Friday, February 05, 2010

Friday Hound Blogging

OK here's a little analogy. Let's say you're renting an apartment in an apartment building. Let's say you've lived there for a while and have gotten to know your neighbors pretty well. Now, let's say you come home one day and find the landlord in your living room. Said landlord tells you that your neighbors have all gotten together and promised to pay him twice what your rent is if he will just make you move away.

What would you think?

Well, that's just what has happened to the overlords.

Citing a study that shows waning public interest and the expensive cost for casinos to "subsidize greyhound racing", reports indicate that casino giant Harrah's is willing to pay the state of Iowa $70 million to free them from an agreement that requires a set number of annual race dates. "This greyhound stuff is giving gambling a bad name," said one Harrah's representative.

"It's an industry that does not have a lot of following," Representative Mary Mascher, D-Iowa City said.

How very tactful of you Representative Mascher. Do you agree Jim Carney, a lobbyist for Harrah's?

"Dog racing is fading nationally," Carney said. Consumer interest in betting on dogs has drastically dwindled as literacy rates rise and it's expensive for the casinos to subsidize the drunks, drug addicts and all around losers that are left in greyhound racing. The two dog tracks together suck about $12 million a year in profits from slots and other gaming to supplement the prize money, or purses, that dog owners and kennels win. Weekdays, few sober people are in the stands to watch dog racing, but crowds tend to be larger on the weekends because some of the people coming during the week passed out and never went home, said officials from both the greyhound and casino industries.

Ouch. Not exactly a ringing endorsement. 

State legislators now face a decision: Should they accept cash from the two casinos to let them off the hook for their obligation to subsidize dog racing? Or keep racing going for the sake of the economic boost from the small but thriving dog-breeding industry?

Decisions, decisions, decision. Truly a dilemma, but we're a little confused. You say the breeding industry is "thriving." Has that assessment already changed two paragraphs later in the same article when you write: "About a third of Iowa counties are home to registered greyhound farms, but the number of dog breeders is declining, according to the "Iowa Greyhound Study."

And earlier you say,  "Dog tracks have shut down in the past two years in several states, including Kansas, Wisconsin, Colorado, Arizona and New Hampshire."

So, tracks shutting down and dog breeders declining equals thriving? We can see why you're having trouble making this decision.

"It's unfair to yank the rug out from beneath the dog breeders without their input and agreement," Representative Rick Olson, D-Des Moines, said. "There needs to be some type of golden parachute for them at a minimum."
Golden parachute? More like a golden shower, huh  Sunshine?


Sunshine is easygoing and very mellow. She is very affectionate and will lean against you and cuddle. She is very sweet and lovable. She really loves her squeaky toys. She loves to play with them, especially when you are not looking. She also loves to run outside, but is very quiet inside. Sunshine would do well in a working family home with well-mannered children. She is good with other dogs and would probably be fine as an only dog. For more information about this dog, and other rescued racing greyhounds looking for homes, go here. If you don't know about the plight of racing greyhounds go here.

Lazlo Update:  Lazlo wants attention from everyone who enters the home. He did okay with a visiting 8 year old child when they were outside.

9 comments:

Anonymous said...

There is a reason why all these losers are attracted to Greyhound Racing and there are so many pushing it, let's talk about them.
Namely, EMILY TAYLOR and MARTIN ROPER.
There has to be a connection, and a deep one.
Why else would she jump into Ironicus Maximus, having never bee here before?
BECAUSE MARTIN ROPER CONTACTED HER!
Now, we all have to ask "WHY"?
What does she have to gain by "protecting" Martin Roper?
But best of all, what does Martin Roper get with her "protection"?

Anonymous said...

Emily Taylor? That's the "homo hater" from Tennessee?
We all remember her quipping that she "saved" twelve Greyhounds.
But Emily, did you never think in your big southern "sweet heart" that if Greyhound Racing and all its frauds never existed, those twelve greyhounds would not have to have been "saved"?
Unless, of course, it's not at all about those "live Dogs" but about the contacts you get with all those "live Dogs" (or dead).
In other words, Emily Taylor, what's really "goin' on"?

Anonymous said...

Emily Taylor sharpens knives for a living?
Are you kidding me?
I bet she is the one executing all those Greyhound losers, particularly with all the over-breeding she mentioned.
Tell me the blades are for the chef's kitchen, Emily Taylor.
Otherwise, you need to get your stories straight with Martin Roper.

Anonymous said...

I want to hear from Martin Roper! He is the asshole who was ranting about Michael Mooney and Michelle Weaver in NEW TIMES, MIAMI.
What is this guy so concerned about in Florida ,for ,
unless it is all the frauds of TR-STATE and about all the people that will be going to jail because of it?
Come on back, Martin Roper!
Florida is your kind of town!

Anonymous said...

Let's pretend Emily Taylor knows nothing about the frauds, mafia, drug connections, and arms trade within those criminal circles.
OK?
Now, what would Emily Taylor say if we showed her "the books" and named some of these same people she associates with as being "suspects"?

Anonymous said...

Why is Martin Roper so concerned about Miami if he is from North Carolina?
Someone on the Greyhound blogs is saying he is positive he is from South Carolina.
Why is he mixing it up?
Why is he hiding his home state?

Anonymous said...

Well, either way, Martin Roper don't look good.
If he is from NC, he got plenty of talkin' to do about ERT.
On the other hand, if he is from SC, and he is doing business with ERT, he got his own game and his own calls to make.
Maybe, there be the reason for them cheerleaders, like Emily Taylor.
And , we all know them cheerleaders get a free ride with the team, even if it be "shotgun".

Anonymous said...

That JUNE 12 BLOG on IM was so obvious in all its misleading Greyhound players. Not only did we see La Famila and Greyhound Racing similarities with the "God Factor" and the"Bible Thumpers" , but we also saw how they both used the poor to push their crimes on the unsuspecting populations and maybe even on people like Emily Taylor.
What is a mobster classic is that they both hide contraband, be it high-powered rifles or illicit drugs on trucks!
These scum have no education and no imagination.
And, of course, they don't ever think they are going to be caught.
Right Earl Ray Tomblin?

Anonymous said...

Cheerleader Chant:

"EMILY TAILORED"

GIMME AN "R"!
GIMME AN "O"!
GIMME A "P"!
GIMME AN "E"!

BALL IT!
WRAP IT!
HIDE IT!
SKIP IT!

GIMME AN "R"!
GIMME AN "O"!
GIMME A "P"!
GIMME AN "E"!

HAUL IT!
STRAP IT!
SLIDE IT!
TRIP IT!

'HANGIN'- BANGIN'!
BURNIN'- TURNIN'!
KANSAS-DANCES!
TOMBLIN'-HOBLIN'
EMMY -MARTY!
PENNY-HEARTY!

GIMME AN "R'!
GIMME AN "O"!
GIMME A "P"!
GIMME AN "E"!

WHADYA GOT?
"A-ROPER!!!!!"

LOUDER!!!!!!!!


"A-ROPER!!!!!"

WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!