Bush tickets show connections count
I guess Greg Korte was able to twist the Chamber of Commerce's arm to get this list. I am glad I was not the only one asking where this list was. Here is the link to the complete list. This list also answers a question of mine from a prior post. Peter Bronson got an invitation to the speech, not a press pass. He was clearly there as a Bush groupie, not as a journalist, and his column showed that most succinctly.

I think I can agree with Chris Anderson: Patrick Caton is a bigot, a bad cop, and should resign. I will not make him out to be a "racist." I do not think the use of the "N-word" or any "racial slur" is grounds to call someone a racist. If that were the case 75% of the callers to 1230 the Buzz would be racists. Racism is a term that I believe is misused by most people. It has morphed into the label of choice used against anyone who does not agree with policies that most or the most vocal blacks profess.

I also agree with Bill Cunningham's tendency to be an apologist for the police force. His knee-jerk blue shield defense is more automatic than PETA protest at a P&G shareholder's meeting.

Despite Advice, Cincinnati Arts Association To Sue Boycotters
I don't know about the chances for success in their case, but what ever can keep the boycotters busy is fine by me.

Lawsuit: Coroner improperly keeps body parts after autopsies
This just brings to mind the movie The Man with Two Brains starring Steve Martin. Where is Dr. Hfuhruhurr when you need him?

CityBeat: Letters
Never have I seen a more one sided set of letters. So much for diversity.

CityBeat: War Cries in Cincinnati
Greg Flannery reports between 2,000 and 3,000 protestors gather outside Union Terminal to voice opposition to Bush's War plans. With Greg’s obvious anti-war bias, I would call these numbers high unless you add in Pro-Bush supporters out there with signs as well. Other press reports place the number around 1,000.

Chris Anderson critiques Kathy Wilson's City Beat column.

Recorded racial slur puts Caton off streets
OK, I wonder if the black community will see this as revenge on Caton for being a disliked by the Chief, like was claimed about Twitty's prosecution. It was claimed then that Twitty was being treated unfairly. Will those who supported Twitty call for every officer who spouts any racial slur to be forced to desk duty? No matter what the race and no matter the word. Blacks can’t use “nigger” and whites can’t use “cracker.” I guess cheese and crackers is not going to be on the menu any longer at the police cafeteria. This guy sounds like a bigoted jerk and may be a bad cop, but that does not mean he is a racist.

BRONSON: Bush's visit
What a sucker Bronson is for a dog and pony show. You stack the audience with GOP supporters and Peter is shocked at level of awe Bush's voter base gives him. If Bush had guts he would go before a hostile crowd. Bush has lived a sheltered life, even before being President. As President not only is he sheltered from physical harm, he is sheltered from all dissent. Bush could never be confronted with an opposing idea, which would not look good. Bush could not handle a heckler or even a sincere direct question. I can understand that Mr. Bronson is a Bush fan, and was in awe of seeing him in person, but his column is like a 14 year old girl’s review of the N'SYNC concert. By the way, did he get a ticket to the speech or a press pass? Also, what excuse can he give for the White House not issuing the guest list?

Grand jury rejects charge against man who was arrested
How does this kid not get indicted for something? Not even contributing to the delinquency of a minor? I doubt we will see the CJC or the BUF out protesting this grand jury's motives or biases.

WCPO's story.

Selective who's who invited
"Neither the White House nor the chamber of commerce would release a definitive list of invitees. "
My question is why will the White House nor the Chamber of Commerce not release the list of attendees? Do they not want someone like to be review it and find out that it was a “who's who” of GOP party faithful? There were most likely only a handful of democrats in the building, and not many who did not vote for Bush. This is another example of secrecy by this white house. It is a small and petty one, but that is what makes little sense. This list is not an issue for them not to report. The only reason is that is would make them look bad. That is far more important to the White House, than openness.

Jailed protesters released
"Brian Crum allegedly punched a police horse twice." Why would anyone punch a horse? I am sure this kid will claim it was either "self defense" or that it was not a "punch." I am surprised these were local people, and not out of towners. I would not have thought that locals were ballsy enough to take that kind of a stand, no matter how foolish it may have been.

Two cops admit guilt in abduction
Why has this case not received the attention of protesters more? These two officers should get some jail time. Not much jail time, just a matter of 10 days or so. The "victim" in this case is a criminal himself. His rights were violated, but I personally will not shed a tear for his "trouble."

Jay Leno: Bush was in Cincinnati to declare the Bengal’s football stadium a national disaster area.

Protesters Arrested After Trying To Block Bush Guests From Leaving
Were these professional protestors or locals?

This article reports about 1,000 protestors, while WKRC indicates there were "thousands." If you count the pro-Bush supports there may have been "thousands," but otherwise I doubt it.

Text of Bush's Speech on Iraq

Bush's Speech
In front of Republican homer crowd, Bush gave a rehash of his UN speech. There was nothing substantially new that he stated. This speech just ends up being a political push to get Congress to give him a blank check for war. This speech did not have to be done in Cincinnati, but it did not hurt the city's image, which could use all good PR it can get. Bush instead could have given this speech back at the White House, saving a few bucks. Bush did make a wise choice by calling for a UN resolution. He maintained his cover to allow him to prepare for war, without provoking inflamed international outcry. Bush made a good case for the World to confront Saddam, and take efforts to force him to comply with the UN resolutions. Bush did not make a compelling case as to why military action is the only route. He also still confused the issue with his notion that we cannot wait to take action. Is it waiting for him to take the UN route, will building up forces, while attacking early next year? That is the where the spin and the political propaganda was hollow. He did not change my mind, and anyone who pays attention would understand that nothing new was said tonight. If minds are changed tonight it much be based on ignorance or a follow the leader psychosis.

Kudos to FOX 19 for having a half hour pre-speech news program. They had some technical problems with their outdoors reporter, but other than that it was nice to see them putting out their news over a sitcom rerun. They had little choice. The baseball playoff game will preempt their regular 10 PM news broadcast. They are going to air news on cable instead, but they will still lose their normal audience.

