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(died 219 BC) Agiad Spartan king (r. 235–222). Seeking to institute social reforms, in 227 he canceled debts, redistributed land, and restored the training of youth. He abolished the ephors and introduced the patronomoi (board of six elders). His early attempts to weaken the Achaean League (from 229) were successful, but in 222 his army fell at Sellasia to a Macedonian force summoned by the league. He fled to Egypt, where he was imprisoned but escaped (219); having failed to stir up revolt in Alexandria, he committed suicide.
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(died 491 BC) Spartan king (519–491). An Agiad (descendant from the legendary founders of Sparta), he ruled jointly with Demaratus. In 510 he expelled the tyrant Hippias from Athens, then supported the oligarchic party against the democratic Cleisthenes and refused to help Athens combat Persia. His policies did much to solidify Sparta's position as the leading power in the Peloponnesus. He bribed the oracle at Delphi to depose Demaratus, but he was discovered and fled. Though reinstated, he went insane and committed suicide.
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Nerdist Podcast: Seth Meyers
By Katie Levine on February 20, 2012
Chris sits down with Seth Meyers in the Saturday Night Live green room to talk about what it means to be famous, Seth's speech at the White House Correspondents Dinner and, of course, SNL! Accidental musical guest Sleigh Bells!
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Really?! Chris Hardwick, you are going to delight my ear sockets with Seth Meyers just the head writer of SNL, REALLY?!
Big C,
Ego check time buddy. If you remember me, I am a Pod-fiend and listen to everything. I am very disappointed that you posted this podcast and not last weeks hostful one where your mic was cut. EVEN THOUGH, you and the fellas admitted that it was probably the funniest Mira Booey and Vajonah have been, yet you posted this band practice with interruptions from you and Mr Meyers.
Great episode, love Seth Myers and his Jack Nicholson joker smile. Also unlike the guy above I didn't mind the sound check noise at all. The whole podcast felt like a down to earth conversation you have with a someone at a shitty party.
Telling someone else they need an ego check while acting like your own opinion is all that and a bag of chips? Really?
Seth and Sleigh Bells are great, can't wait to listen.
Best podcast yet. Moar Sleigh Bells, pls. ^5.
Can you have Sleigh Bells on every episode?
I understand you had to interview Seth with his schedule so no biggie. Still enjoyed the show
I really enjoyed this episode. Seth was funny, insightful and Chris had a really nice, easy approach with his questions that made it feel less like an interview and more like a good, casual conversation. I was digging the background music, too. I don't know Sleigh Bells' music all that well. Can anyone tell me the two songs they were rehearsing? I'd like to hear the clear, full versions. I have a strong feeling I would like them.
That was so great! Weekend Update is my favorite segment on SNL so I'm glad you got to talk about it and get some insight on the process.
Any chance of a Bill Hader one too? Perhaps a short Bill Hader-as-Stefon one as a bonus? Pretty please?
How can a hostful episode be posted when 1 of the 3 commentators microphone can't be heard? Probably more than 1/3 of the comments (since Hardwick is mostly the one who talks the most) would be unlistanable and all the answers would make no sense. The fact you claim it's an ego check is insane. How is it ego to not post a show that would make no sense because you can't understand a conversation between 3 people when you can't hear one of them. It's the only logical thing to do.
[sarcasm] Clearly, Chris's ego is out of control. I mean, the man won more than $15,000 playing Celebrity Jeopardy! to donate to a hospice in Florida, and we hear about it EVERY DAMN DAY. [/sarcasm] Oh, wait — he mentioned it once in this podcast. Here's a general tip: Being a longtime fan/listener does NOT entitle us to be jerks to people.
And this is the post that stops the flaming.
Chill pills. Take 'em.
And chris, I really like the music in the background. The podcast is suddenly starting to sound like the "radiolba" of comedy
"Radiolab" *
You burned calories watching Arrested Development. FACT.
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Yeah, @BrianMMXII, I'm with everyone else. I don't think I understand "ego check time buddy" either. In any case, they're correct. Losing that hostful wasn't a question of me being quieter than everyone, you LITERALLY couldn't hear a word I was saying. Our studio is such that the mics are spread out VERY far away from each other around a radio station control panel and big round table. If you're not right up on a mic, you don't get picked up. My mic was COMPLETELY dead, and because I'm so far away from Matt & Jonah theirs didn't pick me up. It would have been the strangest and most puzzling podcast to post. It wasn't even 2/3 of a conversation because I do indeed talk the most. It would have made ZERO sense and enraged people who would have been frustrated that they couldn't hear what was going on. I'm not sure why my ego needs to be "checked" for that.
With this ep, NBC reserved a room for us to do the show, which happened to be the SNL green room. They didn't know that the band would be rehearsing, but Seth only had so much time so we didn't hunt for another room, but the way the studio is set up pretty much any room would have gotten the sound bleed. Personally, I think it's cool. It totally contextualizes the environment of the podcast. For a listener, it's exactly what it feels like to be in the green room at SNL during a show week. Yes, there was music playing, but you could still hear every word we were saying. Also, I thought Sleigh Bells sounded great.
We do this show the best we can, and because of the nature of how we have to record some of them to get amazing people on, the conditions are not always perfect. But I happen to really enjoy the imperfections because I think they make the show human. Sorry you didn't feel that way! Try to remember, you get this show for free and I am more than happy to provide that, but please just go easy on the chastising and the demanding. When you start paying for the show (which you will never have to do), then by all means turn the comment thread into a complaint desk. Until then, just know that we are always doing our best and we are not against you here!
Thank you for listening! We do appreciate your passion for the show!
John: I haven't listened to the episode yet so it's possible they were soundchecking with something else, but Comeback Kid and End of the Line were the songs they played on SNL.
Anyone else think the Sleigh Bells sounded better in the rehearsal bits caught on this podcast vs. the actual live broadcast performance?
If i were to see Seth do stand up, all i would expect would be Boston Powers.
I liked Sleigh Bells better back in '96 when they were called Republica.
BIG C, Id check time, buddy… I can't believe you had sex with your mother demon in your father angel's bird's nest calculator watch while speedballing heroin, coffee grounds and female ejaculate. Seriously, guy, who do you think you
Great episode and great interview. I thought the background music added a nice touch to the podcast. Maybe something to be added in the future on a regular basis? EscapePod uses the rock/surf band Daikaiju for their intros/outros and it sounds great. Aaand, like a couple of other commenters, I will be going to check out Sleigh Bells myself.
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That's some major projecting, @BrianMMXII. I don't think it's Chris that needs the ego-check. What the flying monkey is your problem?
Chris you could give the "Chrislight" hostfull to Tom Lennon and let him ad lib your part.
I agree with Filthy
I love the Sleigh Bells and found it hard to focus on the interview with the sound check in the back!
Halfway through the podcast I became a fan of Sleigh Bells. Thanks.
I have no idea what BrianMMXII is talking about. I come on here to listen to the rapport the podcast can get going with the guests, not necessarily Chris or Matt or Jonah. Its not about ego, its about the vibe, and what gets discussed. That being said: I LOVE SETH MEYERS!!!
This is just unlistenable. seriously a no show would have been better than this. This is worse than that techno crap that plays as background on all those entertainment shows.
At first i was a little annoyed at the band music in the background but about half way through they got really good. Much better than on the live aired version on SNL. Maybe better than I've ever heard them. If you can get them that good, please feel free to have them in the back of more podcasts.
As to Seth himself, he's a nice guy and a good interview. He joins that Australian comic who you interviewed in England late last year as the two recent ones I'd like to see return again soon.
was I negative yes sir, venomous I don't think so.
