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jays52 · 03-14-2011, 11:21 PM

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Originally Posted by upstater1

Ah, and here we have the resentful seething talk radio shut-in!

It was the sexual orientation thing, wasn't it? Sorry dude, didn't mean to hit a Ted Haggard sized nerve.

upstater1 · 03-14-2011, 11:53 PM

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Originally Posted by DaBruinz

Here you throw your BS out about Jays52 and Box then go on to your fabricated BS about how expensing business entertainment expenditures is what has inflated the prices.

You clearly haven't heard about Supply and Demand. And I don't believe you understand that the Luxury Boxes have nothing to do with the current contract.

And it sure as hell doesn't account for 4 billion in revenue to the league. Seriously. You were spouting boulderdash before and you're doing it now.

You are easily the most thin skinned person on board. You guys dish it out but can't take it.

No one said the CBA involves lux boxes. I didn't mention that. I get comped tickets all the time, many of them worth $500 a pop. Gratis. From a corporate stash. It's a tax write-off. That inflates the prices for everyone. Unbelievable that you don't realize corporations pay for primo seats.

4 billion to the league?? Huh? You've lost your mind.

upstater1 · 03-14-2011, 11:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Box_O_Rocks

Working man? Like DeMaurice Smith I suppose. John Conyers isn't responding to any prompting from Brian Hoyer and his UDFA contract. I've got no friends on Wall Street, and I've got no friends in union leadership, neither give a damn about me or you, but they'll share the same bed with the other when they smell money.

Oh, you were talking about the football players? I thought you were talking about unions.

I have an early post here saying I don't even consider the football guys a union.

Just let's get this straight though. Union money is dwarfed by corporate money. Ever read up on who wants to eliminate political slush funds? Who is in favor of it in this country? Who is against it? I would eliminate union donations instantly if it meant corporate donations were eliminated as well.

upstater1 · 03-14-2011, 11:57 PM

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Originally Posted by jays52

It was the sexual orientation thing, wasn't it? Sorry dude, didn't mean to hit a Ted Haggard sized nerve.

I accept your apology.

How do you know Haggard's size?

***Box_O_Rocks*** · 03-15-2011, 12:15 AM

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Originally Posted by upstater1

Oh, you were talking about the football players? I thought you were talking about unions.

I have an early post here saying I don't even consider the football guys a union.

Just let's get this straight though. Union money is dwarfed by corporate money. Ever read up on who wants to eliminate political slush funds? Who is in favor of it in this country? Who is against it? I would eliminate union donations instantly if it meant corporate donations were eliminated as well.

I'm sure there have been many good and thoughtful studies about who has what resources for political games; however, in this instance Conyers is not responding to any corporate fatcats, which leaves union fatcats. Tom Brady may be wealthy beyond any fantasy I would truly care to live, but his wealth only gets him a seat in the gallery for the State of the Union address, it doesn't twitch the lodestone of a long time player like Conyers - which is why I look for the carpet bagger pulling the NFLPA's strings.

upstater1 · 03-15-2011, 08:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Box_O_Rocks

I'm sure there have been many good and thoughtful studies about who has what resources for political games; however, in this instance Conyers is not responding to any corporate fatcats, which leaves union fatcats. Tom Brady may be wealthy beyond any fantasy I would truly care to live, but his wealth only gets him a seat in the gallery for the State of the Union address, it doesn't twitch the lodestone of a long time player like Conyers - which is why I look for the carpet bagger pulling the NFLPA's strings.

So, you're for unilateral disarmament. That's the net effect. It's all gotta be done at once.

vyrago · 03-15-2011, 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by jays52

Well, yeah, it's a politician. The only thing that differentiates them from career academics is a comb over, psychotic self-import, and the rejection of one's own sexual orientation.

Oooo, somebody didn't get tenure.

townes · 03-15-2011, 12:17 PM

The last thing i would ever want is ANY of these scumbags on my side.

IllegalContact · 03-15-2011, 12:26 PM

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You guys have had the wool pulled over your eyes. The middle class in this country is shrinking. The oligarchs are taking everything. Soon there will be nothing left. Boy, you may have noticed the swindle on Wall Street. Who are the pols caryring water for? The working man? Out of your mind.

the middle class is shrinking because it would rather sink than swim

Don Kipines · 03-15-2011, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by IllegalContact

the middle class is shrinking because it would rather sink than swim

Wow. So it's the middle class's own fault that it's shrinking? Really? Could you elaborate?