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PostPosted: Tue Nov 25, 2008 5:09 pm
  

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That's right! The company who just got a $326 BILLION bailout is spending $400 MILLION for twenty years of the naming rights to the New York Mets new stadium! Well, hey! That's only $20 Million a year! For more on the story, click here:

http://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/ ... 0454.story

First AIG parties on, then "The Big Three" car makers fly into DC on private jets (Averaging $20,000/charter jet flight as opposed to $600 to $900 for first class airline tickets), and now this! What next? Let us eat cake? (Desert will be followed by a storming of the Bastille!)


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PostPosted: Tue Nov 25, 2008 5:27 pm
  

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At least they could give us part of it by naming it "Citi Group Taxpayer Bailout Field".


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PostPosted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 4:21 am
  

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Sounds like a waste of money to me...


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PostPosted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 4:55 am
  

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Sorry; I can't resist one last (I hope) time: and Cheryl, WHO gave them OUR money?


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PostPosted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 9:10 am
  

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A-freaking-mazing.


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PostPosted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 1:45 pm
  

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Ceashel wrote:
Sorry; I can't resist one last (I hope) time: and Cheryl, WHO gave them OUR money?


Sounds like communism and politburo's and stuff! Can you believe it, George W. Bush and his cronies are nothing but a bunch of communists! I am telling you, it is the evil empire!


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PostPosted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 2:49 pm
  

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What we need is for serious Met fans to start a movement to nickname the place " Bailout Field" if the Citi Group deal goes through. We can embarrass them into submission!!!! Sherry??????????? Regina?????????


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PostPosted: Thu Nov 27, 2008 3:12 am
  

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"Bailout filed" has a nice ring to it. How impertinent are they to do something like that into the face of the people :?:


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PostPosted: Thu Nov 27, 2008 11:40 am
  

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Maybe they could play the Almost-Capitalist Society Bowl there?


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