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[jissy]

I was driving back from Normandy Park last night about 9:00 — driving between Delridge and Calif. on Thistle noticed a helicopter out circling over Denny MS and the playfields and Westwood although it didn’t have a spotlight shining anywhere (it was still relatively light out)…. maybe something related???

[JoB]

What would all of you done for a campaign if you hadn’t had Hillary to bash?

I have had time to think about why i am so angry… and this is it in a nutshell.

I am angry because there is no Obama campaign.. at least not on this blog… just a dirty mudslinging Hate Hillary campaign… in which any kind of vilification is considered not only acceptable but justified… in which slander is accepted as truth…. And it just keeps getting worse.

It isn’t enough that Hillary doesn’t get the nomination… she has to be totally destroyed…

and even that is not enough…

those who would defend her in any way also have to be destroyed.

There is no tolerance at all for anything but the bleating of the choir…

I may have been a bit ruthless in refuting points on this blog.. but i certainly didn’t deserve the personal attack that was launched on me here…

In fact.. no-one deserves that kind of personal attack for merely presenting another point of view… not even republicans.

There is a complete lack of respect in this conversation… if it can be called a conversation… for either ideas or individuals.

I am appalled by the blatantly sexist attacks by the media.. by the portrayal of those with low income as backward idiots.. by the lack of sensitivity for personal tragedy…

but i am ashamed of members of my own party for righteously echoing that behavior when they thought it somehow enhanced their candidate.

There is a total disconnect between the message Senator Obama preaches… the rhetoric… and the campaign that has been waged.

Can anyone explain to me just what is inclusive about this?

Somehow, i wouldn’t think that alienating older women and poor working people … the traditional base of the democratic party… would be a good election strategy…. nor would alienating nearly half of your own party and then expecting them to work for you this fall to get your candidate elected.

That isn’t terribly inclusive. Nor is it effective.

It has lost the democratic party votes… people who won’t be as inclined to vote at all when they don’t see themselves benefiting any more than they have under republicans.

It has lost them loyal democratic workers who see clearly that they are not part of the current democratic agenda.

That combination may ultimately lose democrats the election. And although i am sure those who didn’t campaign or vote for Senator Obama will be blamed…

the real blame will lie with those who found the anger they generated irrational…

This intolerance has certainly lost this worker. I have decided that my health is far more important than this campaign this fall.. and for the first time in my life, while still able to show up, i am going to play the illness card and withdraw from a commitment i made.

I will not work in my local precinct this fall.

This has not been an easy decision. I have never withdrawn from a commitment because of the possible or even probable effects on my health.. even when that commitment cost me dearly.. months and sometimes years of being mainly bedridden.

I had no intention of doing so this fall.

And I am not doing so now because Hillary is unlikely to be the candidate.

I am doing so now because I can’t support waging the kind of campaign that you have all waged for Obama so far and the one you will wage this fall… the anti-McCain campaign… and i regret having been seduced into already doing so.

There is no hope in anti-anything…

just righteousness and revenge… everything i hate about the current republican administration.

and i can’t and won’t choose to be part of that.

and i think that means i won’t be part of this conversation any longer either.

[SA]

Approx ten days ago I was unlucky to encounter one of these leashless dog owners. He was walking south up Snake Hill towards High Point and had his three black dogs all unleashed. We were working in the front yard while our cat was chilling on our front porch. You can guess what happened next… one of the dogs spotted our cat and gave chase. It didn’t last too long but I was the one that had to break things up… eventually diving at the dog to keep him off our cat who was now on her back.

Our cat, of course, was quite frightened and had some blood on her hind paw from the altercation. I ended up with a skinned knee and a pulled hamstring. And I’m sure the owner ignored for the umpteenth his neighbor’s pleas to leash his dogs.

I never once considered calling animal control although I was tempted to call the police. The dogs seemed friendly enough (I think they were all labs or lab mixes) and I didn’t want them to suffer because of their owner’s neglect. In the end I did nothing since I figured the police would just turn the incident over to animal control.