A and C do sound intriguing. I think they'd make a great/sick animation clip.
sorry if your feelings got hurt but it does not change the fact that I could not get past the 21:44 minute mark.
but seriously, I love the show. just not this episode.
I agree with Filthy's idea.
Also, great ep. Background music was a slight distractor but not at all harmful to the enjoyment of the ep. -
Hey Chris, the ego thing was partly sarcasm, and part serious, I had a hard time staying in the conversation in this ep, most likely because the base on my PC speakers is so strong that the rehearsal was very dominate with every base and drum note.
I am very interested to hear the 'lost' hostful as I really enjoy Matt and Jonah when they are in a good rhythm, I guess you sold it as being very funny and I got stuck on it. Even if I had to play "guess the Hardwick line" every few seconds
The ego thing may be my misunderstanding of your intentions as being that you dont think someone would want to hear it if they cant hear you. BUT I can see your point that some would find it frustrating only have 2/3 of the convo.
I have nothing but love the you guys, and am excited @ the temporary bump to 3 shows a week. I just wish I lived in LA, with all the free shows every week, Vancouver is WAY expensive
D'Oh thats Bass , not all your base, base
Really need that edit post button
I loved this, but whenever I heard the music, I've been trained by This American Life to be think that you were transitioning to another interview.
I had a ticket to see him this week, but I wasn't able to make it.
@Dean Those were the tracks I was looking for. Thanks!
Jonah and Matt could have been hilarious but if you are a fan of the nerdist show, you must now it's all because the part of the conversation of all 3. If one voice is cut out, it will not work. It wouldn't be guess what he said every few seconds but guess what he said every single time and that would be impossible. It might have been great but it was ruined and to release it would be worse than not doing so. Shit happens.
I definitely agree with whoever said that Sleigh Bells sounded better warming up on the podcast than on the show itself. I liked what I heard in the background on the podcast so I went and checked out the set they did and quickly came to the conclusion that the best way to listen to them is through a few walls through podcast mics.
Best show ever but seriously you should do a podcast with just roadies tuning instruments.
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Anthony Steele will be touring this summer with J. Holiday.
The 2011 Modern Drummer Festival is right around the corner! You can catch Vater Artists Jim Riley (Rascal Flatts) and Trevor Lawrence Jr. both performing at the show. moderndrummer.com for more info.
Dana Spellman and Hurtsmile will be hitting the road soon. hurtsmile.com for more dates added soon. Dates confirmed so far include:
May 13-The Cube-Delaware
May 14-M3 Festival-Maryland
June 2-House Of Blues-Los Angeles, CA (opening for Cinderella)
June 3-Club Red-Phoenix, AZ
June 4-Casino Del Sol-Tuscon, AZ
June 24-Bottom Line-Nagoya, Japan
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June 26-Caravan Sary-Kochi, Japan
June 27-Big Cat-Osaka, Japan
June 28-Radio Promo-Sendai, Japan
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July 22-BB Kings-NY, NY
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The trailer for the documentary about Nathan Followill and Kings of Leon has been released.
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Kim Thompson's debut album, "Like Clockwork", can be purchased here: itunes.apple.com/us/album/like-clockwork/id401451531
Kim is also currently raising money to help funding for the Pattonville High School Drum Line Summer Program for 2011. Donations can be made through her site at www.kimthompson.net
Brian Tichy is on tour with Whitesnake. Whitesnake's new album, "Forevermore" entered the Billboard Charts at #48.
Whitesnake's video for "Love Will Set you Free":
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Louisiana Lottery officials say the state has its second million-dollar winner in Powerball this year after a ticket sold in Uptown New Orleans matched five white ball numbers Wednesday night.
Kelly Spell with the Lottery says the winning ticket was sold at the Tchoup Stop at 5600 Tchoupitoulas. That store will receive a one-time selling bonus of $10,000.
Wednesday's winning numbers were 1-17-35-49-54 and the Powerball 34. The ticket that matched all six numbers was sold in California.
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When I started studying at HSR I've decided that I want to store all my notes digitally and only use as little paper as possible. Of course a laptop is the most obvious choice and for most classes that works fine. But there are some classes where it's easier to use paper, for example when writing math formulas or drawing quick sketches.
The problem is.. once you've written on paper you either have to keep the papers in a folder or digitalise them one way or another. The downside of a folder is.. it takes physical space and the downside of digitalising is it takes a lot of time to do properly. But there's a third way:
The IRIS Notes 2 Express Pen
IRIS Note 2 consists of two parts. A black ballpoint pen and a small receiver box that you can clip on top of your notepad. The pen itself is powered by two small button-batteries and the receiver-box is rechargeable per USB and it can store up to 100 pages of A4 sized notes. This may seem like an artificial limit.. but really you're gonna run out of juice long before you reach 100 A4 pages, so it's more then enough storage.
How it works
The pen sends a sonic signal out when it is pressed onto the paper (while writing), this signal is received by the small black box and it calculates the position of the pen on the paper. For notes this works really wonderful and it's astonishing accurate. Once you've reached the end of a page you simply press the button on the receiver-box and it starts recording a new page. Of course the receiver also has a small display that shows how many notes are already stored.
The pen uses standard ballpoint-parts, so you can replace them once the four that come bundled with pen are empty.
Once you're out of juice or want to export your notes to your computer you can connect the receiver to your computer through a usb-cable. To export your notes a software called "Easy Note Taker" is included.. though while it does the essential functions well it looks and feels a bit outdated on a modern pc. It has some semblance of a note-organizer but personally I prefer to export the notes as picture-file and then store them in Evernote.
The one thing that I've found nice about "easy note taker" is that it allows you to edit the raw data of your notes.. so if you wrote something wrong you can just select those letters, lines etc. and delete them right out of the note.
Additional features
There are also two "additional" features that I haven't mentioned yet. I write "additional" because I don't really use them on a regular basis.. so you'll have to judge yourself if they're important for you.
For one thing you can also use the pen in a "mouse-mode" while the receiver is connected to your PC. So you can directly see on the screen what you're writing on paper. I've found this to be somewhat laggy and since I already own a real graphic tablet there's not much use for me there.
Then there's also software for handwriting-recognition included in the bundle, but again since I mainly use this pen for math I haven't really tested that software extensively. If you're really interested into the handwriting-recognition you may want to Google some more to see if it's any good.
The IRIS Note 2 Express pen is a great product and I'd recommend it for everyone who wants to take notes digitally while not losing the flexibility of writing on paper. It's astonishingly accurate and performs very well so far. However it also has some shortcomings. For example it would have been nice if the software had an option to directly export note into Evernote (after all the product is advertised as Evernote compatible). Also it's kind of annoying that they don't offer their software for download.. since my laptop doesn't have a CD drive I had to copy it onto my desktop first.. which is not a huge problem but in 2012 you would expect all companies to offer drivers for download (also if you end up losing the CD or breaking it).
But overall those are some minor issues and for the price of 109CHF or about 99$ it's well worth to pick one of those pens up.


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This comes by way of Glenn Beck's increasingly excellent online news site The Blaze. A local Buffalo man is interviewed after the home of an African immigrant is set on fire by an arsonist. The Buffalo man says the fire is understandable because African-Americans ruin any neighborhood they move into.
Now before I react, let me reiterate what I've said here before. I believe racism as a philosophy is knuckleheaded pseudo-science and moral idiocy. It is the kind of half-smart thinking I expect from leftists, and goes entirely against the respect for the individual that is at the heart of conservatism.
