Never said I wasn’t a Jew myself

I never viewed the reference to “O” as Bojangles as Racist, rather as Grim pointed out it was a comparison to Anderson. I would have thought comparing him to Al Jolson in black face would possibly be Racist, but not to another Black man noted for his showmanship and littl;e else? Just out of curiosity, what led you to a view of Racism?

Off color, maybe. Easily misinterpreted, maybe. Racist? Not sure. There is plenty of racism here, but I’m not sure this is it.

What if you put it in the context of analogy? Someone who sells out their constituency to the highest bidder, just like Robinson did? Like Mr. O, talking (tap dancing) about protecting the little guy, but soliciting massive campaign donations from the banks. Consumer protection? Huh? Healthcare reform? Where? Jobs? I don’t see any. Financial reform? No sir. Lots of pomp and circumstance, nothing done but protecting his real constituency, the banks and big business.

Didn’t Robinson make millions during his career emphasizing the same racial stereotypes that pigeonholed him? He was an extremely talented guy, too bad he spent his career enforcing racial stereotypes for money. A sellout.

Quite sad stories you tell. Unfortunately, these are manifestations of destructive policies, corruption, perversion of truths, debasement of morality, rapacious desire for power so prevalent in today’s society.
It all trickles down to the common man. On the other hand, people like you, who are there to help are priceless.
The new normal sucks.

Anyone who is a serious (heck even an amateur!) scholar of history understands that these terms like “Left” and “Right” are useless to describe political movements throughout most of history. Take Jefferson. Right-wing? Maybe… in his support of decentralization and belief in self-reliance but then how would that co-relate with his hatred of big business? Or Teddy Roosevelt? Imperialist, yes (e.g. Right-wing), but used to attack big business.

The Democrats and the Republicans have become completely useless. And the wingnutmania is krazy. I am glad that there’s a place where the dominant wisdom is questioned, but I just don’t get the madness that’s spouted around here, most especially the racism (of course there are few people as racist as radical Zionists… so no surprise in one case).

Never said I wasn’t a Jew myself.

Construction and Real Estate
Housing markets have softened somewhat, on balance, since the last report, with much of the weakening attributed to the expiration of the home-buyer tax credit. An authority on New Jersey’s housing industry characterizes housing demand as sluggish and lacking momentum. Activity has tapered off, while transaction prices for both new and existing homes appear to be drifting down. Northern New Jersey’s rental market has also slackened, with a growing number of available units on the market and landlords offering more incentives and concessions; a number of buildings initially intended as condos have converted to rentals. Similarly, Buffalo-area Realtors report that home sales activity weakened substantially in May and June, reportedly due largely to the expiration of the extended homebuyers’ tax credit, though selling prices continued to run ahead of comparable 2009 levels.

In New York City, conditions were more mixed, with co-op and condo sales activity picking up in the second quarter but prices generally holding steady. The number of apartment sales rose by a bit more than the seasonal norm in the first quarter. The median sales price of an apartment was down 7 percent from a year ago in Queens but up 5 percent in Brooklyn. In Manhattan, the median price rose roughly 8 percent from a year earlier, but the price per square foot was virtually unchanged. Manhattan’s rental market, though still well below its peak of a few years ago, appears to be on the rebound: leasing activity picked up noticeably, rents have stabilized, landlords are giving less generous concessions, and the inventory of available rentals has declined.

Commercial real estate markets across the District were mixed but, on balance, little changed since the last report. Office leasing activity picked up considerably in New York City, and vacancy rates declined modestly, but asking rents are still down more than 20 percent from a year ago. Vacancy rates were steady in Long Island and Northern New Jersey, while asking rents were down slightly–compared to both the first quarter and a year earlier. In Westchester and Fairfield counties, market conditions improved slightly, as vacancy rates edged down and asking rents rose. Office markets were mixed in upstate New York: vacancy rates edged up in most major markets but asking rents continued to run modestly above year-ago levels. Industrial markets were mostly softer in the second quarter: industrial vacancy rates rose across most of upstate New York and in Westchester and Fairfield counties but were little changed in Long Island and down modestly in northern New Jersey. Industrial rents were down moderately from a year ago in most areas. Finally, Manhattan’s retail leasing market picked up in the second quarter, while northern New Jersey’s remained stable. Commercial development remains very sluggish in general, though developers plan further hotel construction in New York City.

http://www.federalreserve.gov/fomc/beigebook/2010/20100728/2.htm

You’d be working with me, you’ll need to drink.

Heavily. Ask any RE agent.

sl

If that’s a job offer, I’d be interested as long as I can drink while I’m working.

sl