tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post1885346013090919437..comments2023-10-17T22:56:42.784-04:00Comments on Only in The Republic of Amherst: Fleeting FameLarry Kelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-67446290822734612652010-05-07T12:48:06.482-04:002010-05-07T12:48:06.482-04:00Yeah, because there's no one on the right with...Yeah, because there's no one on the right with a trust fund. Sure, keep talking...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-61986060837938744362010-05-06T19:26:01.698-04:002010-05-06T19:26:01.698-04:00Gotta wonder how long those with trust funds will ...Gotta wonder how long those with trust funds will have them. I suspect not all that long with the economy continuing to fall apart...<br /><br />Gotta wonder what Amherst would be like without left-leaning leftists with trust funds??? We may soon see...Ednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-55111789838606190032010-05-06T14:20:25.053-04:002010-05-06T14:20:25.053-04:00Hmmm..over the past 35 years--and I've dealt w...Hmmm..over the past 35 years--and I've dealt with Nitwits like you for most of them--I have never yet punched anybody (outside of the Martial Arts arena of course.)Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-10988197817802939052010-05-06T14:06:13.407-04:002010-05-06T14:06:13.407-04:00Not with your hot temper and lack of self-control....Not with your hot temper and lack of self-control.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-9200411581384516592010-05-06T12:07:22.000-04:002010-05-06T12:07:22.000-04:00Could be.
But would a coward like you take that...Could be. <br /><br />But would a coward like you take that chance?Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-62159737919074884742010-05-06T11:34:20.931-04:002010-05-06T11:34:20.931-04:00You're as much a public figure as your use of ...You're as much a public figure as your use of Bill.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-46755510514684081882010-05-05T15:50:58.487-04:002010-05-05T15:50:58.487-04:00Yeah just be mindful of libel/slander.
Since I&...Yeah just be mindful of libel/slander. <br /><br />Since I'm no longer in Town Meeting and the bricks-and-mortar media pretty much avoids me these days, I may no longer be a public figure.Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-6205422071144439692010-05-05T14:54:22.082-04:002010-05-05T14:54:22.082-04:00Our organization is starting a new website called ...Our organization is starting a new website called "Intolerant, Thin Skinned, Jerks." We are going to use your photo. I'd ask permission but I'm sure you won't mind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-88022855787026105052010-05-04T18:12:43.111-04:002010-05-04T18:12:43.111-04:00Bill is crazy, but there is a method to at lease s...Bill is crazy, but there is a method to at lease some of his madness. His street cleaning gig is actually religion based, he has taken a Buddist vow of poverty (which is why he ignores his trust fund) and believes he must always be a servant to everyone he meets and spend his time voluntarily as the lowest person in the community, crawling through the streets and picking up the trash for free. He is also a classically trained pianist. Catch him when his mood and his meds are right and he can actually be quite coherent and intelligent. On other occasions, well I can understand why some people get weirded out by his behavior.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10900475514170268904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-82987097419710808472010-05-04T11:04:22.089-04:002010-05-04T11:04:22.089-04:00Considering some of the people on the list, I'...Considering some of the people on the list, I'm not so sure I would use it on my resume if I were to appear there.<br /><br />And I'm well aware Bill has a trust fund. <br /><br />I believe Gerry Weiss is the state authorized social worker in charge of overseeing him, so I always thought it maybe a conflict when he as a Select Board member cheered on Bill's "donations."Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-89067788697750620282010-05-04T10:44:02.208-04:002010-05-04T10:44:02.208-04:00Were you not on the list Larry? Is that really wh...Were you not on the list Larry? Is that really what this is all about? <br /><br />And btw, for those that keep referring to Bill living off the system...if you listen to the video clip, he actually has a trust fund. He has used his personal funds to provide flowers to beautify the downtown area. I, for one, am grateful to him for this and the fact that he chooses to clean up the sidewalks. He's not sitting outside the liquor store asking for handouts as some other sad souls do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-66354929307051902062010-05-04T08:53:47.619-04:002010-05-04T08:53:47.619-04:00Oh come on, Andy is still a public figure. Hell, ...Oh come on, Andy is still a public figure. Hell, he made the list of "notable residents" living in Amherst.Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-53445908069350109802010-05-04T08:12:29.849-04:002010-05-04T08:12:29.849-04:00I think the slow news day comment is right on targ...I think the slow news day comment is right on target. <br /><br />Mr. Churchill is no longer a public official but you are still slamming him just to get ten seconds of attention. <br /><br />If you want good people to serve our town they are never going to do it (for free no less) if narcissistic attention seekers try to demonize them even when they are out of office.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-63565123916607116122010-05-03T22:11:12.146-04:002010-05-03T22:11:12.146-04:00"Actually, I like Bill and honestly thing he&..."Actually, I like Bill and honestly thing he's done more for Amherst--in a Hippocratic sort of way--than Mr. Churchill."