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University of San Diego law professor Frank Partnoy slams derivatives
Don, it is not just the U-T now that controls San Diego voter lemmings but also the sycophant editors at Voice Of San Diego who parrot the U-T’s deranged rant editorials attacking Aguirre. And now VOSD has even attacked you because they fear your highest journalistic standards of honor and integrity that exposes the destructive establishment corruption that VOSD represents.— February 11, 2008 11:51 a.m.
University of San Diego law professor Frank Partnoy slams derivatives
Response to post #20: Don, I think your readers are basically the only people who are really aware of the severity of the destruction that the corrupt U-T establishment is causing. Beyond The Reader, there really doesn't appear to be much awareness or sense urgency to vote against these destructive U-T political forces. I hope you are right about Francis, and that he will do a much better job of informing San Diegans about the needs for immediate political changes than has been done in the past. Right now it still looks like Aguirre is in very great trouble because of the successes that U-T editorials still have with brainwashing San Diego’s lemming voter population to continue voting for U-T “Ballot Recommendations” against Aguirre and Francis without thinking.— February 11, 2008 2:38 a.m.
U-T To Get Plans for New Structure Feb. 13; Newsroom To Get New Plans Next Day
Response to post #9: And there are also their U-T's Voice of San Diego sycophants who repeat deranged U-T editorial rants like attacking Aguirre to add to the U-T's power of the press. Interesting that former U-T columnists like Morgan and Goldsborough have crashed and burned at VOSD, but then things have changed radically since the good old first days when Barbara Bry was the Editor in Chief of VOSD and they still had integrity. So it's The Reader against the U-T establishment, San Diego’s last line of defense against corruption and destruction of what is left of “America’s Finest City” which the U-T turned into a most hideous Shakespearian, or Wagnerian style tragedy.— February 10, 2008 3:22 a.m.
University of San Diego law professor Frank Partnoy slams derivatives
Response to posts #17 & 18: You guys are right on, but I still never cease to be amazed by the San Diego U-T lemming subscriber mentality that the U-T keeps proving with the success of their deranged rant editorial power, especially when Sanders was elected in spite of the fact that Francis was the GOP candidate in last election. As long as the U-T has any subscribers it appears that they will always be able to dominate San Diego politics by brainwashing enough lemmings to get their mayoral puppeticians elected. You must educate the lemmings Don, keep trying, harder.— February 10, 2008 3:05 a.m.
University of San Diego law professor Frank Partnoy slams derivatives
Response to post #14: OK Don, now how about a READER sponsored "Keep Mike Aguirre As City Attorney To Save and Protect The Future of San Diego" or lose it all to the corrupt U-T establishment campaign?— February 9, 2008 8:53 a.m.
University of San Diego law professor Frank Partnoy slams derivatives
One reality your readers should focus on was a Foreign Policy magazine column published in the L.A. Times this morning: "Can the world afford a middle class?" http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/opinion/… This column provides an excellent frame of reference for the new world they have to compete in for resources and quality of life today, and the local corruption is just putting X & Y at an even greater disadvantage.— February 8, 2008 11:40 a.m.
University of San Diego law professor Frank Partnoy slams derivatives
Response to post #10: I respect that you have done "a lot" Don, but "more" is imperative. The U-T establishment orchestrated vilification campaign against Aguirre has ramped up so they can perpetuate City Hall corruption against families and taxpayers of San Diego, even after they have caused excessive firestorm deaths and destruction due to their criminal fraud. Now the U-T establishment is even running their puppet-judge Goldsmith against Aguirre to carry on the tradition of Greer court corruption. Don, you spent three decades witnessing egregious U-T corruption in action and are the best investigative reporter in San Diego. In this election cycle, it’s more imperative than ever before for you to turn up your spotlight to expose the true depth of betrayal and destruction that the U-T establishment has perpetrated against the people of San Diego for far too many decades. Even though the fact is that you have done “a lot” no one else is really fighting back yet, except Aguirre and he is going to going to be purged by the corrupt U-T establishment if you don’t tell the whole truth like it is to support him against the forces that are destroying San Diego. You and Aguirre, and possibly Frye, are the only champions that can end the U-T era of corruption. So the future for your X & Y readers is in your expert hands as the only San Diego journalist in a position to make the right things happen.— February 8, 2008 10:22 a.m.
