Michael Russell

Chris, this is the best show I ever watched on the telly. Let me warn you, it doesn't get any less depressing.

Johnny Cash was one of the best of *any* generation. He was rockin it well into his 70's. Love him!

Chris, Why do you want Senator Edwards to submit to a DNA test regarding the parentage of the child? What difference does it make? Whatever the result, he's a lying sack of shit scum-bag. I could care less who he fucks or whether he may or may not have fathered a child with some bimbo not his wife. Mick

Chris, The incompetence of the PGC Police, the arrogance of their chief (refusing to apologize and reluctantly clearing the Mayor and his wife's name)makes my blood boil. I've written several letters to the department expressing my outrage but have not yet received a response. Unbelievable! Mick

Chris Grieb: "I have mention that with the news there is a group who is more upset than others. That is the right wing mailers. With Teddy being gone who can they warn as their menace. For left-wing mailer had the same feeling when Jesse Helms left the Senate." I don't know, I suppose W is far more of a lightening rod than the racist and homophobic Jesse Helms. As for Senator Kennedy, I have lost loved ones to cancer; my heart grieves for him and for those who care about him. I know most on this board don't share Kennedy's politics, but as for me, I wouldn't wish cancer on my worst enemy. Shame on you Mr. Grieb for your thoughtless and mean spirited post. And don't worry folks, this is the end. Mick

Well, what did you have in mind as possibly false on that page? Just threw it out for discussion. What I do know is Obama is a rabid fan of entitlements and big government. That's enough, no? So is Hillary and the hypocrite McCain; what's your point? Most of that shit on dontvoteobama.com is just stupid nonsense. There's enough reason to oppose all three of these stooges without making up shit.

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Kat, Is this 100,000,000 on top of the child support payments? He should have listened to his kids. As I understand it they implored him to get a pre-nup. I've never met Heather Mills, but I agree with your assessment of her; what a bitch! Mick

When thinking about Israel's relationship with her Arab neighbors, I'm often reminded of Golda Meir, who said: Mick

Are disagreeing with my interpretation of Ahmadinejad on the conflict? Or are you disagreeing with my feeling toward our (the US) involvement with Israel. Thanks, Dustan Both.

You make a good point regarding Bollinger's introduction. His remarks were appropriate, but he made them at the wrong time and place. As for your points regarding the Israeli/Palestinian problem, I profoundly disagree with you. Mick

In fact, he was invited to speak which is even worse. Inviting him to an intellectual encounter grants him the unearned sanction that he is an honest and reasonable person. He's clearly identified himself as being the opposite. Nothing that he says at Columbia can be trusted and, thus, it's fruitless for the organizers and attendees. The dark side is that Ahmadinjad will try to use the event to further his ends and this makes the invitation by Columbia immoral. I had edited my post before your post; yes, he was invited. I disagree with your assessment of Columbia; I thought President Bollinger, appropriately, dressed Ahmadinajad down. You can find the text of his remarks here. Mick

Dustan, Did you watch it? I did not; I was at work. What were your thoughts on the introduction by the Columbia's President, Ahmadinejad's presentation and the Q and A session with the Columbia's students? Also, should he have been invited to speak? Mick

Russell Roberts writes excellent novels on economic issues. The Choice: A Fable of Free Trade and Protectionism The Invisible Heart: An Economic Romance I know someone who has a copy of these books and can loan them to Peri. ;)

I take it your not a Seinfeld fan. Phil Morris, the actor who played Jackie Chiles, made his feature film debut in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock.

Maybe Jackie Chiles is available. Mick

Michael, Before Sanders was elected, San Diego was on the verge of bankruptcy due to the incompetency of two previous mayors and a corrupt city council. He has provided stable leadership and San Diego is back on the right track to fiscal sanity. What makes Sanders' decision to back gay marriage so courageous is that he is facing a well financed socially conservative candidate in Steve Francis as he prepares for reelection. San Diego is not San Francisco or Los Angeles; there is a sizable and influential socially conservative community, whose reactionary irrationality is fomented by talk radio host Roger Hedgecock, a right wing hate monger and convicted felon who once served as mayor of San Diego before he was removed from office in disgrace on a corruption conviction. To have an elected Republican in a relatively conservative community come out in favor of gay marriage, not merely civil unions, is astonishing. He truly loves his daughter and wants her to be happy and to have all the rights afforded to all Americans. It wasn't a choice between thinking with his head or with his heart; it was a choice between political expediency and doing the right thing. Mayor Sanders did the right thing. Mick

John, you might try whosaliveandwhosdead.com.

I'm proud of my mayor. A Republican For Marriage Be sure and watch the touching video of his announcement. Mick

Splendid!

No need to worry; he's been dead a couple of years. Johnny Cochran will forever live in my heart because he askedThe Question (during the O.J. trial): Ah akse' yo'. What DO a black man sound like? He sure was a piss-cutter. I don't know if Cochran ever made Harvard Law Review but he had the chops for it, so that question, asked in the vernacular, is a doozey. Ba'al Chatzaf Johnny Cochran represented Geronimo Pratt, a man who was truly a victim of unrestrained state power, unlike O.J.

No need to worry; he's been dead a couple of years.

Jim, I’m so sorry to hear about your loss. My maternal grandmother is 95. Although she is fine (for her age) physically, her mind is gone; we lost her years ago. That you were able to interact with your grandmother up until the last month of her 93 years is a blessing. Keep on playing music. Mick

Bob, Seeger's songs in the late 1930's and early 1940's tended to toe the Stalinist line. Mick

I would love to read Robert's reviews for Cadence; what are the chances of of these reviews showing up on OL in the Robert Campbell Corner? I know that a new semester has begun at Clemson, but I'd love for Robert to come out of retirement as a jazz critic and share his thoughts on the state of jazz today. Mick