Tuesday, October 18, 2005
This is a treat
Usually, people in positions at Cal don't call other people total fucking idiots. Today, Nadesan Permaul, transportation director for Cal, breaks the mold and calls Becky O'Malley an idiot for not being able to figure out the parking ticket dispensers.
Toni Cook can't read, apparently.
Chris Thompson in his East Bay Express Oct. 13 commentary had this to say about Ignacio De La Fuente's candidacy for mayor: "Oakland has another man who wants to be mayor, a nasty little power broker tainted by his role as an arm-twister in state Senator Don Perata's political machine. He's mean, foul-mouthed, and ruthless, and he’d do more for Oakland in a week than Ron Dellums would in four years."
It's too bad that Mr. Thompson doesn’t understand that what he describes as Ignacio's assets are the very attributes that most in Oakland find offensive if not embarrassing.
The article is here. Cook goes on to explain that Ron Dellums, the old guy, is far more inspiring. Of course, that was precisely Thompson's point. While Dellums has purty words and speeches, he doesn't want the job, said he wasn't going to try too hard on it, and would be otherwise ineffective at actually accomplishing things. Oakland needs an asshole in charge.
Ruth Bird is also crazy, but then, who isn't?
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