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Peter King is an A%$
Posted on 9/1/08 at 11:47 pm
Posted on 9/1/08 at 11:47 pm
Just read his latest article on CNNSI and wanted to throw up. He had a 3pg article throwing dirt on the Saints being in New Orleans and questioning the viability of the Saints in New Orleans.....Nice timing...I wonder if the next time a hurricane rolls through Miami and causes a game to be rescheduled will a similiar article be written about them?
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Posted on 9/2/08 at 12:39 am to TJG210
Just discussing this type of thinking by the elitest from NY. It makes you wish a Cat 3 would hit Manhatten. Then we could ask why do they keep rebuilding Manhatten. Its like a Hurricane could not hit Miami, Houston, Tampa, etc.
Posted on 9/2/08 at 9:11 am to TJG210
I totally disagree. first of all after Katrina, he was one of N.O.'s biggest supporters. What he is saying is probably right on.
If N.O. had gotten the dveastion that they were anticipating, chances are the population of the metro area would have shrunk to under 500,000. That would have ment that the team would have probably been relocated.
he is not being a prophet of doom or downing the city. He is stating cold hard facts. We have to accept that.
I love N.O., born and raised there and lived there until I was 55 years old. Moved 12 years ago because of business and family reasons. We still come back at least once a month and will continue to do so.
But the reality is, the NFL is a business,and if the fan base were to leave the area, Mr. Benson and the league would have no choice to look at other options.,
If N.O. had gotten the dveastion that they were anticipating, chances are the population of the metro area would have shrunk to under 500,000. That would have ment that the team would have probably been relocated.
he is not being a prophet of doom or downing the city. He is stating cold hard facts. We have to accept that.
I love N.O., born and raised there and lived there until I was 55 years old. Moved 12 years ago because of business and family reasons. We still come back at least once a month and will continue to do so.
But the reality is, the NFL is a business,and if the fan base were to leave the area, Mr. Benson and the league would have no choice to look at other options.,
Posted on 9/2/08 at 9:46 am to Six Saint
Theres no reason at all to post that ahead of a possible tragedy....if things would have happened for the worst...it still would have been crappy to do so. Do you think he would write a column on LA's inability to be able to keep a team if they had a massive earthquake? He also failed to mention that for the last three seasons the Saints have sold out every game, including this year with prices going up. So I think his comments are way out of line....hell we've had better ticket sales than Jacksonville.
Posted on 9/2/08 at 10:07 am to TJG210
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Theres no reason at all to post that ahead of a possible tragedy.
You'd rather stick your head in the sand and ignore the possibilities? He made some valid points.
Posted on 9/2/08 at 10:34 am to TJG210
Just for you Peter....
Posted on 9/2/08 at 11:43 am to Towelie
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You'd rather stick your head in the sand and ignore the possibilities? He made some valid points.
Not really. It was irresponsible and sensationalist journalism. At the time he wrote the article the projections were mostly calling for NOLA to be largely spared.
If the hurricane had hit us squarely and made it obvious that we'd have to move home games than we'd be fair game. As it was, Peter King (who was one of NOLA's biggest advocates in 2005) put himself out there firmly as one of the leading naysayers just 3 years later.
I've always hated that windbag, but now I hate him even more. I relish the next KSK "article" that has him literaly getting teabagged by Tony Romo and begging for more. The huge creampuff.
Posted on 9/2/08 at 11:53 am to AlejandroInHouston
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At the time he wrote the article the projections were mostly calling for NOLA to be largely spared.
no projection had nola spared the past 72 hours or so
nola dodged a bullet yesterday
Posted on 9/2/08 at 11:56 am to AlejandroInHouston
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At the time he wrote the article the projections were mostly calling for NOLA to be largely spared.
I must've missed those predictions.
Posted on 9/2/08 at 12:02 pm to SlowFlowPro
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o projection had nola spared the past 72 hours or so
Maybe "spared" was a little strong, but most projections had New Orleans avoiding the worst of the storm and nobody really thought the Saints would be spending the entire 2008 season on the road like King implied.
BTW - I guess you've calmed down about Lake Charles at this point? It seemed like you were actively rooting for the storm to go more east TOWARDS New Orleans and Baton Rouge to spare Lake Charles. Insane logic, there.
