tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post6667150940389422613..comments2023-10-17T22:56:42.784-04:00Comments on Only in The Republic of Amherst: School Committee/Union 26 accept $uper counterLarry Kelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-67563075060472910932011-02-20T18:29:09.780-05:002011-02-20T18:29:09.780-05:00Reminds me of Appalachia. All that inbreeding. N...Reminds me of Appalachia. All that inbreeding. Not good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-24301453910991598522011-02-20T17:06:49.570-05:002011-02-20T17:06:49.570-05:00Maybe because a lot of graduates of UMASS are eith...Maybe because a lot of graduates of UMASS are either already settled in Amherst or wish to settle here? Seems logical to me that a higher percentage of applicants, and therefore people hired, would be from the University across town as opposed to the ones across the nation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-19033509604897792102011-02-19T11:26:37.708-05:002011-02-19T11:26:37.708-05:00How come there are/has been such a disproportionat...How come there are/has been such a disproportionately high number of Umass graduates working for and overseeing the schools in Amherst?<br /><br /><br />Is there an agreement between the town and the University? Hire Umass grads first? Or is it a friend of a friend thing? Or is something else going on here? Maybe they are better fits because they're more progressive?<br /><br /><br />Perhaps they want all our kids to feel good about applying to Umass knowing their are jobs out there for them???<br /><br />Just asking...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-4828269641222909832011-02-18T06:58:27.992-05:002011-02-18T06:58:27.992-05:00Have you checked my sitemeter lately, Tom?
Just c...Have you checked my sitemeter lately, Tom?<br /><br />Just click on the "location" button. Even keeping in mind some locations in Mass are still Amherst (I think Comcast shifts the loads once in a while on their servers to Hubbardston and Fairhaven) but still a huge majority from outside the bubble.Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-10603389997161285332011-02-18T06:34:22.063-05:002011-02-18T06:34:22.063-05:00Ed, you've commented twice about how many peop...Ed, you've commented twice about how many people outside town are following this story, and noted the UN vs US flag. When I lived in Washington DC I received calls from friends who knew I was an Amherst boy, after O'Reilly's coverage of the "West Side Story" incident and then of the "Vagina Monologues" incident.<br /><br />[yes: I actually had Friends. Who. Watch. Fox. News.}<br /><br />Now that I'm back home, inside the Amherst bubble, I wonder whether people (other than hopeful superintendent candidates) outside the Pioneer Valley are paying attention to the usual local nonsense. It would be nice, but what evidence do you have that anyone cares?Tom Porterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08763818256131443456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-45404420814156130602011-02-17T20:23:19.160-05:002011-02-17T20:23:19.160-05:00Ed It would be nice for someone to pull the curtai...<i>Ed It would be nice for someone to pull the curtain back and expose the situation but I don't think it is going to happen. I would love to be proved wrong.</i><br /><br />$500 for 3000 words -- yes, they did get my attention. A half dozen stories and I can buy a new-to-me car and not go out into the snowbank to patch up the one I have, this becomes real money fairly quickly...<br /><br />Do you have any idea of the people who were amazed about the UN flag and not the US one flying in front of town hall??? Yep, they are...Ednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-42210456253118591642011-02-17T17:25:40.506-05:002011-02-17T17:25:40.506-05:00I thought the purpose of this thread was to commen...I thought the purpose of this thread was to comment on the events and this latest, lopsided flawed decision of our school commitee. I think any moderator would call out an ineffective nitwit. Good for you. But don't lose sight of the thread.<br /><br />I believe this latest incident of Pelham-does-Amherst spells out who matters around here, and not just in the Superintendent search du jour. NIMBY doesn't matter to the fine ex-Amherstites who pay lower taxes and call the shots.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-24460840864485178362011-02-16T19:25:57.728-05:002011-02-16T19:25:57.728-05:00Said the Sucker who was just on my blog.Said the Sucker who was just on my blog.Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-40995951703831944342011-02-16T19:19:34.367-05:002011-02-16T19:19:34.367-05:00There's one born every minute.There's one born every minute.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-32867616138653837652011-02-16T19:12:09.812-05:002011-02-16T19:12:09.812-05:00Have you checked my sitemeter recently, Nitwit?Have you checked my sitemeter recently, Nitwit?Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-44976266854115492032011-02-16T18:42:50.211-05:002011-02-16T18:42:50.211-05:00Do you have any idea, Larry, what a farce this blo...Do you have any idea, Larry, what a farce this blog has become?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-34831352812898786382011-02-16T18:09:35.383-05:002011-02-16T18:09:35.383-05:00Not talking about you Larry...Not talking about you Larry...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-41010788831769531412011-02-16T16:53:54.065-05:002011-02-16T16:53:54.065-05:00Well I'm 5th generation Irish, we know first h...Well I'm 5th generation Irish, we know first hand all about ethnic racism (especially in Amherst)Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-77949658777203144552011-02-16T16:19:01.428-05:002011-02-16T16:19:01.428-05:00Thank you Larry. I've been waiting for you to ...Thank you Larry. I've been waiting for you to break your silence on this. There is a lot about you and your tactics that I have disagreed with over the years. But never have I thought you to be one who would condone the kind of vulgar and racist remarks of the prior commenter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-9013822016837761072011-02-16T15:34:51.133-05:002011-02-16T15:34:51.133-05:00Fine.
