text: GI 2 #6 Tue Feb. 24, 2004, 10-11 a.m. Dr. Pat G. Sharratt, D.O. Malik Ali Page 1 of 6 Introduction to Radiologic Imaging of the GI System Note: This scribe is basically the same as found in pages 40 -47 of our syllabus and it follows along w/ the 32 images posted online by Dr. Sharratt. Also, Dr. Sharratt was gracious enough and went over t he test material in the first 5 mins. of class which I have bolded in this scribe. He said that these items were verbatim test questions from him. ABDOMEN: Esophagus, Stomach, Small Bowel, and Colon I. - ESOPHAGUS Reflux esophagitis: (Slide #1) Double-contrast esophagram in a patient with a sliding hiatal hernia demonstrates effacement of linear folds and shallow ulcerations typical of reflux esophagitis. Barrett's e sophagus and hiatal hernia: (Slide #2) This middle-aged man had a long history of dyspepsia and heart burn. Spot film of the esophagus from a double-c ontrast upper GI series shows a sliding hiatal hernia. Not e the "filigree" pattern -- fine reticular collections of barium between slightly elevated mucosal folds in the distal esophagus, resembling the areae gastricae. Example of a Barrett's esophagus. COMMENT: Barrett's esophagus is generally considered an acquired disorder. Radiograph reflects the pres ence of columnar acid secreting gastric mucosa, now present within the distal esophagus. Stricture formation may be a common s equela. You'll see cases of squamous cell carcinoma being most common → mid-esophagus. This may also undergo adenocarcinomatous degeneration – distal 1/3 of esophagus – which is associated w/ Barrett's esophagus. Barrett's esophagus is associated w/ gastro- esophageal reflux. Sliding hiatal hernia with Schatzki's ring: (Slide #3) This spot film shows small hiatus hernia. Numerous gastric mucosal folds extend through the hiatus and to the prolapsed stomach. The esophagogastric junction is marked by a well -defined symmetrical ring that measures 2 to 3 millimeters in height (Schatzki ring). A Schatzki ring is seen in significant percentage of patients with hiatus hernia. It marks the squamoc olumnar junction and therefore indicates the position of the esophagogastric junction. Achalasia is another of the motility disorde rs. In t his instance, there is a failure of relax ation of the cardia resulting in retention of food, saliva, and secretions in the esophagus. (Slide #4) This 49-year-old man complained of progressive dysphagia for approximately two years. On the left, an erect delay ed film of an esophagram shows a large dilated esophagus. Retained secretions are layered above the barium. There is a small amount of barium within the stomach. The film on the right reveals the esophagogastric junction to be a long narrowed segment with an intact mucosa. This appearance is characteristic of achalasia. Esophageal varices: The serpiginous filling defects in the distal third of the esophagus represent esophageal varices. They changed slightly in c ontour and size during t he fluoroscopic examination. (Slide #5 ) Bleed lik e crazy. Esophageal infections are unusual. When they do occur, they are usually a result of opportunistic invaders such as Candida, herpes simplex virus, or Cytomegalovirus. They almost always occur in debilitated or immunosuppressed patients. (Slide #6) These three images are examples of Candida esophagitis in three different patients with AIDS. The upper left -hand corner is a double-cont rast esophagram revealing a coarse mucosa with shallow ulcerations. The upper right -hand c orner radiograph shows replacement of the normal mucosal pattern of c oarse thickened mucosa. The lower left-hand radiograph is a spot film of the mid esophagus in a third patient showing an elongated deep ulcer. The findings were confirmed at endoscopy in all three patients. GI 2 #6 Tue Feb. 24, 2004, 10-11 a.m. Dr. Pat G. Sharratt, D.O. Malik Ali Page 2 of 6 COMME NT: The radiologic findings in Candida esophagitis vary with the degree of invasiveness. The earliest radiologic manifestation is a fine mucosal irregularity which can be appreciated on double - contrast studies. Unfortunately, many patients have s evere odynophagia and they may not be able to tolerate a double-contrast ex amination. In patients with more extensive mucosal colonization, superficial plaques and nodules may be seen radiographically. Spasm is frequently identified. Focal ulceration and intraluminal masses may be seen in a small percent age of cases. Strictures may develop with healing. These strictures may mimic the radiographic appearance of strictures that develop following inges tion of corrosives. Herpetic and Cytomegalovirus infections usually result in ulcerations of the esophageal mucosa. Herpetic ulcerations are small well defined and aphthoid in appearance. Cytomegalovirus ulcers may be large and extend over several centimeters. This and the following are repres entative examples of carcinoma of the es ophagus. On this slide (Slide #7) this elderly patient complained of progressive dysphagia and epigastric pain. The esophagram on the left demonstrates an eccentric narrowing of the distal esophagus with an overhanging edge at the proximal margin of the narrowed segment. The CT scan on the right demonstrates a filling defect in the cardia which represents a large gastric metastasis. This 70-year-old woman (slide #8) complained of progressive dysphagia for solid foods and a thirty -pound weight loss over a three-week period. The esophagram on the left demonstrates a narrowed segment of the mid and distal esophagus with mucosal destruction. Note the overhanging edges at the proximal margin of the lesion. The CT examination on your right was obtained at the level of the carina. This reveals tumors surrounding the markedly narrowed esophageal lumen which contains a small amount of air and contrast material. Note compression of the carina and left main stem bronchus. No fat plane is seen bet ween the mass and the aorta. Endoscopic biopsy reveals squamous cell carcinoma. COMME NT: Most esophageal carcinomas appear in the middle t hird of the esophagus. The distal third, particularly the region of the gastroesophageal junction, is the next most common site, while the proximal esophagus is the least common site of this tumor. The differential diagnosis of esophageal carcinoma includes achalasia, benign stricture, and Crohn's disease. Not all filling defects of the esophagus are so ominous. This young man (slide #9) complained of dysphagia for solids. As a child, he had undergone several esophageal dilatations for a corrosive stricture. These two slides reveal a 2 -centimet er intraluminal filling defect at the junction of the middle and distal thirds of the es ophagus. There is a narrowing of the distal third of the esophagus with evidence of partial obstruction (note the fluid level). Further history revealed that the patient was a drug dealer who concealed his drugs in a balloon that he swallowed when police approached and regurgitated when they left. II. - STOMACH Developmental abnormalities encountered in the adult are not common to begin with. The two that occur with any frequency, are gastric duplications and prepyloric antral webs. Gastric duplication: (slide #10) These two radiographs, supine and erect views of a double contrast study, show a large sharply demarcated submucosal mass projecting into t he gastric l umen. Not e the effacement of the overlying mucos a. Operation revealed a duplication cyst. Prepyloric antral