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Questions about McCormack Jackson suit
Two comments: Goldsmith in his press conference yesterday, (http://www.utsandiego.com/video/play/58624/) recused himself and his office from defending the litigation. Two of his high ranking deputies will, however, investigate for the City as a named defendant. If the Council decided to pay for Filner's defense, the City will hire outside counsel on the taxpayer's dime. In the meantime Filner has hired his own attorney at his own expense. Regarding the names of your list of offenders. Many, not all, resigned their positions. Filner should consider taking a page from their play books. Yes it's true, some have successfully rehabilitated themselves in the eyes of public, some regaining respectability and an office. But each situation is unique unto itself with nuisances of similarities.— July 23, 2013 9:31 a.m.
Questions about McCormack Jackson suit
This is not about you, I actually respect most, nearly all of your reports. While I realize your contributions to this blog space are laced with opinion portions as well as facts (hence the "News-Ticker" blog title) do you really want to be Mayor Filner's apologist is this matter? My 1950s / AMC Television's ManMen series comment was merely a contrast between the business climate of those times versus today's more progressive attitudes toward women in the workplace. IF these allegations prove reliable, and there really are no non-political reasons to doubt them considering: 1. Frye et al coming forth 2. Resignations form high ranking officials within Filner's Administration including Ms. Frye. 3. Filner's mea culpa - Monster inside or not 4. A detailed Civil Complaint of alledged behavior. 5. One complainant, [so far] who by your own analysis is already financially secure and a person who adamantly supported Filner in the past. It is one thing to be loyal, true to the cause with hopes of "real" change for San Diego, but to turn a blind eye on what seems to be substantial and ever mounting evidence appears to be partisaness beyond rational thought. As I mentioned before Filner DESERVES due process, whether he really wants it or not. However while he "dances" and his hired minions spin the facts, San Diego suffers another scandal. For how long? Only the Mayor, elected by the good citizens knows for sure.— July 23, 2013 9:20 a.m.
Questions about McCormack Jackson suit
Seems Donna Frye et al were telling the truth, but not the whole truth. When the whole truth comes out, and it will in all its horrid details, we'll all read about it locally as well as nationally as San Diego suffers once more. Sadly Don, your 1950s/Madmen bias has, and is coloring the tone while undermining the credibility of your reporting. From your July 15th diatribe "It's a lynching until proven otherwise" to today's implied speculation about Ms. Jackson's reluctance to come forward as part of a greater conspiracy, is not up to your respectable standards. Maybe it's time to take a step, or two back, and examine this? Does Mr. Filner deserve his due process? ABSOLUTELY. However, Mr. Filner did not help himself with his earlier mea culpa. To me it sounded more like a child whose hand was caught in the cookie jar. His contrite yet hollow statement "I need help" were words from a sophisticated politician, who has been down this road, or ones very similar to it, before. The difference, this time he's being called out by Frye, "someone you [and others] greatly respect" as well as other previously high ranking members of Filner's own Administration. Filner is an old dog who chooses not to learn new tricks. He is a leopard who cannot change his spots. I suspect Mayor Bob Filner will soon be another "former Mayor of San Diego", following an extended period of "due process" where we will all learn more than we all wanted or needed to know. On the bight side for Bob, four of his eight predecessors also left office under a cloud of wrong doing, but this Mayor will have the distinction of being the first to have "danced" his way out of office.— July 23, 2013 5:52 a.m.
Ignoring friends' advice got Filner into trouble
Is Filner toast? I don't know. But I do know what's said about old dogs, and Filner's age as well as his admitted alledged behavior seems to fit.. "It's hard to teach an old dog new tricks."— July 16, 2013 11:02 p.m.
Papa Doug apparently too late for Boston Globe
Makes you wonder what Manchester's end games in picking up print these papers whose business models are in deep financial distress. Even if their practices evolve to Internet priority, profit potential seem rather shallow.— July 16, 2013 8:53 a.m.
Papa Doug apparently too late for Boston Globe
Many more wise investments like that one by the NYT and they'll need the Obama Administration to rescue them. Lest he be without one of his staunchest advocates.— July 16, 2013 8:47 a.m.
When Goldsmith hit his wife, tossed items off the table
Don: Filner's past boorish behaviors are well DOCUMENTED and much more recent than 27 years ago. Goldsmith's "chalking" case is/was a political stunt and hardly a just comparison to Filner's newest "alledged indiscretions" with subordinate employees. While I'm not surprised by Surfpup's comment, Don, your agreement with it was. You're implying YOUR GOOD FRIEND Donna Frye is fabricating the alledged incident(s) or been duped by others. And, I guess Assemblymember Gonzales is just telling tales out of schools too. Both these women are progressives, and sophisticated in politics. I personally don't believe either would be so public about this without being convinced beyond a reasonable doubt. If that's not the case what's their motivation for Frye's TWO public press conferences and Gonzales' confirmations.— July 16, 2013 7:21 a.m.
When Goldsmith hit his wife, tossed items off the table
A reported incident some 27 years ago versus a documented and current history of offensive and boorish behavior by our Mayor. Maybe if you dug a little deeper into the past of our City Attorney you might have discovered he may have pulled the pigtails of classmate's hair in elementary school. Twenty-seven years ago. Really? Is the best you can do?— July 15, 2013 6:17 p.m.
Big Bay Boom prepares to try again
....chuckling out loud...hopefully we won't have a repeat.— June 10, 2013 4:43 p.m.
Archbishop of Buenos Aires named Pope
Thanks be to God for minor miracles regarding your chastity comment.— March 14, 2013 3:49 p.m.