82083 - Thu Nov 12 23:24:54 2009 - [] By: mp |
Mr. Obama on his muslim faith.
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=d4f_1258057428 |
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82082 - Thu Nov 12 23:15:55 2009 - [3 GLARING mistakes] By: Big Iron |
The C-Beast from the East? More handles...It Is I, You Know Who I Am, The Queen of the Blogosphere.
Had a good day at the DNT today. I pointed out 3 GLARING mistakes made by their crack writing staff. Of course, none of the 3 got posted, BUT the stories and pics were sure changed fast. THEN, 2 of my previous posts were magically deleted! But Jimmy Bellemy has assured me in the past that never happens. LOL! Yeah right!
So the DNT runs stories on a home invasion/assault and a burglary/assault. Naturally, all 4 of the suspects are BLACK, and 3 are not from Duluth. I tried to post that fact twice. Apparently the DNT found that offensive. Quite the ship and quite the crew you have there, little Bobby K. |
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82081 - Thu Nov 12 22:29:59 2009 - [Smear? What kind of smear?] By: Common Sns |
I had to laugh at an earlier blog implying that there was a "smear" campaign against Beth Olson.
Let me get this straight? Re printing Beth Olson's own words is a "smear campaign"? A "smear campaign"?? You've got to be kidding?
This is reminiscent of a past Greg Gilbert campaign. I think Pat Spott was runing against him and the Chamber, before they turned totaly "progressive", had a political committee that was backing the responsible moderate Spott. The Chamber ran an add in the paper for Spott. The Gilbert campaign flipped out and claimed "dirty politics" and held a press conference claiming a "smear campaign"!
Do you know what the Chamber add mainly consisted of??
GILBERTS VOTING RECORD!
I'm not kidding. His own voting record was so bad that he considered it a "hostile add".
Unfortunately, instead of calling their own press conference to point out that Gilbert was complaining about his own voting record (which would have made Gilbert look like the total worm that he was) the Chamber guys put their tails between their legs and ran away! Again, I'm not kidding! They disbanded that Committee!
The Chamber hasn't had any "balls" since! |
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82080 - Thu Nov 12 21:29:10 2009 - [Cat Fight] By: UMD Culture |
Interesting times on our UMD Campus the past few weeks:
The two top GLBT, "diversity", OBSSESED women at UMD are very publicly at odds with each other over the Raymond thing. (The Diversity "Board" can't believe the boss is sticking up for a man! Ick!)
The not so funny joke going around campus is - (So, as long as the women at UMD that you harass are merely heterosexual, you get to keep your job??) We're all wondering what would have happened if the women harassed, were "gay"? Seeing it's UMD and part of the University of Minnesota System, uh ya, I think we all know how that would have gone down!
Funny thing, the Administration/faculty/staff on campus are overwhelmingly ultra left liberals. (the few that are not liberal have learned to keep their mouth shut) They, the libs, make the mistake of assuming that ALL the student body must think like they do on everything. After all, they are "college students" you know. They'd actually be shocked out of over 11,000 students, just how many of them are moderates! Some are even, gasp, conservative! |
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82079 - Thu Nov 12 20:33:26 2009 - [Lefty sexual harassment] By: James |
Two points here...
"Has anybody picked up and the political end of the Rod Raymond story?
Top UMD administration, and 99% of the school, is WAY to the liberal left. Burrito Union gang, way to the left."
First, how in the world do you equate a guy not getting fired with political tendancies? Is Kathryn Martin a liberal? Can you prove this? Can you prove that - if she IS a liberal - that she kept Raymond on the payroll because he's also liberal? For that matter, can you prove that Raymond is liberal? More likely that Martin kept him employed because he was at one time her personal trainer. Nepotism, yes. Politically motivated... I think you're looking for a reason to slam liberals that isn't there.
"But, when it was Anita Hill & Clarence Thomas???"
In this case Thomas kept his job, too. |
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82078 - Thu Nov 12 20:27:33 2009 - [Ness not a union member] By: James |
"Ness is little more than a puppet on a string."
This has to be one of the most uneducated statements I've ever read. Anyone who has half-way paid attention knows that AFSCME is in no way fond of Ness.
There are plenty of criticisms you could throw the mayor's way. Being a puppet for the unions is certainly not one of them. |
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82077 - Thu Nov 12 14:56:51 2009 - [More Ne$$ tough on taxpayer decisions ] By: Cynic |
taxed to death, I checked the Buzz Blog and what I see is that the City is actually hiring 41 new employees so Ness is increasing the city workforce by 5 percent not the 4 percent you mention. Then again what the hell is a percent here and there to the city. Just a couple of dollars here and a couple of dollars there.
More tough decisions right? Ness is little more than a puppet on a string. |
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82076 - Thu Nov 12 14:46:19 2009 - [Duluth's preeminent cyberslut] By: Kojak |
Here are just a few handles that have been used by Duluth's preeminent cyberslut.
Who loves ya baby!
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=cyberslut
Tony R (the imposter)
Carl M.
Duluth Voter
Suzanne
Shakespeare
21st Century Woman
IKMN
Exercising my constitutional rights
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82075 - Thu Nov 12 13:25:21 2009 - [Made no sense, not funny or witty] By: Common Sns |
Mankato's colors are purple.
Some students, in the student section, started yelling "Purple Faggots".
Why, I don't know? Makes no sense, and not funny or witty.
UMD fans are very-very loyal. Considering we nearly always finish under 500 every year, we still have a very big fan base. UMD's non student fans are also very-very quiet at the games. If it wasn't for the student section, we wouldn't even have a home ice advatage in our own arena!
All the student section has to do is use a little common sense, acknowledge that there a few certain words they can not yell, and everything will be just fine. No "F" word, nothing too sexual and everything will be fine.
This time the GLBT people got offended, and it got on the front page.
Go Dogs! |
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82074 - Thu Nov 12 11:37:58 2009 - [What did the UMD students chant?] By: UM D |
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82073 - Thu Nov 12 11:32:31 2009 - [Liberal double talk easy to see] By: UMD Culture |
Has anybody picked up and the political end of the Rod Raymond story?
Top UMD administration, and 99% of the school, is WAY to the liberal left. Burrito Union gang, way to the left.
So in this case, like Bill Clinton, feminism, women and women's rights, get thrown under the bus!!
But, when it was Anita Hill & Clarence Thomas??? |
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82072 - Thu Nov 12 07:39:49 2009 - [No cutting of expenses by Ness] By: No Raises |
| Viewing the buzz blog about the budget increase.I hope all of the council ( not just TODD,STAUBER and KRAUSE) will take into consideration the citizens of this community are fed-up with the fees and so-called small increases in our taxes every year.The Mayor and his number crunchers are void of any ideas to solve our budget deficit except going to the taxpayers. Stop the ridiculous pay increases for employees during this economic downturn. |
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82071 - Wed Nov 11 22:17:19 2009 - [Fuzzy math] By: taxed to death |
| So while the rest of the nation is laying off workers according BUZZ blog and Fedora the city of Duluth is increasing it's workforce by 4 percent. Yet Ness continually says the workers are his number one expense. Someone is using fuzzy math. |
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82070 - Wed Nov 11 21:59:35 2009 - [75 comments and counting re: Raymond] By: CD |
75 comments and counting on the Rod Raymond sexual abuse story.
http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/151184/group/Opinion/ |
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82069 - Wed Nov 11 16:31:49 2009 - [Getting screwed forever by AFSCME] By: Dave |
Bigfoot,
You must be in the AFSCME leadershit.
Duluth water and gas customers have been getting screwed forever by the standby time given to certain employees. It's well over $100,000 per year. AFSCME won't budge on this phony pay scheme. And you wonder why city of Duluth utility rates are non-competitive with other upper Midwest cities.
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82068 - Wed Nov 11 16:08:05 2009 - [This day is NOT for Larry] By: 60's Warrior |
| Just a reminder Larry, this day is NOT for you! |
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82067 - Wed Nov 11 14:55:14 2009 - [Another local DFLer has gone bad] By: DFL Crime Watch |
I see another local DFLer has gone bad. Sheez he looks familiar.
http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/151734/
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82066 - Wed Nov 11 10:27:08 2009 - [Another AFSCME no fact response] By: Bigfoot |
| Elmer Anderson Fudd, do a little research and get you facts straight before you show your lack of knowledge. |
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82065 - Wed Nov 11 07:56:50 2009 - [Two Harbors gas cheaper than DFL Duluth] By: Pitt Street Panther |
| The gas is 5 cents cheaper in Two Harbors too. |
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82064 - Wed Nov 11 07:48:59 2009 - [Unions left Olson high & dry] By: mr works |
| I wish ms Olson well and hope she remembers how the Unions left her high and dry after the primary. Way to go Brotherhood of the Back Stabbers. |
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82063 - Wed Nov 11 07:45:58 2009 - [AFSCME water & gas ripoff] By: Elmer Anderson |
| Looking at the paper on-line I see the private contractors in this town are upset over the city slackers road work. If we have the money to piss away on every study under the sun, then why not spend the money to study all city operations to see how bad the city depts. are screwing us in wages and benefits. If we want to put local people to work the city should contract out. I understand that 6 people on the water and gas dept. are paid 7 days a week to carry around a pager ( just in case their is an emergency water break.)Is this a common practice elsewhere? |
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82061 - Tue Nov 10 22:26:07 2009 - [No tax on gas?] By: Major Confused |
| Is it the State tax on gas that Cloquet station dont have to pay to compete with the tribal gas stations in the area? |
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82059 - Tue Nov 10 21:02:35 2009 - [Olson posted her private life DFL Rube] By: slippery slope |
it is ms olson that posted things about her private life all over the internet. others simply regurgitated those facts.
STARFIRE: I thought it was George Bush's fault. At least DFL Rube is living up to his/her name. |
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82057 - Tue Nov 10 19:09:56 2009 - [Liddy look alike] By: replicant |
| Whats the deal with Gordon Grant? He sure looks alot like G. Gordon Liddy. |
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82056 - Tue Nov 10 17:53:50 2009 - [Claire has "issues"] By: Title 9 |
"C" your the best. Now get this everyone. The DNT is enabling DCB. Yup, it sure looks like the DNT and DCB are one in the same. Further proof that the DCB is THE most significant media outlet in the Twin Ports and that Claire has "issues".
Progressives hate the truth, they scurry like mentally diseased rats when their agenda is exposed. Keep up the good work "C". Thanks to you, the next election will be swept by the DCB.
"C" wrote
Whats with anonymous bloggers posting information about Ms. Olson's private life all over the Internet, and the unethical mainstream media in town enabling these whackjobs by 1. a Fox 21 TV moderator asking an inappropriate and very biased question about Ms. Olson's private life in a public forum and 2. a DNT reporter writing all about the inappropriately-worded question, and setting it in its context, before he then reported on Ms. Olson and other candidates and public officials reactions to this inappropriate invasion of her privacy. The rest of the happenings at this forum was completely ignored by this reporter.
The problem isn't with the right-wing bloggers, they're just crazy, will stoop to any lows, and they have their agenda. No one takes them seriously, except for, obviously, the DNT, which enables these right wing bloggers by bringing their trash talk into the mainstream.
I was actually gratified to see that Ms. Olson did very well, esp. considering the disgusting smear campaign waged against her conducted by the DNT, who'd obviously taken their cues from anonymous right-wing bloggers.
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82055 - Tue Nov 10 17:39:11 2009 - [Things cost more in DFL Duluth] By: LIB Reader Online |
Rube,
I filled up at the Little Store on Highway 33. There are Little Stores owned by the same people in DFL Duluth, so obviously things cost more in DFL Duluth.
Better luck nesxt time on your spin. |
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82054 - Tue Nov 10 17:11:00 2009 - [Council needs common sense] By: Inside Look |
| I believe the recount is at the expense of the candidate who wants the recount. If the margin was less than 1%, then the government entity is responsible for it. Let him count....I hope that we get some common sense on the city council. |
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82053 - Tue Nov 10 17:00:41 2009 - [How's the shoulder?] By: LIB reader |
| Hey Rube, how's the shoulder? |
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82052 - Tue Nov 10 16:18:18 2009 - [Gordon Grant wants a recount] By: DFL Rube |
| Wow! Gordon Grant wants a recount. Talk about a waste of taxpayer $$$!!! The DCB better tear him apart here for spending OUR money! |
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82050 - Tue Nov 10 16:06:16 2009 - [Greedy business owners in Duluth] By: DFL Rube |
| OK, LIB reader. Or maybe it's the greedy business owners in Duluth who rip us all off. There are no business owners left in Cloquet because I hear Wal-Mart owns that city and sets the gas prices. I love how you blame the DFL for the actions of business owners who are the REAL crooks! |
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82049 - Tue Nov 10 15:35:37 2009 - [What happened with the county case?] By: glass ctr |
The only difference that I can C so far is that the DNT reports the details of sexual harassment for UMD but NOT for the St Louis County Commissioners.