web: (slide #11) This 63-year-old man complained of episodic, epigastric distress and intermittent vomiting. The uppermost image is from a double contrast spot film; the lower is from a single- contrast spot film. Note a band-like linear defect with a 1-centimeter central aperture in the antral portion of the stomach. The location, about 1.5 centimeters proximal to the pyloric channel, is typica l of both congenital (usually) and acquired antral webs → most acquired through scarring from PUD. COMME NT: Prepyloric antral webs (also known as diaphragms or membranes) are encountered mainly in two age groups: young infants and the middle -aged (fifth and sixth decades). A ntral webs found in infants are presumably of development al origin; while congenital webs undoubtedly occur in adults, the GI 2 #6 Tue Feb. 24, 2004, 10-11 a.m. Dr. Pat G. Sharratt, D.O. Malik Ali Page 3 of 6 great majority of duodenal webs detected after childhood are probably related to peptic ulcer disease. Gastric outlet obstruction may occur in chronic or untreated cases. The typical radiologic features of a benign gastric ulcer include the following: 1) projection of the barium -filled crat er beyond the gastric lumen, 2) mucosal folds radiated to the margin of the ulcer, 3) a fine 1 - 2 mm collar at t he neck of the ulcer (Hampton's line). Spasm is a common associated finding. (Slide #12) These two images exemplify a benign gastric ulcer. The one on the left reveals the ulcer in profile. The ulcer has a long neck and a surrounding inflammatory mound. On the right is an en face view revealing effacement of the rugal folds in the vicinity of the crater. The diagnosis of benign gastric ulcer was confirmed by endoscopy. Ulcers have to be Bx to tell if benign or malignant. Gastric neoplasms may be benign or malignant. Benign gastric tumors may be classified into two broad morphologic groups: 1) mucosal (polypoid), 2) submucosal. Mucosal benign neoplasm: Most common of the benign gastric neoplasms is the benign gastric polyp occurring in 1 - 2% of the adult population. These are best demonstrated by the double -cont rast technique. Approximat ely 50% of the patients with gastric polyps have more than one. (Slide #13) As can be seen on this study, this 66 -year-old woman had multiple polyps. The arrows point to prolapse of one of these poly ps through an anastomotic junction bet ween the stomach remnant and the jejunum. This is evidence of the patient's prior history of a Billrot h II type of gastrectomy. A Billrot h II gastrectomy is an antrectomy with an antec olic end t o side gastrojejunostomy. (A Billrot h I gastrectomy is commonly used in North America to describe a partial gastrectomy (Antrectomy) with gastroduodenostomy. The procedure may be end to end or end to side or side to side with a superior, inferior, posterior, or anterior anastamosis. Submucosal: S ubmucosal lesions may be leiomy omas, lipomas, neurofibromas, carcinoid, hemangioma, myoblastoma, and hemangiopericytoma. (Slide #14) The study above reveals a prolapsing antral lipoma. This 53-year-old woman had an upper GI series as part of a staging work -up for carcinoma of the cervix. She had no gastrointestinal complaints. The four slides above are sequential spot films s howing an oval 4 cm mass extending from t he antrum into the duodenum. The mass has a smoot h sharply defined border and exhibits changeability from film to film. The CT scan below s hows a well - defined int raluminal filling defect in the antroduodenal region. (Slide #15) The CT number was -57 hu., consistent with fat (lipoma). Malignant neoplasm s of the stomach are the 7th leading cause of cancer deaths in the Unit ed States. There is an incidence of approximately 8 per 100,000. Gastric carcinomas generally arise in the distal portion of an otherwise normal stomach. Gastric carcinoma typically metastasizes to the liver and to regional lymph nodes. Scirrhous carcinoma may spread s ubmucosally extending to the pylorus or esophagus. This is representative of the superficial spreading type of gastric cancer. (Slide #16) This 68-year-old man present ed with dysphagia. Both spot films of the Upper GI series show grossly thickened antral folds. Note t he changeable contour of the affected segment. There was no delay in gastri c emptying. A partial gastrectomy was performed. Pathological examination revealed a moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma involving the mucosa and submucosa. Tumor was present in the lymphatics and regional lymph nodes (bad news ). (Slide #17) This middle-aged man presented with dyspepsia and weight loss. A prone oblique view of the stomach shows a 6-centimeter fixed polypoid lesion on the greater curvat ure of t he stomach. The CT examinations shown to the right are adjacent slices and show bot h t he mural (arrows in the more superior image) and intraluminal (arrows in the lower CT scan) components of the neoplasm. GI 2 #6 Tue Feb. 24, 2004, 10-11 a.m. Dr. Pat G. Sharratt, D.O. Malik Ali Page 4 of 6 III. - DUODENUM - inch for inch, one of the most common Peptic ulceration of the duodenum represents a wide range of radiologic appearances. A small duodenal ulcer may have the appearance of an ulcer crater as seen above. (Slide #18) This is a supine film from an upper GI series revealing a half-centimeter collection of barium within a cent rally located posterior wall ulcer. The duodenal bulb is not deformed. The failure to demonstrate an ulcer crater does not exclude active disease in patients with a typical clover leaf deformity as seen above. This is a common finding in patients with severe peptic ulceration in which there is scarring and spasm of the duodenal cap. COMME NT: Time constraints preclude further discussion of bot h benign and malignant pathology that may be found in this short segment of small bowel known as the duodenum. Suffice it to say that inch for inch the du odenum is one of the most common sites of malignancy in the gastrointestinal tract. While primary carcinoma may develop anywhere along the cours e of the duodenal sweep, the region of the ampulla of Vater is the most common site (b/c the gall bladder empties there also), and the duodenal bulb the least common site. IV. - SMALL BOWEL The small bowel may be associated with malabsorption syndromes, parasitic infestations, enteric infections, and may be affected by neoplasms (benign and malignant), metastatic and primary. A number of disorders are associated with the radiologic "malabsorption" pattern. The most common are sprue "gluten-induced enteropathy" and lymphoma. Less frequent causes include radiation enteritis, Whipple's disease, eosinophilic syndrome with small bowel involvement, eosinophilic gastroenteritis, ischemia, mastocytosis, and pancreatic exocrine deficiency. Barium studies classically show moderat e dilat ation of t he entire small bowel (2-4 cm norm). The valvulae conniventes (2-4 mm norm) are generally prominent. And there may be reversal of the normal ratio of jejunal and ileal folds -- the so-called "flip-flop" pattern -- characteristic of sprue, as can be seen on this slide (you should have jejunal > ileal folds). The number of folds per inch is decreas ed in the jejunum and increased in the ileum, i.e., the reverse of the normal small bowel fold count. Unfortunately, the abnormal findings of the small bowel are very non-specific. (Slide #19) A small bowel series in this 64-year-old woman reveals prominence of the valvulae connivent es