sounds like he was also representing some of his constituents for a specific zoning variance. I thought that was his job. Some time attend a county hearing for a zoning change. Its entertainment of the relatively weird.
On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 2:06 PM, LRS Scout <[email protected]> wrote: > > This is a win for the LGBT community," Moreno said in a statement. The > concessions conclude 10 months of negotiations with the company by Moreno, > who was advised by TCRA. Moreno said that he would reverse an earlier > decision to > block<http://chicago.gopride.com/news/article.cfm/articleid/31506025>a > Chick-fil-A location in his Northwest Side ward. > > On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 2:03 PM, Jerry Milo Johnson <[email protected]>wrote: > >> >> actually. >> >> where is the internet edit time machine when I need it? >> >> On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 2:03 PM, Jerry Milo Johnson <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > Well, I would say it was politicians. during crazy season. >> > >> > The people commenting / speaking harshly actually had no actual >> > control over any process or zoning decisions. >> > >> > So it wasn't in my mind "the government", as such. >> > >> > On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 1:57 PM, LRS Scout <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> It wasn't the protests that got him to back down though. According to >> that >> >> article it was the government. >> >> On Sep 19, 2012 1:56 PM, "Judah McAuley" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >>> >> >>> Isn't that the point of boycotts and social pressure in general? >> >>> >> >>> Extortion, to my mind, happens when you threaten to make something >> >>> illegal or unsavory public unless they give you money. In cases like >> >>> this and with boycotts and public pressure on companies like Apple and >> >>> Nike for conditions in overseas manufacturing, it isn't extortion >> >>> because the fundamental goal is to bring the information to light and >> >>> change the behavior rather than ask for money to let the behavior >> >>> continue and remain secret. >> >>> >> >>> Cheers, >> >>> Judah >> >>> >> >>> On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 10:48 AM, Scott Stroz <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> > >> >>> > I have to say...I am torn by this. >> >>> > >> >>> > While I appreciate the fact that CFA will no longer donate money to >> >>> > anti-gay groups, it kind of feels like...extortion - for lack of a >> >>> > better word. >> >>> > >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:355392 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