Cincinnati Post Editorial: "Welcome, Mr. President"
Nice balance of support and criticism. I agree with the Post’s position. I don't oppose war, but I want Bush to listen to others beyond his conservative base. Listen to those who want to exhaust action in the UN. Make a big push there. If you fail, you then can still go solo. You might still bring along quite a few more countries if you go that route. I hope Bush does not just beat the war drums. I hope he keeps open the door to diplomacy. I also hope he does not lie and come right out and say he has not "made up his mind" about war. That is as much of a lie as "I did not have sexual relations with that woman..."

Tristate prepares for Bush speech"All four local TV stations were planning live coverage of the speech. Also covering live are MSNBC, Fox, Fox News and CNN." CSPAN also will have coverage.

I am also not surprised that Todd Portune was left off the guest list. I would guess many of city council were also left off. One rumor reported was that Rev. Damon Lynch II was invited via the Urban League. I have no confirmation of that, but this article supports the possiblity of it by indicating that the Urban League did receive an allotment of tickects.
UPDATE: I think the Damon Lynch rumor is far fetched, as most rumors end up being.

Protestors are on their way
As I drove home from work today I saw about 50 to 75 anti-war protestors on Central Parkway in front the Kroger building heading west towards Union Terminal. They looked peaceful. None of the wannabe-anarchists appeared to be in their midst.

WCPO-TV, WCPO.com To Broadcast Bush Speech Live
WLWT will also be showing the speech live. WKRC and WXIX had no information on their websites about carrying the speech live. I am still perplexed as to why Bush did not ask for air time. Why does he want the Networks to come for him. On this article it is obvious that FOXNews will cover the speech live. The Fox Network is what I would guess is undecided. There is a baseball game set on Monday at 8:20 PM. That time indicates that Fox plans on covering the speech or at least waiting until the speech ends to increase viewship. C-SPAN will also provide coverage.WCPO-TV, WCPO.com To Broadcast Bush Speech Live
WLWT will also be showing the speech live. WKRC and WXIX had no information on their websites about carrying the speech live. I am still perplexed as to why Bush did not ask for airtime from the networks. Why does he want the Networks to come for him? On this article it is obvious that FOXNews will cover the speech live. The Fox Network is what I would guess is undecided. There is a baseball game set on Monday at 8:20 PM. That time indicates that FOX plans on covering the speech or at least waiting until the speech ends to increase viewership. I cannot locate any international live coverage scheduled.

Dan Lewis has a campaign going to Free Akili! I don't know if anyone cares who the quarterback for the Bungals really is. Most think the lack of a GM and the coaching staff are the real problem. The score right now is Indy 7 Bungals 0 at the end of 1st quarter so I guess Kinta is not out of it yet.

Dan also has a sports blog at www.dlewis.net.

BRONSON: A list of lesser gods we can control
Bronson's column is a humorous attempt at a passive aggressive form of religious bigotry. He slanders pagans. He props up his "god" with his pious ire. Bronson’s diatribe is just a veiled attack on independent thought and a secular way of life. Peter prefers a theocratic form of government. Now to be fair, he wants one were every Christian can worship the same god in any "reasonable" form they wish, but no other religion will be guaranteed. He will tolerate the Jews and some Muslims, but that is about it. I would surmise Bronson considers Atheists to be "godless communists" as well, not even American citizens. I sound like a broken record when I have to constantly point out the religious bigotry Bronson regularly professes, but I cannot let his crusade go unchecked. I have to laugh most though that he had to put in quotes the phrase - right-wing fundamentalist Christians. He can disagree with the claims put at the feet of the that group, but he cannot claim that group does not exist and is not best described with those words. I would bet he shares most of the ideas and beliefs with others who are not so quick to distance themselves with that description. He should not be so timid to embrace his ideological brethren. Wear your badge of bigotry proudly Mr. Bronson. If you can’t do anything else, then at least be honest about where you stand. The fence between right-wing nuts and paleo-conservatives is a very weak fence. It can’t stand your weight very much longer.

Miami 31, Cincinnati 26
More evidence of local media bias against Miami, Or just hometown spinning? The web headline for the news article was "Miami 31, Cincinnati 26" with the subheadline of "Victory Bell remains in Oxford" In my print copy of the Enquirer the headline of the same article read "Redhawk trickery topples Bearcats" with the subheadline of "Score on fake field goal swings victory to Miami." I do not mind different headlines for print vs. Internet versions of the article, but the use of "trickery" in the headline sounds like something like the GOP was screaming about the NJ Supreme Court's ruling on the NJ Senate race. I think a better word could have been chosen if they were not trying to imply Miami got an "illegitimate" or “cheap” win. I checked the thesaurus for a better synonym and here were my choices: cheat, chicane, chicanery, double-dealing, fourberie, fraud, hanky-panky, highbinding, and sharp practice. I can only conclude that the headline writer did mean to imply that Miami’s win was either "illegitimate" or “cheap” or even both. I have made comments in the past that there has been a press bias in the Cincinnati media market, but I generally thought of it more as a business choice, like the Post’s reduction in coverage. I will have to rethink my ideas. My friendly jabs at local media outlets about the alleged anti-Miami bias may not continue to be so friendly.

There's no mistaking Taft, Hagan
Mary McCarty of the Dayton Daily News provides an interesting comparison of the personalities of the candidates for governor. They appear to be polar opposites. One is the life of the party, while the other is a wallflower. If you are voting based on personality, I don't think you would like either person in the end. I implore you not to vote based on personality of the candidates, however in the case of Steve Chabot I am willing to make an exception. Who really wants to elect a dead fish?

President is among fans here
Analysis on why Bush is visiting Ohio for his Monday speech. Not much beyond the conventional wisdom.

Changes in jury process proposed
I find it to be a racist viewpoint to think more people of a certain race should be on juries. It does not matter what race a person is to be on a jury. This viewpoint appeases those who think black people should only judge a black person, which is an appeasement to racists. The solution is to get more blacks to register to vote. Why do far fewer blacks register to vote? That is solution more blacks should be considering.

What unfortunately is an additional question that is not answered: how much of this disparity is caused by those who think past felony conviction preclude someone from voting? I will look for a response needing a translator and CIA decoder to understand.

Daily Telegraph: "The war against Iraq has already begun"
I still wonder if this buildup is still much to strong for what Bush will be saying.