in a dilated small bowel. She had present ed with steatorrhea, weight loss, and arthritis. The scattered 2 - 3 millimet er filling defects in the proximal jejunum represent mucosal nodules characteristic of this disease. In this day of A IDS, cryptosporidiosis should not be forgotten. (Slide #20) This 31-year-old intravenous drug abuser complained of relentless diarrhea and severe weight loss. A small bowel series showed dilution of the barium by excessive secretions. There is marked thickening of t he mucosal folds of the duodenum and the valvulae conniventes of the small bowel due to edema. Note the tubular characterless appearance of the distal small bowel. No discussion of the small bowel can be complete without mentioning Crohn's diseas e (ak a terminal ileaitis). Crohn's disease may involve any portion of the digestive tract including the oral pharynx, esophagus, and stomach. Can occur mouth to anus; anywhere in the GI tract; any part or all of the GI tract. Skeletal manifestations are not unc ommon. Crohn's colitis is pictured here with t his skip lesion. (Slide #21) This is the barium enema performed on a 26-year-old woman with diarrhea and weight loss. It shows segmental narrowing of the desc ending colon and proximal sigmoid colon. The mucosa is markedly irregular and nodular. Note the aphthous ulcerations and pseudo polyps on the detail view. The slide on your right reveals a second area of involvement in the mid trans verse colon. Here manifestations include narrowing, loss of haustrations in a granular mucosa. The remainder of the colon looks normal including the rectum. (Slide #22) This is typical ileoc ecal involvement in Crohn's diseas e. This 45-year-old woman had a long history of "mucosy" diarrhea and weight loss. A spot film of a small bowel series shows a fixed "C" loop GI 2 #6 Tue Feb. 24, 2004, 10-11 a.m. Dr. Pat G. Sharratt, D.O. Malik Ali Page 5 of 6 of the terminal ileum with sacculations, narrowing, and several tight strictures. The configuration of the infected loop indicates the presence of an inflammatory mass in the adjacent mesentery. The cecum has a conical configuration due to entrance involvement by Crohn's disease. Note the mass effect on the cecum and the terminal ileum caus ed by an inflammatory mass in the adjacent mesentery. Finally as our population has aged and lived longer, and as the young adult population has found more and more things to inject into their bodies, small bowel ischemia has increasingly become a topic for discussion. (Slide #23) The slide shown above is of a 25-year-old woman with long-standing lupus erythematosus who presented to the Emergency Room with severe and ac ute abdominal pain. The barium enema with reflux into the terminal ileum shows marked thumb -printing and a "stacked-coin" appearance with separation of adjacent loops. A CT of the pelvis (middle figure) s hows a narrowed loop of ileum marked with thickening of its wall (arrow 1). The normal ut erus is seen below the ileum (arrow 2). The CT scan on your right is a higher cut showing the thickening of the smal l bowel mesentery. Small bowel ischemia is most commonly associated with congestive heart failure, cardiogenic shock, lupus erythematosus, mesenteric venous thrombosis, and atherosclerosis of both small and large vessels. Associated radiographic findings may be pneumatosis intestinalis and or portal venous air. V. - COLON Although other imaging modalities such as ultrasound, computed tomography, magnetic resonance, and angiography are used to evaluate the colon, the barium enema remains the basic method of radiologic assessment. Whether to employ the single or double contrast technique has been the subject of spirited debate over the past two decades. Double -cont rast barium enema is preferred by sub-specialists and has become the more frequent type of colon examination at most hospitals Colonoscopy c omplements radiographic examination of the c olon and may resolve questions unanswered by the latter. Colonoscopy has important limitations: It sometimes fails to evaluate the right colon; it does not give a general overview of the colon; it generally does not provide permanent visual record; and it is substantially more expensive (in the United States) then either the single-contrast or double-contrast enema. Diverticulosis and diverticulitis are frequent findings on barium enema of t he colon. (Slide #25) Here a perforated sigmoid diverticulum is observed in a 65-y ear-old man presented with lower abdominal pain of acute onset wit h this and had associated fever and vomiting. B arium enema shows scattered sigmoid diverticulum with free spill of barium into the peritoneal cavity. The leakage of barium from the apex of the large diverticulum is seen in the slide on your right. Appendiceal abscess with an appendicoliths: (Slide #26) This teenage girl with spina bifida and ventriculoperitoneal shunt had right lower quadrant pain and fever for several days. Physical examination revealed a tender right lower quadrant mass. The more s uperior image A reveals a fold soft tissue mass measuring approximately 8 centimet ers by 6 centimeters in t he right lower quadrant of t he abdomen. Within this region t wo oval laminat ed calcifications typical of appendicoliths may be observed. On the two CT images, B and C, the more superior is obtained at the level of the ascendi ng c olon and reveals a gas containing soft tissue mass displacing the cecum (arrow 1) medially. A loop of ileum (arrow 2) is draped over t he mass. On a more caudal cut, the more inferior CT examination, the appendicolit hs are seen within the mass, which lies lateral to the cecum (arrow). The appendix itself cannot be identified. A positive CT Scan rules in an appendicitis, but a negative CT Scan does not rule it out. A positive CT confirms it only if you have: a symptomatic pt., rock s in the appendix, and an inflammatory mass in the appendiceal area. Ulcerative colitis is a proctocolitis that extends approximately to a variable extent; in its severest form, the entire colon is affected. The incidence is in the third and fourth decades; however, the disease may appear as late as the sixth decade. GI 2 #6 Tue Feb. 24, 2004, 10-11 a.m. Dr. Pat G. Sharratt, D.O. Malik Ali Page 6 of 6 The earliest radiologic manifestation of ulcerative colitis is the granularity of the rectal and colic mucosa, which may be best seen on a double-cont rast barium enema examination. This is an acute ulcerative colitis on the left and progression on the right. This 14-year-old boy had several month history of bloody diarrhea. Barium enema on the left shows pan -colitis with extensive ulceration of the sigmoid colon. The ulcers are symmetrical and of the c ollar-button type. The slide on the right shows 5 years later. A double-contrast barium enema shows a narrowed ahaustral sigmoid and descending colon. The affected segments have a granular mucosa. Ulceration is no longer evident. There are a tremendous number of infectious colitis etiologies. In my opinion, one of the most important is atrogenically induced infectious colitis caused by clostridium diphicele. It is almost always secondary to antibiotic therapy with linc omycin being the primary offender. This is a 29-year-old man who developed explosive non-bloody diarrhea several days after undergoing t ransplantation. On this barium enema, note the extensive edema of the entire colon with the prominent mucosal ridges. Although the mucosal contour is shaggy