Re: [UC] UCHS and SHCA politics

2008-09-04 Thread Anthony West
Glenn, Karen didn't "confirm your accounts"; she said she agreed with you. Karen particularly agrees with you in your intense anger over the 40th & Pine proposal. She is angry not just at people who oppose her, but at undecided people who acknowledge both sides of the dispute. It's a common, if u

[UC] FW: One reaction to Palin's speech

2008-09-04 Thread KAREN ALLEN
>From my friend in Crockett, California From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Fw: from my friend Frank: One reaction to Palin's speechDate: Thu, 4 Sep 2008 06:33:44 -0700 Not sure who the author is (name at bottom) What an embarrassment.This year, we witnessed history. A wo

[UC] Palin's speech

2008-09-04 Thread Joe Clarke
I thought the "tax and spend" bugaboo kind of hackneyed, especially with the fiscal mess that 8 years of Republican rule has left us. Is this a sign of desperation on the Republican's part? I think once the bubble of the convention is over, Palin will be in for a lot of scrutiny, to which sh

Re: [UC] UCHS and SHCA politics

2008-09-04 Thread Glenn moyer
Literary Analysis of the West Strawman Ad Hominem Technique Mr West’s post provides an excellent text for analysis of contemporary yellow journalism. Due to the richness of the text, the strawman ad hominem hybrid of the first paragraph is examined. Mr. West begins by assigning false informati

Re: [UC] FW: Hotel hearing at Planning Commission

2008-09-04 Thread Anthony West
Ed Datz of the U. Penn real-estate office confirmed this at the First Thursday meeting today. "There have been some design changes to the extended-stay proposal," he said. "They will be presented at that meeting. If the proposal passes that step, then next it will go to the Spruce Hill Zoning

[UC] Small town anger and elite media

2008-09-04 Thread Glenn moyer
It seems quite clear from the performance last night that important issues are off the discussion table for the remainder of election season. The fiscal conservatives and Libertarian leaning Republicans are expected to stay silent as the Rove machine exploits the worst trends in political disc

[UC] PennPraxis and 40th St.

2008-09-04 Thread Anthony West
An opportunity arose to get first-hand information on PennPraxis' current role in 40th St. planning. Andrew Goodman, a planning fellow with PennPraxis, explained U Penn originally asked PennPraxis to assist in starting the group Friends of 40th St. in 2004. That role continues. PennPraxis' functi

Re: [UC] FW: One reaction to Palin's speech

2008-09-04 Thread Kimm Tynan
I liked Jon Stewart¹s analysis. http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=184086&title=sarah-pal in-gender-card On 9/4/08 10:28 AM, "KAREN ALLEN" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From my friend in Crockett, California > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Fw