Anyone watching/watch Chicago Tonight on 8/9? - The Chainlink2024-03-28T15:41:24Zhttps://thechainlink.org/forum/topics/anyone-watching-watch-chicago-tonight-on-8-9?commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A740341&feed=yes&xn_auth=noDon't be an ignorant jerk.
S…tag:thechainlink.org,2013-08-13:2211490:Comment:7410102013-08-13T23:21:23.315ZDoug Hayneshttps://thechainlink.org/profile/DougHaynes
<p>Don't be an ignorant jerk.</p>
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<p>Size has little bearing on being able to tell of somebody rides a bike; <a href="http://www.npr.org/2012/10/09/162586325/instead-of-surgery-man-pedals-off-the-pounds" target="_blank">Ernest Gagnon</a> probably <span class="GINGER_SOFATWARE_correct">rides</span> more than you do.<br></br> <br></br> <cite>Michael J Blane 6.5 said:…</cite></p>
<p>Don't be an ignorant jerk.</p>
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<p>Size has little bearing on being able to tell of somebody rides a bike; <a href="http://www.npr.org/2012/10/09/162586325/instead-of-surgery-man-pedals-off-the-pounds" target="_blank">Ernest Gagnon</a> probably <span class="GINGER_SOFATWARE_correct">rides</span> more than you do.<br/> <br/> <cite>Michael J Blane 6.5 said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/anyone-watching-watch-chicago-tonight-on-8-9?page=2&commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A741129&x=1#2211490Comment740821"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I wonder when the last time Jim DeRogatis was on a bike (one of the other panelists that night).</p>
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<p></p> I know a few people that larg…tag:thechainlink.org,2013-08-13:2211490:Comment:7411292013-08-13T20:40:03.339ZAnne Althttps://thechainlink.org/profile/Anne91
<p>I know a few people that large who DO ride regularly, so I don't make assumptions based on his size.<br></br> <br></br> <cite>Michael J Blane 6.5 said:</cite></p>
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<p>I know a few people that large who DO ride regularly, so I don't make assumptions based on his size.<br/> <br/> <cite>Michael J Blane 6.5 said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/anyone-watching-watch-chicago-tonight-on-8-9?page=2&commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A740821&x=1#2211490Comment740821"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I wonder when the last time Jim DeRogatis was on a bike (one of the other panelists that night).</p>
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</blockquote> I wonder when the last time J…tag:thechainlink.org,2013-08-13:2211490:Comment:7408212013-08-13T17:20:18.406ZMichael J Blanehttps://thechainlink.org/profile/MichaelJBlane
<p>I wonder when the last time Jim DeRogatis was on a bike (one of the other panelists that night).</p>
<p>I wonder when the last time Jim DeRogatis was on a bike (one of the other panelists that night).</p> That's a sedentary panel if I…tag:thechainlink.org,2013-08-13:2211490:Comment:7409772013-08-13T17:05:09.381ZBen Grayhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/BenGray
<p>That's a sedentary panel if I ever saw one.</p>
<p>That's a sedentary panel if I ever saw one.</p> The fact that grown adults ca…tag:thechainlink.org,2013-08-13:2211490:Comment:7407652013-08-13T15:57:52.766ZAdam Hersteinhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/AdamHerstein
<p>The fact that grown adults can be so childish and disrespectful of others makes me fear for the future of the human race.</p>
<p>The fact that grown adults can be so childish and disrespectful of others makes me fear for the future of the human race.</p> Black lady kass should be ign…tag:thechainlink.org,2013-08-12:2211490:Comment:7406052013-08-12T20:56:25.103ZJason Whttps://thechainlink.org/profile/JasonW
<p>Black lady kass should be ignored just like white guy kass</p>
<p>Black lady kass should be ignored just like white guy kass</p> Excellent quote! Jaik - 4.3m…tag:thechainlink.org,2013-08-12:2211490:Comment:7403572013-08-12T20:46:23.837ZAnne Althttps://thechainlink.org/profile/Anne91
<p>Excellent quote!<br></br> <br></br> <cite>Jaik - 4.3mi said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/anyone-watching-watch-chicago-tonight-on-8-9?page=1&commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A740505&x=1#2211490Comment740505"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p style="text-align: left;"><span>Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the future of the human race.…</span><br></br></p>
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<p>Excellent quote!<br/> <br/> <cite>Jaik - 4.3mi said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/anyone-watching-watch-chicago-tonight-on-8-9?page=1&commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A740505&x=1#2211490Comment740505"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p style="text-align: left;"><span>Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the future of the human race.</span><br/><a rel="nofollow" href="http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Wells%2c+H.+G.">H.G. Wells</a><span> (1866-1946)</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">This quote sums my thoughts...and then people hate me for enjoying my life.</p>
