tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855453405144523848.post9140983738009295137..comments2023-10-19T02:37:54.189-07:00Comments on Talk to the Editors: DUI, or Didn't HeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855453405144523848.post-87170698818745441362009-05-23T08:10:43.686-07:002009-05-23T08:10:43.686-07:00BrumBam -
Nobody was arguing for the Pine Cone's p...BrumBam -<br />Nobody was arguing for the Pine Cone's position...<br /><br />Rather, they were pointing out the Herald's hypocrisy in covering the Biasotti case but avoiding other cases (that if are even mentioned, the Herald won't print the blog posting).Sheila123https://www.blogger.com/profile/16057422253150438730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855453405144523848.post-44961300227510567982009-05-23T00:00:14.923-07:002009-05-23T00:00:14.923-07:00I really wish those comments haven't been deleted ...I really wish those comments haven't been deleted because I would have LOVED to see how the original blog somehow transformed into a debate about Joe Livernois' speeding tickets vs. a DUI.<br /><br />Not sure how anybody can argue for the Pine Cone's position on this one. If you're not comfortable reading the local news then perhaps you'd be better off with a subscription to the SF Chronicle.BrumBamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07581296974406024276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855453405144523848.post-51599183385644091372009-05-22T14:29:21.315-07:002009-05-22T14:29:21.315-07:00Marvin Biasotti is a person entrusted with a manag...Marvin Biasotti is a person entrusted with a managing a public school district. A DUI arrest of such a person is newsworthy because it involves an arrest and not just a mere citation, and because this person is in a position to influence the youth of a community. The Herald is right, ant the Pine Cone is wrong. <br /><br />Joe's speeding tickets are not newsworthy. But if the Herald editor was James B Toyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00453735455065132664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855453405144523848.post-90753194929412473482009-05-22T12:32:07.829-07:002009-05-22T12:32:07.829-07:00"The only possible explanations are (1) Speeding i..."The only possible explanations are (1) Speeding isn't as dangerous as DUI (2) Biasotti is in a responsible position and you aren't (3) The Herald has a double standard for its own employees.<br /><br />"The first two are obviously untrue. So it must be the third, right?"<br /><br />You might take option one up with the state legislature. When I got my speeding tickets, the cops didn't read me myJoe Livernoishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11496239945667284976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855453405144523848.post-69638467018174545422009-05-21T21:18:30.857-07:002009-05-21T21:18:30.857-07:00I've been watching the Herald blog off and on and ...I've been watching the Herald blog off and on and I've just been shaking my head because nobody has been responding... it's been a 1-way conversation.<br /><br />Now, people are responding and The Herald has the audacity to delete the comments. <br /><br />This is the WEB guys... dialog is good... take your lumps and get over it.Sheila123https://www.blogger.com/profile/16057422253150438730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855453405144523848.post-69906085782815605822009-05-21T11:26:45.040-07:002009-05-21T11:26:45.040-07:00I deleted the earlier comments because anonymous c...I deleted the earlier comments because anonymous creeps posted my kids' court records, which have nothing to do with this discussion, but sparked the context for everything that came after.<br /><br />I'm fair game, even for anonymous creeps. But not my family.<br /><br />So you can start over with the anonymous creeping . . .Joe Livernoishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11496239945667284976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855453405144523848.post-5525999088514936712009-05-21T07:57:35.875-07:002009-05-21T07:57:35.875-07:00The main page says:
"Journalists make their livin...The main page says:<br /><br />"<B>Journalists make their living communicating, yet we fall ironically short when it comes to explaining ourselves. So it comes as no surprise that misconceptions abound and newspapers are accused of oddball conspiracies. On this page, Herald editors will offer explanations and answer questions from readers about the things we do. Have a question? Post it in the RoyalPainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12656346969093538312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855453405144523848.post-3551240690317798982009-05-21T07:53:47.602-07:002009-05-21T07:53:47.602-07:00Joe, you're overreacting. If somebody posts someth...Joe, you're overreacting. If somebody posts something out of line, just ignore it and delete it. But let this forum function the way it's supposed to. You have a very important position in the community and there's nothing wrong with your being asked to explain your decision-making. <br /><br />Go back to the beginning. If Biasotti's DUI is worth repeated front-page coverage in the Herald, why Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18227931986621954898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855453405144523848.post-89385929076002607472009-05-20T23:26:56.225-07:002009-05-20T23:26:56.225-07:00For the useless cowards who can't summon the coura...For the useless cowards who can't summon the courage of their convictions to identify themselves but who are such haters that they are willing to drag my family indiscriminately into the fray, here's the entirety of MY court record:<br /><br />TR09-010682 Livernois, Joseph James 3/3/2009 Traffic: Marina<br />TR08-072446 Livernois, Joseph James 12/26/2008 Traffic: Marina<br /><br />In both Joe Livernoishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11496239945667284976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855453405144523848.post-8449678022897699162009-05-20T10:53:44.685-07:002009-05-20T10:53:44.685-07:00It turns out censorship is alive and well at The H...It turns out censorship is alive and well at The Herald. I spend a lot of time looking at online blogs and discussion groups and I don't think I've ever heard of a newspaper deleting comments by itself.<br /><br />Of course, everybody would agree that what Joe said yesterday was out of line. But that's not the point. This forum is a perfect place to discuss the issues that were raised, and we Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18227931986621954898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855453405144523848.post-13730616309287687662009-05-19T22:42:21.780-07:002009-05-19T22:42:21.780-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.James B Toyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00453735455065132664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855453405144523848.post-14922836731610537742009-05-19T20:48:27.299-07:002009-05-19T20:48:27.299-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.attorneybusterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05999616499504623569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855453405144523848.post-62596947839512865092009-05-19T15:45:12.581-07:002009-05-19T15:45:12.581-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.RoyalPainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12656346969093538312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855453405144523848.post-34383276511164258262009-05-19T15:05:50.000-07:002009-05-19T15:05:50.000-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18227931986621954898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855453405144523848.post-61221757953612543402009-05-19T14:56:26.076-07:002009-05-19T14:56:26.076-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18227931986621954898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855453405144523848.post-30818520342590967422009-05-19T12:38:00.000-07:002009-05-19T12:38:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Joe Livernoishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11496239945667284976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855453405144523848.post-1226013201643407612009-05-19T12:34:00.000-07:002009-05-19T12:34:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.RoyalPainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12656346969093538312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855453405144523848.post-7789492024485902462009-05-19T12:17:00.000-07:002009-05-19T12:17:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.RoyalPainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12656346969093538312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855453405144523848.post-63615185395907083102009-05-19T10:53:00.000-07:002009-05-19T10:53:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Joe Livernoishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11496239945667284976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855453405144523848.post-1095129494226705682009-05-19T06:32:00.000-07:002009-05-19T06:32:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.RoyalPainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12656346969093538312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855453405144523848.post-6366288349346224802009-05-18T16:24:00.000-07:002009-05-18T16:24:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Glennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04220015404821594562noreply@blogger.com