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Isolate, Expose, Avoid
Dear Flounder, aka Hog, aka author of 8 of 18 posts: So sorry touch a nerve about implying that I touched a nerve that instigated two more of your driveling posts. Had I known this, I would have been like everybody else on this blog and mocked you in my head. As far as being an insider on Media Issues, if occasionally participating in blogs, having a Facebook and Twitter account constitutes being a "media insider," then yes, guilty as charged. Judging by the length of your posts, obnoxious use of capital letters and cheeky "BTW" you're an insider too. So tell me? Do you hog space on Facebook as well? Don't get very many Friend Requests do we? As far as commenting on the article. The article I read talked about a PR firm getting a contract to do outreach with...gasp...wait for it...the public. What a novel idea? Public Relations...working to inform the public...Now That Is News! A school by my house is doing construction and I got informed by some PR dude that they were in fact, going to do construction in case it might inconvenience me. They also went door-to-door to remind of of construction and had a nifty little flier that showed me what was going to be there. If that is a crime, then send those schmucks to jail...How dare they inform me on what they plan on doing. Flounder, you are just as guilty of engaging in a little banter as I am. Heck, you even converted my use of the word "poking" to mean something else. So in that spirit, may I suggest that you go off and perform an anotomically impossible act to yourself ;) Just "poking" fun. Late.— August 18, 2010 11:58 a.m.
Isolate, Expose, Avoid
Whoaaa, easy there Flounder. Didn't mean to touch a nerve. All I'm saying is that, to date, there are 15 post and you constitute 6 of them. It's just an observation to the number and length of your posts. I don't know if you are a pro or someone with an axe to grind, nor do I care. What is evident is that you are what social media participants call a "Blog Hog." Say your piece and get on with it already. Again, just pokin' fun at your hoggin' of space :)— August 18, 2010 11:03 a.m.
Isolate, Expose, Avoid
Wow! A lot of insiders blogging on this page. So far "inside" that they know Mr. Hon and have a personal axe to grind...eh Flounder? Just poking fun. It's entertaining stuff. So entertaining that the author blogs her own article. Actually, calling it an article is a little bit of a stretch. What happened to the Reader's reporting that takes you through endless pages car stereo, weight loss and body piercing advertisements. What? South County is only good enough for journalism's equivalent of a "Dear Abbey" post?— August 18, 2010 10:28 a.m.
Southwestern College's Proper Snack Bar
Let me get this straight: The college needed help with media relations + they did not have anyone on board, at the time, who could handle it = so they went out and hired a consultant to handle it for them. What a novel idea. I wonder if other companies/organizations engage in this highly unusual practice of hiring consultants to meet their needs. And then, have the nerve to be transparent and publicly report it for all to see. Man, that college is really sneaky about its needs and expenditures. Let's write a story and make it sound controversial. Or we can do simple math and look at what the consultant charged versus the full time position.— July 24, 2010 11:20 a.m.
San Diego's Prop C, a way to silence the auditor
dbauder - Thanks for your measured response to my thinking out loud. Considering I'm gathering the facts and that the proponderous of information out there cite these former SEC big wigs, what's a guy to think? JohnnyVegas - God forbid anybody has a differing opinion than you. I guess it's easy to insult and dismiss a stranger on-line. You must be fun at parties...— May 16, 2008 4:45 p.m.
San Diego's Prop C, a way to silence the auditor
"ratings agencies get paid by those they are rating"? Yeah, but they don't get to dictate what the outcome is. I pay Experian when I get a credit check, does that mean I get an 850? Didn't think so. For the John Torell's of the world, there are the Arthur Levitt (former SEC Chair) and Lynn Turner's (former SEC Council), you know, the people that wrote the Kroll Report? For those that do not know, they are the ones that wrote the road map for San Diego to get out of the financial trouble and out of the Securities & Exchange Commission's dog-house. Which is basically what the City used to craft Proposition C. Let's see should I follow what the former SEC big wigs said to do or what appears to be a disgruntled former employee?— May 15, 2008 3 p.m.