That said, what struck me about the video above was not the opinion of the interviewee — who is an honest person on the ground reporting the facts as he sees them — but the reaction of the interviewer from local TV station WIVB-TV. He (sounds like a kid) is clearly shocked by the man's direct response to his questions and keeps asking, "Don't you see something wrong with what you're saying? Mightn't this be offensive? Isn't there a bias to your opinion?"
Really? Is that the problem?
This is what the left teaches us. It's not the actual facts that are a problem — it's speaking your observations out loud, that's where the real difficulty lies. This guy may not have the whole story. He may be misinterpreting his observations. We all do that sometimes. But if he isn't allowed to report honestly what he sees and express his opinions about it, how is anyone ever going to find out what's happening? This interviewer is essentially suggesting the man shut up and stop answering his questions. He wants his own interviewee to stop relaying his point of view! Maybe instead, this intrepid reporter should — oh, just for instance — listen to the man! And then maybe check out whether or not his opinion is widespread and whether or not it has any basis in truth.
I personally believe that poor black (and many poor white) Americans have had their lives degraded by leftist policies and ideas that discourage the formation of complete families, relieve people of the need for industry and self-care, teach them that they are hated and helpless victims of society and undermine their faith in God. It would not surprise me at all to find that the results of that degradation showed up in this guy's life in ways that made him hold these opinions.
I fear for this guy. I fear he'll suffer retribution at work and in other ways for speaking directly — I daresay manfully. But the problem is not with him speaking out loud that which, as he says, many others believe, the problem is with a leftist media regime that has schooled even those who don't agree with them that they are not to say what they see lest they be branded evil.
Well, of course. If people start relaying what's right in front of their eyes, leftism is doomed.
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As good ole Mark Steyn says, "In a free society, we need de-sensitivity training, not sensitivity training."
A culture which does not discuss its concerns and problems is not a healthy one; it's one sick with a fossilization of the herd opinion (little jab at the Neitzschians and Darwiniacs there). And when free speech cannot be used to loosen our stress, when our very personality is policed by the politically correct, we are not better off. We become enormously stressful, a people prone to explosive release of these tensions. Where verbal bickering may once have sufficed, perhaps even offering some sense to the misled, enforced silence brings about a volatility that we now see increasing in many areas. Ethnic radicalism remains at the forefront of this problem.
June 13, 2012 - 12:41 pm Link to this Comment | Reply-
Rob Crawford
"it's one sick with a fossilization of the herd opinion (little jab at the Neitzschians and Darwiniacs there)"
A mis-placed one.
The left's problem is not with "Darwiniacs", but with Lysenkoists. Not as in literal believers in the pseudo-biology of Lysenko, but in those who behave like him and his patron, Stalin: that facts must bow before ideology, and any that do not shall be buried and declared unclean.
June 13, 2012 - 2:04 pm Link to this Comment | Reply-
I would agree with that. My use of Nietzsche was a reference to his attention to herd mentality, which is where Lysenko would fit in. The reference to Darwin was in response to the subject of racism which is an irremovable part of his work. On the Origin of Species begins with being able to breed better animals through selection and it goes on to assert that humanity is subject to the same selective forces. I read the past five or six Klavan articles in one sitting (catching up) so his piece on gendercide was fresh in the mind. I believe it ended with a reference to breeding the perfect race or some such, which is in essence what much of racism is subconsciously. So, not misplaced, just distinct from the primary focus of this particular article.
June 13, 2012 - 2:56 pm Link to this Comment | Reply
2. Rev Bacon
Its true
More people need to tell the truth about how – and why – blacks have many more problems as a group. It's an intervention/rescue tactic. These are human beings made in the image of God like everyone else.
They were not made inferior (and are not inferior in any way) by God so something is responsible for the continuing issues that keep the black man down. The only ones that do well are the ones that got off the plantation and do not live out their "blackness" as leftist elites – both black and white – conceive of it and the ones like Sharpton etc… that help run the plantation. Those groups are not mutually exclusive.
Answer – Get off the plantation
Black Man heal thyself.
June 13, 2012 - 1:49 pm Link to this Comment | Reply-
The Root '83
True indeed, and playing Devils Advocate to Andrews guote
"I fear…this guy..[will] suffer retribution…for speaking directly — I daresay manfully"
Shoe on the other foot.If a returning War Veteran's new home was burned down, and the reporter interviewed some some Local Trendy Lefties, who said "Good! Serves him right!" because they "dont want a Racist Conservative Facist War Pig who volunteered in an illegal war on brown people" ruining their hip Prius-n-Starbucks neighborhood. "let them stay in the trailer parks where they belong, we're cool techie's, Military people are such losers, ewww"
Would you ever consider such talk "manful" ?
What would you expect (hope?) the reporter to respond with?
A simple, "Well, folks, thats the opinion here on the streets, back to the studio"
Or, like this reporter, being simply agast at such a disgusting, indefensible opinion, and it showing.
June 14, 2012 - 7:31 am Link to this Comment | Reply-
Cousin Dave
"What would you expect (hope?) the reporter to respond with? A simple, "Well, folks, thats the opinion here on the streets, back to the studio""
Actually, yes. The interviewer's job is supposed to be to find out what the subject thinks.,and report that. Putting words into the subject's mouth is the conceit of the leftist interviewer.
June 14, 2012 - 9:52 am Link to this Comment | Reply-
The Root '83
I agree, in a perfect world a reporter would remain neutral. But in the scenario I described, if the reporter let the comments stand without challenge, I would assume he was SUPPORTIIVE of them, and used his position as a journolist to "mainstream" some pretty nasty, partisan views as "normal". They do that on the Left all the time.
Its a razor edge…everyone has a right to an opinion, but some views are simply reprehensible.
But who and when to appropriately comment on that, well, thats the trick isnt it?
June 15, 2012 - 6:46 am Link to this Comment | Reply-
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I find the view that journalists are morally obligated to censor politically incorrect speech, reprehensible.
Now what?
June 15, 2012 - 4:39 pm Link to this Comment
Why not? Maybe it makes the interview more like the Jay-walking segments on the Leno show, where they show just how idiotic the man on the street can be, but maybe it's newsworthy showing just how the neighbors think.
Maybe a decent tv station would do a follow-up exploring the neighbors reactions and seeing if there's some relationship to reality (if they really were "indefensible").
June 14, 2012 - 10:44 am Link to this Comment | Reply-
The Root '83
I think we're splitting hairs now, but….
What I thought was "indefensible" was not the mans racial attitudes, but the mans (Apparrent? Possible?) non-challont acceptance of arson, (was it arson,..not sure?) against an American Homeowner, as a ligitimate means of expressing political disagreement.
Kinda like the Bill Ayres moment that should have, but never did, happen in an honest interview….
"Bill, argue all you want about "the system" and "the war", thats fine, but whoa, whoa, back up….youre saying BOMBING a police station is OK? Risks to innocent bystanders is a ligitimate thing for OTHERS to bear, in support of YOUR agenda? Thats a valid viewpoint we should respect?"
A decent American reporter would (should) challenge/reject the notion of terrorism a political tool, lest the "legitimitize" it based on the magnitude of the "grievance". In some cases they do, like the rare instances of abortion clinic bombings or this story.
But when the perps are Lefty eco-terrorists, animal rights, OWS, or Islam appolgists, the conversation goes silent.
And that aint right.
I dont have a problem when Jourolists call out obviously despicable behavior.
I have a problem when only one side gets that treatment.
June 15, 2012 - 7:25 am Link to this Comment | Reply
Root83: This is an exceptional answer. Only problem is the reporter would- beyond doubt- not comment or try to get the interview subject to change his opinion in your hypothetical. There is not any question he would say: And that is the word from the street…."
