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May 17 gnossos commented on In Which I Do Not Declare My Candidacy for Seattle City Council.

Darn. I woulda campaigned and voted for ya in a heartbeat. Second the maybe next time thoughts...But, it is good to have you at Seattle's only newspaper.

May 6 gnossos commented on Ed McClain, "the Real Change Guy".

JustHallie @6: thanks for that. I am one of the multitudes who came to know, admire and respect Mr. McLain over the years. I lived 3 blocks from the U-Dist Safeway for many years and came to love my brief conversations w/him when I would see him at the store (which was often). I also served on the Real Change board for a few years and he was much admired and respected by other vendors, staff, and board members who knew him.

For all of those pulling crazy ass assumptions out your ass about him being an alcoholic/dope fiend/whatever: do you ever check your shit before just going off? Seriously. For fucking shame.

And kudos to Univ. Temple United Methodist. The most socially engaged church in Seattle. Ya'll rock.

May 2 gnossos commented on SPD Supports Free Speech and Doesn't Use Excessive Force, Police Say.

@29: Seriously. Today is the 50th anniversary of the Children's Crusade in Birmingham (aka Bombingham). That was the moral power of the civil rights movement. Be peaceful in asserting your rights no matter how obscenely violent law enforcement is.

The single biggest contributor to the success of the civil rights movement may well have been Bull Connor. He revolted not just a nation, but a planet and within a few years he was in the dustbin of history and the moral arc had surged eons past him.

Yesterday shows the contrast. One protest loudly, emphatically, articulately, and peacefully making their case. Another a group of privileged spoiled brats trying to provoke a confrontation w/SPD in hopes they would be seen as victims of oppression.

One group may help make social change. The other is actively inciting opposition to that change. They have no moral authority.

Apr 19 gnossos commented on Reuters Mistakenly Pronounces George Soros Dead; George Soros Is Still Alive.

@16: You're right. I stand corrected.

I guess I'm so used to Soros being criticized for his philanthropy (esp. his support of drug policy reform and harm reduction), that I completely glossed over the economics part of the obit and focused on that.

Apr 18 gnossos commented on Reuters Mistakenly Pronounces George Soros Dead; George Soros Is Still Alive.

Yeah, I don't find it slanted either (and I say this as a huge fan of Soros...he's paid my salary either directly or indirectly for almost decade), but I do find it lacking. There's so much more that could be said. Hopefully, he lives long enough to give Rueters a chance to fill in a bunch of blanks.

Apr 17 gnossos commented on Obama Is Pissed, Calls Today a "Shameful Day for Washington".

@1 this may be a new low for you and that's really saying something. You are one sick fuck.

Apr 15 gnossos commented on Explosions at the Boston Marathon.

Right, like the person holding the device is still going to be in one piece, let alone alive. Sheesh.

Apr 12 gnossos commented on Yes, Liberals, We Should Sue That Anti-Gay Florist.

Well said Dom.

Mar 29 gnossos commented on Two Wonderful People.

Two wonderful people indeed.

Mar 27 gnossos commented on Driver Who Hit Four Pedestrians Blew Nearly Three Times Over Legal Alcohol Limit, Say Prosecutors.

podcaf @93

For the people talking about 75th street, the victims weren't crossing 75th, they were crossing 33rd. So the drunken monster either was coming down 33rd or he turned onto it from 75th. The speeders on 75th weren't the issue.

Ummm...according to every news report I've seen you're wrong. Every local outlet reports that the truck was headed westbound on 75th and that the peds were crossing 75th from south to north @33rd. Today's Seatimes has a very nice little graphic showing it all.