and irregular, there is no evidence of ulceration. The descending and trans verse c olon are spastic and ahaustral. Sigmoidoscopy revealed extensive pseudomembrane formation. The patient's condition improved dramatically after cessation of antibiotic therapy (iatrogenically induced). Not so new but interesting things are seen more frequently on barium enema examination, and I include these only as aside in view of the prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases including AIDS. This first slide is condolyma acuminata with associated carcinoma of the rectum. This is a 40-y ear-old homosexual man who has the typical verrucus warts on the perineum and a bloody rectal discharge. Barium enema showed a smooth dome-like mass arising at the anal verge and extending intraluminally. Also note the irregular crescentic deformity of the rectal wall (arrows). At proctoscopy, the latter proved to be an ulcerating carcinoma. Although malignant degeneration of condyloma is a recognized complication, t he two lesions were unrelat ed in this patient. Gonococcal proctitis: This 28-year-old homosexual man complained of tenesmus and rectal discharge. Front al and lateral views of barium enema show severe spasm and ulceration of the rectum. Gonococcus was cultured from rectal secretions. This is an example of malignant degeneration in an edematous polyp. This 70-year-old man presented with rectal bleeding. On the left single and on the right, double-contrast films from a barium enema show multilobular sessile mass in the sigmoid colon. The lesion measures 3 x 2 x 2 centimeters. Note t he 1 - centimeter area of puckering at its attachment to the bowel wall, a finding that strongly suggests neoplastic invasion. Endoscopy revealed an adenocarcinoma arising in an adenomatous polyp. Ischemia of the colon is usually secondary to The large bowel is also subject to ischemia. atherosclerosis of the mesentery circulation (small or large vessels); less often it is due to vasculitis such as lupus erythemat osus, a low flow state following surgery, hemorrhagic shock, veno-occlusive disease, venous thrombosis or rarely Burger's. Patient typically presents with acute abdominal pain and diarrhea, passing mucus and small amounts of blood by the rectum. Some persons have little or no pain. This is a 32-year-old woman who developed acute abdominal pain and bloody diarrhea while receiving chemotherapy for choriocarcinoma. A barium enema shows extensive thumb - printing of the trans verse colon and proximal descending colon. There is marked spasm of the involved bowel segments. Thes e changes whic h are most likely secondary to mesentery venous thrombosis resolved completely after several days. Blood supply to colon: superior and inferior mesenteric arteries. Superior gives rise to the right and middle colic arteries whereas the inferior gives rise to the left colic artery.


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To me, as a Vikings fan, the 2007 NFL season is hard to forget. The reason is that I believe it was the beginning of something great (perhaps the franchise' first future Super Bowl rings
:D) as it seemed like the team suddenly woke up after a couple of years of poor play. A big reason for my optimism was that this was the year we were so unbelievable fortunate to select Adrian Peterson (and other great players) in the 2007 Draft. Additionally, some players started to develope into standout players (E.J. Henderson, Greenway) and the atmosphere around the team became more and more exciting. A nice finish of the season was a Pro Bowl MVP throphy to Adrian. It could only get better - I thought - and the following season proved that I was as right as I could be.
The 2008 season was much better than the previous season and the Vikings finally won the divison. We got a few new players in the offseason before the 2008 season and they made the team even better. Jared Allen was just what this team needed and the Vikings became a feared defensive unit (statisticly ranking in the top 5 by the end of the season) and many young players performed great (Greenway, Griffin, Ray Edwards) and for the second straight year in a row, the Vikings had a ton of players in the Pro Bowl. I'm not over my head when I say that the Vikings are a strong Super Bowl canditate next season, and I think the team has proved that many times in the 2008 season.
What's more, the Vikings made even a bigger impact in the 2008 Pro Bowl. Adrian had one less touchdown than last year, but other Vikings players made perhaps an even bigger impact.
Antoine Winfield showed off his mad skills as a tackler (as usual), but also became the only defensive back on the NFC Team to make an interception. He had 4 tackles.
Jared Allen had 3 tackles and arguably made one of the biggest defensive plays of the day. He made an important sack, which resulted in a fumble that he also recovered that gave the offense great field position.
Our fenomenal defensive tackle tandem also had a nice day on the field, combining for 7 tackles.
As a Vikings fan, you can't argue that it's a nice feeling to watch the Vikings shine when they play among the very best there is in the game
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Initial Pack meeting for school year
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|Tue, 09-18-2012 - 9:37pm
The initial pack meeting for our school year was tonight. In preparation, I went to another mom's house and she and I planned out the events we would like to see and approximately what month on the calendar... then we wrote them down on slips of paper for each family to pick one... so that with such a small pack- each family will have to plan 1 event. I also planned a song- Boom Chicka Boom and a small game. I printed out a little puzzle page to do as kids arrived and brought colored pencils. I also talked to the old cubmaster and asked him to be it once more since our new cubmaster is still away on vacation.
Fast forward to tonight- Cubmaster said he would meet me 30 minutes ahead of time and set up meeting... he arrived 10 minutes before pack meeting. The mom that helped me make the calendar of events also arrived then. At exactly 6pm (our start time), a mom walked in with her son and about a minute or two later, 2 brothers walked in with their mom's boyfriend. That was all we got. 6 cub scouts! It kinda blew my idea of a game so we skipped that and nobody wanted to sing so we skipped that. The cubmaster found some balloons so we had the kids race across the room by blowing the balloons or kicking them or whatever. I sat and talked with the 1 mom about our schedule and told her she got 1st pick of what she wanted to plan- so she picked the baseball game for next spring/summer... that doesn't really help us get very far.
So when I came home, I e-mailed the pack families about what we did and that they should expect a parent meeting after next week's den meeting so they can get papers and find out how they can help with upcoming events. I got a few responses... one saying that their family schedule is different than last year so if her son continues with scouts it will be with a differerent pack, and one saying that her one son was just placed in a 30 day residential behavioral program so she won't be coming at all until things calm down- his brother would be our only tiger this year. I don't know where any of the Webelos 2's were except for the 1 boy who was the cubmaster's son... no others showed up tonight.
