<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:rawvoice="http://www.rawvoice.com/rawvoiceRssModule/" > <channel><title>Comments on: Arthur Blank Becomes the Latest Owner to Use Los Angeles as an Excuse For More Public Funding</title> <atom:link href="http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/01/29/arthur-blank-becomes-the-latest-owner-to-use-los-angeles-as-an-excuse-for-more-public-funding/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/01/29/arthur-blank-becomes-the-latest-owner-to-use-los-angeles-as-an-excuse-for-more-public-funding/</link> <description>Sports, Media, Entertainment</description> <lastBuildDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 06:20:42 +0000</lastBuildDate> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1</generator> <item><title>By: SportsIndustrialComplex</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/01/29/arthur-blank-becomes-the-latest-owner-to-use-los-angeles-as-an-excuse-for-more-public-funding/comment-page-2/#comment-1885483</link> <dc:creator>SportsIndustrialComplex</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 00:12:40 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=241854#comment-1885483</guid> <description><![CDATA[A)  I have yet to see any evidence that people in L.A. don&#039;t want a team.B)  The point about public financing is irrelevant, since Farmers Field would be 100% privately financed.C)  The point about the oldest stadiums is also moot, since Farmers Field would be, y&#039;know, new.It&#039;s fine to call bullshit on owners&#039; naked attempts to extort public financing out of their fanbases.  What I don&#039;t understand is why, while doing that, writers feel the need to trash L.A. with meaningless, unsupported conjecture.  Saying that the NFL profited while not having a team in L.A. could just as easily be turned around to read that the NFL didn&#039;t profit enough by not having one there (when you look at all the empty seats in San Diego, Jacksonville, and the other handful of teams with no playoff shot as the regular season winds down, resulting in local TV blackouts)./Dismounts soap box]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A)  I have yet to see any evidence that people in L.A. don&#8217;t want a team.</p><p>B)  The point about public financing is irrelevant, since Farmers Field would be 100% privately financed.</p><p>C)  The point about the oldest stadiums is also moot, since Farmers Field would be, y&#8217;know, new.</p><p>It&#8217;s fine to call bullshit on owners&#8217; naked attempts to extort public financing out of their fanbases.  What I don&#8217;t understand is why, while doing that, writers feel the need to trash L.A. with meaningless, unsupported conjecture.  Saying that the NFL profited while not having a team in L.A. could just as easily be turned around to read that the NFL didn&#8217;t profit enough by not having one there (when you look at all the empty seats in San Diego, Jacksonville, and the other handful of teams with no playoff shot as the regular season winds down, resulting in local TV blackouts).</p><p>/Dismounts soap box</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Nada</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/01/29/arthur-blank-becomes-the-latest-owner-to-use-los-angeles-as-an-excuse-for-more-public-funding/comment-page-2/#comment-1885424</link> <dc:creator>Nada</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 22:09:07 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=241854#comment-1885424</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;Nola strippers &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; Appleton strippers&lt;/blockquote&gt;In no way imaginable are New Orleans strippers better than strippers from anywhere else.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Nola strippers &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; Appleton strippers</p></blockquote><p>In no way imaginable are New Orleans strippers better than strippers from anywhere else.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: squawkbox</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/01/29/arthur-blank-becomes-the-latest-owner-to-use-los-angeles-as-an-excuse-for-more-public-funding/comment-page-2/#comment-1885423</link> <dc:creator>squawkbox</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 22:07:14 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=241854#comment-1885423</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;em&gt;Well, I don’t think Oakland needs to host one.&lt;/em&gt;Why not, considering how safe the place is.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Well, I don’t think Oakland needs to host one.</em></p><p>Why not, considering how safe the place is.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: deeks13</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/01/29/arthur-blank-becomes-the-latest-owner-to-use-los-angeles-as-an-excuse-for-more-public-funding/comment-page-2/#comment-1885420</link> <dc:creator>deeks13</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 22:06:12 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=241854#comment-1885420</guid> <description><![CDATA[And bring back the Super Bowl to Indy, F Atlanta]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>And bring back the Super Bowl to Indy, F Atlanta</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Milk Steak To Go</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/01/29/arthur-blank-becomes-the-latest-owner-to-use-los-angeles-as-an-excuse-for-more-public-funding/comment-page-2/#comment-1885421</link> <dc:creator>Milk Steak To Go</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 22:06:10 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=241854#comment-1885421</guid> <description><![CDATA[Also, Nola strippers &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; Appleton strippers/earlier&#039;d]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Also, Nola strippers &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; Appleton strippers</p><p>/earlier&#8217;d</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: deeks13</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/01/29/arthur-blank-becomes-the-latest-owner-to-use-los-angeles-as-an-excuse-for-more-public-funding/comment-page-2/#comment-1885419</link> <dc:creator>deeks13</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 22:04:31 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=241854#comment-1885419</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;Last year’s Super Bowl proved that dead cunt Myra has no real ghost powers, so I don’t think Rog is afraid of New England.