hello america! if i were looking in the dictionary for the words hypocrit, 2-faced, forked tongue, double standard &, liar, i wonder if obamas name would come up?
it really bothers me that this man (we still know so little about), has so much power to negatively influence the rest of my days as well as those of my sons & grandsons---not to mention the rest of america.
america, please call me stupid if you will but, be honest with yourself & tell me what this sounds like:::obama recently said on live tv that the bonuses of the corporate execs were "shameful" &, believe it or not, i agree with him. they are shameful. that being said, he is hosting a superbowl party to view a game that will be played with about 104 participants that are making outrageous money (not to include the coaches).
in these 'disasterous times', how can you be nit-picky about what the ceos make & not condemn what professional athletes earn? now, one can argue that sports is entertainment but, the bottom line is, it is still a business. no one gets involved with professional sports for free---even the cheerleaders get paid as do the ball & towel boys/girls &, you even have networks & beat writers that do nothing but cover sports. the refs & umps get paid. they even pay the grounds keepers.
entertainment yes but, nonetheless, a business &, a very lucrative one at that. the professional sports market is at the very top of the pile when it comes to "shameful" wages. &, don't forget about professional wrestling, or nascar, or bowling, or golf, or---let me do it this way...it would be easier for you to name a professional sport where they don't make any "shameful" money.
now, there are several reasons for professional sports being so successful &, number one on that list has to be ownership/management & their ability to compete in a tight market. even in these troubled economic times, they fill their different venues with fans, they continue to sell their memorabillia (look at all those arizonia cardinals jackets that popped up overnight), they continue to have their sponsors paying more each season (look at the cost of a 30 second commercil in this years superbowl) &, they continue to pay their employees those "shameful" amounts of money.
OBAMA, YOU SHOULD HAVE SELECTED SOME OF THEM FOR YOUR FINANCE TEAM, NOT TIMOTHY GEITHNER. PLUS, THEY PAY THEIR TAXES ON TIME.
professional sports is the only market that will pay unproven individuals multi-millions of dollars before their very first professional game based on that individuals performance at a lower level. &, that's a calculated risk the owners are willing to take---&, don't forget the millions raked in by the agents.
yes, sports is number one & then you have hollywood. yet, in spite of all of the above, obama sees fit to single out the execs. i guess this is all a part of his "fair" policy which, by his own actions proves it will be anything but fair.
more proof of this "fair" crap is barney franks singling out one bank for federal funds. selective fairness---that's a new one in washington...
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