A LOLA yelled out to Joe "go ahead, lie some more!!"

[uptowngirl]

LOL, if we went through the sign in sheet of the last community clean-up I can assure you most of the participants were not even from our neighborhood-renter or owner!

[Dan B]

White people screw up everything, Dan.  Don't you know that.

Yes. Yes I do.

Sad part is, the suspicious part of me deeply doubts any of these new posters commenting on the white scourge of Springfield are who they say they are, especially after finding out that one of them was using a stock photo off of a photo website. This is one of the "neighbors" with a facebook page, no less, who has no less than 30 common friends, that not one person acknowledges they have ever met.

Its interesting the lengths some are going to invoke race into this whole issue. Very interesting indeed.

[sheclown]

Why did Paul Hout tell the Prez of the SIAWC that she could not attend a meeting of a group (the garden club) which is a committee of the SIAWC?

The garden club is a committee of the Women's Club? (this is not the Springfield community garden?)  What does the garden club do?  Does the garden club participate in the community garden?  

makes me think...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6S9dCGwB8M

[Springfielder]

LOL, if we went through the sign in sheet of the last community clean-up I can assure you most of the participants were not even from our neighborhood-renter or owner!

True that!

[Dan B]

Dan, isnt it a bit like the boy who cried wolf at this point with you?

No one who disagrees with you is real unless youve met them personally?

Well if thats not the very definition of narcissism then nothing is.

The number of people that some have claimed to be 'suspicious' is not only laughably long, but the only thing in common that I can tell that unites them all is that they also tend to be demonstrably more intelligent and quicker on their feet.

Fearing intelligent people can't be a healthy sign.

Dont you have some more "forum etiquette" posts to go write, so we can all be as upstanding webizens as you?

[sheclown]

Folks, go ahead and post quickly, I fear an impending lock-down approaching.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUux8WALqG0&NR=1

[DeadGirlsDontDance]

Sad part is, the suspicious part of me deeply doubts any of these new posters commenting on the white scourge of Springfield are who they say they are, especially after finding out that one of them was using a stock photo off of a photo website. This is one of the "neighbors" with a facebook page, no less, who has no less than 30 common friends, that not one person acknowledges they have ever met.

Its interesting the lengths some are going to invoke race into this whole issue. Very interesting indeed.

Are you talkin' to me?

[Dan B]

If you referring to my faux surprise about the stream of new posters invoking race into the Springfield threads. Sure.

[Dan B]

Yawn.

[DeadGirlsDontDance]

So mentioning that Springfield was predominantly white 100 years ago (REAL FACT) constitutes playing the race card? I guess I just can't help myself, being half a pickaninny and all.

[DeadGirlsDontDance]

No matter. That unpleasant person seems to have been so busy scanning my post for something to pretend to be offended about that he missed my point entirely, which makes him not worth arguing with.

[BridgeTroll]

Consider this a gentle reminder... to all... to please remain civil... and avoid personal attacks.  The subject is volatile and all posters are responsible for keeping the tone of conversation at a civil level.

[FLDrifter]

Consider this a gentle reminder... to all... to please remain civil... and avoid personal attacks.  The subject is volatile and all posters are responsible for keeping the tone of conversation at a civil level.

I think this is good! Keep the attacks funny like Stephen!

[CityLife]

So mentioning that Springfield was predominantly white 100 years ago (REAL FACT) constitutes playing the race card? I guess I just can't help myself, being half a pickaninny and all.

Were you there 100 years ago or are you just assuming it was boring because white people lived there?

Very enlightened of you

[Dan B]

^ In fairness, it was a different world. Only 40 years removed from emancipation, and still 60 removed from desegregation, there is no doubt that 100 years ago the neighborhood was not one that most African Americans were welcome, frankly, as anything other than servants or nanny's.

However, to say that this is what ANYONE wants to return to is inflammatory, and race baiting. While the neighborhood is brimming over with opinions on countless issues, one thing that seems to be true of almost everyone is that they love Springfield for the diversity. That flies in the face that "uppity newcomers" wanting it to return to the days of a "boring enclave of wealthy white people"