tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10635442.post8350250092101485867..comments2023-10-21T03:07:18.017-05:00Comments on Enclave: WPLN interview with Erik Cole only lacked allusions to torches and pitchforksS-townMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05948307051485318061noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10635442.post-70024150534454608052009-12-22T17:49:17.989-06:002009-12-22T17:49:17.989-06:00You are right, we should not pick fights where the...You are right, we should not pick fights where there are none and neither should the Councilman. He purposefully wrapped himself in the cloak of noble causes so to assure himself that his position was also noble and just. That is why he made the connection with WW2 and the civil rights movement. <br /><br />Erik wants to justify his efforts to stymie public discourse, run interference for the Mayor on a poorly concieved project, and support something that will be bad for Nashville. The only way he knows to do it is to place himself in the pantheon of visionary leadership that swam against the popular tide. He does this even when he has few facts to justify his position.<br /><br />Had Mr. Cole truly cared about the fair and equitable treatment of the African American community he would not have slithered out of the room during the Ronnie Steine generated inquest on Roy Wilson. Instead, he would have stayed and defended one of the few african american department heads, Metro has.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10635442.post-22094465438180802112009-12-22T17:14:12.906-06:002009-12-22T17:14:12.906-06:00Why is no one taking the time to point out it'...Why is no one taking the time to point out it's all "connected"? Cole is appointed to Tourism Committee because he is for MCC, but he suggests he is undecided. Really think he would be up there with Steine if he wasn't? His wife hired to be ED for arts commission. Pay is $100k. Art background: none. Who is chair for arts commission? Alvis. Appointed by who? Mayor. She lobbies for what group? CVB. Advocates of what? MCC. <br /><br />No wonder people don't read our daily rag anymore. It's all connected.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10635442.post-39491677982365074582009-12-22T15:29:01.427-06:002009-12-22T15:29:01.427-06:00Call me simple minded but do we really thing Counc...Call me simple minded but do we really thing Councilman Cole's statements belittled the Civil Rights Movement or the soldiers of WWII?<br /><br />I am not discussing the details of the interview or the proposed convention center but to me it sounded like Councilman Cole was illuminating the fact, which I believe many people accept as true, that a public referendum does not necessarily reflect what is best for the given community. To me it appears obvious that he was not comparing the convention center to WWII or the Civil Rights Act.<br /><br />I do not understand how nor why people would jump from his statements to an accusation that he is belittling the Civil Rights Movement or WWII vets? I would bet that if we stepped back and listened honestly and objectively we would understand his comparison without the drama. I believe most people would accept that a public referendum regarding Civil Rights on the ballot in Nashville in 1964 would not have passed and I believe that most people would now agree that such a defeat would have been a bad choice for progress. <br /><br />Yes, his statement was filled with hyperbole but come on. Would there have been controversy if he had made some comparison to the development of the library system or the park system or some other hotly contested issue? I doubt it.<br /><br />We should all stop looking for fights where there shouldn't be any.bmitd67https://www.blogger.com/profile/17733514127804471754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10635442.post-44865805018079387442009-12-22T09:14:46.947-06:002009-12-22T09:14:46.947-06:00Erik Cole appears to be yet another reason our par...Erik Cole appears to be yet another reason our party ship is sinking. He has no understanding of what the public needs to wants and refuses their efforts to tell him. He trades his principles and his votes for a leadership position on council and a job for his wife. Then he justifies his behavior by placing himself on the same plane as MLK and FDR. Disgusting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10635442.post-83725445675947700912009-12-22T08:18:42.696-06:002009-12-22T08:18:42.696-06:00Leave the Councilman alone. He and his wife Jen ar...Leave the Councilman alone. He and his wife Jen are busy preparing her for a new job that pays 100 grand a year with the arts commission. By the way, a job she has absolutely no experience in. Hmm, payback can be golden.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10635442.post-75683061355198708232009-12-22T07:39:26.542-06:002009-12-22T07:39:26.542-06:00Erik Cole's comments are almost as stupid as G...Erik Cole's comments are almost as stupid as Greg Adkins saying it was better to pick a Northerner than to pick cotton. Where do we find these people? Jeez.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10635442.post-41204553445246918702009-12-22T05:09:38.865-06:002009-12-22T05:09:38.865-06:00I'm waiting for someone to tell us that this t...I'm waiting for someone to tell us that this thing is a "slam dunk" and that the tourists will greet us as liberators!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16805342621833767765noreply@blogger.com