Comments on: An Open Letter to James Ragland

By: Michael Landauer

Michael Landauer — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 22:38:17 +0000

Ha! Tim probably does. As an editor stuck in a chair more than I’d like to admit, I don’t get to develop new sources like I used to. Not even indecent sources …

By: Underachiever

Underachiever — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 16:31:10 +0000

You only have 200 “decent” sources? I bet Tim has lots more…just sayin’

By: Michael Landauer

Michael Landauer — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 15:11:32 +0000

Sorry, Frontburner. You seem to have attracted a critic of mine from Collin County. I truly wish I understood where this criticism came from, but this guy posts things like this all the time on unrelated blog posts on our site, too. I guess it’s because we do tend to like moderate Republicans like Mr. Jaynes. On our blog, we have an informal policy of taking down comments that aim to derail a thread on another topic. It’s basically just spam. Indeed, I hate to even mention this in your thread here because it’s so bizarre and unrelated. Once again, I invite the PR guy to come out of the shadows, give me a call, and tell me why he accuses me of being BFF’s with Joe Jaynes, one of maybe 200 decent sources I have developed over my years in North Texas … My direct line is 214-977-8258.

By: Joe Sixpack

Joe Sixpack — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 02:34:05 +0000

Did somebody say Tim’s buying?

By: Lydia

Lydia — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 00:53:21 +0000

Tim,
You were way easy on this James guy.
There are hundreds of families in Preston Hollow of all colors – just like Bush’s new neighbors. Interestingly he seems to know only one black family in Preston Hollow. And guess where they moved here from? … wait for it … Southlake!

By: Connie

Connie — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 00:22:28 +0000

Tim, I don’t think he said you hurt his feelings, so much as he said you exhibited less intelligence than the average Dallas Morning News reader, who understood his column. Not a compliment to you, really.

By: Grumpy Demo

Grumpy Demo — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 22:38:08 +0000

When did James move back to Dallas?
I thought he was happy in Paris, TX.

By: Rawlins Gilliland

Rawlins Gilliland — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 22:35:51 +0000

James is a good man with a big heart and keen intellect. That said, I have a lot of friends who live in Preston Hollow who are 1) not that rich (are you?) 2) voted for Obama 3) decidedly nice 4) down to earth real. Great part of the city.

But then I’m old enough to recall being told by what is now a Dallas icon realtor that Preston Hollow was ‘on the wrong side of Northwest Highway’ and even the ‘wrong’ side of Inwood. That was before she also mocked my latter 70s suggestion that my friend look in the ‘M’ streets. “Wrong side of Central” she said……..

By: Daniel

Daniel — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 22:26:30 +0000

Why not Glenna Whitley? I’ll betcha there’s an amusing anecdote there. I hear she’s quite the prankster!

By: JS

JS — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 22:14:57 +0000

Maybe it’s because I am a lawyer (ducking), but I would put Bennett in the famous category. So that means that Zac and Eric would win the bet because you’ve already said that you wouldn’t have a beer with him.