Anyways, what ever happened to that sexual harassment case against the commissioners? If they settled out of court, how much are taxpayers being charged to pay in damages? |
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82048 - Tue Nov 10 15:06:12 2009 - [14 cents per gallon higher in DFL Duluth] By: LIB Reader Online |
I was in Cloquet today and filled up my gas tank at $2.55 a gallon. The price in DFL Duluth is $2.69. Are taxes and fees that much higher in DFL Duluth?
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82047 - Tue Nov 10 11:36:50 2009 - [THOUGHT OF THE DAY] By: Muffin Top |
THOUGHT OF THE DAY:
"The Great Depression, like most other periods of severe unemployment, was produced by government mismanagement rather than by any inherent instability of the private economy." - Milton Friedman
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82046 - Tue Nov 10 08:13:05 2009 - [Act your age] By: UMD Culture |
Hugh:
Does it ever cross your mind, or the minds of his other friends, that if he acted his age instead of always acting like a horny 9th grader, that this never would have happened in the first place? |
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82045 - Mon Nov 9 22:46:38 2009 - [Duluth is stuck] By: Sara F |
While all you rubes are posting your stupid little rants about all that is useless about Duluth, there is a bigger movement out there.
Duluth is stuck in the socialist, progressive movement, which is not a movement, nor is it a revolution. It is simply re-fried, resurrected, post soviet, throwbacks who desire a Utopian, hippie commune and, in fifty years, haven't figured out that this Utopia DOESN'T EXIST!
Here is your future unless you wake the hell up. This is Obama's America:
http://www.revolutionmuslim.com/
Obama is a fraud, a radical, juvenile scumbag and the mouthpiece for every scum sucking, liberal, socialist, appeasing, treasonous, logic devoid, anti-freedom, lunatic on the planet. Drink it up libs. Your heads will be the first to roll. Muslims HATE you and everything you stand for! Allah Akbar! |
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82044 - Mon Nov 9 19:45:22 2009 - [Cirrus Design question] By: Gary |
| Does any body nows something about Cirrus Design "economic health"??? How things are going with this great company??? |
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82043 - Mon Nov 9 16:50:03 2009 - ["Dirty Laundry"] By: Hugh G |
Charlene and all of the other people that are taking their pot shots at Rod Raymond...
Do you know Rod personally? If you don't, then I encourage you to go introduce yourselves to him. He is one of the nicest and most encouraging people that I have ever met. How the media has crucified him is actually disgraceful. It's easy to hide behind a blog name and throw stones at someone...remember the old saying... Don't throw stones when you live in a glass house. Maybe someday, someone will actually report the real story of Rod... a guy who will give you the food off of his plate, motivate you to be a better person, believe in you when no one else does... You should all be ashamed of yourselves for the negative comments about someone that you have never met. Like the Don Henley song "Dirty Laundry"...unfortunately thats what sells papers in this society. |
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82042 - Mon Nov 9 15:45:29 2009 - [Burglaries] By: Locals Gone Wild |
DATE: 11/09/2009
NATURE OF INCIDENT: Burglaries
CASE NO.:
INCIDENT DATE :11/09/2009
INCIDENT TIME:
INCIDENT LOCATION: East Hillside, Chester Parkway, UMD Neighborhoods
SUBJECT: Police Investigating recent residential Buglaries
BY: Officer Brad Wick, Information Coordinator
The Duluth Police Department has seen a recent increase in residential burglaries in the East Hillside, Chester Parkway, and UMD neighborhoods. Police are investigating the incidents for any trends or similar patterns.
Police remind citizens to continue to lock the doors and windows of their homes, use exterior lighting to deter crime, and report suspicious people or circumstances by calling 911. Anyone with information on these burglaries is asked to call the Property Crimes Unit at 218-730-5160.
At this time police have no additional information availabl |
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82040 - Mon Nov 9 13:24:46 2009 - [Oberstar voted for the "Obamacare". ] By: Taxpayer |
| Just learned Oberstar voted for the "Obamacare". Oberstar will NOT be reelected over this vote. He voted for cap and trade, stimulus(without reading it) not this healthcare bill which will ruin the economy and healthcare as we know it. Oberstar has worn out his welcome. It'll be a new day come election 2010. |
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82039 - Sat Nov 7 16:20:15 2009 - [DFL Special Treatment] By: d |
| I just talked to my daughter who's kids go to Central. The black assistant principal told the black kids up there if they got 3.0 on their reportcards he would buy them a special lunch. Isn't that discrimination? If the white kids got that boy would the discrimination and unfair be sent around. They got their special lunch in the office. This is like the county board---sexual harassment and the county employees have to take time to go to harassment classes--does the county board? nope! |
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82038 - Sat Nov 7 07:44:37 2009 - [Sick Happy Meal for adults only] By: Charlene |
| Good Morning - is it me, or do these articles about Mr. Raymond get more creepy as time goes by? And concerning comments that he is an "upstanding citizen who provides hundreds of jobs around the community," so do a lot of other great people in this city, WITHOUT the sexual harrassment!! This nasty guy sounds like a sick Happy Meal for adults only! |
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82035 - Fri Nov 6 11:43:53 2009 - [Jumping ship?] By: Big Iron |
| Even the moderators are jumping ship. |
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82034 - Fri Nov 6 11:22:09 2009 - [] By: UMD Culture |
"Sexual harasser remains on the job. Another DFL Duluth Double Standard.
http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/151184/"
The bottom line on that story can be found in one sentence in the original article that read something along the lines of "is personal trainer to the Chancellor".
Special people at UMD, the "protected friends" have hidden behind a certain persons skirt for years on various incidents. I think he is the only "male" that has had that privilege? |
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82033 - Fri Nov 6 10:50:23 2009 - [Posts will be held up this weekend] By: Tony R |
To all moderators current and past,
It's time for another post election weekend retreat. See you there, same location as last year.
DCBers, posts will be held up this weekend. We will be back posting on Sunday night.
Ciao!
The " REAL" Tony Ramone
ramoneanthony@gmail.com
http://www.duluthcitizensblog.com
http://duluthnewstabloid.blogspot.com
http://www.facebook.com/people/Tony_Ramone/1497522456
http://www.youtube.com/DCBtony |
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82032 - Fri Nov 6 10:39:28 2009 - [Thinking college?] By: youtube dude |
Thinking college, here's the latest trend.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ALUTeh-S4g |
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82031 - Fri Nov 6 10:25:35 2009 - [Another DFL Duluth Double Standard] By: DFL Watch |
Sexual harasser remains on the job. Another DFL Duluth Double Standard.
http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/151184/
TONY: THIS IS THE OFFICAL REPORT
http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper1351/documents/41s19i39.pdf |
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82030 - Fri Nov 6 10:05:33 2009 - [Get off your high horse] By: Glenn |
DFL Rube, what the hell is wrong with you? Volunteers are necessary in rural areas. I have never heard them flay full time like you do them. I am shocked and rapidly loosing respect for any full-time fire fighter who would put down citizens who are just pitching in. I can guarantee you that if there were not volunteers fire departments people who live outside the city limits would not be able to afford house insurance.
A little drinking at a volunteer fire hall is no more disappointing than a drunken woman breaking her leg at a city owned fire hall or a fireman who racks up a few DUIs.
Grow Up and get off your high horse. As you name implies you are naive and unsophisticated. |
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82029 - Fri Nov 6 09:26:45 2009 - [Enough is enough] By: Cynic |
| Rube is so full of shit and can't stay on subject to the point that her posts are meaningless. When she grows up perhaps I can start reading her posts again until then enough is enough. |
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82027 - Thu Nov 5 23:22:26 2009 - [Never beat Duluth fire people] By: DFL Rube |
Inside look,
If you're so in the know, then where the hell do you work where you wou would protect the volunteers? The vollies I know have 2 meetngs a month. One is a training meeting and the other is a hall maintenance meeting. Real professional!! I was with a volunteer rescue squad many years ago and they were a bunch of wannabe's who gassed up the million dollars of equipment they had once a month. We never beat the Duluth firepeople to a run. Believe me, I tried. I lived in Duluth and had to go to Pike Lake to get into the rescue rig to respond back to Duluth. Crazy!
I don't care who you are and I know the truth behind these people. I've been there! |
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82026 - Thu Nov 5 22:10:22 2009 - [Gilbert is finally gone] By: change |
| Look at it this way Gilbert is finally gone. |
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82025 - Thu Nov 5 20:28:09 2009 - [Stop the rhetoric] By: Inside Look |
Hey dfl pube and pro-dfd,
Obviously you dont know who I am as well as I dont know who you are. I can say without a shadow of a doubt that I know WAY more about the FD and EMS system than you think. So stop trying to convince me about unions...I am in one. Stop trying to feed me rhetoric about "pumping chests, and pulling my ass out of my burning house"...I am quite familiar with how the EMS system works. Frankly, the way you talk makes be believe that you are not on the FD. The firefighters that I know and work with dont use such uneducated and tastless comments. If you are on the FD, you should be ashamed of yourselves... You cut down the volunteer groups around the area like they just climbed out from under a rock. I will tell you that you dont even hold a candle to their professionalism. Talking like that will lead to your own demise, both politically and professionally. So cut the crap and act like a professional...that is if you are even employed. |
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82022 - Thu Nov 5 17:50:55 2009 - [Not all DFD on the same page] By: slippery slope |
| I agree with Current Duluth Firefighter. The pukes we see post here are small minority and do not reflect the feelings or political views of most Duluth firefighters. Thanks for the heads up Current Duluth Firefighter. |
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82021 - Thu Nov 5 16:28:10 2009 - [Real heros ] By: DFL Rube |
Inside look,
Better yet those firepeople can go pump life back into your chest at 3am. Or they can pull your ass from your burning house at 5am. This is their job and they all cant be real heros like staubers kids say he is...
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82020 - Thu Nov 5 16:24:24 2009 - [Bunch of fireman wannabe's] By: DFL Rube |
| Just checking to see what's the same here at the d-bag citizen blog. Still a bunch of fireman wannabe's crying about how they hate flipping burgers and driving taxi cabs. |
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82019 - Thu Nov 5 16:23:59 2009 - [Another "local" gone bad in DFL Duluth] By: John K |
Another "local" gone bad in DFL Duluth.
Man pleads guilty in Duluth murder during drug deal
Spencie Walker, 22, pleaded guilty today to second-degree murder in the shooting of Stanley Michael Boody during a drug deal gone awry.
http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/151142/ |
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82018 - Thu Nov 5 11:39:46 2009 - [We are the political power GUARANTEED] By: Pro-DFD |
| Remember "Inside Look" that the fire chief works for US. We are the political power and have invested in the council and we have the votes necessary to beat a veto. Speaking of our fire chief, someone has to do the paperwork. Beth Olson will get in next election GUARANTEED. Unions Rule...Now get over it. |
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82017 - Thu Nov 5 09:41:34 2009 - [Great example of what high-tech comm] By: BOYCOTT KBJR |
Just got this from the Poirer family. Great example of what high-tech communication can do to stop the injustices against this family. I’m still disgusted with KBJR that they would even think this is newsworthy, but at least they didn’t air the story:
I just got word that Channel 6 has pulled the story about Katies killer. My family and I want to thank everyone for all of there hard work in contacting Ch 6 on Katie's behalf. That's exactly what you all did, you were KATIE'S VOICE! That killer took her body and her voice from all of us but didn't take her soul. That lives on through all of us I see that now. Again, we want to thank everyone who participated in this push to prevent this story from happening. Hopefully other media sources follow and honor Katie with respect. (Please pass this along to the contacts you did before. I want to thank everyone and I only sent the original to about 15 people and thousands got it....)
Thank you ALL!!!!!
Poirier family
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82016 - Thu Nov 5 06:59:08 2009 - [Donny boy can't look in the mirror] By: jthyme |
| Hey Ditto Head, I thought it was Tim Pawlenty's fault for the problems around here! That's what Donny boy says! ha ha ha |
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82015 - Wed Nov 4 22:52:31 2009 - [Duluth classic example of failures ] By: Ditto Head |
| Tune in Rush Limbaugh. I have been in contact with some of his people via email . To make a long story short, I have sent him several emails describing politics in Duluth. Duluth is a classic example of the failures of liberalism; high taxes, zero growth, corrupt labor unions, inept fiscal policies. He may do a feature concerning Duluth politics on his program. Also described in my emails were some of the "colorful" political "activists" we have here in town. |
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82014 - Wed Nov 4 22:03:55 2009 - [Wants equal notoriety ] By: Sara B |
why isn't Kerry Gauthier being exposed since he is gay and unemployed too???
STARFIRE: Sara, say these two words very slow; Claire factor. |
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82013 - Wed Nov 4 21:37:05 2009 - [Updated Numbers and DisastroUS Debt] By: Numbers Cruncher |
The National Debt Clock is going to surpass $12,000,000,000,000.00 very soon.
