9 People Who Shouldn't Even Run For DogCatcher in Jax
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Just a partial and wildly incomplete list of the annoying, alarming, and asinine people involved in local government that we wish would go away. No particular order, and selected for a wide variety of reasons. Robin Lumb, surprisingly did not make this list.
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Why is hating government and taxes a bad thing?
Wow. I don't necessarily disagree with the overall content of this article I do think it is presented in extremely bad taste. Calling Jim Love a pillow biter? Really Metrojax? Keep it classy.
Quote from: WarDamJagFan on October 15, 2014, 05:57:17 AM
Why is hating government and taxes a bad thing?
If you work for / represent the government.....
That's a bit like an employee hating salaries, isn't it ;)
QuoteMoments like demanding that a moslem candidate for Human Rights Council 'pray to your god' in front of the city council.
When calling someone out for being an ignorant bigot over a religion different from his own, perhaps it is best to use the term preferred by adherents to that religion: "Muslim" (and capitalized).
QuoteAccording to the Center for Nonproliferation Studies,"Moslem and Muslim are basically two different spellings for the same word." But the seemingly arbitrary choice of spellings is a sensitive subject for many followers of Islam. Whereas for most English speakers, the two words are synonymous in meaning, the Arabic roots of the two words are very different. A Muslim in Arabic means"one who gives himself to God," and is by definition, someone who adheres to Islam. By contrast, a Moslem in Arabic means"one who is evil and unjust" when the word is pronounced, as it is in English, Mozlem with a z. - See more at: http://historynewsnetwork.org/article/524#sthash.77Rd7sP3.dpuf
Quote from: Gunnar on October 15, 2014, 06:07:20 AM
Quote from: WarDamJagFan on October 15, 2014, 05:57:17 AM
Why is hating government and taxes a bad thing?
If you work for / represent the government.....
That's a bit like an employee hating salaries, isn't it ;)
Or a pediatrician who hates children.
I've been waiting for this article for a long time. Great job! Can we add another 20 to the list?
I will say this.. hard to argue with the list itself. And while I feel Stephen occasionally goes off the rails with some of his rants, he always has me pulling out my dictionary to look up words that I either don't use regularly or don't know at all. After 30 years in journalism, I appreciate that continuing challenge.
From Stephen's opinion piece (emphasizing opinion), evidently his liberal view that one's possible affiliation with the Tea Party and one's view against corrupt government and runaway taxes is a VERY bad thing. The title should be "Warning: Another Liberal's OPINION". For everyone else, keep waiting for journalism, but not from him.
Quote from: ehhranch on October 15, 2014, 11:29:17 AM
From Stephen's opinion piece (emphasizing opinion), evidently his liberal view that one's possible affiliation with the Tea Party and one's view against corrupt government and runaway taxes is a VERY bad thing. The title should be "Warning: Another Liberal's OPINION". For everyone else, keep waiting for journalism, but not from him.
Well that's usually how it goes these days. No need to debate against what the Tea Party stands for - just pull out the standard "racists!" and "homophobes!" comments and be done with it. Hooray for big government, champion of the people!
Quote from: acme54321 on October 15, 2014, 06:04:56 AM
Wow. I don't necessarily disagree with the overall content of this article I do think it is presented in extremely bad taste. Calling Jim Love a pillow biter? Really Metrojax? Keep it classy.
Agreed, while this is posted in the opinion section (rightfully so), calling elected officials a "jack ass" loses credibility. Shame too, this is not the way to be taken seriously IMO.
Quote from: ehhranch on October 15, 2014, 11:29:17 AM
From Stephen's opinion piece (emphasizing opinion), evidently his liberal view that one's possible affiliation with the Tea Party and one's view against corrupt government and runaway taxes is a VERY bad thing. The title should be "Warning: Another Liberal's OPINION". For everyone else, keep waiting for journalism, but not from him.
I don't think his "editorial" / gossip piece has anything to do with a liberal or conservative persprective, just his personal biases or agenda.
New here, but having a hard time not imagining the pearl clutchers going a little crazy over the interesting and fun article. I happen to agree with the article, while easily adding 20 more. People in politics elected to an office criticizing government is like pediatricians hating kids. Why did you get involved and want to continue to be involved? I don't find these people successful in their time in office. Make the change you want to try, but don't disparage the the instrument you use.
