Comments by Brisla

Written on Cracking down: Marco Island Code Enforcement Board signals new 'get tough' attitude:

"Batte also expressed concern that Code Compliance Supervisor Liz Carr, who was on vacation, was not at the meeting.

“I’m very disappointed the supervisor is not here today. I’m sure there’s a good reason, but it still bothers me,” he said."
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Hey, Einstein - she was on vacation! I'm sure it was planned in advance! It was you and your prescient colleagues who decided to have your grandiose CEB meeting when she wasn't going to be there. Great idea!

Written on Letter to the Editor: Watch out for the ‘Lazies’:

You mean, an economic collapse as bad as the Bush Global Economic Collapse? Gosh, I hope not!

Written on Pope Francis makes Easter pleas for world peace:

Praying for peace....how's that worked out so far?

Written on Guest Commentary: By Larry Honig - My city manger evaluation:

This story has been online for a week now, and, apparently, nobody at this fine news organization has noticed that "manager" is spelled incorrectly in the headline.

Or maybe the city has an official "manger."

Written on Marco Island Code Compliance: Seller's failure to connect to sewer becomes buyer's problem:

The ***holes who voted for it should pay.

Written on Letter to the Editor: The right of the people:

"It seems that any physician would also understand?"

Having met quite a few, I would say that many doctors are just plain stupid. Not all, but many. Outside of their specialty, they are absolutely lost.

Written on Letter to the Editor: 48 years of a Mackle Marco Island:

Herb, you did good. Your designs were much better than what we've seen since.

Written on Letter to the Editor: Federal overreach demands local action:

in response to ajm3s:

In your haste to create such a nice listing of murders in various countries, your hypothesis is that gun control is the difference?

I will offer my understanding, more in keeping with this:

http://www.nationalreview.com/article...

From such an unbiased source like the National Review. Why not Fox News? Or the NRA newsletter?

Written on Letter to the Editor: Federal overreach demands local action:

Nobody's taking away your guns. Limiting the types of weapons allowed to be used by the citizens has already been in effect, in case you didn't realize.

Last I checked, surface-to-air missiles are banned. So are tanks. And hand grenades. Are your panties in a bunch about those, too?

Do you LIKE seeing mass murders and cop-killings? Because, other than making the impotent feel powerful, that's what assault rifles and high-capacity magazines are all about.

As Ronald Reagan said, "I do not believe in taking away the right of the citizen for sporting, or hunting, and so forth, or for home defense. But I do believe that an AK-47, a machine gun, is not a sporting weapon or needed for defense of the home."

Number of murders by firearms in 2011

United States - 9,146
Italy - 417
Canada - 173
Germany - 158
Spain - 90
Netherlands - 55
England - 41
Sweden - 37
Poland - 35
France - 35
Australia - 30
Greece - 29
Ireland - 21
Denmark - 15
Japan - 11
Israel - 6

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/w...

Written on Gun resolution and city manager performance appraisal on the docket for future Marco Island City Council meetings :

"This president has vowed to take guns away from law abiding citizens, and violate our second amendment rights to defend ourselves..."

Really? A vow? Show us the quote. Or is this just an exaggerated claim by a paranoid old racist.

Dude, there already is gun control. Last I checked, surface-to-air missiles are banned. So are tanks. And hand grenades. Are your panties in a bunch about those, too?

Do you LIKE seeing mass murders and cop-killings? Because, other than making the impotent feel powerful, that's what assault rifles and high-capacity magazines are all about.

Written on Letter to the Editor: Big difference:

in response to Sparky100:

MRZ333, You are so, so very wrong. NO responsible gun owner has ever or will ever think their weapon is a toy. I was taught to shoot by my farther. His lesson number one which I will never forget even today was this weapon is not a toy, this weapon can and will kill someone. Michael is spot on with his assumption that the problem is with the mentally ill, not the weapon. More people are killed by knives, clubs and bats annually than by assault “weapons” by a 4 to 1 ratio. Do you think we should ban all knives, clubs and baseball bats, no. The mental health industry does need to be more proactive in identifying these people.

But assault weapons account for a higher share of murders of police officers and mass public shootings than knives, clubs, and baseball bats.

As Ronald Reagan said, "I do not believe in taking away the right of the citizen for sporting, or hunting, and so forth, or for home defense. But I do believe that an AK-47, a machine gun, is not a sporting weapon or needed for defense of the home."

Written on Gun resolution and city manager performance appraisal on the docket for future Marco Island City Council meetings :

in response to Sparky100:

To all you anti gun supporters. Over history it has been proven it does not work. Nothing good comes out of disarming law abiding citizens. If you want a present day example just look at Chicago. A city with one of the most strict gun control laws in the country, just look at their murder rate. I have said it before "If guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns". Really do we want the Marco gang to be the only armed ones on the island.