See all the numbers and more on the Numbers Cruncher.
http://numberscruncher.blogspot.com/
NO CHANGE - MORE DisastroUS DEBT
Updated November 4, 2009 2000
DOW Jones: Election Day 9,625 NOW 9,802 UP 1%
Oil WTI Cushing Spot THEN $36.51/bbl NOW $80.40/bbl UP 55%
Local gas price THEN $1.86/gal NOW $2.69/gal
U.S. Fed Funds Rate THEN .25 NOW .25
U.S.U3 Unemployment THEN 7.2 THEN 9.8% & going UP
U.S U6 Real Unemployment Rate 17.0%
Inflation THEN 0.10 NOW -1.3
United States GDP Growth Rate before Obama election 0.7 NOW -2.3
National Debt when Bush left office $10,000,000,000,000.00 NOW LOOK IN THE UPPER RIGHT
CHANGE YOU CAN BELIEVE IN OR THE STATUS QUO AND WORSE?
Treasury Department Historical Debt Outstanding – Annual
The Numbers Cruncher: Where the numbers don’t lie like politicians do. The Numbers Cruncher is a platform to spread the truth through factual numbers and non-biased media on how our government is letting US the people down.
http://numberscruncher.blogspot.com/
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82012 - Wed Nov 4 20:47:49 2009 - [Union members got screwed] By: Pitt Street Panther |
| I heard that over $100,000 was spent by the AFSCME, DFD, DFL, and union folk promoting Beth Olson. What a waste of union due with nothing to show for it. No wage or benefit increase. Union members got screwed again. |
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82011 - Wed Nov 4 20:32:59 2009 - [Cute couple ] By: Ben Dover |
What a Perfect Duluth Day this has been. The Ugly Stick, commonly known as the Snagglepuss of Khester Kreek, has been knocked out by her own broom handle and managed to bring down her endorsed candidate with her. What a great day! It was clear after the primary when Olson took FIRST and Claire started pimping her, that the Ugly Stick's endorsement of Muff Olson would be the end for Muff and last night the reality appeared. Claire will undoubtedly try to spin a different story, but nobody really gives a rip about that trust funding blight anyway. Let's look who the Ugly Stick backs next and watch the magic of the Ugly Stick sink the ship again. These ass clowns are top notch humor as far as I am concerned!
It is pretty sad when a trust funder like the Ugly Stick can't seem to get her candidate elected. She can travel to 45 different countries, but can't even get The Rug Doctor elected in a DFL dying city. Who's next, Delicious Deb Taylor, another leftist whack job who Claire praises as some kind of hometown hero?
For now it is clear that Olson got licked by the DCB! I hope the spouse isn't jealous.
Good job Tony. Without your exposing this fraud and her backers like the Ugly Stick, she might have been allowed to further embarrass this once fine city. I talked to several people today and most seemed to agree that many people were disappointed when they learned from Tony Ramone that Muff Olson tried to bury the fact of her homosexual marriage, but they recieved emails which linked them to the Duluth News Tabloid which provided them with the rest of the story. This information and photo, coupled with Claire's endorsement, and it was all but over for her. Cute couple by the way!
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82010 - Wed Nov 4 20:30:04 2009 - [Is it Miller Time?] By: Muffin Top |
| LMAO Dennis Miller! I nominate Dennis for DCB Man of the Year! Voters reject rug doctor is the best. |
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82009 - Wed Nov 4 19:53:12 2009 - [DCB is where the action is] By: Me Again |
| The DCB confirms there are a lot of cool people with Internet access and this is why the DCB is where the action is. |
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82008 - Wed Nov 4 18:11:32 2009 - [Get real Pro-DFD] By: Inside Look |
Hey Pro DFD,
Is that the kind of language that you would like the fire chief to see?
Does that language and rhetoric really help to get your point across in a manner that is constructive?
I think that you should crawl back into your bed at work and appreciate the paycheck from us taxpayers...
Get real you dumbass! |
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82007 - Wed Nov 4 17:52:47 2009 - [DCB is a pain in the Progressives ass] By: fresh duluth |
Whenever they's a fight so Duluth can prosper, DCB will be there. Whenever there's a so called "progressive" trying to get in on the city council , DCB will be there to stop them . . . . DCB will be in the way guys yell when they're mad an'- DCB will be in the way kids laugh when they're hungry an' they know supper's ready. An' when our folks keep the money they earn and not be screwed by city taxes on the houses they build-why, DCB will be there.
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82006 - Wed Nov 4 17:43:44 2009 - [KBJR Wises Up] By: Dr. Evil |
| Northland's NewsCenter TO OUR VIEWERS: The story scheduled to air tonight has been pulled out of respect for the Poirier family. It was never our intention to give a convicted murderer a chance to defend himself. The promotional announcement suggesting that Donald Blom would be given a chance to speak was inaccurate and was taken off the air. We will speak to the matter tonight at 10:00 on NBC 6-KBJR TV |
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82005 - Wed Nov 4 14:55:29 2009 - [Hartman will be good for our city] By: Watch Dog |
| Lets give this new council a chance before we judge them. I have met Dan Hartman several times and each time he impresses me. I am going to bet he doesn't follow in the footsteps of a Laurie Johnson or the likes in her voting record. Hartman will stand on his own two feet and vote for whats right for this city and not blindly follow the unions who endorsed him. Hartman will be good for our city. Congratulations Councilor Hartman |
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82004 - Wed Nov 4 14:22:19 2009 - [Progressive action reeks ] By: C Watch |
| With this election, we're upon the cusp of transformational change in Duluth. Thanks to DCB, the cancerous political creep of the far left has been halted. There is "hope" to save Duluth. The politics of the neo-marxism have been dealt a significant blow. GBLT issues cannot win an election. On the contrary they have cost an election. Progressive Action is like a dirty diaper upon the corpus of Duluth politics. Time to toss the dirty diaper. Progressive action reeks and has no value to the citizens of Duluth. |
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82003 - Wed Nov 4 13:35:18 2009 - [Big round of applause for the C-Beast ] By: Big Iron |
| How about a big round of applause for the C-Beast from the East!! For being instrumental, in helping her favorite at-large candidate AND CLOSE PERSONAL FRIEND, snatch defeat from the jaws of victory!! |
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82002 - Wed Nov 4 12:11:32 2009 - [Democracy is alive in Hermantown] By: Dolla Bill |
| What a difference between Hermantown and DFL Duluth. In Hermantown you get to vote on school bonding. In DFL Duluth you are force fed public debt. Even the Hermantown chamber of commerce listened to their entire membership, unlike the Duluth chamber of commies. Democracy is alive in Hermantown. |
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82001 - Wed Nov 4 09:36:01 2009 - [Gauthier couldn't make the party ] By: Cynic |
I guess Gauthier couldn't make the party as he was sick. Too many chocolate bars?
c-freak said: "what's with the pro-lesbian agenda. ma man kerry gauthiner is gonna take the hershey highway to victory tonight. the gayborhood is partying so turn on your gaydar and join the party tonight at carmodys." |
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82000 - Wed Nov 4 08:55:52 2009 - [Hall's new blood would be nice ] By: Cynic |
| I forgot to say that I think if Hall was to run one more time she has a very good shot of getting on the city council. She now has the recognition needed. This of course can depend on the climate at the time and who is running but I hope she gives it another shot. No one knows for sure if she would make a good city councilor but some new blood would be nice and I don't think she would be a DFD DFL stooge. |
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81999 - Wed Nov 4 08:54:56 2009 - [Mafia-type atmosphere in DFD union] By: Current Duluth Firefighter |
Please...please....please don't lump all of us into the category of liberal democrats.
Many people read this blog because it is informative and educational.
I am a conservative member and there are many of us just not enough to change our endorsements. Our union leadership is lacking and many members are upset.
It's like the mafia-type atmosphere at meetings and there is heated discussions when we bring conservative candidates up for endorsements. Many of us get it. |
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81998 - Wed Nov 4 08:47:51 2009 - [Too late for Duluth Burried in DFL debt] By: Cynic |
| I think Beth Olson's loss shows the tide may be turning as far as DFD DFL candidates go. She was the number one vote getter in the primary. The average citizen of Duluth was able to turn that tide. Also many of the school board races were much closer and the usual powers that be were either voted out or it was close. There may be hope for Duluth in our not to distant future. People are starting to wise up although it may be too late for Duluth as the DFL has run us too far into the ground to rise up out of the ashes. |
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81997 - Wed Nov 4 08:44:17 2009 - [Shame on DFL & DFD] By: Taxpayer |
| Olson----from first to last. The DFL and DFD should be ashamed they endorsed her. She was exposed by many including the DCB. To the DCB I say thanks for the information on Olson. |
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81996 - Wed Nov 4 07:50:23 2009 - [Hartman does have the balls] By: 1 STEP FOREWARD TWO STEPS BACK |
| Congrats to Jim & Dan- We know how Jim will vote and Dans campaign was run by Jeff Anderson and the Fire Boys. The question is Dan, Do you have the balls to stand on your own two feet or will you follow the rest of the sheeple?I just saw the mayors story on how gov. Pawlenty is to blame for higher Taxes. Just like a little boy who lost his balloon IN THE WIND BECAUSE HE DID NOT HAVE A FIRM GRIP ON THE STRING. IT'S ALWAYS SOMEONE ELSE'S FAULT. |
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81995 - Wed Nov 4 07:15:02 2009 - [Progressive trash talk] By: Chester Creek |
Your all a bunch of fu#$ing idiots.
Claire is the most progressive thinker I've ever seen and she has more support around town than most.You all keep bashing her but she is a tough women. This blog is a bunch of hogwash. It make no difference in our elections. My friend Claire will not be intimidated by anything written on this conservative piece of shit blog. |
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81994 - Wed Nov 4 07:09:31 2009 - [Volunteer fire department needed] By: Dodge St |
| Just up from the secretary's house..Lets ask the city council to put an exploratory committee together to look at having the city of Duluth go to a volunteer fire department or some variation of it. It would save millions of dollars and we would not then be THE MOST EXPENSIVE FIRE DEPARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE STATE OF MINNESOTA PER CAPITA. |
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81993 - Wed Nov 4 07:04:27 2009 - [Don't count Olson out yet] By: Superior Blue |
| Just for the record, don't count former candidate Beth Olson out just yet. I know the election is over but as I have observed, she is an angry femanist and my guess is she will file some type of lawsuit to try to circumvent the results. Anybody want to bet me. This lesbian s a hateful and angry womam. |
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81992 - Wed Nov 4 07:01:14 2009 - [Firefighters still control council ] By: Pro-DFD |
| The firefighters still have control of the city council. When you mess with the DFD you get the horns. All of our endorsed candidates won with the exception of the exceptional Beth Olson. Beth just missed us becoming veto proof but we'll bring her back. For you pukes on this blog who can't stand the Duluth Fire Department you can kiss our asses. We campaigned hard and our work paid off. Thanks progressive Duluth for your votes. |
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81990 - Wed Nov 4 00:21:46 2009 - [Olson's & Kirch's own words hurt] By: LezBeReal |
| Amazing turn of events for Beth Olson from first to NOT ELECTED! Her past caught up with her. Her own words did her in. Claire Kirch is a liability as people are on to her and the elitism she spews. Kirch’s DNT letter and blogging under many different names crippled the public relations image of the Olson campaign. Sorry DCBers but it was Kirch and Olson who lost all on their own, not the DCB events. Now is the time for Olson to crawl back under her rock with Kirch. |
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81988 - Tue Nov 3 23:40:00 2009 - [Duluth is better off w/o Olson & Gilbert] By: Joe B |
| Tony Ramone thanks for keeping Olson out of office. Duluth is better off without Olson and Gilbert, who is finaly done. |
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81987 - Tue Nov 3 23:34:20 2009 - [Hartman Friend of DCB] By: Publuis |
| Dan Hartman and Jim Stauber clearly benefited from the DCB's revealing Beth Olson’s illustrious past. In fact, many times I saw Dan Hartman’s campaign events posted on the DCB. The Hartman campaign either knew the influence the DCB has or the DCB was working quietly behind the scenes for the Hartman campaign. Either way, you fiuuked me. What’s up with that? Did the moderates at the DCB cut a deal with Hartman who claims to be a moderate or is Hartman involved in some way? |
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81986 - Tue Nov 3 23:34:15 2009 - [Classic silver spooner degree] By: kojak |
A Master's degree in British History??
Classic silver spooner degree. Completely worthless degree in the real world. Only has merit among fellow elitist snobs. |
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81985 - Tue Nov 3 22:41:08 2009 - [Claire K was the kiss of death] By: Ben Dover |
Hey Dennis Miller, it looks like the voters have rejected the Rug Doctor thanks to Tony Ramone and the DCB. It was sweet justice when Laurie Johnson was taken down by the DCB, but when Claire the Kooks candidate was the number one vote getter in the primary and Tony Ramone went to work exposing the truth about what a fraud she really is, even though the Duluth DFL and DFD PAC spent another $100,000 plus to buy her a seat, she was soundly defeated! The DCB can certainly take a lot of credit for her dropping to 3rd place in the general election and sending her back into the arms of her wife. Who will be the next DFL leftist kook candidate that the DCB will expose? Only time will tell. Personally, I think that Beth Olson's endorsement by Claire K was the kiss of death. Claire's endorsement means nothing here in Duluth and the voters have sent Claire a strong message. Her California leftist agenda is not welcome here. Thanks for endorsing Muff Olson Claire, you make the life of a DCBer much easier. I can't wait to hear who you will be endorsing in the future as they will be sure to fail.
