Comments by DizzyOne

Written on Armed Memphis police officer accused of threatening man while off-duty :

Why do cops who screw up get time off with pay (extra vacation)? Can't they find some work inside the department they can have them do?
The cops that do a good job year in and year out are getting the short end of the stick.

Written on Shelby County Mayor Luttrell proposes bonus for employees, citing budget surplus:

If you really feel that you have to spend the dollars, why don't you use the surplus to pay down some of the county's huge debt?

Written on Armed pizza deliveryman shoots, wounds would-be robber:

in response to ProgressiveMemphian:

Now I need to start being afraid that when I call for pizza delivery, an armed man will show up at my door. Time to start buying frozen.

Whatever happened to just giving the guy the pizzas and the money, and everyone going home unharmed?

Ask Ron Brake and Dean Heath that question. Oh, wait, they're dead and can't reply. I guess you could ask the thugs who killed them for 20 bucks why they didn't settle for the pizza and the money.

Written on Rep. Steve Cohen of Memphis asks Justice Department to investigate Schnucks sale:

in response to ProgressiveMemphian:


This anti-competitive scheme is getting the attention it deserves. How can someone argue that the closing of Schnucks will NOT adversely impact local employment, competition, and prices?

This is what happens when we allow these greedy companies to buy and sell each other willy nilly. I am delighted to see that the Congressman has the courage to take this on!

If you want this company to stay, why don't you and your like minded friends pool your cash and buy it rather than have some clueless congressman looking for votes bring the federal government into a private business transaction? The stores are closing because they couldn't compete.

Written on Wendi C. Thomas: Northside High teacher's dedication couldn't save job:

Good old unions!
"The union has said seniority rules weren't always followed with these layoffs."
Seniority is supposed to be one of the major benefits of union membership. How much money did the union officials receive for ignoring the seniority list and allowing MCS to decide who gets the axe?

Written on Flap over U.S. flag has Germantown eye doctor seeing red:

I would suggest to this lady that she should go online and get a copy of HR42 `Freedom to Display the American Flag Act of 2005', and present it to her condominium's manager.

Written on President Obama: ‘There is something wrong with our politics’:

A big part of what's wrong is Obama himself!!

Written on U.S. Rep. Stephen Fincher plans first fact-finding trip to the Holy Land:

Why aren't these clowns in DC taking care of business instead of taking "fact finding" (read, FREE vacation) trips on the taxpayers dime?

Written on Obama to speak to graduates at Booker T. Washington High in Memphis :

in response to coool:

Good Move the best president ever will be coming to Memphis.. YYYYAAAAAAAA!!


Written on Wendi C. Thomas: 'Learn their rules, leave poverty' theory will get tested in Memphis:

in response to ESAU:

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You'd have to ask the superintendent of MCS, Mr. Cash, whom the last time I looked was a black person. Jim Crow Indeed!!

Written on Lawsuits heat up in Memphis-Shelby County schools squabble:

Are they nuts? A 25 member school board? Nothing will ever get done. They need to hold a county wide election for a 7 or 9 member board.

Written on Work to stabilize Pyramid may cost just $5M:

in response to JohnnyRyall:

I find that unfounded. Nashville has simply invested more in its' convention market, in turn growing it more. Memphis has undeniable, top-notch tourists draws whether you like it or not.

And they are???

Written on Wendi C. Thomas: Memphis schools vote only begins the process of unification :

in response to threefingeredjack:

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Well said!!

Written on Wendi C. Thomas: Charter surrender ballot choice reflects potential:

in response to Reddition:

Once again, Wendi Thomas just doesn't get it.

The Memphis City Schools will never, ever get better no matter who is running them as long as its student population is what it is: a majority of permanent underclass who have no intentions of bettering their lives. And no, this is not a race issue; it is a class issue, which is a result of generational complacency and entitlement with no end in sight. And a merger of the two systems will only destroy what little good is left in Shelby County Schools. Get ready, private schools, your enrollments are about to increase significantly.

How true!!

Written on Faith In Memphis: Power of pulpit plays into school consolidation issue:

in response to scottbuzz:

A lot of those columns talk about things like 'equity' and 'justice' as reasons for consolidation. So, after consolidation, kids in Frayser will still be going to the same school with the same books and the same teachers.

What will be different?

Experiences all over the nation show that bigger school districts are much worse than smaller ones.

The issues in Boxtown or Binghampton are not the same as issues in Collierville or Arlington. Shelby County needs five smaller districts (with equal funding from the county). Each one dedicated to the students in their domain.

Would the 5 districts each have it's own overpaid superintendent with a bloated administrative staff? How about their school boards? Five just like the 2 you already have?
You are probably right about smaller being better but smaller could be extremely expensive for Shelby County taxpayers, and yes, that does include the residents of Memphis.

