We (Juvenal) don't disagree with Eric's argument that telling the audience of the day what it wants to hear ("Save the Sonics!") is an effective campaign strategy. At the same time, Eric would seem to be affirming our thesis that there is no shortage of citizens who can be mobilized to vote for circuses.
And since we (Juvenal) do not seek public office, we are free to point out that the he-man sports fans who are begging Mommy Government to buy them basketball tickets are behaving like a bunch of pansy-assed wusses.
Posted by Juvenal at July 09, 2008 10:30 AM | Email ThisAs for the proposal by Steve Ballmer, that would still put the taxpayers on the hook for $150 million. Most people probably don't want that either. However, Bennett was interesting in moving the team, not reselling the team, so it didn't matter whether Gregoire was warm or cold to Ballmer's hypothetical proposal.
When Rossi was in the legislature, he was a strong opponent of taxpayer giveaways to professional sports teams. However, Rossi is now showing that he is willing to say anything, do anything, and promise to do everything to get elected.
Posted by: Richard Pope on July 9, 2008 02:34 PMSTFU. DUDE no-one cares WHAT you think!
Your a sell out, dude. With no lines that hold you to the truth.
Most here don't care what you say or feel (because you lie)
Move to HA where they love your type. OK
But we don't..............!
Fool YOUR A LOSER!
Get the point.
If you wish to be ANYTHING, stand on that idea. Right or wrong, but stand on it!
Posted by: Army Medic/Vet on July 9, 2008 03:17 PMWhat party is Pope now anyway?
Posted by: swatter on July 9, 2008 04:30 PMVery well said (post #2). Thanks for the well thought out post.
Posted by: Lysander on July 9, 2008 04:44 PMWe're supposed to be this business friendly region...right? And so someone comes in, and buys a team fair and square...and of course he wants to move it to where he lives. Who wouldn't? And then the whiners suddenly are saying that he is at fault for not paying for a stadium and a team in a city that he doesn't live in...when a local home town millionaire, who got his start doing business at the local level in Seattle, and who the city elevated to the highest ranks of wealth through its loyalty, gave up the Sonics because he couldn't make it work!
Whatever loss in internal revenue to the Key Arena for losing the Sonics is, it pales in comparison to the very real hurt that Greg Nickles did to this city by making us look like amateurs!!!