We see the same response every time Sandra Fluke complains about her "rights" being taken away. We see it when Eric Holder lies about blacks losing their voting rights. We see it each and every time Obo-Mao opens his mouth about class warfare and how the rich (who already pay all the taxes) need to pay their fair share.
The seemingly offensive claim that 'blacks always ruin the neighborhoods they move into happens to be a LOT more true than Fluke, Holder and Obama's lies. Perhaps the interviewer could have asked the man why he felt that way rather than trying to get him to change his mind.
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Hard to tell if this guy is a hater as he opposes black move-ins on practical grounds, not the type of rant you invent ["..racist fascist ...war pig..."]. If you believe in free speach, like Klavan, then everyone gets to have an opinion, even leftists. This guy's direct expression is both couragous and manful.
June 22, 2012 - 8:55 pm Link to this Comment | Reply
3. David W. Nicholas
Just as a sort of academic aside, did anyone else notice that the guy was using rationales involving *African-Americans* to explain why a house belonging to an *African immigrant* would be burned. Of course, neither is acceptable, but my point is that African-American and African are two different (albeit related) things.
Also, I'm with Klavan. The main objection I have to the guy's comment isn't that it's offensive, it's that it's bone-stupid. I actually have Black neighbors; much prefer their company to this idiot's.
June 13, 2012 - 2:03 pm Link to this Comment | Reply-
Take a walk inside any big City black residential areas during daylight and during the dark, I'd recommend you carry a large sum of cash so you can buy your way out of a killin' maybe a beat down but not a redistribution of your wealth.
You could also send your significant other dressed to the nines and see how long she/he lasts.
Park your car anywhere there also, be sure ya got lo jack or at least full coverage of insurance.
Send in your teen age kids and allow them to party at the pool like that pool party last week end in Atlanta. I'd kiss them by if I were you.
Open a business that stays open 24/7 then watch your losses to shoplifting and open armed robbery rise.
Then do all of the above in a racially mixed or white maybe Hispanic neighborhood and compare the data you get.
Then get back with us on the results.June 14, 2012 - 10:41 am Link to this Comment | Reply-
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HEP-T: you're speaking to an audience that doesn't want to hear it.
This is part of a larger phenomenon, by the way. Establishment "conservatives," or at least that's what they call themselves, say that theirs is a "big tent," but it opens only to the left, not to the right. Manfully speaking truth to power, as the gentleman being hectored by the college boy "journalist" did, is not on the agenda. "Gay conservatives?" Sure, NAMBLA members step right up and sign up, maybe we'll bring you some toddlers to help you relax in the Green Room before we go on the air. "Hispanic conservatives?" Sure, sign on the dotted line, Mr. Wetback sir, and let me bring you your welfare check and your voter registration form. Populist reformers? White nationalists? For some reason, they're despicable weirdos, not welcome in the "Grand Old Party."
This is why the Left always wins in the end. "No enemies to the left, no friends to the right" is part of the mental landscape of Leftists, whether they are the honest ones who admit what they are, or whether they are the ones pretending to be "conservatives" this week. "Ted Kennedy is a pretty cool guy once you get to know him and we have a lot in common, but David Duke is an insane fascist because he's one tenth of a millimeter to the right of me and I am therefore obligated to sabotage and discredit him and spit in his face whenever possible." This is why organized conservative parties always turn into circular firing squads.
And this is why I stopped voting. Tweedledee Obama or Tweedledum McCain, what difference was there? I am not blind nor stupid. I saw what they did to Ross Perot, to Pat Buchanan, to Ron Paul, to David Duke, for failure to tug the forelock for their betters and mouth all the right politically correct slogans. A conservative party brave enough to nominate someone who genuinely and authentically speaks for me might get my interest, maybe, but I'm not holding my breath. Until then, y'all can keep your ritual of pretending your vote matters every four years, and I'm gonna keep on stockpiling canned goods and ammo.
June 15, 2012 - 4:54 pm Link to this Comment | Reply
4. Dr. Mabuse
"my point is that African-American and African are two different (albeit related) things."
Yes they are. And maybe someone could point that out to this man. But nobody will if nobody knows that he's making that illogical leap of assumptions, and they won't know that if he's not allowed to SAY it. On the other hand, he's an idiot and he's stupid, and so he doesn't matter to people who think the right way. Why should they waste their time trying to exchange ideas with him and maybe get him to change his mind? Why bother? It makes for a neater, prettier world to just airbrush these people out of society.
June 13, 2012 - 2:36 pm Link to this Comment | Reply-
Except it's not exactly an illogical leap. A lot of Africans – especially African muslims – do not culturally fit in our society. Their culture finds nothing at all wrong with raping little children. In fact, they really can't understand why we get upset about it.
Ergo – it's not the color of their skin – it's their culture.
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'airbrush these people out of society'
Gee, just like Stalin.
June 14, 2012 - 3:33 am Link to this Comment | Reply
5. Sparky
I don't think the off-camera interviewer is trying to get the interviewee to stop talking. He's just shocked that the interviewee is ignoring political correctness and daring to say what he says, which is blatantly racist by media standards.
I think the interviewer is almost wetting himself in despair that years of Leftist indoctrination have failed to suppress the interviewee's language so that he verbally kowtows to the notion that all black people are just as good as all white people and that black people are no more violent or dangerous than white people. The interviewer is panicking in at least part of his mind because all that conditioning apparently FAILED, at least in the case of his interviewee. He gives the interviewee several chances to realize that he has been politically incorrect and to retract his words. The interviewee stubbornly refuses to back-pedal and acknowledges that most white people would not say such things openly to the media. He KNOWS he is being politically incorrect, grievously so (by the standards of the interviewer) and simply doesn't care.
I think the interviewer is utterly baffled and will quickly report this incident to his fellow media people to warn them that the political correctness conditioning may finally be breaking down. Higher-ups will start looking around to see if there is any sign that this is the start of a trend or just a fluke….
Please don't construe any of my remarks as being racist. I have no hostility to black people and have had only good experiences with the few black neighbors I've encountered. I've never lived in a neighborhood with a significant percentage of blacks though so I have no opinion on whether the interviewer is right in his remarks.
I have heard that 8% seems to be the magic number. When a neighborhood is perceived as having more than 8% black residents, whites start leaving in significant numbers for "whiter" suburbs. I don't know if these neighborhoods really do go downhill though or if the whites are just leaving for fear that they will go downhill and feel it is better to get out before property values decline too far.
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6. Brett_McS
"goes entirely against the respect for the individual". Really? Pointing out a well-known and documented group characteristic rules out respect for individuals? That's the bone-headed sort of thinking I would expect from leftists.
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7. waterwillows
It is apparent to anyone who wants to check things out…just a little; that ALL people prefer to be with their own race, culture, heritage and beliefs.
That is just the way humans are made and there is nothing wrong or racist about it.
The lefties don't deal in the reality of humans. We must all be stuffed in to fit in their delusionl ideals. But it is never going to happen.June 13, 2012 - 2:49 pm Link to this Comment | Reply-
Ah yes – clustering. The British just found out that all people do it – not just racist white people.
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For instance, on the set of Planet of the Apes when all the gorilla actors sat together for lunch, likewise Chimpanzees, etc. What's most interesting about that is that while they knew what they were wearing, they obviously couldn't see their OWN mask!
June 14, 2012 - 6:54 am Link to this Comment | Reply
8. Marc Malone
I do not have sound on my computer, so I cannot watch the videos, so I just have questions for those who do watch it.
Did he say he agreed with what was done, or did he say that he understands how folks might be motivated to do this?
Did he know the guy was an African immigrant? Does he know there is a distinction in behavior patterns between African immigrants and black Americans?
