Harry Osibin comment-46757 2011-03-03T06:41:20Z 2011-03-03T06:41:20Z tax rates on businesses are the lowest they've been since the '20s. Boeing, B of A, ExxonMobil and other giants have paid no federal income taxes in the last few years. Oil is the most profitable industry in this country yet you pay more in fed income taxes than the corps. Prosecute? I don't know; money talks. Tax corruption is ruining the political debate in this country. I know the info from media. Common sense works, too. Do you actually believe that working people have the capability to effect your life more than banks, insurance companies and health providers? Tax cuts don't create jobs. Otherwise the Bush tax cuts of 2001 should have us rolling in employment. We're not. BTW what part of my comment is egregious? You probably oppose the crash tax but don't agree that there is some other reason working people are scrambling for crumbs while the richest Americans are, well, rich. Harry Osibin 2011-03-03T06:41:20Z Harry Osibin comment-46730 2011-03-02T19:55:08Z 2011-03-02T19:55:08Z ...crash tax is a silly idea...get the business and corporate tax dodgers and tax cheats to pay up then, we can dispense with these schemes to raise funding on the backs of honest, hard working Americans... Harry Osibin 2011-03-02T19:55:08Z Harry Osibin comment-46052 2011-02-18T23:18:02Z 2011-02-18T23:18:02Z no answer to my question...cat got your keyboard? Harry Osibin 2011-02-18T23:18:02Z Harry Osibin comment-45736 2011-02-16T03:10:53Z 2011-02-16T03:10:53Z gee, I hadn't thought of that... Harry Osibin 2011-02-16T03:10:53Z Harry Osibin comment-45652 2011-02-14T21:11:30Z 2011-02-14T21:11:30Z ...there are three thumbs down on this story...why? Harry Osibin 2011-02-14T21:11:30Z Harry Osibin comment-45584 2011-02-12T19:02:04Z 2011-02-12T19:02:04Z ...do what you can...BTW that was fifty bucks total...but I'm guessing our local businesses would welcome any patronage... Harry Osibin 2011-02-12T19:02:04Z Harry Osibin comment-45583 2011-02-12T19:00:51Z 2011-02-12T19:00:51Z ...thanks! Harry Osibin 2011-02-12T19:00:51Z Harry Osibin comment-45316 2011-02-08T23:35:02Z 2011-02-08T23:35:02Z Let's hope he seeks advise and council from more diverse constituencies... Harry Osibin 2011-02-08T23:35:02Z Harry Osibin comment-45147 2011-02-05T19:38:10Z 2011-02-05T19:38:10Z Reflexively, I love this. Can't wait for the financials and some political courage... Harry Osibin 2011-02-05T19:38:10Z Harry Osibin comment-37333 2010-09-17T17:20:54Z 2010-09-17T17:20:54Z The election of Barack Obama was a signature point in American history. It validated "American Exceptionalism" and reinforced the American Dream. And some of my fellow citizens won't have it. PW, it's audacity. Harry Osibin 2010-09-17T17:20:54Z Harry Osibin comment-37195 2010-09-16T16:07:45Z 2010-09-16T16:07:45Z "Change as in changing things back to the way they feel they used to be" is the crux of it--they are longing for a past that never was, an idealized Ward and June Cleaver world they remember from television, not reality. All this patriotic fervor is an insult and disgrace to our nation's real principles, and a mockery of its real history. Thanks, Bill... Harry Osibin 2010-09-16T16:07:45Z Harry Osibin comment-37123 2010-09-15T20:54:56Z 2010-09-15T20:54:56Z I appreciate your comment, but am not as optimistic as you. I have attended only one tea party and noticed how homogeneous and vitriolic it was. Yes, you are completely right in that these are probably first time activists. Perhaps they liked things as they were. But when Barack Hussein Obama took the oath of office, these "patriots" started looking for "socialists and communists" under every bed and began using coded references to our having a president who does not look like them. Harry Osibin 2010-09-15T20:54:56Z Harry Osibin comment-37072 2010-09-15T17:17:27Z 2010-09-15T17:17:27Z I was unaware that beer-bellied guys in shiny trucks and their wives were the real victims in today's USA. I would like to see more substance from these "patriots" than they display now. Call me naive, but I don't think these people are the