The President will deliver the 20-minute address in Cincinnati, Ohio, a Midwestern venue that appears to have been chosen to show that he is preparing the American heartland for the likelihood of war. His aides are comparing its importance with his televised remarks immediately after the September 11 attacks.

This might just be the slightly more tabloid attitude of the British Press adding a sense of importance to the story, but if Bush's aids are actually comparing this to his Congressional address after 9/11 last year, I would surmise Bush will be close to calling Hussein out. I actually now wish I could go to this event, but I know my opinions as well as my meager bank account will keep me out. Cincinnati should be hopping with many visitors on Monday. I would even guess this might make the local economy grow a bit. Hell, the press has to eat someplace. I hereby volunteer to be interviewed by all international media in attendance. I do not want a local blood lust filled Republican to be the example of Cincinnati to the world, and I certainly do not want a boycotter to lie and speak ill of Cincinnati. I therefore am the most objective source. (Please read a healthy level of sarcasm in the last few sentences.)

Ring that Bell!
Love and honor to Miami,
Our college old and grand,
Proudly we shall ever hail thee,
Over all the land.

Alma mater now we praise thee,
Sing joyfully this lay,
Love and honor to Miami,
Forever and a day.

Anti-war protesters to greet Bush
My question has been answered. Protestors have organized quickly. I don't know if the CJC will make a big showing, which means they get about 25 people compared to the usual dozen or so.

This also reports on the number of pople who are supposed to be invited to attend the speech. The number now appears to be 700 as opposed to 500. The local chamber of commerce is organizing the event. That still means that mostly republicans will be in attenance and everyone there will be supporting the war on Iraq. A dog and pony show could not be a more precice description of this event. It is being played up as an important speech, but think it will just be the same stump speech Bush has been giving or his subordinates have been giving for weeks now. It will just be his way of trying to get out of the Washington loop and try and rally his base that are not overly infavor of this endevour. If he says anything newsworth I will be shocked.

The Immutable Laws of Maureen Dowd
Wow, it is so obvious why conservatives and Bush-fans no longer like Maureen Dowd. However, it is only obvious to those who can understand conservative rhetoric, let me translate the laws “ordained” in this Weekly Standard Column:

Law One Translation: You can make fun of Bill Clinton all you want, but you can't make fun of George Bush, after all we are in a war.

Law Two Translation: Life is Black and White. Either you are with “us” or with “them.”

Law Three Translation: Coherence is best illustrated with Dick and Jane. Literary devices are only for the intelligent, and the magnanimous thinker must lower oneself to the lowest common denominator. If you must use things like satire, make sure it is obvious enough for uneducated blue state voters.

Law Four Translation: Consumerism and truth are only good if you are buying from a conservative who is selling the word of “God.”

Law Five Translation: Non-Monarchist Europeans are bad, except for the Spanish and Italians who elected conservative governments.

The bottom line here is that if you are a popular columnist for one of the greatest newspapers in the world, that happens to have a liberal editorial page, and your opinions do not agree with the conservative viewpoint, you are not a good columnist, no matter how many Pulitzers you win. This widespread attack on Ms. Dowd by conservatives is just an element to their propaganda campaign to profess the myth of a “liberal political bias” in the media. The more they say the media has a “liberal bias;” the more people will think it is true. The more they say she is incoherent; the more people will think it.

This post is originally from my other blog PulpStalag.

Zee at RoadSassy makes a provocative comparison of the novel Lord of the Flies to the Milwaukee gang of thugs. The comparison is right on mark.

Bush speech a call to arms
This speech sounds like a campaign stop, not an address to the nation. The speech will take place at Museum Center at Union Terminal with around 500 invited guests. I would like to compare the guest list to a list of GOP contributors. I bet the only Democrats there will be the Mayor, and those city council members invited. I also wonder how fast protestors can organize and be there. We might draw the progressive-populists down from Antioch and Columbus for a real “teargastic” party. I will be looking for my invite in the mail. I am sure I would be the first person the local GOP would think to invite. After all, I am now “on par” with Willie Cunningham and Peter Bronson, who I am sure, will be in attendance.

Comair adds flights to Erie
I grew up about an hour from Erie, PA. It is not a city many people visit.

THE_CINCINNATI_BOYCOTT_FRAUD
A new website (MSN group) against the boycott. This website gets personal, including detailed profiles of the usual suspects involved in the boycott. There are only a few members thus far, so where they editor plans on going with it is yet to be seen.

Rob Williams Out of Legal Trouble
Mike McConnell has reported on his 700WLW-AM radio problem that Rob Williams, morning anchor for FOX19, was cleared by a grand jury on a charge of passing a bad check. This report has not made the local television news and did not make today's papers. Mike made a valid comment about how all to often when people have legal trouble the media rarely follows up to report that those troubles pass without action. I do not know the details as to how this case was resolved, but Mr. Williams was back to work today. I would make a suggestion to Mr. Williams: always pay for airline tickets with a credit card.

An Email from Nate Livingston
I guess I have riled up the little racist. My little blog here has somehow catapulted me into a category with the likes of Peter Bronson and Willie Cunningham. I of course am nothing but a two-bit amateur blogger, but I have to thank Nate for his backhanded praise. Here is the email:

Subj: RE: FW: [cincyboycott] Forum -- this Thursday, October 3, "Straightening Out the Lies"
Date: 10/03/2002 4:36:55 PM Eastern Standard Time
From: natelivingston@netscape.net
To: contact@cincynation.com

natelivingston wrote:

I was just glancing at the "Gannett Newspaper Division Principles of Ethical Conduct For Newsrooms" which states "[W]e [Gannett] will hold factual information in opinion columns and editorials to the same standards of accuracy as news stories", and that "[b]ecause these Principles embody the highest standards of professional conduct, the Gannett Newspaper Division is committed to their adherence. They have been put in writing specifically so that members of every Gannett Newspaper Division newsroom know what the Division stands for and what is expected of them. The public will know, too." [ http://www.gannett.com/job/jobs/principles.htm ]

Where is Gannett's Newspaper Division President, Gary L. Watson, the Enquirer's Publisher, Harry Whipple, or Managing Editor, Rosemary Goudreau, to enforce Gannett's ethics policy and hold Peter Bronson accountable for the blatant lies he continues to tell, including those he told in his column last Sunday, or to deal with the Enquirer's ethical problems in general? [ http://enquirer.com/editions/2002/09/29/loc_bronson_making.html ]

The Coalition For A Just Cincinnati has asked to me with the news editor. We have asked to meet with the editorial board. But the Enquirer doesn't seem interested in acting reasonably and responsibly. What will it take to get the this Gannett newspaper to act ethically and professionally? Does Ms. Goudreau have to be fired like the Enquirer's last editor, Lawrence Beaupre? Or does the Enquirer have to be sued like it was from Mr. Lindner and Chiquita? (Oh, I see that the Enquirer was sued just a few days ago for printing more false information about African Americans.)

