Slog - Comments on The Morning News

Comment by Mr. Poe

Mr. Poe — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 08:46:31 -0800

64? Some genius.

Comment by Mr. Poe

Mr. Poe — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 08:56:51 -0800

Plus, there is no way that guy is not the killer.

Comment by ellarosa

ellarosa — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 09:00:56 -0800

based on article's description of bobby's political views and social skills, the label of idiot savant seems more appropriate than genius. i had no idea the guy was so wack.

Comment by Gay Seattle

Gay Seattle — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 09:18:15 -0800

...he could tell his friend's life was going downhill by the man's addresses. When the man moved here[2003]...in an expensive apartment in a secured building on East Olive Street. ...Jan. 4, he was living in a squalid housing complex on Summit Avenue East where recovering addicts, mental-health patients and recently released convicts share common bathrooms ...

The friend...described the 29-year-old man as "very hip, very urban and very attractive."

Comment by K

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 09:18:32 -0800

To the Clinton fans: You may be all for the political-royalty establishment candidate and all, but you have to admit that this Hill-Bill one-two punch routine basically double-teams on Obama. Would Hillary be where she is in this campaign if she didn't have Bill's star power on her side?

Yet Obama continues to hold his own, without all of Hillary's benefits. What's that tell you...?

Comment by elenchos

elenchos — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 09:20:22 -0800

Is there a reason why we can't keep crazy people supervised once we know they are crazy? Does it work to set them loose again and again hoping they will get better?

Comment by Original Andrew

Original Andrew — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 09:27:59 -0800

When they say "tax rebates," aren't they really saying that they're going to borrow zillions more from the Chinese so that we can in turn buy more Chinese products?

They should just give us all a 100% tax cut and end this sick charade.

Comment by Gitai

Gitai — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 09:41:34 -0800

The only reason I'm sad about Bobby Fischer dying is that we won't get to hear about any more of his insane shenanigans.

Comment by boop

boop — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 09:55:16 -0800

elenchos: Make sure you differentiate between "crazy" and "violent." Mentally ill people are rarely violent. People with violent histories and meth addictions, like this guy, are a different story.

Comment by kid icarus

kid icarus — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 10:12:57 -0800

Lot of gloomy stuff in the News this morning.

Comment by Original Andrew

Original Andrew — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 10:13:36 -0800

Ok, �Bush stimulus plan?� Umm, eewwww.

An even better idea would be government issued, gold-plated shopping carts. That way we�ll all have somethin� fancy to push down the street on the way to our flophouses in Bushville.

Comment by It's Mark Mitchell

It's Mark Mitchell — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 10:17:38 -0800

@11 If we're lucky they'll toss in some imported government cheese!

Comment by tsm

tsm — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 10:21:44 -0800

Throw in some circuses and you've got a deal there, Mr. Prez.

Comment by It's Mark Mitchell

It's Mark Mitchell — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 10:23:25 -0800

(Just to be clear, I didn't mean liberal and stinky Euro cheese. I mean good, cheap, lead-based Chinese cheese.)

Comment by Rebate? What Rebate?

Rebate? What Rebate? — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 10:42:07 -0800

Free money? Now I can pay back that payday loan and stop paying that $170.00 a month interest on $600.00 to Moneytree.

Comment by brandon

brandon — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 10:48:48 -0800

personally, i prefer the GHB-based chinese cheese.

Comment by Heather

Heather — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 11:01:21 -0800

Dr. Phill is annoying. He just wags his finger at people and pretends to be a mental health expert. Ms. Spears is less annoying than McGraw.

Comment by infrequent

infrequent — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 11:58:03 -0800

that "dr" phil story makes me hurt.

Comment by michael strangeways

michael strangeways — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 12:37:48 -0800

hasn't bobby fisher been 64 for the last 30 years?

i guess chess nerds just SEEM old, despite their actual age.

Comment by NapoleonXIV

NapoleonXIV — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 13:18:36 -0800

This Morning's News Recap forgot this:

124.7 Million - Final Cost to City of Seattle Monorail Authority

Comment by Orv

Orv — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:53:57 -0800

@6: If it's like the last time they gave a "rebate," it's really just an advance on your income tax refund. Last time a lot of people were ticked off in April when they realized they were going to have to pay it back.

Comment by Natalie

Natalie — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:56:49 -0800

According to the Seattle Times, the police 'bust 14 year old prostitutes' all the time. Don't they mean 'rescue'? Oh no, they don't.