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Was Dan Broderick Really a Model of Integrity?
The wise and venerable Russl says wheatgrass is an anti-oxidant. But "fumber", who is actually Duncan Hunter, misunderstood...he thought Russ said "anti-occident", and Duncan (er, fumber) is so pro-westerner that he took offence. Now it's all finally clear...— May 19, 2008 9:37 a.m.
Purported Ethics Commission Pulls Another Slimy One. This Is So Blatant It Could Backfire
Re: #55 Posted on www.changesandiego.org. Go to: http://www.changesandiego.org/wiki/Issues#San_Die… Best, Fred— May 19, 2008 9:23 a.m.
Herbal Life's pyramid scheme
Some things I cannot believe: 1. Tooth Fairies 2. Unicorns 3. Multi-Level-Marketing 4. Social Security for my Generation— May 19, 2008 9:16 a.m.
Was Dan Broderick Really a Model of Integrity?
Full disclosure: I drank wheatgrass once. It was disgusting. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheatgrass Perhaps "fumber" is really Charles F. Schnabel? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_F._Schnabel— May 18, 2008 8:13 a.m.
Sanders Claims City Can Return to Bond Market. Oh? That Will Be Up to Investors. Bond Rating Agencies Suffer from Bad Reputation
Don, You are correct that we have never missed a bond payment. Maybe it's time we should. Jack McGrory, in his fancy La Jolla condo, still laughs at how he defrauded the city to the benefit of his wealthy backers. He'll never pay for his crimes. But why should we pay? Those ballpork bonds, according to the SEC, were illegally issued. Just walk away. What do we have to lose? Our mythical 70% ownership in the downtown sports fortress? So what? Let the bond buyers take it over. They'll force John Moores to pay a realistic rent, instead of the sweetheart-deal Jack McGrory got for him. We'll stop subsidizing this billionaire crook with extra trolley services, free cops, and parking bans downtown for every game. Instead, we'll be able to keep the pools open for the kids, or pay for our libraries, sewers, roads, and other basic infrastructure. Walk away from the ballpark bonds. Our credit's already in the dumps, with the second lowest possible rating. Otherwise, we're paying for Jack McGrory's fraud until 2037. Best, Fred Williams— May 18, 2008 7:11 a.m.
Was Dan Broderick Really a Model of Integrity?
Wow...fumber sure has me pegged. Dang! How does he do it? Such erudition and wisdom...Golly! Better go drown my corpulent carcass in wheatgrass now. The cruel commentariat has bruised my delicate feelings...*sniff.— May 18, 2008 6:54 a.m.
Was Dan Broderick Really a Model of Integrity?
Our friend fumber does seem a bit obsessed with sexuality and wheatgrass...an odd combination, but "live and let live". What I'd really like to know is fumber's opinion on the issues today in San Diego. Does fumber think our city is on the right track, or does he agree that we need a major change to get San Diego back on track? Would fumber say that giving everyone the same access to marriage is such a bad thing that it outweighs massive civic fraud, cover-ups, and collusion of the local paper with the professional politicians in charge? Would fumber think that gay bar patrons pushing in each other's stools is more deserving of his attention than local politicians filling each other's pockets with our money? Fumber, do you support judicial corruption? Please clarify... Finally, I'd like to ask Russl for his linguistic assistance: *deviated pervert* Well, to deviate means to diverge or move away from...so if I'm a DEVIATED pervert I guess that means I'm not really a pervert at all. I resent that implication. I've not turned my back on perversity, and intend to continue my perverse ways, perverting all around me, and perversely perverting perverts to pervert all perverse perversion. I shall not deviate from this. Russ, did I understand fumber properly, or am I perverting his meaning? Help me out. I don't want to use deviant English here on the venerable Reader. Best, Rev. Fred Williams Holy Church of the Divine Deviated Perversion (golly, it sure is fun to toy with fumber...I bet he's a big hit at parties)— May 15, 2008 12:16 p.m.
Copping tickets
The so-called Ethics Commission seems eager to investigate any whisper of impropriety, no matter how remote or far-fetched, against the Mayor's political rivals. Yet when we see obvious violations like this one, or the whole Tom Story fiasco, the ethics "watchdogs" become sleepy lapdogs. Former cop Sanders will never allow one of his boys in blue (black?) to be investigated. This is why, for example, the SDPD doesn't test its officers for steroid abuse...even though most agree it's widespread in our local force, perhaps leading to some of the well-publicized "roid-rage" incidents of recent months. This also recalls the Jeri Stryker exception crafted by Gwinn. She was allowed to accept over-the-limit gifts from John Moores by unilaterally downgrading their value. Casey Gwinn allowed this because otherwise she would have had to recuse herself from voting in favor of the ballpork scam. Although several citizens stood up at the meeting to demand she recuse herself, she refused and the fraud went on. When we get a new Mayor, I look forward to seeing how the makeup of the Ethics Commission changes. Perhaps we'll find some ethical citizens to serve next time around and see some actual investigations that are worthy of the name.— May 15, 2008 11:19 a.m.
Herbal Life's pyramid scheme
Back in 1993-94, when I was still a Republican, Jim Madaffer tried to recruit me into his "downstream" for an MLM company called Quorum. See more about them and their products here: http://www.mlmwatchdog.com/Report_Quorum.html Several other San Diegan Republicans were in on this. I don't know that any of them ever made money, though one candidate for State Assembly was proud of his "Diamond" status. Of course, Jim Madaffer also bragged to me over lunch about how putting the Mission Times Courier into his wife's name allowed him to get a grant from the City of San Diego. This was all while he was employed as Judy McCarty's chief of staff. It was just this kind of sliminess that turned me off from the Repugnican Party in San Diego. A few years later I was offered a position in McCarty's office and turned it down precisely because it would have involved working under Jim Madaffer. I'm glad I never got involved in any of these MLM operations. I guess I'm bright enough to figure out that they made all their money by selling motivational books and tapes to their gullible "downstream". Any wonder our city has been run into the ground? Best, Fred Williams— May 15, 2008 11:08 a.m.
San Diego's Prop C, a way to silence the auditor
There are only two kinds of people who support Proposition C. 1. People who aren't paying attention. 2. People who like denying, delaying, and deceiving. Vote No on Proposition C.— May 15, 2008 10:51 a.m.