They kept on saying it was a bi-partisan event but booing at every mention of Obama and Democrats along with Impeach Obama t-shirts led me to believe otherwise. . .If you read one story about these stupid futile gestures on someone's part, read TKC's account.
With the notable exception of Democrats and Minorities, it was a pretty diverse crowd. Both Country AND Western music were well represented.
Todd D. Epp
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Misconceptions of Memory: The Scooter Libby Effect
Karim S. Kassam, Daniel T. Gilbert, Jillian K. Swencionis,
and Timothy D. Wilson
When we know in advance that something is important, we are likely to remember it. When we only realize its importance after the fact, however, it is often more difficult to recall all the details. New research suggests that, even though it's not deliberate, other people may not be very sympathetic if one were to cite this phenomenon as an excuse for forgetting. Participants predicting the responses of a group of volunteers expected they would remember the majority of facts presented to them, even though those volunteers were told that not all the items were equally important. These findings suggest we sometimes place unrealistic demands on others' memory and could have significant implications for situations that rely on recall.
“Just the rudest person that I have ever run into in my entire life,” says Rich Coffey, the former GM of the Fort Wayne (Ind.) Fury and now the owner of the Fort Wayne Freedom in the Arena Football League. “He’s a very poor business person. He doesn’t listen to people. He’s always right. He makes poor decisions, and I’m talking about the CBA in particular.
“Who he listens to are people who tell him what he wants to hear. The fact that he’s still in basketball and running the Knicks just astounds me.”
The Sioux Falls Skyforce, one of the most successful teams in CBA history both on and off the court, was also a victim of his poor management skills and narcissism.
Then there's the whole ugly sexual harassment thing. Even then, Isiah couldn't put his ego aside and take his well-paid lawyer's advice:
"I will not allow her or anybody, man or woman, to use me as a pawn for their financial gain," he said.
Thomas said he was ignoring his lawyers' advice to stay mum.
And then there was the verdict. Even then, the charmed Isiah skates:
NEW YORK -- In an end to a salacious three-week trial, a jury ordered the owners of the New York Knicks to pay $11.6 million to a former team executive who endured crude insults and unwanted advances from coach Isiah Thomas.
The jury of four women and three men found Thomas and Madison Square Garden sexually harassed Anucha Browne Sanders, but it decided only MSG and chairman James Dolan should pay for harassing and firing Browne Sanders from her $260,000-a-year job out of spite.
The result: The Garden owes $6 million for condoning a hostile work environment and $2.6 million for retaliation. Dolan owes $3 million. Though Thomas is off the hook for any damages, he leaves the case with a tarnished image.
Isiah's fake smile and charm have carried him much farther than anyone else with his obvious imperviousness to consequences, stupidity, and arrogance. Good luck, FIU. You'll need it.