guardians of democracy. Harry Osibin 2010-09-15T17:17:27Z Harry Osibin comment-33397 2010-07-23T15:40:04Z 2010-07-23T15:40:04Z Isn't there a connection between all of these concerns? Are these concepts mutually exclusive? Sacramento Local Conservation Corps trains "at-risk" youth in green building or rebuilding. There are other NGOs doing similar projects. Harry Osibin 2010-07-23T15:40:04Z Harry Osibin comment-24173 2010-04-02T15:54:17Z 2010-04-02T15:54:17Z Good report. Harry Osibin 2010-04-02T15:54:17Z Harry Osibin comment-23004 2010-03-06T06:11:07Z 2010-03-06T06:11:07Z It's a good idea. Naysayers could be right. Capitalists are allowed to invest money, make money and lose money. Those who get jobs during the UFL's stay are fortunate. Win, win all around. Harry Osibin 2010-03-06T06:11:07Z Harry Osibin comment-12156 2009-08-15T17:00:44Z 2009-08-15T17:00:44Z It's a knee jerk reaction of most store owners to want vehicular traffic going by. Unknown if it generates sales, but it does generate congestion and diminishes pedestrian safety among other factors. Harry Osibin 2009-08-15T17:00:44Z Harry Osibin comment-12155 2009-08-15T16:55:57Z 2009-08-15T16:55:57Z Great post. Nice to read creative ideas for promotions. Make up of Cats' division nurtures rivalries and good crowds. Fresno, Reno, Las Vegas...cool. Recalls days of Solons, Seals and Oaks. BTW it was Vancouver, BC. Harry Osibin 2009-08-15T16:55:57Z Harry Osibin comment-11573 2009-08-04T23:13:23Z 2009-08-04T23:13:23Z Cool! Harry Osibin 2009-08-04T23:13:23Z Harry Osibin comment-11381 2009-07-31T16:50:24Z 2009-07-31T16:50:24Z Never been there; can't wait to go. Where can I rent a Hudson or charter a vintage trolley? Harry Osibin 2009-07-31T16:50:24Z Harry Osibin comment-10285 2009-07-06T17:23:29Z 2009-07-06T17:23:29Z The rest of the scenario is scary. No developer, no plans, no EIR. Question: who's gonna get paid to create another vacant lot? Harry Osibin 2009-07-06T17:23:29Z Harry Osibin comment-10289 2009-07-06T17:21:50Z 2009-07-06T17:21:50Z Good addition to the Sacramento Press. Harry Osibin 2009-07-06T17:21:50Z Harry Osibin comment-10284 2009-07-05T16:27:38Z 2009-07-05T16:27:38Z Oracle apparently holds an opinion shared by many, i.e. new is better, out with the old etc. I don't share that opinion at all. The greenest building is the one that's already built. Transit oriented development is the wave of the future despite the political opposition. Tearing down anything to put in a parking structure for cars and trucks is a dubious goal at best. Thanks, William. Harry Osibin 2009-07-05T16:27:38Z Harry Osibin comment-6976 2009-04-30T19:13:49Z 2009-04-30T19:13:49Z I paid 500 bucks for doing the same thing a few years. Same reason. My mother's card. I don't do that anymore. I got the ticket from a parking control officer on two crutches. Not that there's anything wrong with that. Harry Osibin 2009-04-30T19:13:49Z Harry Osibin comment-6665 2009-04-24T18:39:49Z 2009-04-24T18:39:49Z What happens in Sac stays in Sac. Harry Osibin 2009-04-24T18:39:49Z Harry Osibin comment-6654 2009-04-24T06:31:20Z 2009-04-24T06:31:20Z Patrick J.-Please tell me where it is an I'll buy gas there. Midtown has lower prices especially at ARCO. Why would gas be cheaper in the ghetto? BTW, there is no free market in this country. The "free market" that is espoused in this country is a very simplistic concept to address very complex situations. Harry Osibin 2009-04-24T06:31:20Z Harry Osibin comment-6646 2009-04-24T00:02:54Z 2009-04-24T00:02:54Z Why would anyone thumbs down this post? Please explain. I celebrate democracy. Maybe not, Democrats, but democracy. Thanks for the information, Steve, I'll cover the event. Harry Osibin 2009-04-24T00:02:54Z Harry Osibin comment-6645 2009-04-23T23:59:53Z 2009-04-23T23:59:53Z Re: Grocery prices. Over the years I have learned the citizens pay more at neighborhood stores than at crosstown chains. The only way these businesses can compete (if only marginally) to buy from coop distributors, such as Western Brands or something. Mercada Loco is one and they still probably are pennies higher. (Should I phrase