We will see if I hear anything from any of the other families.
PS- on a related note- my own son said that tonight's pack meeting was great because it was short, he got to see some friends and play a fun game, and he got a lollipop.
|Thu, 09-20-2012 - 3:02pm
What is going on with the dens? Are they all meeting now?
FWIW, if the kids had fun at least they will be willing to come back
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|Tue, 09-25-2012 - 8:42pm
So, I ran my first combined Tiger/Wolf/Bear/Web1 den meeting today. I separated the tables so there was 1 group at each end of a long table and I put out "cards" with the level written on it so they knew where to sit. I did get an e-mail saying the 1 boy wouldn't be there because his grandma had another doctor appointment. I ended up with 2 Bears and 2 Wolfs showing up, 2 sisters and 2 Boy Scout Den Chief Brothers as well. Then the Web 2 den leader brought over his daughter (1st grade) and asked if she could hang out with us today. I put all the girls at the table end I had designated for the Web 1's. So in reality, I had 9 kids to work with and only 4 were cubs.
What do you think about the Web 2 den leader bringing over his daughter and asking for her to hang out with us? I know it rubbed me the wrong way for sure and I thought it was something that was out of line on his part.
Since I didn't really know who or what to expect (and I wouldn't have guessed so many girls), I didn't plan anything real specific- but we did make obstacle courses, talk about what the future den meetings would look like, and explain what a den chief is. We also looked at the most recent boys life magazines.
Oh- and the new lady from council set up another recruitment night for the same night we will be at the orchard for our hayride/pumpkin picking... guess I can't make it to the recruitment night!
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The pack includes siblings as long as they can do what we are doing.
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I was finally able to pull together a committee meeting for last night. Besides myself and the new Cubmaster and his wife (who will be helping me with the combined den of 6-ish kids), we also had the volunteer guy from the district (and I honestly don't know what he has done for us over the past year except listen), and I was able to get the old Cubmaster there by telling him the new Cubmaster wanted some guidance.
I'm not sure a lot of progress was made, but we did talk a bit about recharter, events, where else to look for treasurer/committee chair adults (I contacted people at our Boy Scout troop), and some other things. I thought the meeting went pretty good considering where we are right now. We even were to the point of being able to function if we could find someone to just put on paper as a Committee Chair.
So, on the way out- we talked to the lady who owned the pizza place where we met. She has 2 boys in the pack and she doesn't hold a position- she's single and it's her boyfriend who has brought the kids to stuff this year. Well, she said that she's not even sure her boys will continue because they didn't have fun last year. I told her to have them reconsider because I was going to be their leader this year and I'm sure it would be tons more fun that what they did experience last year. But even if they do come back- I won't see the older one til November when soccer is over. If her kids pull out, then we will be down to 4 active kids.
So, after feeling pretty good at the end of the meeting, I was feeling bad/sad before I even got out of the building.
Today, I got a call from the Committee Chair of the Boy Scout troop... and I had to start from scratch again in explaining how we got to where we are- and yes- we do have fun activities planned and these are them- and yes- we have advertised "bring a friend events" and yes- we have reached out to council staff- and yes- the district people know this and when, and ...and... and... So, he's stumped too about how to help us. But at least he called me back about seeing if he could help find someone for Committee Chair for us (if we are able to recharter).
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Does the troop have another pack feeding it or is your pack it? If yours is the only one maybe the CC for the troop will take it this year? Filling all of those positions with just 4-6 kids is tough.


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Helmed by Alan Mak and Felix Chong, who were responsible for the excellent "Infernal Affairs" trilogy, "Overheard 3" is set in the 70s, when the Hong Kong government was attempting to redevelop the New Territories.
Uncle To (Kenneth Tsang), the New Territories' main power broker, hatches a plot to buy up all the land from the locals and redevelop it for immense profit, after receiving insider knowledge of the government's plans for the area.
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The Heat are trying to make 4 straight finals, and it seems as if they were trying to shake up their roster as well. According to Sam Amico of Fox Sports, the Heat were seeing what they could get for Norris Cole:
It hardly seems like the Miami Heat are desperate to make a move after three straight Finals appearances (and back-to-back titles), but word is they've explored what backup point guard Norris Cole may bring in return. Cole is entering his third season, and while inconsistent offensively, is one of the league's staunchest on-ball defenders.
For Miami, point guards aren't important. Lebron James is the primary ball handler, and Dwyane Wade is more effective with the ball in his hands as well. Essentially, the point guards are there to guard the opposing point guard, and stretch the floor with their 3 point game. Norris Cole has shown flashes of being a decent player, but it should be assumed that all their point guards are expendable. Their starter is Mario Chalmers, and I'm pretty sure I am his biggest detractor. Personally, I'd see what I could get for Chalmers, so that they myth that he is a good player can finally be squashed, and you don't have to feel like you have to pay him later.


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OPINION: The "people's seat" on the Police Commission
Editor's note: School Board member Kim-Shree Maufas submitted this opinion piece on the upcoming Police Commission appointment.
On Friday, October 11, 2002, what began as an early morning school fight turned into a uniformed police officer-driven melee against students and teachers at Thurgoom Marshall High School. A total of 126 cops (some in SWAT/Riot gear) and sheriff's deputites (tactical training was nearby) with firefighter and helicopter air support occupied the campus into the late afternoon.
That was so awful -- but the real crime and shame for San Francisco was the subsequent behavior of the then Police Commission, which ignored hundreds of requests (delivered in writing and in person at commission meetings) for accountability, transparency, and reform to address ongoing police misconduct and bad practices so that San Francisco and its youth could actually feel safe and secure - not just from the criminals but from the city's police force.
I recall that one woman, who lived in Pacific Heights, asking the commission to "deal with what happened at that high school across town because we all want to know what happened."
After attending Police Commission meeting after Police Commission meeting with staff from the Ella Baker Center, Coleman Advocates for Youth and their Families and the ACLU of Northern California, the only response that I ever heard from that commission about the incident was: "We handle things in our own time."
These painful memories had me in tears as I walked home after attending the recent Board of Supervisor's Rules Committee meeting on June 2, 2011, where I watched the recommendation for the board's appointment to the commission go forward.
Back in October 2002, I was the Parent Teacher Student Association president at Marshall, my daughter was a student, and I suddenly thrust forward to a public podium over and over again to demand justice for our families ... goodbye fundraising and bake sales.
My social justice journey to the Board of Education is closely tied to the 2003 Proposition H, the police reform measure that gave people a voice for reform and accountability by expanding the Police Commission from five to seven, three to be selected by the Board of Supervisors and four by the mayor. San Franciscans slapped the old Police Commission squarely in the face, screaming that the people MUST have a VOICE.
