Post by: StopTheGrays on July 10, 2008, 06:20:20 AM
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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.
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.
Maybe the guy heard "black a-hole" instead of "black hole". Who knows?
I just found this eye-rolling funny because of other terms that might now be off limits.
Black:
lab
flag
light
pearl
top
gold
and tan
Russian
Post by: Manedwolf on July 10, 2008, 06:21:12 AM
Uh...
Post by: wmenorr67 on July 10, 2008, 06:22:36 AM
Post by: K Frame on July 10, 2008, 06:26:02 AM
Post by: xavier fremboe on July 10, 2008, 06:35:27 AM
Post by: El Tejon on July 10, 2008, 06:36:02 AM
After we reclaim space we will surround you!
White Devil Police=>
Post by: cosine on July 10, 2008, 06:36:36 AM
That judge is a dim bulb too, it appears.
Post by: Azrael256 on July 10, 2008, 06:48:14 AM
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John Wiley Price makes Sheila Jackson Lee look sane.
That does not begin to describe him. The fact that he is alive is a testament to the truly astounding tolerance of the people around him. He has more than once, on camera, been seen vandalizing cars (moving cars, no less), assaulting various members of the public, and spitting on DPD officers.
Post by: S. Williamson on July 10, 2008, 06:55:01 AM
Post by: Tallpine on July 10, 2008, 07:00:41 AM
(since "negro" no longer applies to "black" people)
Post by: RadioFreeSeaLab on July 10, 2008, 07:19:23 AM
Post by: K Frame on July 10, 2008, 07:24:38 AM
Post by: Tallpine on July 10, 2008, 07:26:41 AM
Ugh. I can't stand this crap.
That's why I sit down
Post by: Scout26 on July 10, 2008, 07:35:54 AM
The most abundant elements in the universe are Hydrogen and Human Stupidity, but there is only a fixed amount of Hydrogen.
Post by: seeker_two on July 10, 2008, 07:48:20 AM
Just a simple warning to everyone not to get too excited/indignant and post something that would incur my considerable wrath...
Like a "We're leaving you to babysit Abby for the weekend" type of wrath or a "These @#*%* floppys won't stay lit" type of wrath?........
Post by: xavier fremboe on July 10, 2008, 08:16:08 AM
How does someone like that get to where he is?
Dallas County's conversion from at large to single member districts. This historic achievement was actually celebrated in a recent documentary on our local People's Broadcasting Service affiliate.
Post by: ilbob on July 10, 2008, 08:54:29 AM
Just a simple warning to everyone not to get too excited/indignant and post something that would incur my considerable wrath...
can you give us an example of what it would take to incur your wrath so we don't?
Post by: Headless Thompson Gunner on July 10, 2008, 09:25:09 AM
Just a simple warning to everyone not to get too excited/indignant and post something that would incur my considerable wrath...
Can we incur a lower, not-so-considerable amount of wrath? Pretty please...?
Post by: K Frame on July 10, 2008, 09:37:41 AM
Post by: Perd Hapley on July 10, 2008, 12:45:33 PM
Post by: RaspberrySurprise on July 10, 2008, 08:27:28 PM
Post by: Sawdust on July 11, 2008, 05:47:21 AM
Sawdust
Post by: Tuco on July 11, 2008, 06:46:50 AM
Are my facts straight?
I suppose us white guys is jus gwine roll ovah cause we's not really able tuh unnerstand.
Post by: roo_ster on July 11, 2008, 07:14:01 AM
http://www.eyeblast.tv/public/video.aspx?RsrcID=32241.
Post by: MrRezister on July 11, 2008, 07:31:18 AM
Post by: RadioFreeSeaLab on July 11, 2008, 07:32:28 AM
Post by: seeker_two on July 11, 2008, 11:32:57 AM
Does a white dwarf have a black hole?
Sawdust
Sawdust
Depends on what he ate.....
Post by: pappy on July 11, 2008, 11:38:42 AM
http://www.myfoxdfw.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=6953163&version=4&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=VSTY&pageId=3.2.1
The depth of this guy's ignorance is mind boggling!
Post by: Manedwolf on July 11, 2008, 11:40:10 AM
Post by: MechAg94 on July 11, 2008, 11:44:08 AM
Post by: pappy on July 11, 2008, 11:48:28 AM
He should be blackballed.
There's a really bad comment there, but, nevermind.......
Post by: Perd Hapley on July 11, 2008, 01:15:10 PM
Some video of hte incident:
http://www.eyeblast.tv/public/video.aspx?RsrcID=32241.
http://www.eyeblast.tv/public/video.aspx?RsrcID=32241.
I haven't laughed that hard in a loooong time.
Post by: roo_ster on July 11, 2008, 02:35:41 PM
JW Price is one of those folks.
Post by: Balog on July 11, 2008, 03:40:04 PM
Post by: Perd Hapley on July 11, 2008, 06:49:40 PM
Some folks are just beyond parody. They exist in a whole universe of absurdity.
JW Price is one of those folks.
JW Price is one of those folks.
Indeed, and that video proves it. It was the interview that really put me over the edge.
Post by: yesitsloaded on July 11, 2008, 06:58:20 PM
Post by: G_P on July 12, 2008, 01:03:31 AM
I'm going to have to call up and complain about his racist comments!
Post by: LadySmith on July 12, 2008, 01:20:09 AM
Post by: Perd Hapley on July 12, 2008, 02:38:11 AM
Post by: seeker_two on July 12, 2008, 09:57:33 AM
Price doesn't scare me. The fact that he holds office of any kind sure does, tho.
The voters who keep putting him back in office scare me......
Post by: RocketMan on July 12, 2008, 10:43:10 AM
Post by: HankB on July 12, 2008, 02:51:41 PM
Post by: MillCreek on July 12, 2008, 03:12:29 PM
They call them 'collapsed stellar objects' in Russia.
Post by: seeker_two on July 12, 2008, 03:36:13 PM
Several of the Soviet researchers turned beet red, and it turns out that 'black hole" when translated to Russian, corresponds to a colloquial term for the anus.
Which, oddly enough, is a better descriptive term for Dallas city government....
