Comments on: The Party of the Future http://hugeasscity.com/2009/10/29/the-party-of-the-future/ > so much wonderful packaged in such a mess Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:23:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Babs http://hugeasscity.com/2009/10/29/the-party-of-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-115187 Babs Sun, 07 Feb 2010 02:59:56 +0000 http://hugeasscity.com/?p=3010#comment-115187 The birth of the real Party of the Future happened in the Spring of 2007 in Corpus Christi, Texas. It was led by the fantastical minds of PQ, Rambo, EZEE, Eli, Jakie, and myself. With a small budget and large imaginations, our group made it the best party known to living Man! A party one can only dream could take place...in a future realm. Sharks with fishbowl helmets, roaring red rocketships, and ice cream cones. Yummy BBQ, taco salad and that "aw damn" juice!! The planets will be aligned once again in that small beach community in the Spring of 2010. I wish you all could experience the awesomeness of "Back...to the Party of the Future"!!! The birth of the real Party of the Future happened in the Spring of 2007 in Corpus Christi, Texas. It was led by the fantastical minds of PQ, Rambo, EZEE, Eli, Jakie, and myself. With a small budget and large imaginations, our group made it the best party known to living Man! A party one can only dream could take place…in a future realm. Sharks with fishbowl helmets, roaring red rocketships, and ice cream cones. Yummy BBQ, taco salad and that “aw damn” juice!! The planets will be aligned once again in that small beach community in the Spring of 2010. I wish you all could experience the awesomeness of “Back…to the Party of the Future”!!!

]]> By: Who Will Be Drinking At 4:30pm Today? | hugeasscity http://hugeasscity.com/2009/10/29/the-party-of-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-60769 Who Will Be Drinking At 4:30pm Today? | hugeasscity Sat, 28 Nov 2009 22:06:51 +0000 http://hugeasscity.com/?p=3010#comment-60769 [...] was a good night for hope and the Party of the Future.  Every one of my WTFs has gone the right way.  Assuming McGinn hangs on.  Hurry up and [...] [...] was a good night for hope and the Party of the Future.  Every one of my WTFs has gone the right way.  Assuming McGinn hangs on.  Hurry up and [...]

]]> By: Chuck Wolfe http://hugeasscity.com/2009/10/29/the-party-of-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-41729 Chuck Wolfe Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:56:25 +0000 http://hugeasscity.com/?p=3010#comment-41729 Revised link for the land use vision/Miami mayor story mentioned above: http://blog.seattlepi.com/chuckwolfe/archives/183656.asp Revised link for the land use vision/Miami mayor story mentioned above:

http://blog.seattlepi.com/chuckwolfe/archives/183656.asp

]]> By: holz http://hugeasscity.com/2009/10/29/the-party-of-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-41200 holz Sat, 31 Oct 2009 02:03:06 +0000 http://hugeasscity.com/?p=3010#comment-41200 if we get mallahan, i'm pretty sure the weak green policies put in place by sugimura and nickels will be rolled back even further. when we should be going the exact opposite direction. if we get mallahan, i’m pretty sure the weak green policies put in place by sugimura and nickels will be rolled back even further.

when we should be going the exact opposite direction.

]]> By: Chuck Wolfe http://hugeasscity.com/2009/10/29/the-party-of-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-41034 Chuck Wolfe Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:35:41 +0000 http://hugeasscity.com/?p=3010#comment-41034 Leaving you all my usual message: Seattle is not alone. No matter where you stand, there will be challenges and opportunities beyond the "Westneat Dilemma (http://crosscut.com/blog/crosscut/19136/). See “New zoning and an outgoing mayor--in Miami, not Seattle!” at http://blog.seattlepi.com/chuckwolfe/archives/183656.asp. Leaving you all my usual message: Seattle is not alone. No matter where you stand, there will be challenges and opportunities beyond the “Westneat Dilemma (http://crosscut.com/blog/crosscut/19136/).

See “New zoning and an outgoing mayor–in Miami, not Seattle!” at http://blog.seattlepi.com/chuckwolfe/archives/183656.asp.

]]> By: Wells http://hugeasscity.com/2009/10/29/the-party-of-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-40563 Wells Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:43:07 +0000 http://hugeasscity.com/?p=3010#comment-40563 Mr Schraer. Your last post is questionable. You state, "I received two McGinn push polls with misleading information and one McGinn robocall that featured a despicable smear." Oh really? Why then does Mr Schraer follow this 'smear' charge with this: "A push pull goes like this: Q1: Who would you vote for today? (wrong answer from the poll’s perspective) Q2: If you knew that candidate XYZ was a convicted embezzler, would you still vote for XYZ? This type of poll is not used for research but to change opinion. A smear is a smear." Mr Schraer. You did not provide evidence to prove your charge. You gave an example, but quoted neither the push/pull questions nor the robocall which you insinuate was a smear upon Mr Mallahan. In other words, David, you use the Karl Rove tactic of charging 'smear' to smear. Mr Schraer. Your last post is questionable. You state, “I received two McGinn push polls with misleading information and one McGinn robocall that featured a despicable smear.”

