Posted on 10/14/2005 7:05:57 AM PDT by areafiftyone
Since we can't post it you can read the article here. Barbour Has Betrayed Loyal Religious Right
Can you at least tell us why? (in you own words?)
Three words: land based casinos
Okay apparently Barbour supports land-based casinos and the religious right is against it. Jeeze what the heck is the difference? Land based? Water-based? They need to get off their snotty high horses! Barbour did nothing wrong - he is worried about getting Mississippi back on track again and gambling is a big part of the revenue.
Sorry but this is silly to me. What difference does it make if you allow gambling in a barge vs a hotel? The fact is, there are going to be casinos on the Gulf Coast and the state desperately needs the revenue they can produce. Many of the hotels that sponsored the casino barges are intact and can open in a short time. I say go for it.
The revenue from the casinos has made life better for many many folks in Mississippi.
That ought not be considered according to some.
Betrayed again? Sheesh, that's like the seventeenth time this week! Haley Barbour is a DUmmie troll! < /sarcasm>
I totally agree with you.
Apparently, the evil anti-Christian Barbour is going to build casinos only on lands previously occupied by churches or orphanages.
I don't like casinos, but I can't understand the issue here, either. If you want to contain casinos to a given area, specify the areas. Putting them on water just makes them prone to destruction by natural disasters.
What the heck is going on here? No one is good enough anymore? We are totally tearing every Republican who is NOT a Religious Right stalwart apart. This is getting ridiculous!
He moved the casinos 50 feet on to land.
The water based barges were missles in the hurricane.
Can you imagine if there was another hurricane and a barge landed on a motel and killed people. People would be going after Barbour.
One of the barges took out a motel imagine if anyone had been in there?
I don't understand people's problem with gambling. If you are an adult you should be allowed to make your own decisions. Prohibiting adults from gambling would be like preventing adults from drinking. We all know how well that went.
Stopping gambling is just interferring in people's civil liberties. These casinos aren't by a school, church, or residential area.
McCain's crusade against sports gambling has really ticked me off. He got Nevada to stop olympic gambling now wants to have no college gambling. No more march madness gambling. More govt interferring with your lives.
Of course it does. Those people want to get rid of the casinos all together - that is the problem. I'm a NYer and I've been to GulfPort and Biloxi and I enjoyed myself thoroughly. People were not upset casinos were there the locals enjoyed them as much as the tourists.
You know I was kidding, right? Poking a little fun at the crowd that likes to get their panties in a twist? Ha, ha?
There are people, including many on this board, who believe that anyone that does not agree with every aspect of their beliefs is the enemy.
This includes their views on politics, religion, science, parenting, children, romance, and chili.
Of these, only chili should be held in such regard.
I can understand if folks are against casinos and betting as part of their religious beliefs, but I don't see the difference between land based and water based casinos.
In Florida, though, we also have convoluted laws about what is and what is not acceptable when it comes to gambling.
Horses, dog tracks; Okay.
Lottery; Okay.
Gaming, not okay unless you're on an Indian reservation or out in international waters (the boats to get you to and from international waters go in and out of the state's ports.)
I still remember the time they shut down a Bingo game at a Senior Citizens Retirement Center.
I wonder if these same people object to the Stock Exchange, buying stocks is a form of gambling when you think about it.
Oh yes. But you didn't put your sarcasm tag on. Twenty lashes with a wet noodle for you! ;-)
I know. I never understood that about Florida either. But NY is the same way - they have race tracks galore and state lottery but no casinos. Go figure.
He didn't ban alcohol, dancing and music either.
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