This post was edited on 9/2/08 at 12:04 pm
Posted on 9/2/08 at 1:05 pm to AlejandroInHouston
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but most projections had New Orleans avoiding the worst of the storm
absolutely untrue
hell the last 48 hours there were tons of people who were nearly screaming about the doom and gloom scenarios they predicted
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BTW - I guess you've calmed down about Lake Charles at this point? It seemed like you were actively rooting for the storm to go more east TOWARDS New Orleans and Baton Rouge to spare Lake Charles. Insane logic, there.
yeah i didn't want my area to deal with it's 2nd major hurricane in 3 years (Which nola has had, but BR has not...but we didn't get nearly the help or publicity that nola got with katrina, so call me jaded). i wasn't rooting for it TO hit nola, but why would i root for it to hit LC?
Posted on 9/2/08 at 1:13 pm to SlowFlowPro
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but we didn't get nearly the help or publicity that nola got with katrina, so call me jaded
I guess I'm jaded being from New Orleans and what-not, but this point of view still surprises me everytime I hear it. We are New Orleans! We host Super Bowls, Final Fours, NBA All Star Games, GOP Conventions, World's Fairs, and Mardi Gras!
Posted on 9/2/08 at 6:19 pm to AlejandroInHouston
Gustav hit Baton Rouge...will LSU relocate forever if another one hits?? King is an a-hole. Katrina made NOLA stumble and Gustav almost did the same. There will never be a NOLA knockout punch - too many mortgages and natural resources for people to abandon the NOLA market.
frick KING, and I hope a giant tsunami hits NYC to give them some perspective. That's like saying all companies who operate out of skyscrapers in NYC should relocate because of 9/11. frickING MORON, sensationalistic, yellow journalism.
frick KING, and I hope a giant tsunami hits NYC to give them some perspective. That's like saying all companies who operate out of skyscrapers in NYC should relocate because of 9/11. frickING MORON, sensationalistic, yellow journalism.
Posted on 9/2/08 at 7:42 pm to RPC4LSU
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by the elitest from NY
Peter King -- elitist?
you mean the fat Rutgers grad from Jersey who worships Brett Favre, writes 3,000 word essays on high school girl's lacross, and thinks that Starbucks coffee is the end-all be-all of fine living? Yeah, he sounds real elite to me. Posted on 9/2/08 at 8:00 pm to AlejandroInHouston
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but this point of view still surprises me everytime I hear it. We are New Orleans! We host Super Bowls, Final Fours, NBA All Star Games, GOP Conventions, World's Fairs, and Mardi Gras!
and new orleans is filled with some of the lowest of the low in this entire country
Posted on 9/2/08 at 9:14 pm to SlowFlowPro
so is houston memhpis atlanta d.c..... lake chucks pretty bad too.... not as bad a nola but nola still has more to offer. much rather nola than the chuck any day SFP
and NOLA is much more populated than chuck.... and iots one of the most historics cities in the world.... they needed the help more than chuck
and NOLA is much more populated than chuck.... and iots one of the most historics cities in the world.... they needed the help more than chuck
This post was edited on 9/2/08 at 9:21 pm
Posted on 9/2/08 at 9:17 pm to SlowFlowPro
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and new orleans is filled with some of the lowest of the low in this entire country
FYI, every major city has crime, corruption, horrible planning, weather issues, scumbags, drug addicts, thugs, bad schools, slums. NOLA is not different, the media just likes to make you think so.
Posted on 9/3/08 at 2:17 am to RPC4LSU
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Just discussing this type of thinking by the elitest from NY. It makes you wish a Cat 3 would hit Manhatten.
I dont wish a hurricane on any state, but if I was told a hurricane and there was no way to avoid it and I got to pick where it was going, NYC without hesitation would be my pick, lol.
Posted on 9/3/08 at 9:08 am to SlowFlowPro
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and new orleans is filled with some of the lowest of the low in this entire country
I love how other cities in Louisiana have penis envy, and have problems realizing that if it wasn't for the tax revenue generated in the city their little towns would surely notice. I can't remember the last time Lake Charles generated as much revenue in one day as the city does for a Saints game.....god forbid a huge event like the Super Bowl or Mardi Gras.
Posted on 9/3/08 at 9:18 am to SlowFlowPro
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and new orleans is filled with some of the lowest of the low in this entire country
this picture can never be used too often.
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