it, people pay more in the ghetto. The cheapest gas is always found in more affluent areas.) Harry Osibin 2009-04-23T23:59:53Z Harry Osibin comment-6644 2009-04-23T23:55:07Z 2009-04-23T23:55:07Z Right on time!! Harry Osibin 2009-04-23T23:55:07Z Harry Osibin comment-6554 2009-04-23T03:27:20Z 2009-04-23T03:27:20Z "Endangered in Sacramento" "Leisa Faulkner" Harry Osibin 2009-04-23T03:27:20Z Harry Osibin comment-6547 2009-04-22T21:45:07Z 2009-04-22T21:45:07Z In proper balance. Harry Osibin 2009-04-22T21:45:07Z Harry Osibin comment-6499 2009-04-22T18:18:59Z 2009-04-22T18:18:59Z There were a couple of typos for which I take full responsibility and apologize. I am unable to edit the post. BTW the history of humans is a part of earth's natural history. G-d, there's a certain phrase from Mike Malloy that comes to mind right now, but I'm fighting it. Harry Osibin 2009-04-22T18:18:59Z Harry Osibin comment-6498 2009-04-22T18:15:13Z 2009-04-22T18:15:13Z trapper, I hate to argue. Your intentions are good. Are you suggesting that climate change cannot be happening due to human activities? Are you saying that we need to continue to drill for oil, burn oil, mine for coal burn coal and look for more. I suggest that you do more research than "take a college class about the earth's natural history." Are you arguing we need to change nothing? The use of fossil fuels is linked to untold human suffering including wars for resources. One example is Japan. They started the war in the Pacific to bogart the region's oil and rubber. Millions died. People who call themselves "conservative" and don't conserve are disingenuous frauds. Or they don't know about what they are talking. Harry Osibin 2009-04-22T18:15:13Z Harry Osibin comment-6470 2009-04-21T19:44:35Z 2009-04-21T19:44:35Z Mark, I will see you there. Harry Osibin 2009-04-21T19:44:35Z Harry Osibin comment-6398 2009-04-20T19:04:02Z 2009-04-20T19:04:02Z My video is another perspective of the same event. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlXNm4O6Gyc&feature=channel_page Harry Osibin 2009-04-20T19:04:02Z Harry Osibin comment-6357 2009-04-18T14:31:22Z 2009-04-18T14:31:22Z The error noted in the Editor's remark was my own. Harry Osibin 2009-04-18T14:31:22Z Harry Osibin comment-6347 2009-04-18T03:41:36Z 2009-04-18T03:41:36Z It's on my video of the event. Earth Witness News dot com. Bigots? Really? Harry Osibin 2009-04-18T03:41:36Z Harry Osibin comment-6322 2009-04-17T14:55:24Z 2009-04-17T14:55:24Z "mob" is a very subjective term. Thanks, John. Harry Osibin 2009-04-17T14:55:24Z Harry Osibin comment-6319 2009-04-17T13:57:58Z 2009-04-17T13:57:58Z 54c v183, thanks for the comment. I've heard analysis such as yours in various media. Harry Osibin 2009-04-17T13:57:58Z Harry Osibin comment-6308 2009-04-17T03:57:27Z 2009-04-17T03:57:27Z It's a legitimate point of information and is used by journalists and commentators alike. There are abundant examples. Not that there's anything wrong with that. Harry Osibin 2009-04-17T03:57:27Z Harry Osibin comment-6302 2009-04-17T01:25:24Z 2009-04-17T01:25:24Z I saw part of his show at my house when I went to recharge my video camera. Harry Osibin 2009-04-17T01:25:24Z Harry Osibin comment-6272 2009-04-16T23:02:42Z 2009-04-16T23:02:42Z Rauol, great pix. Harry Osibin 2009-04-16T23:02:42Z Harry Osibin comment-6188 2009-04-15T15:59:24Z 2009-04-15T15:59:24Z No. Who would counter protest? Harry Osibin 2009-04-15T15:59:24Z Harry Osibin comment-6185 2009-04-15T14:34:10Z 2009-04-15T14:34:10Z When did you detect that government spending was out of control? January 21, 2009? Harry Osibin 2009-04-15T14:34:10Z Harry Osibin comment-6176 2009-04-15T04:32:29Z 2009-04-15T04:32:29Z I didn't think that length counted. Harry Osibin 2009-04-15T04:32:29Z Harry Osibin comment-6175 2009-04-15T04:24:30Z 2009-04-15T04:24:30Z Think about it. There are more than two ways to consider that statement or any other. Do you take kindly to being called "less than American"? Or not a patriot.? Some Americans have expropriated the term "patriot"; some have made the term "liberal" a pejorative. Some reserve the appellation f"American" for