hjmick
07-25-2014, 08:41 PM
I love this guy...
I first came across him six years ago when this story came across my screen:
Dallas County officials spar over ‘black hole’ comment (http://cityhallblog.dallasnews.com/2008/07/dallas-county-meeting-turns-ra.html/)
County commissioners were discussing problems with the central collections office that is used to process traffic ticket payments and handle other paperwork normally done by the JP Courts.
Commissioner Kenneth Mayfield, who is white, said it seemed that central collections “has become a black hole” because paperwork reportedly has become lost in the office.
Commissioner John Wiley Price, who is black, interrupted him with a loud “Excuse me!” He then corrected his colleague, saying the office has become a “white hole.”
That prompted Judge Thomas Jones, who is black, to demand an apology from Mayfield for his racially insensitive analogy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oc1zGRUPztc
It's a wonderful example of someone looking to be offended, political correctness run rampant (the judge demanding an apology), and stupidity in general. I have been known to, on some boards, post it in threads to make a point about the three previously mentioned conditions. And I think it is funny as hell, even six years on...
I bring it up now to give anyone who has never heard of Commissioner Price an introduction, for he is once again in the news...
Dallas County official charged with taking bribes (http://news.msn.com/crime-justice/dallas-county-official-charged-with-taking-bribes)
DALLAS (AP) — A longtime Dallas County commissioner has been charged with accepting nearly $1 million in bribes in exchange for providing insider information and voting in favor of projects proposed by various companies, federal authorities announced Friday.
John Wiley Price, his chief of staff and two political consultants were in custody after being charged in a 13-count indictment...
Funny thing is, I am not the least bit surprised...
I first came across him six years ago when this story came across my screen:
Dallas County officials spar over ‘black hole’ comment (http://cityhallblog.dallasnews.com/2008/07/dallas-county-meeting-turns-ra.html/)
County commissioners were discussing problems with the central collections office that is used to process traffic ticket payments and handle other paperwork normally done by the JP Courts.
Commissioner Kenneth Mayfield, who is white, said it seemed that central collections “has become a black hole” because paperwork reportedly has become lost in the office.
Commissioner John Wiley Price, who is black, interrupted him with a loud “Excuse me!” He then corrected his colleague, saying the office has become a “white hole.”
That prompted Judge Thomas Jones, who is black, to demand an apology from Mayfield for his racially insensitive analogy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oc1zGRUPztc
It's a wonderful example of someone looking to be offended, political correctness run rampant (the judge demanding an apology), and stupidity in general. I have been known to, on some boards, post it in threads to make a point about the three previously mentioned conditions. And I think it is funny as hell, even six years on...
I bring it up now to give anyone who has never heard of Commissioner Price an introduction, for he is once again in the news...
Dallas County official charged with taking bribes (http://news.msn.com/crime-justice/dallas-county-official-charged-with-taking-bribes)
DALLAS (AP) — A longtime Dallas County commissioner has been charged with accepting nearly $1 million in bribes in exchange for providing insider information and voting in favor of projects proposed by various companies, federal authorities announced Friday.
John Wiley Price, his chief of staff and two political consultants were in custody after being charged in a 13-count indictment...
Funny thing is, I am not the least bit surprised...