Perhaps the people of Staten Island should ask the Soda Pop Nazi just one important question before he starts his stupid marathon, man.
Perhaps the people of Staten Island should ask the Soda Pop Nazi just one important question before he starts his stupid marathon, man.
If you put tradition on hold for every “bad” event that happens, you end up with a bunch of hand wringers wanting to stop everything for events that over time diminish in significance so every little advocacy group can have its point made.
Sac up people, it’s GD New York, New Yorkers, and the damn New York Marathon. Even though they vote ‘Rat, or gutless Republican, more often than not, running it continues to facilitate the percieved pluck and mettle of OUR New Yorkers, a sprawling mass of noisy boisterous people we love to bitch about but are always thankful to have with us on our map...
20 years from now, do you want to hear about the “Storm that cancelled the Marathon” or “A little wind and rain wasn’t going to stop us from running it”?
Mike Bloomberg is an evil man. The list of participants and finishers in this fiasco should serve as a blacklist for all decent people. Don’t talk to them, don’t hire them, boycott their businesses, etc.
Sponsors should be threatened with boycotts if the race goes on
ING
Tata Consultancy
The New York Times (already boycotted of course)
Asics
United Airlines
Timex
Nissan
Why is the government putting on a athletic entertainment event, anyway?
If it’s a private event held with permission, and it doesn’t prevent recovery efforts, then let the private organizer decide.
(liberal) Insanity, thy name is Michael Bloomberg
It’s a good idea for 2 reasons:
1 - a sense of normalcy is good for people in bad times, a reason to celebrate helps the brain
2 - It’ll put NYC on TV for 3 hours and recovery donations will flow in like crazy