Speaking of little men - the draw for Wimbeldon has taken place and it looks like Federer got a tough one. My question is: Is it worth $19.95 to get all-access to the Wimbeldon action on the interweb? I was terribly dissappointed that I didn't get to watch any of the French Open and I have a feeling that Wimbeldon might be Lleyton's chance to dethrone Nadal, which would make my month!
<br><br>This is a serious question, I hope this isn't misconstrued as some sort of ploy to distract from Jackie's brilliant and very important concerns about the safety of downtowners from all of the drunk fundy-pedophiles that'll be flooding downtown in a month, or especially from her valuable facial-hair commentary.
<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 6/23/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">J Ford</b> <<a href="mailto:privatejf32@hotmail.com">privatejf32@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Look, little man - I was bringing up concerns that I felt needed to be<br>aired. If you don't have anything valid or contributory to offer, why don't<br>you just sit down on the big couch in front of the big tv and watch the big
<br>game? Or better yet, why don't you go clean out your beard.......it looks<br>more like a food-catch-all than a facial feature to be proud of.<br><br>You are not funny and you certainly do not have this community's interest in
<br>mind when you post this kind of clap-trap.<br><br>Gabe has made some major errors while being the "security coordinator" for<br>this event. The concerns of the people involved have been and apparently<br>will continue to be ignored by him and the rest of the "gang". This does
<br>NOT speak well for your organization nor for the "christian" way you are<br>supposed to be operating.<br><br>He has less than one month and a few days before this thing goes...he has<br>YET to even contact the businesses in the CBD, much less "coordinate"
<br>anything that would relay any sense of confidence to the community regarding<br>it.<br><br>I felt his presentation and affect during his talk on Monday as well as<br>other times he has come before a City Committee, was totally unprofessional,
<br>did NOT come across as being confident and lacked a great deal of<br>information that could have prevented ANYone from asking questions or at<br>least fewer ones. I don't see why this type of permit, which effects all of
<br>us TAX PAYING citizens can not be brought before the public and our input be<br>listened to. You don't agree with that - fine.<br><br>Don't accuse me of something you have NO knowledge of nor has any basis of<br>fact to back it up. You don't even know me. (Yes, I know - that has never
<br>stopped you people from being stupid before.)<br><br>Now, I am sure there must be something on ESPN you could be<br>watching.......................<br><br><br>J :]<br><br><br><br><br><br><br>>From: "Taro Tanaka" <
<a href="mailto:taro_tanaka@hotmail.com">taro_tanaka@hotmail.com</a>><br>>To: <a href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</a><br>>Subject: [Vision2020] Good sport: entertaining J Ford's questions with
<br>>theseriousness they deserve<br>>Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 11:18:10 +0000<br>><br>>Let others blather mindlessly about sports. I, for one, shall be a good<br>>sport and entertain J Ford's questions with the seriousness they deserve.
<br>><br>>Question 1: Was he aware of the complaints last year (as he specifically<br>>stated on Monday) or was he not?<br>><br>>Answer 1: That is correct.<br>><br>>Question 2: Are they not valid simply because he may not have been aware
<br>>of them? He says several time in his statement that he does not feel they<br>>(the complaints) are valid because he did not know about them until "they<br>>were brought to the table a couple of weeks ago."
<br>><br>>Answer 2: The bad news is, the statute of limitations has run out on last<br>>year's complaints. The good news is, there is still plenty of time to get<br>>in your reservations for this year's complaints. Be a good citizen! --
<br>>complain early, complain often.<br>><br>>Question 3: WHAT account? What does that mean?<br>><br>>Answer 3: That "account" means *causality.* You can read it as, "I assume<br>>you want us to have 2 Moscow PC officers *because of* Credenda Agenda."
<br>><br>>Question 4: Why in this world would you "assume" the City Council wants 2<br>>MPD? Assumptions are based on knowledge, to some extent, and so I am<br>>wondering just what his "assume"ing is based upon.
<br>><br>>Answer 4: No, if assumptions were *based on* knowledge, they would not be<br>>assumptions. Assumptions are things that you simply *asssume* to be true.<br>>Knowledge is based on assumptions (i.e., faith), not the other way around.
<br>><br>>Question 5a: Did anyone ask Moscow Hotel if they want *his* security<br>>guards "permanently" stationed on their steps?<br>><br>>Answer 5a: No, but since 9/11 such measures have unfortunately become
<br>>necessary for security. Your kind understanding and cooperation are greatly<br>>appreciated.<br>><br>>Question 5b: Since Gabe is denying there was a problem last year in<br>>regards to the access issue, and he had security guards there LAST year,
<br>>what makes it any better this year, to set the situation up the same way?<br>><br>>Answer 5b: It must be granted that setting the situation up the same way as<br>>last year does not make it any better this year. It only makes it "just as
<br>>good," which is okay insofar as there was no problem last year.<br>><br>>Question 6: Just how many "security guards" will be stationed around the<br>>play area to guard the children from interacting with people who have/will
<br>>be drinking?<br>><br>>Answer 6: This information cannot be divulged for security reasons, but it<br>>will be an adequate number. There are also ample numbers of highly trained<br>>yet fresh reservists that can be called up in the event an unexpectedly
<br>>large number of paedocommunionists show up.<br>><br>>Question 7: Just what kind of training or experience will these "security<br>>guards" have that would enable them to spot a person, much less take care
<br>>of a person, that has partaken a bit too much of what the beer/wind garden<br>>will be offering?<br>><br>>Answer 7: This information too cannot be divulged for security reasons, but<br>>suffice it to say that key personnel in charge of training are former
<br>>members of elite U.S. military special forces drinking teams. A few country<br>>bumpkins, even armed with six-packs of Sam Adams, are no match for these<br>>guys.<br>><br>>Question 8: How many drinks will any one person or persons be allowed to
<br>>buy during the evening and who is going to say "enough"?<br>><br>>Answer 8: People shall be permitted drinks only up to the limit, and not<br>>one drink beyond the limit shall be permitted.<br>>
<br>>Question 9: Is there any reason this event could not have been held in the<br>>East Side Park, where the beer/wind garden could be placed at a safer<br>>distance from the children's play area?<br>><br>>Answer 9: Yes, there is a reason: an increased distance in the other
<br>>location would not be "safer."<br>><br>>Question 10: Why is it that this issue is not opened to a public hearing<br>>so that those with LEGITIMATE concerns can be heard before you allow this<br>
>type of event to be given a green light?<br>><br>>Answer 10: Legitimate concerns like the ones you are expressing here? To<br>>ask the question is to answer it. Why don't you pour yourself a stiff drink<br>>or three, pop a few Prozacs, and then we can talk when you are no longer
<br>>hyperventilating.<br>><br>>Question 11: Why not put out a resolution that any beer/wine request for<br>>ANY City Park be open to public comment?<br>><br>>Answer 11: Do you mind if we offer up libations to the gods while we hear
<br>>these public comments?<br>><br>>It seems to me that the added traffic issues, the noise issues and the<br>>possible DWI issues an event like this is likely to create dictates the<br>>public's interests and concerns should be heard by the City Council before
<br>>it just grants an event like this "carte blanche."<br>><br>>Don't worry, as far as profitless increased traffic and noise issues are<br>>concerned, your pre-emptive fret-fest already far outstrips anything the
<br>>Trinity Fest itself causes. Keep it up and the Trinity Fest will seem staid<br>>and quiet by comparison. As for intoxication, I'd like to know what you've<br>>been ingesting that makes your mind produce the above questions. You should
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