What Tom Schweich thought John Hancock was saying/doing might be different from what John Hancock was saying/doing. I'd like to hear whomever John Hancock was talking to.
Danforth's euology from today's funeral seems to be getting lots of play on the national level.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the ... -schweich/
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the ... -schweich/
Missouri is a dump. Danforth's eulogy can't even save it.Ebsy wrote:Not sure if this is the right place to discuss this, but this whole Tom Schweich thing is surreal to me. I can't believe that Hancock was using his Jewish ancestry against him.
With that said, I am willing to bet Tom had a mental health issue or was battling some other undisclosed issue.
People just don't kill themselves because of a recovering fat ass like Hancock or because they were called Jewish.
Tom could have gotten the ADL (Anti Defamation League) on that trashy bully and shut Missourah down.
Tom was apparently going through some things and that fat anti-Semite probably pushed him over the cliff.
R.I.P.
Somebody needs to remind John Hancock about the Israeli companies that have offices in St. Louis and others that have set up a presence in St. Louis (Missouri) fairly recently.
I can't stand "Bibi" Netanyahu's politics, but he needs to take a trip to Missourah while he's here messing with Obama.
Imagine what they do and say about African-Americans up in Jeff sh*tty as well.
Has Missourah ever had a person of color or religious minority elected to statewide office?
Let me guess, none have been qualified.
Ferguson just got lit up again on "The Daily Show" and "The Nightly Show" on Comedy Central.
The "St. Louis Cuisine" Wikipedia Page is Goddamned Hilarious
http://kitchenette.jezebel.com/the-st-l ... /+marchman
http://kitchenette.jezebel.com/the-st-l ... /+marchman
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^ Wow, Mr./Ms. Pinkham is a dick. So basically he/she was like "Hey I feel like shitting all over St. Louis again. What kind of controversy can I fabricate this time to paint St. Louisans as delusional, culture-less simpletons?" I mean, if your beef is based on the phrase "some of the best Italian food" and the fact that "Saint" is spelled out instead of abbreviated, you're just a giant, click-baiting dick. The Wiki page that they're mocking is pretty tame. Other than the "some of the best Italian food" statement (which is arguably true) there's absolutely nothing about it that merits mockery. Sorry, I can't find sh*t like this funny. It's not even creative—it's been done a billion times. "Oh! St. Louis style pizza! Gross!" I just see a bunch of a**holes.
EDIT: okay there are a few dubious, mockable claims made in the Wiki, but it takes a vast leap in assholery to project that onto an entire city.
EDIT: okay there are a few dubious, mockable claims made in the Wiki, but it takes a vast leap in assholery to project that onto an entire city.
Are you telling me that media companies pay people money to write brainless drivel like that? Where do I sign up?
dweebe wrote:The "St. Louis Cuisine" Wikipedia Page is Goddamned Hilarious
http://kitchenette.jezebel.com/the-st-l ... /+marchman
No thanks.
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My wife is in Salt Lake City attending the Adobe Summit. The cab driver had this joke last night:
Q: What are the two worst jobs in America right now?
A: A Real Estate agent in Ferguson and a recruiter at Oklahoma University.
Q: What are the two worst jobs in America right now?
A: A Real Estate agent in Ferguson and a recruiter at Oklahoma University.
The only people who tell or laugh at jokes like that are people who are overly proud of themselves for 1) paying attention to (mostly hysterical) national news and 2) not living where the national news is currently focused.
But good for the Utah cabbie thinking he was being clever. I bet his wives find him funny.
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Life is good in St. Louis
http://www.newgeography.com/content/004 ... d-st-louis
Story by Wendall Cox proponent of suburbs, "marketplace of municipal governments", and most anti-urban policies, but there are some interesting facts in here.
St. Louis Metro is top 10 in the country in Per Capita Real Income (real meaning adjusted for housing costs) ahead of Seattle, NYC and LA.
http://www.newgeography.com/content/004 ... d-st-louis
Story by Wendall Cox proponent of suburbs, "marketplace of municipal governments", and most anti-urban policies, but there are some interesting facts in here.
St. Louis Metro is top 10 in the country in Per Capita Real Income (real meaning adjusted for housing costs) ahead of Seattle, NYC and LA.
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^ One thing he completely fails to mention about why Cleveland, Pittsburgh and Saint Louis are in the Top 10 for real income is that they have relatively strong labor wages.... something to keep in mind for the anti-union folk. Also, I'm not sure how transportation is accounted for in his cited real income adjustments, but that is a major factor in affordability as well.... not having to pay for a car (or two) and insurance and gas can make a major dent in the pricier rents of the likes of Seattle & Portland.
In the linked pdf from Cox's article, which shows the top 20 cities for adjusted household income purchasing power, how many of those cities are in historically "Right to work" states? 2 are wholly in them (Nashville and Houston), three metros are partially, but not nominally, in them (Cinci, Baltimore, DC), and Milwaukee in WI has only been RTW for a week. 18 of the top 20 are completely or nominally either in union-friendly or historically union-friendly metros. And like rw2 says, many of those top-20 are car-optional, while most if not all sunbelt cities are car-mandatory.
