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07-11-2008, 03:48 PM
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| | doo doo doo
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| More Political Correctness Follies - Black Hole a racist term?
 We're all doomed! Dallas City Hall Blog | The Dallas Morning News Quote:
A special meeting about Dallas County traffic tickets turned tense and bizarre this afternoon.
County commissioners were discussing problems with the central collections office that is used to process traffic ticket payments and handle other paperwork normally done by the JP Courts.
Commissioner Kenneth Mayfield, who is white, said it seemed that central collections "has become a black hole" because paperwork reportedly has become lost in the office.
Commissioner John Wiley Price, who is black, interrupted him with a loud "Excuse me!" He then corrected his colleague, saying the office has become a "white hole."
That prompted Judge Thomas Jones, who is black, to demand an apology from Mayfield for his racially insensitive analogy.
Mayfield shot back that it was a figure of speech and a science term. A black hole, according to Webster's, is perhaps "the invisible remains of a collapsed star, with an intense gravitational field from which neither light nor matter can escape."
Other county officials quickly interceded to break it up and get the meeting back on track. TV news cameras were rolling, after all.
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But if the Bruce Pearl of football is out there, Tennessee would be wise to try to get him.
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07-11-2008, 03:51 PM
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| | $20 on Fulmers buyout!
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| This is stupid. It would be obvious to any level headed person the meaning of that statement in context. The taxpayers of Texas should be outraged that their public officials are wasting time and money arguing the intent and context of this statement. | 
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07-11-2008, 03:53 PM
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| | Football Jones
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| Unbelievable. Just absolute idiots we have in positions of leadership. | |
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07-11-2008, 04:00 PM
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| | Volunteer
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| I can't believe that....my lord. It seemed like the first guy was almost joking when he said "white hole"....I don't know how it got to the point that the chair asked for that ridiculous apology. | |
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07-11-2008, 04:00 PM
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| | I can see you!
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| I got in trouble a few months back for saying that I was a whipping boy.
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07-11-2008, 04:01 PM
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| | Football Jones
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Originally Posted by OrangeEmpire  I got in trouble a few months back for saying that I was a whipping boy. | That is going to leave a black eye on your record. | |
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07-11-2008, 04:01 PM
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| | doo doo doo
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Originally Posted by OrangeEmpire I got in trouble a few months back for saying that I was a whipping boy. | 
Me? I just don't talk in public.
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07-11-2008, 04:21 PM
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| | Daydreaming...
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| I think Commissioner Mayfield was completely out of line. He should emend his comments to read that the central collections office "has become a gravitationally completely collapsed star." 
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"Good people, I'm so glad you're here tonight. But please, just a few words of caution. Now, we are going to set this pile of evil ablaze, but because these are children's toys, the fire will spread quickly, so please stand back and try not to inhale the toxic fumes." ~ Reverend Lovejoy in "Krusty Gets Busted" | |
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07-11-2008, 04:23 PM
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| | $20 on Fulmers buyout!
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Originally Posted by Chemvol I think Commissioner Mayfield was completely out of line. He should emend his comments to read that the central collections office "has become a gravitationally completely collapsed star." | Still too offensive..... how about a gravitationally challenged former ball of nuclear driven combustion? | |
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07-11-2008, 04:26 PM
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| | FLOPTIMIST
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Originally Posted by allvol123 Unbelievable. Just absolute idiots we have in positions of leadership. | yOU ARE SOMEONES BOSS CORRECT?  | |
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07-11-2008, 04:29 PM
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| Lost in all of this is that the "white hole" comment was intended to be racist.
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07-11-2008, 04:29 PM
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| | Football Jones
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Originally Posted by Fine Vol yOU ARE SOMEONES BOSS CORRECT? | I work independently. I hope I meet you in Knoxville.  | |
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07-11-2008, 04:29 PM
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| | Daydreaming...
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Originally Posted by OrangeEmpire I got in trouble a few months back for saying that I was a whipping boy. | You better hope you don't get blackballed for that.
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"Good people, I'm so glad you're here tonight. But please, just a few words of caution. Now, we are going to set this pile of evil ablaze, but because these are children's toys, the fire will spread quickly, so please stand back and try not to inhale the toxic fumes." ~ Reverend Lovejoy in "Krusty Gets Busted" | |
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07-11-2008, 04:35 PM
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| | Daydreaming...
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Originally Posted by KB5252 Still too offensive..... how about a gravitationally challenged former ball of nuclear driven combustion? | That is true. Some Hollywood personality or professional athlete may see the word star and think it's about them.
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"Good people, I'm so glad you're here tonight. But please, just a few words of caution. Now, we are going to set this pile of evil ablaze, but because these are children's toys, the fire will spread quickly, so please stand back and try not to inhale the toxic fumes." ~ Reverend Lovejoy in "Krusty Gets Busted" | |
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07-11-2008, 04:36 PM
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| | Ranch 4 Sale / Central FL
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Originally Posted by Chemvol You better hope you don't get blackballed for that. | That would be a dark day for sure. | |
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