Posted on 11/14/2004 6:38:47 PM PST by ml/nj
They were trying for a general strike but I guess they came up a little "short." (rimshot)
Champion of the "little guys", huh?
Robert Reich? Donna Shalala? Jockeys? Are all short people Socialists?
sounds like a spoof
Actually, no.
Jerry Bailey, who is still the best US money rider IMHO, made comments which would indicate to me that he does not support the boycott. Pat Day, who is no slouch, is still riding at Churchill.
ML/NJ
Yee-HAH!
What sounds like a spoof of what?
ML/NJ
"Jockey Boycott"
Well, I guess I can always wear Hanes or Fruit of the Loom.
bump for the morning.
You're going to stirrup a lot of bad puns with remarks like that.
Sorry that you or anyone else find this humorous.
The "union" mentality is part and parcel of the leftist mind. I thought the guy I quoted demonstrated the absurdity of this union mentality, and so I posted it here.
ML/NJ
You post cr&p that claims that jockeys will receive unemployment benefits between races, and you expect anyone to take it seriously? Your OP is so disjointed that all I could do is laugh.
Signed,
a racing fan
FYI:
I had a racetrack backround (excercise rider) before going in the Navy.
I remember the Jocks complaining about their medical coverage all the time, espcially when the wanted the excercise riders dropped from the group policy that covered all of us. The reasoning was never clear insofar as the 'pinheads'as we usually refffered to them as, weren't paying for any of the coverage. It's paid for by a per-stall surcharge to the treiners and owners. (as well as a $350/quarter charge to both) This kept the premiums down--and took a large financial load off a trainer or owner.
The jockeys wanted it all from themselves--despite that fact that exercise riders have fifty times the injury and death rate. (I know 23 Exercise riders that are paraplegics--and 5 more that are quads!)
To this day---the excercise rider community hates the jocks---esp. Jerry Bailey, who was the ringleader of the drive to remove us (which thankfully failed)
So forgive me, given this, that I saw screw the little prima-donnas.
If it's anything like pug racing, I'm all in favor of it.
So are we boycotting Boxers or Briefs ?
You post cr&p that claims that jockeys will receive unemployment benefits between races, and you expect anyone to take it seriously? Your OP is so disjointed that all I could do is laugh.
I guess you don't understand the concept of using absurdity to demonstrate absurdity. (I'll bet you find Rush "cr&ppy" too.)
And as for holding up your status as "racing fan," to me I suggest you check out my FR "About" page. It hasn't changed in years, but it's still true.
ML/NJ
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