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The Right at Night Transcript–A Spade is Indeed a Spade

ArchPundit November 26, 2003 No Comments

When Earl first e-mailed me, several asked whether it was for real, so I confirmed it on Earl’s radio show. Below is the transcript with Don being me (I used a different name):

Earl: Don, welcome,

Don: Hey, what are all of these liars doing talking about you on the internet? I don’t get it.

Earl:Oh, they, well, What can you do?

Don:What, what did the guy say about you?

Earl: Oh he’s uhh…Oh, well, it’s a long story. But Earl got kind of liquored up the other night. A friend found, put my name in a search engine and found a website that was ripping us for our efforts to try to reform the Saint Louis Public Schools. And I think I had just about had enough of that. So I wrote him a real poignant e-mail and I probably used the n-word about maybe twenty times to many times. Anyway, uh, they (hassled) me since. That doesn’t bother me. I don’t care, I’m used to that stuff. I, you know, on hang up calls, that kind of stuff doesn’t matter. (Unintelligible keeps deleting it. just Ladue)

Don: What what, what what are they saying about you, I don’t get it.

Earl: Well, It’s just that I used all this bad language and, I, and I said some very unflattering things to them, what I thought about them. And, uh, I was stupid enough to, uh, put my home telephone number on there too. and uh

Don: Ohhhh

Earl: And I, uh dared them to print, to, to put the letter on the web page which they apparently have. So, (nervous laughter)I have quite a following now.

Don: All right

Earl: Yeah, well anyway. I didn’t pull any punches, baby. I guess you could say I called a Spade a Spade.

Second guy: Don’t call him (something) Earl for nothing

Don: All right, I was just curious.

Earl: All right, thanks Don, I appreciate it.

Saint Louis Public Schools Charging Admission for Meetings?

ArchPundit November 26, 2003 No Comments

Well, no, but the RFT suggests it, though in the blog world, Sophorist got there first in comments.

That said, it is one of the best articles written by regular media on the changes and the only one that captures the flavor of the meetings.

Integration & The RFT

ArchPundit November 26, 2003 No Comments

The Riverfront Times covers Earl’s outburst in a fine article by Mike Seely.

Tom Spencer, recently retired from his fine blog is mentioned as well providing a little color commentary.

Interesting aspects of the article include WGNU’s management which seems to be taking it very seriously. Other than that was the amazing reaction of Gordon Baum, Executive Director of the Council of Conservative Citizens, who said,

"The strong language shows a lapse in civility but doesn’t paint him as a white supremacist," says Baum. "It doesn’t sound like Earl. He must have been imbibing when he did that. As far as the rhetoric is concerned, I don’t go along with that."

What the hell would paint him as a white supremacist then? I’m curious. When one describes an entire race as savage and brutish, wouldn’t that qualify as inferior to another race? Or is the logical conclusion not supposed to be reached? Whatever.

And BTW, in regards to integration….I do live in an integrated area–my Census block group is 35% African American and my block is probably majority black. Now, admittedly, Earl lives in a black census tract, but I am familiar with having black neighbors and friends. Perhaps it is Earl’s stunning personality that is his problem…

The Very Fabric of Our Society

ArchPundit November 25, 2003 No Comments

The General addresses the horror of what gay marriage will reek on our society

Also another blog desperately in need of being added to the Blog Roll

Who is ArchPundit?

ArchPundit November 25, 2003 No Comments

The question is to be answered in tomorrow’s Riverfront Times. May not be up until Thursday for those who can’t pick up a deadtree edition.

Bush Ballot Brouha

ArchPundit November 25, 2003 No Comments

I’ve been swamped getting the new site up and ready, but Dan Johnson-Weinberger covers the fight over getting Bush on the ballot. As does Jeff Trigg.

I am not thrilled with redistricting, but Dan gets at the issue pretty well. I am not happy with Dems trying to avoid fines, but isn’t that to be expected when you try and circumvent the law for electoral gain? The other side does it too.

Dan desperately deserves to be on the blog roll and he will be on the new site.

Good Deed for the Holiday

ArchPundit November 25, 2003 No Comments

Forwarded on behalf Chris Krummenacher. If you’re interested in helping out the family whose southside house burned down this past week and who were then subsequently robbed, Chris is willing to help facilitate. Should you feel so inclined to donate funds or physical items, contact Chris(chrisk@firestreamww.com) and he can put you in contact with the appropriate folks.

"You’ve probably seen the story about the Colenburg family, whose house caught fire and who had to run though that fire and toss his kids and himself out a third floor window to safety. If you saw today’s paper, you saw that they got buglarized on top of it.

"I got a hold of the bank that is collecting monetary donations for that family and found that another family is collecting physical items (toys, clothes, eletronics, etc…) for the Colenburg family. I was just hoping you might pass this note along and ask folks that if they want to donate anything to get in touch with me and I can either the contact the person collecting this stuff or give them their phone number."

Please consider contributing if you are able.

This occurred in Saint Louis for readers outside of the region.

SB 101 Status

ArchPundit November 25, 2003 No Comments

The bill to add sexual orientation as a suspect classification stalled, here is the deal from a source who was in Springfield:

Obama worked hard for this group and got Meeks to agree to be vote 30 or 31. Not easy for Meeks to do, but he did it.

Hynes took a walk. Senator Maloney would do whatever Hynes asked him to do, and so far Maloney is a whole lot of no. Same with Viverito. If Madigan/Hynes asked Viverito to jump on, don’t you think he would?

Lending credence to the concerns about how hard Hynes will follow up on gay rights bills. More to follow.

Rainbow/Push Rally Discontent

ArchPundit November 25, 2003 No Comments

From a reader:

Update from a Rainbow/Push Rally

There was an incident at the Rainbow/Push rally with Barack Obama, Joyce Washington and Blair Hull in attendance (with other dignitaries – most notable Carol Mosely Braun, Bobby Rush, Danny Davis and Jesse Jackson).

In the middle of several speaches a group of angry folks started shouting
in a bull horn "when are you going to let us speak!"

They were allowed to go forward and spoke their piece. Basically they said that black leaders had sold out the black community for their own political power. They (settled down) for a while and then basically disrupted the event. When Danny Davis and Bobby Rush walked up the BOOED them standing on the stage in front of the TV cameras. Things finally got calmed down a bit (although they were still on the stage frequently booing people).

The police were getting very nervous.

Reminder

ArchPundit November 21, 2003 No Comments

Remember, Fridays from 10-12 on WGNU Earl and Gordon Baum of the Council of Conservative Citizens host the Right at Night–a veritable hate fest. Streaming audio is available as is toll free call in for those outside the area:
314-454-0400 or
1-877-920-WGNU!