themselves and those who agree with them and, in many cases, look like them. Apparently many in tomorrow's action want to "take back" America. Take back America from whom? For whom? On what pretext? Another question: Who are the 'real Americans". I always thought I was. Harry Osibin 2009-04-15T04:24:30Z Harry Osibin comment-6168 2009-04-15T01:35:19Z 2009-04-15T01:35:19Z "I love our freedom in this country and I for one feel lucky to have the right to attend this rally. Don't take your freedoms for granted; and make sure you exercise them often." Amen! Who is "John Galt?" Harry Osibin 2009-04-15T01:35:19Z Harry Osibin comment-6143 2009-04-14T20:36:59Z 2009-04-14T20:36:59Z Thanks for reading and posting. Harry Osibin 2009-04-14T20:36:59Z Harry Osibin comment-6142 2009-04-14T20:25:38Z 2009-04-14T20:25:38Z You did not answer my question. You responded with a question. Harry Osibin 2009-04-14T20:25:38Z Harry Osibin comment-5898 2009-04-11T06:18:12Z 2009-04-11T06:18:12Z That's Saturday, April 18th from 5 until 8 PM at the Lion's Club Hall at Missouri Flat and Pleasant Valley Roads in Diamond Springs. Harry Osibin 2009-04-11T06:18:12Z Harry Osibin comment-5812 2009-04-10T05:13:01Z 2009-04-10T05:13:01Z "Who is John Galt?" Harry Osibin 2009-04-10T05:13:01Z Harry Osibin comment-5691 2009-04-07T20:39:08Z 2009-04-07T20:39:08Z C-word. Conservation. Use less. We have increased population, constant pressures from special interests and wildlife (who have no voice). The experts appear divided. Certainly they are influenced by special interests whether it is enviros, the fishing community, agribusiness or others. I would tend to think that business as usual, i.e. more dams will solve nothing except to enrich those who build a maintain the structures. Conservation is just a start and is the lowest tech solution. Conserve now; while it's still an option. Harry Osibin 2009-04-07T20:39:08Z Harry Osibin comment-5560 2009-04-04T07:13:40Z 2009-04-04T07:13:40Z Nice read. I learned a lot. Harry Osibin 2009-04-04T07:13:40Z Harry Osibin comment-5458 2009-04-02T17:06:50Z 2009-04-02T17:06:50Z Muni 1040 is part of that fleet. Supposedly it is "the last PCC built' and sports Muni colors. Harry Osibin 2009-04-02T17:06:50Z Harry Osibin comment-5452 2009-04-02T16:16:38Z 2009-04-02T16:16:38Z William, good knowledge! I love the restored PCCs in SF. They run full much of the time and that contrasts with the old motorcoach service along the Embarcadero route 32 which ran empty. The regular "F" line is restored units not from SF. I believe they saw service in KC and Toronto. The Peter Witt cars are actually from Milan and date from post-WWII. There is only one White Front car known to exist and it is sitting in front of the Mint awaiting more work. Thanks for the chance to talk trolley! Harry Osibin 2009-04-02T16:16:38Z Harry Osibin comment-5387 2009-04-01T16:33:39Z 2009-04-01T16:33:39Z If I haven't subscribed for sixty days, do I get one month for the price of two? Harry Osibin 2009-04-01T16:33:39Z Harry Osibin comment-5324 2009-03-31T16:50:55Z 2009-03-31T16:50:55Z Local Honey Sparkler is sparkling water with a homemade honey syrup. Really satisfying and delicious. Alternative to corn syrup-sweetened drinks. Harry Osibin 2009-03-31T16:50:55Z Harry Osibin comment-5095 2009-03-26T19:16:24Z 2009-03-26T19:16:24Z Gee, thanks, everyone. Jeffrey, I didn't read your recent replies until the 25th. Thanks for posting to the Press. Harry Osibin 2009-03-26T19:16:24Z Harry Osibin comment-5003 2009-03-23T21:15:15Z 2009-03-23T21:15:15Z One should not die at work. Harry Osibin 2009-03-23T21:15:15Z Harry Osibin comment-4927 2009-03-23T14:46:18Z 2009-03-23T14:46:18Z Please tweak headline. Harry Osibin 2009-03-23T14:46:18Z Harry Osibin comment-4692 2009-03-17T18:30:21Z 2009-03-17T18:30:21Z "Sacramento Regional Transit has quietly opened an email alert system for its Neighborhood Ride bus routes." Doesn't RT have a press office? Nice post, John. Harry Osibin 2009-03-17T18:30:21Z Harry Osibin comment-4545 2009-03-13T04:52:03Z 2009-03-13T04:52:03Z "working at Tower Records was a badge of honor" In SF at Columbus and