While these thing are happening, I have to ask, where is the Cincinnati Media Collaborative?

THE COALITION FOR A JUST CINCINNATI WILL RESPOND TO LIES BY PETER BRONSON, PAT BARRY (BARRY TINGLY), WILLIE CUNNINGHAM, THE "NEWSBOY REJECT" BRIAN GRIFFIN, AND OTHERS WHO HAVE ACCUSED US OF BEING DISHONEST AND WHO HAVE REFUSED TO TELL THE TRUTH ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED DURING OCTOBERFEST. I'm sure that once the videotape is shown, the defenders of white rioters will continue to make excuses for the violent bahavior of white Cincinnatians.

Please attend:

WHAT:
"Straightening Out the Lies" -- a forum open to the Press and to the Public, sponsored by the Coalition for a Just Cincinnati.

WHEN:
Thursday, October 3, 2002,
6:30-8:30 p.m.

WHERE:
Temple Bible College, 3202 Reading Road, Cincinnati 45229 (Avondale)

WHY:
Find out what really happened during Octoberfest and the Red Hot Weekend. Why did the police refuse to protect peaceful, non-violent citizens? Why did the "news" media look the other way? Why have members of the media, including Peter Bronson and Mike McConnell (700wlw) continued to lie about what happened?


In Solidarity,
The Coalition for a Just Cincinnati

Since I am writing and posting while this event is going on, it is obvious I did not go. The event is billed as and "open forum." That translates to: anyone can come, but you will have to just shut up and listen to us. They seem to indicate they have a video. I would like to know how much they edited it. I would bet they edited it extensively, and I bet they also could have altered it. This assumes there really is a video, but I think even they cannot get around lying about that simple fact, although they could try. I will be listening to the radio tomorrow and reading the papers to see if I get any attention from Nate or the CJC. I would guess they would stick with the heavy weights. I am sure Nate just threw me a bone as a little jab. If Nate were not such a low life, this would be fun.

Bush coming to Cincinnati
The Post has the better story. Bush will be making a big speech here, exact location to be determined, about his case for attacking Iraq. It is not known if this is a part of a series of stops or a big national event. It is reportedly to be open to the public, but that no might be as simple as showing up to where the event is held and going in. I hope the speech is held somewhere downtown. Bush can't personally add anything to the local "strife," but having the President of the United States break the boycott is not a bad thing.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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.

Chris Anderson's take on the Enquirer lawsuit.

Cincinnati Post Editorial: "Learn from the masters"
"Patton's not alone" was their tag line for this editorial about recent political sex scandals. How could they leave out a certain local elected official who is the son of another elected official?

For Ohio governor, efficiency means no e-mail

Taft, 60, has never sent a work-related e-mail as governor, doesn't have a computer on his desk and asks his staff to research information he needs on the Internet.

My 82 year old grandmother has her own computer and uses email. Why does he not use email at his job? Email is clearly far more efficient to use as means of communication. I could not function effectively at work without email. The entire government is wired for email, which saves postage if nothing else. I guess using this: Governor.Taft@das.state.oh.us is pointless.

Enquirer Lawsuit Gets Wide Coverage
San Francisco Chronicle, Akron Beacon Journal, Austin American Statesman, Newsday, ABC News, Anchorage Daily News, Guardian, KTVU
These are most all just AP wire pick-ups. By morning this will hit most of the papers in the country I would guess.

Lawsuit filed vs. police, Enquirer
Here is the Enquirer's version of the story on the lawsuit filed against them. This paints a significantly bigger picture of the lawsuit. The passages they quoted have Ken Lawson written all over it. I think the conspiracy has fewer legs on it than Mr. Lawson is stating. 5 police officers have been named as John Doe defendants, meaning they are believed to be real people, but their identity is unknown to the plaintiff. The claims against the Enquirer are outlandish. They are overstated and what could be considered bigoted. I think that if Mr. Williams III wanted to get Lt. Col. Twitty's job, I don't think he is going to do himself any favors by suing the organization he apparently has interest in joining.

I see this as a case of bad reporting. Ms. Prendergast had reported on Deangelo Williams in a story from last year, where Deangelo Williams got into a heavy shootout with police. A year later this guy is on the street getting arrested again, a whole different issue. Ms. Prendergast also could have been confused with the fact that there are 2 other Clarence Williams listed with drug offenses on the courtclerk.org website, both of whom are college age (20 and 21).

It will be interesting how this lawsuit progresses. I am more inclined to have the Enquirer fight it. At this point there are no documents listed on the court clerk's website giving any more details than in the papers. If I were the Enquirer, Ken Lawson would be in my editorial sites. There may be something to individuals in the police department knowingly giving the Enquirer bad information, but the Enquirer would not print what it new to be false, no matter what its detractors might think. They may have just been lazy, and need to fire either the reporter for not researching or a staffer for not doing the research.

Mike McConnell of 700WLW thinks the American public, including him, are not being "sold" on War with Iraq. We are all being fed propaganda and he knows it. It just happens to like the propaganda or is just getting on board what he thinks will be the "winning" side in the game of "one upsmanship." He wants to say "I' told you so" to those against war when Saddam uses chemical weapons during the war. "Think of what Iraq would have done if we had not followed the blood lust of my callers," is something like he might think to say at that point. I wonder if he would get the irony. I do not know when the GOP became so hawkish, but it has not always been that way. I wonder if the hawks that called in to Mike's show would have been calling Republicans who opposed sending aid to England before we entered WWII "unamerican" for not wanting to go to war against Hitler. I am sure in hindsight they would have one opinion, but it would not be consistant with their rantings now.

