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From: Travis Rowley: Make Love, Don’t Throw Condoms on Little Girls
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that's called a false equivalence, Ned. Show me a bunch of conservatives throwing condoms at people (at a rally they weren't invited to), and i'll be right there to criticize them as well.From: John Rooke - Thinking Out Loud
in Sports
John, when UConn was a pre-season #4 in the country, ESPN talking them up as a repeat national champion there was never any mention of a back problem. Amazing how losing 4 of their last 5 will do. He did the same thing two years ago. He will be back before long.While on the subject, Bobby Cremins of College of Charleston took a medical leave a few weeks back after they went into a tailspin. Not sure if he is back coaching.
Yes, I remember Joe Kapp with the Boston Patriots back in 1970 when the team was very bad. He did not make them any better.
I could be wrong but I think St. John's recruited Sampson but was found to be academically ineligible and never played for them
Please lets play the SuperBowl one week after the AFC/NFC championship games THEN the ProBowl. This is not overhype, it's roadkill.
From: Travis Rowley: Make Love, Don’t Throw Condoms on Little Girls
in Politics
Definitely offensive, but no more so than when John Depetro and his angry lynch mob shouted out Christmas tunes drowning out the Children's Choir at the State House.Ironic, now that the table are turned the prior offenders are now HUGE whiners.
From: RI’s Richest Communities for Political Donations
in Politics
Wow! According to Patrick Sweeney, Obama got into office and then we're hit with unemployment, a housing crisis, and a recession... Because those types of things happen overnight, right?Get real! Jobs in RI have been decreasing since the 1980s... Now that I think of it, most of our financial issues can be traced back to the 80s. And let's be real about who is to blame for the housing crisis! It wasn't Obama!
Thank goodness Obama's in office. Just think of where we would be if McCain/Palin had gotten in! Then again, that would have furthered the GOP's agenda perfectly: the total and complete destruction of the federal government.
From: Guest MINDSETTER™ Dan Lawlor: Providence Schools are Broken. Literally.
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Ask yourself who has been running the schools for the last 75 years, same old Democrats and Unions, if you don't change that, nothing will change.From: Guest MINDSETTER™ Dan Lawlor: Providence Schools are Broken. Literally.
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Isn't this a no-brainer? Ofcourse buildings will suffer when the lion's share of tax payer money goes to salaries and benefits for the union members. Teachers will wear hard-hats in the classroom before they give up a dime for maintenance.From: RI Biz Winners and Flops
in Business
You have to be kidding me, you name 6 companies in the positive area but this is the problem for RI, no new businesses. These legacy companies are important, having Jet Blue come in could be a positive but until RI actually builds a plan to attract new business we are going to continue to go backward in our growth, tax base, education, politics, you name it.The economic development commissions are totally focused on keeping those large companies happy to some extent (tax breaks, financial support, resources allocations etc.) and not doing a single creative plan to form a real small business plan to grow this sector.
Grade these efforts as a failure.
From: GoLocal Radio Show to Premiere on WEEI 103.7 This Saturday
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What a great surprise to hear the new radio show this morning. Scott I wish you all the best! It is great to hear you back on morning radio. Hopefully, this is a sign of restoring the natural order of things - complete with a Pats Superbowl win tomorrow!From: Travis Rowley: Make Love, Don’t Throw Condoms on Little Girls
in Politics
RI GA and its Governor Chafee are letting this embarrassment of a group of protesters continue to bring us to our lowest level as a state without positive direction.Enough is enough, encouraging rabble rousers to have a rebellion location authorized be the Governor is totally wrong and without leadership.
The Governor has demonstrated that he does not want to defend the majority of the citizens in RI, he is a polarizing, class dividing guy that is disconnected with what is good for RI.
Why we ended up with this guy is not a mystery though, it only takes a few in RI to set us on a path to oblivion, no vision and no plan, just a thoughtless Governor wandering through his 4 YEARS in office. God help RI.
From: Taveras Police Detail Costs Providence $500k
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This is a hold over from Davey boy's days. $550K for security Angel? Where is the fiscal austerity? I believe Cianci only had a driver, who was a cop.From: Taveras Police Detail Costs Providence $500k
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If the GA members do not have security then the Prov mayor doesn't need it. That is the group that should be hated in RI.Keep in mind the correcting past policy is one of the biggest problems facing the state in all areas of government.
