Republicans, conservatives, and Fark Independents™ have traditionally been staunchly against following the advice of so-called "experts". Will this tradition hold now that Barking Moonbats hold the Reins of Power? Let's listen in...

"why are we giving the New England Patriots a $9 million footbridge connecting two of their parking lots?"


Hardly a difficult question. It only took me a minute to solve that little mystery.

Robert Kraft
New England Patriots owner

NEWSMEAT Power Rank: 223

Election Picks: 27 wins, 20 losses

$49,600 Republican
$257,250 Democrat
$43,500 special interest
total: $350,350

friendinpa: "why are we giving the New England Patriots a $9 million footbridge connecting two of their parking lots?"


Hardly a difficult question. It only took me a minute to solve that little mystery.

Robert Kraft
New England Patriots owner

NEWSMEAT Power Rank: 223

Election Picks: 27 wins, 20 losses

$49,600 Republican
$257,250 Democrat
$43,500 special interest
total: $350,350

Wait a minute...I thought rich white guys were all Republicans?

You mean theyre going to spend money on something that will be used? My god, is it too late to vote for McCain?

I don't want any money spent on stuff for people! It should be put to good use padding the bank accounts of rich people!

MilesTeg: Wait a minute...I thought rich white guys were all Republicans?

So John Kerry and John Edwards will tell you, to say nothing of George Soros.

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All right, but apart from the sanitation, medicine, education, wine, public order, irrigation, roads, the fresh water system and public health, what have the Romans ever done for us?

I'm going to take a wild guess and assume the footbridge is so people can walk from one place to another.

MilesTeg: Wait a minute...I thought rich white guys were all Republicans?

Top 1% of the wealthy tend to vote Democrat.
Top 2-5% tend to vote Republican.

Safety?

MilesTeg: friendinpa: "why are we giving the New England Patriots a $9 million footbridge connecting two of their parking lots?"


Hardly a difficult question. It only took me a minute to solve that little mystery.

Robert Kraft
New England Patriots owner

NEWSMEAT Power Rank: 223

Election Picks: 27 wins, 20 losses

$49,600 Republican
$257,250 Democrat
$43,500 special interest
total: $350,350

Wait a minute...I thought rich white guys were all Republicans?

they switched parties, that's why Obama is trying to reinflate the bubble for them.

Because, obviously, they can't afford to do any upkeep or improvements to their stadium and parking lots. Duh.

Well I'm going to take a flyer on this but I'm betting that the The Bridge connects a pair of parking lots separated by a large potentially dangeous road, and that road is probably one of the main ways cars leave the Patriot's stadium, and so currently the 10's of thousands of pedestrians who cross that road snarl the egress of traffic from the stadium, not to mention occasionally endangering the ives of pedestrians who try to cross against the signal; so the Mass DOT decided to spend a relative pittance to improve safety and traffic flow, saving Pat's fan far more than $9 mil in gas tht they usually waste idling waiting to get out of the stadium

MilesTeg: friendinpa: "why are we giving the New England Patriots a $9 million footbridge connecting two of their parking lots?"


Hardly a difficult question. It only took me a minute to solve that little mystery.

Robert Kraft
New England Patriots owner

NEWSMEAT Power Rank: 223

Election Picks: 27 wins, 20 losses

$49,600 Republican
$257,250 Democrat
$43,500 special interest
total: $350,350

Wait a minute...I thought rich white guys were all Republicans?

Except in massachusetts, where the republicans are all registered democrats, for real.

You know what they should have done in the stimulus bill? They should have said, right in the bill, what all the money could be spent for. Each project should have been listed there so we knew exactly what was being spent and for what.

Magorn: Well I'm going to take a flyer on this but I'm betting that the The Bridge connects a pair of parking lots separated by a large potentially dangeous road, and that road is probably one of the main ways cars leave the Patriot's stadium, and so currently the 10's of thousands of pedestrians who cross that road snarl the egress of traffic from the stadium, not to mention occasionally endangering the ives of pedestrians who try to cross against the signal; so the Mass DOT decided to spend a relative pittance to improve safety and traffic flow, saving Pat's fan far more than $9 mil in gas tht they usually waste idling waiting to get out of the stadium

THINK OF THE CHILDREN!?!

Not a bad return on his investment of $257,250 for Kraft. A $9M improvement to one of his businesses. I wonder how much it increased the value of the Pats.

I wish the government would spend that kind of money on my business.

Every time I see the phrase "stimulus money," I read it as "slush fund." Then things make more sense.

^Genius

How about you give some stimulus to my marlins so they can afford to buy a championship like the Yankees?

friendinpa: NEWSMEAT Power Rank: 223

Election Picks: 27 wins, 20 losses

$49,600 Republican
$257,250 Democrat
$43,500 special interest
total: $350,350

This just in: If you're going to lobby, lobby the people in power. I'm not sure if you've heard, but Massachusetts leans slightly to the left. Just slightly. (new window)

Magorn: Well I'm going to take a flyer on this but I'm betting that the The Bridge connects a pair of parking lots separated by a large potentially dangeous road, and that road is probably one of the main ways cars leave the Patriot's stadium, and so currently the 10's of thousands of pedestrians who cross that road snarl the egress of traffic from the stadium, not to mention occasionally endangering the ives of pedestrians who try to cross against the signal; so the Mass DOT decided to spend a relative pittance to improve safety and traffic flow, saving Pat's fan far more than $9 mil in gas tht they usually waste idling waiting to get out of the stadium

How very stimulating.

Insertwitty Namehere: [Insertwitty Commenthere]

bikerific: You know what they should have done in the stimulus bill? They should have said, right in the bill, what all the money could be spent for. Each project should have been listed there so we knew exactly what was being spent and for what.

Yeah, 'cause that would have been efficient...

[rolls eyes]

thurstonxhowell: [Insertwitty Commenthere]

Silly me. Only now do I see the light. Let's just keep pissing away our economic future on political payback and pet projects. After all it worked out so well for the republicans when they tried it.