Thursday, October 09, 2008

Re: Gail Collins

"In my experience, most State Senate hopefuls are so thrilled at any sign of interest that they would happily attend a reception given by a homeless couple in their cardboard box."

The homeless couple probably didn't blow anybody up.

29 comments:

Stephanie said...

She's saying what I was saying with my augmentations to the diagram (except that I didn't have any famous people at my parties).

Michael said...

I know, and its equally fallacious and not as funny.

Stephanie said...

Are your sources talking about the fact that Annenberg himself was a Rethug and that Rethugs served on the same charity board? Are you afraid that Mr. Annenberg is a terrorist sympathizer? If not, why not?

Michael said...

Cite please for Annenberg on the board of the CAC.

Michael said...

The founding Board of Directors of the Chicago Annenberg Challenge as announced in 1995 were:[39]

Patricia Albjerg Graham
Barack Obama, civil rights attorney at Davis, Miner, Barnhill & Galland; lecturer at the University of Chicago Law School; member of the board of directors of the Joyce Foundation and the Woods Fund of Chicago; winner, Crain's Chicago Business 40 Under 40 award, 1993; former president of the Harvard Law Review (1990–1991); former executive director of the Developing Communities Project (June 1985–May 1988)[25][40][41][42]
Stanley O. Ikenberry, president of the University of Illinois (1979–1995); member of the Civic Committee of the Commercial Club of Chicago (1983–1995); former professor of education (1965–1971) and senior vice president (1971–1979) of Pennsylvania State University
Arnold R. Weber, president of the Civic Committee of the Commercial Club of Chicago (1995–1999); member of the board of directors of the Arie and Ida Crown Memorial and the Tribune Company; former president of Northwestern University (1985–1994) and the University of Colorado (1980–1985); professor of labor economics and friend and colleague of George P. Shultz at MIT, the University of Chicago, and in the Nixon administration[43]
Ray Romero, vice president and general counsel of Ameritech; Chicago School Finance Authority board member (appointed in 1992 by Governor Jim Edgar); candidate in the 1996 Democratic primary for the 5th Congressional District of Illinois; winner, Crain's Chicago Business 40 Under 40 award, 1991; former Illinois Commerce Commission commissioner (appointed in 1985 by Governor Jim Thompson); former civil rights attorney as Midwest regional director of MALDEF where he was lead counsel for Hispanic plaintiffs in the 1985 Chicago ward remap[42][44]
Wanda White, executive director of the Community Workshop on Economic Development; former policy director of the Women's Self-Employment Project; former deputy commissioner of economic development under Chicago Mayors Washington, Sawyer and Daley
Susan Crown, president of the Arie and Ida Crown Memorial; vice president of Henry Crown & Company; daughter of Lester Crown[45]
Handy Lindsey, Jr., executive director (1988–1997) then president (1997–2003) of the Field Foundation of Illinois; former associate director of the Chicago Community Trust (1986–1988)
The final Board of Directors of the Chicago Annenberg Challenge in 2001 were:[46]

Patricia Albjerg Graham
Barack Obama
Edward Bottum, managing director of Chase Franklin Corp.; former president and vice chairman of Continental Illinois Bank[47]
Connie Evans, founder and president of the Women's Self-Employment Project
Susan Blankenbaker Noyes, former labor attorney at Sidley & Austin; daughter of Republican former Indiana state senator Virginia Murphy Blankenbaker; goddaughter of Patricia Albjerg Graham[48]
Scott C. Smith, president, CEO and publisher of the Chicago Tribune; former president, CEO and publisher of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel of Fort Lauderdale; former chairman of the South Florida Annenberg Challenge
Nancy Searle, consultant to the Searle Funds at the Chicago Community Trust
Victoria Chou, dean of the College of Education at the University of Illinois at Chicago
John W. McCarter, Jr., president and CEO of the Field Museum
Jim Reynolds, Jr., co-founder, chairman and CEO of Loop Capital Services
The Board of Directors met monthly for the first six months and quarterly thereafter.

Stephanie said...

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/10/7/131120/885/357/622049

Michael said...

Oh, BTW, thanks for nothing:

Evaluation
The results of an August 2003 final technical report of the Chicago Annenberg Research Project by the Consortium on Chicago School Research "suggest that among the schools it supported, the Challenge had little impact on school improvement and student outcomes, with no statistically significant differences between Annenberg and non-Annenberg schools in rates of achievement gain, classroom behavior, student self-efficacy, and social competence.

Michael said...

Maybe he is. If he were running for president I'd like to ask the questions and get a straight freaking answer.

Stephanie said...

I didn't say Annenberg served on the board, btw, in case that's why you gave the name list.

Stephanie said...

He's answered the question. He thinks Ayers 60s bombing activities were deplorable. There's really nothing more to say about it.

Michael said...

Except he's dead and took his horrible secret with him.

Michael said...

If he thought they were deplorable why'd he go to his house for a fundraiser, sit on the boards with him, write a blurb for his book, etc.?

Stephanie said...

It's possible for Person A to think that Person B did something deplorable decades ago but to work with Person B given that Person B is now an accepted member of the community, by people of all political persuasions, who's now engaging in behavior that will bring him a Citizen of the Year award for his community. It's just not that nefarious. And it's possible to agree with someone about some things and not about others. Mr. Annenberg wasn't afraid of Ayers. The other people on the board didn't shy away from Ayers, and the board included, for example, Arnold Weber (Asst Secr of Labor under Nixon).

Michael said...

And they're not running for president of my country. If they were, they'd have to answer for their actions just like Barry should. By the way, accepted in Chicago seems to have a different meaning than it might in most other places.

Stephanie said...

There is nothing he could say that would satisfy you. You have the narrative in your head that he's a demon and there's nothing he could say that would satisfy you that he's not. How does one prove they're not a demon?

Stephanie said...

And exactly what sort of explanation have you demanded of McCain for his association with Richard Quinn? How about Liddy? Liddy, you'lll recall, hosted a fundraiser at his home for McCain.

Michael said...

Don't know Quinn. Sure, questons about Liddy are fair game. Great American by the way.

Stephanie said...

You're under the impression the Secret Service is investigating threats that were made against Ayers?

Michael said...

You're on the wrong post, and you misunderstood. "Kill him" should be addressed by candiate if heard. Seems appropriate for SS to investigate.

Stephanie said...

And should Sarah Palin have to answer questions about Todd's membership in a secessionist party? Can you vote for her if she doesn't do so before the election?

Michael said...

I've come close to joining the Texas secessionist party so I'm cool with that.

Stephanie said...

I think I'm in favor of Texas succeeding too.

Stephanie said...

seceding

Stephanie said...

The issue, of course, with the secessionist sentiments is that there's a question of whether she cares about the country, and whether she would choose policies best for the other 49 states if it's to Alaska's disadvantage, given then she may harbor these Alaska First sentiments.

Michael said...

Huh. Since she's not in the party, I don't see the problem. Surley you don't impute her husband's politics to her?

Stephanie said...

Exactly my point. If you're going to input Ayers views to Obama, you have to impute Todd's views to Sarah. She's married to him, for Pete's sake. That's more of a connection than Obama/Ayers, I think we can all agree.

Michael said...

Please. We don't impute spouse's politics to each other. We do take notice and ask questions when radicals get together. QED

Scooter said...

Wow. While I was with the constable trying to evict my poor innkeeper, you guys were having some fun.

Michael said...

Sounds like a story to tell. I read a brief and wrote a letter. So tell.