Here is a recent blog entry from our dear friend Claire:
"All these morons at the DCB do is waste their time by doing opposition research on their opponents, so they can rant and rave about irrelevant details concerning candidates private lives, and the lives of people who are not even running for office. Meanwhile, the rest of us are out campaigning for our preferred candidates. Who's going to prevail?"
Well Claire, it looks like a person doesn't need a Master's degree in British History to figure out who isn't going to prevail, that is, any candidate you endorse!
This is one of the best days in Duluth I have ever witnessed and well worth coming to town to see firsthand!
Thanks Tony for exposing another DFL fraud. I will be sending in another generous donation after seeing once again the impact you are having exposing DFL Duluth, one kook at a time. DCB once again shows its relevance by taking down another wannabe DFLer.
You rock Tony!
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81984 - Tue Nov 3 21:18:42 2009 - [How wiould you feel if...] By: Eilatan |
In regards to Jack O's response to the controversy in KBJR interviewing Donald Blom...I am quite certain that if the woman who was murdered was your mom, good friend, sister, wife, etc...you would feel differently. And the fact that someone made a grammatical error means absolutely nothing.
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81983 - Tue Nov 3 20:38:09 2009 - [DFL Advice - Better to remain silent ] By: Ted O |
| Jack O- Are you really that stupid? You're means "you are". The sentence would then read, "If this were you are family or friend..." On the other hand, "your" has possessive meaning like YOUR family, etc. Jesus, did you pass the 8th grade? Crawl back under YOUR rock, word wizard. Better to remain silent and be thought of as an idiot, rather than to start typing and remove all doubt. |
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81982 - Tue Nov 3 20:18:44 2009 - [Muffy O Campaign victory song] By: J'aime Chatte |
Here it is.
The official Muffy O Campaign victory song.
Congradulations!
Thanks "C" for the heads up.
Enjoy everyone!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpzrHCf6zIs&feature=related |
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81981 - Tue Nov 3 20:15:09 2009 - [Turn on your gaydar ] By: c-freak |
| what's with the pro-lesbian agenda. ma man kerry gauthiner is gonna take the hershey highway to victory tonight. the gayborhood is partying so turn on your gaydar and join the party tonight at carmodys. |
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81980 - Tue Nov 3 20:08:30 2009 - [Death of a once fine city] By: Major Confused |
Plant a few more money trees Duluthians. They do exist don’t they? The clowns running this town think they do. How do the people on fixed incomes ( over 1/3 of Duluth population ) let alone anyone not working for the city, get by with all these increases? Street light taxes , new schools ( no cost numbers to refurbish them yet), new police department buildings, highest paid fire DP in MN, nice new skywalks, parking garages, property taxes , not counting all the increases in utilities (gas, water, sewer), food, gas, heating, medical they have to come up with. Oh yes, there is help if you cant afford it they keep saying but if you own your house you have to much equity so you don’t qualify for much of it. Sell it? That’s like giving it away for free with all the taxes, fees, fix up you have to do now days. Let alone have any money to reinvest into it so maybe it is worth those tax values.
Has anyone come up with a number of how much more per month it cost to live in the city thanks to these great geniuses with all the new increases?
Ne$$ ( or any other of you great leaders ) have you made any “hard choices” like deciding to either eat, buy your medications, gas, heat your house? Just keep spending like there are money trees all over the town. Why are people and businesses bailing out of this place or not coming here.
TAXED/FEES TO DEATH!!
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81979 - Tue Nov 3 19:39:55 2009 - [Either way someone gets licked ] By: Dennis Miller |
Kudos to the label "Muff" for the lesbian candidate.
Can you imagine catch phrases if she wins?
"No Muff Too Tuff".
“The New DFL (Dikes, Feminazis, Lesbian) Power”
“TuKanChu Rides Rainbow to Victory”
“Olson Licks DCB”
“Olson Rides DFD Hose to Victory”
“Muffs Reconcile in Canadian Vow Renewal”
“Rug Doctor Victory Impetus for C’s Release of New World Order Lesbian Bible”
“C Comes Out of Closet”
How about if she loses?
“Olson Licked By DCB”
“DCB Leaves Bad Taste In Olson’s Mouth”
“Tony Ramone Exposing the True Colors of Muff”
“DFD Hose Not Big Enough for Olson”
“Muffs Reconcile in Canadian Vow Renewal”
“Voters Reject Rug Doctor”
“C Stays In Closet”
“Tony Ramone Exposing One DFD Hoser at a Time”
“Olson Joins For Profit World and Opens Liquor Store Named Beaver Liquors”
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81978 - Tue Nov 3 19:06:30 2009 - [Will the DCB bring down Olson?] By: Joel Syphilis |
| I wonder if Muff Olson gets in tonight. Will the DCB bring the Muff down like it brought down Lauire Johnson last time? |
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81977 - Tue Nov 3 19:00:35 2009 - [Celerate Muffy Olsons big win] By: kojak |
FYI
Big party at Carmody, tonight. To celerate Muffy Olsons big win. I'll be there to see my sweethearts.
Who loves ya baby!
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81976 - Tue Nov 3 18:52:14 2009 - [Sex offender sensationalism] By: Jack O |
| What is the big deal if KBJR is interviewing him? The First Amendment is dead again? It is stated that he was a repeat sex offender. The state should be somewhat at fault in letting Blom slip through the cracks, and working the system. And also if I was Dave Jensch, I wouldn't take a person's email who doesn't know the difference between your and you're. |
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81975 - Tue Nov 3 17:51:36 2009 - [Volunteer FD = Money in your pocket] By: dauber |
| cynic; lets say we go full volunteer for fire, do you think your taxes would be lowered at all!! you might be able to buy your favorite pack of smokes or maybe a drink for yourself at the country club... |
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81974 - Tue Nov 3 17:23:25 2009 - [GOP = Public trough sucking DFL ass] By: DFL Rube |
Dover was visiting some far off area outside the US for how long? Must be rough to be wealthy. Typical GOP! Welcome back, watch tonight as the DFL kicks out another GOP'er
Cynic, shut the hell up. You live outside Duluth as well. You said it before! My guess is your LSCVR like you also mention. Go back to Pike Lake and worry about Twig or something. |
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81973 - Tue Nov 3 17:12:54 2009 - [DFL Duluth Pride - Snow Job] By: Phillip |
Duluth makes the Drudge Report again for questionable stimulus spending projects. Read it here:
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/After-a-flurry-of-stimulus-spending_-questionable-projects-pile-up-8474249-68709732.html |
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81972 - Tue Nov 3 16:47:19 2009 - [KBJR tabloidists not news] By: Suzy Q |
Please contact KBJR (720-9600) and tell them to stick to news. The Blom story has got to go. It is sensationalist and sick. The staff of KBJR should be ashamed of themselves for even thinking of airing this "story". Please make a 20 scond phone call and tell them this is not OK. If this were your family or friend murdered by this monster, you would not want the KBJR tabloidists walking on her grave, I assure you. Please take a moment to stick up for someone who can't. You can call (720-9600) and/or send an email to them under "comments" on their website. This is an unacceptable attempt at tabloid journalism, and they shouldn't get away with this.
Please pass this on, and urge others to take action. |
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81969 - Tue Nov 3 12:48:23 2009 - [Latest drive by shooting not reported] By: DFL Crime Watch |
| What's up with the media not reporting the drive by shooting in Lincoln Park a couple of nights ago? At least seven shots fired and no report. Why the coverup? |
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81968 - Tue Nov 3 10:55:21 2009 - [KBJR Gutter Journalism] By: BOYCOTT KBJR |
Got this forwarded e-mail from a member of Katie Poirer's family. This is NOT a hoax. Please let others know of the "journalism" that KBJR is following. I'd take this one step further. I suggest we get the word out that folks in Duluth boycott all of the advertisers that advertise on this newscast:
On Wed November 4th Channel 6 in Duluth MN will be airing an interview with Donald Blom. Yes, the convicted murderer who killed my sister Katie 10 years ago. I ask for your help by calling, emailing or turning off Ch. 6. It's an injustice to Katie what Ch 6 is doing to Katie. Some of you are parents, brothers, sisters, grandparents etc... Imagine this happening and after 10 years it's still slapped in your face time and time again. If not for me, do it for Katie she has no voice but us. Below is the letter I sent Ch. 6 and Mrs. Michele Lee. Thanks and if I sent this to your work email and your not supposed to I apologize. Just have your boss call me I'll explain or better yet call my parents house my mother will talk to them. Again, please email this everyone you know in the viewing area or those who would want to call and voice there protest. I/we thank you..
Patrick S. Poirier and family
On May 26, 1999 a terrible event happened. Katie Poirier was taken from her job in Moose lake and murdered by a repeat sex offender. Donald Blom confessed, then recanted and then found GUILTY. Yet 10 years later Ch. 6 still gives HIM the spotlight, the voice. Michele lee your serving Katie Poirier an injustice. As a parent, reporter and as a woman you serve her an injustice. We as a family have been very forthcoming with the media in the last 10 years. We have opened our hearts and our doors to the media. Now you have thrown Donald Blom back into our lives. Mrs. Lee your a mother, close your eyes and imagine for one second what it would be like to lose a child. Now imagine your child being murdered. Now after 10 yrs you still have no respect for Katie. Why? Is Katie better than you? You feel you have to compete with a dead woman and torture her family? What’s your motive Mrs. Lee? Oh wait.. it's sweeps. Michele your a non professional and it makes me sick. I hope you sleep well at night. I hope it's my sisters face you see in your dreams. I ask that you pull the interview from your news on Wed. Do a "feel good" story. Like how law enforcement solved the case. How those men and women spent endless days and nights fighting for justice. Yes justice Michele! Look it up in the dictionary you may actually learn something. In closing to the "head" folks at the news center....Imagine for one minute what’s it's like to walk in my mothers, fathers or my shoes. Closure is a word people like you use. There is never any "closure" for my family. Yes time heals however, it's news media like yours that makes me and others sick. Thanks for nothing...Patrick S. Poirier (brother of the woman you disrespect)
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81967 - Tue Nov 3 07:38:19 2009 - [Central site new casino site?] By: captain j |
| The school district wants to sell the Central site to the Fon- du-lac band to build a new Casino! Watch and see how the lawsuit magically disappears. |
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81965 - Mon Nov 2 22:42:56 2009 - [Reasonable attempt at justice?] By: Solomon |
Eli's argument is well reasoned but James J. Anderson has nailed the argument down. Pray the retirees deliver a knockout in Round 2.
Another viewpoint of the Summary judgment
James J. Anderson / 10-25-2009
The recent Summary Judgment was a huge disappointment and one that we need to appeal. Although I’m just a layman, I found many points of contention, and do not agree with the verdict. I think we’ve all heard the saying, “there is justice, and then there’s the law.” Unfortunately, this appears to be the latter.
The crux of this case, according to the Court, revolves around the language used in the following paragraph within the CBAs (Collective Bargaining Agreements) between the City and the Collective Bargaining Units (CBUs). As noted in the Findings Of Facts (pg. 3, #11):
Version A: Any employee who retires from employment with the City...shall receive hospital-medical insurance coverage to the same extent as active employees, subject to the following conditions and exceptions...
Admittedly, I cannot find fault with the Court’s interpretation of Item A. I’m convinced that most people, upon reading that single paragraph by itself, would agree that the intended meaning is not ambiguous. However, there is much more to this case than just Version A, to wit the following:
Item B: Retirees and disabled employees who are receiving a pension may retain health insurance coverage as provided under the terms of the current labor agreement under which he/she resigned or retired (see current labor agreement for your bargaining unit).
This paragraph, also noted in the Findings Of Facts (pg. 5, #25), is from a document provided by the City to people who contemplated retirement or have retired from the City. Its existence casts a shadow of doubt upon the interpretation of Version A, and if genuine, it is clear evidence that some ambiguity must exist concerning the interpretation and intent therein. It is the viewpoint of the Plaintiffs’ that the meaning of Item B closely mirrors their understanding of how the retiree health benefits have been and should be administered, as described by the following:
Version B: Retirees (Plaintiffs’) health benefits are fixed and governed by the plan in place on the date of their retirement.
The Court addresses the doubt raised by Item B in two ways. First, by attempting to diffuse this evidence by stating that the meaning of Item B is concurrent with Version A, and that it simply refers the reader back there for further details (pg. 5, #26). But, that makes no sense. That certainly cannot explain why the word ‘current’ is used twice in the document, nor can it account for the phrasing: “...under which he/she resigned or retired...” If the contract was meant to be interpreted as the Court suggests, then the use of these words and terms are totally unnecessary. There would be no reason to make reference to ‘current’ labor agreements, if everyone were to be treated the same as active employees. The use of the word ‘current’ implies that change could occur, and if that change does occur, the information being sought will be located within a different document.
