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Regarding the NY Times story about gentrification in Harlem and the complaints against the drummers circle in Marcus Garvey park.

This reminds me of the assholes who have ruined Belltown and are ruining Capitol Hill and Pioneer Square because they loved going to the clubs and loved the colorful denizens of the neighborhood, but now that they've invested a million dollars in a condo and live above the noise they want the clubs to go away (as well as the colorful people).

Posted by elswinger | July 6, 2008 11:18 AM
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What is the world determines the difference between an "ironic moustache" and a non ironic moustache?

Posted by Heather | July 6, 2008 12:09 PM
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Not just Northern California - my siblings in Santa Barbara and Goleta couldn't watch fireworks this year or have beach burns - and one is pulling overtime managing cable repair crews.

Posted by Will in Seattle | July 6, 2008 1:50 PM
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Not sure if Slog covered this: this is D. Morris: "The Obama ad, which introduces him as someone who worked his way through college, fights for American jobs, and battles for health care also seeks to move him to the center by taking credit for welfare reform in Illinois which, the ad proclaims, reduced the rolls by 80%.
But there's one problem - Obama opposed the 1996 welfare reform act at the time."

Obama: pro welfare reform.

We are sooooo glad he's soooooo not like that evil triangulator Clinton.

Posted by PC | July 6, 2008 2:34 PM
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It seems perfectly democratic to everyone that if the majority of voters want 15% of all taxes collected on the sale of new and used vehicles into an account that would support programs to synchronize traffic lights, open car-pool lanes and pay for more highway crews to clear accidents - that it is a wise use of public funds. Reduced traffic congestion also reduces carbon emissions – add to that the increased productivity from congestion relief that will more than offset the cost to the state with more sales tax revenue as goods and services get to market more efficiently.

Posted by raindrop | July 6, 2008 2:43 PM
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Raindrop @5 - the Iraq War will pay for itself too, huh?

Posted by Donolectic | July 6, 2008 3:53 PM
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@6: No.

Posted by raindrop | July 6, 2008 8:02 PM
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I grew up in Goleta. It ain't "Northern California".

Posted by DOUG. | July 6, 2008 8:05 PM
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@4

PC: How come you switched to this instead of the secret unseen (imaginary?) videos of Michelle Obama saying shocking things? Were the things you said about that not true?

Seems like you had some dynamite there and for some reason you dropped it. Why?

Posted by elenchos | July 6, 2008 8:35 PM

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