tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post8545043795259323892..comments2023-09-15T04:27:57.129-04:00Comments on Commentarama: New York State of Mind - Notes from an EmigrantAndrewPricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-70730939157853211702009-10-26T00:28:58.300-04:002009-10-26T00:28:58.300-04:00Interesting article! I'd forgotten so much of...Interesting article! I'd forgotten so much of all the good Sharpton has done over the years. >>eyeroll<<<br /><br />LOL @ running for your lives when Air Force 1 comes for a visit.CrispyRicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07302075204880024936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-68693017884815454062009-10-25T17:31:25.920-04:002009-10-25T17:31:25.920-04:00Writer X: Thanks. Aah, the classic Sharpton hit a...Writer X: Thanks. Aah, the classic Sharpton hit and run with his own camera crew in tow no doubt.<br /><br />I saw Sheriff Arpaio on Geraldo last night. The Attorney General had just announce that they pretty much didn't need his services anymore to police the borders. Geraldo was being usual snotty self and the good Sheriff blew him out of the water. He is great!<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PStTfbB_-ZQBevfromNYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14953050916932306270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-64665970025851322282009-10-25T16:48:11.022-04:002009-10-25T16:48:11.022-04:00Bev, great post! And my deepest sympathies.
The...Bev, great post! And my deepest sympathies. <br /><br />The Reverend Al (how'd he become a reverend, anyway? Online courses?) has been coming to Phoenix to strut his stuff with Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who also happens to be the most popular politician in the whole state because he actually does his job and arrests people who break the law. What a concept! <br /><br />Anyway, it's hilarious. Al rolls into town in his pimp suit and slicked back hair, lets loose a few of his usual "big words" against Sheriff Joe like outrageous, egregious, preposterous--you get the picture. Then he blows out of town, mostly likely after collecting a few more handouts and donations from the usual suspects. As you can imagine, it goes over real well here. Can you say laughingstock? It makes for good entertainment.Writer Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16505411188186283813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-76836795975610504292009-10-25T01:58:50.014-04:002009-10-25T01:58:50.014-04:00I can't believe Bloomberg spent so much! Do y...I can't believe Bloomberg spent so much! Do you know what you could do with that kind of money?<br /><br />Very enjoyable article! Thanks.MegaTrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03234420338804013858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-77123030477529346302009-10-24T21:12:39.904-04:002009-10-24T21:12:39.904-04:00Bev, I come from the school of thought that says, ...Bev, I come from the school of thought that says, if he wants an elected office that badly, then he's probably the last man on the planet who should get it.<br /><br />I started college in upstate (Troy), and we did the whole tour of the Northeast during hockey season (we went to all the away games to see the other schools in the region -- ECAC hockey). I know exactly what you mean about overt racism. You'd never see that in the South or the West, and if you did, people wouldn't tolerate it.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-37426379181135858832009-10-24T21:05:42.426-04:002009-10-24T21:05:42.426-04:00Bev: So many of the characters in NYC are bigger ...Bev: So many of the characters in NYC are bigger than life, and often much uglier. Al Sharpton is particularly noxious, but your report was well-balanced.<br /><br />I kept thinking to myself that I knew the name Bill Thompson from somewhere in my distant past. Then it hit me. My home town--Chicago. William "Big Bill" Thompson was twice elected mayor of Chicago, once for two terms, and is historically known as the crookedest mayor in all of Chicago's history. He made the Daleys look like Mr. Clean. He served from 1915-1923, then again from 1927-1931. He was succeeded by the famous Anton Cermak, was a close personal friend of Al Capone's, and threatened that if the King of England ever came to Chicago he would punch him in the nose. He was essentially driven out of office by Elliot Ness. And the final sidenote: He was Bill "The <i>Republican</i>" Thompson. Considering his politics and his record, you now know why Obama supports your Thompson in New York.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-85614496308287151672009-10-24T20:56:55.047-04:002009-10-24T20:56:55.047-04:00Fun read Bev! Everybody duck here comes AF1. LOL!
...Fun read Bev! Everybody duck here comes AF1. LOL!<br /><br />Sharpton is a creep of the first order, and I agree with Andrew, …what the hell is Newt <br />doing with this guy?<br /><br />The really rich people that I know, the money is a tool, the power is the magic elixir.StanHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07395708786509590321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-72681830157956362252009-10-24T20:42:41.270-04:002009-10-24T20:42:41.270-04:00Andrew, coming from the South, sort of, I was shoc...Andrew, coming from the South, sort of, I was shocked at the blatant and pervasive racism in New York City and in New England in general that I found here. There is no city south of the Mason/Dixon line that could ever get away with the kind of racism I have seen in the Northeast even today.<br /><br />And as for Reverend Al, I have a heathly loathing as well as respect. He keeps everyone's feet to the fire. I almost never agree with him and he does racebait, but he's right sometimes too.<br /><br />As for the whole AF1 incident, for about a week after I went from purple rage to hysterical laughter. I still can't believe anyone could have thought that was ever a good idea.<br /><br />The amount Mayor Mike has spent scares me. What if he wants a fourth term. There is no one who can outspend him or stop him and that is why I still can't decide how to vote.BevfromNYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14953050916932306270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-22826915327139616022009-10-24T20:19:23.376-04:002009-10-24T20:19:23.376-04:00Bev, Great article! "run for our lives"...Bev, Great article! "run for our lives" -- LOL! At least you can laugh about it!<br /><br />I have nothing but contempt for Sharpton and I am stunned to see that he has somehow made friends with Gingrich. What the heck Newt?<br /><br />It always amazes me when you think about it, how many racial incidents New York City has. For a city with so much to offer, they do seem to love fighting each other.<br /><br />As for spending $95 MILLION to win a mayor's office, I can't understand that either -- sounds like insanity frankly.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.com