Cavalier
You pretty much lost me on this one, Bob.
If you liked the Chevrolet Cavalier and had good luck with yours, that's great. I don't think anyone would equate it with a Camaro or a hot Mustang or anything else with muscle, though, which is what makes a mini-cult of Cavalier tuners so unusual that the Washington Post chose to write about it.
As for Al Jazeera, is Paul Eisenstein of the Car Connection supposed to go work there for insulting the Cavalier, or am I supposed to go for reprinting his quote from the Post's story? I don't think that network does a lot of car reviews, so Paul probably isn't a good candidate for an opening there.
I'm also a bit confused about how not adoring the Cavalier equates to loving foreign cars. If you'll scroll down a bit, you'll find posts in which I praised the Saturn Aura and the new Malibu, both of which would be on my short list if I were buying a new car. On the other hand -- speaking as someone who drives a turbocharged PT Cruiser convertible -- not much in the Chrysler and Dodge lineup revs my engine these days.
I hope I'm not expected to blindly adore everything with an American nameplate. If I am, is there a statute of limitations on how far back I have to go? I don't have any immediate plans to make fun of the Chevy Vega, but you never know when the urge might hit.
Cavalier
"The car that deservedly got GM into trouble"
What a bunch of foriegn car loving garbage.
The Cavailier was cheap, reliable transportation. Cheap to buy, cheap to run.
You are just amazed that there are americans who like an american car. Wake up.
I owned 4 of them new starting in 1984, ran all of them way over 100k miles with no major repairs, ever.
I just "retired" one my daughter was driving with over 280,000 miles, guess what I replaced it with?
It's about time the news media start looking at it's anti-american bias for what it is, and for the readers to stop putting up with it.
Go write for Al-Jezera if you dislike all things american.
Neal Rubin's Misinformations
Yes, this organization should be investigated. Mr. Sheffield mentions below that the non-profit educates the community. He doesn't also mention that his non-profit also holds contracts with the city in which he receives other profits besides the $100,000 per year from the city. His high school receives funds from DPS and I'm not sure how many other of these types of businesses he has opened running under his non-profit DABO.
I also have a question of DABO financially supporting Kilpatrick's defense? Isn't this considered lobbying? Isn't it illegal for a non-profit to lobby?
One question that I have is that is there really a need for his non-profit anymore? I do not condone racism; I do support equal opportunity and strong, peaceful communities. I may seem to have an idealistic mindset but shouldn't we be working to achieve a peaceful multi-cultural environment within our communities rather than segregating people into "black" or "white" organizations? My prayers are for peace and understanding for all and I believe that is what Martin Luther King prayed for.
Personalized License Plates
Let's hope FOLLOW ME doesn't come across someone with a plate that says STALKER.
Personalized License Plates
On a recent trip to Southern California noticed a license
plate that read - FOLLOW ME
Neal Rubin's Misinformation
To Horace Sheffield:
You, sir, are the one throwing mud and slime around. You accuse Neal Rubin of being in league with a lynch mob, simply because he pointed out that you, through whatever group you want to claim, receive money from the city. That acceptance of money raises a question of objectivity when you defend your criminal Mayor. Yes, Mr. Rubin questioned your group's effectiveness and suggested you might be personally profiting from your acceptance of city money. He didn't, however, suggest you were part of a bloodthirsty mob. But you suggested that of him. You automatically reached for that Race Card once again. How convenient for you, to be able to claim that every person who finds fault with you MUST be a racist. The racist, sir, is in your mirror.
We aren't an 'extension' of you
I remember debating over one word in the sentence that moved you to write an entire page: Whether to leave the last segment "and by extension the public for whom the media report," or to make it "to whom the media report."
In this context, I opted for "for," because typically, most people don't get to put questions to Antonin Scalia or Kwame Kilpatrick or Jim Leyland. That's what we get paid to do, on behalf of our customers. Speaking of which ... Thanks for the click.
Neal Rubin's Misinformation
In writing by Neal Rubin entitled. "Any volunteers to help count Sheffield's non-profits?" Mr. Rubin engaged in the type of scandalous subterfuge that has been common with people of a "free press" who disagree with someone differing position.
Let clear a few things up. One, Rev. Sheffield has not received one dime from the City of Detroit to do anything. The Detroit Association of Black Organizations (dabo), an organization my founder founded, has been awarded grants from the City of Detroit NOF fund. These grants, which my father first applied for, are not given out by the Mayor but are applied for and then go through a public process, involving the City Council, which results in numerous organizations being awarded these grants annually. To state that "the City of Detroit pays the Rev. Horace Sheffield III about $ 100,000 per year to teach people to create non-profits" is blatant mistruth and a deliberate lie. In fact, none of the $100,000 awarded to DABO for this program is paid to me at all. Furthermore, there are numerous people who have received help starting and bolstering their non-profits through this program. Other organizations like the UAW have provided assistance, instruction, and collaborated with this program in the past and some still do. I invite you, Mr. Rubin, to come out and sit in on one of the classes before you taint its reputation while trying to throw mud on my face.
Finally, we have provided this training to over 10,000 people over the last 20 years and if you do not see "flourishing non-profits on every other block in Detroit" is because that not the kind of story you are looking to publicize. You would rather pander to those who always see the worst in what we do in Detroit.
