tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061483.post1072252415396910874..comments2023-07-25T07:12:58.447-05:00Comments on John Deeth Blog: Kids Win, No On Everything Faction Loses in Iowa City School VoteJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09749260349116845928noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061483.post-10578799876526676612017-09-15T08:27:17.972-05:002017-09-15T08:27:17.972-05:00Thanks for playing!
I moderate comments because 1...Thanks for playing!<br /><br />I moderate comments because 1) it's my site and I can do what I want 2) I've gotten personally abusive comments in the past and 3) spam is a constant battle. <br /><br />I stand by my characterization of 65-35 as a landslide. Iowa law is set up to make it hard for bonds to pass, and any 60% bond win is a landslide. <br /><br />I have no disdain for Hills voters. Hills even voted for me once. It's not disdain to not that 1) they almost always vote differently than other precincts on money issues and 2) they are by far the smallest part of the district. That's pure objectivity.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09749260349116845928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061483.post-68876180829738137712017-09-14T22:53:30.281-05:002017-09-14T22:53:30.281-05:00The disdain you show for Hills voters is irritatin...The disdain you show for Hills voters is irritating, but not my focus point. I didn't realize the One Community One Bond campaign "crushed" the no vote. 6% would have swung the result the other way. What a staggering defeat! 6%! One for the history books (for JoCo standards, where the default position is to throw money at any and all things, perhaps). The Feb 2003 may be a "crushing" win; surely the 2004 PPEL was. I'm glad, though, that you seek affirmation by stroking your own ego. Those of us who have matured see results and move on (as disappointed/happy as we may be). We don't try to alienate the other side further by rubbing their faces in defeat and pretend we are omnipotent readers of locals' minds. Hope my comment makes it past your "comment moderation" firewall!jhendersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17637013505856430641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061483.post-89856797304115870212017-09-14T11:53:42.284-05:002017-09-14T11:53:42.284-05:00I had a NOer attacking me on FB for being a City H...I had a NOer attacking me on FB for being a City High penis envier of West, and of caring only about City High over everything else. Then I was also a misogynist. Of course, I had never mentioned City High in my many posts, I actually live on the west side, and my girl went to West High. People seemed to be living out years of previous fights in this election, projecting things into it and into their "opponents" that made no sense. It eventually pushed me over to the Yes side. Alumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04785848121886255664noreply@blogger.com