Likewise, if retirees were to be treated the same as the active employees, there would be no point to make mention of the ‘labor agreement under which he/she resigned or retired’, since that specific agreement would be null and void, replaced with a new edition, and the retiree would need to reference that new contract. The connotation being that since agreements change, one must consult the agreement under which he/she resigned or retired. In fact, this entire document would be pointless and unnecessary, if it were to mean the same as what is stated in Version A.
So, it is clear that Item B contradicts the language of Version A, and standing alone, it upholds the Plaintiff’s contentions. I’m confident that most people would agree that the language of Item B indicates the same basic concept of Version B Furthermore, I believe that the Court also understands this, and could not truly doubt the validity of this document, as I’ll explain later.
Secondly, the Court slams the door on any further inquiry from this quarter, by declaring Version A to be a contract that is neither incomplete nor ambiguous. This is accomplished by citing numerous precedents of case law, after which the Court is then empowered to disregard from consideration any evidence concerning the intent of the parties involved with the contract (pages 9-15). In other words, no matter what the parties to the contract may have intended to agree upon, the law proclaims, “it is what it is.”
Naturally, to base the verdict in a case like this solely on the letter-of-the-law, may seem somewhat unfair. Especially when one considers all of the extraneous information, as well as the emotions involved. To the Court’s credit, this was recognized, and the Court proceeded to analyze the matter under the Promissory Estoppel theory as well (pages 15-16). But, while this was certainly the right thing to do, it presents the Court with a very slippery slope to traverse.
For those unfamiliar with Promissory Estoppel, the following three items were taken from the internet and will provide a basic understanding of this legal theory.
“A promise made to another party to a contract that the contract will be waived or not enforced, in whole or in part, and which, once acted upon by the promisee, prevents the promisor from taking subsequent proceedings to enforce the contract.”
"The application and the attractiveness of the notion of estoppel is quite easy to appreciate. One party enjoys a legal right under a contract. That party says that it is not going to enforce that right on a particular occasion. The other party relies on that representation and acts accordingly. Then the first party changes its mind and decides that it does want to enforce its strict legal rights; but only after its counterpart has irretrievably committed itself. The equitable doctrine of estoppel is designed to prevent such an unfair tactic...."
"To use a common metaphor, you are not allowed to let someone go out on a limb so that you can saw him off."
The Court, once again relying on legal precedents, declares that for it to support a Promissory Estoppel claim, the promisee must show (1) a clear and definite promise, (2) intended to induce reliance, (3) on which the promisee relied to his or her detriment, and (4) that must be enforced to prevent injustice (pg.15). The Court further cites that judicial determinations of injustice involve a number of considerations, “including the reasonableness of a promisee’s reliance” (pg. 15).
Despite this seemingly complex task, the Court completed the analysis of this case vis-a-vis Promissory Estoppel, and was able to present a complete explanation within three paragraphs. The Court decided to take issue with only the fourth prong of the requirements. Why? Quite simply, that was the only avenue open to manipulation. Plus, any open examination of the first three requirements would actually jeopardize the Court’s ability to take issue with the fourth prong.
Still, let’s suppose that the Court had taken issue with the first three requirements. To contest the first requirement, the Court would need to explain why there exists a preponderance of evidence that there existed complete agreement between the City and CBUs regarding the health insurance benefits for retirees from 1983 until the current City administration. To wit, all employees who have retired since 1983, have in fact, had their health benefits fixed and governed by the plan in place on the date of their retirements. This is truly an instance where actions speak louder than words, because for that to occur, it is obvious that all parties had to be in complete agreement and “on the same page” as to the accepted meaning and actions regarding retiree health insurance.
The Court certainly recognized that for a scenario like that to continue to exist for all those years, enduring multiple changes of the city’s administration and numerous CBAs, that some form of an agreement between the parties had to exist. Especially when each and every contract was argued and reviewed extensively by both parties. Any suggestion to the contrary would require a monumental stretch of the imagination, and call into question the integrity and intelligence of everyone involved.
It follows then, that if such an agreement was not in the form of a written contract, then it most certainly had to be either an oral contract, an unwritten policy, or at the very least, a gentlemen’s agreement. But, it had to exist. To believe otherwise is absurd. And that is precisely why I stated earlier that the Court could not have doubted the validity of Item B, and the implications therein. If it truly thought otherwise, the Court would have undertaken a discussion on this point. Instead, the Court chose to be obtuse about the meaning of Item B, the only physical piece of evidence that implies an official agreement between the parties. One could speculate here about what other documentation supporting the Plaintiffs’ position might be readily available, were it not for the protection afforded by the attorney-client privilege on the part of the City.
The Court likewise knew better than to take issue with requirements (2), and (3), of the Promissory Estoppel theory. Clearly, a span of 25 years, wherein the City allowed the retirees to maintain their health benefits as fixed and governed by the plan in place on the date of their retirement, is sufficient enough in nature to convince anyone that such action would intend to induce reliance. In fact, that definition of the retiree health benefit was considered common knowledge amongst all city workers. I can personally attest that from the day I was hired in 1983, and throughout my 22.5 years, and including my exit interview, I heard not a single contrary explanation of the health insurance benefit for retirees. Furthermore, the city’s current administration, the defendant in this case, would be very hard pressed to find anyone from the past who could testify differently. The court heard testimony to that effect from Paula Savela.
Naturally, the reliance based upon the promises and past actions of how the retirement health benefits were being administered, had to have an effect on every retiree’s plans, starting with the life-changing decision of when to actually retire, and encompassing every financial decision they have had to make since that day. For the Court to argue that reliance on these promises would not be to the retiree’s detriment, would be ludicrous.
Which brings us back to the one issue of Promissory Estoppel upon which the Court has boldly hung its hat. Taking issue with the fourth prong, the Court contends that it would be unnecessary to enforce Promissory Estoppel in this case, because there is no injustice. That’s because, according to precedent, a Judge must consider whether or not the Plaintiff’s reliance on the aforementioned promises are reasonable. If they are not, there is no injustice. The Court could find no facts to support the claim that the Plaintiff’s reliance on the City’s promises were reasonable. Thus, there is no basis for Promissory Estoppel and that claim is denied. Judgement for the City. End of story.
Wait a minute! Time out! What just happened there? If this were a poker game, this is the moment I’d be demanding to inspect that deck of cards the Court is using. And, for good reason. The Court just changed the rules of this game, declared a wild card, and slipped another ace into its own hand! And that was all accomplished in just the last three paragraphs of the Judgement (pg. 15-16).
When the Court chose the fourth prong to take issue with, it also referenced a precedent to help it define the subjective term of injustice. This helpful term was, ‘reasonableness’, which also carries a subjective definition. In the contract law portion of this memorandum, the Court went to great lengths explaining how all the precedents it cited applied to its decision. Here, however, the Court offers no such illuminating discussion, thereby making it impossible to determine if the context from which the quotes came, has any relationship whatsoever, to the matter at hand. With no concrete definition of ‘reasonableness’, the Court could create its own definition and the wild card it needed.
The Court then determined to hold the Plaintiffs’ arguments up against the CBAs, to demonstrate just how unreasonable those claims and expectations were. But the Court had a gigantic problem. Under the Promissory Estoppel theory, the Court had already accepted that the Plaintiffs’ were under the distinct impression that their benefits were contractually fixed and governed by the plan in place on the date of their retirement as per Version B. If the Court were to make a comparison of the Plaintiffs’ position versus Version B, the Plaintiffs’ would not seem unreasonable at all. The Plaintiffs’ would be seen as getting exactly what they had expected and been promised. And no reasonably altered definition of ‘reasonableness’ could change that. Something more was needed.
The Court realized that it had the perfect tool for this in the form of Version A. It could use the very contract (Version A), that it had made a ruling on via contract law, within this very same memorandum. But, would that be considered proper? Should the Court take the matter-in-question, make a ruling on it, and then in the process of looking at that same matter-in-question from a second, but totally different legal viewpoint, use its own previous ruling on the matter-in-question and insert that ruling into the argument of the second matter-in-question, knowing that in doing so, it will undoubtedly influence the second decision on that same matter-in-question? That’s a good question, and it begs others. Would that be logical? Would that be good law? Would that be fair? Would that be applicable to determining if the Promissory Estoppel theory applied here?
No matter. The Court went ahead and did exactly that, thereby changing the rules of the game and slipping an extra ace into its hand. And, it was against this new ace, Version A, that the Court chose to compare the “ ‘reasonableness’ of the reliance’ “ of the Plaintiffs’ position. The Court also chose that moment to play its wild card. The Plaintiffs’ position now appeared untenable. With the Court’s attachment of a monetary definition to ‘reasonableness’ and linking that to Version A, the Court achieved the desired result. It now would appear to anyone reading the Court’s decision that the Plaintiffs’ position in this matter, is nothing more than greed coupled with a sense of entitlement.
Was the Court aware of an undertone of bias within that argument? Apparently not. It’s equally apparent that the Court failed to recognize the contradiction and double standard it implied. The Court purports that no facts could be found in the record to support the reasonableness of the Plaintiffs’ reliance. Yet the Court arrived at its determination of the Plaintiffs’ unreasonableness by comparing their position against Version A and rising healthcare costs, and displayed further knowledge of these rising costs in the final paragraph. It was, after all, the Court’s decision that ‘reasonableness’ could be determined using some sort of monetary standard, thus making that knowledge necessary.
So, how does it follow that the Court has sufficient information about high healthcare costs and its effect upon the City, but knows nothing of how that same information might relate to the Plaintiffs’ own finances? If the Court comprehends healthcare cost information from the City’s position, it should be able to make the correlation to an individual’s viewpoint. Precisely what facts did the Court lack? Were the Plaintiffs’ required to explain their personal finances to the Court? Would the Court have been impressed with a simple linear chart showing the percent effect of healthcare costs on individuals? Or would the Court have preferred to peruse a glossy, professional presentation, complete with colored graphs, pie charts, and the necessary documentation required to explain all those red numbers and their implications on future budgets? It would have been nice to know beforehand.
Ultimately, what the Court undertook and presented as its analysis of the Promissory Estoppel theory leaves much to be desired. The brevity, reasoning and subsequent conclusions the Court derived from its foray into this theory, falls far short of producing a convincing argument, let alone a reasonable attempt at justice.
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81964 - Mon Nov 2 22:20:01 2009 - [You will not intimidate me] By: C K |
I see some concerned citizen took Suzannes' (please note proper use of apostrophe) and my comments that I posted on DCB and reposted them on the Buzz. You will not intimidate me. Anything needs to be done to marginalize you. Does this help my candidates? Not really. This is why people take DCB seriously and fail to take me seriously anymore. I'm frustrated that some concerned citizen would repeat my views by reposting my comments here and elsewhere. So cut it out whoever you are, you are making me look bad.
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81963 - Mon Nov 2 22:13:56 2009 - [Left-wing crazies agenda] By: Anonymous |
After Tuesday, DELETED DELETED will be finished as a politician. I am baffled by her inability to admit that she is a lesbian seperated from her "spouse". I wonder what Iver DELETED thinks about DELETED attempt at distancing herself from the GBLT agenda. DELETED was not helped by "Progressive" Action. "Progressive" Action endorsements may help with the extreme left wing -- the kind of people who hate America and thriving families, but it doesn't help in a general election with main stream voters. I also think DELETED made a mistake by not distancing herself from a certain book pimp who spams tripe on local internet message boards. Why did DELETED make such an effort to distance herself from the GBLT political agenda, and not even try to distance herself from the left-wing crazies in town?
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81962 - Mon Nov 2 22:10:31 2009 - [Task force for volunteer rescue squad] By: Cynic |
dauber: I would think the more well trained people we have in our community when it comes to helping out during a disaster or some other unfortunate circumstance the better. Don't you?
Don't forget something like half of all Duluth fire fighters don't live inside Duluth. A well trained volunteer rescue squad made up of people who lived inside the City of Duluth could be added insurance for the public safety of Duluth Citizens. Public employees while wonderful are very expensive and the taxes are killing many of us.
I would love a fire fighter as a neighbor but like I said many of them do not live in Duluth so a volunteer rescue squad neighbor would make a good second choice.
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81961 - Mon Nov 2 21:32:50 2009 - [DFL fantasy land called Duluth] By: Ben Dover |
Having just returned to DFL Duluth after a rather nice vacation outside of the Socialist borders of the once mighty U.S. and now under the puppeteering of the Obama regime, I see that the Bunghole known as Duluth has increased only in the areas of potholes, transients, DFL extortion and DFL taxes and fees. Will the voters retract their melons from their bungholes this year and turn this DFL dying disaster of a city around, or will the likes of crazy leftist kooks like Claire and its cronies like the DFD PAC and AFSCME and DFL be allowed to buy the election as usual? The minions of the DFL don't realize that the elitist transients who have come to Duluth to push their agendas they learned at overpriced East coast colleges while rolling their own joints as they sat in their cafes discussing which sex they wanted to be when they grow up and trying to decide how to turn the country upside down will not be happy until the country is totally bankrupt, economically, culturally, religiously, and morally. The ugly face of these loons is Claire and its circle of whackjobs. Who else other than trust funders like Claire can travel to over 45 countries and ride the Concord? Sounds like an elitist to me. Who else has enough money to loaf around all day and blog with itself over and over again as if she is in a looney bin?
