Comments on: FIRST HALF OF LONG BEACH ART MUSEUM AUDIT IS HERE

By: John

John — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 02:12:55 +0000

I hear the bird cage liner is printing pro museum (and pro aquarium) articles like crazy.
I don’t know that for a fact, since I refuse to subscribe; in fact I barely even look for a “used” paper at work. The Times and the online news works just fine, and even being a 44 year ex-reader of the IPT I could care less about it!

By: John

John — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:12:55 +0000

By: John

John — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 05:44:48 +0000

I for one am happy to remain ignorant on the Teachers internal union issues. I’m not a Teacher, it’s none of my business, so I stay out of it. It’s a good thing for other non-Teachers to do, also, especially ones that don’t know much about what they speak. If they are a Teacher then the proper forum is probably a union meeting where they could hopefully learn something, as well as submit their input.
What is my business, as I reside and do business in Long Beach, have relatives attending LBUSD schools, and breathe polluted port air daily, is the issue of the business-union boss who claims he cares about our schoolchildren yet uses his unions money and power to fight reasonable legislation. Legislation that would greatly help not only our schoolchildren, but all area residents, especially the weakest. Widely recognized for talking out of both sides of his mouth, he, to quote doug krikorian, has always been “annoying”, but this remarkable behaviour proves him truly despicable.
I would not pay dues to this guy, nor would I want him to speak for me. Shame on those who do. They can’t be unaware of what this fool is doing.

By: D.Peeve

D.Peeve — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 05:27:47 +0000

And John,

You should really talk to Bill Pearl, who runs LBReport.com. He is God’s Own Bulldog on the subject of westside particulate polution. If anyone can help you get the facts you want, he can.

By: D.Peeve

D.Peeve — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 05:16:46 +0000

Gerrie,

I hear your continuing, deafening silence on this issue. I’m feeling charitable, so I will understand from your second post here that you are probably barred, legally or politically, from commenting more directly on this sad chapter in Long Beach union history and want to move on.

I’m all in favor of moving on, though I think the closing of the ranks that follows most union decision making is, in general, a mistake that will take unions to lesser power, not more. I think this is especially true of teachers unions, which organize those who, at the height of their skills and talents, are demonstrating, extolling and instilling in our young people the capacity for independent critical thought. My two cents.

(From Webster’s) “IGNORANT — lacking knowledge, information or awareness about something in particular.” Gerrie, you didn’t use the word itself (didn’t say you did), but that’s precisely how you attempted to characterize me.

On a happier note, I understand that the current interim executive director at TALB is a reportedly stand-up guy with sensible ideas about the effective deployment of union power for maximum benefit of the membership. Funny thing — I don’t think I’ve read a profile of him yet. Did I miss one in any Long Beach news outlets? I’d be interested in learning more about the guy — I’ve heard he has a very interesting background.

(End of thread hijack)

By: John

John — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 03:44:48 +0000

By: John

John — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 03:34:57 +0000

Hey Peeve, let’s get to a very important topic of major consequence. I’m not saying the Teachers aren’t important, but there’s only a few thousand of them, compared to the hundreds of thousands of Long Beach residents, and thousands upon thousands of Long Beach schoolchildren. We need some info about the chamber of whores pac. I am especially interested in learning specifically which businesses are involved in fighting the ports anti-pollution legislation, reduceable pollution that is poisoning our Long Beach schoolchildren. Think about it; the chamber of whores fights legislation that would add a few pennies to the cost of a pair of tennis shoes but in turn would prevent and/or reduce serious health problems of Long Beach schoolchildren. It’s almost unbelievable, especially when the chamber of whores claims to be concerned about our schoolchildren.
One can only assume that the businesses who pay dues to gordons union support this unhealthy anti-schoolchildren program. Speaking for myself, I can not support any business who goes along with this disgusting scheme. Next I guess gordon will be promoting chips and sodas in LBUSD cafeterias. How about selling cigarettes to 18 and over students in our high schools?

By: D.Peeve

D.Peeve — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 03:27:47 +0000

And John,

You should really talk to Bill Pearl, who runs LBReport.com. He is God’s Own Bulldog on the subject of westside particulate polution. If anyone can help you get the facts you want, he can.

By: D.Peeve

D.Peeve — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 03:16:46 +0000

Gerrie,

I hear your continuing, deafening silence on this issue. I'm feeling charitable, so I will understand from your second post here that you are probably barred, legally or politically, from commenting more directly on this sad chapter in Long Beach union history and want to move on.

I'm all in favor of moving on, though I think the closing of the ranks that follows most union decision making is, in general, a mistake that will take unions to lesser power, not more. I think this is especially true of teachers unions, which organize those who, at the height of their skills and talents, are demonstrating, extolling and instilling in our young people the capacity for independent critical thought. My two cents.

(From Webster's) "IGNORANT -- lacking knowledge, information or awareness about something in particular." Gerrie, you didn't use the word itself (didn't say you did), but that's precisely how you attempted to characterize me.

On a happier note, I understand that the current interim executive director at TALB is a reportedly stand-up guy with sensible ideas about the effective deployment of union power for maximum benefit of the membership. Funny thing -- I don't think I've read a profile of him yet. Did I miss one in any Long Beach news outlets? I'd be interested in learning more about the guy -- I've heard he has a very interesting background.

(End of thread hijack)

By: John

John — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 01:34:57 +0000