&lt;/blockquote&gt;huge Pats fan?]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Last year’s Super Bowl proved that dead cunt Myra has no real ghost powers, so I don’t think Rog is afraid of New England.</p></blockquote><p>huge Pats fan?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: A.P.</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/01/29/arthur-blank-becomes-the-latest-owner-to-use-los-angeles-as-an-excuse-for-more-public-funding/comment-page-2/#comment-1885417</link> <dc:creator>A.P.</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 22:03:35 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=241854#comment-1885417</guid> <description><![CDATA[/googles Runza //mmmm....food...]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>/googles Runza<br /> //mmmm&#8230;.food&#8230;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: HuskerDawg</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/01/29/arthur-blank-becomes-the-latest-owner-to-use-los-angeles-as-an-excuse-for-more-public-funding/comment-page-2/#comment-1885415</link> <dc:creator>HuskerDawg</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 22:02:03 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=241854#comment-1885415</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;// Runzas every damn day&lt;/blockquote&gt;Oh hell yes. I take back my rude comment re: NO residents. Runza&#039;s are the shit.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>// Runzas every damn day</p></blockquote><p>Oh hell yes. I take back my rude comment re: NO residents. Runza&#8217;s are the shit.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Nada</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/01/29/arthur-blank-becomes-the-latest-owner-to-use-los-angeles-as-an-excuse-for-more-public-funding/comment-page-2/#comment-1885412</link> <dc:creator>Nada</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 22:01:14 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=241854#comment-1885412</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Super Bowl should be played every year in Lincoln, Neb./ Nice folks // Runzas every damn day /// Staying at the Cornhusker //// Overflow crowd can stay in Beatrice]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Super Bowl should be played every year in Lincoln, Neb.</p><p>/ Nice folks<br /> // Runzas every damn day<br /> /// Staying at the Cornhusker<br /> //// Overflow crowd can stay in Beatrice</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Milk Steak To Go</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/01/29/arthur-blank-becomes-the-latest-owner-to-use-los-angeles-as-an-excuse-for-more-public-funding/comment-page-2/#comment-1885410</link> <dc:creator>Milk Steak To Go</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 22:00:43 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=241854#comment-1885410</guid> <description><![CDATA[*well, Appleton/Caught your comment, Butters]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>*well, Appleton</p><p>/Caught your comment, Butters</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: A.P.</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/01/29/arthur-blank-becomes-the-latest-owner-to-use-los-angeles-as-an-excuse-for-more-public-funding/comment-page-2/#comment-1885409</link> <dc:creator>A.P.</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 22:00:41 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=241854#comment-1885409</guid> <description><![CDATA[yeah, have a superbowl in Foxboro and experience taking 6+ hours to get out of the parking lot.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>yeah, have a superbowl in Foxboro and experience taking 6+ hours to get out of the parking lot.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: A.P.</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/01/29/arthur-blank-becomes-the-latest-owner-to-use-los-angeles-as-an-excuse-for-more-public-funding/comment-page-2/#comment-1885408</link> <dc:creator>A.P.</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 22:00:01 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=241854#comment-1885408</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;Because of the racism.&lt;strong&gt;/truth&#039;d&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Because of the racism.</p><p><strong>/truth&#8217;d</strong></p></blockquote> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Nada</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/01/29/arthur-blank-becomes-the-latest-owner-to-use-los-angeles-as-an-excuse-for-more-public-funding/comment-page-2/#comment-1885407</link> <dc:creator>Nada</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 21:59:43 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=241854#comment-1885407</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;Holy shit a Super Bowl in Foxborough would be hilarious for how much the writers would complain&lt;/blockquote&gt;I was talking to a Boston dude last night, and even he was complaining about Foxborough.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Holy shit a Super Bowl in Foxborough would be hilarious for how much the writers would complain</p></blockquote><p>I was talking to a Boston dude last night, and even he was complaining about Foxborough.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Milk Steak To Go</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/01/29/arthur-blank-becomes-the-latest-owner-to-use-los-angeles-as-an-excuse-for-more-public-funding/comment-page-2/#comment-1885406</link> <dc:creator>Milk Steak To Go</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 21:59:36 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=241854#comment-1885406</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;Well, I don’t think Oakland needs to host one. Though I would love to see one in SEA if we’re going all over the country.