Suit claims newspaper wrong on arrest identity
This case must be a problem for the Enquirer. I cannot find the referenced article on thier archive that the suit refers to. My knee jerk reaction to the conspiracy claim about Mr. Williams being tarnished intentionally to reduce his chances to become the new assitant police chieif is to disregard it. I do think this warrents looking into. There is some smoke here, and the source of Jane Prendergast's story is a question that I think needs answering. I do not know how the source shield rule is applied for civil cases, if at all, especially when the source appears to be wrong. I hope the Enquirer releases it soon. The longer they wait the worse it looks. It might just be a case of bad reporting or bad reseach, for which the newspaper should just confess, settle, and get on with their business.

I hate to report rumors but the grapevine is reporting that 1160 WBOB-AM will be switching formats to "Christian" programming. Listeners are indicating that commercials are already appearing that are fundamentalist Christian advertisements. There is no information as to when this might take place. I really hope this does not happen. I am not a big "BOB" listener, but this town has more than 3 full time "Christian" radio stations now. I do not think any more are needed. I don't think any are needed, but that is a side issue. Radio is dying in this town as it is, but this will push it a little faster if it happens.

Men attempted to jump off hotel
Are these guys totally nuts? Why only try a 34-story building? The late "Sky Punk" jumped from Carew Tower twice, so why not stick to the tallest building in town? I wonder how these crackpots got out on the roof in the middle of the night. I would have bet that at least one of them would have died. They are luck to have been caught.

West Chester Man Gets Jail Time For Fraud
This man should have gotten a much bigger fine. I would guess it cost far more than $3,000 to process his false claim and to prosecute him.

School Illegally Reopens Under New Name
Are there any sanctions to back up this action? What responsibilities lie with the Cincinnati Public Schools? I hope no State funds were used to run this version of the school.

Age Confusion for High School Student Suspended for Threat
Jay Love from 1230 the Buzz complained on his show today about the media reporting LeRoy Brazile's identity and showing his picture in the newspapers and on TV. His age is listed as both 17 and 18 in various media outlets. Examples:

Age 17 Listed: WCPO ABC9, Cincinnati Enquirer, Cincinnati Post
Age 18 Listed: WLWT NBC5
No Age Listed: WXIX Fox19, WKRC CBS12, Akron Beacon-Journal

This suggests that maybe WLWT was incorrect or the others were lazy. Regardless of that I think the issue of reporting his name and showing his face on TV is made moot by two things. One is that his father filed a civil lawsuit on his behalf, which is what made this a public issue. The media generally only hold back the juvenile’s identity when only criminal charges are in play, the civil suit changed things. The other reason is that the young man willfully was interviewed on camera, as shown on WLWT. In this interview Leroy also contradicted his father's comments to Jay Love on the radio this afternoon. In the interview Leroy stated that he was hoping that the Judge would allow him to play in the Homecoming game that night. The father stated that the only reason for the lawsuit was to get him back in school for academic reasons. That sounds like a little bit of spinning the issue to gain position for the lawsuit, not an honest statement.

State Shuts Down Sabis Int'l School
This was a Charter school failure. Here is a problem for this type of school, continuity. Privately owned or operated schools rely on private corporations out to make money. If those organizations go out of business, then who will teach the kids? In this case the public schools will. The public schools are a required element of any civilized society. You can no more totally privatize education than you can fire or police protection.

WXIX-TV anchorman arrested, out on bail
Rob Williams was charged with writing a bad check for $2,016.02 as payment for an airline ticket in Japan. The ticket was used, the check bounced and payment on the check was not made good. Will Mr. Williams be working Monday morning on FOX19? As of this morning they are not reporting the incident on their website. Will they pull a UC and not suspend him at all? Or has he been fired already? His contract may have protections for him or for the company in incidents like this. They should at a minimum suspend him until he can clear his name, or keep him off the air. If he is found guilty he then can be fired.

Huggins' condition improved after heart attack
This must be horrible for him and his family. I really hope Huggins recovers quickly. When he does I think Charlie Coles from Miami can provide some advice to Bob on being a heart-attack survivor and a Division 1 basketball coach. Get well soon Huggy Bear!

The Columbus Dispatch Website no longer Free to Read
Starting October 1st the Dispatch will cost $4.95 a month to read online, unless you subscribe to the print copy. This does not bode well for news coverage for the state. The Dispatch has good state government coverage that Cincinnati does not have. I fear this is the future of most newspapers. This is going to kill blogging at some point, or it will just be transformed to more original content. This will also cut off people from other communities, unless that is where blogs can thrive. If local Columbus blogs can keep the rest of us up to date on the Dispatch's coverage, we will be able to keep informed. The next step will be for other newspapers to follow suit. The Cincinnati Post will fold into the Kentucky Post in a few years. At that point the Enquirer will look to charge for subscriptions. Lexis/Nexus may be making a comeback in the future if this trend continues. The Dispatch will see its website loose nearly all of its traffic outside the metro area. They will, however, see local subscriptions rise, which is their plan. If I lived in Columbus I would pay for the online edition. I think Gannett and Scripps-Howard are waiting to see how this turns out.

My hope to cover more statewide issues will not be as fruitful as I had hoped. I hope the Enquirer will pick up this slack. That is a pipedream, but one can hope.

Chris Anderson at Queen City Soapbox brings up a point that I had not thought about before. Lt. Col. Ron Twitty is free to work again as a police officer. I think it would fitting for the Village of Evandale to hire him. I am serious. It would help Twitty and Evandale's image. He might have to take a lower level position, but I think Roach and Twitty would share a common interest, disdain for Chief Tom Streicher.

Also a Note for Chris: I do not think Nate has a job, I do not know about Amanda Mayes, but Kabaka Oba is a bus driver for the Metro.

Mom's fit pushed Kettering teens to kill, police told
Kettering is close enough for me to add this story. Also, since it was tied for 20th on the Daypop Top 40, I had to follow the pack for pride's sake. I couldn't let a popular blog story in my own backyard to go unnoticed. Could I?

