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Posted by SelkirkTMO on Thu Mar 4 16:13:25 2010, in response to Re: Rangel, Patterson, Meeks, Seabrook, Parker, Jenkins, Dinkins,Obama , Smith, Davis,Foster, posted by rbseabeach on Thu Mar 4 15:26:35 2010. Now HERE you have a good argument. Back when I was in the Bronx, I ran a company called "ASR: Avalanche Sound Research." We made large speakers for musicians, audio mixers and radio broadcast equipment. All of it built in the Bronx. When I needed people for manufacturing, I went to the state labor department for employees. I got sent many ex-convicts and, thanks to a program in effect at the time, I got a subsidy for hiring and training them. Went for it.Sure I had some turnover, sure some stuff went missing, but the rest of the guys I hired were VERY good at building electronics and cabinets. They out-performed NON-convicts because they had the motivation to NOT want to get in trouble and straighten their shit out. And I wasn't intimidated by them since I took no shit, so it was all good. Point here is that just because someone screwed up in their earlier days doesn't mean they're a lifetime screwup. Sometimes, all they need is a fair shot and they'll take care of business all by themselves. Apparently Dave has known this guy for a VERY long time and he had managed to fly straight for a very long time. And you definitely don't want Dave driving for obvious reasons. So Dave hired him up as his driver when he was in the Senate and Johnson was OK. And since they knew each other for a very long time and knew each other inside out, I'm sure Dave figured this guy would do very well as his go-to guy. Unfortunately, looks like Johnson's head swelled as a result of his new duties with Dave and got full of himself when he was away from Dave. I'm sure you've had friends of yours, just like I have, who have done some strange shit that gets back to you and you found it difficult to believe that they were even capable of doing it, much less did. I've said before any of this happened in knowing Dave for a very long time that he's a really good guy, perhaps TOO good, and probably didn't believe what he was being told. I have to blame Dave since anyone from the city should know that they should personally check out stories of other people's sidewalk acts and sadly Dave apparently didn't. And look at the price he's paying for this now. The whole way this went down tells me that Dave didn't believe it at first, then went to check it out, and screwed up royally doing so. That's how I see it though ... never met Johnson, but have worked around Dave for many years ... damned sad ... :( |
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