Comments on: Simon Says … Flip Flop? http://www.extrememortman.com/hollywood/simon-says-flip-flop/ Just When You Thought it was Safe to Take Politics Seriously Again Wed, 3 Dec 2008 22:58:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.1 by: Barry H. O'Bambi http://www.extrememortman.com/hollywood/simon-says-flip-flop/#comment-67660 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 19:08:38 +0000 http://www.extrememortman.com/hollywood/simon-says-flip-flop/#comment-67660 Well, THIS guy (R.I.P.) was modeled after me: http://www.hbo.com/thewire/img/castcrew/character_season04/omar.jpg Well, THIS guy (R.I.P.) was modeled after me:

http://www.hbo.com/thewire/img/castcrew/character_season04/omar.jpg

]]> by: David Simon http://www.extrememortman.com/hollywood/simon-says-flip-flop/#comment-67650 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:34:14 +0000 http://www.extrememortman.com/hollywood/simon-says-flip-flop/#comment-67650 To clarify, the character of Thomas Carcetti is NOT Martin O'Malley. The character IS a fictional composite of several politicians. Carcetti's willingness to have subordinates manipulate and massage crime stats IS based on something that the O'Malley administration endeavored to do, according to numerous police officials who provided details to the writers of The Wire. Those two facts do not contradict each other, unless someone were being reductive and, ultimately, inaccurate. I am neither for or against O'Malley. I am being accurate in denying that Carcetti is based wholly on O'Malley and I am being accurate in saying that under the O'Malley administration, the crime stats were cooked. Thanks for the opportunity to be more precise in this matter. To clarify, the character of Thomas Carcetti is NOT Martin O’Malley. The character IS a fictional composite of several politicians.

Carcetti’s willingness to have subordinates manipulate and massage crime stats IS based on something that the O’Malley administration endeavored to do, according to numerous police officials who provided details to the writers of The Wire.

Those two facts do not contradict each other, unless someone were being reductive and, ultimately, inaccurate.

I am neither for or against O’Malley. I am being accurate in denying that Carcetti is based wholly on O’Malley and I am being accurate in saying that under the O’Malley administration, the crime stats were cooked. Thanks for the opportunity to be more precise in this matter.

]]> by: Brian http://www.extrememortman.com/hollywood/simon-says-flip-flop/#comment-67637 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:40:59 +0000 http://www.extrememortman.com/hollywood/simon-says-flip-flop/#comment-67637 I'm outraged. I’m outraged.

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