Posted by: Badda
on Feb 11, 2010
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Looks like the replacements for Bob Davis were temporary. Bob's back subbing today and tomorrow (and then back to more subbing on other radio stations around the country) with a new KSTP set up on Monday.
Good move. Those guys were lame. Pity, Bob isn't back, but it sounds like he's doing well.
In the meanwhile, what's happening with the former home of Limbaugh in the Twin Cities?
Posted by: Badda
on Feb 02, 2010
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Bold as day, I saw news online without even looking for it... our dear old friend, the race-baiting smear-artist Rahelio Soleil (sitting as Christ Stewart on the Minneapolis school board) is not going to run for his seat this year.
Congratulations, Ra-So / C-Stew. We endorse this political move.
Read the blog piece: ChrisStewartResign!
Posted by: Badda
on Aug 24, 2009
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According to The Times in England, a number of non-governmental organizations want to shy away from various phrases and sayings that might appear to include racist and sexist terms. When one looks at some of the proposed changes one gets the impression that only gross misunderstandings of standard and colloquial English would lead anyone to interpret a racist or sexist meaning in the terms at hand.
Either that or the person would need to be a member of the perpetually offended class.
Posted by: Badda
on Aug 12, 2009
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You should watch what you say.
Long-time readers might remember some of our more visible readers: Harold, Chris Stewart (who should resign), Peevish Boy and his legion of names (he HATES himself for reading the Anti-Strib!), and several others... many of who dropped off after they were no longer allowed to act like jackasses.
Perhaps you don't remember some of the more incendiary statements made by these folks. Just take a stroll to the former Anti-Strib blog and jump into the comments section to see how many baseless comments and unsubstantiated claims these folks made. They called conservatives, Republicans, and individuals like President G.W. Bush, President Reagan, Gov. Pawlenty, Ann Coulter, Rush Limbaugh, and others evil, Nazis, Hitler, fascists, racists, and so on and so forth. Peevish / Penigma / PB (and whatever else he calls himself) carried the tradition on after G.W. left office and shows little sign of tempering his derangement.
Posted by: Badda
on Aug 12, 2009
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I’ve always considered the Anti-Strib (and her gang of contributors) best served by sticking it to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune… as well as posting Hot Chick Friday features (especially classic ladies from their prime era like Liz Taylor and Sophia Loren). Surely, other contributors, subjects, and features make Anti-Strib worthwhile and unique, but I maintain that it’s chief goal should always involve holding the Strib’s feet to the fire.
For that reason, I enjoy looking at the letters they post. Most of those I post and comment upon are ridiculous… just ask our friend Ed. I don’t recall the last time we’ve feasted upon a letter with an idea that so completely misses the point… and in such a vacuous way.
Enjoy.
Please do not read this while in the presence of sharp implements.
TOWN MEETINGS ON HEALTH
Try putting a song to the opposition's agenda
Lately, I have seen several town meetings on health care disrupted by a small group of people. To the rest of the people who would like to hear the speaker, I suggest simply start singing softly, "We Shall Overcome." Stay calm and just sing. It may not change a thing, but it's nonviolent, it may calm the storm and bring some harmony to the gathering.
GINNY JONES, EDINA
Posted by: Badda
on Aug 11, 2009
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I know there are people who think China is our next major threat… bullshit.
Why? Read on.
Posted by: Badda
on Jul 01, 2009
We should take the time to highlight other local blogs. Like this blog:
Chris Stewart (building schools for a better Minneapolis): Statement regarding Burroughs Community School
And don't forget to see Chris Stewart Resign, too.
The blog quotes from a recent Twin Cities Daily Planet piece where Stewart actually says, "I’m probably not your board member and I’m OK with that".
Obviously, it's condensed... so you'll need to check the blog post for the full comment.
Posted by: Badda
on Jun 03, 2009
Credit where credit is due... even to the Star-Tribune. Don't think that attitude comes simple from Version 2.0 of the Anti-Strib... certainly not. We contributors were quite willing to pass praise and recognize points of view written with sense and tact. It seems all the more refreshing after reading yet another one of Tom Hammond's sniggering screeds from Woodbury.
Letter of the day: Coleman should look to Andersen for guidance
I was too foolish and young at the time to realize what a classy governor Elmer L. Andersen was when he conceded his narrow defeat to Karl Rolvaag back in 1963. Like Norm Coleman, he won, then lost in the recount. Unlike Coleman, though, he thought representation was more important than haggling over a few votes that were not clearly his. It was only as I grew older that I realized what a principled man he was. He is missed more than the man who defeated him.
DANIEL R. KRUEGER, MINNEAPOLIS
Posted by: Badda
on Jun 01, 2009
Here's an interesting sleight-of-hand letter to the Strib.
Apparently, it is case closed... waterboarding is full fledged torture. Disturbing yet ineffective... and the rest of you can all shut up.
Waterboarding: Try it, you won't like it
Pioneer Press
Updated: 05/28/2009 06:28:26 PM CDT
It seems that our age is characterized by radio and television talking heads who pompously pontificate about subjects they know little or nothing about. Empty-headed opinion is generally the rule of the day.
Posted by: Badda
on May 29, 2009
Wake-n-Bacon!
I did try to run a search to see if anyone posted it at A-S 1.0, but it hiccoughed.. so I apologize if it's been posted before. Regardless, it's awesome, so what does it matter?
Posted by: Badda
on May 29, 2009
A letter to today's issue of the Star-Tribune addresses' President Obama's Supreme Court nomination. They accepted a pro-letter and a con-letter... so this is not necessarily a complaint about the left-leaning Strib. Just the letter in question.
I am thrilled to hear that President Obama nominated a Latina to the Supreme Court. Latinos are the largest minority group in the United States and yet have been unrepresented. If Sonia Sotomayor gets appointed, Latinos will finally a powerful voice in American politics!
I hope Sotomayor does as much for the Latino community as Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall did for the black community.
