Super Bowl Pooper Bowl - CrimeSpace2024-03-29T07:17:21Zhttp://crimespace.ning.com/forum/topics/super-bowl-pooper-bowl?commentId=537324%3AComment%3A330822&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI agree, but what really conf…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2012-02-12:537324:Comment:3310422012-02-12T19:49:24.910ZSusanhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Susan
<p>I agree, but what really confused me was when certain commentators compared the Eastwood ad to ones run by Ronald Reagan supporters, the so called "morning in America" ads. Maybe I missed something, but the Eastwood ad was DARK, almost sinister (make my day?) whereas the Reagan ads were bright, red-white-blue cheerleader ads. ?? </p>
<p>I agree, but what really confused me was when certain commentators compared the Eastwood ad to ones run by Ronald Reagan supporters, the so called "morning in America" ads. Maybe I missed something, but the Eastwood ad was DARK, almost sinister (make my day?) whereas the Reagan ads were bright, red-white-blue cheerleader ads. ?? </p> I liked the Eastwood ad, but…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2012-02-12:537324:Comment:3312572012-02-12T19:43:34.380ZJon Loomishttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JonLoomis
I liked the Eastwood ad, but overall the ads weren't as daring or as funny as they've been in the past. And yeah, you know we live in a hyper-political era when an ad praising the can-do, down-but-not-out American spirit is attacked as a partisan ploy.
I liked the Eastwood ad, but overall the ads weren't as daring or as funny as they've been in the past. And yeah, you know we live in a hyper-political era when an ad praising the can-do, down-but-not-out American spirit is attacked as a partisan ploy. Yeah, me too. Forgot to menti…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2012-02-12:537324:Comment:3310382012-02-12T02:19:17.071ZSusanhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Susan
<p>Yeah, me too. Forgot to mention that I live within 50 miles of not one but TWO nuclear power plants (Seabrook, NH and Plymouth, MA) Not too comforting, given the meltdown at the plants in Japan after the earthquake/tsunami. Both plants are very near the ocean.</p>
<p>Yeah, me too. Forgot to mention that I live within 50 miles of not one but TWO nuclear power plants (Seabrook, NH and Plymouth, MA) Not too comforting, given the meltdown at the plants in Japan after the earthquake/tsunami. Both plants are very near the ocean.</p> Thanks for the comment, Jon.…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2012-02-12:537324:Comment:3310372012-02-12T02:16:16.234ZSusanhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Susan
<p>Thanks for the comment, Jon. And yes, I figured the topic was "sexy" enough to result in some interesting comments. I didn't see much of the game, just the last two minutes, but I did see some of the "lame" commercials, namely the one with Clint Eastwood. Political commentators were saying it was really a message promoting Obama's re-election. Huh? What were they smoking? :)</p>
<p>Thanks for the comment, Jon. And yes, I figured the topic was "sexy" enough to result in some interesting comments. I didn't see much of the game, just the last two minutes, but I did see some of the "lame" commercials, namely the one with Clint Eastwood. Political commentators were saying it was really a message promoting Obama's re-election. Huh? What were they smoking? :)</p> This is all true. And I'm do…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2012-02-11:537324:Comment:3309402012-02-11T18:27:42.225ZI. J. Parkerhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
<p>This is all true. And I'm don't feel particularly safe. I'm surrounded by water, bridges, and tunnels. And we also have a shocking crime rate. But on the whole, I think the authorities are aware and working on it. I know, everything goes into overdrive at the mere possibility of a hurricane coming in our direction.</p>
<p>This is all true. And I'm don't feel particularly safe. I'm surrounded by water, bridges, and tunnels. And we also have a shocking crime rate. But on the whole, I think the authorities are aware and working on it. I know, everything goes into overdrive at the mere possibility of a hurricane coming in our direction.</p> I'm obviously not bothered by…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2012-02-11:537324:Comment:3309262012-02-11T03:30:08.359ZJon Loomishttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JonLoomis
I'm obviously not bothered by off-topic posts, as long as they're interesting--better than the same old subjects dredged up again and again, maybe. And I'm not aware of any site rule that says we're only allowed to post about crime fiction--how boring would that be? I'm not a fan of BSP, though, because it quickly reduces the whole place to a cheezy brag-a-thon--a place I'd have no interest in visiting.<br />
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I don't know who detective what's-his-name is, but I love New Orleans and was bored stiff…
