~ The passing of PD Tom Clendening at KIRO and the eminent take-over of the station by Bonneville International has bred fear, loathing and hope among staffers over at the East Lake big house.
~ The fear: "Tom was looking forward to Bonneville taking over so he would have the freedom to do what he does best. He was fully capable of creating a great lineup and outstanding programming at KIRO- his hands were tied. Which leaves all of us wondering why Bonneville doesn't understand that...and so are we in for more of the same? A company who doesn't listen to the intelligence of it's smartest employees?"
~ The loathing: "Tom is the fall guy. The higher ups at Entercom were the people who were making all those bad decisions -- just as Allen Prell was moving up in the ratings they canned him, all the strange changes were the big wigs who didn't live in Seattle pulling the puppet strings. Tom was looking forward to Bonneville taking over so he would have the freedom to do what he does best.
~ The hope: (with lots of lube added): [Bonneville is] "a highly-respected broadcasting company, notorious for their emphasis on community involvement and for the respect with which they treat their employees. It will be a pleasure to work for them again in whatever capacity."
~ The shame: A major civic improvement group called Project for Public Spaces, in New York, does a Hall of Shame listing the world cities that have done the most to ruin the potential of their waterfronts. Seattle is number six on their Hall of Shame. We're pretty discouraged with Governor Christine and her choice of issues to wobble around on, and then get us all mad. Damn it- we're her base, Seattleites...
~ If you really wanna know who the right's afraid of- look to whom they're trashing. Now it's Al Gore. After a phony-baloney "think" tank released his energy bill for his Nashville mansion, GOP Designated Liar Sean Hannity, Billo, Big Pants, the lot talked all day about his hypocrisy, bashing him as a big elitist phony who rides in a limousine. They're afraid that not only the global warming they're so wrong about's time has come as an issue- but they're also terrified of Al Gore's new potential as a Democratic candidate. The man's come through the hell of a heartbreaker presidential campaign; stayed true to his passions; kept his pants zipped up; passed through the fire of rovian ridicule and into that hallowed circle of "beloved." After the election surge of personal destruction that's looming- he could be the one left standing, looking down on the scattered body parts of Hillary, Edwards, and Obama. That scares the shit out of the Republicans- he's already won the hearts & minds of the American people once.
~ and oh yeah- the energy bill thing is poodle doodle. The man pays a premium for green energy each month; his home includes space for his extended family, his offices for his busy life; the Secret Service detail; and oh yeah, he's the former Vice President of the U.S.- we don't want him be flying tourist!
~ Made For Talk Radio Topic du jour: headline- "Horse Euthanized After Pit Bulls Attack."
~ Faithful Reader, Mercifurious, a blogger in his own write, has written a fascinating post on Alfred Hamilton, the Grand Old Man of the Right who passed in 2004. Who's Alf Hamilton, you ask? He, like Ray Karczewski©, is what passes for an eminence gris in the Republican Party. Hamilton is best known for his inspiring Uncle Sam billboard on I-5 between Chehalis & Centralia. A certified and salted wing-nut, his huge freeway readerboard celebrated the 1st Amendment, bemused passersby in an otherwise dull stretch of freeway; and embarrassed Republicans- Slade Gorton brought suit against the sign and lost. Read Nate's story- he's got clips from local papers, and pictures of some of the most notorious boards including: EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE- HOME OF ENVIRONMENTAL TERRORISTS AND HOMOS, a picture of which was made into a postcard and still sells in the Evergreen gift shop.
~ "Dick Cheney is old, he's sick, he's unpopular, and he looks like Burgess Meredith playing The Penguin. Here's a modest proposal and a darned good idea what to do with him.
Alright Uncle...
But can y'all wait until after 4 today? Possibly later?
Trust me, it will be worth the wait. And note: not just one, but 4 emails. One calling me a naughty word (I'd say it, but fragile little Duffman ears are listening), and then 3 LONG emails pretending the naughty never happened.
Posted by: mercifurious | March 01, 2007 at 10:36 AM
oh as long as it is today..no problem. Will pop the popcorn and sit down and wait!
Posted by: sparky | March 01, 2007 at 11:40 AM
Starting as close to 3:30 pm as possible, a live webcam will hopefully be carrying the proceedings in the WA legislature regarding Impeachment of Bush.
the webcam can be found at
http://www.camstreams.com.
Posted by: sparky | March 01, 2007 at 12:56 PM
Thanks to whomever suggested mercifurios' site. It is a good read. enjoyed it.
Probably get hammered if I visit often and comment, but what the hey.