Will the voters give in to DFD bought and paid for candidates who have been elevated only because of their desire to participate in perverted sexual practices or will the voters retract their melons from their bungholes this time around and say no to more DFL extortion and special interest big money DFL operatives who are driving this once great city right into the crapper?
Duluthians are on the hook for over 1 billion right now. How much more debt can be put on people who can barely buy groceries right now? Vote Olson, Boyle, Gauthier and Hartman for more debt and more handouts to the most expensive fire department in the state. Help the DFD special interest sleeping team keep their first place status as the most expensive fire department in the state and guarantee them many more hours of sleeping at the fire halls while Duluth homeowners struggle to pay for it all. Vote Olson, Gauthier, Hartman and Boyle to guarantee DFL elitist control of the city and help increase the poverty rate as more people struggle to pay for all the DFL millionaires.
Bankruptcy is the only answer and it will not be possible without the tax increases that will be guaranteed with the DFL purchased candidates of Olson, Gauthier, Hartman, and Boyle.
Vote to bring the city council even closer to a homosexual majority on the council. It is possible. Just keep your melon buried in your ass and continue voting for more of the same.
40 years of DFL has reduced the population by only 1/2. With these clowns on the roster Duluth can go much further down the drain.
I am glad to be back to this fantasy land called Duluth. Nowhere in the world can the stupidity of people be so clear as here. We're Duluth and proud of it!!! Keep up the good work. |
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81960 - Mon Nov 2 19:31:48 2009 - [Retirees appeal] By: SEIU to You |
They're baaaaack!
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
10/26/2009
Re: Virgil Swing column of October 25, 2009
Duluth Budgeteer
Shocking ignorance of the collective bargaining process. That’s about the only way to describe the article by your Virgil Swing.
Let’s give a bit of history of labor/management history in the U.S. and Minnesota in particular.
In 1935, the U.S. Congress, at the urging of president Franklin D. Roosevelt and many others involved with the labor movement in the country who were fed up with the arbitrary treatment of those who delivered their skills and expertise to the growth of this nation, passed the Wagner Labor Relations act. That law guaranteed the right to organize unions and further guaranteed the right to good faith negotiations for wages and terms and conditions of employment. It, the Labor Law, gave workers a seat at the table. It did not disrupt owners or managers their right to manage.
Public employees were left behind with no assurances of fair treatment by their employers.
In 1971 and with corrections in 1973, the Minnesota Legislature approved the Public Employment Labor Relations Act, PELRA, which assured public employees the right to good faith collective bargaining, mediation, arbitration, and with the exception of police, fire and certain hospital workers, the right to strike when negotiations reach an impasse.
With few exceptions around the state, PELRA was the correct remedy for the injustices which were foisted on public employees and everybody was satisfied.
In 1982, the public employees of the City of Duluth listened to a proposal by the then Administrative Assistant to the mayor, that they, the employees, reduce their demands for an equitable pay adjustment, forgo the accumulation of sick leave days and back off on several minor benefit requests. In lieu of this the City would assure retirees a guaranteed medical-health plan for their lifetime. Needless to say, the unions negotiators were hesitant, but agreed to bring the proposal to their respective memberships. Heavy debate followed, but the logic that the proposal would relieve the homeowners tax burden and at the same time allow for a zero tax increase in the budget. The City negotiators assured us that this, the health plan, would be an annual budget item. All unions accepted the proposal. With the departure of Mayor Fedo, the new administration blew the budgeted money on frills such as a fish tank, aquarium and the so-called technology village, no budget since included retiree health care.
Donny Ness became mayor and felt that retirees would be an easy, defenseless target and made his pronouncement that he was going to eliminate that which was guaranteed by Agreement, I.E., contract. He claimed an unfunded liability.
We, the ad hoc committee of retirees formed to try to protect retiree rights were not successful in Round one, not because we were wrong, but perhaps we had a judge who was not familiar with collective bargaining rights. PELRA prohibits unions from negotiating for retirees and the contracts of each of the City unions states lists those who are covered by their negotiations and eventual contracts. Retirees are NOT included in that list. The judge ruled that whatever the current unions negotiated covers retirees.
Thus, it is the strong belief of all City of Duluth retirees that the judge erred in his decision, and there are more than several court decisions in Minnesota which support our position.
I will conclude by referring to the Webster Dictionary definition of CONTRACT:
"An agreement between two or more people to do something, especially one formally set forth in writing and enforceable by law.”
We will be appealing to the Minnesota Court of Appeals!
Eli J. Miletich, member, ad hoc committee to protect City Retirees negotiated health benefits
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81959 - Mon Nov 2 17:16:41 2009 - [No job = More time on her hands] By: Voter |
| I just got a robo call today from Beth Olson. I'm surprised, since she has a lot of free time on her hands, that she's not calling people herself to talk herself up. |
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81958 - Mon Nov 2 12:00:40 2009 - [Most expensive FD per capita in MN] By: dauber |
| dear cynic, we have a very good fire dept. now why the need for a "rescue squad" .. we have even more capabilities now.. |
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81957 - Mon Nov 2 09:54:27 2009 - [Ignorance = DFL votes] By: Cynic |
| Rube The rescue squad I am talking about would respond from "inside" Duluth. Now you can go ahead and continue your ramblings about shingles. Thanks for showing everyone who reads DCB what ignorance the people of Duluth must put up with under the DFL. You are a shining example of what the DFL and nepotism can buy. How sad for Duluth. |
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81956 - Mon Nov 2 09:19:43 2009 - [Publicly fleeced once more again] By: Dave |
If you want to know more about the House Health Care bill, you can read at the following site. Note the document is 1990 pages and the first 100 pages (a short read due to type style) will give you all the introduction you need to determine that the citizen is to be publicly fleeced once more again………………
http://health.burgess.house.gov/UploadedFiles/House_HCR_bill.pdf
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81955 - Mon Nov 2 08:20:14 2009 - [DFL Union Leadership = Bankrupt] By: Taxpayer |
| DFL Rube, the headlines should be this: EXTRA EXTRA read all about it, The city of Duluth just went bankrupt and we can't figure out why because we just elected 2 unemployed candidates. EXTRA EXTRA read all about it Netland is still going to AA meetings and I heard Sillampa is a draft dodger. EXTRA EXTRA read all about it "the problem with socialism is eventually you run out of someone ele's money". EXTRA EXTRA read all about it, the DFL and DFD have led Duluth to it's "waterloo". EXTRA EXTRA read all about it, Union workers are the best and most efficient workers ever but their leadership sucks. There, I feel better so it's off to my union job! |
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81954 - Mon Nov 2 01:43:13 2009 - [Like the DFL can fix its own mess] By: DFL Rube |
EXTRA EXTRA, READ ALL ABOUT IT! The DFL sweeps the election on Tuesday just like they have nationwide after the GOP proved they messed up the country more than ever before!!!!
Boyle, Olson, Hartman, and Gauthier!!! Finish fixing Duluth with these folks!!! |
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81953 - Mon Nov 2 01:36:51 2009 - [Freaks at the county level ] By: DFL Rube |
Cynic,
Keep going on? I responded to your one comment about the rescue squad. No more. I see you still think the DFD rescue could be done away with in place of a volly rescue squad. What a joke! The DFD rescue people have TRAINING and would respond from DULUTH! You freaks at the county level would come from Pike Lake and would meet for training a few times a year where you would rub rope along an asphalt roof peak while pretending to save someone. You would look till you cut your rope and fall on top of the patient!! |
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81951 - Sun Nov 1 20:48:13 2009 - [From FL to MN, liberalism at its best] By: Jay C |
| Tony that was a nice post on the DNT about the debt. Comments from Florida to Duluth mostly agree that Duluth's debt mess is liberalism at its best. Too bad the reporter didn't add in the schools and retiree health care projections. What’s wrong with the people in Duluth? Are they really that dumb or ignorant as a box of rocks? Either way, I’m glad to have escaped the Alcatraz of financial failure a few years ago. It was also very refreshing to see how Superior is paying its debt down. Too bad for my dying hometown. |
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81950 - Sun Nov 1 20:07:29 2009 - [Lame to not better use Central] By: D |
| Is there a reason Central can't be a middle school? More than enough parking for teachers as I don't believe middle school children drive to school. How lame to build a new middle school when that could be used. just a question. |
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81949 - Sun Nov 1 17:20:48 2009 - [So we hope in DFL Duluth] By: Inside Look |
| Great idea Cynic! Push the councilors to look at volunteer services as well. As least part paid, or minimal staffing of the FD. We should also look at public safety officers that function as law enforcement and firefighters. The FD budget is right around 16M per year...the single most expensive expenditure that the city has per year. Gone are the days of the fire department sitting down for great big meals together after going grocery shopping on the city's dime while driving around in a million dollar fire apparatus. Gone are the days of sleeping all night long while PD is running their asses off. Gone are the days of wasteful spending of the taxpayer dollar....so we hope. |
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81947 - Sun Nov 1 13:42:49 2009 - [Obama to make USA third world status] By: mp |
You will have additional taxes to pay if the UN Copenhagen Treaty on Climate Change is ratified by the USA. Mr. Obama is for the treaty. Rich countries, i.e. the USA is obligated to send to third world countries anywhere from $70 to $140 billion a year because we breathe to much carbon dioxide. In addition there will be a global tax on carbon emission at $2 per ton, airline & maritime tax, 2% tax on international financial transactions, etc.
Here is a Wall St. Journal article on the treaty:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703574604574500580285679074.html?mod=googlenews_wsj#printMode
And straight from the United Nations here is the text of the treaty.
http://unfccc.int/resource/docs/2009/awglca7/eng/inf02.pdf
Page 39 of the proposed treaty text has mentions the $70 to 140 billion a year in third world aid. and page 134 provides a list of the proposed global taxes.
Please open up your wallets. It's all for the children and the polar bears. |
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81946 - Sun Nov 1 13:17:00 2009 - [A gift for psycho-babble] By: C W |
| Wow, Dr. Lisa, you certainly have a gift for psycho-babble, you must be a psychotherapist! And I thought your husband was the kook in the family. But good job, standing by your man! |
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81945 - Sun Nov 1 12:19:39 2009 - [Cut the umbilical cord DFL politicians] By: Tony R |
Brandon Stahl wrote a good piece today and it can be seen on the Tribunes website at:
http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/150667/
DFL Duluth's debt: Our burden today and a generation from now
While municipal bonding helps pay for big-ticket items we take for granted, the city’s debt is a burden every Duluthian must bear — to the tune of $2,372 per resident.
By: Brandon Stahl, Duluth News Tribune
BELOW ARE MY COMMENTS I POSTED ON THE TRIBUNE'S WEBSITE. GO OVER THERE AND COMMENT TOO.
This is DFL Duluth!
There's about ONE BILLION DOLLARS the taxpayers are obligated for between the city and schools.
There is only one party who had political control of Duluth and the is the DFL. Stop blaming others DFL. Bonding is governments borrowing.
Pawlenty, Bush, Republicans had nothing to do with the DFL’s lust for borrowing with no regard for tomorrow’s future taxpayers.
DFL Duluth hasn’t seen sound fiscal practices in the last 40 years. Would you want to take on the tax burden left by decades reckless DFL spending?
The cost of government is keeping employers out along with the union “us vs. them” mentality. Bankruptcy maybe the only way out as the poverty rate is twice the state average and it’s not going to get any better in DFL Duluth.
Just wait until the tax delinquencies and taxpayers leaving DFL Duluth double. There will not be enough taxpaying people no matter how much you tax them.
Good luck DFL Duluth AFSCME and DFD owned politicians but you need more than luck. You need to cut the umbilical cord to your union and DFL special interests or take the city down a burning path to bankruptcy.
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81944 - Sun Nov 1 09:57:58 2009 - [C-Beast Great call Big Iron] By: Dr. Laura |
I don't know if you know how to get a hold of "the C-Beast from the East" (great call there Big Iron) so I'll post this on your little message board Tony.
I can't wait to see "C-Beast's" next post. This message board is pretty boring with out her comments.
I have been wondering (and Joel might be the best person to ask) -- what is with left-wing misandrists and their penis hate? I think they doth protest too much. The fat blog clown (C-Beast) constantly talks about "herself." I think she is a self-hating closeted lesbian who has failed to find herself a lesbian partner because she is simply so unattractive, both physically and politically. I honestly believe that she is attracted to city council candidate DELETED DELETED. However DELETED DELETED is actually somewhat attractive, beyond the amorous reach of "C-Beast". Because DELETED DELETED is unattainable to "C-Beast", "C-Beast's" amorous feelings towards DELETED have turned to loathing and spite. Therefore "C-Beast" is trying to derail the city council candidacy of DELETED DELETED by endorsing, supporting and openly campaigning for her. An analogy can be made to the character of Iago in the tragedy Othello. Does "C-Beast" also fits into this category? |
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81943 - Sun Nov 1 09:38:27 2009 - [Another DFL Duluth swindle ] By: LIB Reader Online |
Did you know DFL Duluth teachers make an over $80,000 in wages and benefits? You do now.