Bay the attitude was so thick among the workers at Tower that they would diss your purchase LOUDLY if they did not approve. Harry Osibin 2009-03-13T04:52:03Z Harry Osibin comment-4430 2009-03-11T19:35:47Z 2009-03-11T19:35:47Z Tolls are part of the true cost of driving. Some libertarians proposed only toll roads and privatizing all roads. Thanks. Harry Osibin 2009-03-11T19:35:47Z Harry Osibin comment-4365 2009-03-10T22:59:23Z 2009-03-10T22:59:23Z Thanks for the comments! Paul, you spilled the beans! Fifteen bucks a gallon is what I read on a different site. Harry Osibin 2009-03-10T22:59:23Z Harry Osibin comment-4155 2009-03-05T06:58:53Z 2009-03-05T06:58:53Z Why cannot the scavengers sue the city over burdensome regulation? There is so much gray area here. The new trash cans in town are already stamped with "Do Not Scavenge." One deterrent. It is now against the law to scavenge on public property. Two deterrents. Trespass is illegal. Three deterrents. Theft is illegal. Another deterrent. Are the pickers going to stop? No, there's value in our refuse. Will law enforcement fall on these guys? Depends, I guess. I don't know. In the 90s in SF recycle operators used to praise pickers as being a key link in the recycling chain. Now, with all the legal and ethical questions, they don't do it so much. I'm a greenie who likes less government, especially fewer laws that are unenforceable. Many of these comments assume that the miscreants are homeless and would accept assistance. Those are facts not in evidence. The pickers may consider themselves workers, making a living in the only way they can. Are they stealing? I don't know. Some of the pickers on my block are friendly, some not. I think they have quit rummaging through our stuff because we don't buy two liter bottles of soda anymore and our garbage is full of bagged, used kitty litter. Some residents (a good friend in SF) defeat the pickers by selling their recyclables themselves. Others with the time only put out the materials just before the recyclers arrive. I've done that. Leaving dedicated bags of bottles for the pickers leaves government out of the loop. Thanks, Tony. Harry Osibin 2009-03-05T06:58:53Z Harry Osibin comment-4181 2009-03-05T04:01:08Z 2009-03-05T04:01:08Z "Watching The Sacramento Bee's website has been enlightening, though in often disturbing ways. Sacbee.com allows anonymous posting, and it has been rewarded with comment threads that are so juvenile, so full of bile, provocation and plain rudeness, that they prove the school yard metaphor to be true. You do not go to The Bee's comments threads for intelligent discussion. Do you?" Never, it is useless and at its worst depressing. Nice post, but speaking of the Bee I believe some of the flamers use their real names. Harry Osibin 2009-03-05T04:01:08Z Harry Osibin comment-4157 2009-03-05T02:48:42Z 2009-03-05T02:48:42Z Here a link of interest: http://www.examiner.com/x-1793-Sacramento-Environmental-News-Examiner~y2009m3d4-Sacramento-outlaws-refuse-scavengers An old friend in North Hollywood used to leave newspapers and bottles and cans out at dusk and the next morning they were always gone. Ownership of that material is an issue. When we leave clothing at the curb on pick up days, I keep an eye on it until it's picked up. I figure I own the clothes until the truck takes them away. Apologies to the pickers, but that's the way I like it. Harry Osibin 2009-03-05T02:48:42Z Harry Osibin comment-4154 2009-03-05T01:04:13Z 2009-03-05T01:04:13Z Agree completely. No comment about Jackson/Sharpton. They are not analogous to Coulter/Hannity. More like McClintock/Pombo. That's splitting hairs. The mayor needs to politic in the city and in the region. He needs to lead council and start to work on city problems including escalating violence and property crimes due to the economy. Strong mayor or not. He's still going to be held accountable. Harry Osibin 2009-03-05T01:04:13Z Harry Osibin comment-4144 2009-03-04T23:22:56Z 2009-03-04T23:22:56Z Thanks, Scott, I appreciate that. It seems these days nothing is "off limits" for theft. Harry Osibin 2009-03-04T23:22:56Z Harry