Comments on: Brad Rollins’ Blog: Now for something completely different

By: David Sergi

David Sergi — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 01:13:53 +0000

Brad after listening to his antics which remin me of y friend Wavy Gravys rantsat aDed She I have to say I agree with you for once.

By: Lila Knight

Lila Knight — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 13:21:34 +0000

The University Star also carried a story on this interview. I would encourage all of you to read it.

By: Kate McCarty

Kate McCarty — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 02:16:10 +0000

First, I don’t really think this event was open to the public, was it? If so, someone needed to let the public know. The LWV will hold a public debate. I hope the Mercury and Record will cover these, and I wish you Mercury and them Record would endorse candidates. I have exchanged some Facebook comments with Mr. Prentice. He’s smart and interesting. But sometime he will need to address issues easily within the city’s immediate grasp if he’s to be taken seriously.

By: KennyP

KennyP — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 16:05:12 +0000

We are becoming more like Austin everyday. We do not have our own idenity.

By: Lisa Marie Coppoletta

Lisa Marie Coppoletta — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 14:02:21 +0000

We’ve had lots of colorful candidates. The problem is when they are viable, the press in this town either (a) goes after them (b) outfight ignores them. One who “skirted” the razors edge was Web Brannon. There should be a relic of that in Rob’s store. Y’all missed the colorful debates/candidates of the 80′s.

By: Winchester

Winchester — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 21:54:04 +0000

Could be that being closer to the end he has seen that it’s better to speak that which one really believes. Death bed confession concept.

Or, it could be he believes in the concept of thinking globally and acting locally.

Refreshing, either way. Pointless, but refreshing.\\

And Brad, thanks for the use of sycophant.

By: Patrick Montgomery

Patrick Montgomery — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 20:29:36 +0000

I sure wish there was a posting or a better heads up of these functions. Yesterday was a BIG one…I wish I could have seen the look on the Capital Mongers on San Marcos when this gentleman was speaking such truths…

By: Ted Marchut

Ted Marchut — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 16:41:41 +0000

I am sure I would have expected worse taunting. I’m just not especially cool with it. I once was. I used to love skewering people. I don’t know what changed my mind. I can think of a couple of people, who took a decidedly different approach, who are sadly no longer with us. Maybe that’s what did it.

It may be a fruitless effort, but that’s where I’m at. I think the single greatest thing we could do for this community, is make treating others the way we would want to be treated (or would want our mothers and fathers to be treated, or our children to be treated), our first priority.

Again, not the worst I’ve seen, but I still feel compelled to ask for better.

By: SMsince95

SMsince95 — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 16:31:56 +0000

As a man of about Mr. Prentice’s age I can identify with any fears of countinued obscurtiy that he might have. I thought the piece was well written and I suspect Mr. Prentice anticipated worse taunting. It’s a blog. And like Zach, I wish I was there.

By: Ted Marchut

Ted Marchut — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 15:57:14 +0000

It just strikes me, more and more, that if Jesus showed up and decided to run, someone would drag him through the mud. At the local level, it really bothers me, because I live with these people, even the ones I don’t agree with.

Like I said, it’s not the harshest piece, and I’m sure I brought my own “sensitivities” to the analysis. I just think that in a community of 50,000 people (or less) we ought to be able to be respectful of all of our neighbors.

I’ll leave it at that, before I go off on my own tangential rant.

By: Brad Rollins

Brad Rollins — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 15:49:13 +0000

But I can see how this piece falls short of conveying all that underlies it. It’s a blog post, not an opus. We have an interview with Mr Prentice scheduled for tomorrow.

By: Lisa Marie Coppoletta

Lisa Marie Coppoletta — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 15:48:17 +0000

Brad,
Do you need a video shooter/editor for future debates? Have camera, software and skills. I can shoot it and post it to my site, or do so for this paper. Thanks for the updates. Many did not know about the debate, even those “in the know.”
Best, LMC

By: Brad Rollins

Brad Rollins — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 15:42:50 +0000

I meant it more in the vein of:

Do not go gentle into that good night/
Rage, rage against the dying of the light

By: Ted Marchut

Ted Marchut — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 15:37:57 +0000

Maybe it is just your “voice” as a writer. Maybe it is me. This is what jumped out at me…

Bombastic:

high-sounding; high-flown; inflated; pretentious.

Antics:

1, Usually, antics.
a. a playful trick or prank; caper.
b. a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.

2. Archaic .
a. an actor in a grotesque or ridiculous presentation.
b. a buffoon; clown.

Absurd:

utterly or obviously senseless, illogical, or untrue; contrary to all reason or common sense; laughably foolish or false: an absurd explanation.

“One suspects Prentice fears continued obscurity more than he fears anything else.” I read this as he is just in it for attention. Do I misunderstand your statement?

By: Zach Narvaez

Zach Narvaez — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 15:03:13 +0000

PINKO COMMIE…OMG I’m IN TEARS! REALLY WISH I HAD BEEN THERE!

By: Brad Rollins

Brad Rollins — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 15:01:41 +0000

I hope it doesn’t come across as harsh at all. I’m fascinated by this apparently gravely ill man running a quixotic mayoral campaign on his own terms, throwing all convention out the window. It’s not meant to be political commentary but a human piece.

By: Ted Marchut

Ted Marchut — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 14:50:44 +0000

Interesting, but I suspect the transcript of the debate would have sufficed and made the same point.

I may be the minority, but I’m just looking for the facts. Entertaining observations about any of those who are offering to volunteer their time for the city, just leave me cold.

Far from the harshest piece you’ve done, but still not anything I want to encourage.

Thanks for the audio.