Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Angry Urkel


I have to take Deputy Mayor Brown's side on this one. New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg is an elitist tool, who has basically bought his way into a leadership position. Once in this position, he has proven time and time again to be a miserable failure. He says the dumbest things on a pretty consistent basis. He only represents a select few from Manhattan and not the rest of New York City. His efforts at snow removal were laughable. They were finding dead New Yorkers in the snow, two weeks after the storm hit. For a man with Presidential aspirations, he keeps putting his foot into his mouth.

Assemblyman Sam Hoyt loves Bloomberg's money. He's the first one to say Bloomberg "misspoke." He didn't misspeak. He said exactly what he was thinking. The fact that Sam Hoyt is his Western New York spokesman, speaks to Bloomberg's incompetence. Who would pick a fool like Hoyt to speak for them? Here is Deputy Mayor Brown's well publicized hissy fit. He never talked like this when he was on Family Matters...




Buffalo school adminitrators caught double dipping

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Last week, we found out the number of administrators for the Buffalo Public Schools has more than doubled since Superintendent James Williams became in charge. Now this. Several of these highly paid administrators have been padding their already ridiculous salaries with trainings under some stupid, unnecessary program called the Leadership Academy...

Several top-ranking Buffalo School District administrators, already earning some of the largest salaries in the system, also are getting $9,000 to $22,000 a year to train new principals and assistant principals, often on Saturdays.

Mark Frazier, whose title is lead community superintendent, was paid an extra $45,500 over two years — on top of his $134,000 annual salary — to run the district's Leadership Academy.

Deputy Superintendent Folasade Oladele was paid $19,000 over two years to teach in the academy, supplementing her $168,000 salary.

Frances Wilson, a community superintendent responsible for overseeing about one-third of the city's schools, received $19,000 over two years, in addition to her $121,160 salary.

These are only some of the suits mentioned by name. There were a total of 14 crooks taking extra pay at a time when teachers are being threatened with layoffs. These overpaid, greedy administrators should be forced to pay this money back or resign. They were getting paid twice for the same work! We are learning more and more every day regarding the corruption going on in the Buffalo Schools. Dr. Williams needs to demand this money be returned to the taxpayers or resign himself.


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Letters to the editor- Preserving Buffalo's past


This letter writer appears to be very skeptical of local residency violator, "East Aurora" James Comerford's motives for condemning the Wheeler-GLF grain elevator. Coincidentally, at the same time Ontario Specialty Contracting is seeking to expand their property. If he lies about his residency, what makes you think Comerford would be honest about this?...

Let's find new ways to use grain elevators

How incredibly convenient for Ontario Specialty Contracting that just as it needs more room for an expansion, it finds a firm willing to submit a report that says the Wheeler-GLF grain elevator needs to be condemned. This self-centered, myopic behavior is appallingly familiar in Buffalo, and Inspections Commissioner James Comerford should be ashamed of himself.

Our iconic, world-renowned grain elevators should be treasured and revered, not demolished. This is just more embarrassing, disgraceful and short-sighted behavior from Buffalo’s lifer politicians and their commissioner cronies.

While Buffalo is being its usual destructive self, other states are finding creative, exciting and interesting ways to reuse their grain elevators. West Texas has turned its grain elevator into a year-round, indoor rock-climbing center, Oregon uses one as a farmers’ market and Illinois turned one into a gym.

How very sad that in Buffalo, the grain elevators’ birthplace, we are more concerned with demolishing what makes us unique. It is this never-ending discouragement, death from a thousand slices, that is depleting Buffalo’s population.

Meg Robinson-Albers

Buffalo



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Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Channel 7's Teacher of the Week


Congratulations to Mrs. Rose Brady from Notre Dame Academy. She was awarded channel 7's "Teacher of the Week" after being nominated by my conscientious niece, Colleen Finn. The annoying Mike Randall showed up at the school to pass out the award. Colleen was immediately named Student of the month for the months of March, April, May, and June by Mrs. Brady. Of course, any relative of the Blogger is going to be the student of every month...

Mrs. Mary Rose Brady, a Junior High Religion teacher at Notre Dame Academy was surprised by Channel 7’s Mike Randall following a nomination by one of her students for “Teacher of the Week”.

