[Peace-discuss] making progress on transparency in Urbana

[John W.]

On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 2:53 PM, E. Wayne Johnson <ewj at pigs.ag> wrote:

 Texas is a big and diverse state and they do have more ability in some
> parts of the state than in others.
> Consider that Dr. Ron Paul has been reelected 10 times in his congressional
> district in Texas even
> though the Bush gang has supported his opponents to try and root him out.
>
> Unfortunately that Texas commenter was unregistered.  I don't have any way
> to help you take the point up
> with her directly other than you can go to the website
> http://www.liberty4urbana.com and post a
> comment and maybe she will come back and read it.  There are several other
> comments there now
> that you could spar words with if you like.
>

Not at all important.



> Zimbabwe just seems far enough away... Mugabe is 84, Prussing is only 67 or
> 68 years old.
>
> Apparently you don't live in Urbana.  There are some good things about
> Urbana
> and some things that are intolerable.
>

Oh, sure, they're "gun grabbers" and a "nanny state".  But I have the
advantage of perspective.   I've lived other places, and seen how infinitely
worse it is there.  I grew up on the south side of Chicago during Daley
Sr.'s tenure, for God's sake.  And as I said, even here in Champaign the
city government is quite a bit worse.



> I dont really know mjerryfuerst but I do notice that he likes to say that
> Urbana is Bozo.  I am not sure what he has done other than "bitch", as you
> say.
>

That's all he does.



> There is a place for "bitching".  But while Cursing the darkness may have
> some utility,
> that utility diminishes rapidly if one never makes the effort to provide
> any light.
>

And you seem to be suggesting that you fulfill that role in Urbana, while
Mayor Prussing has NEVER made ANY effort to provide ANY light....which is
patently ridiculous on its face.  Of course there could always be MORE
light, but I don't think you'll find a politician on this planet who wants
to be under microscopic scrutiny 100% of the time.  Again, with the
advantage of some perspective, I know that no matter WHAT a politician does,
a significant percentage of the populace is going to be pissed off at
him/her.



> John W. wrote:
>
>
> On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 10:53 AM, E. Wayne Johnson <ewj at pigs.ag> wrote:
>
>  I hear there's an ambassador slot available in Zimbabwe.  She and Robert
>> Mugabe should get along well.
>>
>
> Now THERE'S an apt comparison.  Yes, indeed.
>
> Laurie took the words right out of my mouth.  That one commenter of yours,
> Wayne, was all puffed up with pride because in Texas they know how to get
> rid of bad politicians.  Yeah, they sure do.
>
> I reiterate, you citizens of Urbana apparently don't know when you have it
> good.  In this thread you've been reminding me of Micheal Fuerst, or
> whatever his name is.  The perennial bitcher about Urbana.
>
>
>
>>  LAURIE SOLOMON wrote:
>>
>>  I guess we should do what they do in TX  where they just booted their
>> Governor out and into the Presidency for 8 years because he was such a bad
>> governor.  Maybe the people of Urbana can as one of their requests to Obama
>> get him to appoint her to some federal position in a location that keeps her
>> far from Urbana. Do you think!
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* peace-discuss-bounces at lists.chambana.net [
>> mailto:peace-discuss-bounces at lists.chambana.net<peace-discuss-bounces at lists.chambana.net>]
>> *On Behalf Of *E. Wayne Johnson
>> *Sent:* Thursday, December 18, 2008 9:55 PM
>> *To:* Neil Parthun
>> *Cc:* Peace-discuss Discuss
>> *Subject:* Re: [Peace-discuss] making progress on transparency in Urbana
>>
>>
>>
>> Here is a comment about HRH received at my blog ---
>>
>> Obviously the mayor of your town allows her
>> emotional feelings to control her mouth and her actions. As an american
>> citizen,
>> she should continue to work for ALL of the people in her town as their
>> duly
>> elected "public servant" and stop discussing the few that she is perturbed
>> with.
>> I think it's certainly time to get a new mayor who doesn't express
>> disapproval
>> with the democratic process of government in which she is supposed to
>> serve.
>> Just vote her out next time, and she will still blame the ones in which
>> she blamed
>> on this video, as she will apparently not take any accountability herself.
>>
>> Hey mayor, just what is wrong with "transparency" if you have nothing to
>> hide?
>> As we say here in Tx....Just boot her out next time around!
>> Karla in Tx
>>
>>
>> E. Wayne Johnson wrote:
>>
>> Posted to "Digg" --
>>
>> http://digg.com/politics/Local_Mayor_Loses_Her_Cool_over_Transparency_Resolution
>>
>> Neil Parthun wrote:
>>
>> Lulz.  That was pretty good quality hilariousness from our illustrious
>> Mayor.
>>
>>
>>
>> "Not on the internet!" authoritarian interjections while saying she
>> objects to being called authoritarian.  Mayor Prussing, methinks thou dost
>> protest too much.
>>
>>
>>
>> Live without dead time,
>>
>>      Neil
>>
>>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://lists.chambana.net/mailman/archive/peace-discuss/attachments/20081219/d5536672/attachment.html