tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21829866.post6044752158913745359..comments2023-08-20T07:06:14.115-04:00Comments on Thurber's Thoughts: Contradiction in Mayor's excuse for banning MarinesMaggiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12677808307727487766noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21829866.post-76469040152527524942008-02-13T08:41:00.000-05:002008-02-13T08:41:00.000-05:00Naw I disagree. Congestion can be so bad during d...Naw I disagree. Congestion can be so bad during drive time that even if the possibility was there for some inconvenience then I applaud Carty for his decision.<BR/><BR/>Also, no support the troops rallies please, they might get the idea that their efforts in Iraq are supported and they definitely are not. Now that the "surge" last fall has proven ultimately futile in spite of Fox news repeated crows that it was a success in spite of any evidence, will you pro-war nuts stand down already and admit defeat?<BR/><BR/>The only remaining way to support the troops is prevent anymore deployments that we are able. Sometimes that is only keeping them out of my city.<BR/><BR/>Go Carty!GregAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10912559495070751394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21829866.post-7010356368017065592008-02-12T20:38:00.000-05:002008-02-12T20:38:00.000-05:00Maggie, The funny thing about this is that with a ...Maggie, <BR/><BR/>The funny thing about this is that with a little promotion, this could have been a boost to downtown. Promoting the exercise, and maybe organizing a support the troops rally in the process (and the Mayor is incredibly patriotic, right?) could have brought people downtown. I suspect it even would have done so in spite of the weather. It's not like the streets of downtown are all that busy on a normal weekend.<BR/><BR/>Instead what we have is a nationally embarrassing reputation that will take some time to wear off, and a chance to add our names (along with Berkely, CA) to the list of left-wing, unpatriotic, fringe cities. Maybe we should contact the Livcom and the UN. I understand that this is the kind of things that they really like.Timothy W Higginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17118861693269565715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21829866.post-18597438482510822272008-02-12T11:31:00.000-05:002008-02-12T11:31:00.000-05:00Three staff writers worked on the latest Blade art...Three staff writers worked on the latest Blade article( Meghan Gilbert, JC Reindl, & Joe Vardon) and apparently Roberta DeBoer is the only one at the Blade quick enough to ask the right questions, she's the only one to get the real story. How 'bout that ?jrshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03616373935136544307noreply@blogger.com