tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post8758476497718806532..comments2024-03-17T12:16:42.048-07:00Comments on Civic Center: The America's Cup LollapaloozaCivic Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12362422142667230626noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post-3068272459242850762011-01-14T04:13:00.522-08:002011-01-14T04:13:00.522-08:00Willie Brown, the "lubricator" to the ri...Willie Brown, the "lubricator" to the rich... Love it...AphotoAdayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08581940419934089601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post-83202494301377791472011-01-10T22:33:14.622-08:002011-01-10T22:33:14.622-08:00Dear Matty: Just finished "The Wire" and...Dear Matty: Just finished "The Wire" and my lord, does that version of Baltimore resonate with what I've witnessed in local politics, race relations, power brokering, and police equilibrium/corruption. Some of the details are different, but the template's pretty much the same.<br /><br />And like "The Wire," most of these corrupt power brokers are not the absolute scum of the earth. They're opportunistic, situational, nuanced human beings, most of them. But you're right, and thanks for noticing. There are a few that really have passed into inhuman monstrousness, and a lot of them were there for this particular shindig.Civic Centerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12362422142667230626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post-31765397237051277792011-01-10T22:01:30.750-08:002011-01-10T22:01:30.750-08:00Sometimes I'm not quite sure these people you ...Sometimes I'm not quite sure these people you scorn so beautifully are the absolute scum of the earth.<br /><br />But when you put Willie Brown and Larry Ellison in the same room, I'm sure.<br /><br />In fact, quite sure.Matthew Hubbardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17769958949302039878noreply@blogger.com