Comments on: Miscellaneous Local Links – 7/28/06 http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/9419 Minneapolis + St. Paul Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:23:37 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Amber http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/9419#comment-43764 Amber Mon, 31 Jul 2006 00:08:38 +0000 #comment-43764 Oh SNAP! <br /> <br /> Oh SNAP!

]]> By: Big G http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/9419#comment-43746 Big G Sun, 30 Jul 2006 17:56:07 +0000 #comment-43746 Too little, too late Guv! You should thought about that meth database idea during your first half of your term in office, at a time you were not running for re-election just yet. Better now, you should look for early retirement from public office since the general voters have partly seen the light at the end of the tunnel against this Neo-con trash. Too little, too late Guv! You should thought about that meth database idea during your first half of your term in office, at a time you were not running for re-election just yet. Better now, you should look for early retirement from public office since the general voters have partly seen the light at the end of the tunnel against this Neo-con trash.

]]> By: Nee http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/9419#comment-43743 Nee Sun, 30 Jul 2006 16:46:43 +0000 #comment-43743 Regarding the meth registry - Hmm, no addresses, no pictures, and then there's the usual debate about whether or not people who've served their time should have their record so easily available.<br /> <br /> Sounds like this was a half thought through plan to score voter points, hopely people would just hear about it and think it sounds like a good idea. The content and execution are weak. The money to develop and maintain it would be better spent on helping the people who get hooked. Regarding the meth registry – Hmm, no addresses, no pictures, and then there’s the usual debate about whether or not people who’ve served their time should have their record so easily available.

Sounds like this was a half thought through plan to score voter points, hopely people would just hear about it and think it sounds like a good idea. The content and execution are weak. The money to develop and maintain it would be better spent on helping the people who get hooked.

]]> By: msparber http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/9419#comment-43725 msparber Sun, 30 Jul 2006 04:49:48 +0000 #comment-43725 Done and done. Done and done.

]]> By: chuck http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/9419#comment-43724 chuck Sun, 30 Jul 2006 01:30:00 +0000 #comment-43724 Yeah, that old RealVideo server did a good job a few years ago, but I can't even seem to play it on my new Mac.<br /> <br /> For your convenience, <a href="http://www.mnstories.com/archives/2006/07/blogs_on_almana.html" target=_blank>watch the video here</a> in Flash, or the lovely ipod-friendly <a href="http://komedykoven.com/video/almanac_blogs.mov" target=_blank>Quicktime link</a>. Yeah, that old RealVideo server did a good job a few years ago, but I can’t even seem to play it on my new Mac.

For your convenience, watch the video here in Flash, or the lovely ipod-friendly Quicktime link.

]]> By: msparber http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/9419#comment-43715 msparber Sat, 29 Jul 2006 18:50:04 +0000 #comment-43715 I'm trying to watch Chuck's segment, but it's an RM document. AN RM DOCUMENT. WAKE UP AND SMELL THE YEAR 2006, ALMANAC! Quicktime or Flash that shits! I’m trying to watch Chuck’s segment, but it’s an RM document. AN RM DOCUMENT. WAKE UP AND SMELL THE YEAR 2006, ALMANAC! Quicktime or Flash that shits!

]]> By: chuck http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/9419#comment-43712 chuck Sat, 29 Jul 2006 16:47:58 +0000 #comment-43712 I agree it was an odd pairing, but Almanac explicitly wanted to shy away from partisan politics and just talk about political blogging in safer, more general terms. That's been their history of having bloggers on the show, I think because they have an older audience and maybe to avoid the outright nastiness you see online when ideologues clash.<br /> <br /> That said, I hope they do take the kids gloves off and have political bloggers on to - you know - talk politics!<br /> <br /> (Brodkorb was incredibly nice, and nervous about being on the teevee. I might do "A Day in the Life of MDE" video sometime.) I agree it was an odd pairing, but Almanac explicitly wanted to shy away from partisan politics and just talk about political blogging in safer, more general terms. That’s been their history of having bloggers on the show, I think because they have an older audience and maybe to avoid the outright nastiness you see online when ideologues clash.

That said, I hope they do take the kids gloves off and have political bloggers on to – you know – talk politics!

(Brodkorb was incredibly nice, and nervous about being on the teevee. I might do “A Day in the Life of MDE” video sometime.)

]]> By: Just Plain Bob http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/9419#comment-43711 Just Plain Bob Sat, 29 Jul 2006 14:50:31 +0000 #comment-43711 Chuck was fine on Almanac, but it was really an "apples and oranges" pairing him with a political blogger. If they wanted to talk about blogs and politics, couldn't they find a local lefty political blogger? I also fault Wurzer and Escola for not pressing Mike a bit on his "ah, shucks folks I'm just a little hobby blogger..." routine. The PiPress story did a better job of pointing out that Mike has been a professional politcal operative (not that there's anything wrong with that) for years. Still, the viewers would had been better informed with that piece of info about the author of MDE.<br /> <br /> Hey! That's Chuck on the cover of the Pulse...article by Max Sparber<br /> <br /> Chuck was fine on Almanac, but it was really an “apples and oranges” pairing him with a political blogger. If they wanted to talk about blogs and politics, couldn’t they find a local lefty political blogger? I also fault Wurzer and Escola for not pressing Mike a bit on his “ah, shucks folks I’m just a little hobby blogger…” routine. The PiPress story did a better job of pointing out that Mike has been a professional politcal operative (not that there’s anything wrong with that) for years. Still, the viewers would had been better informed with that piece of info about the author of MDE.

Hey! That’s Chuck on the cover of the Pulse…article by Max Sparber

]]> By: jderusha http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/9419#comment-43705 jderusha Sat, 29 Jul 2006 02:53:56 +0000 #comment-43705 We'd love to agree to appear at the pub quiz... but our contracts with William Morris require the standard appearance fee of 10k. Much like Paris Hilton gets paid to appear for 20 minutes at a club, Chuck and I get paid to appear at bars.<br /> <br /> Oh if only.... We’d love to agree to appear at the pub quiz… but our contracts with William Morris require the standard appearance fee of 10k. Much like Paris Hilton gets paid to appear for 20 minutes at a club, Chuck and I get paid to appear at bars.

Oh if only….

]]> By: champs http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/9419#comment-43666 champs Fri, 28 Jul 2006 19:04:47 +0000 #comment-43666 Now if only we could get the Strib to publish the race of the Minneapolis shooting victim as well. Now if only we could get the Strib to publish the race of the Minneapolis shooting victim as well.

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