Comments on Advance Indiana™: Fort Wayne Panel Says New Downtown Sports Arena "Desirable And Necessary"

Anon1:11, two points in rebuttal: 1) It's not...

2016-03-23T05:08:18.144-05:00

Anon1:11, two points in rebuttal: 1) It's not a "time of war" because Congress has failed to pass a declaration of war. Say what u want, but until those critters vote for a declaration of war, it constitutionally doesn't exist.

2) If it WAS a time of war, then we need the "conspiracy wackos" to be speaking up & keeping the feds in check. Japanese internment, the grounding of Italian-American fishing boats, violations of POW rights for the crew of U-505 -- hell, maybe even Pearl Harbor itself according to Robert Stinnet -- could've been prevented had we listened to the "conspiracy wackos" during WWII. Ditto for armed conflicts since that time.

4:48... politicos know damn well there is nothing ...

2016-03-22T19:50:37.544-05:00

4:48... politicos know damn well there is nothing ever in it for taxpayers. The Demopolubicans know damn well what is in it for their cronies and their politically connected pals... and probably themselves.

It's NEVER "for" the taxpayers. Don't give a damn if it's that lunatic Red Line or what. And just because it could be voted down do not for a moment think the liberal progressive proponents of transit costs without end will stop and slink away forever and the issue will be dead. They will continue to pursue these forever costly programs (with invoices to their cronies, surely) without pause.

Think Vision Fleet, Blue Indy, cricket fields, Covanta, etc., where a USELESS and IMPOTENT City County Council - all of them- ALLOWS THE ILLEGAL TO BE ILLEGAL IN OUR CITY EVERY SINGLE DAY.

IT'S ALL STILL THERE. And they are gonna build more of that crap anywhere they can to benefit their campaign donors. As one of our Chatham/Lockerbie area goofball grandstand Councilors remarked a while back concerning questions about donations to his coffers from digital sign companies he supports.. "The fact is that political campaigns cost a lot of money". Oh, THAT excuse is what we use to justify graft and corruption...

Standby Carmel, Westfield and other locales seekin...

2016-03-22T16:48:09.590-05:00

Standby Carmel, Westfield and other locales seeking to attract and extract wealth from sports minded visitors. Major taxpayer upgrades will be in order for your facilities after construction of Portage's new sports resort that includes a 150 room hotel, campgrounds, waterpark, recreational lake, drive-in movie, restaurant, and a 160,000square foot dome. More amazing is the fact that the $75 million cost will be privately financed with $6 million going to the city for the purchase of 170acres.Unlike our World Sports Park, if the project is a bust taxpayers will be off the hook.

A new public/private contract for an amateur soccer stadium probably would result in something like the abandoned sports field in Zion, Illinois where the announcer quit on the air; the mascot sued the owner; the owners sued the city for $10 million; and the taxpayers were out $7.83 million.

When will politicos learn that there is nothing in it for taxpayers when signing on to such bad deals? See you on the Red Line.

Suck it yourself Morris. I get tired of you consp...

2016-03-22T13:11:33.124-05:00

Suck it yourself Morris. I get tired of you conspiracy wackos sucking at the teat. This is time of war now. No time for fools. Speak the truth or shut up.

I suppose cities could save on the consultant fees...

2016-03-22T12:17:54.307-05:00

I suppose cities could save on the consultant fees when building a new stadium is the forgone choice anyway. However, the consultants could not cash in then. It is vital in our World of Crony-Capitalism that all the chosen have a hand in taxpayers pockets.

Why did Carrier decide to leave Indianapolis we have all these Sports Venues that are supposed to be amenities for the attraction of business???

Necessary: the basic requirements for life, like ...

2016-03-22T11:56:21.464-05:00

Necessary: the basic requirements for life, like food, water, and air. Since the cronies pushing this garbage are parasites requiring the rest of us hosts, I guess this fits that definition. Their actions also fit definition of conspiracy. Suck it coward anon @ 10:45.

I wanted to see what Alex Jones was spinning about...

2016-03-22T10:45:59.049-05:00

I wanted to see what Alex Jones was spinning about Brussels on Infowars, but I got distracted by all the ads pulling one into his online store.

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Fort Wayne is also annexing county land to increas...

2016-03-22T10:10:48.175-05:00

Fort Wayne is also annexing county land to increase city revenue. http://www.journalgazette.net/news/local/Schools--county-to-feel-pinch-of-annexation-12074334
The location of the proposed arena will be taking an Allen County Public Library parking lot land.

If you're dying to know, anon. 9:30, why don&#...

2016-03-22T09:48:16.598-05:00

If you're dying to know, anon. 9:30, why don't you go do the research and report back on your findings.

Hey Gary, do you think the terrorist attack in Bru...

2016-03-22T09:30:13.128-05:00

Hey Gary, do you think the terrorist attack in Brussels was a false flag event; a Belgian conspiracy to take away the guns of Belgian citizens or incite hatred against innocent Muslims? Because you seem to think all terror attacks on U.S. soil are really perpetrated by our own "government." Does your doubt cross borders? Are these Belgian amputations faked? Have you seen the edited Youtube videos? You're our point man in Indiana on "the truth", right?

Asinine abuse of the public purse! This unqualifi...

2016-03-22T08:41:57.913-05:00

Asinine abuse of the public purse! This unqualified "best & brightest"BS needs to be stopped. There is no bigger recipient of welfare than the establishment.

Here's hoping (yeah, right) that any financing...

2016-03-22T07:19:35.088-05:00

Here's hoping (yeah, right) that any financing involves REVENUE bonds rather than Gen'l Obligation bonds. After all, if this stadium is going to be net cash flow positive for the city, then there should be no need for the taxpayers to be on the hook in the event of a default.