[wspeeps]

Caduceus,

I admire your optimistic outlook and your call for changes in our educational system, I, however find your ideas bit naive and ignorant to the inner-workings of public school system.

First of all, in regards to standardized tests (i.e. the WASL) teachers have no choice but to teach to the tests. If our students preform poorly, not only do our schools risk funding, but we risk losing our jobs as well. We have no control over what information is tested and what format the test takes (multiple-choice, essay, ect…). Those decisions are federally mandated and the districts and teachers have NO CHOICE but to give them. As a teacher, I am very frustrated about the standardization of curriculum and being forced to teach to a test and I know that the large majority of us try our best balance our instruction between test material and real world skills.

In regards to ESL/ELL students, it is extremely ignorant to say that standards are lowered for these students. These students have different learning needs and their instructional programs reflect that. Our classrooms today are INCLUSIVE and there are a large variety of students who have different learning needs in every classroom. The ESL programs are designed to help support these students to be successful in school and so they have a chance to continue on to college. Would you rather our schools let these kids flounder and eventually frustrate them to the point where they drop out of school and they are spit out at the bottom of society? Or, perhaps, is it better that we give them the tools necessary to be active, contributing members of our society and give them the chance to go on to college. You did seem to point out the importance of a college education…

And in regards to your comment that college should be the goal of everyone, once again, your argument is completely naive. College is not the place for everyone and a 9-5 desk job is not everyone’s goal. Is there not value is people learning vocational trades? Just because someone does not have a college degree does not mean they are not a successful, contributing member of our society or that they do not have a strong earning potential. Success is measured in so many different ways and to make blanket statements like “college should be the goal for everyone” is irresponsible.

Your idealism is wonderful and I encourage you to go out and help make some of these changes happen in our world. We do need people motivated, strong people to help make a difference. However, I would also encourage you to go out and gain a little perspective and some real-world experience.

[GenHillOne]

How about hammerhead’s offer for free mulch? Pine and cedar don’t break down all that quickly…

[inactive]

I don’t want to use the same fellow I used six years ago. So, I would welcome any recommendations and/or insights for thorough, ethical and highly experienced appraisers who provide comprehensive reports in a timely fashion at a reasonable cost.

As always, thanks in advance to the Reader’s who Recommend.

[Kayleigh]

Edited prior post.

[Kayleigh]

This site has too many “whacko’s” if you ask me. I noticed a lot of people typing their resumes on paper and eating steak.

Hey Jan—I think she would be good with a cabinet position like that, if Obama can stand the sight of her by then. Of course, he is said to be even-tempered, so maybe he will. If so, he’s a far better person than I am. Come to think of it, he’s already far better.

[Jiggers]

This site has too many whacko’s if you ask me. I noticed a lot of Veggie type people like to hangout here.

[JanS]

so…a late night thought…I seem to have a lot lately..but thought I’d share this and ask how people feel about it. If Hillary Clinton does not get the Dem. nomination, how about she be in line for Secretary of Health and Human Services? I think it’s perfect for her, considering her interest in health care, etc. etc….

any thoughts?

[Jeannie]

If you see people approaching a baby seal, be sure to tell them it’s harmful to the animal AND against the law.

[Jeannie]

Hey, that’s pretty impressive. Those are two lucky dogs!

[WSB]

Hey, call us if you do something like that again, we would love to get a photo and post it so you all get credit for your good deeds — TR (206-293-6302 is the official WSB number, or e-mail us, we’re usually online)

[WSB]

We’re still wading through four days of downloaded reports for summaries we’ll wind up posting in an hour or so. Haven’t come across this one yet. The relatively new computerized reporting system police are using means their reports take more time (and it takes more time for us to go through them too) and sometimes, I’m noticing, aren’t making it into the public releases for a couple days, because they have to be reviewed and approved by supervisors first. — TR

[Shibaguyz]

Jeannie – the raw food we mix in with their kibble is from Skagit River Ranch, the same place we get our local meat from. So they are only eating about 50% local. ;)

[PSPS]

They’ve been working inside the place every day since last Saturday (5/24.) They must be motivated to have worked the holiday weekend!

MMMMMMMMMMmmmmmmmmmmm. French toast.

