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I think that by publicly (and in news stories that ran world-wide) opposing the Greenboro Truth and Reconciliation Commission's efforts to answer 25-years-old questions, Holliday has rendered his opinion on pretty much everything valueless. So I wouldn't waste any thought on his opinion of the newspaper.

Since he has no opposition this year for the mayor's race, I know that I will write someone in, it doesn't matter who. How about you, John? I have no reason to doubt that you would make a better Mayor than Holliday; almost anyone would.

:-)

Best regards,
Tony

Oops, forgot to mention that as a result of his opposition to the GTRC, Holliday has done far more damage to Greensboro's image in the US and the world at large than the newspaper has ever done.

Regards,
Tony

Do you honestly think that the rest of the WORLD is sitting by their TV's anxiously awaiting word on how the T&R "hearings" are going?
By not endorsing the T&R Mayor Holliday showed the rest of the world that he is not an idiot.

JayCee wrote:

"Do you honestly think that the rest of the WORLD is sitting by their TV's anxiously awaiting word on how the T&R "hearings" are going?"

No, which is why I didn't say anything resembling that. I simply stated a fact, which is that stories have run worldwide on the GTRC on the radio and in newspapers and magazines.

"By not endorsing the T&R Mayor Holliday showed the rest of the world that he is not an idiot."

Wrong. He did, however, show that he is the mayor of a small, provincial city in the South of the United States where the city "leaders" don't lead, but fear history and the truth. And this is what makes Greensboro look bad, not the GTRC.

I have lived in Greenboro for most of my life and moved back to it in 1999 after five years in Charlotte because I prefer Greensboro to Charlotte and consider it home. I really like Greensboro and know that we are better than Holliday represents us as being. But Holliday's attitude toward the GTRC reveals Greensboro greatest weakness (which many are struggling successfully in recent years to overcome), which is a regressive, "don't stir the pot no matter what the cause" attitude that, frankly, reflects laziness, both intellectually and ethically.

Regards,
Tony

The T&R is a boondoggle generated by folks who are still stinging over the fact that they're responsible for that long-ago mess, and would like to make the rest of us believe they are blameless. It's about rewriting history in their favor, not truth. I've read accounts of some of the statements made, and have personal knowledge that they are false and designed to "change" the truth, not expose it.
The overwhelming majority of people here in Greensboro either don't remember the incident, weren't here during it, or don't care. The only people who care about it are the ones that started it.
I don't think this little T&R charade has any effect on the rest of the world. So what if a news story or two went out about it across the wire? These days you can have a cute dog and it goes out across the world on our 24/7 news-hungry stations, but it still doesn't mean anything.

You're helping me to prove one of my points.

:-)

The simple fact is that *everyone I know in Greensboro* (many hundreds of people) supports the GTRC except for a few who are over seventy years old.

And there have been *far* more that "one or two stories."

Check it out for yourself if you'd like.

http://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial_s&hl=en&q=%22greensboro+truth+and+reconciliation+commission%22&btnG=Google+Search

Of the 630 hits returned by my Google search (at 8:55 AM on Thursday, September 1st, 2005), many are overseas sites.

There are those who would like to *wish* that it were being ignored, but like my mother used to tell me, "wishing doesn't make it so."

Regards,
Tony

I see that the blog deformed my link above, so just go to Google and search on "Greensboro Truth and Reconciliation Commission." Searching on "Greensboro Community Truth and Reconciliation Project" also yields many, many hits.

Fortunately, the Commission's work is proceeding so smoothly and so well that a lot of the damage done by Holliday and his ilk may be overcome.

Regards,
Tony

I think that whether or not you support the TRC and its work you do have to admit that people around the world ARE paying attention.

I have some friends in CT, NY and MA who are reading and hearing about it in their media there and some friends studying abroad who are getting BBC coverage of it.

The idea that the whole thing is just happening in Greensboro and that no else cares about the first of these commissions on US soil is proveably false.

Joe K.

Gave us a break.

Do you think for one moment if the 5 dead people would have been Nazi Klan members instead of members of the CWP, the TRC would be in existence today?

Not likely.

People could care less what occurred in a Southern town 25 years ago as a result of actions perpetrated by two radical organizations that are loathsome in nature. We're being watched by others? Give me a break.

Back to the main topic of the local media portraying Greensboro & surrounding communities in a bad light, in my opinion, the News & Record, reports most local events in a fair and professional manner and casts Greensboro in the light that it conducts it's affairs.

The investigative reporting on the Homestead debacle was excellent, though sad for all the reasons it occurred.

Mayor Holliday needs to stop whining and accept that for good or bad the press is sometimes needed to keep us all honest.

I am saying other people in other places are watching, yes. For good or ill. That's just an empirical fact. Google it. Do a Lexis-Nexis search. A lot of media on this thing.

Not making a political point - just stating a fact.

"The simple fact is that *everyone I know in Greensboro* (many hundreds of people) supports the GTRC except for a few who are over seventy years old."

Tony, opinions vary depending on whom you know and whom you speak to about the GTRC. I've followed the story for several years and talked to Greensborians both young and old, liberal and conservative, religious and secular, political and not-so. I'd say about 10% of the people I've talked to support the GTRC, 10% adamantly oppose it and 80% don't care and are tired of hearing about it.

I think I heard that Mayor-for-Life Holliday got about 80% of the vote last time, so maybe he got all the "I-don't-cares."

Reference: Thanks to the Rhino Times for Keith Holliday's official title.