Comments on: How About A Little Respect! Plus: Linda The Lion, And Where Have All The Uniforms Gone? http://onlyinbridgeport.com/wordpress/how-about-a-little-respect-plus-linda-the-lion-and-where-have-all-the-uniforms-gone/ with Lennie Grimaldi Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:35:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Bob Walsh http://onlyinbridgeport.com/wordpress/how-about-a-little-respect-plus-linda-the-lion-and-where-have-all-the-uniforms-gone/#comment-17415 Bob Walsh Thu, 03 Dec 2009 03:56:36 +0000 http://onlyinbridgeport.com/wordpress/?p=7989#comment-17415 Good thought, TC. Good thought, TC.

]]> By: Mojo http://onlyinbridgeport.com/wordpress/how-about-a-little-respect-plus-linda-the-lion-and-where-have-all-the-uniforms-gone/#comment-17414 Mojo Thu, 03 Dec 2009 03:49:46 +0000 http://onlyinbridgeport.com/wordpress/?p=7989#comment-17414 *** "Setback," just like what Blacks went through during the '60s to gain their "civil rights," according to New York's Gov. Paterson. Gov. Paterson is too young to really know other than what he's heard or maybe seen on TV @ one time about the past, to compare the Senate defeat of the Gay Marriage Bill to the Black & people of color civil rights struggle! It does not come close in any way shape or form to compare the prejudices endured due to the color of one's skin or foreign accent during that time. What's next, to compare the Gay rights struggles to the Jewish Holocaust? Please! *** *** “Setback,” just like what Blacks went through during the ’60s to gain their “civil rights,” according to New York’s Gov. Paterson. Gov. Paterson is too young to really know other than what he’s heard or maybe seen on TV @ one time about the past, to compare the Senate defeat of the Gay Marriage Bill to the Black & people of color civil rights struggle! It does not come close in any way shape or form to compare the prejudices endured due to the color of one’s skin or foreign accent during that time. What’s next, to compare the Gay rights struggles to the Jewish Holocaust? Please! ***

]]> By: town committee http://onlyinbridgeport.com/wordpress/how-about-a-little-respect-plus-linda-the-lion-and-where-have-all-the-uniforms-gone/#comment-17413 town committee Wed, 02 Dec 2009 23:44:42 +0000 http://onlyinbridgeport.com/wordpress/?p=7989#comment-17413 Bob: Maybe the council president can take money from each council person's stipend fund when they miss X amount of meetings, are late for meetings and don't sit in on the public comments. They ran for these offices campaigned hard to get them. Now they are disrespectful to the public. Well just thought I'd throw this against the wall, you and I both know it won't happen. Bob: Maybe the council president can take money from each council person’s stipend fund when they miss X amount of meetings, are late for meetings and don’t sit in on the public comments.
They ran for these offices campaigned hard to get them. Now they are disrespectful to the public.
Well just thought I’d throw this against the wall, you and I both know it won’t happen.

]]> By: Mojo http://onlyinbridgeport.com/wordpress/how-about-a-little-respect-plus-linda-the-lion-and-where-have-all-the-uniforms-gone/#comment-17412 Mojo Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:29:13 +0000 http://onlyinbridgeport.com/wordpress/?p=7989#comment-17412 *** Maybe the council pres. along with the rest of the council leadership can come up with an attendance & time sign-in sheet? If late on council meetings nights for P/S without a valid reason more than #? times in #? months, you cannot be a co-chair on any committee for a year? It's something that can reflect on your record, especially during election time (only if voters really give a damn?). *** Maybe the council pres. along with the rest of the council leadership can come up with an attendance & time sign-in sheet? If late on council meetings nights for P/S without a valid reason more than #? times in #? months, you cannot be a co-chair on any committee for a year? It’s something that can reflect on your record, especially during election time (only if voters really give a damn?).

]]> By: Bob Walsh http://onlyinbridgeport.com/wordpress/how-about-a-little-respect-plus-linda-the-lion-and-where-have-all-the-uniforms-gone/#comment-17410 Bob Walsh Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:35:29 +0000 http://onlyinbridgeport.com/wordpress/?p=7989#comment-17410 First of all TC, I agree with you. And I was the one who sponsored a new council rule that will allow additional members of the public to sign up to speak at the council meeting if the six slots are not filled in advance. But to somehow suggest that council members should be removed from the council for failing to attend the public speaking session is extremely draconian since no such efforts are taken when council members fail to attend council meetings. Secondly, suggesting that the Council President determine valid or invalid reason for not attending would be placing an inordinate amount of power in one person. And there is a means of removing people from the council for not attending the speaking session or the meetings and that is through the election process. In Bridgeport, unfortunately, it does not happen often enough. First of all TC, I agree with you. And I was the one who sponsored a new council rule that will allow additional members of the public to sign up to speak at the council meeting if the six slots are not filled in advance.
But to somehow suggest that council members should be removed from the council for failing to attend the public speaking session is extremely draconian since no such efforts are taken when council members fail to attend council meetings.
Secondly, suggesting that the Council President determine valid or invalid reason for not attending would be placing an inordinate amount of power in one person.
And there is a means of removing people from the council for not attending the speaking session or the meetings and that is through the election process. In Bridgeport, unfortunately, it does not happen often enough.

]]> By: Grin Ripper http://onlyinbridgeport.com/wordpress/how-about-a-little-respect-plus-linda-the-lion-and-where-have-all-the-uniforms-gone/#comment-17409 Grin Ripper Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:15:45 +0000 http://onlyinbridgeport.com/wordpress/?p=7989#comment-17409 As long as you don't rip the shirt off my back. People for Excellence in Government PAC. Sounds like an oxymoron to me. Who is William Beccaro? Oh! As long as you don’t rip the shirt off my back.

People for Excellence in Government PAC. Sounds like an oxymoron to me. Who is William Beccaro? Oh!

]]> By: town committee http://onlyinbridgeport.com/wordpress/how-about-a-little-respect-plus-linda-the-lion-and-where-have-all-the-uniforms-gone/#comment-17408 town committee Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:41:13 +0000 http://onlyinbridgeport.com/wordpress/?p=7989#comment-17408 Bob: It is just plain rude to schedule a public session then have you council people sit in the back shooting the breeze or smoking or doing whatever you people do in the back area. Sure it gets tiresome listening to Cecil Young but there are others that wish to speak to the council with valid gripes and what not. If the council is not going to listen to the citizens of Bridgeport at the public session then stop the Sham and just cut out the public session. Hey Bob remember when you go off on one of your tangents those of us that are at that meeting are forced to listen. Bob: It is just plain rude to schedule a public session then have you council people sit in the back shooting the breeze or smoking or doing whatever you people do in the back area.
Sure it gets tiresome listening to Cecil Young but there are others that wish to speak to the council with valid gripes and what not.
If the council is not going to listen to the citizens of Bridgeport at the public session then stop the Sham and just cut out the public session.
Hey Bob remember when you go off on one of your tangents those of us that are at that meeting are forced to listen.

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