Because of what my family and countless others have been through and died for, I will forever consider the seats appoinnted by the board as "the People's Seats for the People's Voice," meaning that those seats are for people who openly fight on behalf of disenfranchised community members, for people who stand as unashamed/outspoken advocates for common sense police policies and practices -- and as seats for those who don't get mayoral appointments because they're a part of the in crowd.
On June 14, 2011, the entire Board of Supervisors will vote for the Police Commission appointment -- and it doesn't have to be the recommendation from the Rules Committee. The supervisors can take a different position – they can stand with the people on this one.
With all due serious respect to the other applicants, this opening on the Police Commission belongs to David Waggoner, who represents that "People's Voice for the People's Seat" -- and I believe all those voters who reformed the commission in 2003 would say so too.
Who elected the mayor if it's not the people? Are elections only representative of "the people" if you win?
The key here I suppose is does he live in the right supervisor district and what he can do to get his name in the paper as much as possible between now and next opportune election. If Waggoner lives, or I suppose moves to the right district come election time that is really the key factor here.
Also from this, what exactly is David's qualifications, we didn't get to him until the last paragraph there. Just a man of the people I suppose, like Earl Earl Scheib? Does Mr Waggoner live in district three, that one seems to be driving people here crazy.
Waggoner is the most qualified applicant.
Hope that the full board rejects the appointment and puts him in.
By the numbers,
Chiu and Campos have already said they'll vote for Turman. David's the best candidate but he loses 7-4 or maybe even 8-3. As Campos said just before he started voting with the Conservatives: "This is no longer a Progressive Board.".
Only way to reform the cops is to elect a Progressive police chief.
Giants lose too.
Maybe Ms Maufus realizes Waggoner won't go after her when she and her family steal from the city.
Apart from the question of whether David Waggoner is the best qualified person to serve on the Police Commission, he has been poorly served by the choice of advocates who are pressing the supes on his behalf.
These advocates are Harry Britt, Matt Gonzalez, and Aaron Peskin.
To his credit, Britt saved the legacy of Harvey Milk in the early 80s when it came under attack by Mayor Dianne Feinstein and the moderate sect.
However, Britt went goofy after that. His attempt to stop Mark Leno from being elected to the Assembly was preposterous.
Matt Gonzalez is effective in the courtroom but inept at everything else.
Aaron Peskin is a notorious bully, best known for the Peskin Principle ("Payback is a bitch"). Since retiring from the board, he has come to exemplify the McGoldrick Principle ("The only thing more useless than a supe is an ex-supe").
Choosing these three to lobby for Waggoner at the current board of supes is like asking members of the Flat Earth Society to push NASA to abandon its view that the Earth revolves around the sun.
There's nothing progressive about shooting yourself in the foot.
But that do Ruth R. Snave and Chrissypus think about this?
"But that do Ruth R. Snave and Chrissypus think about this?"
- Guest
What do the words "that do Ruth R. Snave" mean? Are they intended as a satire on English grammar?
Or are we witnessing yet another example of medical marijuana?
Or maybe medical alcohol?
According to Luke Thomas at Fog City Journal, progressive David Campos will apparently vote against progressive supe David Waggoner for the open slot on the Police Commission.
This is the same David Campos who united with progressives some years ago to block Sophie Maxwell from being elected prez of the board of supes.
At the time, Campos dropped his support for Ross Mirkarimi as board prez and urged his progressive colleagues to unite behind David Chiu instead. Chiu had never before held elective office.
After the progressives lined up behind Chiu, at Campos' bidding, Campos boasted that the progressives, in defeating Maxwell, had saved the position of board prez for "one of our own."
So after empowering Chiu in the name of progressive politics, Campos is now apparently going to break ranks with other progressives by voting against Waggoner.
Whatever happened to solidarity for "one of our own"?
The progressive pols are just as short-sighted and inept as all the others.
These posts are just stepping stones up the chain. School board, police commission, and all the doctrinaire "public service" commissions and posts are just ways of getting the name out and failing upwards.
Whoever gets appointed should be prepared to move to the right district to run for supervisor.
FCJ has a post up about the Board's Police Commission choice. The vote is next Tuesday. It raises the point that Turman will have to recuse himself from all police cases involving any history of domestic violence because of Turman's past?
"will Turman need to recuse himself from police commission complaints regarding domestic violence should the Board appoint Turman over Waggoner, and why would Campos or any other supervisor continue to support a candidate for a City commission who may be subject to a conflict of interest on such issues?"
The Guardian has an article in this week's issue about the Police Commission appointment and its importance to the future direction of SFPD:
It includes background on all the applicants for the post, and who will likely be voting for Waggoner and Turman. As of Monday, Chiu said he was voting for Turman, who already has votes of Elsbernd, Farrell and Chiu. Chiu also told us Campos would be voting for Turman.
Campos told us Waggoner would make an excellent commissioner but Turman is a close friend.
So far Waggoner has the support of Avalos, Mirkarimi and Mar. And Kim voted for him at the Rules Committee.
So, that leaves Cohen and Chu. I'll leave readers to draw their own conclusions about what's likely to happen June 14 when Board votes on this.
Thanks to Sarah Phelan for her detailed background article on the skirmishes to fill the open seat on the Police Commission.
What we have here is a turf battle between two gay political clubs - The Alice B. Toklas Club, rooting for Turman, and The Harvey Milk Club, rooting for Waggoner.
I myself doubt that it will make much difference which of two is eventually appointed by the supes to the commission.
What is interesting, though, is that gay liberation in SF has degenerated into a turf battle between competing gay clubs, each tied to the career of different a politician.
In a way, this development is a sign of progress. The gay community has developed enough clout that its politicians can act with the same pedestrian ambitions as straight politicians, without endangering the gains of gay liberation.
On the other hand, I remember a time when gay liberation meant more than competing political cliques and ambitious politicians.
when did the red queen become the moderate moron
An ad hominem diversion is where a participant in a debate tries to divert attention away from the topic of the debate by making another participant in the debate into the topic.
A better way to debate is to keep focused on the topic and to support arguments with evidence and logic.
Let's be reasonable.
I know I shouldn't feed the trolls, but I couldn't resist saying that.
Seriously though, that's a pretty serious allegation against Julius. If true, I don't think he's fit to serve. Even self-appointed critics of "male violence" like Arthur Evans would agree with that.
