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Note to U-T Employees: You Think You're Angst-Ridden? Look at Your Former Ohio, Illinois Colleagues
I'm noodling over what rhymes with Aguirre and Goldsmith... It's difficult if I use the proper "ag Eray" pronunciation. What have I got? Weary? Unless I put together some sort of "hear ye" fudges from judges... If his name were pronounced "Ag Wire", it would be easier, "hot wire", "aspire" and so on... Goldsmith seems straightforward, there's "hold with", "sold with" and so on... I'm hearing a country-western ballad in my head instead of a showtune or big band number...maybe the account of an old-timey showdown, where Goldsmith at the last moment flings a wild attack ferret from his head...Aguirre launches lawsuits and holds press conferences in response, but a rabid reporter bites him on the toe...I dunno yet, it's still in germination. If someone would please contact Mike and ask him to change the pronunciation of his last name, it would be deeply appreciated. best, Fred "John-Paul-Ringo-George" Williams— July 30, 2008 12:40 p.m.
I WANT MY COUNTRY BACK !!!!
Hello! Please don't just repost stale rantings from some washed up radio guy who's all mouth and no brain. Kimberly, if you have something to say, try using your own words, or at least link to something that was perhaps written in the last year. Best, Fred— July 30, 2008 12:36 p.m.
A.H. Belo, Initially Considered Candidate To Buy Copley, Reports Big Loss, Layoffs
Anon, One of the biggest dissapointments when I first started being active in politics was the astounding mediocrity of most of our elected officials. I remember attempting to have a conversation with Brian Bilbray in 1994 (when he first ran for Congress) about the problem of "loose nukes". Since I've lived and worked overseas, I have grave concerns even today about this issue, and it's certainly something I assumed a congressional candidate would also find important. Bilbray became distracted in moments, looking all around the room, and quickly moved away. Cunningham at least was polite. I chatted with him at a Republican party event about walking precincts, and he took off his shoe (a Timberland as I recall) and extolled it's virtues of comfort and low weight. I could name others...too many others. When I studied political science I was told by a professor that voters simply don't connect with anyone they think might be "too smart". A former president of City College told me that mediocre people are the ones in politics because they are better able to self-deceive. Smart people have too many doubts and caveats to do what politics requires. I think Bush may have changed this dynamic. We've twice elected him with full knowledge that he's a dolt. Perhaps for the very reasons listed above, we "wanted to have a beer" with him. Now we know the folley of voting based on beer-buddyness. So we've got a presidential candidate this time that no one can call dumb. Look at the attacks on his too-high intelligence to begin in October, with un-stated under-currents of "he's uppity". Bilbray will try to use similar claims against his far more intelligent opponent in November, Nick Leibham. Anon, please do me a favor. Contact Leibham's campaign and offer to either phone bank or walk precincts for just one afternoon. You'll meet smart dedicated people who want to remove the embarrassing Bilbray from Congress. You can help a lot to raise the intelligence of our federal legislator...removing Bumbling Bilbray ought to raise their collective IQ considerably. http://www.picknick08.com/ Again, while I agree with you that the world is pretty messed up, we cannot collapse into complacence. Maybe in the end the voters will reject our favored candidates, but if we don't get out there and help them it's guaranteed the bad guys will win. Best, Fred— July 30, 2008 11:07 a.m.
A.H. Belo, Initially Considered Candidate To Buy Copley, Reports Big Loss, Layoffs
Re: #16, #17 and #20... Don, you are correct. On review of the video-tapes, it's now clear Russl wasn't tapping his foot. He was tapping his keyboard. Please accept my sincere apologies, as I deeply regret the error. In the future, fumber shall be copy editing all my posts. In all due humility, Fred Williams— July 29, 2008 4:59 p.m.
A.H. Belo, Initially Considered Candidate To Buy Copley, Reports Big Loss, Layoffs
Anon, alternatively, you could figure that Sleepy San Diego has woken up. Our supposed friends slipped something in the punch, and now we're not only in pain, but we're worried about supporting unwanted dependents as well as catching a potentially fatal socio-economic virus. Now we can just quietly accept the facts and keep our mouths shut, shamefaced that we were so dumb -- or we can go find the culprits, name them to the authorities, and loudly press charges. If we have to suffer some short term pain to get rid of the various infections we've picked up from our horrific experiences, it's worth it. Most of all, why are we being saddled with supporting the twisted offspring of our illegitimate city fathers? We didn't agree to these obligations, and they were forced on us against our will or while we were under the intoxicating influence of lies and propoganda. We will have a civic DNA test, so we can disown the darlings of the downtown boys club, and only support the projects that bring the citizens some clear public benefit. The test is this November 4th.— July 29, 2008 4:54 p.m.
Note to U-T Employees: You Think You're Angst-Ridden? Look at Your Former Ohio, Illinois Colleagues
10. A Spoonful of David We'll need an Aguirre-Goldsmith song...— July 29, 2008 4:41 p.m.
A.H. Belo, Initially Considered Candidate To Buy Copley, Reports Big Loss, Layoffs
As to the veracity of online sources, I present two impecable examples from the world of science: http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/ http://www.dhmo.org/— July 29, 2008 10:29 a.m.
A.H. Belo, Initially Considered Candidate To Buy Copley, Reports Big Loss, Layoffs
Russl, was that you sitting next to me, tapping your foot, and flipping an extention cord around in your stall? :-)— July 29, 2008 10:18 a.m.
A.H. Belo, Initially Considered Candidate To Buy Copley, Reports Big Loss, Layoffs
Anon, The print media is being deflated because both the talent and the readership has migrated onto online platforms. We don't have to settle for the UT anymore when we've got: www.reason.com www.ted.com www.wikipedia.org www.economist.com www.iht.com www.voiceofsandiego.org www.sdreader.com www.blogofsandiego.com ...and so on It's great, Anon! Instead of looking for a replacement for what has already passed into semi-obsolescence, look at the fantastic opportunities. With such a multitude of resources at our finger tips, we've only got ourselves to blame if we're not out doing just what you recommend, and change No One Really Cares (NORC) thinking that has dominated our political discourse for too long. Perhaps we can make NORC mean "Now One Really Can". Best, Fred— July 29, 2008 7:38 a.m.
Note to U-T Employees: You Think You're Angst-Ridden? Look at Your Former Ohio, Illinois Colleagues
Hey all you music lovers! Let's put together a little show for our friends and neighbors. A musical celebration of San Diego in 2008. Here's a potential song list: 1. David Copley's Caberet 2. Rip Me Off with a Ball Park 3. The Million Gallon Man 4. San Diego Dreaming 5. The UT Blues 6. Hedonism Song 7. Doo Doo Wop Dumanis 8. My Underwater Condo 9. MadDog's Millions Feel free to add to the song list titles. Between Hellcat and myself, we'll write a song. We'll print up lyrics before the show so the audience can sing along. Serious. This could be a hell of a lot of fun. We might do it somewhere like Lestat's on Adams Avenue, or similar venues. We'll announce it in Reader Events. Make it a benefit maybe... Anyone interested..?? Fred— July 29, 2008 6:44 a.m.