JR: System Of A Down - B.Y.O.B. - About This song is about the business behind war, and how privileged politicians start them, but expect the poor to fight them. Creedence Clearwater Revival made the same point - then dealing with the Vietnam War - on their 1970 hit "Fortunate Son... more>> 2 min read
- Sep 05, 2013 - #music #video #politics

JR: It's not altruistic. It's business. Faking concern for profit. - Adapting: "It's not personal. It's business." To: "It's not altruistic. It's business." Fake concern for profit. Or profit from fake concern. But invest in personality coaches so that you don't crack up with laughter when explaining your f... more>> 1 min read
- Sep 02, 2013 - #advertising #marketing #politics #activism #moronism #blog_jr

JR: New downtown Toledo development project planned by taxpayer-owned Mud Hens baseball team - Will this quasi-taxpayer-supported (government) entity cannibalize local business? The projects "sounds" good, but microscopic inspection is required. It could be another taxpayer boondoggle, Detroitification project. Unfortunately, no objective in... more>> 2 min read
- Aug 24, 2013 - #toledo #politics #business #sports #media #moronism #blog_jr

JR: A chance for Toledoans to vote for chaos in the September 2013 mayoral primary - My Aug 7, 2013 Toledo Talk comment Opal finishing in the top two is possible for someone with ninja organizing skills on the Intertubes. The plan would be to crowdsource over the Web to persuade registered voters who normally never vote to appe... more>> 2 min read
- Aug 16, 2013 - #toledo #politics #blog_jr

JR: Why do political candidates today meet with the newspaper editorial board? - My Aug 1, 2013 comment posted at Toledo Talk in response to Toledo mayoral candidates being interviewed by the Toledo Blade editorial board. The candidate who refuses to kneel at the throne of the Blade editorial board is the best candidate beca... more>> 2 min read
- Aug 16, 2013 - #web #politics #media #moronism #blog_jr

JR: Pop-culture directed by the media plus government mind control machine - Toledo Talk thread that informed me of this story. and my comment ... Man, I got duped by this thread's title. I thought it was going to be an interesting factoid about a children's book or game. Oh well. At least with this thread, I can n... more>> 1 min read
- Aug 16, 2013 - #media #politics #news #blog_jr

JR: Toledo Mayoral Primary 2005 - One of my favorite local photos is this one taken outside the Cricket West Beaner's Coffee Shop on August 28, 2005 after a Meet the Candidates Forum. In the above photo, Keith Wilkowski is in the background on the left. Opal Covey has her ear to a ... more>> 2 min read
- Aug 16, 2013 - #toledo #politics #photo #blog_jr

JR: 2013 Toledo mayoral candidate websites - May 16, 2013, Tom Troy blog post Candidates for mayor announce new Web sites From Troy's post, I added Joe McNamara's website link to the top of this thread. I still don't see a website for libertarian candidate Michael Konwinski. Maybe that's the... more>> 4 min read
- Aug 16, 2013 - #blog_jr #toledo #politics

JR: Obama's ethics agenda that was scrubbed from the Web - Obama's Promise to Protect Whistleblowers Disappears from Web From archive.org: Agenda - Ethics "I am in this race to tell the corporate lobbyists that their days of setting the agenda in Washington are over. I have done more than any other can... more>> 7 min read
- Aug 14, 2013 - #politics

JR: Obama's Promise to Protect Whistleblowers Disappears from Web - July 25, 2013 article by HN discussion : https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6106388 From the Sunlight Foundation: Change.gov, the website created by the Obama transition team in 2008, has effectively disappeared sometime over the last month. ... more>> 1 min read
- Aug 14, 2013 - #politics #moronism #nsa

JR: Strange reasons for new county-city downtown Toledo policing program - My comment to a July 2013 Toledo Talk thread New TPD downtown patrols "just wondering why so many are against it." Who is against it? Re-read the above comments. People are wondering if something more is intended. We're questioning the new program'... more>> 2 min read
- Jul 06, 2013 - #lucascounty #toledo #politics #police #sheriff #crime