[PSPS]

About the same time, I noticed one cop car at the corner of 41st and Dakota just sitting at the corner with his rooftop lights going. Occasionally, he’d drive into the school’s playground and sit there for a while shining his spotlight around. Then he’d go back to the corner for a while.

I presumed it was part of a “containment.”

[bcollins]

Yeah! Actually, a great set of folks were out there the day after I posted. Some neighbor friends saw them out there (joined in) and called me. My wife and I joined in. I’ll probably have some bark delivered to keep the weeds down.

[josie2006]

Looking for someone to help us get our finances in order–we’re a mess! Any recommendations? West Seattle location would be fantastic, but willing to travel elsewhere for someone good and reasonably priced.

[Caduceus]

Wow, lots of responses!

I’m overjoyed to see teachers and parents are active on here! :]

I simply brought up the WASL because it is grossly apparent that most teachers teach so their students will pass the WASL and not necessarily teach their students anything they will be able to use later on.

And because of this, if the WASL was changed to include things we as students and young people would be able to use in what should be our college-oriented goals then I speculate we would be seeing our community grow more constructively.

Now I understand college isn’t the goal for everyone, but it should be.

In this country especially, education is entirely dependent on how you will fair in life. (granted there are some exceptions.)

I do believe it’s safe to say most people don’t enjoy living pay check to pay check or having to deal with stressful money issues frequently.

A college degree will greatly increase an individuals professional opportunities, and higher degrees will open even more doors.

Now not to say you’re screwed without a college degree a lot of people get by just fine and live comfortably, but a large majority of the people with financial troubles do not have a college degree or even a high school diploma.

I will not touch on the subject of ESL students simply because that is an entirely different basket, and may spark bad feelings as that is a testy subject. But I will say this, and bare with me. I think it is un-fair to lower the standards for the children of families who have lived in this country for generations and speak English as their first language, because we have heavy immigration and the people who have English as a second language have a difficult time keeping up. Yes, I am aware that that is not the only cause for lowered standards. I am conscious of the average teachers ludicrously poor pay (in comparison to what it should be, which needs to be changed immediately), the often restricted budgets for individual schools (in terms of where they are placed and the ethnicity of that neighborhood). Etc

But I do suppose it isn’t fair to put all the blame on the school district. The lack of a child’s drive can be blamed on the parents I guess. But in High School, if a young-adult wishes to act like a child and has similar goals to a child then that is his or hers conscious decision and hardly reflects directly on their parents or the school district.

Our society as a whole needs a change of mentality, entirely.

We need to cease to be dependent on religion, entertainment, media (don’t even get me started on the news stations), traditional ideals, greed etc.

And begin to create a society based on co-existence and constructiveness.

Which seems to be a distant dream now-a-days which it probably is but it isn’t impossible.

And I believe a more useful education in a more constructive environment will help us get there that much faster.

[GenHillOne]

bcollins – I saw lots of work done out there today, was it you? If so, kudos!

[MrJT]

Has anyone heard of an opening date ? I sent an e-mail about a week ago and have heard nothing back.

[Anonymous]

I read back and saw where JT DID say something to the dog owner. She yelled at them to get their dog on a leash. The owner didn’t care, so JT came to the forum and let it be known that this owner is breaking the law (there are dog leash laws here, right?).

That is what a “rant” is, I thought (can’t believe that Kayleigh and I actually agree on something).

Anyways, read back from the beginning of this thread if you need to.

Nothing JT has posted is out of line for a “rant” thread (or passive/aggressive, for that matter. She did more than I would have by yelling something!)

[MrJT]

Shibaguyz, This is West Seattlewood ! Sounds like a great idea, we’ll watch for more information.

[changingtimes]

this didnt look like the normal police traps for drunk driving! i live on 42nd and there was two cops posted on either end of the block, i decided to go hang out at my friends house on 50th just in case the would-be-suspects were chillin in my backyard or garage. She lives on 50th, and saw 3 more cops on the way down. weird, but i guess there was nothing on the news so didnt look like anything had gone on…..and when i got home 1/2 hour later they were gone…