Osibin comment-4073 2009-03-02T16:55:24Z 2009-03-02T16:55:24Z Is the Rev. Jackson "centrist'? WADR, who might you recommend? Harry Osibin 2009-03-02T16:55:24Z Harry Osibin comment-3962 2009-02-27T18:16:00Z 2009-02-27T18:16:00Z We've passed the house and admired it. Nice post Harry Osibin 2009-02-27T18:16:00Z Harry Osibin comment-3766 2009-02-22T00:30:25Z 2009-02-22T00:30:25Z Thanks, araymond! Harry Osibin 2009-02-22T00:30:25Z Harry Osibin comment-3746 2009-02-21T04:54:08Z 2009-02-21T04:54:08Z Although I agree completely with Mark, I ask visa vis public transit, "Who cares?" Public transit is perhaps the ultimate societal field leveler and in most cases it's a bargain when compared to an 11 mpg Tahoe. Yet it is derided and ridiculed and fiscally starved and is a cultural stepchild as far as public respect. We Americans love our shiny vehicles and like to look down on others. Of course, from a bus you look down on a Suburban. Losing Sunday service would be "embarrassing", Mayor Johnson. Maybe no one has said it quite this way, but a world class city has night and weekend public transit service. I am ambivalent about "free" parking. Parking is not 'free" anywhere; the cost is just hidden. Harry Osibin 2009-02-21T04:54:08Z Harry Osibin comment-3747 2009-02-21T01:52:16Z 2009-02-21T01:52:16Z Fifth year is my guess. Harry Osibin 2009-02-21T01:52:16Z Harry Osibin comment-3694 2009-02-18T23:41:33Z 2009-02-18T23:41:33Z This is my third try at reply. Don't know where I got the statement but I have this paragraph from a website with many biblical verses on it. Not that there's anything wrong with that. "The affluent west -- 20% of the world's population -- consumes 80% of all natural resources. The average North American consumes five times more than a Mexican, ten times more than a Chinese person and 30 times more than a person in India." Harry Osibin 2009-02-18T23:41:33Z Harry Osibin comment-3639 2009-02-18T17:22:27Z 2009-02-18T17:22:27Z Can't be believe it. I think I agree with trapper, at least on the issue of naming. Harry Osibin 2009-02-18T17:22:27Z Harry Osibin comment-3327 2009-02-10T16:27:04Z 2009-02-10T16:27:04Z Wal Mart is about profit. They will maximize that profit anyway, that's ANY way they can. I'm gonna stop because I can't spend anytime on this issue. Wal Mart will become the country's leading retailer of organic foods, but there's profit in it. They've tried to reclassify what qualifies as "organic". The Wal Mart in which I made purchases yesterday has both surly and friendly employees. Some good Wal Mart employees may not be employable elsewhere. I don't like shopping at Wal Mart. I appreciate the debate about Wal Mart in this thread. There are no easy answers. Harry Osibin 2009-02-10T16:27:04Z Harry Osibin comment-3312 2009-02-09T06:55:56Z 2009-02-09T06:55:56Z I wonder that also. He may not be the skillful campaigner that were the last two Dem presidents. Clinton campaigned all the time (still is) and Obama is on camera a lot, also. They mayor has stuff he wants and will have to "politic' and "campaign" to get it. Nationally we have permanent war. Permanent political campaigns are least of our problems. Harry Osibin 2009-02-09T06:55:56Z Harry Osibin comment-3287 2009-02-08T20:31:09Z 2009-02-08T20:31:09Z My bad. It's dot com! Thanks, William. kevinjohnsonformayor.com Harry Osibin 2009-02-08T20:31:09Z Harry Osibin comment-3301 2009-02-08T04:28:50Z 2009-02-08T04:28:50Z With affection, I hope. Harry Osibin 2009-02-08T04:28:50Z Harry Osibin comment-3300 2009-02-08T04:03:24Z 2009-02-08T04:03:24Z Thanks for your comments. Opinion is the currency of talk radio. Whether it is left, right or center, talk show hosts are spouting opinions. They might do research to come up with information to back their opinions, but its not necessary. Again let me ask, "About what is Rush right?" No one answers that question. I guess it's easier to call someone a name. The Bee is great. They will post a bland story on the new administration or some issue and then the flamers are turned loose. Frankly I'd rather read this comment section than the Bee's anyday. Gosh, I do. Hey, I