Skip's Card

Hogg'sblog has an interesting take on comments made at the Thursday night County Comissioner meeting by Skip Alston. (full transcript here)

It seems we missed the truth by one un-uttered word. Maybe it was divine guidance that caused him to stop and think before inserting his foot in his mouth again.

We all know what he was going to say.

Skip has to keep the black and white communities divided and separate. Then he can lobby for the grants and entitlements that keep the black community dependent on government. He needs to keep the black community "down" to keep his power and control.

Playing the "race card" is his most powerful weapon.

Dr. Krishnaraj's Agreement

Looks like the Health Board fixed it to where Dr. K will get all his money and all the taxpayers and naysayers should just STFU now.

"We as a board could have been a little bit more clear and maybe a little bit more concise....."

I don't know what could have been more CLEAR and CONCISE than a signed contract. Or do they not mean what they say they mean?

Or is it that after all the public outrage, the threats of lawsuits, the handwritten notes on the contract trying to make it say what you wished it had said months before, you just finally decided it was time to "cover your ass".

Well, ass covered, taxpayers screwed once again.

Deja Vu

St. James II is in the news again and is looking just like another Project Homestead.

Late audits turned in, payments with no invoices to back them up, no oversight by the leaders in Greensboro of the taxpayer money doled out, and an African American leader crying "racism".

What, you think that because you're African American you have unlimited, unchecked access to the taxpayer funds of the City of Greensboro to do with as you wish?

Would you be considered a "racist" if you asked your bank for a audit of funds you deposited into your business checking account every week? How about the grocery store, Wal-Mart, Best Buy, Lowes, and every where else you shop. Do you not check the receipt to make sure you were charged correctly? Is that "racist"?

Same with the taxpayers. We have a RIGHT to know where our money is spent and that it is spent properly.

It seems funny to me, as with the Project Homestead fiasco, anyone with any knowledge as to what went on doesn't want to talk.

Sarah and Donald Graham just want to move forward. Carolyn Tarpley hung up the phone. Why?

All Skip can say is everything was fine when I left.

So what happened?? If the city really wanted this to fail, as Sarah Graham alleges, all they had to do is NOT give you the $1 million. It would have surely failed then and would have saved the taxpayers $1.4 million.

It looks like it's time for the City of Greensboro and the taxpayers to get out of the business of low income housing.

PARTY TIME!

NOLA Bourbocam (via Jeff Jarvis)

CAIR and Gen. Mattis

I'm a little late commenting on this,but the more I think about it the madder I get, so I am going to get my 2 cents in anyway.

It seems that the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) Executive Director Nihad Awad wants the Pentagon to discipline Lt. Gen. James Mattis, for comments he made last week saying it was "fun to shoot people."

"These disturbing remarks are indicative of an apparent indifference to the value of human life", said Awad.

Excuse me, Nihad.

I missed your post condemning the Islamist A$$HOLES that plant car bombs that indiscriminately murder anyone in their path (women and children included). The ones that cut the heads off of innocent hostages. The ones that strap bombs to their bodies and detonate themselves in stores, night clubs, and crowded shopping areas. Yeah, the same ones that pull occupants from cars only to murder them in cold blood in the street.

"An apparent indifference to human life."

I missed that post. Could you send me a link??

I agree that Gen. Mattis's comment should not have been said and not have been made public.

To be shooting at an enemy who is trying to kill you, your fellow soldiers, or civilians should not be made out to be a sporting event.

But for you, Nihad, to condemn one side and call for discipline, while totally ignoring the other and saying nothing, does nothing for CAIR's cause of building coalition's and mutual understanding.

Mardi Gras Party

Road trip to the Blue Bayou Club tonight for their Mardi Gras party.

Mel Melton and the Wicked Mojos brand of swamp blues and Cajun boogie makes for a very entertaining evening and should bring the Mardi Gras atmosphere right into downtown Hillsborough.

Nicknamed "The Zydeco Chef" by friend and former bandmate C. J. Chenier, rumor has it that Mel may even cook up some of his famous "Louisiana Gumbo" for tonight's show.

Looking........Looking........

Tylenol.............Check.

Rolaids............Check.

OK. Ready to go.

My Calling In The Afterlife

This Body Worlds exhibit sounds like it's made for me.

At least my son thinks it is.

He said, "Dad, You ought to sign up for it. You could be put on display as a 5' 10" 165lb A$$HOLE!"

My are'nt they greatful at 17.

But he's probably right. ( PHOTOS)

WWF In Guilford County Schools

WWF wrestling match at Jackson Middle School. (via Woody Cavenaugh)

They teach this in middle school then wonder why in the hell the high school kids are so violent!

I can't say much more about this now but needless to say I can't wait to see a copy of the video.