&lt;/blockquote&gt; If the idea is to reward NFL fans and teams, it should be spread.  You&#039;d be dropping a billion dollar bomb into Oakland, Seattle, Green Bay (while, Appleton), Cincy.If the idea is to reward corporate interests, drop that cash in to the same cities (domes and warm weather) year after year./Knows which way the NFL went]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Well, I don’t think Oakland needs to host one. Though I would love to see one in SEA if we’re going all over the country.</p></blockquote><p>If the idea is to reward NFL fans and teams, it should be spread.  You&#8217;d be dropping a billion dollar bomb into Oakland, Seattle, Green Bay (while, Appleton), Cincy.</p><p>If the idea is to reward corporate interests, drop that cash in to the same cities (domes and warm weather) year after year.</p><p>/Knows which way the NFL went</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: ButtersBC</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/01/29/arthur-blank-becomes-the-latest-owner-to-use-los-angeles-as-an-excuse-for-more-public-funding/comment-page-2/#comment-1885400</link> <dc:creator>ButtersBC</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 21:58:20 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=241854#comment-1885400</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;Which is why the awarding of super bowls is ridiculous. Spread the wealth to every team&lt;/blockquote&gt;Must have missed my comment about why Green Bay would be a horrible choice for a Super Bowl logistics-wise, not to mention that it gets fuck cold to the point where people really shouldn&#039;t be outside at night]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Which is why the awarding of super bowls is ridiculous. Spread the wealth to every team</p></blockquote><p>Must have missed my comment about why Green Bay would be a horrible choice for a Super Bowl logistics-wise, not to mention that it gets fuck cold to the point where people really shouldn&#8217;t be outside at night</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Nada</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/01/29/arthur-blank-becomes-the-latest-owner-to-use-los-angeles-as-an-excuse-for-more-public-funding/comment-page-2/#comment-1885401</link> <dc:creator>Nada</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 21:58:20 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=241854#comment-1885401</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;Why don’t you move back to that shitty ass village? Go on, git!Seriously. NO residents ruing ATL are the worst&lt;/blockquote&gt;I chose to help ruin Dallas instead. Atlanta doesn&#039;t need my help going to hell in a handbasket.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Why don’t you move back to that shitty ass village? Go on, git!</p><p>Seriously. NO residents ruing ATL are the worst</p></blockquote><p>I chose to help ruin Dallas instead. Atlanta doesn&#8217;t need my help going to hell in a handbasket.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: HuskerDawg</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/01/29/arthur-blank-becomes-the-latest-owner-to-use-los-angeles-as-an-excuse-for-more-public-funding/comment-page-2/#comment-1885399</link> <dc:creator>HuskerDawg</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 21:58:17 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=241854#comment-1885399</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;Boston would not be nearly as good a host city as NY &lt;/blockquote&gt;Because of the racism./Clown&#039;d]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Boston would not be nearly as good a host city as NY</p></blockquote><p>Because of the racism.</p><p>/Clown&#8217;d</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: sctrojans</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/01/29/arthur-blank-becomes-the-latest-owner-to-use-los-angeles-as-an-excuse-for-more-public-funding/comment-page-2/#comment-1885398</link> <dc:creator>sctrojans</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 21:58:13 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=241854#comment-1885398</guid> <description><![CDATA[Speaking of Kraft, he played the relocation threat card too]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Speaking of Kraft, he played the relocation threat card too</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Cowboy Mike's Old Original Red Hot Ricochet Barbeque Sauce</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/01/29/arthur-blank-becomes-the-latest-owner-to-use-los-angeles-as-an-excuse-for-more-public-funding/comment-page-2/#comment-1885397</link> <dc:creator>Cowboy Mike's Old Original Red Hot Ricochet Barbeque Sauce</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 21:57:58 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=241854#comment-1885397</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;Boston would not be nearly as good a host city as NY &lt;/blockquote&gt;MTA still only running until midnight on weekdays? Could see an all time record for DUIs in a two week span.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Boston would not be nearly as good a host city as NY</p></blockquote><p>MTA still only running until midnight on weekdays? Could see an all time record for DUIs in a two week span.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: sctrojans</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/01/29/arthur-blank-becomes-the-latest-owner-to-use-los-angeles-as-an-excuse-for-more-public-funding/comment-page-2/#comment-1885394</link> <dc:creator>sctrojans</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 21:56:54 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=241854#comment-1885394</guid> <description><![CDATA[Boston would not be nearly as good a host city as NY]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Boston would not be nearly as good a host city as NY</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss>
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