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Re: Our Oppressive Optimism: Who’s to blame for the very American phenomenon of “bright-siding”? by Noah Berlatsky, October 15
This is the worst fucking piece of shit essay I have ever read. Are you really reviewing this book by recasting blame for American excessive optimism? Hey Noah, you can stick your agenda ALL THE WAY UP YOUR ASS! —ocho blanco
Radler must be laughing his ass off . . . sitting pretty in Vancouver and back in the biz and anyone who knows Radler’s history knows he’s making money. Black, rip him all you want, he may not win re/SCOTUS but the somewhat esoteric legal argument he’s pursuing (no room to go into it here without putting anyone who cares to sleep) has huge precedent-setting implications that affects the whole U.S. judicial process. If not deemed important, why would SCOTUS even entertain it? They’d just let him bask in the Fl. sunshine and write his books while not counting the untold millions he’s stashed off-shore. The obvious irony is that the ST financed his defense. The not-so-obvious one would be if Black actually wins w/SCOTUS. Talk about having the last laugh! —Naperville
In any other govt agency, if elected representatives were threatened, even an implied threat, and you got wind of it you would of course follow up. but I guess we all know how scary Daley is so there’s no reason to here. For God’s sake if you are going to promulgate this BS from those hypocrites will you please FOLLOW UP. What was the precise nature of the threat? Cuts in ward services, an opponent in the next election, withholding of campaign cash, or what? HOW did Daley make the threat clear? Why take disappointing Daley so seriously? Does Daley have a specific demonstrated record of retaliation against aldermen? And then get a response from the mayor’s office. Let’s get this on the record and together let’s examine our aldermen’s fav excuse for their lack of spine, I’m sick of it. —Hugh
