left and right about Clinton's trips, and Bush stages a free campaign commercial and is praised by the jingotastic media. The "Mission is Complete" but we are not done? I don't grasp the concept. We won the battle but the war goes on is the cliché that comes to mind, but our mission is complete. That just does not wash with me. This is not WWII. We had the Afghanistan speech last year, now we have another, but we were not really done. WMD are nowhere to be found, but we are going to find them.....ya. Saddam is on the loose. Osama is underground, and they are moot, but when we find their bones in October 2004 how loud with the monkey press shout for joy? We know the Fox Whores will be in such a complete stupor Geraldo will actually be made a human sacrifice live on air. The blood lust needs a sacrifice to quell its thirst, and Combs has been screwed by Hannity so many times, he is not virgin enough to satisfy Lord Ailes.
I am sure the conservatives out there will be scream at me for daring to dissent. I guess I don’t have a taste for trite horseshit. I can only swallow so much, and the stinker Bush dropped on the U. S. S. Abe Lincoln was foul enough to sink the Bismarck. Don’t get me wrong, however, the cretins will eat it up like the good little lemmings they are. It was “bold” and “powerful” no doubt in the minds of the chattering class. Bottom line, it was a elementary school pageant with big ass props. Nothing profound, just vetted buzz phrases placed to make little sound bytes that Betty and Joe will eat like candy while watching the morning media monkeys dance. Give me conformity or give me death! (Cough, Cough)
UPDATE: It appears Matt Yglesias agrees with me, on a much more muted level of course.
WHY IS JOSH MARSHALL blogging about Laci Peterson? Why is Josh Marshall blogging about Larry King? Why is Josh Marshall watching Larry King? Josh is one of the best bloggers out there and he is letting the tabloid media creep into blogdom. I beg Josh to keep the "King" out of his blog, unless a particular show of Larry's actually has more depth than a New York Post lead story.
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