April 8, 2004
Goodbye Preakness
[via TheBaltiBlog]
Maryland Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. is pushing for a state-owned $400 million racetrack and slot machine parlor in downtown Baltimore that would serve as the new home of the Preakness Stakes as part of his effort to break a political stalemate over legalized gambling.
I could care less where they move it, so long as it's out of Park Heights. Preakness weekend, for Orthodox Jews that live along Greenspring Avenue, invariably involves the hurling of at least one alcohol-fueled anti-semitic epithet and several empty beer bottles.
THE PREAKNESS AT PIMLICO IS A NATIONAL EVENT.....
PUT UP WITH THE INCONVIENENCE FOR 1 LOUSY WEEKEND...
Posted by: Bob a Bouy at April 9, 2004 6:32 AMInconvienence?
Posted by: peninah at April 9, 2004 9:36 AMOh, I see; drunken bigotry, not to mention drunk driving that endangers the lives of children (in fact, there have been accidents involving drunk drivers and children on the sidewalks) is all part of a national pastime, and I should just accept it as an inconvienence?
Last I checked, throwing a beer bottle at someone is called "assault and battery" not "national pastime" or "inconvienence."
Yeesh.
Posted by: Greg at April 9, 2004 12:44 PMYou people are always complaining about something..........
Posted by: Bob a Bouy at April 10, 2004 6:40 AMNice. "You People." Last time I checked all US residents had a right to feel safe in their own neighborhoods.
> PUT UP WITH THE INCONVIENENCE FOR 1 LOUSY WEEKEND...
Why don't the attendees buck up and act like fellow human beings for one lousy weekend? This isn't Vegas, it's not Disneyworld; people lead their lives here. This isn't some giant concocted theme park dedicated to your amusement. It's real.
Your ticket entitles you to act like a fool and endanger the safety of the other participants inside the venue (who attend willingly understanding the risks involved), but not cause collateral damage in and around the venue.
Posted by: Craig at April 21, 2004 12:01 AM