More Coverage of Football player's Suspension
From the Cincinnati Post
From MyrtleBeachOnline

Boycott no closer to goal
This sounds a bit like a column to me. It lacked a direction. They only thing I got from it was the boycotters will not give up, which was obvious. They are making this a political campaign, not a protest. This is a permanent element to the City in my opinion. The only way it will end is for the BUF or the CJC to have dominance over City Hall. This is just a political movement, a power grab. This is a progressive populist movement. Social Conservatives teaming with economic progressives (Socialists) and making an authoritarian movement bent on a simple proposition: control of City Government, or death to the City. There is no middle ground. The BUF and the CJC want to create a city with a majority of black people, which is their goal. That is the manifestation of their black separatism. Anything short of that will be not end the boycott.

Timothy Thomas' Brother Arrested On Drug And Weapons Charges
Angela Leisure seems to not have done a good job in raising her children. One is dead, partially due to his belief in automatically running from the police, even though you supposedly did nothing wrong. Now her younger son is arrested on drug and gun charges. How could the activist community let this happen? The activists certainly knew this kid. Did they not try and help him? They may have tried, but failed. That failure will surely be blamed on the "White Man" at his trial. I wonder if Ken Lawson will be representing him.

Nate Livingston showed his apathy towards this kid:

"Cincinnati is a powder keg and if something had gone wrong on this arrest, it is likely that Cincinnati would explode in violence," said Nate Livingston.

Where was Nate to try and get this kid out of the drug world? Oh, I forgot, Nate has been in and out of jail. He is to busy with his own appeals to help the brother of Nate's adopted Martyr. He is more worried about tossing around that powder keg he is referring to, while the “Black Fist” has a constant blowtorch flamed up and ready to ignite a riot.
More from Akron Beacon-Journal and WXIX.

Robert C. Gates seems to regurgitating GOP talking points. He polished it up with a slam of the network news anchors, but otherwise this sounds like an application essay for an internship at the RNC. The real questions Robert should be asking are this: Why did Bush wait this long to change the civil service rules for these departments? Why were they not changed by executive order before? Additionally, what civil service rules apply for the FBI and the CIA? Can Bush Fire a bad Agent at will? I am sure it takes a few hearings to fire an FBI agent, but Bush thinks a Border Patrol Officer is more of a concern? I wonder why those questions are not addressed. I am laughing. I don't really wonder. I just like to think I wonder, because I will pull my hair out in rage if I don't hope that Administration is really trying to reform the FBI and CIA. I will not be holding my breath, nor stilling on any billboards until they do.

Brian James Kloetzel a contributor to the Miami Review is off on a couple of points in his latest column. One is his contention that the GOP will pick up seats in the House and Senate. I do not think any polling numbers support this contention. I think a good race-by-race analysis indicates the Dems will pick up a couple seats in the House, but not gain control, and the Senate will not change its balance. The other point is that I am most certainly not better off than I was 2 years ago. My 401(k) is in the shitter, 3,000 innocent people are dead thanks to foreign borne theocratic fascism, domestic theocratic fascism is on the rise in this country, my pay raises have been negligible in the last two years, and government secrecy has ballooned to an art form. My life is not unique either, so I would say we are on the "wrong track."

Colerain Football Player's Suspension Contested
The Judge made the right decision. The parents of this kid are over-reacting. The kid was charged with a crime. Schools can suspend him for behavior problems at any point. There is no review board he can appeal to for a school suspension. He must face the consequences of his actions. His parents have of course filed a $100,000 lawsuit against the school district. Opportunism at its worse. The kid's father is a Cincinnati Police officer. I am sure that this case got the attention it is getting and will get more because of the race of the kid. These parents have the earmarks of "not my child" syndrome. This "affliction" occurs on parents who are in denial of the actions of their children. They cannot and will not admit that their child could have done what he is accused of. Too many parents fear the bad appearances of their children over the behavior of their children.

Chris Anderson at Queen City Soapbox has some very interesting thoughts on the Hagen-Livingston incident, and insightful comments on Kathy Wilson's City Beat Column.

BRONSON: They're sorry
Ok, Is Peter off his medication? How much can one right-winger rant? I do not think it is possible for Peter Bronson to rant about anything and not mention Bill Clinton. Bronson needs Bill more than water. This column was really all over the place. It was a catalog of Peter's shit list. I wonder if Peter will be voting for Bob Taft. Bronson fits into the profile of a fanatical morals voter, and the Lt. Gov. nominee running with Taft does not appear to fit his religiosity. A tough choice for the Bronson’s in this State.

Chabot urges Senate to vote on `partial-birth' abortion bill
I guess he still feels the need to shore up his base. I thought he was a lock for reelection. It is nice to see the Post can read a press release.

Hagan lectures boycott leader
I think Mr. Hagen has lived out a dream that most of the people in the Cincinnati Area have had. Hagan has my vote for taking a stand. I wonder if he will make any gains in what should be Taft country. I must applaud the Enquirer for this story. It is a very positive story for Hagen, and it was reported fairly. Taft supporters would have a tough time disagreeing with a thing it reported. I think I will have to read this story more than once. It is like watching a game winning home run in the bottom of the ninth. Hagen has helped all local democrats with this stance. The GOP can't hang the boycott on the party as a whole, like the Kentucky GOP is trying to hang Gov. Patton's scandal on the whole Kentucky Democratic party. The ranks in the boycott took a hit with this; I will listen to their talk radio reactions. I envision a big anti-democrat stance from the CJC from now on.

Black Panthers say new group sullying name
The marquee quote:

Original Panther co-founder Bobby Seale, who recently moved back to Oakland from Philadelphia, said the New Panthers are made up of "xenophobic idiots" with a religious agenda.

"They're a bunch of idiot extremists in the same way that a racist Ku Klux Klan and a racist Nazi is," he said.

I think the "Black Fist" would get similar analysis from Mr. Seale.

Appeals court rejects Cincinnati's appeal of drug zone ruling
Ends don't justify the mean is the old saying. Labeling a sub-region of the city has the purpose of rooting out crime, but in the process it forever furthers to solidify Over-the-Rhine as the "drug zone" for the city.

Above and beyond that issue is the issue of due process. Additional punishment for crimes not directly administered by a court is what I call a legal problem.