<br /><br /><br />Me too, I mean, he's helped so many here realize they're not alone being god.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-37553810236935852702010-05-03T17:54:58.574-04:002010-05-03T17:54:58.574-04:00Ahhh, I get it! First do no harm. Very good!Ahhh, I get it! First do no harm. Very good!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-77345836204458813212010-05-03T15:20:43.293-04:002010-05-03T15:20:43.293-04:00Actually, I like Bill and honestly thing he's ...Actually, I like Bill and honestly thing he's done more for Amherst--in a Hippocratic sort of way--than Mr. Churchill.Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-25864221772438561752010-05-03T15:10:34.527-04:002010-05-03T15:10:34.527-04:00Larry,
I think you and some of your readers who a...Larry,<br /><br />I think you and some of your readers who are disgusted with Bill are taking a page out of the Adolph's book. Didn't he want to get rid of the metallay ill as well, for living off society. In fact, didn't he want just one super race. I'm hearing that thinking here.<br /><br />Doesn't surprise me though. What does surprise me is that when things slow down in Amherst a bit, Larry goes malicious. He's looking to simply beat the shit out some locals with whom he disagrees. It's a slow news day in Amherst so Larry goes hunting for people to attack. That's a bully mentality, an insecure person who has to beat up on others to prove his worth to himself.<br /><br />Have you no self respect, man? What drives a person to continue to berate people who have served the community and left office. <br /><br />Let it go, for god's sake. What is wrong with you. Your utter lack of regard for a fellow human being disgusts me. Why do you even live among other people. You seem to hate them so much. I've never encountered so much hate for so little reason.<br /><br />Bill has far more dignity and intelligence than all of you assholes combined.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-26090565434121731602010-05-03T07:05:25.238-04:002010-05-03T07:05:25.238-04:00Exactly what would you arrest him for? Being diffe...<i>Exactly what would you arrest him for? Being different? Cleaning the streets?<br /><br />"Disturbing the Community" which essentially is what the UM students are arrested for. Want more specifics - how about "obstructing traffic"?</i><br /><br />Or better yet, let's go for broke in this <i>Clockwork Orange</i> world and license some of the irate motorists stuck in his traffic jams to go kick the s**t out of him. You want a breakdown of social order, lets have a complete breakdown of social order.<br /><br />Lets see if people interfering with his life, the way he interferes with those of others, would lead him to be a little less visibly crazy. <br /><br />Let's see some good-old-boys go through Downtown Amherst & Northamption in a real-life imitation of the "Naked Gun" movies and just punch every panhandler and ner-do-well that accosts them. Let's see them express their honest opinions of those with the alternate sexualities. Lets see what happens when everyone starts acting like a select few do.<br /><br />What we will see is utte And it won't be pretty. And that is why we ought not tolerate some doing the stuff that Bill does, lest we want all to do it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-71587404981226451392010-05-03T01:47:33.753-04:002010-05-03T01:47:33.753-04:00Exactly what would you arrest him for? Being diffe...<i>Exactly what would you arrest him for? Being different? Cleaning the streets?</i><br /><br />"Disturbing the Community" which essentially is what the UM students are arrested for. Want more specifics - how about "obstructing traffic"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-17568090077526211882010-05-02T16:28:56.496-04:002010-05-02T16:28:56.496-04:00Anonymous May 2, 2010 4:09 PM said:
"Blah b...Anonymous May 2, 2010 4:09 PM said:<br /><br /><br />"Blah blah blah blahhhhhhh."<br /><br /><br />No fears, a couple of Prozac tablets'll take care of that disgust. <br /><br />They're in your child's night-stand's drawer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-4234157500398374762010-05-02T16:09:17.325-04:002010-05-02T16:09:17.325-04:00Bill spends countless hours making our town more b...Bill spends countless hours making our town more beautiful. Larry and his drones just spread their ugliness. I didn't think it was possible, but you have sunk to a new low.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-25835598915488651402010-05-02T15:48:38.062-04:002010-05-02T15:48:38.062-04:00Annonymous May 2, 2010 8:45 AM
Very well said. T...Annonymous May 2, 2010 8:45 AM<br /><br />Very well said. Thank you for saying this, it needs to be said and you did it eloquently. Thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-14382308171933086232010-05-02T10:44:00.869-04:002010-05-02T10:44:00.869-04:00May 2, 2010 8:45 AM
Right on the money.
Fck Am...May 2, 2010 8:45 AM<br /><br /><br />Right on the money.<br /><br /><br />Fck Amherst.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-38989926405651671162010-05-02T10:40:04.741-04:002010-05-02T10:40:04.741-04:00Bill Elsasser for Amherst mayor!
Campaign slogan...Bill Elsasser for Amherst mayor!<br /><br /><br />Campaign slogan: "One of you."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-72814829664376527132010-05-02T09:19:24.851-04:002010-05-02T09:19:24.851-04:00Exactly what would you arrest him for? Being diff...Exactly what would you arrest him for? Being different? Cleaning the streets?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com