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To: PATRICK HENRY USA

I saw where every Saints game is sold out this year. Where did these "poor" people get the money for football season tickets when they have no home, no job and no income?


5 posted on 09/26/2006 6:17:03 AM PDT by GianniV
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To: GianniV

NFL football games are not a very good place to see a representative sample of the local population.


8 posted on 09/26/2006 6:18:59 AM PDT by 1rudeboy
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To: GianniV
Where did these "poor" people get the money for football season tickets when they have no home, no job and no income?

Government handouts at the taxpayer's expense.

10 posted on 09/26/2006 6:19:11 AM PDT by Michael Goldsberry (Lt. Bruce C. Fryar USN 01-02-70 Laos)
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To: GianniV

Most of those "poor" watched the game on their new 52" plasmas bought by FEFA.


12 posted on 09/26/2006 6:19:39 AM PDT by W04Man (Bush2004 Grassroots Campaign We Did It! NOW.... PLEASE STAY THE COURSE!)
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To: GianniV
I saw where every Saints game is sold out this year. Where did these "poor" people get the money for football season tickets when they have no home, no job and no income?

FEMA. Football Eyewitness Mandatory Attendance

20 posted on 09/26/2006 6:34:52 AM PDT by N. Theknow ((Kennedys - Can't drive, can't fly, can't ski, can't skipper a boat - But they know what's best.))
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I'm guessing the poor people weren't at the game, it was probably the well-off ones that attended.


22 posted on 09/26/2006 6:42:03 AM PDT by stuartcr (Everything happens as God wants it to.....otherwise, things would be different.)
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To: GianniV
There still is considerable disposable income the New Orleans area. I bet most in attendance were from north of the lake and the greater Baton Rouge area.

From the Saints performance last night, I would expect them do well this year. I would be nice to see them get in to the play offs once in the franchise's history.

27 posted on 09/26/2006 6:49:39 AM PDT by oyez ( The older I get, the better I was.)
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From 1st hand knowledge, a lot of tickets are bought by the players and "donated" to community organzations. The team front office has a full time person dedicated to "giving" these tickets away. Mostly they are for YMCA and other type organizations but in a city like NO it could be different.

I'm guessing that a lot of Corporate Donations paid for the tickets in order to fill the seats.

28 posted on 09/26/2006 7:04:46 AM PDT by IllumiNaughtyByNature (Samsonite! I was WAAAYYY off!)
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To: GianniV
"Where did these "poor" people get the money for football season tickets "

Didn't you get the Thank You note? YOU (the taxpayer) helped pay for them through FEMA handouts to the "disenfranchised, forgotten, poor people of the 9th Ward".....

29 posted on 09/26/2006 7:06:56 AM PDT by traditional1
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To: GianniV
Where did these "poor" people get the money for football season tickets when they have no home, no job and no income?

Methinks some big biz corporations bought up all the season tickets in a sympathy/PR ploy to promote themselves...

Based on what I saw hanging over the 50-yard line railings... the actual seats are donated or given to the lucky local folks through some charity... lottery... or such...

It's not such a bad move... encouragement and entertainment with some great seats.... good PR for those who foot the bill

Justa humble opine/educated guess.....

31 posted on 09/26/2006 7:28:38 AM PDT by Wings-n-Wind (All of the answers remain available; Wisdom is gained by asking the right questions!)
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To: GianniV
Where did these "poor" people get the money for football season tickets when they have no home, no job and no income?

Look in the mirror.

35 posted on 09/26/2006 11:00:21 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: GianniV

Because we're not all poor slobs with our hand out. The media sells you a load about this area. Thousands in the Dome last night did lose their homes but they're not the ones looking to govt. to fix it. They've long ago started rebuilding on their own with provisions made before the storm.


41 posted on 09/26/2006 8:04:35 PM PDT by Round 9
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