Number of murders by firearms in 2011

United States - 9,146
Italy - 417
Canada - 173
Germany - 158
Spain - 90
Netherlands - 55
England - 41
Sweden - 37
Poland - 35
France - 35
Australia - 30
Greece - 29
Ireland - 21
Denmark - 15
Japan - 11
Israel - 6

Written on Gun resolution and city manager performance appraisal on the docket for future Marco Island City Council meetings :

"Gun rights supporters will hold a Town Hall meeting at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 26, at Marco Presbyterian Church..."

...because Jesus loves assault weapons.

Written on 'He put Goodland on the map' – CR 92 bridge renamed in honor of Stan Gober :

Thanks for getting this naming right. Everybody knows who Stan is.

Written on Letter to the Editor: Toughen laws; don’t take away Constitutional rights:

You sound like you think Obama wants to take away ALL guns - if that's what you really think, you're...well, misinformed (to be polite).

We are already not allowed to own bazookas, flame-throwers, surface-to-air missiles, hand grenades, and automatic weapons. Where do you draw the line?

It seems to me that the frequency of mass killings in recent years would indicate that high-capacity magazines and military style assault weapons in the hands of the populace might actually make us less safe.

Written on Could Connecticut school shooting be impetus for change in gun-control laws?:

It's not the gun's fault. It also wasn't a bat's fault that Babe Ruth hit all those home runs. But if he didn't have a bat, he wouldn't have hit ANY home runs.

We already have gun control - nobody is allowed to have automatic weapons, grenades, bazookas, tanks, or heat-seeking missiles. Where do you draw the line? I think the line should be pulled back to where these incidents are not so easy to commit. Hunters can still hunt; people can still protect themselves. But people don't really need access to assault rifles.

It isn't solely a mental health issue, although that certainly is a big part of this tragedy. But until we completely eliminate the mental health issue, howzabout we stop having assault weapons so readily available? Seems to me we'd all be safer. Common sense.

Written on Collier voter turnout already at 54 percent as early voting ends :

"...achievement of being Black and not either living on welfare, or in prison or on parole..."

How was your KKK meeting, RayPray?

It's hard to believe that there are still ignorant neanderthal racists like this among us.

Written on More than they 'bargained' for – Marco Island Code Enforcement Board hears church thrift store case :

Possible solutions were discussed, including parking on adjacent city-owned right of way, but as Prigge reminded the board, "It's not our job to solve the problem."

That's our City for you. Not solving problems for 15 years!

Written on Marco Island Charter Middle School student eligibility causing more than a stir :

Oh, you nattering nabobs of negativity! Never happy unless you're unhappy.

Written on Manta Rays upstream swim Marco Academy begins first football season :

Enrollment numbers for the smallest schools in Florida with football programs last season:

Upperroom Christian Fort Lauderdale 22
Peniel Baptist Palatka 41
Seacoast Christian Jacksonville 43
Master's Academy Vero Beach 57
Temple Christian Jacksonville 58
Center of Life Miami 60
Life Christian Kissimmee 63
Barrington Christian Florida City 67
Ocala Christian Ocala 68
Northwest Christian Miami 69

Written on Vanderjagt confirmed as Academy football coach; Parents, students support Vanderjagt in getting Charter coaching job back :

in response to bigfishkd:

Brisla

Did you see it happen? thought so:) why were the police called? I barely know him. But you as everyone else is protecting him. He chocked a kid let's see the video from the corner of the school? So all these parents think thier kid is going PRO because Mike coached them, not one of them as they are to much like you... and yes if a teacher does soemthing stupid they hang from a tree. If your kid fails the FCAT it is the teachers fault.(right?) if your kid strikes out in a baseball game it is the coaches fault.. Right? you protecting your child from the world.. it is your fault. If your kid can't read it is the teacher's fault? NOT.. Start parenting and get off the teachers butts let your kid protect him or herself? If that coach hit my kid i would be in jail right now speaking to you from a phone with a polyglass wall between us. sorry but do what is right....

Did you see it happen? Thought so. So why are you ready to hang the guy from a tree? Innocent until proven guilty in America, bigfish.

And no, he didn't "chock" the kid. He put his hand on his shoulder, according to all parties who were there to witness it.

Written on Vanderjagt confirmed as Academy football coach; Parents, students support Vanderjagt in getting Charter coaching job back :

Anybody who sees the Lely coach as giving the player an "atta boy" has an obvious bias. He smacked him!

Mike put his hand on the kid's shoulder, something that I would guess happens every day in classrooms everywhere - and the teachers don't end up "hanging from a tree." It does not constitute an assault, and it does not warrant being banned from coaching.

bigfishkd - you apparently have a chip on your shoulder about Mike. You just don't have the guts to talk to him man-to-man.

Written on Marco Island City Council opens with Marco Island Academy report; close with advisory committee selections:

"Students performed up to or better than district standards"

Written on Prep football: Marco Charter School board says principal to decide Mike Vanderjagt's fate:

My kids have been very active in youth sports for the past few years, and have had many different coaches. Some are terrible, some are very good. Mike is one of the best.

