http://austinist.com/2006/04/03/conservative_guy_hates_artists_money.php All comments for Conservative Guy Hates Artists, Money en-us 2009 austin_allen Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:56:07 -0600 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss allen@escapeest.com allen@escapeest.com 60 http://austinist.com/2006/04/03/conservative_guy_hates_artists_money.php#comment-226191 http://austinist.com/2006/04/03/conservative_guy_hates_artists_money.php#comment-226191 Comments Tue, 04 Apr 2006 13:29:25 -0600 <p>Howard Wolf may be a lovely Chairman of the Board of a military vehicle manufacturer (Stewart & Stevenson Services, Inc., which has the reptilian URL of http://www.ssss.com/), but I'm reminded of a quote, "if i say 'I love you' and hit you with a two-by-four, which one are you going to believe?" This kind and thoughtful man wants to smack Texans as explained by Ricardo Hernandez's "Response to TCA Hearings" and linked to in the original post.</p> http://austinist.com/2006/04/03/conservative_guy_hates_artists_money.php#comment-226184 http://austinist.com/2006/04/03/conservative_guy_hates_artists_money.php#comment-226184 Comments Tue, 04 Apr 2006 11:35:51 -0600 <p>First, let me say that Howard Wolf is an incredibly lovely individual. He is kind and thoughtful, and does not warrant the broad brush you painted him with. If you listen to his position as to why he recommends discontinuing the funding for the TCA, you would know that it has nothing to do with whether he supports the arts. He does. He feels, however, that the mission of the TCA is being hindered by virtue of its existence under the State umbrella, and that the purpose of the TCA can be better accomplished in the private sector. The TCA represents only a small percentage of the funding available for the arts, and the failure of the State to continue funding the TCA does not equate to an end of the cultural sector. Feel free to disagree with Howard, but don’t call him an ass or imply that he doesn’t have a soul. </p>