Comments on: Policy Adviser to Mayor Liccardo Wishes Hitler a Happy Birthday

By: JohnMichael O'Connor

JohnMichael O'Connor — Sat, 09 May 2015 23:48:00 +0000

“Left-wing hypocrisy is deafening! You’re right, Empty; but they can’t hear you!

By: Empty Gun

Empty Gun — Fri, 08 May 2015 16:48:05 +0000

I’m simply amazed at all this intolerance in left central California. What happened to all that SNL humor you people love? Would you be so outraged over the treatment of Sarah Palin? I think not.

Not one of you would dare call Obama racist or anti-Semitic, or Joe Biden who can’t keep his racist foot out of his mouth. Perhaps everything would be OK if he had wished Fidel Castro, Joe Stalin, Mao Zedong, Happy May Day!

Left-wing hypocrisy is deafening!

By: ROY FRANKLIN QUE-HEATH

ROY FRANKLIN QUE-HEATH — Fri, 08 May 2015 08:49:53 +0000

Remember Kathy Cole? She made one inappropriate remark and was hounded out of office. How is this different? What is Mr. Russo’s saving grace?

By: ellafino

ellafino — Fri, 08 May 2015 07:36:59 +0000

Must we be outraged at every single thing some nobody tweets or posts or Instagrams.
Does anyone with a brain really think that he was actually wishing Hitler happy birthday. Say it was a bad joke and move on.

By: Cathy

Cathy — Fri, 08 May 2015 05:28:39 +0000

In reply to Rich Robinson. I agree that all people make mistakes. If he does it again, then get rid of him. As long as he is sincere, let's forgive him, move on and start transforming our City.

By: MVK

MVK — Fri, 08 May 2015 03:18:26 +0000

I’m not sure what’s more disappointing: that the author of this post would drum up a witch hunt in an apparent effort to substantiate a regrettable career (it took me fewer than 10 seconds of looking at his posts to see this: “Marketing is for terrible people, and art is for people who don’t realize they’re terrible.” Marketers and artists: rise up in self-righteous fury!!!!), or that many if not most of the comments to this tabloid piece seem to think this really is a big deal. Just checking to make sure that you all are equally offended by Mel Brooks’ “Springtime for Hitler,” the countless “Hitler Reacts to…” memes based on the pinnacle scene from “Downfall,” and the episode of “Seinfeld” when Mr. Pitt accidentally gives himself a square-shaped ink mustache. Nowhere in that Facebook post do I see Mr. Russo making a joke out of the terrible things done by the Nazis to anybody’s wife’s great-grandmother. You can make a joke about the man Adolf Hitler without implicitly endorsing or even minimizing the atrocious acts he committed. Let’s slow down on all the “this guy’s a dirtbag!” stuff. Yes, his position brings with it more strict responsibility for his words than you or I have, but the only thing I can see Mr. Russo is guilty of is not better appreciating how you, the disappointing public, would react to a joke. I’d say “get over yourselves” but we all know there is no chance of that. Carry on, you self-righteous hypocrites, for at least you are legion.

By: MVK

MVK — Fri, 08 May 2015 03:06:17 +0000

In reply to RoseGarden resident. Stupid only in not more fully appreciating the extent of the inevitable stupid reactions like yours.

By: MVK

MVK — Fri, 08 May 2015 02:55:04 +0000

In reply to J.S. Robillard. Preach.

By: Nate Jaeger (@natejaegersings)

Nate Jaeger (@natejaegersings) — Thu, 07 May 2015 19:36:50 +0000

He’s not just a criminal Lawyer, he’s a self serving con artist. Ask him about the Federal Case Licking v. San Jose and his personal Base Ball Stadium property acquisition and his ability now to work with Reed to sacrifice $300,000,000.00 in San Jose Redevelopment (Now Bankrupt) Base ball parcels. They are just sitting there. Purchased from the original owners under a false guise of Eminent Domain and purchase by City halls friends. Then sold to the SJRA for tens times the price and flipped during the original transfer. Then sold back for half the price because THERE IS NEVER EVER GOING TO BE A STADIUM ON THAT LAND AND THE A’S ARN”T COMING when they can play in the 49er taxpayer $1,5 Billion Loan Stadium. Now quietly the SJRA land can be funneled back into the Reed Law Firm Reed Real Estate deals.

Opps! I forgot they hid the deeds from Gov. Brown and he wants cash not worthless unsalable land so look for an indictment from Kamala the politician ATTY General.

By: Hire me too

Hire me too — Thu, 07 May 2015 18:40:33 +0000

So 1100 US buys a city paid job?