Oh really? Why then does Mr Schraer follow this ’smear’ charge with this:

“A push pull goes like this: Q1: Who would you vote for today? (wrong answer from the poll’s perspective) Q2: If you knew that candidate XYZ was a convicted embezzler, would you still vote for XYZ? This type of poll is not used for research but to change opinion. A smear is a smear.”

Mr Schraer. You did not provide evidence to prove your charge. You gave an example, but quoted neither the push/pull questions nor the robocall which you insinuate was a smear upon Mr Mallahan. In other words, David, you use the Karl Rove tactic of charging ’smear’ to smear.

]]> By: City Comforts http://hugeasscity.com/2009/10/29/the-party-of-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-40196 City Comforts Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:12:53 +0000 http://hugeasscity.com/?p=3010#comment-40196 I was at the Maple Leaf election meeting last night and I asked Mr. Mallahan how he expected us to pay for the tunnel's cost overruns. His response was that with his leadership there wouldn't be any cost overruns. Such an answer is absurd and patronizing. What strikes me about Mr. Mallahan is that he simply is not a good politician. A smart politician would have said something like "Wait a second. I am committed 100% to the tunnel but we do have to clarify this issue of cost overruns. I am fiscally responsible and I want to make sure that Seattle is not stuck paying for management errors when we are not responsible for management." Such an answer would have reassured the tunnel advocates AND the tunnel skeptics (though not tunnel adversaries, I admit.) But as it was, Mr. Mallahan's answer mahe him look like a patronizing fool — trying to tell us that HE can prevent cost overruns. Talk about arrogance. I was at the Maple Leaf election meeting last night and I asked Mr. Mallahan how he expected us to pay for the tunnel’s cost overruns.

His response was that with his leadership there wouldn’t be any cost overruns.

Such an answer is absurd and patronizing.

What strikes me about Mr. Mallahan is that he simply is not a good politician. A smart politician would have said something like “Wait a second. I am committed 100% to the tunnel but we do have to clarify this issue of cost overruns. I am fiscally responsible and I want to make sure that Seattle is not stuck paying for management errors when we are not responsible for management.”

Such an answer would have reassured the tunnel advocates AND the tunnel skeptics (though not tunnel adversaries, I admit.) But as it was, Mr. Mallahan’s answer mahe him look like a patronizing fool — trying to tell us that HE can prevent cost overruns. Talk about arrogance.

]]> By: chrispy http://hugeasscity.com/2009/10/29/the-party-of-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-40144 chrispy Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:41:29 +0000 http://hugeasscity.com/?p=3010#comment-40144 Sigh. This website has officially lost the plot. Jumped the shark. Whatever you want to call it. Sigh. This website has officially lost the plot. Jumped the shark. Whatever you want to call it.

]]> By: Roger Valdez http://hugeasscity.com/2009/10/29/the-party-of-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-40141 Roger Valdez Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:39:52 +0000 http://hugeasscity.com/?p=3010#comment-40141 Yes! Let's keep this going. This is true: "Joe Mallahan is backed by the status-quo political establishment, and as Mayor can be expected to do their bidding by resisting meaningful change if it threatens the status-quo. If you believe that Seattle is doing just fine, and that everything will be okay with more of the same, then the party of the past’s Joe Mallahan is your man." McGinn's win on Tuesday will only be the beginning. We are appalled by the behavior of those in power trying to foist this tunnel(and other things)on a previously unsuspecting populace. Yes! Let’s keep this going. This is true:

“Joe Mallahan is backed by the status-quo political establishment, and as Mayor can be expected to do their bidding by resisting meaningful change if it threatens the status-quo. If you believe that Seattle is doing just fine, and that everything will be okay with more of the same, then the party of the past’s Joe Mallahan is your man.”

McGinn’s win on Tuesday will only be the beginning. We are appalled by the behavior of those in power trying to foist this tunnel(and other things)on a previously unsuspecting populace.

]]> By: David Schraer http://hugeasscity.com/2009/10/29/the-party-of-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-40139 David Schraer Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:38:20 +0000 http://hugeasscity.com/?p=3010#comment-40139 Wells, Great fact-checking! I received two McGinn push polls with misleading information and one McGinn robocall that featured a despicable smear. A push pull goes like this: Q1: Who would you vote for today? (wrong answer from the poll's perspective) Q2: If you knew that candidate XYZ was a convicted embezzler, would you still vote for XYZ? This type of poll is not used for research but to change opinion. A smear is a smear. David Wells,

Great fact-checking! I received two McGinn push polls with misleading information and one McGinn robocall that featured a despicable smear. A push pull goes like this: Q1: Who would you vote for today? (wrong answer from the poll’s perspective) Q2: If you knew that candidate XYZ was a convicted embezzler, would you still vote for XYZ? This type of poll is not used for research but to change opinion. A smear is a smear.

David

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