Why did the DFL Duluth Chamber of Commerce cover-up the numbers on the Red Plan and not take a serious look at the fiscal audits of the past four years? Answer: Theydo not want you to know.
This is DFL Duluth where you can only afford to read the LIB online for free, saving money for another DFL Duluth tax, fee, fine, or school cost, and GO GREEN by saving energy and the trees.
BTW, the Red Plan is another DFL Duluth swindle and destine to the same success as the Omni-Max and fish tank.
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Published November 01 2009
Local view: Let Duluth Vote
By: Richard Paulson, Duluth News Tribune
A review of the Duluth schools’ audits for fiscal years 2007 and 2008 reveals concerns regarding the future financial condition of the district. The items listed are declining enrollment, school choice, state budget, medical insurance and retiree benefits.
I found that during the past four years, declining enrollments and school choices have caused a net loss of more than 1,300 students to the district, costing a loss of millions of dollars in state aid going to other districts and schools.
Money from the state of Minnesota accounts for more than 71 percent of the district’s revenues, and declining revenues impact spending on education.
The district’s medical-insurance costs have nearly doubled in the last six years to almost $16 million annually, the audits indicated. Plus, the district’s self-insuring dental payments for fiscal year 2008 were $757,000.
Unfunded liability for retiree health care and severance, as of fiscal year 2008, was $41.9 million.
The district’s general fund has had a net deficit the past four years of
$12.2 million after the sale of capital assets of $1.2 million. These deficits appeared to have been covered by the district’s reserve funds, which now seem to be virtually gone.
The district balanced its 2010 budget deficit of $4.5 million by laying off
55 teachers. According to district officials, a teacher’s average salary and benefits total more than $80,000 a year. This action reduced instructional specialist time for elementary students in art, music and more and reduced course options for middle school students along with increased class sizes throughout the district.
Middle school students are being taught in
12 portable classrooms at Morgan Park and Woodland with some busing from Lakeside and Piedmont Heights to Morgan Park. Everyone can see the huge impact all students are enduring for the red plan.
Taxpayers are obligated for almost half a billion dollars with the red plan and unfunded liability for retirees. The local levy for 2006, according to the audits, was $13.8 million, with 79 percent going for education and 21 percent for debt service. The local levy for 2009 was $23.8 million, with 38 percent going for education and 62 percent for debt service.
The cost for the red plan, before any assumptions, is $431 million, and Plan B is $302 million before any assumptions, with voter approval — a difference of $129 million.
Common sense tells everyone these two plans are not the same in terms of costs for taxpayers, as the district and News Tribune continue to tell us. The district and its red plan consultant, Johnson Controls, seem to assume the district will have operational savings of $122 million over the next 19 years. I, for one, do not believe this is a realistic assumption. I think there will be a need for increased local levies to service debt the next 19 years.
Everyone is aware of Johnson Controls’ assumptions for the city of Duluth’s steam plant. That issue is currently in our courts with the city arguing Johnson Controls’ assumptions were overstated by millions (“Johnson Controls, Duluth at odds over cost savings,” July 24.
Remember the Duluth Omnimax theater and Great Lakes Aquarium and the great assumptions about them? Today they are on life support.
My question for everyone: Why hasn’t any of this data been given to the citizens of the district? The Duluth Chamber did not provide any cost figures in its support of the red plan. Why? Because it was too expensive and time-consuming? All citizens have seen or heard is how great the red plan is without any consideration for the costs and ability of citizens to afford the debt service and the education of our students. Unless citizens vote for $5 million or $10 million referendums, I don’t see how we’ll be able to afford the education of our students.
The red plan can be altered with the election Tuesday of Maureen Booth, Art Johnston, Tom Kasper and Marcia Stromgren.
Richard Paulson of Duluth was a School Board member from 1971-76 and is currently a member of the grass-roots group Let Duluth Vote. |
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81942 - Sun Nov 1 09:28:45 2009 - [Smart and upbeat people like me ] By: C K |
Did you all see the two letters to the editor in today's DNT? Daniel J Golden's letter was basically a mean-spirited rant against Progressive Action and against the DNT for not endorsing his buddy Rob Wagner, who is running against Patrick Boyle for 2d District City Council. There were also insults directed at Boyle himself. But the letter lacked any argument for WHY I should vote for Wagner. Dude, don't just bitch and complain about Boyle and his supporters, give me some good reasons for voting for Wagner! And, "he's a minority" doesn't cut it with anyone.
The other letter, in contrast, by me, Claire Kirch, was a well-written, positive, and articulate argument explaining why people should vote for Beth Olson. There was no anger, no hatred, just solid recounting of what Olson has done in the past, her personal qualities, and her qualifications for city council. I know everyone here's foaming at the mouth because I’m a "supposedly elite" college back East, but if that kind excellent writing and well-thought-out reasoning are what going to a "supposedly elite college" gives you, then we should all be so lucky as to have someone like that advocating for us, rather than Daniel J Golden, whose poorly written and inarticulate arguments would not persuade a half-wit to vote for Wagner over Boyle.
Having smart and upbeat people like me in her corner is why Beth Olson is going to prevail Tuesday. Having angry jerks like Daniel J Golden in their corner is why Rob Wagner is going to lose and lose big Tuesday.
Remember: you heard it here first!
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81941 - Sun Nov 1 09:09:22 2009 - [What is Franken doing for us?] By: Lock N' Load |
JBBP, you must be confused with Air America. While we are on the subject what is that idiot Franken doing for us? I have not heard a word about him.
Your Welcome. |
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81940 - Sun Nov 1 08:51:48 2009 - [Anger and pure hatred] By: Superior Blue |
| I told you candidate Beth Olson is an angry woman. There is just pure hatred.... |
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81939 - Sun Nov 1 01:26:46 2009 - [They simply... suck] By: JBBP |
Lock N Load...
Liberal talk shows don't succeed because they simply... suck.
Thank you. |
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81938 - Sat Oct 31 23:59:21 2009 - [Mother of all swindles - cap-and-trade ] By: anonymous |
Stop the Cap-and-Trade Madness!
Your living expenses are about to go-up -- a LOT if cap-and-trade is enacted. Families can expect to pay $1,700 more a year in energy expenses to start and as much as $6,000 more by 2035.
Cap-and-trade is a government scheme to tax all energy use and production. It will affect every product and service bought and sold in America. Proponents claim it's all about prevent global warming by limiting carbon dioxide emissions. The problem is the earth has been cooling for ten straight years!
31,000 scientists now agree global warming isn't a threat, compared to about 50 United Nations scientists, and scores of bureaucrats and politicians, who want us to radically change our way of life to prevent 1/10th of a degree of theoretical warming 100 years from now?
Cap-and-trade could be imposed domestically by the Waxman-Markey bill (also known as ACES) or by a new "world government" that could be created by a proposed United Nations climate treaty.
This week we announced a new coalition of organizations that are coming together to combat cap-and-trade. We urge you to get involved to protect your family's financial future and lifestyle.
TAKE ACTION
1. Visit www.NoCapandTrade.com to learn what you can do to make a difference.
2. Click on the following link see the 4-minute that has become an overnight sensation on the Internet, having received nearly 2 million views in 2 weeks: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMe5dOgbu40
3. Forward this message to your friends and neighbors and encourage them to get involved.
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81937 - Sat Oct 31 20:00:07 2009 - [C knows Olson is out of work and more] By: Big Iron |
| I don't know if Olson got fired or not. But one would think IF she still was employed, the C-Beast from the East would be all over the local blogs spewing her usual hate filled crap defending her. So far, zip. |
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81935 - Sat Oct 31 18:50:23 2009 - [Allow illegal immigrants healthcare] By: mp |
How will Mr. Obama allow illegal immigrants to get healthcare, yet state proposed healthcare legislation doesn't allow illegals to receive healthcare??? Answer make them legal. Here is a clip of Mr. Obama in Mexico.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHbVqr_fiME |
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81934 - Sat Oct 31 18:06:47 2009 - [Obama administration = Good bye freedom] By: Lock N' Load |
Perhaps, you are not aware of this. However, it is very important that you know the truth about Obama's FCC's Chief Diversity Officer aka Diversity Czar, Mark Lloyd. His statements, repeated in this email, are all from actual speeches, recorded on videos. He is an admirer of Hugo Chavez (among other Marxists/Socialists) On recently discovered audios, he detailed his rather disturbing perspective on race, power and the American system...
Here is one statement: "It should be clear by now that my focus here is not freedom of speech or the press. This freedom is all too often an exaggeration. At the very least, blind references to freedom of speech or the press serve as a distraction from the critial axamination of other communications policies..." - Then: "White People need to be forced to step down so someone else can have power"
In his racially-warped, finite pie worldview, too many white people sit alone in the too few spots atop the heap. President Obama's diversity czar has spoken publicly of getting whit media executives to "step down" in fvor of minorities, prescribed policies to make liberal ralk radio ore successful, and he described Hugo Chavez's rise to power in Venezuela "an incredible revolution"
At another conference, Mr. Lloyd spoke about the need to remove white people from powerful positions in the media to give minorities a fairer chance. He further said that there are a limited number of those important positions and "unless we are conscious of the need to have more people of color, gays, other people in those positions, we will not change the problem. But we're in a position where you have to say who is going to step down so someone else can have power."....
Such radical racism scares the jeebees out of me, I must confess. Good bye, Freedom in America, if he and the Obama administration gets their way. Marching right on..... Next on "the list" is the Internet...
Mr.Lloyd's quotes above, are all taken from videos taped during his actual speeches. They cannot be denied or labeld as right wing propaganda. Many were printed in conservative newspapers/magazines and have been shown on FoxNews. I have seen them but those of you, who cannot get FoxNews, may not be aware of this. Where is the "main stream media" ? |
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81933 - Sat Oct 31 16:09:58 2009 - [Duluthians aren't fools] By: Suzanne |
I think the council race is clear in all districts. Grant in the 4th by several points. Hall in a land slide. Stauber in the At Large race; proving slander and innuendo from progressive action does not work in Duluth. And, in the only clear part of this election, Progressive Action will be done in Duluth. Any endorsement by them is the kiss of death. Beth Olson will come in 4th. Fini.
Re the at-large race, you know when Beth Olsons supporters start hiding and covering up their own elitist and privileged background, they know it's a lost cause. Duluthians aren't fools, and they want to know why a candidate is not qualified (Olson, Gauthier et al) , not be distracted with tabloid-like Saul Alinsky spin : they don't like being spoon fed platitudes; they don't like people playing games with them; and they especially don't like carpet baggers from the east coast with supposed "elite" college degrees feeding them a bunch of shit.
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81932 - Sat Oct 31 16:02:42 2009 - [l DFL Duluth - City run by freeloaders ] By: Centsless |
Gov't by the people and for the people. We hold these truths to be self evident. What we have now is Gov't. by the selfish lobbied big money and for selfish lobbied big money. The self evident truths of what pain and suffering are the "COMMON SENSE" and "COMMONER CENTS" results of unchecked corruption and tyranny are surfacing everywhere. Helped by media concealment, outright lies, and falsification, Donnys' Duluth is a mecca of protection and bonus, in reality, even with it's massive welfare status, and it's "green team", only to it's "few business leaders". Many GOP Conservatives, like McCain, understand competion not monoplies make a healthy economy, yet a split GOP was too much about big business and the supposed greed resulting of a Gov't that creates laws that help only some unjustly prosper. The DFL has taken this greed to even a higher level of rights and freedom robbing in their pursuit of a "TRANSFORMED" Nation. They were supposed to be the Party of the working class, now they progressively push TOTAL Gov't dependence while protecting COMMUNITY PLANNERS like Ness and Obama who have have been, without question, responsible for legislating a collapse, for the common citizen, of the economy in TOTAL!!!!!! The Unions enjoyed unjust prosperity until jobs fell apart, now the remaining overburdened working tax payers and small independent business owners, thanks to DFL progressive socialism, will pay for the unemployment and support of these folks also. Stimulus, just the word is a sentence! The pocket is not deep enough with these Liberal DFLer's as they steal our Rights and Freedom away from all of us using OUR MONEY!!!!!!!!!
A Nation or a City run by freeloaders for freeloaders hastily becomes self consuming, like Duluth, as the resources become limited to only a few select powerful freeloaders. The end of a honest competative democracy is not what made The United States great. One can still maybe speak by vote here, if ACORN and outside political money doesn't prevail,i.e. one horribly not funny, non Mn., comedian, who Frankinly, the DFL bought a Mn. legislative position for, but politically, these antics make a sad statement for our future. This is not to say Coleman was any better. But with "GOOD" choice often not having a economic chance, and with "HONEST" people harrassed from Gov't. position and service, we all stand to lose our VOTE and FREEDOM. Despite Ness's and Obama's massive efforts at the dissolving of a City, and a Country into tryanny based socialism, history, without fail, has had a judgement day coming of corrupt oppression of Freedom. Time to vote and speak out for "COMMON SENSE", not the porkfat lobbied DFL Liberal spending of "COMMONER CENTS" that undermines Freedom. Do this so our children need not die fighting and asking why, we, in this age of knowledge and technology, could knowingly allow greed to destroy their right to the pursuit of happiness!!!!!! |
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81931 - Sat Oct 31 14:37:03 2009 - [Just like Bergson - From Superior] By: Duluth Voter |
WHAT HAS BETH OLSON DONE WITH HERSELF SINCE MOVING TO DULUTH LESS THAN 2 YEARS AGO BESIDES RUN FOR OFFICE AND LOSE HER JOB?
