Being a bottom-of-the-barrel, hack lawyer has it's benefits. Just ask Tom Westgard. You can sit around all day in your underwear, stroking yourself off while cruising the internet. Or you can take up graphic arts. Tommy is doing both with his latest creative work. He's gone and made a mock-up Rogers Park Garden Group Flyer. A group that I've taken a favorable liking to.
See, Tommy wants revenge against me - and he'll attack everything I approve of. He's publicly gone out and said, he's got a plan for me. Well, does this plan include trashing the Rogers Park Garden Group?
It reminds me, just like after the February election, when the newest Moore boot-licker, Jim Ginderske lost. Little Westgard and Ginderske didn't want to talk about supporting Gordon or how the ward needs attention. All Gindeske and Westgard wanted to talk about was, ME. They are really obsessed with my very being. They wanted to know from Don Gordon - if Craig Gernhardt was going to be involved in the Gordon campaign. That's it. They didn't want to talk about a way to defeat Joe Moore, they wanted to discuss little old me.
This garden group is in my favor because I like it's mission to add life to Rogers Park through flowers and informational get-togethers on various planting technics. And I really like a couple of it's members, Sandy and Carol Goldman. So, is this Westgard's master plan? Mock the Garden Group by attacking the group and it's members because I promote them?
Clearly, Tom's not really in the loop on what's going on in Rogers Park. Because, if he was, he'd know this group has nothing to do with politics. It has nothing to do with the Gordon campaign. I promoted this group on my blog because they don't have a million dollar budget like Joe Moore does.
What's this have to do with Don Gordon anyway? Why try to link a garden group I like and promote often on my blog to the Gordon campaign?
Well, Tommy Boy, I've got news for you. You've just picked a bigger fight than you can imagine. You think 'foaming at the lips' Marcy found you and your sexist opinions totally repulsive - I can almost bet my last dollar, the Goldman's and the members of the Rogers Park Garden Group are going to find this flyer and your actions equally sickening. I know I do. What, you don't like flowers either 'lil' Tommy?
A little Rogers Park history lesson for you Westgard. The Goldman's and many people attached with the Rogers Park Garden Group have given so much for Rogers Park, for many, many years. You couldn't count the accomplishments on your fingers and toes.
And you little Tommy boy, you have given nothing. Absolutely nothing. A big zero. Much like looking at your law practice client list. You want to bash the garden group, that's fine and dandy. But first, get your dick out of your hand - and pull up your pants. Do it to their face next time. Be a man about it. You little wussy.
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Westgard bashing Marcy....> "Yeah, it's the usual thing with somebody who thinks they're "above all that bullshit," then they do their own version of it. I've been there.
Funny how she thinks it's to her credit that, in two years of blogging about her life and her art, nobody ever got excited or upset. Of course, it's easy to get uniform agreement about things of little consequence. I can see why her friends don't upset her - she's so touchy that, to be her friend you couldn't say anything remotely interpretable as criticism.
I wonder what her peer review sessions were like. Oh, wait, her M.A. is in Art Ed. They don't have peer review sessions in Art Ed."
Tom Westgard on Marcy....> "While we're discussing good standards for interaction, what's with the "male mentality" swipe? Should I bring out the sexism card? How about if you back that statement up a little bit, which of course is impossible, so you'll have to change your behavior or become known as Marcy Sperry, Man-Hating Sexist."
You know he'll deny doing anything nasty, improper, inappropriate, or incorrect because he's a hypocrite. Now didn't he just post blogger/commenter etiquette? Did he get permission from the Garden Group to 'steal' their graphic? Did he ask Gordon if he could use his name?
I thought it was clever....
Kind of makes you wonder if those graphic skills were applied to pink postcards.
So, you can call people names, but we can't call you names????
Boy you have a big problem.
And threats to Tom, maybe he should file suit against you.
Tom I know a real good Lawyer
It is unfortunate that Tom Westgard has chosen to attack the Rogers Park Garden Group without getting his facts straight or even coming to any of our events or meeting us.
The RPGG was formed by RP residents with diverse opinions and interests. A few people worked on aldermanic challenger campaigns and some are Joe supporters and had Joe yard signs during the election. Our membership includes peoples of all political stripes -- including the Alderman. Don Gordon is not a member (though we'd be as happy to have him join as anyone else).
Our marketing and promotion has included reaching out to as many businesses, residents, websites, blogs, and non-profits as possible. The alderman's office has put our posters in their window and promoted the Morse Circle Park community garden project through email. Dev Corp has been promoting our events on their website and emails. The RP Community Council allows us to make copies of flyers. Many businesses from Ennui to Starbucks have allowed us to put posters in their windows and flyers in their shops. Michael James of the Heartland had us on his radio show. Some bloggers have emailed me and asked me to send them event notices so that they can help promote our events. Broken Heart and Craig have been terrifically supportive by posting our notices frequently and often. Craig even gave us a gratis ad in Gay Chicago Magazine. We are hugely appreciative of the support of all who have helped us get the word out. We began as 6 women with day jobs, and we've worked as hard as possible to reach out to everyone in RP. If we have missed or overlooked anyone it is only due to lack of time.
Honestly, it's hurtful to the point of tears that we're being attacked in this manner. We have personally funded the start up costs involved in this effort. We worked hard to raise about $400 for the Circle Park project plus we used our cars to buy and transport the plants and then we spent a day toiling in the sun to plant. We have walked blocks and blocks to hand deliver event flyers to residents. We spend hours writing newsletters and sending them and reaching out to everyone we can. And we do this on our days off and in the wee hours of the night. If anyone is interested in helping us to promote all they have to do is email us (our email is on all the posters). We will take support and help from all quarters. We're just about gardening, camaraderie, and beauty -- things that, I assumed, cut across political beliefs and alliances.
Our mission is to promote gardening in the community through education and by assisting in the growth and development of green spaces. That's all we want to do -- help make RP more beautiful for all residents to enjoy. We are not a political organization and we have no affiliation with any political entity or individual. What members may do politically outside the RPGG is their business.
I sent a post to this effect to Tom Westgard's blog but he's not yet posted it. My comments to him also requested that he remove our logo/art from his website as he does not have permission to use it and is infringing on our copyright. The RPGG art/poster was designed by a professional graphic artist who works for a major publisher and who gives of his time every month to remake the poster for us. This person doesn't even live in IL but does the work because he thinks it's a good thing! Now Tom Westgard violates our copyright and defaces this art to attack a bunch of ladies in gardening gloves?
How mean-spirited can a human being be?
natass knows "a real good lawyer." That's too funny.
Clever? There's nothing clever about it really. Anyone can copy and paste and change a tagline with the wrong font, color and no anti-aliasing (i.e. - see image above). He may pat himself on the back for a hack job but the kerning is also wrong. He just makes himself look an uncreative bully. Pam, do you need a new logo identity?
Got it covered Sandra.
Sandra (and anyone else who cares about kerning),
Lots for a vounteer to do on the marketing committee...;-)
rpgardengroup@comcast.com
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