Friday, February 5, 2010

KC lawmaker likes watching crappy football

Posted by Justin Kendall on Fri, Feb 5, 2010 at 8:52 AM

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Kansas City lawmaker Jason Holsman must like his Sundays anger-filled.

Yesterday, the Democratic state rep introduced H.B. 1986, which would make pro sports teams and franchises that blackout games (like the Kansas City Chiefs) ineligible to receive taxpayer dollars a year later.

Holsman told KSHB Channel 41 that taxpayers should get to watch the teams they subsidize with their tax dollars.

The NFL blacked

out one Chiefs game last season after failing to sell out Arrowhead

72 hours before kickoff. The black out extended to a 75-mile radius of

the metro.

This ought to make KCTV 5 really happy -- and ensure

future frustrating Sundays for Chiefs fans.

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If taxpayers are fronting most of the money for the Arrowhead renovation, they deserve at least the ability to watch the games on TV.

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Posted by Chiefs 2152 Superbowl champs! on 02/05/2010 at 10:06 AM

Holsman is a damn idiot. Does he think the Chiefs LIKE the blackout rule? That's the NFL that institutes that. District 45 could use someone with some mental wherewithal in that seat.

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Posted by Denver Dan on 02/05/2010 at 8:31 AM
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