Posted by: chucks | March 01, 2007 at 01:44 PM
Dori, you do the shows that second and third rate, "hometowner" , hack talkhosts do- the easy, cheapshot "homeless garbage deserving their lot for their poor choices!!" "outrage at the welfare cheat!", " white hot anger at punk criminals getting off with suspended sentences!" shows. Do you know how ridiculous you sound doing your "outraged common man" self-righteous, judgemental lectures with your little adenoidal, callow teenager voice, as a man over forty? And Dori- learn how to pronounce "tomorrow". Attention Bonneville- Monson Must Go!!
Posted by: Tommy008 | March 01, 2007 at 02:50 PM
Snarky
"So why do you spend so much time trying to cherry pick what Joanie and I say? I don't see you doing that to anyone else on here..."
Don't run off the playground crying 'I'm a Girl.' Thats pretty damn weak. Now your the one who likes to go through other postings and point out spelling errors to make other posters look silly. Right? Don't make me pull up examples of that.
Which is really bad form.
Your just ticked cause I use your words to make you look silly. Which, I can imagine, is frustrating. So just ignore what I post.
Posted by: Pugetsound | March 01, 2007 at 05:39 PM
Puts, you remind me of the fat little bully on the playground. The only way you can get status here is to take on the girls . . .
Put any spin you want on it, it speaks for itself.
You contribute very little else . . .
Posted by: joanie | March 01, 2007 at 05:53 PM
err, nice try. come up with an example in which i attacked you on the basis of gender. male or female doesn't matter on the board. i rarely even use profanity. heck, we don't even know if you are male or female. same with snarky. who cares about gender. don't step out on the playground if your gonna turn around and cry when taking a shot.
act like you got a pair -of ovaries if you will- and be a strong person. sheesh.
Posted by: Pugetsound | March 01, 2007 at 06:08 PM
Who cares who your targets are, your actions and juvenile put-downs speak for themselves.
Now catch up with the rest of us and talk about something relevant and less peevish or childish.
Posted by: joanie | March 01, 2007 at 06:11 PM
Joannie Broadstrokes its almost too easy.
"Puts, you remind me of the fat little bully on the playground. The only way you can get status here is to take on the girls . . .
Put any spin you want on it, it speaks for itself.
You contribute very little else . . ."
Res Ipsa Loquitar
Posted by: Pugetsound | March 01, 2007 at 06:18 PM
another empty response . . . have you no thoughts of your own that are worth posting?
Posted by: joanie | March 01, 2007 at 07:36 PM
so are you above the fray or in the middle with the great unwashed? pick a persona and stick with it.
Posted by: Pugetsound | March 01, 2007 at 07:39 PM
you're still tiresome . . .
Posted by: joanie | March 01, 2007 at 08:04 PM
Did anyone follow the impeachment resolution in the legislature today? I haven't caught up with the news lately.
Posted by: coiler | March 01, 2007 at 08:40 PM
Sorry Sparks - running late today (as always).
Nearly done. The rest of it will just be cut-n-pasted Styble email fun.
Be done in 1/2 an hour
Posted by: mercifurious | March 01, 2007 at 08:57 PM
The Olympian has a brief article. It doesn't look good...they are going to be passive resistant and just ignore the whole thing...I watched the proceedings on a webcam broadcast and the people in favor of impeachment were a little soft spoken for me...
Posted by: sparky | March 01, 2007 at 09:00 PM
The female campanion sneaked into the tiny office room where Mr. Strange kept his Dell PC. Mr Strange was in the great room, gargling and reading aloud parts of his wouldbe book on Bob Dylan, still unfinished after 16 years. The only audience to this reading was Batdog, a pathetic poltroon of a curr. The female campanion typed in Mr. Strange's password and went right to the email box. There at the top of the list was another email from that smartass Nate, a member of those beasts at Blatherwatch and a blogger on his own blog as well. The female companion fumed as she read the contumacious, insolent text of Nate's latest. "Why that cowardly asshole," she hissed. Quickly, she typed a reply in the appropriate box, fearful that Mr. Strange would suddenly finish his stentorian recitation in the great room."You're the very defintion of a coward and an asshole," she dashed off, and signed it "Mr. Brian Strange". She pressed the post button.
Posted by: Tommy008 | March 02, 2007 at 03:45 AM
Bravo T-8. A masterwork!
*applause*
I must say that this reflects my thoughts. But there is this possibility: Dr. Jekyll Styble
Posted by: mercifurious | March 02, 2007 at 08:18 AM
does that mean he is like that character in "Glen or Glenda" and wears a white fuzzy sweater when he sends you email, mercifurious??
Posted by: sparky | March 02, 2007 at 09:41 AM
Nate....do you have time today to post those emails?
Posted by: sparky | March 03, 2007 at 08:47 AM
Do you have any thoughts on the Rev Jesse Jackson's possible role in the upcoming election?
Posted by: Duffman | March 03, 2007 at 10:18 AM
where are you hearing that, Duffman?
His influence has been waning...
Posted by: sparky | March 03, 2007 at 10:26 AM