I just wish you did not waste my bandwidth...Fine. <br /><br />I just wish you did not waste my bandwidth doing it. There are plenty of things to call Farshid on without bringing in race, ethnicity, religion, political affiliation, etc.Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-67625501040909317992011-02-16T15:23:07.154-05:002011-02-16T15:23:07.154-05:00"(well, except maybe for the racist crap with..."(well, except maybe for the racist crap with foul language directed at Farshid from a Nitwit I wish would go away.)"<br /><br /><br />Don't let them define you (or it) Larry. <br /><br />Don't.<br /><br />It has NOTHING to do with Hajji's skin or his religion.<br /><br /><br />A pig is a pig.<br /><br /><br />If we could, we would remind him every single day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-40270111847035471232011-02-16T15:23:05.732-05:002011-02-16T15:23:05.732-05:00"They won, and now our schools will continue ..."They won, and now our schools will continue to be insulated from criticism and reform. " <br /><br />Does anyone on this blog actually pay attention to what is going on in the schools. Did any of you hear Maria's interview and the many many school reform initiatives she has already implemented? Is anyone paying attention? Does anyone really care? Or is just too much fun to bash someone without knowing what you are talking about?<br /><br />Oh and by the way - this isn't a competition that one side wins and one side loses.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-72250413312405452722011-02-16T15:16:17.468-05:002011-02-16T15:16:17.468-05:00They can't get their brains around winning bec...They can't get their brains around winning because they don't want to. Winning isn't enough for savages. They want more. They want it all. To them it doesn't matter how you get it. You just do. And when you do, you milk it for all it's worth. No regrets, no matter how much damage you cause, no matter who the victims are.<br /><br />These are people who believe anything goes.<br /><br /><br />And they're running our schools, Amherst.<br /><br /><br />They're neglecting our children, Amherst.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-2393671392611401192011-02-16T15:09:44.816-05:002011-02-16T15:09:44.816-05:00I think the bashing Catherine endured on her own b...I think the bashing Catherine endured on her own blog was far worse than any bashing that took place here--targeting her or Maria or Farshid (well, except maybe for the racist crap with foul language directed at Farshid from a Nitwit I wish would go away.)<br /><br />And that's another problem with using comment "moderation" on a blog. She still has to read the damned things in order to decide whether to publish or not. <br /><br />And considering how nasty the ones were that she actually published, I hate to think about those she trashed but still had to read.<br /><br />I have a Nitwit from Amherst who comes here every day--sometimes 4 or 5 times a day--using a google search hotlink (he must have initially done and then left on his desktop) with the search terms: "Larry Kelley Amherst Idiot."<br /><br />And yes, I check my sitemeter fairly often--especially the Referrals link.<br /><br />Funny thing is he could have saved his energy and simply searched under "Larry Kelley".Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-30562184827370415452011-02-16T14:35:47.425-05:002011-02-16T14:35:47.425-05:00There is no problem with people bashing Maria and ...There is no problem with people bashing Maria and Farshid. They won, and now our schools will continue to be insulated from criticism and reform. The SC meetings will return to being a sham of oversight. It's over. Our schools are stuck, just as we're stuck on zoning and on a dysfunctional form of government like Town Meeting. We're stuck in the mud. You won. Can't you get your brain around that? Congratulations.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-72036711852787303082011-02-16T14:15:56.373-05:002011-02-16T14:15:56.373-05:00LOL Anon 1:54
People bashing Catherine are the pr...LOL Anon 1:54<br /><br />People bashing Catherine are the problem?????? <br /><br />Have you been reading Larry's blog in the last year or so? Or even in the last few days???<br /><br />If so, then you would know that people bashing Maria and Farshid are far far far more numerous than those who comment about Catherine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-9302777580865630032011-02-16T14:00:41.948-05:002011-02-16T14:00:41.948-05:00Or: more fortitude in her little pinkie than that ...Or: more fortitude in her little pinkie than that Cowardly Anon Nitwit has in his entire body.Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-75114417386810999532011-02-16T13:54:14.926-05:002011-02-16T13:54:14.926-05:00Anon 12:36 pm
She's gone....leaving.....out o...Anon 12:36 pm<br /><br />She's gone....leaving.....out of here. You won. You will have to reorient your silly little life staring at the computer to accomodate that fact. <br /><br />And, yes, we admire her, if only for the simple fact that there are shadowy types like you bashing her on a daily basis. She's got more fortitude in her whole body than you have in your pinkie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-71543354189882898702011-02-16T12:45:46.058-05:002011-02-16T12:45:46.058-05:00Actually it makes perfect sense to me. But then, ...Actually it makes perfect sense to me. But then, I know who I am.Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-8692324203788592112011-02-16T12:36:56.013-05:002011-02-16T12:36:56.013-05:00"Catherine Sanderson,... said it's time ..."Catherine Sanderson,... said it's time to pull together behind the superintendent."<br /><br />Then she abstained! Really pulling together behind the super! And this is the person who you, Larry, stand in awe of? Please!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com