Perhaps he does know, and perhaps he is is merely acknowledging that his neighbors might not know the difference, or might not know that the guy was an immigrant?
Is what he said about black Americans ruining neighborhoods generally true? Is that his personal experience, or is that just accepted attitude? Does it also depend on the neighborhood?
Did he know the guy personally? What is the guy like?
Does he lament what happened, even if he holds these views personally?
This was a ripe moment. The reporter had a man who was willing to tell the truth about his views. What an opportunity to get the full content, to really explore the thinking and values of a man on the street and the background of what happened.
Instead, we get a cardboard cutout, because the reporter's brain stopped working at the violation of taboo. Pavlovian response. Someone please explain to reporters what their jobs really are.
What a waste!
June 13, 2012 - 2:50 pm Link to this Comment | Reply-
Seriously? You don't have sound on your computer? Built-in sound has been standard in computers for at least a decade now. In the mid-90s, you actually had to buy a sound card to get sound but built-in sound became standard long ago. Unless you're using a truly ancient computer I find it unlikely that you don't have audio.
And I'm darned if I'm going to take umpteen minutes out of my day to do a friggin' transcript for you so that you can comment on something you haven't heard.
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I don't suppose it ever occured to you that A) His might be busted, or B) He might be at work were the sound on a lot of computers are deliberately disabled?
June 13, 2012 - 5:39 pm Link to this Comment | Reply-
If A) is true, I would have expected him to say that it was a temporary situation; he didn't say any such thing. There's nothing to suggest he ever had sound.
If B) is true – and I can see that it might be – he could view the video on his home computer when he gets off work or at a friend's place or internet cafe if he really wants to.
It would be almost impossible to reply to his original remarks WITHOUT providing a full transcript and that's just an unreasonable request in my opinion.
If you disagree, you are free to generate and post a transcript.
June 13, 2012 - 9:45 pm Link to this Comment | Reply
Snarky, that was pretty good! I felt he had too many questions anyway.
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My PC has sound, My significant other turns it off when she uses it.
I only notice when I need sound.
Check the sound button it may be turned off.June 14, 2012 - 10:45 am Link to this Comment | Reply -
Elitist and ageist. Get over yourself and your "cutting edge." As long as H. Sap can still READ, who except tech professionals truly NEEDS sound on their computer?! (I have sound on mine, but "need" to use it only once or twice every few months, and could easily do without it entirely.)
June 14, 2012 - 1:18 pm Link to this Comment | Reply
9. Brutus
If "news media" is going to cover the "news" then they must give equal time to racists and the feeble minded. The reporter clearly doesn't realize that everyone's opinion is equally valid and it is not the job of the media to filter contrary voices, rather only to give air to whatever views may be expressed. If Fox us taught us anything, it is that bias in media is unacceptable. All views, be they Tea Party or Occupy, are equal and we must decide who tells the truth.
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10. credit man
When you ask for any opinion you are asking for the respondents bias.
Leftist and media types are pretty stupid anyhow.
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11. Fail Burton
East Buffalo and Detroit – home of the new "urban prairies."
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12. SunsetDistrict,Inc.
It goes beyond fear of accusations of racism.
Most people do not want to hurt other peoples feelings. Deep inside black people have extreme insecurity, and nobody wants to hurt their feelings. It is a tough coversation to tell somebody that their ethnicity is ruining entire communities and even cities — Detroit.
White people value their black friends and aquaintances and do not want to upset that apple cart.
We use code words like inner city and low income communities.
Maybe God is just testing us all.
June 13, 2012 - 4:13 pm Link to this Comment | Reply-
The Root '83
"Maybe God is just testing us all"
Maybe thats why he made Muslims.
As if he's saying "OK folks, love your way out of THAT horror show, and I'll be impressed"
But, if we could change the heart of pure evil, (instead of just killing them all) we would BE God then, wouldnt we….
Riddles riddles riddles.
(I prefer "bullet-riddled" solutions myself, but I've never claimed to be a saint)
June 15, 2012 - 7:41 am Link to this Comment | Reply
13. Nightelf
Everybody can see it: drive, or walk around certain neighborhoods, or watch the real-life homicide detective programs. It's easy to spot a bad and dangerous neighborhood. Nothing as crude as just the race of the people you see, or even what you'd call a slum. The houses often look like nice houses; you can imagine that not long ago it was a good neighborhood. Something has changed, and it's not poverty. Everyone has cellphones, flush toilets, nice cars. It's the atmosphere, the body language of the young people, the look on people's faces. The police patrols, the graffiti, the trash on the street and a lot of subliminal signals that can't be qualified. Unfortunately, one of the most glaring correlations with bad neighborhoods and crime are racial minorities, especially blacks. This is apparent on the visceral level as well as reinforced by the awful statistics. No, we shouldn't judge individuals on their race (as liberals, in fact, love to do) but neighborhoods CAN be judged and everyone has a right to preserve his own neighborhood. It's where he lives and raises his children and he doesn't want it wrecked. It is one of the most important things on a person's agenda: a safe, peaceful environment in which to live. I don't think it's right to judge people on their race, but you can judge them on the way they talk, the way they slouch, the gang colors they wear and the way they conduct business on the street corner. I don't want a bunch of twitchy white speed freaks hanging out in my neighborhood anymore than I want any minority crack dealers or Asian gang bangers. And I have a right to say so out loud.
June 13, 2012 - 4:47 pm Link to this Comment | Reply-
Fail Burton
Kyle Rogers wrote: "John Langley, creator and producer of the TV show COPS bragged to conservative columnist Ben Shapiro that he censors black crime.
"Langley states 'What irritates me sometime is critics still watch something and say 'oh look they misrepresent people of color.' That's absolutely not true. Au contraire. I show more white people than statistically what the truth is in terms of street crime. If you look at the prisons it's 60-something percent people of color, and 30-something percent of white people. If you look at COPS it's 60 percent white and 40 percent, it's just the reverse. And I do that intentionally, because I don't want to contribute to negative stereotypes.'
"Langley boldly admits to censoring black crime for political reasons."
June 14, 2012 - 7:49 pm Link to this Comment | Reply-
Nice quote from Ben Shapiro's excellent and highly recommended book… Primetime Propaganda.
June 15, 2012 - 10:53 pm Link to this Comment | Reply
14. IcePilot
Sunset & Night,
It's not ethnicity or neighborhoods, it's culture. A culture created by well-meaning liberals in the 60′s who started bribing young women to get pregnant. The democrats destroyed the existing religious/conservative black culture and have nearly destroyed the foundation of our society – the family.
June 13, 2012 - 5:09 pm Link to this Comment | Reply-
I still feel that the progs visited upon the black community back then was an experiment to see if they COULD break up the nuclear family. They succeeded in urban areas spectacularly (black people don't behave this way in suburbia).
Then they took it nationwide with women's lib telling all women that their men were scum and selling abortion to the girls.
Still works great in urban areas – and probably in trailer parks. But rural and suburban areas are still family strongholds – for all races and it's getting better – not worse.
June 13, 2012 - 5:54 pm Link to this Comment | Reply-
The Democrats often act devilish, Lolly, but they're not devilishly clever.
The Dems have been buying contituencies (the Irish vote got them Tammany Hall) since Andrew Jackson said "To the victor go the spoils!", by which he meant patronage. That's what the New Deal was about, exploiting a crisis to buy more contituencies (Big Labor) to cement Democrat dominance for a generation.
LBJ, the man who coined the phrase "uppity nigra" while he was filibustering Ike's Civil Rights Bill in the 1950s, said gleefully of the Great Society that this would make blacks vote Democrat for generations. He was sticking it not to blacks, but to the grand old n-word-lovin' party he'd fought all his life. "There goes your constituency – bought cheap, and partly with YOUR money!"