Written on Letter to the Editor: The need for less speed:

Throw away that thesaurus and speak like a human. And quit driving if you can't handle 35mph.

Written on Former Isles of Capri chief reinstated as Marco Island volunteer officer:

Polygraph exams are not infallible. The examiner only said it was 'possible' - not with 'certainty' or even 'likely.'

Written on Marco man accused of attacking wife after request to quit smoking :

Yes - things got worse under Bush, and better under Obama.

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/ob...

Written on Marco man accused of attacking wife after request to quit smoking :

in response to August8:

There is plenty of room to comment on Obama, the worst president in our history.

Yep, his recovery from Bush's disastrous presidency isn't nearly fast enough.

Written on Manta Rays break goose egg: Marco Island Academy baseball team wins:

Andy Delgado is an excellent baseball coach and a great mentor to his players. Congrats on the win, and I look forward to next year's team making progress.

Written on Death of bald eagle on Marco Island ‘like losing a child,’ sanctuary founder says:

10 trillion trees in the 10,000 islands, and the "sanctuary" is located by power lines. Brilliant.

Written on Quinnipiac poll: Obama ahead of Romney, Santorum in Fla. :

in response to 26yearsonmarco:

Klaus,
I’m sure you will call this Article just more Right Wing Propaganda about your Good Buddy Obama:
http://www.worldnewstribune.com/2012/...

Gosh, from such a reputable source! As unbiased as Rush Limbaugh or Al Sharpton.

Written on Quinnipiac poll: Obama ahead of Romney, Santorum in Fla. :

in response to 26yearsonmarco:

Klaus:

Please get a good nights sleep, and when you wake up, click on this link because One Picture is Worth a Thousand Words:

http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/bara...

This is a photoshopped picture. Notice the Marine behind them - he has his medals on the wrong side of his uniform.

Here's the original picture -

http://www.newsday.com/polopoly_fs/1....

Written on Jane Watt, Lee Rubenstein final two 2012 Marco Island Spirit recipients:

in response to RayPray:

>>> Did anyone bother the read that illiterately punctuated 2-page Needs & Naming Rights fund-raising letter Gunga Jane sent out last week?

>>> Broken parallel style, run on sentences, and commas landing wherever they happened to get shotgunned in?

>>> High school with world class standards? Not in grammar!

Read what you wrote very carefully, and see how many mistakes you can spot. I found 4 in just 4 sentences, or (hint!) sentence fragments.

Written on Marco Island Academy readies for expansion:

in response to mhs513:

The people behind and pushing MIA are a bunch of elitist jerks. Thanks for bringing your modular mess, along with more traffic and noise, to the area.

No, we're not. Some might be, but not all...certainly not most.

Some of us want to send our kids to a school in our own community, instead of busing them to the next town. Others think an 8:30am start time makes more sense, or fits into their daily schedule better. Others like the curriculum and focus on STEM. Others want their kids to be able to participate on sports teams, which they might not be able to do at a larger school. Others like the student-teacher ratio, with more opportunities for individualized instruction.

To categorize all of us with one broad stroke is absurd, just as it would be to say that everybody who chooses to live on Marco Island is an elitist jerk because of the lack of diversity here.

Again, I wonder why there isn't this type of animosity to parents who choose to send their kids to the other charter school on the island, instead of sending them to Manatee Middle School. Why aren't they called elitist jerks?

Written on Marco Island draft compliance code would better define junk and ways to remove it:

The City Council is a joke, Code Compliance is full of power hungry A Holes, and there are more cops (and problem cops) than we need. Disincorporate!

Written on Letter to the Editor: Anyone but Obama:

Obama inherited a mess from Bush, who inherited a sweet deal from Clinton. Obama's slowly but surely making progress. The "do-nothing" congress certainly didn't help much. Santorum, Romney, and Gingrich are three very weak candidates.

Written on Dancing for education: Charter High School to hold fundraiser:

Do you feel the same way about parents who send their kids to the other charter school on the island? Do you support Manatee Middle School over MICMS?

Written on David takes Goliath: Lely upsets Barron Collier, 2-0:

Awesome game! Kit Fowler pitched brilliantly!

Written on Marco Police investigate death of 34-year-old man:

Why was he a "former" member of the MIFD?

Written on Letter to the Editor: Over the bridge:

Roads were paved with a mix of asphalt and seashells, you occasionally had to stop for an alligator to cross Collier, there was only one traffic light, and there were no grotesque McMansions. It was definitely a different time.

Written on Police: Marco Island husband attacks man with bat after finding texts to his wife:

in response to KlausStoertebeker:

Voted as "Crime act of the year 2012" on Marco Island. Our keystone cops will be happy to have one single case. By the way. I hear Joey Pizza got an official apologies from city council and police chief. Nothing in the press until now.

It was in the Sun Times. I guess their reporter didn't fall asleep at the council meeting.

Written on Letter to the Editor: I like ‘History In Motion’ and the ‘30 Years Ago’:

The Scotsman's Pub was excellent!

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