have posted a political story today. "Political Saturday", give it a read. Thanks, ItsPossible. Harry Osibin 2009-02-08T04:03:24Z Harry Osibin comment-3268 2009-02-07T19:41:21Z 2009-02-07T19:41:21Z Does anyone in media refer to the mayor as KJ? Harry Osibin 2009-02-07T19:41:21Z Harry Osibin comment-3235 2009-02-07T16:26:18Z 2009-02-07T16:26:18Z Nice work. Harry Osibin 2009-02-07T16:26:18Z Harry Osibin comment-3141 2009-02-05T21:01:38Z 2009-02-05T21:01:38Z I shoulda been there. Harry Osibin 2009-02-05T21:01:38Z Harry Osibin comment-2978 2009-02-03T05:20:40Z 2009-02-03T05:20:40Z Actually the Bee column echoes many of my misgivings about online social networking. But ultimately, I just shrug and don't worry about it. "Tool?" Great low-tech word. Ben, you are so right! Harry Osibin 2009-02-03T05:20:40Z Harry Osibin comment-2973 2009-02-03T01:30:29Z 2009-02-03T01:30:29Z Congrats! Harry Osibin 2009-02-03T01:30:29Z Harry Osibin comment-2960 2009-02-01T01:23:34Z 2009-02-01T01:23:34Z RaisedByTheRiver, were you at that meeting? Harry Osibin 2009-02-01T01:23:34Z Harry Osibin comment-2933 2009-01-31T02:02:41Z 2009-01-31T02:02:41Z There are tangible problems outlined here. I didn't make the meeting; I didn't know about it; I want to know more. My bad. Without going into a lot of tech details, we can agree the waste should not be transported, it should be reduced and producing alternative sources of energy is good, if problematic (to say the least). These issues of conflict-of-interest, misrepresentation and the rest cry for discussion and leadership. Can the Council and the Mayor engage each other and the public? Harry Osibin 2009-01-31T02:02:41Z Harry Osibin comment-2872 2009-01-29T21:27:00Z 2009-01-29T21:27:00Z Trapper, I gotta end this. Air America is on the air in dozens of markets including the Bay Area (KKGN). Sucked? Please explain. No wait; don't explain. Irrelevant? Matter of opinion. I like Randi Rhodes even though she is a bit shrill sometimes. I agree with a lot of what she says. MIke Malloy puts on a good show, but was fired by Air America and hired by Nova M. Competition is the American way. Once again, about what is Rush right? To anticipate your response: Obama is not a socialist. Anything else? Harry Osibin 2009-01-29T21:27:00Z Harry Osibin comment-2871 2009-01-29T21:08:45Z 2009-01-29T21:08:45Z Air America is still on the air and going. They aren't on in Sacramento anymore. The last Air America offering locally was canceled about a year ago. Air America has had multiple ownerships and I doubt if they are making money. They have been mismanaged to say the least. I'm not prepared to describe the ways in which they blew it. Market share zero? How do you know? Let me assume your point is: Right wing radio (the Rushes, the Savages) is more popular. You are right. And the flying saucer show on KFBK overnights is popular. And "I Love Lucy" is (still) popular. "Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?" is popular. Harry Osibin 2009-01-29T21:08:45Z Harry Osibin comment-2863 2009-01-29T17:36:03Z 2009-01-29T17:36:03Z Maybe so, but Rush does his show from his digs in Palm Beach. Harry Osibin 2009-01-29T17:36:03Z Harry Osibin comment-2862 2009-01-29T17:34:03Z 2009-01-29T17:34:03Z Most of the people who use "socialism" as an insult, don't know what it is. Don't know why is it's "bad". Harry Osibin 2009-01-29T17:34:03Z Harry Osibin comment-2855 2009-01-29T07:05:54Z 2009-01-29T07:05:54Z I'm not trying to silence descent (sic). It's funny you ask the same question as I. Why would the Democrats give this radio-guy any notice at all? Socialist policies? Socialism for whom? Socialism is defined as government ownership of the means of production. I haven't heard anyone call for the government ownership of anything, well, maybe, responsibility. Apparently growing government with faith-based initiatives, a whole new cabinet department (proposed by dems) for "homeland security", illegal wire-tapping, privatizing our military, subjourning major conflicts-of-interest in contracting, bungling into the most deadly terrorist attack by foreigners on our soil, maintaining