tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post7154569953717296655..comments2023-07-18T03:44:33.021-07:00Comments on The Bit Maelstrom: Geraldo On Hispanicsblakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05430444326700437630noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-49660167063716272732009-08-31T05:39:26.840-07:002009-08-31T05:39:26.840-07:00I watched this. My main thought was "huh??&qu...I watched this. My main thought was "huh??"<br /><br /><i>Why do I feel like all these people are constantly trying to cram modern situations into the terms of last century's debates?<br /><br /></i>There's a lot of power to be had from becoming a Special Interest Group.knoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13231876226573540476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-24105421003498895782009-08-30T06:44:12.983-07:002009-08-30T06:44:12.983-07:00Why do I feel like all these people are constantly...Why do I feel like all these people are constantly trying to cram modern situations into the terms of last century's debates?<br /><br />A- because that is what progressive really means. Regression, stasis, anything but progress.ChocolateGodzillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04213549226480965911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-71185805855740792712009-08-30T00:24:39.202-07:002009-08-30T00:24:39.202-07:00Ah, luck would explain why the guy has done nothin...Ah, luck would explain why the guy has done nothing comparable to Willowbrook since then.<br /><br />Frankly, I'd prefer living on the streets to being drugged and locked up. And that seems to be the "middle ground".<br /><br />Handicapped or insane, the treatment is lots and lots of drugs and restraint with a smattering of sexual, mental and physical abuse.blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05430444326700437630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-28563882866250805412009-08-29T20:11:53.444-07:002009-08-29T20:11:53.444-07:00The thing was Willowbrook was a dumping ground for...The thing was Willowbrook was a dumping ground for the mentally retarded. It wasn't really a pyscho ward. Most of the people there had Downs syndrome and were dumped there like they were Rosemary Kennedy.<br /><br />The opening of the pyscho wards came later when Hugh Carey wanted to save some money.Trooper Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-31686330928195625062009-08-29T18:11:59.051-07:002009-08-29T18:11:59.051-07:00Geraldo is an Israeli citizen and explored (seriou...Geraldo is an Israeli citizen and explored (seriously) running for the Israeli Knesset a few years ago.<br />Nothing wrong with that - but he's no more Hispanic than Alan Dershowitz.rcoceanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17102201338319611538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-79480672582564299462009-08-29T10:38:09.662-07:002009-08-29T10:38:09.662-07:00He did good work on that story
Except the result ...<i>He did good work on that story</i><br /><br />Except the result was massive de-institutionalization of not only the marginally crazy, but also the 'if on my own, I'm going to drool in the streets and wallow in my own feces' kind of crazies that occupy the streets in homeless friendly towns like Santa Monica. <br /><br />Now a crazy person has to do something criminal to get taken off the streets. That's bad for the crazies, it's bad for the cities they inhabit, and it's bad for the prison system that has to deal with far more mentally ill inmates than they used to.<br /><br />There's got to be a middle path between letting schizophrenics wallow in their illness, untreated and homeless, and abusing them in a snake pit.XWLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13646729965929680256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-69423741052764353512009-08-29T08:41:36.237-07:002009-08-29T08:41:36.237-07:00Did you ever notice how many people hit it right o...Did you ever notice how many people hit it right once and do something great. One great novel. One great film. One great reporting scoop. Then they continue to chase it and never come close to duplicating it. Sometimes it becomes sad and pathetic.Trooper Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-67707288276151363072009-08-29T08:40:10.964-07:002009-08-29T08:40:10.964-07:00Geraldo did fluff pieces about the subway and stuf...Geraldo did fluff pieces about the subway and stuff until he latched on to an expose of the Willowbrook school where the mentally retarded were definately being warehoused and abused by the state. He did good work on that story. Which was the last good work he ever did.Trooper Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-18070158565422478092009-08-29T08:38:49.923-07:002009-08-29T08:38:49.923-07:00Geraldo's real name is Jerry Rivers. His dad w...Geraldo's real name is Jerry Rivers. His dad was Jewish I believe but he took the name Geraldo Rivera when it became fashionable to use it and was advantageous due to affirmative action. He was one of the original reporters on the first Eyewitness News crews along with John Johnson (black) and Roseanne Scamadella (Italian) so that they could cover the ethnic bases as it were.Trooper Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-60531760736978864232009-08-29T07:21:14.910-07:002009-08-29T07:21:14.910-07:00Rake muck, muckrakers!
Feld guts, Gutfelders!Rake muck, muckrakers!<br /><br />Feld guts, Gutfelders!Ruth Anne Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01936054116421006847noreply@blogger.com