June 13, 2012 - 6:29 pm Link to this Comment | Reply
16. retlaw
The interviewer WAS a kid – sounds like he's desperate to distance himself from these opinions, that's why the interview goes off the rails.
Lots of forbidden questions raised here. My grandparents moved out of their Cleveland neighborhood in the early 1950s, and shortly afterward it underwent what was called "blockbusting" – a house was bought by a front family of whites, who were actually working for some realtors, and a black family moved in, which made many of the white families frantic to sell before property values fell, which pushed down property values, and the realtors made a profit through wealth destruction.
This happened in the 1950s, when blacks' family cohesion was stronger than whites', when blacks were consequently UNDERrepresented among our population of convicted felons. The whole "blockbusting" scam was made possible by racism, that's for sure. But was it just racism then, that a black family in the neighborhood lowered property values?
Or was there a cultural difference about neighborhood upkeep then? Junk cars on the streets and rusting in driveways, that's the kind of thing that lowers property values.
But these are the kinds of questions that cannot be pursued because of what happened to Charles Murray over THE BELL CURVE. Remember Mario Cuomo's bitter memories of his parents "moving on up" to a nicer neighborhood, and a delegation of WASPy women calling on his mom and telling her to keep the lids on her garbage cans? Sure left a mark on poor Mario, but happily it was a mark he could exploit.
Driving around a majority Italian neighborhood on Garbage Collection Day to see what we can see would be totally racist, though.
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17. Harris Tweed
Is what the man on camera says true? Has the east side of Boston deteriorated because of a particular race of people? If what he alleges about the east side of Boston is true, is he still a racist?
June 13, 2012 - 5:31 pm Link to this Comment | Reply-
He's talking about the east side of BUFFALO, New York, not Boston.
June 13, 2012 - 9:52 pm Link to this Comment | Reply-
Harris Tweed
Sorry. I stand corrected. My questions are still valid.
June 14, 2012 - 8:58 am Link to this Comment | Reply
18. Aggie 95
Detroit…Camden…. Washington D.C. ….. Newark …. St Louis …. New Orleans …. East St. Louis …. Chicago …..Flint …. Gary … Harrisburg …. Wilkes Barre …. Philly …. Memphis …. conclusions anyone
June 13, 2012 - 6:36 pm Link to this Comment | Reply-
Look at yourselves. You are sitting and doing exactly what the left wants you to do in order to silence us: Denigrating and casting aspersions on a man for his honesty because what he says falls outside of the PC boundaries and must be dealt with. The indoctrination by the left into the crap called PC has been so effective that we criticize ourselves and the left is laughing. Were it not for PC, then his answers and opinions would be allowed to stand.
I was raised in a small community north of Philly that went from white to predominately black in a short period of time. And it was ruined and yes we moved out. Sure white trash ruin their homes and communities, but I believe they learn it from blacks; and the moral of the story is that when you give everything to someone or in this case black Americans they have neither the pride or substance to take care of it. Exceptions noted.
So unless you have lived in this guys shoes or mine, STFU. Leave the left to tear us apart.
June 13, 2012 - 7:50 pm Link to this Comment | Reply-
"Bingo" what, Blotto? How are we serving the Left by discussing a topic forbidden by PC?
As I pointed out in comment 19 below, Harlem used to be black and safe, so what happened?
"Sure white trash ruin their homes and communities, but I believe they learn it from blacks" This is so odd. You seem to be admitting that taking care of homes and communities is learned behavior for whites while implying it's genetic behavior for blacks. (I say "seem" – I am putting words in your mouth, it's true.)
Look, we learn to mow the lawn in the summer, shovel the walk in the winter, pick up litter from the yard and street in front of it year round – and we learn these things and why they're important from parents, most often from dad. If your dad's absent from your life and your mom doesn't care, you won't learn these things.
Studies have shown (see the work of Heather MacDonald at City Journal) that the overrepresentation of blacks among our population of convicted felons completely disappears if you correct for illegitimacy. Environment even has nothing to do with it: a black boy raised in a rotten urban slum – one who sees his father go off to work every day and come back – will have the same low risk of falling into criminal behavior as a white suburban boy with the same kind of father!
Illegitimacy's the problem and it's not just in the black neighborhoods where it's on the rise. Illegitimacy's poison for the society.
June 13, 2012 - 9:53 pm Link to this Comment | Reply-
Fail Burton
"For violent offenses, the arrest rate of African Americans in 1999 was 1,621 per 100,000. The comparable arrest rate for whites was 76 per 100,000 resulting in African Americans being 21 times more likely to be arrested for violent crimes than whites."
Minnesota, 2002 Council on Crime and Justice Report. I think there's a little more going on there than having a dad.
June 14, 2012 - 7:43 pm Link to this Comment | Reply-
Indie Nial
But of course African Americans are 21 times more likely to be arrested.
Doesnt say they the DID anything…
Just got arrested.
By Racists.
June 15, 2012 - 7:54 am Link to this Comment
I do not think that whites "learned" anything from blacks about how to trash a neighborhood etc… The traits, or lack of certain traits (culture AGAIN or "the habits of the heart and mind") of some groups lead to "bad neighborhoods" irregardless of race.
I would challenge the idea that a black Harlem was ever safe. Sounds like more hoping against hope that a safe majority black neighborhood existed somewhere somehow in the USA.
The issue is culture. Read Thomas Sowells books on this subject. In fact he makes the case that blacks learned it from the Scotch Irish – an ethnic group that is white but did not like to work, liked to fight, liked to drink, had an exaggerated sense of personal pride (sounds like the "are you dissing me" thing), had poor personal hygiene etc… what is the difference between a rough black ghetto in the US and a rough white ghetto in the UK? Not much past skin color.
June 14, 2012 - 11:03 am Link to this Comment | Reply-
C'mon, Rev. We know black Harlem was safe in the Roaring '20s. If it weren't, The Cotton Club and other jazz joints would not have been able to operate. It was safe in the '50s, too – lots of talk in the culture then about going uptown for ribs and other delicacies.
Read more Sowell. Black neighborhoods used to be no more menacing, and usually less menacing, than white ones.
June 14, 2012 - 3:59 pm Link to this Comment | Reply-
Jusda facks
It was "safer" than it is today, thats for sure.
All cities were "safer" in the 20′s and 30′s than they are now.
The "worst" parts of any city 70-80 years ago were tranquil by todays standards.But Harlem was a lot more dangerous then, than, say Manhattan or Staten Island of the same era.
June 15, 2012 - 8:00 am Link to this Comment
19. retlaw
Aggie, I conclude you should read Charles Murray's COMING APART, The State of White America.
Also the works of new PJM contributor Theodore Dalrymple – lots of his wonderfully written collections of essays are available on Kindle for under $5. Try SECOND OPINION: A Doctor's Dispatches from the Inner City – and he's talking about majority white neighborhoods in Britain.
It's culture, culture, culture.
All those places you name, they used to be safe. It used to be safe for everybody to go up to Harlem to drink in the jazz clubs. What happened? The Dems went hard for Cultural Marxism, for one thing.
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20. jojo
Did you really mean racism as philosophy?
A tactic of statist totalitarians dressed in modern clothing as democratic liberals? To pull in, gull, the best and brightest. You know the "un" or should that be non-racist people from the most elite, exclusive and expensive universities and their troupes/troops followers heavily underwritten by the NOT best and brightest, "racists" underlings, commoners?
As against that original, creative, philosophy described in the two documents that truly CHANGED the world, with the HOPES embedded in for the dispossesed and powerless. Philosophy and principles witnessed with the "Conservative" documents the Declaration of Independence and Constitution of the USA.
