Posted on 10/21/2007 12:34:32 PM PDT by John Semmens
Governor Bill Ritter (D-Colo) boasted that the success of the Colorado Rockies baseball team shows that the Democrats’ more liberal approach to government is superior to that of the “penny-pinching misers who would deny the people’s right to enjoy sports.”
“There are those who say that the government has no business getting involved in professional sports, that it is unfair to tax the general population in order to subsidize millionaire players and multimillionaire team owners, they call these ‘bread-and-circuses’ outlays and say they are outside the scope of legitimate government, but now that the Rockies have won their way to the World Series I think the majority of voters will appreciate the wisdom of these expenditures,” claimed Ritter.
Ritter pointed out that seven of the eight major league baseball playoff teams were from states with Democratic governors—proving that Colorado wasn’t a fluke, but part of a broad general trend.
“Let’s face it,” Ritter said. “The majority of people lead miserable lives of no importance. The vicarious excitement experienced when our team does well helps to promote the general welfare. And promoting the general welfare is the constitutional obligation of government in this country.”
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you might ought to identify satire (or attempted and alleged satire) when posting it.
Check the keywords. He always puts “satire” in the keywords.
looked for “onion”... didn’t see the fine print...but now I know.
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