From: RI Biz Winners and Flops
in Business
"The lack of discussion of regionalization seems to be absent from any discussion". More evidence that democrats here really don't want to lose municipal jobs that REAL consolidation and regionalization would bring. When the knee-jerk reaction from our "leaders" always revolves around tax hikes instead of spending cuts you KNOW we're not serious about anything but keeping things the way they are.From: Travis Rowley: Make Love, Don’t Throw Condoms on Little Girls
in Politics
This churlish behavior is really what the "Occupy" movement is all about. This is street theater; broad, loud, and simplistic. Tea Party people are arguing about serious issues, generally about the expanding reach of government into our lives. These clowns are simply rying to stifle dissent. At least the Immigration people sent actual clowns.From: Travis Rowley: Make Love, Don’t Throw Condoms on Little Girls
in Politics
Disgusting people. What a bunch of jerks.From: Taveras Police Detail Costs Providence $500k
in News
And you wonder why the tax-exempt institutions hold their noses to this place? It is rife in corruption. Time to pull the plug on these corrupt unions running this city into the ground.From: Taveras Police Detail Costs Providence $500k
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why can't an unemployed Rhode Islander drive him around? Better to cut more teachers,etc.From: Guest MINDSETTER™ Dan Lawlor: Providence Schools are Broken. Literally.
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Take a look at any of the charter school buildings and you won't find this disrepair. Gist claims charter schools are 'public' schools but the disparity is glaring. Education is touted as the new civil rights issue but diverting public money to charters is another form of segregation. The charters turn in to "the haves" and public schools "the have nots." Until every public school has the same private/public donations as the charters, students will not have equal access to a "quality education." Does anyone really believe that Acheivment First will be housed in a facility like Gilbert Stuart?From: GoLocal Radio Show to Premiere on WEEI 103.7 This Saturday
in Sports
Cordischi's out to destroy another sports radio station?"Scott Cordischi was the long-time host of 790 The Score - a highly successful talk radio show"
Really? Radio stations cancel highly successful shows now? It's no coincidence that Gresh and Zo got a new job and it's taken Cordischi this long to find something more than Woonsocket radio on Sunday mornings at 4 am.
From: Providence Going Broke: What Next for the Capital City?
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Forgot to mention that more aid from the state would help a lot, too. The U.S. must be one of the few industrialized countries where cities are expected to be almost totally self supporting.Not to mention states also.
From: Providence Going Broke: What Next for the Capital City?
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I was surprised to find out that retirees in Providence do not have to take Medicare B when they reach 65. I am retired from the City and County of San Francisco and we have to takeMedicare B when we reach 65. The city did it as a way to cut their costs. We still have supplemental insurance from several different carriers such as United Health, Kaiser Permanente, and a few others. That covers our drug benefits. Also, I am appalled that the nonprofits in this city do not pay a greater share of taxes. Unfortunately, that is a problem in many cities in this country. Berkeley, California had very high property tax assessment rates because of the UC Berkeley which didn't pay its fair share of taxes. I read that Boston wants its nonprofits to pay 25% of its assessed value as property taxes to the city. I don't know how much luck they have had in carrying it out, though.
From: The Best Pizza in Rhode Island: Gourmet Pizzas
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I have never been able to even find Al Forno.From: Rhode Island’s Best Sandwiches
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Olgas? You've got to be kidding or else you got special treatment because they knew you werefrom the press. Their food always looks good but it's mediocre. The only award they could win is for the staff with the most attitude.
From: NEW: Doherty Calls for Tax Exempts to Pay Fair Share in Providence
in News
Another phony "calling for" what he knows never will be delivered in response to calls.We already have such a phony in Congress. He is the faux Democrat named David Cicilline.
Why replace one incompetent, disingenuous poseur with another?
Brendan Doherty and David Cicilline -- peas in a pod.
And by the way, who writes your messages?
The same ESL functional illiterates who handle Cicilline?
Which begs the question: Have Brendan Doherty and David Cicilline ever been seen at the same time?
From: NEW: House Votes Down Cicilline Jobs Amendment
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Mr. Smith,Join the posse of Cicilline surrogates and pseudo-intellectuals who insist upon bringing a knife to engage me in a rhetorician's gunfight.
Mr. Smith.
From: NEW: House Votes Down Cicilline Jobs Amendment
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And speaking of obsessions, Mr. Smith has posted the identical message on at least one other thread.Mr. Smith.
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