Written on Memphis schools Supt. Kriner Cash explores contract extension:

Ask yourself, is this man worth $134 an hour?

Written on Racism still ails South, former USDA official Shirley Sherrod tells Memphis church:

in response to MHershow:

I love that the south gets so much negative attention from the rest of the country (even the world really) for being so racist and backwards.

Everytime I read a major news story of some powerful person acknowledging how backwards it is I smile.

It's just a matter of time before you bigoted LOSERS are forced to leave.

I was just reading an article how Dallas TX and its surrounding suburbs are more minority now with the white populations in decline. All over Texas. All over this country.

I hope when we get in power we give you hateful, insecure bigots a taste of your own medicine.

And this coming from one who is not a hateful bigot??

Written on Where's Kriner Cash? Superintendent 'on vacation' during Memphis schools charter debate:

According to the article about the city council's vote on charter surrender, the charter is gone, the school board is dissolved, SCS has to take over, so the way I see it, Mr. Cash is out of a job and Mr. Pickler is now in charge of the whole shooting match.

Written on Political ramrod forcing issue; Senate bill, Memphis schools merger delay imminent:

in response to saneperson2:

Kook, the county has been educating Germantown and Collierville's children, why can't they educate the children of Memphis? We are all in the county right? What an uninformed post.

Correct me if I am in error, but doesn't the county, by law, give $3 to city schools for every $1 spent on county schools?

Written on With 'Nazi' words, U.S. Rep. Cohen of Memphis known nationally:

in response to OldHippieChick:

The Repubs and Conservs are also currently waging a less violent, but no less destructive, campaign against the poor (especially blacks), illegal hispanics and gays.

Oh yes!! They don't see things your way so they are RACISTS picking on poor black folks and those poor ILLEGAL Hispanics, who are here ILLEGALLY and need to go home, get in line to apply and come back legally.

Written on Wendi C. Thomas: Revision won't change history:

in response to Wayupnorth:

The US will be punished for Slavery until the republic ceases to exist, which may not be as far off as you think.

If the US is being punished, who is doing the punishing? And when will whoever it is, punish the rest of the world, including the African and Middle Eastern countries who still are practicing this abomination?

Written on Showdown over schools: Officials draw line in Memphis-Shelby County merger debate :

"They allow, if not advance the lie, that Memphis residents pay into SCS to continue. Memphians pay NOTHING to SCS."

TN1234, to what county do Memphians pay property taxes?
Did you know that property taxes pay for schools?
I don't think the county separates the tax money by county or city residence. More taxes come out of the city and because the city school system is larger, they get a larger chunk of the property tax money.

Written on Union's proposal would change sick time formula for Shelby County workers :

"Your public safety workers are very concerned about being able to continue to bank sick days because if not, if I get hurt in the line of duty, after six months I only draw 60 percent of my base salary," he said. "And I can't get a side job to make up the difference."

If you were working for a private company and got injured on the job, you would get workers compensation, which I believe is 60% or less of your wages. You certainly wouldn't have the extremely liberal sick leave, and if your company offered any at all you probably couldn't carry it forward forever as you can as a civil "servant".
I think it's about time AFSCME members to start living in the real world like the rest of us.

Written on Wendi C. Thomas: Norris' stance bad deal for city, good for county:

in response to hectorspector:

Memphis taxpayers do not send a single penny to the SCS. Shelby County residents outside of Memphis send upwards of 25 million a year to MCS.

If you want to be a grown up and make your own decisions, you have to pay your own way.

The state is in charge of education in Tennessee.

Not the:

City of Memphis
City of Memphis Mayor
Shelby County board of Commissioners
Shelby County Mayor
MCS board of education
SCS board board of education

Mark Norris gets to make the decisions.

It's not the fault of Senator Norris that the democrat controlled state legislature has failed the children of Memphis for the last forty years.

In the words of “the one you've been waiting for”:

Elections have consequences.

Hector, when did they move Memphis out of Shelby county? All real estate in the city does pay property tax to the county, and because of housing density in the city, the city school system gets a larger share of the pie.

Written on Election officials request ruling: Do Shelby County voters get say in schools merger?:

in response to enigma:

Not so, you pay no county taxes. But, county taxes pay most of the city school bills.

When did Memphis leave Shelby county? Every piece of property that is not tax exempt in the county is taxed by the county. That includes all property in the city of Memphis.

Written on Memphis suburbs consider creating independent school systems:

In reply to Young Bucks statement that "You don't have to attend some damn county school to be smart and educated." I would agree, but I also would say that dropping out at 16 doesn't produce smart, educated people in any school system.

