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Old 02-28-2012, 08:09 PM
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http://www.sonomacountyfair.com/docs/febrace.pdf


Public Comments : Vic Stauffer presented a letter to each member of the Committee, with copies to be given to all Board members, and asked that the committee give him the opportunity to be the Announcer and to reconsider their decision to hire Michael Wrona as the 2012 Fair Announcer.


That has to be against some kind of announcer code right?
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Old 02-28-2012, 08:22 PM
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What about the poor lady who is afraid her kid will lose her box after the board denied her appeal to have his name added? Are boxes at the Sonoma County fair really tough tickets?
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Old 02-28-2012, 09:47 PM
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Seems like a classy move. He should be proud.
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Old 02-28-2012, 09:52 PM
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Seems like a fair request to me.... why can't someone lobby for the job they want if they think they're better at it, and better for the industry than the person hired. I mean the Aussie bloke abuses his race calls with words like "looming" and "zip' and, in my opinion this would be a better move, period.

Perhaps it's the wrong analogy but would you stand idly by while a petty thief stole the purse of the old lady next to you? Of course not! Even though it isn't necessarily any of your business and even though you are not directly affected, it is your moral responsibility to look out for the greater good.

Look, it may not be popular, but certainly one can't argue that it was probably done for the greater good of the game.
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Old 02-28-2012, 10:48 PM
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He should have done a Power Point presentation.
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Old 02-28-2012, 10:55 PM
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Vic moved on the board members of that committee with the speed of Caller One, the class of Rick's Natural Star, and the heart of Dynever.
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Old 02-28-2012, 10:57 PM
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I don't get your point, man.....
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He should have done a Power Point presentation.
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Old 02-29-2012, 06:32 AM
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Vic moved on the board members of that committee with the speed of Caller One, the class of Rick's Natural Star, and the heart of Dynever.
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Old 03-01-2012, 07:27 AM
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May I ask,who hired RockTard for a handicapping gig?
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Old 02-28-2012, 11:01 PM
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He should have done a Power Point presentation.
I believe this was it ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4M1eXVFE6fk
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Old 02-29-2012, 06:20 AM
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Seems like a fair request to me.... why can't someone lobby for the job they want if they think they're better at it, and better for the industry than the person hired. I mean the Aussie bloke abuses his race calls with words like "looming" and "zip' and, in my opinion this would be a better move, period.

Perhaps it's the wrong analogy but would you stand idly by while a petty thief stole the purse of the old lady next to you? Of course not! Even though it isn't necessarily any of your business and even though you are not directly affected, it is your moral responsibility to look out for the greater good.

Look, it may not be popular, but certainly one can't argue that it was probably done for the greater good of the game.
Wouldn't the time to lobby for a job be before the job is filled? I prefer Stauffer to Wrona but to claim greater good of the game is a stretch.

Your analogy is just idiotic.
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