July, 2012 archive
Crabby Appleton, Bankster 0
An industry rotten to the core:
The roll call of alleged malfeasance at other banks is long.
Follow the link for just a eensy-weensy bit of the roll call.
R.E.S.P.E.C.T., the R.E.P.R.I.S.E. 0
A couple of days ago, I posted my friend Andrew’s letter to the Mayor and City Council regarding President Obama’s visit to Virginia Beach.
The Mayor graciously contacted Andrew. Here is Andrew’s follow-up, posted with permission:
Monday morning I received a call from Mayor Sessoms and also an email from Councilman Jim Wood expressing concern and providing an explanation in the matter of President Obama’s visit.
I sent a personal email to Councilman Wood who expressed his regret for missing the opportunity to meet the President, and thanked him for his response.Mayor Sessoms and I had a very candid conversation in which he expressed his view that he had not been invited by the President’s campaign and was concerned about pushing himself in where he may not have been wanted. And, without an invitation, vetting and clearance by Secret Service, he would not have been permitted to greet the President. He further expressed his regret of not having the opportunity to personally meet the President which would have been an honor for him.
I expressed my thanks for his taking the time to reach out to me to advise that it was not any attempt to snub the President but a matter of feeling uninvited. His position was that he would have been honored to meet, speak to and shake hands with the President. He certainly had no intention to disrespect the President of the United States.
My response was, by example, to put myself in his place saying that I, knowing that the President was visiting, would have been proactive and reached out to secure an invitation as Mayor of the city to welcome the President. With the local office of both Senator Webb and Congressman Rigell, I think that would have been quickly handled.
The above said, I appreciate the Mayor taking the time to personally contact me to provide an explanation and we did have a candid and fruitful conversation. I do believe that if this situation occurs again the outcome will be much different. We’re (Virginia Beach) the biggest kid on the block and we ought to be able to meet both opportunities and challenges and be able to “stick our chest out” so to speak when it’s over.
Andrew Jackson
QOTD 0
H. L. Mencken, from the Quotemaster (subscribe here):
An idealist is one who, on noticing that a rose smells better than a cabbage, concludes that it will also make better soup.
Verbal Ticks and Tricks 0
In other news, Field considers “retroactive retirement” and “self-deportation” and is inspired to suggest more neologisms.
Cantor’s Cant 0
Oh noes! Hidden agendas?
“The Makers and the Takers” 0
From the website:
But what’s really important here is this – Fox is partially right…only they have their two labels reversed. The makers are people who MAKE things – the workers – and not people like Mitt Romney who haven’t ACTUALLY made anything in their lifetimes. The makers are ALSO people who help the workers make things – people like teachers, cops, and firemen – unionized public sector workers who ensure that our communities are safe, clean, and educated – and that our markets have rules. On the other hand – the Takers are people who TAKE things, like the billionaires who live high on the hog while their workers are making things.
What If? 0
Contradict Me looks at colorful contradictions.
The Playing Fields of Eton 0
The more news I hear about the quadrennial marketing frenzy soon to take place in ye Olde Country, the more I the phrase whispered, “unmitigated disaster.”
The games do indeed give every sign of international cooperation: German humor, French humility, Italian stoicism, American respectfulness, and British abandon.
Sorry–can’t resize this video down. There is no sizing information in the script for editing.
Mythbusters 0
Read The Nation’s expose of campaign myths.
Drinking Liberally Special Gathering in Chesapeake 0
Join us for a special bonus summer session.
When: Wednesday, July 18, 2012, 6:00 PM
Where:
Greene Turtle
1401 Greenbrier Pkwy, # 2260
Chesapeake, Va. (map)
Update from the Foreclosure-Based Economy 0
This little stat is buried midway through a long article in the Chicago Trib about how “Flip This House” has become “Flip This Repossession”:
In the Bank of Ameriquest for riches it is a Countrywide thing that few can Fargo.