Now normally, I say that everybody is innocent until proven guilty. But how can you prove somebody guilty, when the DA is the suspect's BFF and refused to prosecute him? Shame on Kamala Harris, BTW, who is supposedly such a big defender of victims of domestic violence (except when the suspect is a well-connected friend, I guess).
But just because Harris didn't do her job, doesn't mean that the board of supes has to go along. Until this guy gets his day in court and we get closure one way or the other, I think it would be wise to hold off appointing him to a commission overseeing the cops! I mean, wtf?
And while nothing about David Chiu surprises me anymore, I think it looks pretty bad for Campos to be supporting Turman, especially when David Waggoner is such an excellent and qualified candidate.
Hennessey said long ago that the only way we'll get a police chief who is independent of the Mayor and the POA is to elect one. He said it might take a couple of tries before we get one who'll run the department as the Public prefers. You know, real Foot Beats and that sorta thing.
I talked to David and he'd love to run. Now, how do we get it on the ballot?
Go Giants!
Thanks, Greg, for writing a post without a foul-mouthed explosion.
By the way, haven't you repeatedly urged posters here not to read and respond to my posts? Why don't you practice what you preach?
By the way, we agree that domestic violence is a serious matter. But was the incident with Julius Turman one of domestic violence or mutual combat?
As to David Campos -
He says he'll vote for Turman because Turman and he are long-time friends. Isn't this the definition of cronyism?
Doesn't Campos love to wag his finger in the face of others and accuse them of cronyism? And many other things, too? Why doesn't he practice what he preaches?
In any case, this whole scene of Turman vs. Waggoner is just another example of cheesy turf politics between two political clubs.
It has nothing to do with good government, progressivism, or gay liberation.
May the person with the most clout win.
"By the way, we agree that domestic violence is a serious matter. But was the incident with Julius Turman one of domestic violence or mutual combat?"
That's for a court of law to decide. The problem is that Turman appears to have had a powerful friend in the DAs office who refused to give him his day in court. What do you do when the suspect is so well connected that he seems to be above the law? Well, one thing that you DON'T do is appoint him to oversee the police!!!
And yes, I've already said what I think about Campos supporting Turman out of personal considerations rather than going with the most qualified candidate.
But please, spare me the righteous indignation. You, Arthur, are the biggest finger-wagging scold, and the biggest hypocrite I know. If Turman was the one progressives were supporting, we'd hear no end to your repetitive whining about "the male violence of the progressive sect" and other such garbage.
Ruthie talking about 'evidence and logic' and 'being resaonable' !!!
I'd better go take my morning meds !!
In terms of overall policy of the Police Commission, it will make only little difference whether Turman or Waggoner is appointed,
But it will make a difference to the clout of the competing factions behind each. That's what's at stake here.
This is known as politics as usual.
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"You, Arthur, are the biggest finger-wagging scold, and the biggest hypocrite I know."
- Greg
Didn't you say you would no longer read and respond to my posts? What happened?
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"I'd better go take my morning meds !!"
- Pat Monk
Good idea.
When I volunteer co-coordinated the campaign with the ACLU of Northern California to pass Prop H in 2003, I did not expect that the only queer appointees to the commission would be moderates affiliated with the Toklas Club. Progressives worked hard to overcome same moneyed interests which floats Toklas' boat to pass the measure.
Over the past seven years, progressive queers have patiently deferred seats to other at-risk communities because we realize that we as communities to whom the SFPD has not demonstrated a historical record of respect are all in this together and that others have it worse off than we.
But now it is not "our turn," rather we have carried the water and paid the dues to make this appointment possible, and now the most qualified candidate for this seat is a progressive queer who is demonstrating a broad and deep base of political support from diverse communities for the seat.
Let the mayor appoint a bosses' labor lawyer to the seat. But the Board of Supervisors cannot countenance appointing a corporate labor lawyer with a sketchy history of domestic violence and corrupt political scurrying to cover it up.
A progressive queer attorney like David Waggoner, who has sacrificed so much in his own life to represent those who society would just as soon throw away, is clearly the candidate most capable of generally representing of the public.
"Progressives Have Earned This Seat."
- Marc Salomon
No, rather the public has earned this seat.
No sect has any special claim to any public office as an entitlement.
It's called democracy.
Does David Waggoner share Marc Salomon's view that he's entitled to sit on the Police Commission because he's a member of the progressive sect?
If so, he should let the supes and the media know as soon as possible.
We're all ears.
"We're all ears."
No, there's just one of you, and you're all ass and in all the wrong ways at that.
better now...Ruthie - no, you're all mouth.
Back to the garden, marc, how are your tomatoes doing, mine looking good so far.
Hey Patrick, some of my Stupice tomatoes have fruited in spite of the fact that they are not supposed to fruit when the nite temp goes down below 55F even though the highest nighttime low in the last 3.5 weeks in May was 53F!
Better than that, this season I've got a bumper crop of blueberries ripening in the Mission sun.
There is nothing tastier than eating berries--tomatoes are berries--while still alive, just picked off of the plant.
Similar to the garden of the Police Commission, we've sown our seeds, watered, fertilized and nurtured them, and now it is time to reap the harvest, and David Waggoner is our ripe fruit.
Apparently, seats on the Police Commission are an entitlement for the Alice B. Toklas club.
David Waggoner has Aaron Peskin, Harry Britt, Matt Gonzalez, and Marc Salomon lobbying on his behalf at the supes.
Anybody see a problem here?
Arthur rubs his belly furiously yet his hunger only increases!
David Waggoner's supporters will torpedo any chance he may have if they lobby the supes in the way they have advocated his cause here.
There's a role for social skills in politics, after all.
Bummer, huh?
You know, I really like to read the comments, sometimes more than the article itself. It's a way of democratizing media, and you can get a good exchange of ideas with ordinary folks.
But there has to be a way to control for people who come here for the sole purpose of pissing in the pot. It appears that Fog City Journal solved its Arthur Evans problem some time ago. I wouldn't want to limit anyone's free speech -even the conservatives, who are sometimes the most um... interesting folks who post. But maybe it's time the Guardian also considered doing something about the troll before the discourse degenerates too much more.
It's clear from the lead article in this thread and many of the comments here that David Waggoner's supporters have an attitude problem.
They believe that the vacant seat on the Police Commission is theirs by some kind of entitlement. They become defensive and hostile when this attitude is questioned. Some, like Greg, want to censor and silence people who think differently from themselves.
Such tunnel vision may give them a sense of psychological relief here. But it won't fly at the supes, who are the ones who will fill the vacant seat.
A better way to lobby is to stay focused on the issues, avoid giving attitude, demonstrate some social skills, and welcome diversity of thinking.