I'm obviously not bothered by off-topic posts, as long as they're interesting--better than the same old subjects dredged up again and again, maybe. And I'm not aware of any site rule that says we're only allowed to post about crime fiction--how boring would that be? I'm not a fan of BSP, though, because it quickly reduces the whole place to a cheezy brag-a-thon--a place I'd have no interest in visiting.<br />
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I don't know who detective what's-his-name is, but I love New Orleans and was bored stiff by the Super Bowl. Even the ads were lame. And Madonna? Seriously? Thanks for the comment, John.…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2012-02-10:537324:Comment:3310542012-02-10T23:13:28.744ZSusanhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Susan
<p>Thanks for the comment, John. I agree. When it comes to murder it's mostly about the 3 M's: Means, Method and Motive. </p>
<p>Thanks for the comment, John. I agree. When it comes to murder it's mostly about the 3 M's: Means, Method and Motive. </p> I.J, I agree that the city wa…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2012-02-10:537324:Comment:3310032012-02-10T23:11:29.479ZSusanhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Susan
<p>I.J, I agree that the city was woefully unprepared. But so are other cities of comparable and larger size. I live in Boston. A terminal for LNG tankers is located 2 miles from my house. If one of those tankers blew up, I'd be toast. And so would many people in Boston (3 miles away) because there is NO evacuation plan at all.</p>
<p>As for the response after Katrina, let's not forget the fly-by President Bush did at 30,000 feet, or his praise of the FEMA (Federal Emergency Management)…</p>
<p>I.J, I agree that the city was woefully unprepared. But so are other cities of comparable and larger size. I live in Boston. A terminal for LNG tankers is located 2 miles from my house. If one of those tankers blew up, I'd be toast. And so would many people in Boston (3 miles away) because there is NO evacuation plan at all.</p>
<p>As for the response after Katrina, let's not forget the fly-by President Bush did at 30,000 feet, or his praise of the FEMA (Federal Emergency Management) director, "Heckuva job Brownie," or the fact that while thousands of NO residents were desperately seeking food and water, Brownie was sitting in a nice restaurant in Baton Rouge having dinner.</p>
<p>Evacuations from a city the size of New Orleans are extremely difficult. I know because I evacuated twice, once for Hurricane Ivan in 2004, and again in 2008 (when evacuation plans were supposedly improved, for Hurricane Gustave. In 2008, I sat alone in my car for 22 hours! Why? Because the idiot Governor of Mississippi, Haley Barbor, closed the Interstate I-10 at the MS border, yes, closed it, so Louisiana resident couldn't evacuate through MS to Georgia or Florida, they had to drive north on a 2 lane road with NO toilet facilities. That evacuation cost me $700. When I returned to my condo, the electricity had not even gone off.</p>
<p>I could go on, but let's not beat a dead horse. However, I advise anyone who lives in a large urban area, like LA, for example, to consider what might happen if there was a catastrophe and they had to get out of town fast.</p>
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<p></p> "Looking for the cause," make…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2012-02-10:537324:Comment:3308402012-02-10T16:43:09.515ZJohn McFetridgehttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JohnMcF
"Looking for the cause," makes it a little crime fiction related. Literature is all about the causes, the situations, the connections between seemingly unconnected things.<br />
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The best crime fiction is often more about the why than the who.
"Looking for the cause," makes it a little crime fiction related. Literature is all about the causes, the situations, the connections between seemingly unconnected things.<br />
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The best crime fiction is often more about the why than the who. Agree about the superbowl, bu…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2012-02-10:537324:Comment:3309922012-02-10T15:33:59.161ZI. J. Parkerhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
<p>Agree about the superbowl, but at the time of Katrina there was an almost total unpreparedness by the city authorities. Before, during, and after. News accounts were very clear on that. And state authorities weren't really much better. The whole thing was shameful in a modern country like the U.S.</p>
<p>As for those who had cars: they sat stalled by traffic on the roads out unless they left very early. Most people just didn't think anything much would happen.</p>
<p>Agree about the superbowl, but at the time of Katrina there was an almost total unpreparedness by the city authorities. Before, during, and after. News accounts were very clear on that. And state authorities weren't really much better. The whole thing was shameful in a modern country like the U.S.</p>
<p>As for those who had cars: they sat stalled by traffic on the roads out unless they left very early. Most people just didn't think anything much would happen.</p>