Day: October 30, 2010

Will NFL Mean No Fans Left?

Will NFL Mean No Fans Left — Fans of the San Diego Chargers, Detroit Lions and Oakland Raiders will miss their teams on TV tomorrow as the teams failed to sell out the stadiums by the Thursday deadline.

This brings the number of NFL blackouts to 13 for the season which is more than half of last year’s 22 with 60 percent of the games still to be played.

On a clearly unrelated note, it has been revealed the the NFL’s political action committee has donated near $600,000 to politicians, mostly Democrats, including Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi.

Has anyone wondered if there was a correlation between disposal income i.e. the amount of money going to things like taxes, fuel and food and expensive ticket purchases?

Nah. Just make the players wear pink. That will bring the fans flocking  back.

 

Will NFL Mean No Fans Left

Fast Eddie Fails To Save Harrisburg City

Despite a $4.3 million not-a-bailout package provided by the state, Sept. 12, the City of Harrisburg has announced it will skip $6.2 million in payments due tomorrow on 2003 Series bonds it guaranteed  on behalf of the Harrisburg Authority.

Nor will Pennsylvania’s capital make $1.2 million in payments due Nov. 1 to holders of the authority’s $17 million in 2002A Series bonds.

The rating for Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp, the city’s debt insurer was downgraded by Standard & Poor’s, Oct. 25, from AAA to AA+.

The state’s Community and Economic Development Department is scheduled to decide by Nov. 20 if Harrisburg qualifies for Act 47 help as a distressed city, a prerequisite for obtaining more state aid.