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09-05-2007 02:52 PM |
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Originally Posted by Kasept
That's nonsense and a misrepresentation of the truth. It was in fact the State of NY that regularly 'defaulted' on agreements made to NYRA that placed the Association in an impossible position.
It was the Pataki administration that purposefully delayed VLT construction at Aqueduct in the hopes of destroying the Association to the point where it could decide the franchise question in favor of its' cronies. NYRA had been waiting since 1985 for the State of NY to address the franchise situation, a scenario which had been festering as each passing Governor failed to tackle the issue(s). And how exactly are the taxpayers screwed in a deal where the state nets $870 million worth of assets?
And accountability? NYRA has had the ultimate accountability the last 3 years having to clean out the viruses introduced by the vile Kenny Noe during his corrupt tenure in the '90's. I'm just back from the track and the press conference with Steve Duncker, Jim Heffernan and Charlie Hayward which was deservedly celebratory. Hayward broke down during his opportunity to comment on things as he spoke about the Association being the object of ridicule during the franchise process. His stewardship during this period has been remarkable, and NYRA's repeated refusal to stoop to the level of the colluded smear campaign engaged in by the likes of the NY Daily News, Times-Union, Jerry Bailey and Jeff Perle is something for which he'll long be remembered.
NYRA and its' non-profit was the ONLY choice for racing in New York, and today's announcement goes a long way towards ensuring that the quality of racing in the state is maintained and kept at the highest level possible. There are still questions regarding the OTB problem(s) to be addressed, but the 'good guys' won today, and we as racing fans are winners along with them.
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Spoken like someone who depends on NYRA for his access to people. Please explain to me where the $130 million loan that the government gave to NYRA came from. Did the money grow on trees or was it make believe? LOL
Nice website and radioshow (which seems to have a heavy bias on NY racing, probably because you work on a NYRA facility with your radioshow and your bbq), but you are a NYRA bootlicker.
The taxpayer got stuck with a $130 million dollar loan. It is that simple.
Also, can you please let us know how a group just gave up rights to $1 billion worth of land. I know NYRA is a joke and has already proven they are inept when it comes to dealing with money, but just giving away $1 billion is pretty funny. |