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</blockquote> Every time I see an adult on…tag:thechainlink.org,2013-08-12:2211490:Comment:7405052013-08-12T20:44:30.320ZJaik S.https://thechainlink.org/profile/JSmith
<p style="text-align: left;"><span>Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the future of the human race.</span><br/><a href="http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Wells%2c+H.+G.">H.G. Wells</a><span> (1866-1946)</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">This quote sums my thoughts...and then people hate me for enjoying my life.</p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><span>Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the future of the human race.</span><br/><a href="http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Wells%2c+H.+G.">H.G. Wells</a><span> (1866-1946)</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">This quote sums my thoughts...and then people hate me for enjoying my life.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"></p> A while back, she was on Chic…tag:thechainlink.org,2013-08-12:2211490:Comment:7404292013-08-12T20:02:01.540ZAnne Althttps://thechainlink.org/profile/Anne91
<p>A while back, she was on Chicago Tonight and was whining about the bike lanes on 83rd St. being a waste of space. "We need them for the cars." *headdesk*<br></br> <br></br> <cite>Tom Dworzanski said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/anyone-watching-watch-chicago-tonight-on-8-9#2211490Comment739617"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>The segment is here:…</p>
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<p>A while back, she was on Chicago Tonight and was whining about the bike lanes on 83rd St. being a waste of space. "We need them for the cars." *headdesk*<br/> <br/> <cite>Tom Dworzanski said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/anyone-watching-watch-chicago-tonight-on-8-9#2211490Comment739617"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>The segment is here: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2013/08/09/chicago-tonight-week-review-89-0" target="_blank">http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2013/08/09/chicago-tonight-week-revi...</a><br/><br/>The uninformed lady's name is Perri Small (<a rel="nofollow" href="http://wvon.com/personalities/perri-small.html" target="_blank">job</a> <a rel="nofollow" href="mailto:perri@wvon.com" target="_blank">email</a> <a rel="nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/PerriSmall" target="_blank">twitter</a>), a radio host for an <a rel="nofollow" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WVON" target="_blank">African-American-oriented talk radio station</a> that styles itself as being a proponent of civil rights.</p>
<p>Other than her vitriolic scolding of cyclists, she also made the mistake of impling that people in Amsterdam (a city with a per capita income higher than Chicago's) ride bicycles because they cannot afford cars. She was also surprised that cycling is possible in Chicago's weather<br/><br/>On the topic of cycling in general she stated, "Perfectly good lanes for vehicles are being, [indiscernble] you know widened, and all kinds of things for these bicycles, I just don't get it."</p>
<p>Later in the show she fiercely defended professional athletes who use performance enhancing drugs.</p>
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</blockquote> Well isn't that special? Jef…tag:thechainlink.org,2013-08-12:2211490:Comment:7405942013-08-12T20:00:11.824ZAnne Althttps://thechainlink.org/profile/Anne91
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmwqnqL3Hbg" target="_blank">Well isn't that special?</a><br></br><br></br> <br></br> <cite>Jeff Schneider said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/anyone-watching-watch-chicago-tonight-on-8-9#2211490Comment739853"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Hatred of cyclists must be the only thing Tribune and WVON have ever agreed about. It's nice to know that we are doing our part to bridge the racial divide.…</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmwqnqL3Hbg" target="_blank">Well isn't that special?</a><br/><br/> <br/> <cite>Jeff Schneider said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/anyone-watching-watch-chicago-tonight-on-8-9#2211490Comment739853"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Hatred of cyclists must be the only thing Tribune and WVON have ever agreed about. It's nice to know that we are doing our part to bridge the racial divide. </p>
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