secret prisons, ending habeus corpus, cutting taxes for the wealthiest Americans during a time of (two) wars and the flushing of an American city can be ignored as critique of a Republican administration. Kool Aid? Obama? Please be serious and stop quoting nonsense from witless commentators on other boards. You don't know what I think about President Obama, a mainstream Democrat, from Illinois. An industrial state and a coal-producing state with a big city immortalized by Carl Sandburg. "Stormy, husky, brawling, City of the Big Shoulders". Chicago. This president does not use fear as a rhetorical tactic. He uses hope. That may be branding, but it's good branding. Heck, he won the election. He hasn't promised to "give" anyone anything. He's called on Americans to work hard with him. He has not said go shopping, take a vacation or anything frivolous like that. He comes off cocky to some. Apparently, that's an admirable trait in a Republican and a despicable one in a Democrat. Your characterizations are worthy...of Rush. Harry Osibin 2009-01-29T07:05:54Z Harry Osibin comment-2847 2009-01-29T06:15:36Z 2009-01-29T06:15:36Z I certainly do not believe in silencing decent (sic). I am questioning his relevance, which is a fair game. Economics is guess work, even for the pros. How many overweight college drop outs can have opinions and pontificate about things about which they know nothing? Rush has already said he hopes Obama fails. Why? Mr. Limbaugh is factually wrong on almost everything, his insights are way off the mark, he is more of a hypocrite than most of us and he is still very, very popular. The show must go on. Harry Osibin 2009-01-29T06:15:36Z Harry Osibin comment-2851 2009-01-29T06:06:55Z 2009-01-29T06:06:55Z I never heard the local Rush. When I first heard him, I thought there might be some nuance to his act. Your mentioning his being "conflicted" on some issues is a revelation to me. Thanks, that's one thing I learned today. Harry Osibin 2009-01-29T06:06:55Z Harry Osibin comment-2845 2009-01-29T05:02:59Z 2009-01-29T05:02:59Z Still relatively a newbie in town, I am, but the savvy and subtlety of the piece by Mr. Graswich is impressive. Does KJ want to "play"? "Respected and appreciated". I will bet that's what the mayor would like to be. You got to give it, to get it. Maybe he'll learn. Thanks for the insight. Harry Osibin 2009-01-29T05:02:59Z Harry Osibin comment-2676 2009-01-24T18:07:04Z 2009-01-24T18:07:04Z Excellent post! Kudos to the Mayor and to Sacramento Press. Harry Osibin 2009-01-24T18:07:04Z Harry Osibin comment-2632 2009-01-23T07:10:17Z 2009-01-23T07:10:17Z I thought about it some more and human-powered transport is the emission-free way to go. But nobody is going to walk or bike from Midtown to Tahoe. Unless they have a looooong weekend! Harry Osibin 2009-01-23T07:10:17Z Harry Osibin comment-2642 2009-01-22T05:40:43Z 2009-01-22T05:40:43Z Are voters that shallow? Harry Osibin 2009-01-22T05:40:43Z Harry Osibin comment-2640 2009-01-22T03:37:07Z 2009-01-22T03:37:07Z I replied once but as above the computer ate my words. Rail and bus are probably the best. There used to be a ski train from the Bay Area to Reno for skiers and gamers. We took it once in the '90s. Don't think it operates any more. Charter bus, I should say. Make sure the company and driver are reliable. Private auto is probably the last choice. Subject to traffic jams, delays and running engines with heaters on. Buses also are subject to the whims of 50 and 80. One talk radio host has always maintained that the most stable, safe and efficient private vehicle for the Tahoe trek is the full-size American sedan such as the old Ford Crown Victoria, so loved by law enforcement. He might be right, but I don't agree with him on much of anything. The ski resorts are individually taking steps to green their businesses with varying degrees of success. Does anyone care? Some activists do. And some believe that winter sports are an intrusion into natural habitat and should be avoided. There is a spectrum of opinion and an opportunity for debate without end. Harry Osibin 2009-01-22T03:37:07Z