Why is Bush pushing the Stadium in New York CIty?

[BrklynLiberal]

[bryant69]

1. Look don't you think America deserves a nice venue

when the show trials start?

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[woodsprite]

2. He wants a big place to quarantine people or lock up dissenters? n/t

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

3. Maybe as a favor to Bloomberg? Andy Card called State Senate

Majority leader, Joseph Bruno, to ask him to vote for it.

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nypost/20050527/lo_nypost/wonjets39team

On edit: Bloomberg has been using up a lot of his political capital to get this through.

Or this might be why???? From the above article:

"Seven years from now, Ground Zero will take shape and will look spectacular. To have a moment to celebrate that would be fantastic," said Roland Betts, a close friend of Bush and his point man on the city's Olympic bid committee.


"The White House is very aware of that," said Betts, who has known Bush since their days together at Yale University.

[FreedomAngel82]

14. Celebrating Ground Zero and it will look spectacular?

Uh did they forget it's a grave memorial for people who died?! These people are fucking nuts!

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

16. These people dance on the graves of those who perished. 9/11

helped ** get his trifecta.............

[Hobarticus]

4. He loves private enterprises, like stadiums, paid for with public money

Doesn't matter why....doesn't matter where.

[kedrys]

5. He wants a nice place to hold his coronation ceremony?

I'm just guessing. :P

[Toby109]

6. Why does Bush do anything?

To make his rich friends even richer.

[IrateCitizen]

7. 2012 Olympics.

The IOC has said that unless the stadium is moving forward, NYC can forget about hosting the 2012 summer games.

As a NYC metro area resident (I live in Westchester), the LAST thing I would want is for the olympics to be held in NYC. Paris is much more deserving, IMHO.

(Lance Armstrong thinks so too.)

[Mizmoon]

8. ugh, I agree

please, no olympics. It'll just cost us a fortune ...

[BrklynLiberal]

20. I also hope they are in Paris. Any place but here in NYC.

[jakefrep]

9. MIHOP?

So he can blow it up with a "terrorist" attack on Opening Day?

[spanone]

10. Baseball is something else he pretends to know....

[Javaman]

11. Because moron* would rather be playing a kids game than

the adult game he's playing now.

"I'm not a real president, but I play one on TV".

[Lannes]

12. Im sure he has friends

That will get even richer off this project.

[DistressedAmerican]

13. The Whole Project Is Being Run By His Old College Buddy

Roland Betts! It is just another blatant acct of cronyism!

More handouts to his private sector owners!

Little More!

[BrklynLiberal]

21. AHA! That should come as no surprise...

[catzies]

15. With all these great answers, this should have been a poll! Kudos, all

n/t

[jmowreader]

17. It's just a Family Tradition

Okay, I was going to post a chorus from Hank Jr's "Family Tradition" (Hank why do you drink/Why do you roll smoke/Why must you live out the songs that you wrote) with pictures of Nazi rallies after every line...too much work for this time of night, but it might make a fun TBTM flash.

Look, he's got to have someplace to hold his Nuremberg Rallies.

[wicket]

18. Because he needs a reason to invade the next country?

n/t

[formercia]

19. They need a place to feed DUers to the Lions

Just like the old days, Ceasar Bush opens the victory games in honor of Master Moon by having the entire subscription of Democratic Underground fed to the Lions.