Comments on: James Lawrence is back from vacation - so is the Gangsta Rap rant http://rochesterturning.com/2007/08/29/james-lawrence-is-back-from-vacation-so-is-the-gangsta-rap-traid/ turning the tide upstate Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:31:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: rochesterturning.com: turning the tide upstate http://rochesterturning.com/2007/08/29/james-lawrence-is-back-from-vacation-so-is-the-gangsta-rap-traid/#comment-92980 rochesterturning.com: turning the tide upstate Wed, 19 Dec 2007 11:30:36 +0000 http://rochesterturning.com/2007/08/29/james-lawrence-is-back-from-vacation-so-is-the-gangsta-rap-traid/#comment-92980 [...] We’ve all heard a lot about how James Lawrence of the D&C thinks that gangsta rap exacerbates many urban problems.ÂÂ There’s an article in the Times today about how rapÂÂ of a different sort is actually credited with keeping things peaceful in Marseille, France: When the slums outside Paris, Lyon, Toulouse and Strasbourg exploded last month, repeating the violence that erupted two years ago, here in Marseille, France’s second-largest city, all remained calm. [...] [...] We’ve all heard a lot about how James Lawrence of the D&C thinks that gangsta rap exacerbates many urban problems.ÂÂ There’s an article in the Times today about how rapÂÂ of a different sort is actually credited with keeping things peaceful in Marseille, France: When the slums outside Paris, Lyon, Toulouse and Strasbourg exploded last month, repeating the violence that erupted two years ago, here in Marseille, France’s second-largest city, all remained calm. [...]

]]> By: rochesterturning.com: turning the tide upstate http://rochesterturning.com/2007/08/29/james-lawrence-is-back-from-vacation-so-is-the-gangsta-rap-traid/#comment-57238 rochesterturning.com: turning the tide upstate Mon, 03 Sep 2007 16:01:32 +0000 http://rochesterturning.com/2007/08/29/james-lawrence-is-back-from-vacation-so-is-the-gangsta-rap-traid/#comment-57238 [...] and George Mitchell, or by banding together with employers to fight against the greater evil of gangsta rap. Organized labor achieved its goals because of workers who had the courage to organize and strike, [...] [...] and George Mitchell, or by banding together with employers to fight against the greater evil of gangsta rap. Organized labor achieved its goals because of workers who had the courage to organize and strike, [...]

]]> By: rochesterturning.com: turning the tide upstate http://rochesterturning.com/2007/08/29/james-lawrence-is-back-from-vacation-so-is-the-gangsta-rap-traid/#comment-56847 rochesterturning.com: turning the tide upstate Sat, 01 Sep 2007 02:22:57 +0000 http://rochesterturning.com/2007/08/29/james-lawrence-is-back-from-vacation-so-is-the-gangsta-rap-traid/#comment-56847 [...] D&C Editorial page will say.ÂÂ It said Michael Vick shouldn’t be banned from the NFL and then tied gangsta rap to Michael Vick’s [...] [...] D&C Editorial page will say.ÂÂ It said Michael Vick shouldn’t be banned from the NFL and then tied gangsta rap to Michael Vick’s [...]

]]> By: Jiminy Bizbo http://rochesterturning.com/2007/08/29/james-lawrence-is-back-from-vacation-so-is-the-gangsta-rap-traid/#comment-56310 Jiminy Bizbo Wed, 29 Aug 2007 17:21:24 +0000 http://rochesterturning.com/2007/08/29/james-lawrence-is-back-from-vacation-so-is-the-gangsta-rap-traid/#comment-56310 stlo7 - breakfast is on me! http://www.photolava.com/view/5y8r.html stlo7 - breakfast is on me!

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]]> By: stlo7 http://rochesterturning.com/2007/08/29/james-lawrence-is-back-from-vacation-so-is-the-gangsta-rap-traid/#comment-56307 stlo7 Wed, 29 Aug 2007 16:51:43 +0000 http://rochesterturning.com/2007/08/29/james-lawrence-is-back-from-vacation-so-is-the-gangsta-rap-traid/#comment-56307 Well - in fairness - this was actually yesterday and Lawrence did say he was on vacation. Still - a bigger question is what cover this stuff at all give all that is going on. Well - in fairness - this was actually yesterday and Lawrence did say he was on vacation.

Still - a bigger question is what cover this stuff at all give all that is going on.

]]> By: Jiminy Bizbo http://rochesterturning.com/2007/08/29/james-lawrence-is-back-from-vacation-so-is-the-gangsta-rap-traid/#comment-56303 Jiminy Bizbo Wed, 29 Aug 2007 15:54:40 +0000 http://rochesterturning.com/2007/08/29/james-lawrence-is-back-from-vacation-so-is-the-gangsta-rap-traid/#comment-56303 There's enough here that General Mills should consider a breakfast cereal - "GOP Flakes" - they have enough characters to put faces on the box ala Wheaties style for the next 10 years. Thanks to the GOP for reaping the crop they've sewn. We'll all enjoy the harvest come November. There’s enough here that General Mills should consider a breakfast cereal - “GOP Flakes” - they have enough characters to put faces on the box ala Wheaties style for the next 10 years.

Thanks to the GOP for reaping the crop they’ve sewn. We’ll all enjoy the harvest come November.

]]> By: Jiminy Bizbo http://rochesterturning.com/2007/08/29/james-lawrence-is-back-from-vacation-so-is-the-gangsta-rap-traid/#comment-56300 Jiminy Bizbo Wed, 29 Aug 2007 15:43:39 +0000 http://rochesterturning.com/2007/08/29/james-lawrence-is-back-from-vacation-so-is-the-gangsta-rap-traid/#comment-56300 Race Wars, Class Wars, Animal Rights...the perfect way to switch the direction of the current news - especially when it involves Republicans at the Federal level (Larry Craig (R) ID and his bathroom follies, Alberto (Gonzo) Gonzalez and his "I Quit" follies, or "Rappin' Randy" (R) Pistol Packin', Door Lockin' Terrorist Fighter), the State level (Roger Stone (R) "Consultant Extraordinaire" and his sex swinging, senior citizen threatening follies), and the Local level (Leo Connolly (R) and his "flick your bic to destroy the evidence quick" follies). Yeah, Gansta rap...it's so vital when it's a slow news day! Race Wars, Class Wars, Animal Rights…the perfect way to switch the direction of the current news - especially when it involves Republicans at the Federal level (Larry Craig (R) ID and his bathroom follies, Alberto (Gonzo) Gonzalez and his “I Quit” follies, or “Rappin’ Randy” (R) Pistol Packin’, Door Lockin’ Terrorist Fighter), the State level (Roger Stone (R) “Consultant Extraordinaire” and his sex swinging, senior citizen threatening follies), and the Local level (Leo Connolly (R) and his “flick your bic to destroy the evidence quick” follies).

Yeah, Gansta rap…it’s so vital when it’s a slow news day!

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