University of San Diego law professor Frank Partnoy slams derivatives
Response to post #6: OK Don, you and JV have points to emphasize. But let me emphasize one other point that really is the root cause of never-ending, out of control corruption by San Diego politicians and the Union-Tribune establishment, the fact that entire San Diego courts have been watching and doing nothing to stop the corruption from getting out of control for decades, for example: Former San Diego Mayor Roger Hedgecock was found guilty of political corruption by two juries after his indictment in 1984, but the corrupt judiciary gave him a “Get Out Of Jail Free” card. This proved that Union-Tribune puppet-mayors never have to go to jail, as well as destroying the San Diego jury system. Former San Diego Presiding Judge Greer and two of his judicial henchmen were convicted of mail fraud and racketeering conspiracy in 1996 after the entire Greer court spent a decade watching and doing nothing to stop massive judicial corruption. Former Greer court acolyte Judge Dick Murphy became San Diego’s most corrupt Mayor in 2000 to achieve international recognition as one of the three worst mayors by Time magazine, resigned in 2005 in total disgrace after five years of extending the tradition of judicial corruption that he learned during the Greer court era. The most hellacious consequences of Murphy corruption are the hideous deaths and destruction in 2003 and 2007 Firestorms that no one seems to care about anymore. That takes us up to today where the era of Union-Tribune corruption continues into the 21st century under their latest Puppet-Mayor Sanders who was a former police chief, which is another story. Think maybe you and The Reader can take the expose of San Diego Union-Tribune establishment corruption from here Don? It’s way past due time to overthrow the U-T era of corruption that has devastated the future for X & Y and further generations.— February 8, 2008 2:57 a.m.
University of San Diego law professor Frank Partnoy slams derivatives
Condos downtown suck, that's why they "are already vastly overbuilt," people got tired of being screwed downtown. OK, let me rephrase this, I emphasize: #1. multiple occupancy dwellings and smaller homes, and #2. lower cost mortgages, then #3. they will sell once developers and politicians stop screwing San Diegans, but #4. Don Bauder has to expose the scumbags who have been screwing San Diegans and causing the housing crisis so the screwers will be sent to jail, along with corrupt politicians like Golding, Murphy and Sanders, and corrupt judges who enable the corruption to screw San Diegans, and finally #5. More jobs will be produced by dwelling and infrastructure construction so even more people can buy dwellings. If things continue out of control getting worse because of corrupt and incompetent politicians and establishment special interests then it will be time for WPA v.21C old time Ocean Beach type cottages with less than 1000 sq ft where most families were raised in spite of small size, etc. Time to send the corrupt to jail Don so San Diegans can afford houses and get good paying jobs again. Go Get-'Em Don! Right now you and The Reader are the only way to make the right things happen for X & Y.— February 7, 2008 12:43 p.m.
University of San Diego law professor Frank Partnoy slams derivatives
#1 - We need good paying jobs, and rebooting construction will provide a great many. Right now far too many skilled laborers are sitting around waiting for housing construction and infrastructure improvements to reboot, and that is a totally unacceptable waste of skilled labor in a time when there is a demand for their labor. BTW, it is hard working, dedicated skilled laborers who pay taxes that have been stolen by political corruption. #2 - X & Yers, and far too many others, need low cost housing today, and this demand continues to grow. Warren Buffett likes the low-cost funds, it's the trade deficit that bothers him most, and as he said yesterday the U.S. economy will "do very well over time." So let’s get people back to work who can make the right things happen for our economy and quality of life. Don, stay focused on increasing good paying jobs and housing, things we need the most. Like McCain says “just calm down” in more ways than one. And as Buffett also said yesterday, the woes in the U.S. financial sector are "poetic justice." MOTTO: Let’s get people back to work in good jobs building what San Diegans and Americans need to restore the American Dream and quality of life, NOW! As for the scumbags who are destroying San Diego, it’s time to expose those who are causing the most problems such as the U-T editorial board, the U-T establishment and their political scumbag puppeticians at the top of the food chain of corruption. Exposing destructive scumbags is the job that Don Bauder does best by cleaning out the San Diego political sewer of puppeticians like Sanders and Dumanis, corrupt judges, U-T business establishment robber barons and U-T editorial board. It’s time to send scumbags to jail whose corruption and greed are causing San Diego’s destruction with their larceny and gross criminal negligence. Many of the most destructive scumbags are easy to recognize, they attack Aguirre and Frye. What San Diego needs most is construction, and to eradicate the scumbags of destruction.— February 7, 2008 4:22 a.m.