Brookfield Wannabe - All Comments

re: In the Eyes/Ears of the Beholder

Marvelous Marv — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 05:47:08 GMT

Just curious, by the way, whether the offended person in situation 2 uses the name of our Lord in all his expletives. Being a Christian, myself, I am offended when people do that. Even if people don't mean to be offensive when they use the Lord's name as a curse, it is blasphemy. And I think it's different than saying "gyp" which is at best questionably linked to Gypsies. How would people feel if I used their mother's name as a curse, like the Lord's name? And EVERYONE knows what it means when you use Jesus's name in vain, unlike "gypped."

re: In the Eyes/Ears of the Beholder

Marvelous Marv — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 05:38:24 GMT

I am a Filipino-American and I am not looking to be offended when someone declares that they "flipped out." The idiot who left that phone message was a coward looking to be offended. Perhaps they forgot their meds that night (no offense to the mentally ill). Boy, it sure is hard to say anything these days without possibly offending someone. That anonymous (I'm presuming they didn't leave a name--except possibly on the caller ID) offended person needs to get a grip (no offense to film crew members.)

re: In the Eyes/Ears of the Beholder

Cindy — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 12:50:53 GMT

Whoa! to the magazine cover being hidden. Obviously it wasn't my local Pick N Save. I tend to consider People magazines offensive anyway. Maybe they should continue to cover it.

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re: The Other Edwards

Kelly Feng — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 01:04:32 GMT

In defense of Judge Steinberg, as bloggers representing the Brookfield N Now website, we have been asked when we signed up to keep the blogs "local". It's okay to comment from time to time on national issues, but remember that what makes the Brookfield Now site so unique is the local flavor and commentary from the residents. We all represent a unique "voice" of Brookfield (and its BORDERS - in fairness to Roxanne). I enjoy Roxanne's writing and her take on Elizabeth Edwards. But My Community/Brookfield Now bloggers need to remember why we are here in the first place and, with that in mind, the Judge has a point.

re: I Like the Bronze Fonz!

Cindy — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:55:44 GMT

Interesting idea about the Christmas card. I vision a Santa's hat on the Fonz with a "heeeeyy" in a photoshopped balloon over his head. You could dress the kids up in poodle skirts!

I haven't seen it up close, but from the pictures, I'm not sure I like it. You're right, though. It's lovely not having to contemplate it. Brookfield's "Unfolding Red" was described by one of my readers as a "grasshopper with a shotgun." It certainly leaves room for interpretation!

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re: The Other Edwards

Tom Gehl — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:41:36 GMT

A story does not need to be directly related to our community in order to be relevant to our communty, or of interest to it. And certainly some of your posts Judge Steinberg, have dealt with matters completely unrelated to Brookfield or S.E. Wisconin. And that's great. If every post from every blogger was focused on our local area and its issues, it would get pretty boring pretty fast.

re: The Other Edwards

IMNOTPC — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 22:13:40 GMT

Sometimes, a negative must be revealed in order to paint the true picture of a person. If a politician gets positive coverage all the time, the public is being deceived.

Every issue has two sides, and just because you focus on a negative aspect of an issue, it does not mean that you're not thinking positively. Take ethanol mandates for instance. I could debate all the negative aspects of ethanol fuel with politicians. If, for some reason they listened and backed off on ethanol, I think a positive just occurred. See my point?

re: The Other Edwards

Richard J. Steinberg — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:41:58 GMT

Pursuant to the Code of Judicial Ethics Municipal Judges are non-partisan and we strictly adhere to that rule. There are enough local issues and problems to be discussed and resolved within our own community that take positive thinking.

re: The Other Edwards

IMNOTPC — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 17:38:02 GMT

Like you said, Judge, the first amendment is a freedom to cherish. Roxanne has very right to expose John Edwards for what he really is. The irony regarding this story is that blogs and talk radio are the only forms of media covering it. You get upset that "your guy" is being exposed, but I am sure it would be front page news if the guy was a conservative. I appreciate Roxanne for contributing to making ALL newsworthy stories available to the public.

re: The Other Edwards

Cindy — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 15:10:20 GMT

Oh, Roxanne. I'd reconsider that "wannabee" thing. Maybe life is pretty good where you are now! Brookfield is downright weird sometimes.

I suppose John Edwards would find himself right at home. Politicians with a gal on the side are nothing new here.

re: The Other Edwards

Richard J. Steinberg — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 16:32:50 GMT

I agree that the substance of the story about Edwards is newsworthy but there are other scandals that deserve the same scrutiny and have been selectively chosen by the professional media. The laundry list is long and our wonderful community deserves higher standards. The first amendment is a freedom to cherish.

re: The Other Edwards

Larry Knetzger — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 14:49:11 GMT

Hi Roxanne, I enjoy the varied subjects that you offer your point of view on and appreciate the fact that you do express your opinion in a fashion that I like. So keep up the fine job. Local or other wise subjects make for interesting discussion. Thank you.

P. S. The Edwards story really underlines the fact that the private sector is so skeptical of politicians or others that are in public view and so sometimes the voting system does work and people have the opportunity to change by using their vote to express satisfaction or lack of satisfaction. At times it has been successful here in Brookfield. i. e. new Municipal Judge.

re: The Other Edwards

Roxanne Suson — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 03:11:16 GMT

My blog is not a comment on national politics nor do I believe that it is "partisan." It is a comment on a man who cheated on his wife while she was battling cancer, a woman I came to admire while reading her book. Am I bashing John Edwards? Yes, but not because of his politics.

I have been writing my blog since BrookfieldNow first started two years ago, and I am in fact one of the original 18 bloggers that kicked off the NOW sites. Early on, I made a decision to avoid blogging about local politics/taxpayer issues because there were many other bloggers who covered those topics. (Cindy Kilkenny, Robert Flessas, Shawn Matson, Kyle Prast -- to name a few bloggers past and present) So, I decided to give Brookfield readers something different.

This blog has always and will continue to be a mix of topics, some local and some not.

re: The Other Edwards

kathryn — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 03:10:04 GMT

I didn't take Ms Suson's remarks to be political or scandal-mongering. Perhaps it reflects a gender difference. This incident will resonate with a lot of women.

re: The Other Edwards

Richard J. Steinberg — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 01:22:24 GMT

Why do you have to weigh in on national politics ? There are enough issues that affect our local taxpayers to comment on. Lets keep our website non-partisan.

re: The Other Edwards

Richard J. Steinberg — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 01:15:14 GMT

I was impressed that our website was to comment on local issues that our residents and readers should be aware of. Your comments join other national politico writers who think they need to weigh in on every scandal. Enough of that. You are a good enough writer to give out some positive advice.

re: I Zumba-ed and Lived to Tell About It

Roxanne Suson — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 02:51:45 GMT

The studio, The Pilates Yoga Connection, is now up and running. Check out my update blog, "Shake Your Booty", posted August 7, 2008.

re: Bacon - Nature's Perfect Fruit?

Cindy — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:44:05 GMT

And McDonald's uses the real thing - not the pressed vege version that's supposed to be bacon like some people have.

(PS Kyle, the men are right!)