Flag dragged, but no arrests made this time
When you are not taunting, intimidating, and threatening people, you generally do not get arrested. If the boycotters did this at Oktoberfest, they would not have been arrested. They want confrontation. They want to provoke people. They want attention to their bigoted agenda. The oddest thing that still bugs me is the issue of the “video”. The article stated "One of the protesters did just that a few hours later at the demonstration in front of the courthouse," referring to the judge’s suggestion to police of video taping the protest. I observed the same thing at the September 20th protests downtown. Where is the videotape of the Oktoberfest protest? Why are the protestors not rolling out the video of the alleged beer throwing and "N" word spouting white people at the downtown festival? These claims were made in bold fashion and they could be supported in similar style by releasing video to support the claims of the CJC press releases. They could even put unedited video on the web, avoiding fears of media bias. Why have we not seen this video yet? If there is no video from boycotters, then why did they not record it? They tape everything else, but they skipped their biggest chance to catch the results of their provocations on tape? I do not think so. The only logical conclusion: the tape does not support their claims. Truth is not the friend of racists and bigots, and that is why the boycotters do not try and use it.

BRONSON: Religious freedom
When a religious bigot claims there is no religious bigotry towards any religion except his, do not believe him.

Charge of disrupting meeting is dropped
Since when does disrupting a meeting have to mean the meeting could not continue? A disruption is an interruption that causes the meeting to stop, unable to function. The meeting can then continue once the disruption ends. In this case the person was arrested and the meeting was able to continue. The compliant indicated she disrupted the event but the charge is disturbing. Here is the law Ms. Watts was charged with:

§ 2917.12 Disturbing a lawful meeting.
Text of Statute
(A) No person, with purpose to prevent or disrupt a lawful meeting, procession, or gathering, shall do either of the following:
(1) Do any act which obstructs or interferes with the due conduct of such meeting, procession, or gathering;
(2) Make any utterance, gesture, or display which outrages the sensibilities of the group.
(B) Whoever violates this section is guilty of disturbing a lawful meeting, a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.

Based on the TV footage I think this woman was guilty. This sounds like either a misinterpretation of the law, or a bit of judicial nullification.

Protester picked up again
How much are people like Terry Summers influenced by Jay Love's Monday radio stunt? This stunt may turn into Jay's permanent shtick, which might just add a little push to another fanatic. If Jay wants to compete with Bill Cunningham by fighting fire with fire, or in this case acting with acting, I think he will need a bigger stage. Instead I believe Jay should stick with a honest opinion, not role playing.

Godless Americans March On Washington, Nov 2, 2002
I am sure the theists in the area are all about to pop a blood vessel. If I had the time I would be going.

UC's Guidugli cited for drinking
Business as usual in the UC Sports programs. Slap on the wrist and back on the field/court.

Ku Klux Klan hits another brick wall
A Brown County library tells the KKK to pound sand. I am surprised this story missed the pages of the Enquirer and the Post, well not really.

Coalition wants to change hotel porn channels
The Theocratic Fascist Phil Burress and the CCV are out to take their propaganda to the whole country. Yet again Phil is helping Cincinnati look like the Puritan Mecca of the Midwest. My question is: did Peter Bronson of the Enquirer forward Burress to someone at USA Today? Both newspapers are part of Gannett, so my theory is not totally out of left field. Utah might be the only other place where this idea will get wide spread support. I think Phil and the CCV members should pack up and move to Utah. I think he would fit right in, and leave the rest of us here in peace.

Yet another new team for WKRQ-FM
This just doest matter to anyone. If you want to listen to morning drive there are four good choices.
1. NPR on WVXU
2. The Dawn Patrol on WEBN
3. Jim Scott on WLW
4. Bob and Tom on WOFX

Archaeology Magazine: "PYRAMIDS IN JERUSALEM"
"Carvings on an ancient ossuary in the Cincinnati Art Museum depict a pyramid-topped tomb in Jerusalem according to University of Cincinnati professor Steven Fine, who was the first to recognize the significance of the engravings. The discovery adds to the small number images that show what Jerusalem looked like in the first century."

Cincinnati Post Editorial: "An independent commission"
Kudos to the Post for endorsing a blue ribbon probe of the 9/11 failures. I also am glad to read their assessment of a problem few in the media seem to want to address: "As the Bush White House is prone to do, it has suddenly reversed itself." Bush also did this on the issues of nation building, Middle East engagement, U.N. engagement, and international military intervention. Far too often, the media have been letting Bush change his mind on the fly, offering no criticism of why the changes occur. Instead some in the media (FOXNews) attack Al Gore for a thoughtful speech, instead of finding the clear omissions, diversions, and contradictions in Bush public comments. Bush continues to get a virtual Pass from the mainstream media outlets, and gets clear support from outlets like FOXNews.

Expert: Jorg didn't kill Owensby
Both sides will be going back and forth throughout this civil lawsuit. No one will be swayed and the public will remain divided on this issue. I have lost all interest in what happened. I do not trust anyone who is party to the lawsuit, nor any group supporting one side or the other. Here is the Enquirer's version.

Politicians taking message online via e-mail
Email should be used more bad candidates, but the line between Spam and legitimate email is thin. Hagen will need more than email to get his message out, but this is a great way to keep the activists informed about an issue and mobilizes them with a common message when needed. Email lists are a growing means of communication and notification that remains semi-secret, allowing covert information from being made public directly.

Hamilton County, OH Ballot
Here's the League of Women Voters website listing all of the candidates for office and ballot issues for this November's election. This is the best source for general information about the election.

Jay Love Joins Hate Group?
Love's On Air Attitude is Either a Radio Stunt or an Act of Bigotry
On today's edition of the Jay Love Show on 1230 the Buzz, Jay with a very slight joking lint in his voice professed his endorsement of the Boycott and his "enlistment" into the "Black Fist," a local black separatist and hate group supporting the boycott. Jay's three-hour rant was troubling. Well, it was more than troubling, it was disgusting. Jay was promoting the abandonment of peaceful protest and instead has embraced the use of confrontation, taunting, threats, and intimidation. Jay applauded yesterday's protest at Oktoberfest where protesters tried to make people feel "uncomfortable." I guess Jay feels that taunting people with swear words, calling them racists and bigots for being white, and making baseless allegations of criminal actions are justified measures that are supposed to change people’s minds. The only thing it will do will be to make people fear you or make people hate you. If you want to be hated and feared Jay, then keep up that kind of protest. You will get that, along with violence. Hate and fear breeds violence. Jay is promoting the intentional instigation of violence. It appears Jay thinks the only solution to the problems of "blacks" is a race war.