Written on Al Sharpton to appear in Memphis on Thursday to speak out against consolidation:

Who really cares what the "Reverend" Al Sharpton has to say? He's made his living being a rabble rouser for hire.

Written on Planned luxury hotel in Downtown Memphis wins 20-year tax freeze:

in response to 19thHole:

You really should get back to Glen Beck and Rush Limbaugh. Obviously that is where you get your information as you obviously don't have a mind of your own. Your lack of understanding (ignorance)of how this works is more transparent than nighties from Victoria's Secret. This is very much a value added property if Memphis hopes to get into the big time to get maybe an event like the NBA All Star game. Very blue collar, uneducated and lack of vision response.

Okay genius, tell me how this does work. Am I wrong in saying that the hotel pays no property taxes for 20 years? Where is the benefit for the city?
And who do you think is going to this "event" as you call the NBA all star game? Not the overwhelming majority of taxpaying citizens who can't afford to stay in a "luxury" hotel or attend an all star game. By the way, having an all star game doesn't make you "big time".

Written on Letter: Obama's record of failure :

in response to hkerr#427307:

I guess it's just me, but I have to wonder whether letters like this one from John Walker would be so numerous if President Obama were a pudgy, middle-aged WHITE man.

And no, I am in no way connected to/related to MAMBA.

Read history. Harry Truman was an old white guy and was disliked as much or more than Obama.

Written on CVS fight heats up as plan goes to Memphis City Council on Tuesday:

How many CVS/Walgreens do we need??? You can't drive much more than a mile without passing one. Find some use for the historic church building and let CVS find a vacant lot somewhere else.

Written on Temperature, emotions run high for voting today in Shelby County:

in response to NokoMarie:

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I differ with point "D". Democrats were the majority party for dreaded Bush's last 2 years in office and are responsible for a lot of spending of taxpayer monies.

Written on Memphian becomes first woman to command Naval carrier strike group:

The reporter obviously isn't familiar with Navy ranks. The lady is a Rear Admiral, a 2 star rank, a Commodore is the navy equivalent of a 1 star general. Do your research!!!

Written on Tennessee gubernatorial candidate Ramsey criticized for calling Islam a 'cult':

Islam is more than a religion. It is a system of government run by Mullahs (clergy) that seeks to regulate every part of your life with Sharia law.

Written on Lt. Gov. Ramsey seeks to offer Tennessee's support to Arizona's immigration law:

Racist, racist, racist!! If you can't think of a good argument to support your point of view, accuse everybody that disagrees with you of racism. If wanting ILLEGAL aliens to be sent back to their country of origin, be it Mexico, Ireland or any other country on the face of the earth is the definition of racism, then I truly am a racist.

Written on Dooley dismisses Vols safety after bar brawl; 2 Memphians suspended :

in response to c_carter38301#615810:

You can see now it's not the coaches fault, Phil fulmer faced it, Lane Kiffin faced it in one year, and now Dooley. It's the culture of UT atheletics, the people around the program, the city of Knoxville. They let the players come into their clubs or establishments and get Buck @zz wild. They've been lifting weights all summer and working out, nobody's on campus, they're ready to blow off some steam add that to the volatile mix that there will ALWAYS be that one guy who feels like he's just a tough as the football player when he's drunk and boom, you get people who get knocked out and stomped out by a pack of ELITE ATHLETES who's in SUPREME SHAPE AND HAVE TURNED THEIR BODIES IN TO WEAPONS.

The coaches recruited the players so are partially responsible. It's not just the culture of UT athletics, it's the culture in all the major sports programs in the country. Recruit spoiled brats who have had any discipline problems swept under the rug for their whole lives because, "It might affect their future." in being recruited by a top college and possibly a Pro career. Coaches overlook the problems because they are expected to win every game.

Written on Most-troubled Memphis City schools to get longer year starting in 2011:

in response to ima_be_online:

The problems is complex and involves everything already mentioned, but I think another thing to reconsider is this notion that the goal of all public education is to prepare a student for college. Not everybody needs or wants to go to college. Use some of this money to fund state-of-the-art technical and trades training. Our society needs it and there are some students who would be much more successful and happy working with their hands.

Well said!!

Written on Michael Gerson: When clothing becomes criminal:

in response to Nightcrawler:

When in Rome, do as Romans.

If the backward people refuse to adapt to the culture of the host country and join the 21st century, then they should go back home and wallow in their centuries past. Making it a crime makes them flip or fly.

Simple solution to me...

Sounds right to me!

Written on Obama, Corker clash in private meeting:

in response to BogeyMan2013:

No, he's already got one; but about you, we're not so sure.

