POLITICS SCHMALITICS

[chasfh]

2 hours ago, Tiger337 said:

The dirt on him might be that he had a competing rape factory.  The hints are there - his modeling agency for girls and girls working at his Maralago spa.  He got mad because Epstein was stealing his women.    

This is close to one theory I've heard that Epstein was basically working for him.

[chasfh]

3 hours ago, Tiger337 said:

The dirt on him might be that he had a competing rape factory.  The hints are there - his modeling agency for girls and girls working at his Maralago spa.  He got mad because Epstein was stealing his women.    

Women?

[Tigeraholic1]

Wow, Indiana will now have 2 NFL teams. 

 

 

[gehringer_2]

56 minutes ago, Tigeraholic1 said:

Wow, Indiana will now have 2 NFL teams. 

 

 

I can't imagine driving South thru Chicago to go to a sporting event - that would be worse than going from Ann Arbor to the Palace (which I avoided ever doing!). Of course an NFL team can fill a stadium in the Gobi desert, but it will be a different audience than the one that went to Solder.

[CMRivdogs]

2 hours ago, gehringer_2 said:

I can't imagine driving South thru Chicago to go to a sporting event - that would be worse than going from Ann Arbor to the Palace (which I avoided ever doing!). Of course an NFL team can fill a stadium in the Gobi desert, but it will be a different audience than the one that went to Solder.

It's at least a 90 minute drive for ticket holders in the north and west suburbs, not factoring in what the current tolls are on the Tri-State or Skyway. There is train service, but you need to get to Downtown Chicago first to switch trains. 

Southside fans will be ecstatic to have Da Bears practically in their backyard however   

[pfife]

Lol at the indiana bears

[pfife]

I feel like the governor shouldnt be involved in private companies, thats what commies like trump do

[pfife]

 

 

[chasfh]

18 hours ago, gehringer_2 said:

I can't imagine driving South thru Chicago to go to a sporting event - that would be worse than going from Ann Arbor to the Palace (which I avoided ever doing!). Of course an NFL team can fill a stadium in the Gobi desert, but it will be a different audience than the one that went to Solder.

First of all, I don’t understand the presidential political angle to this story. But whatever.

Secondly, this is way worse than Giants and Jets moving to Jersey because a high percentage of Bears STHs live in the NW suburbs as well as Lake and DuPage counties. This would add at least 45 minutes to their travel each way. Which is fine by me, I’m not a Bears fan by any stretch. It’s a debate whether this is short-sighted on the Bears’ part for playing hardball with Illinois to such a degree that the state would bail out on negotiations with them, if that’s what’s happening here. But yeah, I’m totally fine with making Indiana residents pay the bill for the new stadium instead of me. Mazel tov to them.

Edited 20 hours ago by chasfh

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[pfife]

Is that lolic

[gehringer_2]

8 minutes ago, chasfh said:

First of all, I don’t understand the presidential political angle to this story. But whatever.

Secondly, this is way worse than Giants and Jets moving to Jersey because a high percentage of Bears STHs live in the NW suburbs as well as Lake and DuPage counties. This would add at least 45 minutes to their travel each way. Which is fine by me, I’m not a Bears fan by any stretch. It’s a debate whether this is short-sighted on the Bears’ part for playing hardball with Illinois to such a degree that the state would bail out on negotiations with them, if that’s what’s happening here. But yeah, I’m totally fine with making Indiana residents pay the bill for the new stadium instead of me. Mazel tov to them.

IIFC the Vikings had signed a deal to move South to Ramsey county before the final deal for stadium in Minneapolis was worked out. I think in the end the Vikes got a somewhat larger public cost share (~45%) than the Lions (~est 36%). I have no idea what the Bears are asking for.

[oblong]

2 hours ago, chasfh said:

 

It’s a red state though. 

[Motown Bombers]

I can’t imagine puffing your chest because your government gave a billionaire billions to build a stadium in an industrial wasteland. 

Edited 18 hours ago by Motown Bombers

[oblong]

So is socialism good or bad?  I wish the ‘publican folks could make up their mind.  

[chasfh]

2 hours ago, oblong said:

It’s a red state though. 

Indiana = Florida - weather.

[oblong]

12 minutes ago, chasfh said:

Indiana = Florida - weather.

Yep. I will say when my wife did one of her Marathons in Indianapolis I was surprised what a nice town it was.  I’m going back this summer for a concert.