In the long run, nothing beats rationality - even in politics.
Arthur irrationally believes that progressive queers do not count as diversity and should not be seated on the Police Commission.
Perhaps only candidates acceptable to Arthur Evans' narrow sect are deemed sufficiently diverse and qualified for service?
"Perhaps only candidates acceptable to Arthur Evans' narrow sect are deemed sufficiently diverse and qualified for service?"
- Diogenes
As noted, I don't support or oppose either candidate for the Police Commission. I doubt whether it will make much difference to the city which one is seated by the supes.
I have, however, noted a difference in the behavior of the two groups supporting these candidates.
David Waggoner himself is intelligent, capable, honest, and articulate. His supporters, however, have an attitude problem.
As this thread shows, they believe Waggoner has an entitlement to the vacant seat. They attack, and even hope to censor, anyone who questions their sense of entitlement.
To his credit, Waggoner himself has apparently not made such an entitlement claim.
His supporters would do well to follow his example and let the appointment be decided on the basis of the qualifications of the two applicants. If they did so, Waggoner would have his best chances of success.
The Milk Clubbers, who are Waggoner's principle backers, have a long history of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory because of their counterproductive behavior.
Why is it so hard for them to understand that immature, paranoid behavior by a candidate's backers will only end up hurting the candidate?
I don't know why some people on this board feel the need to stereotype David Waggoner's supporters, of which I am one. Obviously, none of you saw the Rules Committee testimonials on behalf of both Waggoner and Turman last week. Everyone was respectful; there was no yelling or anti-social behavior from the Milk Clubbers. Waggoner's folks mainly focused on his experiences on police oversight issues, while Turman's folks (mostly high-end lawyers and Alice supporters) simply vouched for his character.
Facts trump stereotypes.
And btw, the Milk Club is changing. It's leadership has very little time for rowdy, anti-social rants that come from occasional members. (But since I doubt Aurthur or "Guest" come to any actual Milk meetings, all they have to base their opinions on are, well, blind speculation.)
I posted the above message about the counterproductive behavior of David Waggoner's supporters under my own name, but the system listed the author as "Guest." Don't know how that happened.
Arthur Evans' typical device, which he ham handedly deploys here, is to not address the issue of the political principal, rather to attack the political principal due to the alleged failure of his or her supporters to achieve perfection in Arthur Evans' mind, to reach Arthur Evans' never attainable standards.
The lead post in this thread, by Kim-Shree Maufas, argues that "I will forever consider the seats appoinnted [sic] by the board as 'the People's Seats for the People's Voice.' "
She makes it clear that she regards the vacant seat on the Police Commission as an entitlement owned by our local progressive sect. She adds "this opening on the Police Commission belongs to David Waggoner."
Other progressive posters in this thread have agreed. The seat "belongs" to Waggoner because he represents our local progressive sect in claiming its entitlement to the seat.
However, these supporters of Waggoner are wrong. The seat does not "belong" to anyone.
Public office is a public trust, owned by the sovereign people. It has to be earned and re-earned.
The arrogance and paranoia of Waggoner's supporters are sinking his chances of winning the seat. His best move now would be to issue a public statement along the following lines:
I recognize that no individual or group owns the seat on the Police Commission. I ask the board of supervisors to make a decision based solely on the qualifications of Julius Turman and myself.
Chris Roberts has written a great article up at the SFAppeal about Julius Turman's attendance record:
Perhaps Sarah Phelan will ask David Campos before Tuesday's vote if he is going to support a candidate for the Police Commission who did not take his responsibilities at the Human Rights Commission seriously.
Arthur Evans thinks that unless a candidate adheres to the rigid dogma of the moderate sect that they have no place on a Charter Commission.
This kind of doctrinaire Stalinism is what did in the early radical gay rights movement in New York City.=
It's fair game to criticize the public records of Julius Turman and David Waggoner. Turman's poor attendance record, in particular, is a strike against him.
However, it's not fair game to claim that Waggoner owns a seat on the Police Commission because he's a member of a certain political sect. Yet that game has been played repeatedly by posters on this thread.
My guess is that Waggoner himself recognizes the folly of such a game. However, his supporters are another matter.
Progressive candidates in SF are often a cut above their supporters. These often subvert progressive candidates through their own goofy behavior.
I suspect that the pervasive use of medical marijuana, medical alcohol, or medical meth may have something to do with the problem.
Then again, it may just be old-fashioned stupidity.
Arthur, if you don't think that progressive gay men should continue to be denied the opportunity to serve on the Police Commission because they do not adhere to the right dogma of your dogmatic political sect, then just say so.
There's nothing progressive about Stalinism.
"if you don't think that progressive gay men should continue to be denied the opportunity to serve on the Police Commission..."
- Guest
Where did this come from?
As noted repeatedly, I neither support nor oppose either candidate for the open slot on the Police Commission.
What I do oppose is the claim that somebody "owns" a seat on the commission.
In a democracy, the sovereign people own all offices. Those who fill offices do so at the sufferance of the people. Nobody has an entitlement to any office.
If David Waggoner's supporters persist in claiming that he "owns" the vacant seat, they will only succeed in torpedoing any chances he may have left of winning the seat.
Waggoner would do well to educate his own supporters about the basics of democracy.
Waggoner's more qualified. Turman has a cloud of unresolved domestic violence issues, and now we find out that he was a no-show when he sat on another commission.
The justifications for supporting Turman are getting weaker by the day, and now amount to pretty much "he's my BFF so I'm voting for him." That's not enough for such an important commission.
I think it's time that Supervisor Campos reconsidered his position in light of everything that's coming out.
Of course there's still Chiu, but Chiu's hiding behind Campos. If Campos reconsiders, it will put Chiu on the spot.
Thanks, Greg, for making another post free of obscenities.
Also, thanks for making a post free of asking the moderator to ban or censor posters who disagree with your views.
You're getting better!
Obscenities are part of language. What are you, the F bloody fuckin' CC?
Shall we start requiring language ratings on all blog posts?
"What are you, the F bloody fuckin' CC?"
- Vigilante
Thank you for your contribution to progressive thinking.
Question, though -
If this is progressive, what would regressive be like?
"What would regressive be like?"
You personify the answer to your own question.
A low politics, even if it claims to be progressive, only serves to perpetuate the barbarism of the status quo.
Only a high politics can transform self and society.
"Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair."
- George Washington
Why would anyone want someone like Julius Turman who has a record of domestic violence, I understand the 911 tape is a doozy, and more often than not cannot be bothered to attend his current commission's meetings?
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