Obama needs to abandon this bipartisan pipe dream of his and do what's right for the country. The only thing trying to appease the Republicans has gotten him is watered-down versions of some important legislation, like health care and financial reform.

The Republicans, more than ever, are the party of no, especially now that they've let the Tea Partiers grab them by the gonads. And Corker is a hopeless corporatist who is firmly in the pocket of Wall Street, the insurance industry, and anyone else who's out to screw the little guy .

I assume you consider "doing what's right for the country" to mean taking from those who earned it and giving it to those who didn't. If we continue down this road, soon there won't be any one earning to take from. What will you do then?

Written on Evacuees' complaints point blame at trailer park managers:

in response to BogeyMan2013:

Hell, 3/4 of Mississippi (including its governor) can't speak English either Can we send them somewhere?

What, you want to make more room for the people bailing out of Shelby county?

Written on Jury convicts David Kernell on two counts in Palin e-mail case; mistrial declared on ID theft:

in response to hotty_toddy22:

The prosecutor's threw unnecessary charges at him out of meaness? So what Kernell did by posting Palin's private info on 4chan was out of meaness??
I agree that the so-called damage this incident did to their campaign is a little far-fetched but Palin, her close friends and her family were all victims. Personal info about all of those people became public knowledge once this guy posted in on 4chan after he hacked into her account---if you think that is so trivial then why don't you post your true identity on this website when posting comments? Assuming you think that what Kernell did should not warrant any punishment.
Also, is it necessary to make comments about Bristol? She had just about as much to do with this as Obama did. Correct?

Well said!!

Written on Hacking incident rattled ’08 presidential campaign, Palin says:

in response to memphisgirl1991:

i concur with chisigs2. now that palin is in the same city as myself, i can't wait to tell her that i could most definitely run the country better than she could. i truly believe that. could you imagine if she had become vp and mccain had croaked it? i shudder to think...

Look what you have instead!

Written on Troubled Memphis riverfront project going under budget knife:

"Riverfront Development Corp. has requested $8.9 million to cover cost overruns"
Why is it that every public works project in Memphis has large cost overruns? Could it be that the jobs were under bid with the expectation that when the job was awarded to the low bidder they could come back for millions more halfway through the project? The city or county needs to tell these contractors and developers to do the job for the bid price or be sued for breach of contract.

Written on University of Memphis Faculty Senate wants athletics subsidies eliminated:

in response to tigers_rulz:

I wonder how many in the faculty "senate" played athletics? if the athletics at U of M generate revenue from alot of avenues why take away from athletics??

Is this an educational institution or is it the training ground for future pro athletes? Most of the students receive no benefit from the money generated by athletics. Football stadiums, athletic training facilities and such are of no benefit to the majority of the student body.
Please tell me where all this revenue generated by athletics goes.

Written on Wendi C. Thomas: Health care reform hits close to home:

I'm already on government health care, it's called "Medicare" and I was not given a choice in the matter.
I relocated to a different state and now can't find a doctor willing to take new medicare patients.
When this travesty called health care reform becomes the law of the land, all of you people whether you were for or against it are going to be in the same boat as I am, while the people who pushed this on us are exempt from having to participate in it and will continue on with their wonderful government provided benefits.

Written on Proposed changes may speed Memphis vehicle inspection lines:

in response to mather:

Safety inspections need to be continued for those vehicles that continue to be inspected. Some on City Council feel that since there are laws covering the safety issues, the police can serve as the safety "inspectors." However the police will stop a vehicle only if they happen to see a safety problem in action, for example, malfunctioning turn signals.

You mean cars in Memphis are equipped with turn signals? Could have fooled me!

Written on Focused Ole Miss Rebels take down Memphis Tigers in NIT, 90-81:

You folks complaining about this team are nuts! Why are you b itching about a team that won 24 of 34 games? At the beginning of the season everything was up in the air because of what that jerk Calipari did to the program. Give Pastner and the team credit for the job they did under these horrible conditions.

Written on Improving education system focus of Herenton campaign for Congress:

Ah yes, Willie in charge of the nations education system, after all, he did so well in Memphis!!

Written on Colonel Reb still enlists support, controversy as Ole Miss vote nears:

in response to MamaAfrica:

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You gripe and complain about racism and you think that having a pageant that is segregationist is OK?

Written on Black farmers seeking $1.15 billion in restitution from government :

in response to TheMorningNews:

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And it's true for about 98% of them. Most white folks who immigrated from Europe ended up in the industrial north and were treated like serfs by the "robber barons" of the 19th century.

Written on 'Severe medical issues' to keep Ophelia Ford away from legislative session:

You have a lot of nerve comparing this malingerer with a person deployed to the middle east in military service. Shame on you!!!