I think you people backed the wrong candidate. |
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81930 - Sat Oct 31 12:22:43 2009 - [Rube got booted ] By: Big Iron |
| Is it any wonder DFL Rube got booted from the rescue squad? |
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81928 - Sat Oct 31 12:11:40 2009 - [Whiners or worse ] By: Cynic |
WAKE UP, Hate and anger? Pretty strong words. I don't know why people who are being taxed out of their homes would be filled with hate and anger. Then add to that being laughed at and called whiners or worse by DFD personnel. What anger?
I'll give you one point though. With people like Rube posing as a Duluth fire fighter he/she is making you look bad. If you have people with such little education working on the DFD we are all in trouble. It has to be nepotism out of control. There is no other rational explanation.
WAKE UP said: "Hey DFD firefighters posting on this site, do you realize posting on this blog and arguing with these idiots only emboldens their arguments? You guys are making the DFD look bad, their is no reasoning with these people so just ignore them. Guess what, the second you start responding to posts about the DFD on here they just start talking about us more, if you don't respond to them they will just direct their hate and anger towards something else. |
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81927 - Sat Oct 31 11:47:49 2009 - [Task force for volunteer rescue squad] By: Cynic |
Rube, why do you keep going on about SLCRS? They would have nothing to do with a Duluth rescue squad. Would we look over their organization....yes. Would we take the best they had to offer and add our own ideas......yes. For you to sit there and continually insult those who take time out of their lives to help others is so sick there is little anyone can do for you. Then again you probably are not a member of the DFD. I see little more than a teenager or a 10-12 year old with a keyboard.
Now which one of you councilors will form a task force to see how a Volunteer Duluth Rescue Squad would work. You all continually say how you want to save the taxpayers money. |
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81925 - Sat Oct 31 08:18:27 2009 - [No clue just drink the DFL Kool-Aid] By: Kenwood Resident |
| Yesterday a man came up to my door and left a political flyer on the handle. I was out in my garage working on my car and asked the fellow what he left on my door. He said a flyer to ask that I vote for Hartman and Olson. I asked what he knew about either and their stance on the current economic issues facing the city. The guy had no clue, he said they are both good candidates endorsed by the local unions. I asked what unions and he said the fire departmenmt and AFSCME. So I told him I don't belong to any union and won't just vote because of an endorsement. Exact words from this worker. "Well, just don't vote for Stauber". I then told him to get the hell off my property and take his flyer of my door in which he did. As he walked away I noticed the back of his shirt say in big white letters Duluth Fire Can you say sheeple? |
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81924 - Sat Oct 31 08:08:37 2009 - [Olson not employed @ DAIP confirmed] By: Rainbow Lady |
On Friday I called DAIP to verify if Beth Olson still works there and the female who answered said they will not verify if anyone works there. I can only assume Beth doesn't work there.
As a member of the GLBT community I went to a friend of mine who is working to get Beth elected. When I asked her if Beth is still working at DAIP she said it didn't matter to her and she was only concerned that Beth get elected. I asked her if Beth got fired and her response was, IT DOESN'T REALLY FUCKING MATTER, WE NEED BETH ON OUR COUNCIL. I walked away from my FORMER friend in disgust. It matters to me. As a conservative member of the GLBT (and there are some) I will cast my vote on Tuesday but not for Beth. I expected honesty to my answer and I got nothing. This whole issue is concerning to me. |
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81923 - Sat Oct 31 02:18:24 2009 - [DFL candidates lack fiscal common sense] By: JBBP |
Speaking of volunteer fire departments...
What do the DFL/DFDers think of Extreme Home Makeover? All those wanna-be carpenters, designers, architects, etc.? How qualified could they be, really?
Not to mention the volunteers who serve in many different capacities every day.
I'm not saying that the fire department is shoddy or not worthy of being around. I'm saying, firefighters, don't knock volunteer firefighters- they have saved lives and property, too- and what the hell are you people griping about, anyway? The City of Duluth doesn't have volunteer firefighters, and I doubt that it ever will. Maybe the taxpayers won't be able to afford the wages/benefits that your union has managed to secure for you...some of you may be let go, or perhaps you will settle collectively for a wage that our local economy can realistically sustain, rather than having some of your brothers and sisters lose their jobs entirely.
All of us are finding ourselves making sacrifices as we settle for compensation that may not be as much as we want, but at least we still have a job.
Trouble is, our wages don't rise in tandem with property tax increases, unlike most government employees. In other words, we don't get an eventual raise after our taxes have been increased.
Another thing...it irks me when people gripe that the firefighters have alot of 'down time.' What should they do, hire some idiot to go around setting fires to keep them busy? My own job can have some down time, too, but of course on a much lesser scale. When you're on so-called 'down time,' you need to keep yourself coiled like a spring.
Finally, I won't vote DFL. Not because a couple of candidates are gay, or even because they're pro-union, even. It's because most of them are sorely lacking in fiscal common sense, and they seem to like to use their political authority and clout to push their personal social/financial agendas into the taxpayers' wallets.
That's pretty franken sociopathic, if you ask me.
Thank you. |
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81921 - Fri Oct 30 22:57:13 2009 - [Obama and Dems destroying the country] By: Dr. Phil |
Obama is doing everything possible to destroy this county. And just in time so they can take advantage of ObamaCare.
Washington (CNN) -- President Obama announced Friday that he will lift a 22-year-old ban on entry into the United States for people infected with HIV/AIDS.
The administration intends to publish a new federal rule next week eliminating the ban by the start of 2010, he said.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/30/obama.hiv.aids/index.html |
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81920 - Fri Oct 30 22:56:54 2009 - [Baja Billy’s out of business] By: DFL Pride |
http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/pages/biz
Baja Billy’s Mexican Grill & Cantina has closed its doors at Fitger’s Brewery Complex in DFL Duluth.
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81919 - Fri Oct 30 22:29:46 2009 - [DFD are REAL professionals] By: DFL Rube |
Cynic, Cynic, Cynic.....
You said something like Duluth FD should be like the SLCRS. The fact you wrote SLCRS means you're a member. No really, you are a MEMBER! For your weak DCB mind, member is another name for a dick.
The rescue squad responds from Pike Lake, right? I've seen them go to the North Shore to a water emergency. Quite the drive! Should OUR fire department be like that? Plus, I was a MEMBER of that squad many years ago. NO training, NO real runs,and it was a good ol boys club with some so called cop rescue people thinking they're awesome.
I saw them at the Hermantown safety expo also. You know the safety expo where cops and volunteers bring the rigs from as far away as Hibbing to show off while their community is left unprotected... Anyway, they had some BS rope rescue drill they were doing where they put ropes over a roof peak and ran side to side on the way down to fake rescue someone.
Lets see, rope on a asphalt roof peak rubbing back and fourth? SMART!!!! So, NO, leave the city work to the REAL professionals! |
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81915 - Fri Oct 30 15:46:55 2009 - [Union orders from the fire hall] By: WAKE UP |
| Hey DFD firefighters posting on this site, do you realize posting on this blog and arguing with these idiots only emboldens their arguments? You guys are making the DFD look bad, their is no reasoning with these people so just ignore them. Guess what, the second you start responding to posts about the DFD on here they just start talking about us more, if you don't respond to them they will just direct their hate and anger towards something else. |
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81914 - Fri Oct 30 13:07:46 2009 - [Says it all - 2,079,734 views & counting] By: reality |
This pretty much says it all.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LO2eh6f5Go0 |
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81913 - Fri Oct 30 12:09:00 2009 - [Regional volunteer emergency services] By: Cynic |
Rube, why are you talking about people responding from Pike Lake to Lakeside. I said the city of Duluth should have something similar to the St Louis County Rescue Squad. Do you get that! Something "similar" to the SLCRS in Duluth. Perhaps they could take over the Lakeside fire hall and maybe the Park Point hall as well or maybe add in the Woodland hall too. Whatever a task force might recommend.
Rube said: "The people with a station in Pike Lake when a water/car accident emergency in Lakeside happens and it takes them an hour to find their rig let alone respond to Lakeside?" |
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81912 - Fri Oct 30 11:14:34 2009 - [Enough good news?] By: Dolla Bill |
The recession is over - 3.5% GDP growth and Obama has saved us all. WRONG
• As of the 3rd quarter ending, Government sources have stated we've lost 7.2 million jobs ( oh wait, they we're creating 6 million.)
• Government sources predict 8.8 million unemployed by the end of 2009.
• September produced another 531,000 unemployment claims.
• 43 states have reported job losses for the month of September.
• There are 1.7 million people that have had their unemployment benefits run out since Jan/2009.
• The unemployment rate is 9.8% (yeah right), they don't include the 6.2 million that have lost benefits, F/T employees cut to 30 hour work weeks, seasonal employment, Ag, and 600,000 who have simply quit looking for work.
• Unemployed amongst teenagers is 52.2%.
• Government mandated Minimum Wage increases caused businesses to cut another 300,000 in jobs for September for teen employment.
• There are now 37 million people on food stamps.
• There are 1.6 million homes in foreclosure, and the 4th quarter 2009, and first quarter 2010 is expected to bring another 400,000/600,000.
• There have been 1.1 million Bankruptcy filings this year.
• Government sources (Dummycrats), want another Stimulus Package. Bet you tax payers can't wait, eh? The 1st one worked so well, but don't worry, you're gonna pay for it!
• Government sources stated job losses are the worst since 1948.
• Government sources stated American's are working the shortest work weeks since 1951.
• Government Treasury sources reveals $106 "Trillion" dollars in unfunded liabilities. Can you tax payers handle that $343,747 dollars that your Government has burdened you with? That figure is for every American, from new born to 100!
• The Government deficit has Quadrupled since Jan/2009 to $1.8 Trillion Dollars. Q. How are they going to blame that on Bush?
• 63% of all baby boomers now can not retire, and will need to work till death ( good news for the government ).
• Media headlines..............No Jobs, No Credit, No Sales!
• Oil is $82.00 a barrel and climbing thanks to our "Fiat" dollar currency.
• FDIC reports record bank closings.
• FDIC needs another $500 billion for regulatory needs.
• GM needs another $35 billion (get it from the unions, not the tax payers!). Let them fail!
• Colleges have hiked tuition another 6% this year (apparently they haven't heard about the Recession).
O.K., have you have enough good news today? I've got news for ya folks, it's going to get worse. Just keeping you informed just in case you haven't came out of your shell yet. You wanted Change, you got, and it's going to cost you more for that change. When Obama gets done with us, we'll all be lucky to have change. Peace, and don't give up your guns! |
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81911 - Fri Oct 30 10:06:50 2009 - [Change we can believe in] By: Larry |
Get your Obama phone today. Welfare recipients are now eligible to receive (1) a FREE new phone and (2) approx 70 minutes of FREE minutes every month. TAX PAYER MONEY IS BEING REDISTRIBUTED TO WELFARE RECIPIENTS FOR FREE CELL PHONES. This program was started earlier this year. Enough is enough, the ship is sinking and it’s sinking fast. The very foundations that this country was built on are being shaken.. The age old concepts of God, family, and hard work have flown out the window and are being replaced with “Hope and Change” and “Change we can believe in.” You can click on the link below to read more about the “Obama phone”…just have a barf bag ready.
https://www.safelinkwireless.com/EnrollmentPublic/home.aspx |
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081909 - Fri Oct 30 09:19:31 2009 - [It's official] By: kojak |
Hot off PDD. It's official. "C" has expressed her hate towards Rod Raymond. Dennis Fink is also a target of local "progressives".
"C". Please clarify the phrase "disrespects women". What the hell do you mean by that? If Rod was a "chubby chaser", I doubt you would be so critical. I know it's not fair. Afterall he most likely only "disrespects" cute women.
From PDD:
"I’ve never met Rod Raymond, though we have mutual friends. But I do know Deborah Petersen-Perlman very well, she’s the one who wrote the report advising UMD to cut him loose. She’s a pretty sensible person, and I can’t see her exaggerating the problem of his sexually harassing women if she’s hearing about it from young women. And yeah, someday, some woman is going to sue UMD b/c he’s got a pattern of inappropriate behavior and they’re looking the other way. He sounds like he basically disrespects women, and I really hope he gets some counseling before he and UMD get slapped with a lawsuit. This kind of behavior is just inappropriate and should not be tolerated. And, yeah, Maria is right, Dennis Fink is just as bad, and I hope he gets voted out next election. I’d rather not have someone who treats women so disrespectfully representing me."
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