The latter which the present Chief Executive of Enterprise USA deems "defective" to unlawfully with this troops in Congress and Judiciary amend – change protected rights of American citizens. Without their consent as required in that "Conservative" Constitution. Racism as one of their WMDs against Americans who do not readily comply with their depredations.
The Constitution details protections of Rights embedded as principle in the earlier Declaration. Even names, after details of organisational structure and instructions,a major section the BILL of Rights. The FIRST Amendment to that Bill protects FREEDOM~ of speech and thought/opinion – private and public.
The Rights protected in the Constitution are of individuals NOT groups.
That Constitution established as LAW so we do not "have to pass it to know what's in it". That Constitution available for review for anyone interested.
In simple language, few pages and direct in its statement of principles and permissible action.We must assume therefore it can be understood even by the best and brightest,, star pundits, creative artists of entertainment and perhaps even by the "representatives of the People". You know the commoners.
June 14, 2012 - 4:06 am Link to this Comment | Reply-
Jojo, you seem to be full of ideas, but none of them were conveyed clearly in this comment.
June 14, 2012 - 4:01 pm Link to this Comment | Reply
You cannot challenge the pieties of a society without incurring an angry, sometimes violent response. America's race-hustlers have maintained their preferred pieties in the teeth of adverse statistical evidence, ferociously and sometimes lethally; consider the Watts and Detroit riots of the Sixties, and the Rodney King riots in Los Angeles in the Nineties.
The de facto legal privileges and immunities awarded to American Negroes are the source of most of the trouble, of course. But here, too, we have a piety that few dare to challenge: the notion that because of slavery 147 years ago, the rest of us have a duty to coddle "persons of color." If this piety is not overthrown, the consequences will inevitably include the destruction of a race. It would be uproarious if it weren't so tragic.
June 14, 2012 - 4:24 am Link to this Comment | Reply-
You're right. The Prime Directive of our current liberal regime is the celebration of non-White groups, aka "multiculturalism", "diversity" and "tolerance". Break that law and you will be treated as this man was, and worse.
The trouble with the Prime Directive is that, like all of liberalism -the contemporary egalitarian variety– it is rooted in the moralistic fallacy, believing that things ARE as one thinks they OUGHT to be.
June 14, 2012 - 8:30 am Link to this Comment | Reply
22. Mike T
The left doesn't understand or want to understand that its model of "racial justice" ensures that the standard that is applied is one that prevents fairness from being meted out to wrong-doers. For instance, in the Trayvon Martin case, by trying to railroad Zimmerman, they may "get him" but they just perpetuate an abusive legal culture that will fall disproportionately on minorities. Regardless of why you believe minorities end up in court more often, the simple fact is that they do. Therefore any push for not handling each case fairly and factually without letting emotion taint it is invariably going to hit minorities hard (even if they deserve to be before the court)
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Andrew, I love that you have the courage to be so honest about your opinions and what you see. And it does take courage to be so honest.
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24. Chas in Dayton
The poor guy has it half right: Blacks who embrace the so-called "black culture" (victimhood and oppression primarily) feel so entitled to "retribution" from other races and society at large, that they do, indeed, interfere with normal functions of society (crime, social services, etc.) Note though that the problem is cultural, not racial; there are plenty of blacks who could care less about the media- and politician-driven "black culture." Just because a culture is unique to a particular ethnicity does not make it a racial determinate, and until society recognizes the distinction and deals frankly with the destructive culture, it is likely doomed to continue.
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25. Buck Bradley
Setting aside the question of burning down houses, can anyone seriously dispute that yes, in fact blacks pretty much DO ruin pretty much every neighborhood they move in to? Are we allowed to point out that elephant in the room?
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There are black families on our block. They don't seem to have ruined the neighborhood. Maybe they're a fluke, maybe there's something more to it than just skin color. For what it's worth, the white family that used to live next door seemed a lot more disruptive–loud parties, lots of vehicles, alcohol and minor drugs. We and the neighbors we talked with about it were quite relieved when they moved out.
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Fail Burton
It's a numbers, culture and tipping point issue. No body's suggesting a single black family comprises a culture or is bad. On that anecdotal level, anyone can be a jerk.
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26. Richard Gibbard
The interviewer has probably never been in any major city 'hood.
The interviewee probably had a higher SAT score than the reporter, if he ever bothered to take the test.
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27. barry1817
Sometimes stereotypes are correct.
After Trayvon was shot, we were told not to judge people because they are wearing hoodies, covering their faces in extreme hot environments and low and behold those people are caught on video cameras doing criminal acts.
If you don't want to be tarred and feathered by your brothers, then step up, as Bill Cosby did and tell the parents to get a hold of what is happening. Seem to recall that Cosby was shut down for expressing this opinon. As if blacks are afraid of success for their children, and don't want to take responsiblity for their actions.
What a shame.
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28. Pamela Troy
Looks like white supremacy is alive and well and making a comeback.
Do you guys prefer the term "racist" or "racialist?" Or maybe you've made up some euphemism for the disgusting bigotry you've embraced.
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I am certain that Ed Drantand most of the channel 4 caucasian staff live in black neighborhoods.
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"What will you do/ if it turns out you've failed?/How will you fare?" Peter Cole asked members of the audience, looking up from the pages of his book to gauge their reaction.
He was greeted with faces basking earnestly in the light of this new poetry, ambivalent chewed lips toward the back row, a few scattered and nervous laughs.
The question, dangling neatly off a stanza of Cole's "Quatrains for a Calling," was one of several raised Wednesday evening at the Institute Library. Cole read from and discussed his new book of poems, The Invention of Influence (New Directions Publishing, 2014).
Central to the reading was an exploration of not only people, but also the things and texts that had influenced him as a writer. These were apparent in pieces like "Actual Angels," reflecting his Kabbalistic interests.
The book's title poem, "The Invention of Influence," takes this interest to another level. It investigates the life of Victor Tausk, a disciple of Sigmund Freud who proposed an "influencing machine" for his schizophrenic patients. Often sidelined in his teacher's shadow, Tausk caught Cole's interest for his "dangerously sympathetic imagination," a trait that the poet may very well share. His piece, of which he performed only sections, sounds more like a classed-up ballad or opera than contemporary verse.
Raised in New Jersey, Cole has lived between Jerusalem and New Haven since the 1980s with his wife, critic and essayist Adina Hoffman. He is not only a prolific and widely published poet, but also a translator and professor, roles to which he brings as much influence as he receives.
"Transformation and reconfiguration come in a sense of relation, constant relation," he explained. "Teaching is so powerful for me and so important. It is the place I get tremendous nourishment from."
And nourishment he brought right back to the audience, which included many of his students. Although sometimes esoteric and overly academic, the reading acted as a contemporary take on the Institute Library's circa 1826 mission: to foster, in the words of Executive Director Will Baker, "learning in a context of mutual encouragement."
After reading selections from The Invention, Cole engaged in a spirited dialogue exploring sources likely and unlikely influence, originality, quotation, revelation and even psychoanalysis.
At one point, Yale Professor Susan Howe ventured: "I'm interested at how you weave quotation and originality into this very poem [about Tausk]"
Cole's answer got to the heart of the evening's discussion, and indicated that the book is worth every moment readers will spend on it.
"The notion of originality is at the center of my poetics," Cole started. "But I don't really care if it's original in the Romantic sense. If it's fresh, it doesn't have to be different. Just make it new. That makes you part of the chain that makes communities stronger."
