tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8845240845325702264.post5097358790188229193..comments2023-10-15T08:44:46.842-04:00Comments on The People's Republic of Pittsburgh: Gaming Control Board Releases DecisionRichmond K. Turnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05352144240244956283noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8845240845325702264.post-83945752964170386742007-02-18T09:53:00.000-05:002007-02-18T09:53:00.000-05:00You are spot-on right about the PGCB making the ri...You are spot-on right about the PGCB making the right decision, given the rulebook that they were given. Indeed, I was pretty sure that I had said exactly that in the original post. Maybe I didn't make it clear enough, but still the key point is that you and I are in agreement.<BR/><BR/>I also noticed the negative-to-positive ratio in the public comments, and it really caught my eye. I can't Richmond K. Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05352144240244956283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8845240845325702264.post-19357788328858407922007-02-18T02:12:00.000-05:002007-02-18T02:12:00.000-05:00Dude, the gaming control board's decision really d...Dude, the gaming control board's decision really did seem reasonable. <BR/><BR/>They rightly considered issues beyond arena-funding -- which might not have kept the Pens in town even if the board had gone with Isle of Capri. <BR/><BR/>Instead, they evaluated the peasantry's mundane quality-of-life concerns -- traffic patterns, parking, whether existing infrastructure can support the hydra-like Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8845240845325702264.post-64274547373633175882007-02-01T22:47:00.000-05:002007-02-01T22:47:00.000-05:00The whole "People's Republic" thing just came to m...The whole "People's Republic" thing just came to me in a flash as I was picking the blog's name. I can assure you that -- unless it was somehow buried in the subconcious of my very warped mind -- the name was not inspired by Rush Limbaugh.<br /><br />I just thought that Pittsburgh has some astonishing similarities to your stereotypical bannana republic. It has elections, but everybody already Richmond K. Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05352144240244956283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8845240845325702264.post-72452287796445875112007-02-01T22:24:00.000-05:002007-02-01T22:24:00.000-05:00Adm, I've been meaning to ask you -- would you cal...Adm, I've been meaning to ask you -- would you call yourself a conservative Republican? I ask because I know Limbaugh mockingly refers to places like Chicago and Louisiana "People's Republics."Bram Reichbaumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05620172942925293407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8845240845325702264.post-82428018166646408262007-02-01T18:52:00.000-05:002007-02-01T18:52:00.000-05:00No doubt, if there's good news to be published, th...No doubt, if there's good news to be published, the boys will wait until a better news cycle than Friday night.<br /><br />Nice article - notice how the boys are pushing Lukey forward to handle local press? He's hoping that people will forget his flippy-floppiness, we won't.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8845240845325702264.post-64732119697758695302007-02-01T18:07:00.000-05:002007-02-01T18:07:00.000-05:00The very first Comet post deals with how I thought...The very first Comet post deals with how I thought this issue must have brokend down. Thank you for the link to the report, such that I can compare notes.Bram Reichbaumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05620172942925293407noreply@blogger.com