I always have to scratch my head when people say we should imitate Texas or Georgia. The main reason that Texas has succeeded during the economic downturn is high oil prices, and Georgia has one of the highest unemployment rates in the country, despite Metro Atlanta having a strong economy. All those new jobs are going to people moving from out of state. not to the residents or the unemployed. And they pay less than where they were originally taken from. Right to work seems like a gigantic scam to me, and the only reason why I can think of why regular people support it is that they want to kill the unions and hurt the Democratic Party.
^But Georgia also has one of the highest population growth rates, which could help to explain the high unemployment rate too.
Atlanta was a chump in comparison to St. Louis - just 30 or 40 years ago. But now metro Atlanta has a larger GDP than the whole State of Missouri. The economy of Atlanta alone is larger than the economies of metro St. Louis and metro Kansas City combined. IT, clean tech, telecommunications, fin services, transportation and manufacturing are driving Atlanta's economy.
It amazes me how people downplay the economies of states like Texas and Georgia - and major cities in those states - when they appear to be getting the job done more so than states like Missouri.
On a side note, I have said many times on this forum that Missouri - particularly the St. Louis region - doesn't focus enough on promoting energy. Pittsburgh has a lot of new economy assets that are driving its economy, however, energy is helping to drive its economy too.
Although the St. Louis region is steeped in energy assets, in my opinion, it isn't doing enough to make it a bigger economic driver. St. Louis needs to focus on coal, solar, wind, ethanol, biofuels, biomass, gas etc. with a vengeance. It's bound to win some and lose some battles.
Although oil is having a tough go, at this time, it won't stay that way. Those industries - oil and gas - domestically - are here to stay because of 9/11.
Atlanta was a chump in comparison to St. Louis - just 30 or 40 years ago. But now metro Atlanta has a larger GDP than the whole State of Missouri. The economy of Atlanta alone is larger than the economies of metro St. Louis and metro Kansas City combined. IT, clean tech, telecommunications, fin services, transportation and manufacturing are driving Atlanta's economy.
It amazes me how people downplay the economies of states like Texas and Georgia - and major cities in those states - when they appear to be getting the job done more so than states like Missouri.
On a side note, I have said many times on this forum that Missouri - particularly the St. Louis region - doesn't focus enough on promoting energy. Pittsburgh has a lot of new economy assets that are driving its economy, however, energy is helping to drive its economy too.
Although the St. Louis region is steeped in energy assets, in my opinion, it isn't doing enough to make it a bigger economic driver. St. Louis needs to focus on coal, solar, wind, ethanol, biofuels, biomass, gas etc. with a vengeance. It's bound to win some and lose some battles.
Although oil is having a tough go, at this time, it won't stay that way. Those industries - oil and gas - domestically - are here to stay because of 9/11.
I know a lot of people are sick and tired of me posting this: but I can't help to think how much different St. Louis would be if it was the state capital. Plus Atlanta is Georgia and Georgia is Atlanta.arch city wrote:^But Georgia also has one of the highest population growth rates, which could help to explain the high unemployment rate too.
Atlanta was a chump in comparison to St. Louis - just 30 or 40 years ago. But now metro Atlanta has a larger GDP than the whole State of Missouri. The economy of Atlanta alone is larger than the economies of metro St. Louis and metro Kansas City combined. IT, clean tech, telecommunications, fin services, transportation and manufacturing are driving Atlanta's economy.
It amazes me how people downplay the economies of states like Texas and Georgia - and major cities in those states - when they appear to be getting the job done more so than states like Missouri.
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^ And the irony is that both those states in 10 years are likely as a result of their growth end up as more liberal states than Missouri. As to right to work legislation, with state political trends its not if but when it happens at this point. The issue is weather in trying to imitate those states you don't get the growth and instead end up resembling more like Mississippi as a result.
Not sure if an energy sector could work here regionally as a strength. Although there is natural resources wealth that could be turned into an advantage. I am not sure where the status is on it but there has been movement to reopen the Pea Ridge mine near Sullivan since it was found to have a significant amount of rare earth metals there and one of the best places in the world outside of China that has them. Those metals are used in a lot of high end manufacturing so that could be a strength having said materials found locally and would also help the rural outlying areas and tie those regions in better.
Not sure if an energy sector could work here regionally as a strength. Although there is natural resources wealth that could be turned into an advantage. I am not sure where the status is on it but there has been movement to reopen the Pea Ridge mine near Sullivan since it was found to have a significant amount of rare earth metals there and one of the best places in the world outside of China that has them. Those metals are used in a lot of high end manufacturing so that could be a strength having said materials found locally and would also help the rural outlying areas and tie those regions in better.
Lookin' good St. Louis!
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/year ... s-29744523
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/year ... s-29744523
The young heart patient's death rattled St. Louis, which has been enduring a crime surge. The 2014 homicide rate was one of the city's highest in nearly two decades.
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Highest rate in 6 years. Not decades. A lot of misinformation out there.dweebe wrote:Lookin' good St. Louis!
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/year ... s-29744523
The young heart patient's death rattled St. Louis, which has been enduring a crime surge. The 2014 homicide rate was one of the city's highest in nearly two decades.
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^ it sounds way more dramatic to say "one of the highest in two decades" rather than "highest in six years". and the weasel words make it technically true, i guess. although i suppose "one of the highest in two decades" could technically mean "slightly above the two-decade average". it's all about the clicks.
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Also there is the whole selling fear aspect to a bunch of old white people that is in play here. So this story goes right into that narrative.
NYC may be havering a homicide problem http://dailycaller.com/2015/03/03/repor ... york-city/