And by the way I work for a living. I have master's degree, I am educated, I come from family that is use to working for a living - so I don't have time to "graze happily at the city budget buffet." And unlike like you, judging from the smut you've tried to smear, it seems as if you spend your time somewhere that taints your outlook, and causes you to attack and belittle others who don't share your point of view. What is that Rubinism 101?
This is why people in Detroit form the opinions they do about people like you. Besides not being true, there is no objectivity in what you wrote. And it - at least to me - candidly bespeaks the same bigotry that was manifested by the racist mob who broke down the door at Dr. Ossian Sweet's home, demonstrated by the existence of restrictive real estate covenants that precluded my grandfather from purchasing a home from a white in a white neighborhood in Detroit, and is evidence by your callous maligning of my character.
So I volunteer to count the non-profits, and will volunteer your name, number, and email address to the hundreds of people who are now taking classes at - oh maybe I should not say it - the Detroit Association of BLACK Organizations.
I look forward to speaking with you to set the record straight.
We aren't an 'extension' of you
I take exception with your claim that the news media is an extension of the public for whom they write. It's not.
We applaud our elected representatives when they appear. The news media does not.
We have respect for their privacy, family, and personal habits. The news media does not.
We ask questions that might be discussed over the kitchen table. The news media does not. They all think they have a better way to run the government (local, state, federal, whatever)
When we tell each other stories we keep it in perpective and don't sensationalize it. The news media does not.
When we tell stories to each other we don't dwell on murders, rapes, and shootings. The news media does.
When we talk about our elected officials we don't take a heavy cynical view. The news media does.
When Watergate happened, we all learned not to trust our government. But that day has passed. Today, I can honestly say I trust my government leaders more than I trust the newspapers and news shows. You are just too depressing and sensationalized. Nothing 'reported' can be believed anymore.
I learned to doubt the news when I was in college. I attended a party with probably 1,000 peaceful party goers. It was an annual end of classes event. There was one incident of a couch being set on fire and thrown into the street. It involved maybe 50 people. Yet the news story sounded like the college students had run wild and were destroying the town. I couldn't believe how far off that story was from the truth. I learned then and there to suspect everything the news said. Nothing in the media has ever given me reason to have second thoughts about that either.
I notice that no news people call each other yellow journalists anymore. Is is a case of the pot calling the kettle black?
(I don't live in the Detroit area anymore, but was so incensed at this 'media is an extension of the people' thought that I joined this website just to refute it.)
Neil Rubin and Justice Scalia
Say whatever you want about Justice Scalia. He stilll rates 1000% in my book, based on his judicial decisions. He, fortunately, is one of only four justices with the right (pardon the pun) slant on things. We definitely don't need any more Ginsbergs or Souters making laws from the bench.
Knowing Betsy Crapps
Never fogetting Betsy once you meet her has nothing to do with her married name.
Tigers Tickets Up for Auction to Help Seniors
Citizens for Better Care is auctioning off 4 premium Tigers Tickets and dinner at Harry's Detroit Bar & Grill to raise money for better care to assist area seniors.
The tickets are for Sunday April 27th against the LA Angels, Section 126, Row 8, seats 3 through 6. The bidding starts at $200 with additional bids increasing in $20 increments.
Make it a night on the town starting at Harry's including free parking and watching the game up close.
Bidding ends on April 24th at midnight so email hhicks@cbcmi.org for a chance to claim the tickets.
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!
Mr. Rubin, please put the gas can down. We don't need to fuel anymore of the flames of blame and childs play with the state that the City of Detroit and the surronding suburbs are facing right now! Is it right for the mayor to do what he did? NO. Is if right for the media to go out of their way to embarrase him and his family? NO. Was it right for the Mayor to blast Ken Cockrel at the State of the City Address? NO. Was it LEGAL and right for Ken Cockrel to grandstand at the City Council Meeting and deny the mayor his right to speak regarding the city's budget? NO. But when do we stop participating in the madness! We need to come together and put all the kids play and name calling to rest. Monica Conyers is not, as you implied, "Donkey", nor is Ken Cokrel Shrek. Let's get it together and not condone or further encourage childish behavoir. I'll start with me and my family. How about you?
An unfortunate T-shirt, in black and white
While I agree that the T-shirt in question is in bad taste, two thoughts come to mind...
First, the T-shirt in question would disappear if only Mayor Kilpatrick would choose the honorable and right course of action: resign.
Second, how is this T-shirt any more offensive than the repeated and blatantly racist remarks spewn by Reverend Wright of the Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago? If, as you state, every black person would see this T-shirt as racist, perhaps we should be able to understand why so many white people find the comments of Rev. Wright to be racist.
NEAL RUBIN
Although it may be insensitive to say Kwame is a piece of garbage much like former mayor YOUNG (Young was much smarter though) Kwame the klown has shown us that arrogence and immaturity leads us down a path of corruption and DRAMA, both of which derail the progress of the city. The same thinking that brought us the HIP-HOP mayor has brought us well, what's unfolding before our eyes. Kwame will probably get off on criminal charges much like OJ did (great lawyers) but will meet the same fate as an OJ type down the road (Damn autographs, Poor strawberry). Really is an ironic saga in which there is o winners but a few million LOSERS. The vibrations have rippled through the suburbs to the tone of approx 100 million on the mayor's national convention which has been relocated as well as the city becoming a negatve BECON OF HOPE. For who? You are probably asking yourself. We, reality on AMERICA means making the super-rich happy and silencing the majority can't be done