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If you are coming to the show, not only do I hope that you are making Pet Postcards for our Pet Postcard Project fundraiser, but we also have some fun opportunities for our Trading Post, where we invite you to trade your ATCs (artist trading cards), Inchies, Mug Rugs, and Prayer Flags. Sharing a bit of your art with other show attendees is a fantastic way to explore new techniques (without committing yourself to a large quilt), and also bring home some (free!) handmade mementos by other quilters. There is no limit as to how many items you can bring and trade. There are no rules for the Trading Post, except to trade like-items at the show (i.e. if you want to trade out your Inchie you brought to the show, you must trade it for another Inchie, not an ATC, prayer flag or mug rug).
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Prayer flags can be as sturdy or delicate as you like, but keep in mind that it is quite possible the recipient will be placing your prayer flags outside, such as hanging off the railing of a front porch. Prayer flags are celebrated and cherished for their frayed, weathered look, so feel free to upcycle those vintage table lines too worn or stained for daily use. The suggested size for this particular prayer flag trade at Fall Festival is in the range of 5″ w x 6″h, and make sure to stitch a sleeve across the top for a piece of cording or string to slip through. Some of my very favorite prayer flags are by Vivika Denegre, who challenged herself to make a prayer flag every day for the month of June a couple years ago. She recently told me that she spent just one hour each day making them, using materials she had on hand.
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For more prayer flag inspiration, visit Vivika's prayer flag blog where you will find lots of inspiring examples.
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Waid and Simone Take Aim at Olney
- Posted by Johanna on January 2, 2007 at 4:45 pm
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If you read comic news sites, you've probably already heard about the problems with Rick Olney and his Tightlip Entertainment (link no longer available) commissioning work from a variety of people (including established professionals), not paying them, and then threatening them with legal action when they speak out about it. Apparently Olney feels that everyone is bound by some kind of non-disclosure agreement, even if they never signed one; I guess that's why he picked that publisher name.
If you haven't heard about this history, go search Lying in the Gutters, and you'll find plenty about it. Alternately, check out this 95-page (!) thread (at the time of posting) on Gail Simone's message board.
Here's one high point: God bless Mark Waid!
if you want to file a claim against the man but can't afford the expense, I will cover you out of my own pocket. No joke. I don't care if Olney owes you ninety bucks or nine thousand, if you're willing to put together your case but reclamation costs, filing fees, and professional legal consultation are standing between you and your day in court, I will personally foot those bills. Contact me and we'll work out the details.
That is an amazingly impressive thing to do. Too many publishers (and wannabes) depend on creators being too desperate to take legal action against them. Waid just loaded that weapon for all those stiffed by Olney.
Kurt Busiek has another practical suggestion:
Get the various contributors to these books together and sell the stories to someone else. If a writer, penciler, inker, letterer, and colorist all worked on something and none of you got paid, shop it around. Change any details that came from Tightlip and get paid by someone else.
He has no grounds to sue. The contract is void. For those of you who have contracts, satisfy the "Notices" section (if there even is one) by sending a registered letter saying that he's got 30 days to pay or you're selling the story elsewhere. When he doesn't pay, sell it elsewhere.
There's no need to feel held hostage — what he doesn't pay for, he doesn't own any rights to. Basic contract law. Heck, the publicity involved in bringing together screwed creators to publish DEADBEAT COMICS would bring in a lot of readers wanting to support you guys.
Olney reappears later on (after vowing to leave, he didn't last long) to sling around more insults and legal threats. Even after being warned that he was either opening himself up to more grounds for suit or damaging his own case, he couldn't stay away. The boy doesn't know when to quit!
Update: As of 9 AM 1/4/07, the thread is up to 121 pages, and Olney does seem to have disappeared. The discussion has turned into consolation and in-jokes, with a few old self-publishing names showing up that I haven't thought about in years, like Joanne Ellen Mutch (Rummblestrips). They all have Olney horror stories, unsurprisingly.
Update 2: 10 AM 1/5/07, 138 pages. There's a new thread for the anthology coming out of all this. Its working title is "Unscrewed!" and it appears that proceeds are intended to benefit the creators due money from Olney's unscrupulous business practices and outright theft of services.
Also, Gail Simone requests that the many others who haven't yet spoken out do so. Given Olney's long history of lies (that particular one is from 2000 about faking an organization's tax-deductible status), there's no benefit to keeping quiet.
8 Responses to "Waid and Simone Take Aim at Olney"
- Dwight Williams Says:
January 2, 2007 at 8:39 PMAmazing…just amazing…one of several train wrecks we've had the "privilege" of watching over the years, isn't it?
- Gail Says:
January 3, 2007 at 12:10 AMYou obviously have an AGENDA OF HATE AGAINST RICK OLNEY, Johanna!
Honest to god, if it weren't for all the people he's cheated, he'd be unintentionally hilarious. Some of the stuff he's said is so bizarre and delusional it might as well have come from the moon.
- Journalista » Blog Archive » Jan. 3, 2007: You will pay with your blood Says:
January 3, 2007 at 11:31 AM[…] For those still waiting for publication, payment, or more than a dozen honest words strung together in a sentence from TightLip Entertainment, Rick "Orcafresh" Olney's latest extended meltdown is more than a little annoying. For the rest of us, however, it's the gift that keeps on giving. The latest eruption is taking place at Gail Simone's message board, with guest appearances and beatdowns by Simone, Mark Waid, Kurt Busiek, Pia Guerra, Michael Netzer, Cully Hamner, James A. Owen and Scott Shaw! — 108 pages of this shit and counting? Wow. Johanna Draper Carlson has links to the latest highlights, for those of you unwilling to wade through the whole thing. […]
- Tom Stillwell Says:
January 3, 2007 at 11:33 AMOlney is a snake oil salesman of the first degree.
- Crowley Says:
January 7, 2007 at 3:07 AMnow closing in on 160 pages with Olney reappearing and threatening to sue everyone.
on Earth.
- Comics Worth Reading Says:
January 9, 2007 at 9:36 PM[…] Mega-jerk Rick Olney: Colleen Doran comments that, with 292 pages at 9 PM January 9, the response from Olney, head of a company (?) he calls Tight Lip Entertainment has devolved into vulgarity, fat jokes, gay bashing, name calling, threats featuring pictures of an armed Marine bearing the slogan "iKILL", and has all the appearance of a public nervous breakdown. […]
- Comics Worth Reading » Unscrewed Site Launches Says:
January 24, 2007 at 8:11 PM[…] Something good may have come out of the Olney TightLip theft fiasco — a group of those wronged by Olney have formed Unscrewed, a site with two apparent aims: […]
- Rick Olney Con Update » Comics Worth Reading Says:
February 28, 2007 at 4:50 PM[…] Con artist Rick Olney hasn't learned his lesson yet — Heidi has his latest convention announcement, followed […]


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Retreats 2013
These special retreats are offered annually at Deer Park Monastery.
Whether we are new to the practice of mindfulness or we have already
been practicing for a long time, we are welcome to join these retreats.
Dharma Talks based on the theme of the retreat will be offered by
Dharma Teachers. There will be Dharma Sharing groups where we can
learn from each others experience and to listen and share from the heart.
The retreats also include sessions of our basic practices like sitting,
walking and eating meditation. We practice together as a Sangha,
a community that lives in harmony and awareness. We learn the art of
mindful living, practicing in such a way that we can continue to apply
the teaching practice in our daily lives.
Dec. 28 – Jan. 01 Holiday Retreat
March 20 – 24 Wake Up – Young Adult Retreat
April 26 – 28 Meditation & Education Retreat
May 15 – 19 People of Color Retreat
May 24 – 26 Vesak Dana Weekend – Special event
June 26 – 30 Family Retreat
July 10 – 14 Teen Camp