Jay was "impressive" with the level of bigoted statements he was making. His statements that Oktoberfest was filled with "hoards of racists" and that they were all engaged in drunken behavior was a very vividly clear example of bigotry. What will still never cease to amaze me is what Jay and the rest of the Buzz can do. They can have on racist groups, give them an open forum, and then even joke with the racist group members about joining their group. If Cunningham or McConnell did that with the KKK or a Christian Identity Group, they would be called every name in the book, and run out of town on a rail. Jay Love would apparently be happy to have over Kabaka Oba, a known black racist, for dinner at his house, but would never want a white "bigot" over to eat, because he does not like that kind of person. The hypocrisy is almost to thick to cut with a buzz saw. It instead might just be really thick bullshit being laid by a rich kid trying to relate to the fellas from the hood.

Ministry to gays draws protests
Disputes within specific religions normally get little attention from me, but here I see the stench of far right Roman Catholics. Most of the time the far right Christians are the fundamentalist Protestants, but the Catholics have their own jack-booted wing to cause trouble. Persecution of homosexuals is nothing new for Catholics, especially local Catholic radio talk show hosts who specialize in outlandish stunts that are meant to entertain, but just bore the average person to tears.

BRONSON: Hate crimes
Yesterday Peter was out in left field, but today he’s done some good reporting. Reporting is not normal for columnists, but that is only way Peter can produce a good column, so stick to your journalist roots, Pete. A side note: The Ms. Paula Dickerson incident was first reported publicly by her father calling into Mike McConnell on 700-WLW.

Three arrested after fight at festival
Taunts, threats, and provocations against people trying to just have a good time will get you nothing but trouble. These "protestors" were alleged to have called people "Mother Fucker", "Son of a Bitch", and called at least one man a "child molester" right in front of his own child. This group at one point allegedly linked arms and prevented people from entering Fountain Square. It is clear to me that one of the motivations of the protestors was to get into fights or arguments and disrupt law-abiding people from having a good time at an event open to EVERYONE. These protestors just do not like having white people living in "their" city. They are not protesting for civil rights, they are protesting for power. They don't have the power, and they want it. They don't have money, and they want it. They don't have the dominant culture, and they want it to be there's. If they keep on provoking people with threats and taunts, they should expect that someone will respond.

I find Nate Livingston to be a liar. I do not think anything he says to be credible. He is the source stating that beer was poured on Amanda Mayes. There is no one else stating such. There have been claims that video was made of the protests. If there is film of all of the claims of protestors, then it should be made public. If they withhold it from the Prosecutor's office they are breaking the law in my opinion. If they are instead going to sue someone, then they are just opportunist scum. Well, they are opportunist scum for many other reasons, so their inaction is moot. If they want the public on their side, release the video of the alleged spitting, racial insults, and beer throwing to the media. The media will air it. If they do not release the video there can be only one reason for not doing so; it shows nothing of what they claim.

GOP seizes on Patton ammo
Ok, if the GOP is going to make this an issue in races that have no connection to Governor Patton, why not investigate all contact with the women suing Patton to see if any influence was used to get her to sue Patton and create a scandal.

Yes, I am reaching, but Mitch McConnell should not be playing politics like this. It is the most hurtful and slimy type of politics known. It is not a surprise that a Republican raised the morality litmus test. Historically, they tend to play morality police when campaigning more often than Democrats. If this type of gutter politics really matters much to the outcome of any race in Kentucky is the real issue. In today’s world of a polarized political paradigm, little changes quickly, unless the candidates running are directly involved. Lies in this case will not make much difference.

BRONSON: Prime-time smut
Peter is not a square; he is a puritan. Peter wants to demagogue every aspect to sex and views on sex that do not reflect his Leave it to Beaver lifestyle. Peter, you are a prude. The term "square" went out of the vernacular when you were less than 10 years old. I would think that Peter wants to live in the mythical 1950's of his reactionary mindset. I cannot grasp this desire for uniformed conformity that Peter regally professes. Peter wants to turn over our culture to the theocratic fascists like Phil Burress of the CCV. Phil Burress and the CCV are the American Taliban. People don't object to that statement, mainly because it is true. When you profess a fascist, theocratic, and oppressive political agenda, I think the parallels to the Taliban are self-apparent. I guess Mr. Bronson thinks showing a little ankle is risqué enough to separate him and the CCV from the Taliban. Those small differences are not enough to soften the steel-toed rhetoric from the CCV. I think Peter should just turn off John Ritter's show and turn on FOX News. He will get plenty of right wing opinion there to even quell his needs.

Culture War With B-2's
This is not Cincinnati related, but it is a must read for everyone. All of the conservatives will hate it, but it speaks truth. Dowd is good, very very good.

Livingston out on bond, back to protesting
I did not see Nate when I was there. Though, he is easy to miss. With Nate’s in and out of jail routine getting more frequent, I wonder is he trying to smuggle stuff in? He’s a jackass, but I did know there was a possibility he was a mule as well.

Suspect to face judge he protested
Ah, now this makes sense. Terry Summers, aka "The Delegate With The Black Fist", appears to be the same person who regularly calls into 1230 the Buzz with the name "The Delegate." Summers regularly makes bigoted and racist comments on that station with impunity. The group he claims to be with ("The Black Fist") is a black separatist group and a hate group. Is Ken Lawson the official Lawyer for "The Black Fist?" Lawson must be laughing at these idiots on the inside or in private. If he really supports their cause, then Lawson must support their racist beliefs and their separatist movement, thus making him a racist and black separatist. Lawson could instead in public be supportive of them because it gains him media attention for doing so. It is a PR plus for him and instills his "credibility" as a fighter against the "white power structure", what ever that is supposed to be. If Lawson truly wants to help Mr. Summers, he would seek to have him examined by a shrink, and possibly force him to be institutionalized.

Burned dog may be fight reject
When PETA makes sense the issue at hand must be egregious. The person or persons who committed this act are dangerous. I would not be surprised if they are gang members or live a parallel lifestyle. $1,000 is not going to cut it as a reward, but I applaud PETA for the effort. If they could get off the anti-milk and meat propaganda campaign, they might get more support.