Colleen Finn, a 6th grader at Notre Dame Academy, nominated Mrs. Brady and enjoyed Mrs. Brady’s reaction as the student body and fellow faculty and staff members offered their congratulations.

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Davis' makes outrageous comment


A millionaire Republican political candidate from Western New York made an outrageous comment this week and no, it was not Carl Paladino...

Congressional candidate Jack Davis shocked local Republican leaders in a recent interview when he suggested that Latino farmworkers be deported -- and that African-Americans from the inner city be bused to farm country to pick the crops.

Anyone who reads this blog regularly knows we're against most forms of political correctness. However, Davis' comments to me were way over the top. To single out an entire race, shows bad judgment. There are people of all races looking for decent paying jobs in this area. While maybe not intentional, the comments make it sound like this type of work was below whites. And I can tell you, there would be many whites willing to do farm work for decent money.

Busing an entire race of people to perform work conjures up images of slavery, which politically correct or not, Davis should have had enough sense to avoid. It's too bad, because I like the fact that Davis is taking on the establishment yet again. However, comments like this make me question whether he is in touch with the constituents of the district. The GOP leaders, who fear a Davis candidacy, were predictable in their response...

"I was thunderstruck," said Amherst GOP Chairman Marshall Wood. "Maybe in 1860 that might have been seen by some as an appropriate comment, but not now."


Monday, March 14, 2011

What ever happened to?...

Someone tried to convince me once that this lady was a fraud. I hope they're never despondent and need her services. She obviously was given a great gift. So what if she was born in Los Angeles to American parents. "That's what me thought"...


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The gutless wonder


Everybody knows the guy. He's selfish-and usually talentless as well. He's the first person to jump off of a sinking ship or stab you in the back. He's the one who talks tough and then knocks over old ladies and the handicapped to escape a burning building.
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I was thinking about someone like this today. I despise disloyal people, yet they make me laugh. They must have such a low level of self esteem. They are the first to bail when the going gets tough, yet love to talk about their heroic acts to anybody willing to listen.This town is filled with them, especially when it comes to local politics.
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I remember two years ago at the Labor Day Parade on McKinley Parkway in South Buffalo. All these tough talking Irishmen standing in Byron Brown's entourage looking like fools. "I can't support one of my neighbors. I might get in trouble." The Comerfords, Scanlons, Lewis, etc. were all there, trading their 30 pieces of silver for whatever was left of their pride. Then, there are the people who try to play both sides. I actually have less respect for this special breed of humans. They tell two opposing candidates they are on each of their sides. "I have a sign for your opponent on my lawn, but don't worry. I'm with you. I have to put up that sign or I could lose my job." How people can say things like this and not realize they are hypocrites is beyond me.

You have to love adults that are afraid they might get "in trouble" if they say or do certain things. Rats jumping off of a sinking ship is the image that comes to mind. If they want to go through life being mediocre wusses, they can be my guest. I'd rather be in a foxhole with a ravenous wolf than with cowards like them...


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Survival at sea

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Amidst the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan comes a story of survival. Pictured here is a 60 year old man found floating on the roof of his house 10 miles out to sea off Japan's Northeastern coast. He was rescued after being on the roof for two days...




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Sunday, March 13, 2011

Revenge of the Nerds


A man told the Indianapolis Star he was robbed of $400 by "two nerds" at a local strip club...

A 26-year-old strip club patron blames two nerds for robbing him of $400.

The victim told police "two nerdy looking guys" hit him on the head at 3 a.m. at Club Paradise, 5255 English Ave.

The victim said the men took $400 cash out of his pockets, according to an Indianapolis Metropolitan police report.

Strip club customer blames robbery on nerds | The Indianapolis Star | indystar.com

Indianapolis police confiscated a pocket protector and a set of Dungeons and Dragons dice inadvertently left at the scene. They have two suspects in mind, but have not yet released their names to the public...

"Where are they?"

"I think they are talking about us."

"No way."



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Silent protest


Some mimes held a silent protest for freedom of speech in Nashville, Tennessee and the hilarity ensued. After watching this short news clip, I realize two things:
1.) Mimes practice the most annoying art form on earth.
2.) There might actually be more dumb people in Nashville, Tennessee than in Buffalo.

Where are two dozen eggs when you need them?




Mimes Call For Freedom Of Speech In Silent Protest - NewsChannel5.com | Nashville News, Weather & Sports