Thursday, September 30, 2004

Reminiscent of German Behavior Towards the Jews in the Thirties and Forties

"The school followed pre-arranged contingency plan and informed local police,” she said."

School turns over N. Koreans

Posted by John Venlet on 09/30 at 06:08 AM
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Bring on the Clowns? They're Already Running (Ruining) the Show

The Greatest Show on Earth is in Grand Rapids this week.  High wire acts, lions and tigers and bears, oh my.  Unfortunately, the professional jobholder clowns have doused one of the major highlights of the show, Bailey’s Comet. The City of Grand Rapids’ professional jobholder clowns upstaged Bailey’s Comet, “for the children.”

Why, you ask?  Here’s why.  Brian Miser, who is the comet, is fired from a cannon clothed in two fireproof suits, aflame of course, across the three ring circus.  Unfortunately, because next week is fire prevention week in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the professional jobholder clowns have deemed this act as sending the wrong message, to the children.

"Because Miser—promoted as the “human fireball”—wears two fireproof suits and is doused with fire extinguishers when he lands, “Bailey’s Comet” probably would pass his safety inspection, said Fire Safety Inspector Ted Jensen.

Jensen said he was worried about the message it sends to kids. “As a fire department, we’re having a hard time with it,” he told commissioners.

Sunday—the last day the circus is in town—also marks the onset of Fire Prevention Week, he said. “That makes it a little more difficult for us.”

Mayor George Heartwell agreed. “Your mayor and your commissioners are going to back up your good judgment on this,” he told Jensen.

“I think we have to send a message,” added 2nd Ward Commissioner Rick Tormala. “It’s not a safety issue, it’s an image issue."

“FLAMEOUT: City Commission douses big top’s ‘human fireball’"

Posted by John Venlet on 09/30 at 03:54 AM
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