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October 2, 2006
Different Group, Same Elitist Song
Errol Louis missed the section of the BrooklynSpeaks message that calls for stronger housing guarantees and to make more housing units available to low-income residents, and failed to notice that the groups didn't call to cut the arena or to shrink the footprint, thus maintaining many of the jobs the columnist holds so dear.
After reading this most recent Our Time Press column, it's difficult to know if Errol Louis read past the the name, "BrooklynSpeaks." Louis's opinion of the group and penchant for name-calling are clear in his summary:
Don’t be fooled by the name: Brooklyn Speaks actually speaks for a small group of middle-class loudmouths who have no problem with denying housing and jobs to people who desperately need it and a majority that supports the project.
Louis contends that "most Brooklynites are in favor of some version of Atlantic Yards." Most people who actually read BrooklynSpeaks's principles will figure out that "some version of Atlantic Yards" is pretty much what the BrooklynSpeaks groups are fighting for.
Local blogger Dreadnaught has an even more critical opinion of Louis's commentary.
UPDATE:
It appears that Dreadnaught has gotten under Louis's skin, which means that Louis either spends the morning Googling himself or reading NoLandGrab, both activities we consider beneath the esteemed columnist.
Louis's reply to Dreadnaught's post:
I learned many years ago that the helpless squeals of anonymous name-callers usually signal that an arrow has hit its mark. Let's see if Mr. Anonymous will let his dozen or so readers actually read the article that got his panties in such a twist.
[Dreadnaught thanked Louis for including himself amongst his "dozen or so readers."]
UPDATE to the UPDATE (10/03/06):
It seems that Dreadnaught had a conscience crunch and toned down his rhetoric. That leads us to wonder if Louis will ever do the same.
Posted by lumi at October 2, 2006 7:50 AM