Quote from: acme54321 on October 15, 2014, 06:04:56 AM
...I do think it is presented in extremely bad taste.
Quote from: ehhranch on October 15, 2014, 11:29:17 AM
For everyone else, keep waiting for journalism, but not from him.
Quote from: coredumped on October 15, 2014, 01:33:17 PM
...calling elected officials a "jack ass" loses credibility. Shame too, this is not the way to be taken seriously IMO.
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Quote from: Jax native on October 15, 2014, 03:30:04 PM
New here, but having a hard time not imagining the pearl clutchers going a little crazy over the interesting and fun article. I happen to agree with the article, while easily adding 20 more. People in politics elected to an office criticizing government is like pediatricians hating kids. Why did you get involved and want to continue to be involved? I don't find these people successful in their time in office. Make the change you want to try, but don't disparage the the instrument you use.
I agree. If you want less government, then don't be a politician... save everyone the irony! Throw Bill Bishop and Richard Clark into the mix!
Not to mention that I am a Democrat that votes for just as many Republicans in this town and Democrats. Stupid and corruption is not limited to party.
Run Stephen!........Run.....Run.........See Stephen Run!...... for a political office.
All in fun.
Yes,why stop at 9?.......
Quote from: stephendare on October 15, 2014, 01:48:45 PM
Quote from: Bill Hoff on October 15, 2014, 01:39:17 PM
Quote from: ehhranch on October 15, 2014, 11:29:17 AM
From Stephen's opinion piece (emphasizing opinion), evidently his liberal view that one's possible affiliation with the Tea Party and one's view against corrupt government and runaway taxes is a VERY bad thing. The title should be "Warning: Another Liberal's OPINION". For everyone else, keep waiting for journalism, but not from him.
I don't think his "editorial" / gossip piece has anything to do with a liberal or conservative persprective, just his personal biases or agenda.
you sound sore that so many people contributing to the demolition of springfield got named, mr SPAR President.
Well obviously. You wouldn't say it if it wasn't true, of course.
Quote from: Jax native on October 15, 2014, 03:30:04 PM
New here, but having a hard time not imagining the pearl clutchers going a little crazy over the interesting and fun article. I happen to agree with the article, while easily adding 20 more. People in politics elected to an office criticizing government is like pediatricians hating kids. Why did you get involved and want to continue to be involved? I don't find these people successful in their time in office. Make the change you want to try, but don't disparage the the instrument you use.
There's nothing wrong with someone elected to an office criticizing the government. Your analogy of pediatricians doesn't work here. Think about it - government is involved in just about every aspect of our lives one way or another. How on earth do you change it? Well, you have to be elected and work on changing it from the inside through proposed legislation. A huge problem we have today - and a lot of this is actually specific to today's Republican party - is that they run on a campaign to reduce the bloated size of our government, disguising themselves as conservatives. Yet once they are in office, the temptation of being a big government politician is just too tasty to pass up and they are immediately sucked into the corruption they originally campaigned against.
I agree there could be more added to the list
anyone that watches the local government even a little bit would know there is a lot of truth to the characterizations of those mentioned
Yawwwwnnnnn!
Quote from: Non-RedNeck Westsider on October 15, 2014, 04:39:56 PM
Quote from: acme54321 on October 15, 2014, 06:04:56 AM
...I do think it is presented in extremely bad taste.
Quote from: ehhranch on October 15, 2014, 11:29:17 AM
For everyone else, keep waiting for journalism, but not from him.
Quote from: coredumped on October 15, 2014, 01:33:17 PM
...calling elected officials a "jack ass" loses credibility. Shame too, this is not the way to be taken seriously IMO.
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good one lol
Good Grief Steven What did poor old Jim Love do to piss you off and may you so vindictive ?
Hard to take any of this serious. Just a regressive (nothing progressive about it) whining and name-calling.
And exactly what is wrong with being against higher taxes? Are you voluntarily paying more because you believe you should? Bet not.
As for "historic buildings," they are all historic, so don't let any be torn down. Let's all live in old houses and work in old factories because absolutely nothing should be torn down. All historic designations do is destroy private ownership. The city, which didn't spend a single dime building any of these buildings, suddenly decides that they should dictate to the owner what, and how, they can do to their own building. In other words, true private ownership is destroyed, but the "owner" gets to pay the bill for the city's directions.