Comments on: Further Adventures in Zoning Hearing Sartorial Choices http://www.bostonmagazine.com/boston_daily/2008/03/13/further-adventures-in-zoning-hearing-sartorial-choices/ Just another www.bostonmagazine.com weblog Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:44:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.1 By: The Snob /boston_daily/2008/03/13/further-adventures-in-zoning-hearing-sartorial-choices/#comment-6257 The Snob Fri, 14 Mar 2008 15:58:31 +0000 /boston_daily/2008/03/13/further-adventures-in-zoning-hearing-sartorial-choices/#comment-6257 "Thankfully, the citizens of Massachusetts aren’t fans of political phonies, glad-handers, etc…" There goes another perfectly-good keyboard. Seriously, you had me right up to that. And what's with college kids living on Beacon Hill? How the bleep do they afford it? I went to college here in the 90s and there were very few undergrads living there. “Thankfully, the citizens of Massachusetts aren’t fans of political phonies, glad-handers, etc…”

There goes another perfectly-good keyboard. Seriously, you had me right up to that.

And what’s with college kids living on Beacon Hill? How the bleep do they afford it? I went to college here in the 90s and there were very few undergrads living there.

]]> By: Allan /boston_daily/2008/03/13/further-adventures-in-zoning-hearing-sartorial-choices/#comment-6250 Allan Fri, 14 Mar 2008 03:57:48 +0000 /boston_daily/2008/03/13/further-adventures-in-zoning-hearing-sartorial-choices/#comment-6250 Mr. Ross asserts in the BU Daily Free Press that students haven't really been up in arms about this ordinance, but I -- as a student -- called three times. I was told I'd get the courtesy of a return phone call, but alas, it was a lie. Moreover, Councilor Ross knows that not many students or working professionals are available to attend Zoning Board meetings in the middle of the day on a weekday. Don't think for a moment that this calculation didn't factor into Councilor Ross's gameplan. It's hard to mount student opposition to an ordiance when all of the students are in class! Mike Ross seeks the help of students when it fits his political agenda and can stroke his own ego in the mainstream press. This is a man who tried to rally students when he wanted to save the Night Owl (he was too little and too late), tried to claim to a class full of students he was teaching that he opposed the Student Accountability Ordinance when in fact he SPEARHEADED its passage. Unfortunately, he can remain a hypocrite and continually be re-elected because students in Boston are a non-voting population. Therefore, as long as Mike Ross continues to ingratiate himself and make nice with the NIMBY's in Beacon Hill and his new "Adopted hometown" of Mission Hill, he'll be electorally safe. THAT reality is even more pathetic than Mike Ross's politics. Thankfully, the citizens of Massachusetts aren't fans of political phonies, glad-handers, etc... which is why at least Mr. Ross's reach will forever be contained to the City Council. Mr. Ross asserts in the BU Daily Free Press that students haven’t really been up in arms about this ordinance, but I — as a student — called three times. I was told I’d get the courtesy of a return phone call, but alas, it was a lie. Moreover, Councilor Ross knows that not many students or working professionals are available to attend Zoning Board meetings in the middle of the day on a weekday. Don’t think for a moment that this calculation didn’t factor into Councilor Ross’s gameplan. It’s hard to mount student opposition to an ordiance when all of the students are in class!

Mike Ross seeks the help of students when it fits his political agenda and can stroke his own ego in the mainstream press.

This is a man who tried to rally students when he wanted to save the Night Owl (he was too little and too late), tried to claim to a class full of students he was teaching that he opposed the Student Accountability Ordinance when in fact he SPEARHEADED its passage.

Unfortunately, he can remain a hypocrite and continually be re-elected because students in Boston are a non-voting population. Therefore, as long as Mike Ross continues to ingratiate himself and make nice with the NIMBY’s in Beacon Hill and his new “Adopted hometown” of Mission Hill, he’ll be electorally safe. THAT reality is even more pathetic than Mike Ross’s politics.

Thankfully, the citizens of Massachusetts aren’t fans of political phonies, glad-handers, etc… which is why at least Mr. Ross’s reach will forever be contained to the City Council.

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